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AirlinesQANTAS ORDER FOR BOEING 747/400 LONG RANGE AND AIRBUS A3XX, AIRLINE'S STRATEGY
MELBOURNE, The order for six new Boeing 747-400s long range and twelve Airbus A3XXs (plus an option for other 12), seven A330/200s and six A330/300s placed by Qantas could be due to the intention of... more
PeopleEUROCONTROL PROPOSES TO HALVE VERTICAL SEPARATIONS
BRUSSELS, There is an intricate debate inside the European Community about RVSM (Reduce Vertical Separation Minimum) proposal made by Eurocontrol and explained by Joe Sultana, director of Eurocontrol's... more
HelicoptersBA609 CONVERTIPLANE: WINGS AND FUSELAGE MATED
ARLINGTON, TEXAS, In Bell Textron's Flight Research Center, in Arlington, Texas, has been made the mating between fuselage and wings of the new Bell/Agusta convertiplane BA-609. The aircraft is under development... more
Press releasePETS TO SHIP ON US MILITARY AIRCRAFTS
USA, Rabbits, horses, snakes and fishes are only some of the family pets people have tried to board on american military aircrafts. But pets, as emphasized by Sgt. Mitch Conley, means dogs and cats only.... more
Science and technologyNEW TERMINAL OPENS AT S.FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, The new international terminal of the San Francisco airport opened officially to passenger traffic. The new 2,4 USDbn terminal has 24 gates and expected to manage 8 million passenger... more
DefenseAUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED ARMY REJUVENATION
AUSTRALIA, Australian prime minister John Howard announced a large upgrade of country's armed forces which will receive conspicuous quatities of new warplanes (about 100), new helicopters and electronic... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TRAFFIC GOES UP
ARLINGTON, The revenue passenger miles for November 2000 were up 15,8% compared to November 1999. Load factor reached 70,8%, with an increase of 1,6%. The three wholly owned subsidiaries of US Airways... more
AccidentsCOLOMBIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASH IN LANDING
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, A military, spanish-made, CASA aircraft of Colombian Air Forces crashed in a night landing at the military airport of Tres Esquinas, about 300 kms. southeast of state capital Bogota.... more
AirlinesCOMPUTER GLITCH AT DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG YESTERDAY DELAYED HUNDREDS OF LUFTHANSA FLIGHTS
GERMANY, The glitch cut off Lufthansa's computers at airports from the airline accounting centre delaying hundreds of Lufthansa flights across Germany, Austria and the United States for up to 30 minutes.... more
AerospaceMILITARY SATELLITE LAUNCHED FROM CAPE CANAVERAL
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, U.S. Air Force lauched a military satellite from Kennedy space center near Cape Canaveral, using a Atlas 2A booster. The kind of missions that satellite will cover, requested by a... more
AccidentsDELTA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT SLIDES OFF RUNWAY AT SCHIPHOL
SCHIPHOL, AMSTERDAM, An aircraft operated by Delta Airlines coming from Atlanta slided off runway landing at Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam) wednesday morning. The airplane slided into the grass surrounding... more
AerospacePOWER CABLES WRESTLED ON SPACE STATION ALPHA
USA, Two astronauts of the space Shuttle Endeavour, Joe Tanner and Carlos Noriega wrestled with a pair of power cables to link the solar arrays they installed on Sunday with the station power grid. The... more
DefenseBRITAIN WILL TAKE PART IN EU FORCE ONLY IF IT WON'T UNDERMINE NATO
LONDON, "We have made it quite clear that we will not sign up for anything that in any way jeopardises Nato, our trans-Atlantic relationship" said Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon. He added that "it is simply... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE RISES PROFITS
PARIS, Airline’s net profits reached USD 353m in the half ending September 30, climbing by 38%. The turnover grew to 6,13 billion euro. Traffic rose 10,3%, load factor 3,6. Jean-Cyril Spinetta, chairman o... more
AccidentsPLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN KAZAKHSTAN
KAZAKHSTAN, The Kazakstan Air Boeing 737 was en route from Almaty to Moscow. It had to make an emergency landing at capital Astana because of a mulfunctioning of the air conditioning system. The jet was... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR SPA TO BEGIN NEW TRANSOCEANIC ROUTES
MILAN, The airline, which will receive new aircrafts in 2001, was authorized by Enac, the italian civil aviation authority, to operate new routes to Cuba, Mexico, Falkland islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand,... more
