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AirlinesEMIRATES TO INCREASE CARGO SERVICE
DUBAI, Emirates will reinforce its cargo service increasing the capacity of 110 tons and operating four weekly flights to Hong Kong and Amsterdam with Boeing 747-200F. The dutch capital is an important... more
HelicoptersSPAIN TO BUY SEAHAWK
STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, U.S. Defense Department announced that Spain will buy six new SH-60B SEAHAWK helicopters and upgrades to the six SH-60B aircraft already serving the Spanish Navy. The U.S. Navy... more
Science and technologyTOY GUN TO MAKE CHAOS AT CHARLOTTE AIRPORT
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, Charlotte airport was closed by authorities because of a bag of a child containing a toy gun. X-ray system detected the gun as a real one and it was not possible to find the... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS OFFERS SHARES FOR TICKETS
NEW YORK, USA, U.S. airline US Airways announced that will offer a share for every ticket buyed through its internet commercial network. This is not a new way to promote business, but is considered always... more
HelicoptersCUSTOMERS TO EYE S-92 HELICOPTER DEVELOPMENT
USA, There's a growing potential customer base for the Sikorsky S-92 aircraft since its first flight in December 1998. Cougar helicopter has reserved the first production of the aircraft. The company has... more
PeopleSPECIAL FLIGHT FOR PANDAS
WASHINGTON, D.C., Two giant Panda, worth over 10 USDm, will arrive for the first days of december at Washington D.C., on a aircraft specially equipped and painted with a panda image on the fuselage. The... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP: NO STRATEGY CHANGE FOR SWISSAIR
ZURICH, Swissair parent SAirGroup said yesterday after board meeting that the airline strategy will remain unchanged. The management said it had made no decision to change the airline's future strategy... more
AccidentsALITALIA FLIGHT LANDS TO BREST FOR SECURITY REASONS
BREST, NORMANDIA, Alitalia Rome-Miami flight has made an unscheduled landing at Brest airport due to a lighting system transformer overheating. The landing has been made only for precautionary purpose,... more
AccidentsIBERIA ACCIDENT (2): MD-87 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
., MD-87 aircraft is manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California (USA). Its lenght is 39,70 m, the wingspan is 32,90 m. Maximum seat number is 109 and range is 2.900 km. Iberia... more
AirlinesEDELWEISS AIR TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST AIRBUS A330-200
NEW YORK, Edelweiss Air, swiss leading european charter airline, took delivery of its first Airbus A330-300. The plane is powered by Rolls Royce Trent 772B engines and it was leased by CIT Aerospace to... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AND KLM TO FLY HUMANITARIAN MISSION TO NIGERIA
SAGINAW, USA, Northwest Airlines and its global partner KLM will fly medical supllies to Nigeria so that a medical clinic can be opened in Mbaukwu. Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw, Michigan, donated the... more
AccidentsLISBON AIRPORT CLOSED DUE TO AIRCRAFT CAREERED OFF RUNWAY
LISBON, PORTUGAL, An Iberia airline plane, coming from Madrid, with 50 passengers on board, has careered off runway of Lisbon airport on landing, stopping run on the grass. No injured people are reported. Flight... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETING
., November, 2000 AIR TRANSPORT 2000 INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION EXPO Nov. 23-26, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Info: (603) 444-8834. CONKLIN & de DECKER TAX WORKSHOP Nov. 30-Dec. 1,Houston, Tex.... more
IndustryNEW ORDERS FOR AIRBUS
LONDON, Airbus Industrie management released the commercial situation of the super-jumbo A3XX. The launch is scheduled for March 2001. At that time at least 50 orders are expected to be confirmed. Airbus... more
PeopleEC AGAINST USA FOR AIRCRAFTS NOISE
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, International Civil Aviation Organization has rejected the EC request involving no acceptance of U.S. petition against european aircraft noise laws. Acording with an EC spokesman,... more
PeopleBRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS INVITES AIRLINES TO MAKE CHANGES TO TAKE MAJOR CARE OF PASSENGERS' HEALTH
UK, The United Kingdom House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, in a report, invites the air travel industries to make major changes and urgent reasearch for the sake of the health of passengers... more
AirlinesUPS WIN CONTRACT FOR CHINA AIR TRANSPORTS
