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PeopleFAA ORDERS TO HALT PRO AIR FLIGHTS
DETROIT, FAA ordered to halt all Pro Air flights because of serious aircraft safety problems. But at the same time, Pro Air, american airline, said it had appealed the FAA's action, saying the agency's... more
DefenseEADS WILL DELIVER IRAQ 20 NEW PLANES
BAGHDAD, An EADS delegation will arrive to Baghdad at the end of September to negotiate a contract to supply Iraq 20 new planes. Iraqi government ordered last month the reopening of Saddam Hussein international... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA IS NEGOTIATING WITH EUROWINGS
MUNICH, Lufthansa, the german airline, is supposed to officially confirm today the dealing to purchase a minor share of Eurowing, the third german carrier after Lufthansa and Deutsche BA, owned by British... more
AccidentsGERMAN MINSTER OF FEREIGN AFFAIRS' PLANE FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
BERLINO, Luftwaffe's Airbus, belonging to german ministry of Defense, was forced to make an emergency landing for an avionics failure. No passenger was injured. The jetliner was carrying even the german... more
PeopleENAC: EUROPEAN FLIGHT CREW LICENSES' WORKSHOP
ROME, Today in Rome at Sala Convegno Archivio Generale dello Stato, the 22 in Milan, Sala formazione Malpensa Milan's airport, the 25 in Reggio Calabria at Grand Hotel Excelsior, from 9 am to 17... more
AerospaceSPACE SHUTTLE LANDED
CAPE KENNEDY, Atlantis touched down on the northwest-southeast runway at Kennedy Space Center right on time, at 3:56 a.m. EDT, after a 12-day mission, the 99th from the beginning, in which the crew, composed... more
AccidentsCRASHED CUBAN PLANE: NINE SURVIVORS
NEW YORK, A running out of fuel or a uncorrect manoeuvre during the hijack. these could be the reasons of the cuban plane crashed into the sea off the cuban coast. Nine survivors and a dead body have been... more
AccidentsHIJACKED CUBAN PLANE CRASHES INTO THE SEA
MIAMI, A hijacked plane carrying 14 people has crashed into the sea of Florida. The new was reported by Cnn. The sea aircraft, a russian made Antonov, was hijacked and therefore had only one and half hours'... more
IndustryTHE BOEING AND AIRBUS BUSINESS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS
., In the following table, are indicated for every company, the number of ordered and delivered aircraft in the last ten years, according with their data: Year Airbus Boeing... more
AirlinesCHAIRMAN BRUGGISSER: "SWISSAIR AIMS AT EXTEND IN EUROPE"
ZURICH, Swissair intention to extend could be the suitable ground to join forces with Alitalia, which is negotiating with the swiss airline and Air France. "Our strategy is to gain a european dimension... more
DefenseJSF TAKES OFF
PALMDALE, The next-generation fighter aircraft, Boeing X-32, manufactured for JSF project, Joint Strike Fighter, took off on Monday for the first time from Palmdale, California from Edwards Air Force base.... more
SecurityFROZEN BODY FALLS IN DUTCH GARDEN
HOLLAND, The frozen body of a 40 years old russian man trying to escape in the West hidding himself in the landing gear compartment of a KLM Moscow-Amsterdam cargo flight, fell in the garden of a dutch... more
AerospaceANTI-ASTEROID IMPOSSIBLE MISSION: BLAIR GOVERNMENT DOSSIER GIVES THE ALARM
LONDON, A dossier released by Blair government proposes Great Britain as the leader of a european coalition to create a monitoring system and anti-asteroids space defense. The dossier will set an evaluation... more
DefenseINDIA IS READY TO MANUFACTURE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC.MISSILES
NEW DELHI, After several experiments India seems to be ready to manufacture intercontinental ballistic missiles. The father of indian atomic bomb, Abdul Kalam, reported this new. India experimented in... more
AerospaceATLANTIS SPACE SHUTTLE PLANNED TO RETURN TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, Atlantis space shuttle is planned to return home tomorrow, after departing the international space station and it is on the way back home. Favourable weather forecast for Cape Canaveral would... more
DefenseMOSCOW READY TO REDUCE MISSILES IF U.S. GIVES UP SPACE UMBRELLA
WASHINGTON, The russian minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov, talking at United Nations assembly, said that disarmament negotiations with Usa may carry on only if these one will wholly give up space... more
PeopleTRUCKERS PROTEST AGAINST FUEL PRICE: NO RISK FOR AIR TRAFFIC