PeopleAMERICA WEST AIRLINES WILL INSTALL DEFIBRILLATORS ON ITS AIRCRAFT FLEET
USA, U.S. America West Airlines announced it will install the cardiac defibrillators on its aircraft fleet, training flight attendants for use of device. Some of cardiac problems that will occur to a passenger... more
AirlinesKLM LOSES LAWSUIT FOR ALLEGED MINOR MOLESTATION
THE NETHERLANDS, KLM dutch airline losed lawsuit filed by a minor parents, as then 15 years old girl declared to be molested by two man in a long-haul flight from Kuala Lumpur to Great Britain. Her parents... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE, FLA
HOUSTON, USA, Continental Airlines, one of largest U.S.A. airlines , announced yesterday the new daily service between NY/Newark and Melbourne, Fla, beginning Feb. 15, 2001: the airline will operate... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES TO START NEW SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
SYDNEY, China Southern Arlines, one of the major chinese airlines, will begin Boeing 777 service from Guangzhou, China to Sydney and Melbourne starting tomorrow. The new service is due to the increased... more
AccidentsSABENA SHOOTED AIRCRAFT (4): FLIGHTS TO BURUNDI SUSPENDED
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, Sabena airline, of which an aircraft has been hit by several bullets during landing at Bujumbara airport, in Burundi, has decided to suspend indefinitely flights for the African... more
PeopleIRAQ ASKS THE RETURN OF THE CIVILIAN AIRCRAFTS IMPOUNDED SINCE THE GULF WAR
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Iraq's foreign minister said that Jordan and Tunisia have agreed to hand back Iraqi civilian airliners impounded since the Gulf War, but Jordanian aviation sources said that they did... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR SPA TO REVIVE IN 2002 WITH AN IMPORTANT PARTNER
VIZZOLA TICINO, VARESE, ITALIA, Lauda Air SpA's managing director Andrea Milinari said "the airline will consolidate its position and it will increase the investments in agreement with an important... more
PeopleFAA FINES ALASKA FOR NEARLY 1USDM
USA, Federal Aviation Administration fined Alaska Airlineswith nearly USD1m for a series of violation occurred in its jetliner maintenance. The FAA officials said that some of these violation could be... more
AccidentsSABENA SHOOTED AIRCRAFT (3): AIRLINE PRESS RELEASE
BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI, The belgian airline Sabena, sent this press release about its aircraft shooted in Burundi: Today at 5:56 pm GMT (6:56 pm Belgian time), a Sabena Airbus A330-200, flying SN877 on... more
AirlinesAIRBUS A310-300 DELIVERED TO TRANSAERO
RUSSIA, It is the first-ever Airbus in the airline service. It has 185 seats in a two-class layout and PW4000 power plants. The aircraft will be used on on both scheduled and charter flights, including... more
AirlinesBRITISH MEDITERRANEAN AIRWAYS TO ORDER TWO AIRBUS A321-200
PARIS, The new was announced by Airbus in a press release. The contract worhts about $60 million. The delivery of the two aircrafts is scheduled in February and March 2001. The planes will be used to expand... more
Science and technologyITALY TO PROPOSE DE PALACIO TO INCREASE FLIGHTS TO LINATE AIRPORT
ROME, The proposal was made by Transport minister of italian government Bersani in order to find an agreement with Transport european commissioner Loyola de Palacio. Bersani proposes a daily flight to... more
AirlinesDELTA INAUGURATES DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN ATLANTA AND BOGOTA
USA- ATLANTA, Delta Inaugurates yesterday daily service between Atlanta and Bogota, Coulombia: the flights will operate by international Boeing 757 aircraft, configured in two classes, business and... more
AirlinesBA LOSES IN COURT AGAINST RYANAIR
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, In a lawsuit following a Ryanair controversial advertisement, British Airways failed action against low cost carrier, as the judge has not valued the advertisement "offensive... more
AirlinesMALAYSIA GETS TOURIST BOOST FROM RUSSIAN AIRLINE
KUALA LUMPUR, Krasnoyarsk Airlines of Russia will begine a new route from Moscow to the island of Langkawi, Malaysia because of the growth of tourism in that area: in the first 11 months of this year,... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA.315B, SA.316B, SA.316C, SE.3160, and SA.319B Helicopters AGENCY: Federal... more
IndustryAASI ANNOUNCED PROGRESS REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT OF JETCRUZER 500
LONG BEACH, USA, The plane has succesfully passed a critical structure limit l0oad test related to the forward wing. Also the windshield completed FAA ultimate load test. The fuselage is under preparation... more