NEW YORK, The contract for air transport in China has been won by United Parcel Service (UPS) that is now authorized to operate six routes on ten available. Therefore, some other airline involved and interested... more
AirlinesTODAY SAIR GROUP'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
SWITZERLAND, Sair Group's board of directors meeting will take place today. Among the issues is supposed to be the decision regarding the possible alliance with Alitalia. Other point could be about the... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER SOLD 200 EC-120 COLIBRì
MARIGNANE, FRANCE, German-French helicopter company Eurocopter has announced to have sold 200 EC-120 Colibri' light helicopters at near 80 customers in 30 countries all around the world. Also Spanish... more
AerospaceIBM SOLD CALCULATOR TO US AIR FORCE
NEW YORK, International Business Machine (IBM)announced today that it sold to US Air Force a calculator to detect unidentified flying objects. The staff for space surveillance of the air force will use... more
Science and technologyPORTUGUESE-GERMAN JOINT VENTURE TO WIN TENDER FOR HANDLING
FRANKFURT, Portway Handling de Portugal SA, a joint venture of Flughafen F/M AG and the portuguese airport company ANA, signed an agreement for ground handling services with Spanair of Spain and French-based... more
DefenseITALIAN AIR FORCE TO NEGOTIATE WITH FINMECCANICA FOR C27J PLANES
ROME, Italian Ministry of Defense is planning to purchase 12 C27J planes from Finmeccanica aerospace industry giving back the G22 fleet in exchange. An announcement of the negotiation was put in the italian... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO EXPAND THE FLEET
HONG KONG, Expecting a huge traffic growth for the next year, Cathay Pacific is expanding its fleet with two jumbo all cargo planes and other ten aircrafts, seven Airbus 330-300s, two cargo Boeing 747s,... more
HelicoptersDELIVERED FIRST MDHI HELICOPTER SOLD IN CHINA
ZHUHAI, CHINA, MD Helicopters has delivered its first helicopter sold in People's Republic of China at Guangdong Gen Aviation Company, during a special ceremony at Airshow China 2000. The helicopter... more
HelicoptersLA COUNTY SELECTS TWO SIKORSKY FOR FIREFIGHTING
LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles County has selected two Sikorsky S-70A Firehawk helicopters for firefighting. The deliveries are expected for february for the first helicopter and the last months of 2001 for... more
DefenseKOREA TO BUY RADAR SYSTEMS FROM LOCKHEED MARTIN
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Korean government has decided to buy four sets of FPS-117E1 radar system from Lockheed Martin of the United States by 2003. The deal worths USD 54,5 million. Korea recently canceled... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO EXPAND TRAFFIC NEXT YEAR
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific will close the balance of the year 2000 with very good results and a high traffic growth is expected for the next year, said Antony Tyler, development manager of the airline.... more
AirlinesDCAIR CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS STAKES SELLING
USA, Media tycoon and DCAir chairman Robert Johnson, announced he have considered a new airline minority stake sale. DC Air is a new carrier to be formed out of United's proposed takeover of US Airways.... more
AerospaceARIANESPACE LAUNCHED COMMUNICATION SATELLITE INTO ORBIT
EVRY, FRANCE, Arianespace yesterday hoisted into orbit a communication satellite which will provide satellite broadcasting in North and South America for over 15 years by the canadian operator Telesat.... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST DC-10 FORCED TO MAKE EMRGENCY LANDING AT GLAGOW AFTER FIRE ALERT ON BOARD
GLASGOW, SCOZIA, A Northwest Airlines DC-10 flying from Washington to Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency landing at Glasgow airport after an indicator light suggested there might have been a fire... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR: NIKI LAUDA RESIGNED
VIENNA, Niki Lauda, president and founder of Lauda Air, resigned today. The ex pilot of formula one race decided to quit after Austrian Airlines, which owns 36% of Lauda Air, considered him responsible... more
IndustryILFC TO ORDER 82 AIRBUS
FRANCE, International Lease Finance Corporation has signed a firm order for 18 Airbus A319s, 27 A320s, 17 A321s and 20 A330-200s planes. The deal worths more than $5b. Deliveries are scheduled to begin... more
DefenseRUSSIA COULD SELL RADAR TO CHINA
BEIJING, CHINA, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Klebanov and chinese Prime Minister Zhu Ringji recently discussed the sale of four to six Beriev A-50 advanced radar aircraft. The deal would significantly... more
