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DefenseISRAEL: "ARROW 2" ANTI-MISSILE SYSTEM PUT INTO OPERATION
WAPA-TEL AVIV, Israeli ministry of Defense announced that the "Arrow 2" anti-missile system has been put into operation after a series of trials. The system was developed by israeli industry and financed... more
AirlinesDELTA PILOTS EYES UNITED CONTRACT
USA, Following last week United Airlines' pilots deal, which rised their pay and improved their conditions, Delta, which has been negotiating since September 1999 on a new contract with its own pilots,... more
PeopleTHIRD SUSPECT IN AIR INDIA SABOTAGE CASE ARRESTED
VANCOUVER, CANADA, A third suspect in the 1985 bombing of an Air India jet that killed 329 people in the world's worst act of civilian aviation sabotage was arrested late yesterday after over 15 years.... more
Science and technologyBAA PROFITS UP TO £300 MILLION
LONDON, BAA announced it reported a 11,6% rise of profits in the first two quarters of 2000, compared with last year. The total amount comes to £327 million. more
PeopleNO MORE PIGS ON BOARD
USA, A 300 pound pig flew six hours with its owners on a first class US Airways flight. The two woman convinced the airline employees that the animal was a "therapeutic companion pet", declaring its... more
AccidentsFOUND DESTROYED THE VOICE RECORDER OF THE RUSSIAN PLANE CRASHED
BATUMI, RUSSIA, The voice recorder from Russian military Ilyushin-18 aircraft, crashed some days ago, has been found, heavily damaged. In the accident, near Batumi's air base, all of the 83 people on board... more
IndustryCZECH LARGEST CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT PRODUCER BANKRUPT
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, The Czech Republic's largest civilian aircraft producer, LET Kunovice, was declared bankrupt by a commercial court in Brno because of the claims of 1480 unpaid workers, a U.S. airline... more
AirlinesTALKS BETWEEN BA, DELTA AND AIR FRANCE
GREAT BRITAIN, Acccording to the London Financial Times economical newspaper, BA would be in talks with U.S. carrier Delta and french airline Air France in order to try enter in SkyTeam alliance, but an... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTER RESCUED ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE SHIP GOING ADRIFT
WAPA-OUESSANT-FRANCE, All the people embarked on the italian cargo going adrift because of the high crosswinds and the stormy sea have been rescued by an helicopter. The operation was carried out nearby... more
PeopleSUSPENDED FLIGHTS BETWEEN LONDON AND PARIS FOR THE BAD WEATHER
WAPA: LONDON, The bad weather conditions striking England, with a wind blowing at a speed of 150 km, affected all transport. Dover and Falmouth's ports were closed and the flights between London and Paris... more
AccidentsAIRBUS FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING AT FIUMICINO AIRPORT
ROME, An Alitalia Airbus A321 carrying 130 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing at Fiumicino airport yesterday because of a damage at hydraulic system. The plane was flying to Istanbul. No... more
AccidentsAT LEAST 15 INJURED ON PAL AIRCRAFT FOR AIR TURBOLENCE
MANILA, A strong turbolence experienced yesterday by an Airbus A340 aircraft operated by Philippine Airlines (PAL) caused injuries to at least 15 passengers; they are not wearing safety belts or they... more
AccidentsROYAL NAVY HELICOPTERS CRASHES IN THE SEA
LONDON, The new Royal Navy Merlin helicopters made bye AgustaWestland crashed today in to the Scotish sea. All persons on board survaive. more
AerospaceSPACE CAPSULE ON SALE
HOUSTON, USA, A russian space capsule, the Soyuz TM-26 which logged 198 days in the space between 1997 and 1998, is on sale at just $2,2 million on internet. The capsule was used by russian cosmonauts... more
AerospaceNASA UNVEILED MARS EXPLORATION PLAN
USA, Nasa unveiled a plan to send eight probes to Mars over the next two decades to search for evidence or life. The first mission that returns samples of martian soil or rock could launch from Earth as... more
AccidentsTURKEY: THREE PLANES NEAR TO COLLIDE BECAUSE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS STRIKE
TURKEY, Three planes of Turkish Airlines, all Boeing 737s, were near to collide with three othe aircrafts today because of airline's air traffic controllers strike, said a spokesman of the turkish... more
IndustryGE READY TO ACQUIRE HONEYWELL