OSLO, Norwegian truckers are on the warpath to protest again fuel price. Eight refineries in the south of the country have been stopped for protest demonstrations and appeals have been launched to... more
People18 YEARS OLD STUDENT IS THE FIRST FEMALE PILOT OF QATAR
DUBAI, Female emancipation is gaining ground even in midwest countries. Munira al-Dosari, a 18 years old student, was the first female of Qatar to get pilot's license for charters. That will be the first... more
IndustryEUROCOPTER CHANGES ITS LEGAL FORM
MARIGNANE, FRANCE, In the special general meeting of the shareholders held yesterday,, the legal form of business of Eurocopter was changed from a Société Anonyme (SA) (Joint Stock Company) to a S... more
IndustryENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT: OECD CONFERENCE WILL CARE OF AIR TRAFFIC
VIENNA, Sustainable development, ecology apllied to transport, new systems to prevent noise pollution: these are going to be the basic issues of the OECD conference about EST (Environmentally Sustainable... more
SecuritySUDAN: GOVERNMENT ANTONOV BOMBED CATHOLIC MISSION, 6 INJURED
ROMA, A governative Antonov bombed a catholic mission in the south of the country, destroying the medical dispensary and seiously injurying 6 people. Among them a nurse and a child. The plane dropped... more
AccidentsFLORENCE AIRPORT: LANDING GEAR FAILURE FOR AN AIR FRANCE PLANE
FLORENCE, The malfunction of one of the two landing gears forced an Air France plane to make an animated landing at Vespucci airport of Florence. The flight AF 1216 was coming from Charles de Gaulle aiport... more
AccidentsFOUR KILLED IN ALASKA PLANE CRASH
ALASKA, A small plane has crashed while landing at the Nuiqsut airport on Alaska's North Slope, killing four of the 10 people aboard. The six survivors were taken by helicopter to hospitals in Barrow,... more
AccidentsLUFTHANSA AIRBUS FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PALERMO
PALERMO, An Airbus 321, flying from Malta to Frankfurt, was forced to make an emergency landing at Falcone-Borsellino aiport of Palermo for a failure. The pilot of the plane, carrying 119 passengers, asked... more
AirlinesVARIG: RISE OF PROFITS AND 5 NEW BOEING
ROME, Varig, the brazilian airline, reached very good financial and technological results in the first half of the year. Passengers increased 11% in international routes and 5% in domestic flights. The... more
AirlinesCONCORDE RECONVERSION: AIR FRANCE WILL SWITCH CREWS TO JETLINERS
PARIS, Concorde's transoceanic flights could be close to be stopped after the crash of July. Air France intends to switch most of pilots and co-pilots to jetliners. From december, at least a part of supersonic... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT: DOCUMENTS BROUGHT TO SWITZERLAND
MOSCOW, The collaboration between russian and swiss judges and investigators about Aeroflot case is tight but unclear. The documents delivered by the delegation led by the swiss high-court public prosecutor... more
AirlinesALITALIA CLOSE TO AGREEMENT WITH SWISSAIR
ROMA, Gossips are widespreading the imminent agreement between Alitalia and Swissair, rather than Air France. The italian airline didn't release an official statement about this forthcoming event, Alitalia's... more
SecurityINTERNET TAXI AVAILABLE AT JFK AIRPORT
NEW YORK, A nex experimental service is available on 10 of the 12.187 yellow cabs in New York: a Palm VII computer has been installed in passenger corridoor to connect on internet during the run. Therefore... more
AccidentsGORDON HURRICANE THREATENING A SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH RAMP
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, Gordon, the hurricane that killed 19 people in Guetemala, showing its dangerousness, and then moved to Florida, gave trubles to Nasa, because of the Space Shuttle Discovery standing... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR PILOTS THREATEN TO GO ON STRIKE
ROME, Lauda Air pilots threatened to go on strike to demand the same economical treatment of Austrian Airlines pilots. This airline owns 36% of Lauda Air block of shares. Niki Lauda refused the proposal.... more
AccidentsUAV PREDATOR CRASHES IN USA
NELLIS, NEVADA, A U.S. Air Force unmanned aereal vehicle (UAV) crashed into Nellis base during an exercise named Joint Expeditionary Forces. This aircraft is used to collect tactical data about enemy territory... more
AccidentsSTRANGLED BY PASSENGERS AFTER FLYING INTO RAGE
SALT LAKE CITY, The case was dated August 11, but it was recently dismissed by Utah's judges for "self-defense". Jonathan Burton, 19 years old, died shortly after a Southwest Airlines aircraft landing.... more
