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AirlinesCHIEF EXECUTIVE VAN WIJK: BRIGHT PERSPECTIVES FOR KLM
AMSTERDAM, Klm chief executive Leo van Wijk said the dutch airline's perpectives to be "bright", even after calling off to merger with British Airways. Van Wijk underlined the economical growth after... more
SecurityFIAT NEW LINE PALIO UNVEILED AT SANTA CRUZ AIR BASE
RIO DE JANEIRO, Palio, the new Fiat line, designed by Giugiaro, was unveiled at Zeppelin airship hangar at Rio de Janeiro. Many journalists were attending the event which launches "world car" new p... more
DefenseU.S. A-10 USED URANIUM BULLETS: DEFENSE DEPT. DENIES LEUKEMIA RISK
ROME, A-10, the U.S. ground attack aircraft shot 31.000 uranium bullets in the 100 missions accomplished in Kosovo. The highway Pec-Djacovica-Prizren would be the most striken zone, not far from were italian... more
SecurityMICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR: VIRTUAL PILOTS AND AIRLINES
ROMA, A virtual world made of pilots, airlines, routes and virtual careers: this is offered on internet by Microsoft Flight Simulator. There are over 500.00 virtual pilots currently, flying on routes... more
AerospaceNEAR SATELLITE UNVEILS EROS ASTEROID'S MISTERIES
WASHINGTON, About 40 km of lenght, 4-5 billion years old, fold surfaced, full of rocks and craters, with a gravity a thousand times lower than earth: this is the asteroid Eros, large as a little planet... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA WILL BUY 24,9% OF EUROWINGS, THE THIRD GERMAN AIRLINE
BERLIN, Lufthansa is aiming at improving services and flight in North-Rhine and Westfalia, the most crowded land. That's why it will purchase 24,9% of Eurowings, which has a fleet of 42 aircrafts and a... more
DefenseIRAQ, EIGHTY AIR RAID FOR U.S. AND BRITISH FIGHTERS
BAGHDAD, New air combats in the sky of Baghdad between U.S. and brithsh fighter protecting no-fly zones and anti-aircraft iraqi bases. Yesterday there were 56 air raids in the south of Iraq and 24 in the... more
AirlinesWESTJET ADDING 47 WEEKLY FLIGHTS
CANADA, Canadian Westjet Airlines announced that, after having purchased the nineteenth Boeing 737-300, will be able to increase its network with 47 new weekly flights to Regina, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay,... more
AerospaceNASA DEFERS WORK ON PLUTO MISSION
USA, National Agency for Space Administration (NASA) has stopped indefinitely the research on its planned mission to Pluto, the solar system's only unexplored planet while engineers try to design a less... more
Science and technologyINCHON AIRPORT WILL OPEN IN MARCH 2001
SOUTH KOREA, Inchon international airport, South Korea, will be operational within the early months of 2001: fifty airlines are waiting for the inauguration of the airport, under construction since... more
People15 U.S. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS FOUND GUILTY
CHICAGO, USA, Fifteen operators of Elgin Traffic Control Center, which controls O' Hare international airport of Chicago have been convicted, after a FAA inquiry, for slowing down intentionally the flights... more
Science and technologyPLANE CRASH SURVIVORS CAN APPLY US RESIDENCE
FLORIDA, USA, The nine cuban survivors of the air crash (one died) have been allowed to apply for U.S. residence, provoking the ire of cuban press which defined "aberrant" the grant of residence permit... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES OFFERS ANY COMPENSATORY AWARD TO VICTIMS OF FLIGHT 261
SAN FRANCISCO, Alaska airline offered to pay any compensatory award to victims of the flight 261. The award will be set by San Francisco's Court which is judging the case of the air crash which killed... more
AerospaceHACKER IMPRISONED FOR BREAKING PENTAGON AND NASA NETWORK
WASHINGTON, A 16 years old hacker was sentenced by Miami Court to six months and imprisoned for breaking Defense, Nasa and a private server's network. He gained access to confidential data and getting... more
PeoplePRIVATE AIRCRAFT MAKES NON-STOP FLIGHT FROM PARIS TO BAGHDAD
PARIS, A private aircraft took off from Charles De Gaulle airport of Paris for a non-stop flight to Baghdad to protest against embargo. The aircraft was carrying 60 passengers, among them doctors,... more
AirlinesSABENA GAVE NOTICE ABOUT ITS DECISIONS FOR BRUXELLES AIRPORT'S STRIKE
BRUXELLES, Sabena, the belgian national airline, said, about the strike of Bruxelles airport, that despite delays are expected, will fly its aircraft unless the airport will not be closed, in case it will... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER: NEW BASE IN SPAIN
GETAFE. SPAIN, EADS-CASA and Eurocopter recently signed an agreement to establish Eurocopter Espana. It will be fully operational by early 2001. Erocopter Espana will be based south of Madrid, in Quatro... more
Science and technologyBRUXELLES AIRPORT MAY BE CLOSED FOR STRIKE
BRUXELLES, A 24-hours strike of the ground staff at Zaventem airport of Bruxelles could delay and cancel flights. Airport officials said that in case the strike will include firemen, the airport will be... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS AND KLM CALL OFF FOR MERGER
LONDON, The two airlines have broken off talks about a long-planned merger. The Netherlands-based KLM and British Airways disclosed on June 7 that they were in negotiations. Yesterday was released a statement... more
Science and technologyMEMPHIS AIRPORT OPENS ITS NEW RUNWAY
MEMPHIS-USA, Memphis-Shelby International Airport has inaugured today its new two-mile runway called "World Runway" costed USD$110-million that will permit fully loaded, wide-bodied air cargo and passenger... more
AirlinesOTHER EIGHT A3XX FOR LUFTHANSA?