USA, The multinational General Electric, one of the world's most profitable company, has announced its intention to acquire Honeywell in a merger valued at USD 45 billion. This decision comes just days... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TO COOPERATE WITH FAO AGAINST HUNGER IN THE WORLD
PARIGI, Air France will cooperate with FAO in the struggle against hunger in the world. It will give a part of the amount of each product purchased at duty-free on its planes for at least 100 francs from... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASH IN SCOTLAND, UNHURT THE PILOT
SCOTLAND, A RAF plane came down five miles north east of Dumfries, in Scotland. The pilot parachuted out and after being treated by paramedics for minor injures he has been taken to Dumfries Infirm... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO TO RENEW ITS LOWER END FLEET
CANADA, The canadian airline Air Canada has announced that, in order to proceed to renewal of its "lower end" fleet, it is looking at purchasing more aircraft from Bombardier, Airbus Industrie, Boeing... more
Government actsU.S. SENATE PASSED AIRPORT SECURITY ACT IMPROVEMENT
WASHINGTON, The Senate on Wednesday passed the Airport Security Improvement Act, which Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said would better protect the 500 million passengers who pass through American... more
Science and technologyTHIRD AIRPORT IN PARIS
PARIS, The french government has approved the plan for the construction of a third international airport in the suburban area of Paris in addition to the current "Charles de Gaulle-Roissy" and "Orly".... more
AirlinesGOLD CARRIED BY AIR FRANCE IS MISSING
CHICAGO, USA, Chicago airport custom staff checked that more than $1,5 million of refined gold have been missing at Air France terminal. The 248 kg gold stock, coming from african Republic of Benin,... more
PeopleRUSSIAN VNUKOVO AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO BAGHDAD
WAPA-BAGHDAD, IRAQ, The russian airline, according to what announced by Iraq minister of Transport, will schedule four weekly flights. The minister added that Saddam international airport of Baghdad is... more
SecurityTWO U.S. FIGHTERS STRAYINTO NORTH KOREAN AIR SPACE
WAPA-PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA, KCNA, the official north korean press agency, reported that two U.S. fighters flew over the zone of Kaesong, about ten km north of borderline with South Korea. The "immediate... more
AccidentsCONCORDE: DC 10 METAL STRIP WAS NOT AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT
WAPA-PARIS, The metal strip which caused a tyre explosion on the Air France Concorde at "Charles de Gaulle" airport was part of a repaired thrust reverser of a turbofan CF6 on a Continental Airlines' McDonnell... more
AirlinesNEW ROUTES FOR CHINA SOUTHERN
CHINA, The biggest China airline, China Southern has announced two new routes: from October 29 the carrier is to launch services between Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Singapore. and between Guangzhou, Bangkok... more
Science and technologyAER LINGUS STAFF WALK-OUT AT DUBLIN AIRPORT
DUBLIN, Thousands of air travellers faced delays this morning at Dublin airport because of a four-hour strike by clerical workers of Aer Lingus, the irish national airline. About 35 of the 260 daily flights... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP FORECASTS GREAT EXPECTATION FOR 2000
MONTREAUX,SWISS, SairGroup, which controls swiss airline Swissair, forecasts 200 million SF earnings for 2000. Expectations, told before, are confermed even if fuel's price was increase and SAir has... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., UNIVERSITY AVIATION ASSOCIATION FALL CONFERENCE Oct. 25-28, Mesa Pavilion Hotel, Phoenix, Ariz. Info:(334) 844-2434; e-mail: [email protected].... more
IndustryFINMECCANICA-GKN JOINT VENTURE (2)
WAPA-BRUSSELS-BELGIUM, After GKN and Finmeccanica informed EU Commission about the joint venture for the manufacturing and marketing of Agusta-Westland helicopters, an announcement on EU Official Gazette... more
AccidentsFLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PUPIL KILLED IN PLANE CRASH IN CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA, USA, A single-engine Cessna 152 crashed into a field on an Indian Reservation near the town of Alpine, California. Both the passengers, a flight instructor and the pupil, were killed. The cause... more
Science and technologyJOMO KENYATTA AIRPORT IS SAFE, OFFICIALS SAID
KENYA, Airport's Authority made a statement assuring airlines the runway of Jomo Kenyatta airport is safe. Three tire bursts in the last weeks inerrupting airport's operations and these events raised suspects... more
