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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
IndustryU.S. AEROSPACE ORDERS ARE TAKING OFF
USA, The U.S. aerospace industry booked firm orders of $32.4 billion in June, blowing past the previous high water mark of $20.7 billion in November 1997. In this way June’s record order levels boosted o... more
AirlinesJAL POISED FOR RECOVERY
JAPAN, Moody’s Investors Service today revised its debt-rating outlook on Japan Airlines Co. to stable from negative, but confirmed a speculative-grade Baa3 rating on the airline’s senior debt. This fav... more
DefenseARROW ANTI-MISSILE MISSILE EXPERIMENTED IN ISRAELY SKY
JERUSALEM, The first simulated launch of israeli Arrow anti-missile missile, a project mostly financed by U.S. and operative in 2001, was succesfull. The defense system detected and launched Arrow towards... more
Finance and economyDEUTSCHE POST AIMING AT INCREASING DHL SHARES: NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN AIRLINES
BERLIN, Deutsche Post is aiming at increasing its Dhl block of shares. Dhl is the first worldwide forwarding agency. Deutsche Post, togehter with Lufthansa, already owns 25% of the agency. Its strategy... more
PeopleALPA CONSIDERS ATA IS DELAYING MOVING FORWARD ON FAA REGULATIONS
USA, ALPA, the Air Line Pilots Association which represents 58.000 pilots, said it considers ATA's initiative a tactic to delay moving forward on FAA regulations governing fatigue and flight time limits.... more
AirlinesALITALIA CONFIRMED KLM LODGED EURO 100.000 CLAIM FOR DAMAGES
ROME, Alitalia's first half of the year report confirmed that, after the break with Klm, the dutch airline lodged to Nai, the dutch institute for arbitration, a Euro 100.00 claim for damages to be refunded... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S BANK ACCOUNTS: SWISS JUDGES IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW, Swiss judges went on mission to Moscow to ask russian authorities to help them with their inquiries about the big scandals involving important members of russian government. Talks were based on... more
AccidentsQATAR AIRWAYS HIJACKER FEARED TO BE EXTRADITED TO IRAQ
DUBAI, The hijacker of Qatar Airways Airbus A-300 flying to Amman and carrying 144 people, 133 passengers + 11 crew members, was in trouble with iraqi justice. The plane had to land at jordan capital city... more
DefenseKURSK SINKING AND SPACE SHIELD: SECRET AGREEMENT BETWEEN CLINTON AND PUTIN?
MOSCOW, A real secret agreement between Clinton and Putin to hide the truth about Kursk disaster in exchange with the delay of pace shield project: A U.S submarine spying russian military manoeuvres in... more
Science and technologyOLYMPIC GAMES: AIR TRAFFIC RECORD AT SYDNEY'S AIRPORT
SYDNEY, The whole australian transport network bacame frantic for the beginning of Olympic Games. Sydney's airport starts to make an air traffic record. In the next days about 17.000 planes will lland... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT FLIGHTS TO IRAQ: UPDATING
MOSCOW, It seems, contrary to what announced by iraqui and russian newspapers, that the negotiations to resume flights between Moscow and Baghdad are at a standstill. The spokeswoman of the national russian... more
SecurityAUSTRALIAN PEOPLE IS LEAVING SYDNEY
SYDNEY, It seems that the Olympic Games, carryng sport teams, managers and spectators to Sydney for the most important sport event of the year 2000, scared Sydney's residents. In just one day 13.700 citizens... more
AerospaceGALILEO'S "EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE" WILL BE DEMONSTRATE IN ORBIT BY MICROSCOPE PROJECT
ROME, The equivalence principle, asserting that in a gravitational field all bodies accellerate at the same speed apart from the mass, will be demonstrated in orbit. After a few centuries, the famous Glileo... more
Science and technology"THERE WAS A PLAN TO CONQUER WEST BERLIN" BOMBING TEGEL AIRPORT
BERLIN, Otto Wenzel, revealed that during the dark years of the Cold War german authorities intended to attack and invade West Berlin, controlled by the winner countries, Usa, France, Great Britain. The... more
Airlines52.000 PASSENGERS IN EIGHT MONTHS FOR ANCONA-LONDON FLIGHTS
ANCONA, Aerdorica, the company handling Ancona-Falconara "Raffaello Sanzio" airport, said 52.000 passengers went to London in the first eight months of this year leaving from that airport. The irish... more
AccidentsHIJACKED QATARY AIRWAYS PLANE, HIJACKER SURRENDERS
RIAD, The hijacker surrendered when the aircraft landed at Hael, 400 km north of Riad. Al Jaazera, Qatar tv channel, reported the hijacker was an iraqui citizen who surrendered to authorities. The aircraft... more
PeopleIRAQ AND RUSSIA WILL SOON RESUME FLIGHTS
MOSCOW, Pavil Piryatku, regional director of the Russian official airline, Aeroflot, said flights with Iraq will be resumed next month. The announcement was also reported by the government iraqui newspaper... more
PeopleFAA TO ORDER CHANGE TO 737 BOEING
USA, Boeing 737, the worldwide most used jetliner, of which the Seattle industry delivered about 3800 units since it took service in 1967, will have to change the rudder, as FAA ordered. Investigating... more
DefenseU.S. FIGHTER OVER IRAQ: WASHINGTON SPENT $150 BILLION
BAGHDAD, One hundred billion dollars to finance the 190.000 missions of american fighters over Iraq since May 1991, shortly after the end of Gulf War, to protect the embargo against Saddam Hussein's country.... more
AerospaceULISSE SPACE SOUNDING IS SETTING TO FLY SUN'S SOUTH POLE AGAIN
ROME, A real celestial odissey for Ulisse sounding which is undertaking the second exploration of sun's south pole. The aim is to arrive to fly again north pole too to accomplish a course of 11 missions.... more
AerospaceNEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SPACE PROPULSION
PASADENA, CA, Scientists of Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Pasadena hoisted a carbonium thin sail, as the ones unveiled at EuroEM 200, together with experimentation results, using a microwave sheaf of 10... more