AccidentsSALOMON ISLANDS: AIRCRAFT HIJACKED BY ISATABU REBELS
BRISBANE, A group of rebels, belonging to the Isatabu Freedom Movement, fighting against Malaita rivals, reputed immigrants, hijacked a small plane forcing the pilot to fly to a guerrilla base. There were... more
IndustryPIAGGIO: NEW BUSINESS CENTER IN USA AND FRANCE
GENOA, In the occasion of the annual NBAA convention, which will take place in New Orleans from October 10 to 12, Piaggio industry will officially announce the birth of Piaggio America, a necessary... more
IndustrySECOND P-180 FOR FERRARI
GENOA, The selling contract for the second Piaggio P-180 "Avanti", with Ferrari's livery displayed on the tail, was signed a few days ago. So shortly after the victory in Monza, Ferrari decided to... more
AerospaceATLANTIS DEPARTS SPACE STATION, RETURN TO EARTH EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY
HOUSTON, After the fulfillment of the scheduled missions by the astronauts, Atlantis departed space station to return to earth early wednesday at Cape Canaveral. The stormy weather condition in Florida... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT CRASHES IN GERMANY, FOUR KILLED
LEIMEN, Four people, two men and two women, were killed after their aircraft crashed in a wood near Leimen, in the german land of Baden-Wuerttemberg. The small plane took off from Nurberg, in Bavaria,... more
AccidentsSRI LANKA: HELICOPTER CRASH KILLS 15 PEOPLE
SRI LANKA, An helicopter crashed on saturday morning in the east of Sri Lanka, 40 miles east of Colombo. The Ports Minister MHMH Mohammed Ashraff was among the 15 victims. Police ruled out the possibility... more
DefenseNEW TENSIONS IN THE GULF: IRAQI FIGHTERS THREATENING NO-FLY-ZONES
BAGHDAD, New tensions are raising in the Gulf after Saddam Hussein threatened Kuwait for stealing oil in some areas of south Iraq. Provoking missions against Nato have been accomplished by iraqi Air Force... more
DefenseRUSSIAN PLANE BREAKS EMBARGO LANDING IN BAGHDAD
BAGHDAD, Iraq accused Kuwait of stealing oil. This fact rised tensions in the Gulf again. Kuwait was forced to ask for western countries' help to prevent new invasions. This position is supported by U.S.... more
AccidentsUKRAINE: VICE-MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR CRASHES DURING AN AIR SHOW
MOSCOW, General Leonid Borodic, ukranian vice-minister off the Interior, crashed during an air show in Kiev. Hundreds of people saw Borodic, an experienced pilot, crashing down during an aerobatic evolution... more
AirlinesMAIDEN FLIGHT FOR NEW FRIGHTER ROUTE CHICAGO SHANGAI
SHANGAI, China Southern Airlines inaugurated the new flight between the airport of Chicago and Pudong international airport of Shangai, China. The freighters will continue to Shenzhen's business hub. The... more
IndustryCONTINENTAL AIRLINES CHANGES ORDER
SEATTLE, Continental Airline announced the replacement of an order for two Boeing 767-400ER, scheduled for 2004, with two 777-200ER, delivered in 2002. The industry announced the two aircrafts will be... more
DefenseATHENS DENOUNCING AIR SPACE VIOLATION
ATHENS, Eight unarmed turkish F-16 aircraft flew over the greek air space. They were intercepted by greek fighters. Greece and Turkey are in conflict about Aegean Sea continental shelf and air space... more
Science and technologyTWO GRENADES DISCOVERED AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, Two grenades, belonging to the second world war, were discovered at Sydney airport. The office in which they were found out was evacuated and the bomb-disposal experts detected the bombs were... more
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DefenseSPACE MILITARIZATION: CHINA OPPOSES CLINTON'S SPACE UMBRELLA
GENEVA, Space militarization? China puts out its claws again space umbrella, asking for international talks to clear limits and principles of the project. Hu Xiaodi, Peking ambassador, critized U.S. project... more
Civil aviationMOBILE PHONES ABOARD: RECOVERY PROJECT IS STARTING UP
MILAN, The debate over the use of mobile phones on board is much dicussed. Sientific research is under the spotlights in the dispute because it should have to make clear rather mobile phone's electric... more
PeopleETEB STUDIES ON 737 RUDDERS REVEALS OTHER TROUBLES
USA, The Engineering Test and Evaluation Board (ETEB) that has extensively worked on two 737 aircraft accident cases, in which 157 people died , has found that the rudder hydraulic powered control system... more