AccidentsSABENA SHOOTED AIRCRAFT: ON BOARD THE BURUNDI'S APOSTOLIC NUNCIO
BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI, Has been confirmed that on board of Sabena aircraft shooted with several bullets at landing at Bujumbura international airport in Burundi, as reported by WAPA agency, was also the... more
Civil aviationCANADIAN TSB PROPOSES ADOPTION OF NEW ANTI-FIRE PROCEDURES AND SYSTEMS
CANADA, Canadian Transportation Safety Board requested that, in order to best detect and fight fires on commercial aircrafts, new procedures and systems have to be studied and applied. Citing the 1998... more
AerospaceISRAEL TO LAUNCH SATELLITE TO TAKE HIGH-RESOLUTION PICTURES
ISRAEL, The satellite, called Eros, will be launched today from a base of Siberia. It will use the technologies of OFEQ-3 spy satellite developed for israeli aircraft industry. It was produced by Imagesat,... more
DefenseNEW ZELAND: AIR FORCE ABOLITION'S PROPOSAL
NEW ZELAND, A newzealand minister, member of a minor party of the Labour government,proposed, provocatively, to abolish of the Air Force. Really, a reorganization of this industry was in progress in the... more
AerospaceSECOND PANEL UNFOLDED ON SPACE STATION
USA, It took about two hours to unfurl the second solar panel on the International Space Station. The operation was directed by Cmdr. Brent Jett. Shuttle astronauts now will prepare for a more than six-hour... more
IndustryTHOMSON TO BUY AVIMO
PARIS, FRANCE, The french electronic defense group Thomson launched a public offer to buy the whole singaporean Avimo industry, specialized in optronics systems. Avimo acquisition would boost Thomson capabilities... more
AccidentsSABENA AIRBUS A-330 FIRED ON LANDING
BURUNDI, AFRICA, The flight 877, coming from Brussels, was fired by a machine-gun while it was descending for landing manoeuvre at Bujumbura airport. Two people suffered minor injures. Sabena resumed flights... more
AccidentsUPSIDE DOWN FLIPPING FOR LANDING AIRCRAFT IN HONDURAS, NO INJURED
HONDURAS, A small passenger aircraft from La Ceiba, operated by TACA Salvadoran Airline, due to heavy winds, flipped upside down in landing at international landing at Toncontin international airport... more
DefenseJAPAN PLACES E-2C UPGRADE ORDER
TOKYO, JAPAN, An order valued 60 USDm has been placed by Japan defense Agency in order to upgrade initially two of its 13 electronic surveillance E-2C aircraft fleet. The contractor is Northrop Grumman... more
IndustryTURBOMECA TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH PATRIA OSTERMANS AB
BORDES, FRANCE, Patria Ostermans AB will operate as technical assistance centre for Turbomeca's Arrius engines in Sweden, Finland, Russia, Balkans. Patria Ostermans is a company specialized in helicopter... more
PeoplePORTUGUESE MINISTER RESIGNATION (2) GUTERRES ACCEPTS TREASURY MINISTER OFFER TO QUIT
LISBON, PORTUGAL, After refused to accept minister of justice, Antonio Costa, offer to quit, Portugal prime minister Antonio Guterres accepted resignation of Ricardo Sa Fernandes, treasury minister, which... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO TAKE DELIVERY OF 11 NEW PLANES BY THE END OF 2001
HONG KONG, The new planes will be eight would be from Airbus and three from Boeing said a spokeswoman of the airline. She declined to say what kinds of planes would be ordered. more
AirlinesDOT ALLOWED AMERICAN AND DELTA TO EXPAND THEIR AIR SERVICES TO BRAZIL
USA, American received approval to operate seven weekly flights between New York's JFK Airport and Rio de Janeiro, and Delta was granted approval to operate three weekly flights between Atlanta and Rio... more
HelicoptersTHE NEWEST U.S. MARINE CORPS COPTER ROLLED OUT
USA, The U.S. Marine Corps newest attack helicopter, the AH-1Z was rolled out November 20, 2000, in a ceremony held at Bell Helicopter Textron's Flight Research Center. The AH-1Z is part of the H-1 Upgrade... more
IndustryTALKS BETWEEN CANADA AND BRAZIL ON DISPUTE OVER AIRCRAFT EXPORT SUBSIDIES BROKE DOWN
TORONTO, Following the break down of the talks, Canada will ask the World Trade Organization permission to impose retaliatory sanctions on brazilian goods. Canada plans to impose heavy duties on brazilian... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ERRATA CORRIGE
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-NE-11-AD; Amendment 39-11912; AD 2000-20-01] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives;... more
AirlinesKLM AND SABENA TO NEGOTIATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
AMSTERDAM, The new of the negotiations was reported by a spokesman of the dutch airline. The talks are being hold to sign a partnership agreement to share the two airlines' flight services between Amsterdam... more