AccidentsRECOVERED THE FLIGHT RECORDER OF CRASHED ILYUSHIN
BATUMI, The flight recorder of the Ilyushin crashed yesterday has been recovered. It will be useful to make the cause of the crash clear. All the people on board died in the crash, 71 passengers and... more
AirlinesIBERIA TO TAKE OVER AIR EUROPA
MADRID, The airline Iberia will soon take over Air Europa, the spanish newspaper El Pais said. The new was confirmed by Air Europa, which will purchase 10% of Iberia shares after it will be pri... more
PeoplePANAM 103 BOMB TRIAL ADJOURNED
CAMP ZEIST, HOLLAND, The trial against the two lybian men accused of planting a bomb on PanAm flight 103 in 1988, killing 270 people, was adjourned until next Tuesday because the defense needed to review... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST WINS ANTI-TRUST TRIAL DELAY
USA, Northwest Airlines has been given another week by a federal judge to work out a negotiated settlement in the government's anti-trust trial against America's fourth largest carrier and Continental... more
HelicoptersHELIFLIGHT RECEIVES J-1 VISA AUTHORIZATION
FORT LAUDERDALE, USA, The helicopter flight school Heliflight has been designated by the Department of State as sponsor of a J-1 exchange visitor program. Students from around the world will now be... more
PeopleU.S. AIRLINES ALERTED OF HEIGHTENED THREAT OF TERRORIST ATTACKS
USA, U.S. airlines have been warned by State Department to inform their operators in Israel and thoroughout the West Bank and Gaza of an "a heightened threat of terrorist attacks." The same warning... more
IndustryPRATT&WHITNEY REDUCED HOURLY RATES
NEW ORLEANS, Pratt&Whitney announced it has reduced ESP, Eagle Service Plan, hourly rates for the PW306A, PW306C and PW308A engine models. The decision had immediate effect. more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A 737 OF AIR CANADA
CANADA, A Boeing 737 of Air Canada had to make an emergency landing yeterday after an electrical failure. The plane, which was carrying some journalists and the canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien,... more
IndustryTALKS BETWEEN ITALY AND GREAT BRITAIN FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION
LONDRA, Italian Defense undersecretary Minniti had talks with the british counterparts Elizabeth Symons and Lewis Mooneie about strategic programs and bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Among... more
AccidentsILYUSHIN CREASHES IN GEORGIA
WAPA-BATUMI-GEORGIA, An Ilyushin of russian Ministry of Defense crashed yesterday into caucasian mountains, 25 km east of Batumi. The aircraft was carrying about 80 people and it was flying to Batumi air... more
SecurityIVORY COAST: GENERAL GUEI LEFT THE COUNTRY BY HELICOPTER
WAPA-ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, After the fights between Gbagbo's army and the forces of general Guei, the new president accused of attempting a coup de main, the latter left Abidjan by helicopter to reach... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES TO BUY LAUDA AIR SHARES FROM LUFTHANSA
WAPA-VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Austrian Airlines announced that, within a project of reform of Lauda Air, intends to buy its shares owned by Lufthansa, which has the 20% of Lauda Air. The carrier founded by the... more
HelicoptersJOINT-VENTURE AGUSTA-WESTLAND TO BE SERVED
WAPA-BRUSSELS, The executive of European Union said the case "could regard the enforcement of european anti-trust regulations, even though norhing has yet been decided". The commission will give its opinion... more
AirlinesUNITED PILOTS SIGNED NEW DEAL
USA, Pilot's at United Airlines, after several months of labour problems, ratified a new agreement yesterday. The deal includes immediate pay rises of up to 20%. United Airlines Master Pilots Executive... more
IndustrySAAB PROFITS DECREASED
WAPA-STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, Saab, particularly operative with defense, reported a 16% decrease of profits in the last nine months. The company attributed the drop to the heavy costs to integrate previous acquisitions... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., UNIVERSITY AVIATION ASSOCIATION FALL CONFERENCE Oct. 25-28, Mesa Pavilion Hotel, Phoenix, Ariz. Info:(334) 844-2434; e-mail: [email protected]. NBAA... more
PeopleLOCKHEED MARTIN'S X-35A SUCCESSFUL
WAPA-LOS ANGELES, Lockheed Martin's demonstrator X-35A, made a successful first flight. The jet flew 22 minutes from Palmdale to Edwards AFB. The aircraft did not break the sound barrier and the pilot,... more