DefenseNATO AGENCY OF EUROFIGHTER MANAGEMENT IS DEVELOPING MODIFICATIONS OF THE PLANE
MUNICH, After the parliamentary question in which Senator Semenzato asked to know wheter the Eurofighter was going to be converted into a fighter, which he defined Eurobomber, optimized for air-to-ground... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP ANALYZES SWISSAIR'S STRATEGIES
ZURICH, SAirGroup Holding appears to be unsatisfied by owned Swiss airline Swissair strategies: according to a company's spokesman, "will be hard to follow the proposed strategies". From a survey held... more
Science and technologyCANADA: NEW TERMINAL AT EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
CANADA, The new terminal at Edmonton international airport is scheduled to open on December 9. Air Canada will take up 22 of its 42 check-in counters, with trans-border traffic using the remainder. The... more
Accidents36 FALLING ICE CASES REPORTED IN GREAT BRITAIN
GREAT BRITAIN, Ice continues to fall from the sky: in Great Britain have been reported at least 36 cases in which frozen effluent from aircraft hitting the ground in the first ten months of 2000, about... more
AirlinesSKY AIRLINES NEW BOEING OPERATOR
SEATTLE, Sky Airlines, an international charter carrier based in Cyprus, became Boeing operator after leasing two 737-800s planes from GE Capital Aviation Services. The jets will be used from the spring... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST FLIGHT TURNS BACK FOR AN HOLE IN THE WING
USA, A Northwest Airlines aircraft going to Portland, Oregon with 179 passengers on board, has been forced to return to Minneapolis after a 1-foot-diameter hole was discovered in its left wing. The... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES' MECHANICS READY TO STRIKE
CHICAGO, United mechanics yesterday told federal mediators in Washington they want a break in talks with the company and a 30-day cooling off period after which they could legally go on strike. So... more
AirlinesU.S. AIRLINES TO FIGHT FLIGHT DELAYS
CHICAGO, United and Northwest are attempting to head off flights delays after blaming on disgruntled mechanics. A few days ago a federal judge barred United mechanics from disrupting flights scheduled.... more
AccidentsFLIGHT ATTENDANT DIES OPENING A DOOR OF THE PLANE
MIAMI, FLORIDA, A flight attendant of American Airlines, Jose Chiu, 34 year-old, died being sucked out on to the tarmac after opening a door of a plane returned to Miami International airport for an emergency... more
Science and technologyBRITISH REPORTER POSING AS PILOT ENTERED RESTRICTED AREAS
LONDON, A reporter of a british newspaper posing as pilot entered restricted areas at London's Gatwick Airport and boarded a passenger jet at Birmingham International Airport. He obtained a valid security... more
Science and technologyMOSCOW: AIRPORTS CLOSED BY FOG
MOSCOW, Sheremetyevo-1 and Sheremetyevo-2 Moscow's airports were closed today by thick fog. Flights were directed to the other airports of the city or to the back up airports in St.Petersburg, Riga and... more
AirlinesDISCOUNT AIRLINES BOOST AUSTRALIAN DOMESTIC TRAFFIC
AUSTRALIA, Australian Transport Department said the new low-cost carriers prompted a 26.5 per cent increase in the number of passengers in domestic traffic. Impulse Airlines and Virgin Blue's fares are... more
Science and technologyDELAYS AT INTERNATIONAL PRAGUE AIRPORT BECAUSE OF BOMB THREAT
PRAGUE, Delays at Prague international airport yesterday due to a bomb threat. A phone call to the airport police warned that a bomb was planted on a plane en route to Franfkurt. Two CSA flights and a... more
AerospaceRUSSIA LOST CONTACT WITH AMERICAN SATELLITE
MOSCOW, An american satellite, launched into orbit with a Kosmos-3M missile from the russian cosmodrome of Plessetsk, lost contact with Earth after it was blasted into orbit, a spokesman of russian aerospace... more
PeopleFAA RE-CERTIFY KLM MAINTENANCE SERVICES
AMSTELVEEN, The U.S. FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, has recertified KLM Engineering & Maintenance for a further one-year period. FAA surveyors initially have considered recertification for a two-year... more
Science and technologyPLANE RETURNS TO AIRPORT FOR LIGHTED CIGARETTE
TOKYO, JAPAN, An American Airlines Boeing 777 en route to Seattle had to return to Narita airport of Tokyo because a japanese 45 year-old passenger refused to exit the toilet where he was smoking a cigarette.... more
AirlinesJETBLUE AIWAYS STARTS SALT LAKE CITY SERVICE
USA, JetBlue Airways inaugurated a new service between JFK airport and Salt Lake City, with range from $99 each way. It is a daily non-stop flight with Airbus A320 aircraft. more