GERMANY, German national airline Lufthansa that plans to place an order in this year for ten Airbus A3XX super-aircraft, could be interested to order eight further aircraft of the same type. The A3XX,... more
Science and technologyNEW TERMINAL AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, Ansett Australia inaugurated a new terminal at Sudney airport. It will be able to run 2800 passengers and to send off 4800 luggages per hour. The Ansett terminal has included 33 desks among... more
PeopleUS/UK AVIATION AUTHORITIES SIGNED A MEMORANDUM ON AIR TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS
WASHINGTON D.C., The U.S.Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the United Kingdom's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) signed a memorandum of cooperation designed to promote... more
AerospaceAEROSPACE MEDICINE FOR YES AND BLOOD
ROME, Lasers analyzing blood and controlling glucose level, band-aids to test calcium, 3d eye images to point laser at cornea more accurately: these are some of the projects deriving from the encounter... more
AirlinesWITH EMIRATES PROMOTION TWO TICKETS FOR LIFE
DUBAI, In the 'Tickets For Life' promotion, Emirates airline passengers will have the chance to win two first class air tickets every year for life. Three winners, selected in a draw on December 9 in... more
AirlinesNEW FLIGHT MELBOURNE-HONG KONG
AUSTRALIA, Ansett Australia International will start new no-stop flights from Melbourne to Hong Kong. Thise new service will represent the first step to expand the network after Ansett was taken over by... more
PeoplePRIME MINISTER BLAIR REQUESTED TO ACT AGAINST AIRCRAFT NOISE
LONDON, The Great Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair is being urged to take action in order to reduce aircraft noise that is increasing as the number of flights over London increase. A representation of... more
AirlinesANSETT AUSTRALIA: CODESHARE WITH AIR NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA, Australia signed a codesharing flight agreement with Air New Zealand which will start from next October 2. The agreement, after Air New Zealand took over Ansett, will include domestic New Zealand... more
AccidentsCUBAN PLANE CRASHED; "THEY STOLE ANTONOV, SO THEY MUST BE REPATRIATED"
HAVANA, A cuban official defined the survivors "criminals", asking for them repatriation. "They committed a crime stealing the plane, so they have to be sent back as it is specified in the international... more
AccidentsSURVIVORS OF CUBAN PLANE CRASHED BROUGHT TO U.S.
KEY WEST, Eight of the nine cuban survivors of the air crash have arrived to Key West, the island off Florida sea, with a U.S. Coastguard ship. The risk is the repetion of a diplomatic incident as it occurred... more
AirlinesUS SENATE OPPOSES US AIRWAYS/UNITED DEAL
USA, The Senate Commerce Committee approved a resolution opposing proposed purchase of US Airways by United Airlines. The resolution, which passed by voice vote and now moves to the full Senate, claims... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES RESUMES FLIGHT PORTLAND-NEW YORK
NEW YORK, The U.S. airlines made up to review its decision of suspending no-stop flight from Portland, Oregon, to New York after it was requested by government members. The carrier decided a week ago to... more
AirlinesAIRFRANCE AND SWISS AIR: ALL THE NUMBERS OF ALITALIA'S VERY LIKELY PARTNERS
ROMA, Air France or Swissair: Alitalia will resolve this doubt within the next weeks when will be revealed the name of the airline which will join a partnership with Alitalia replacing Klm. Swissair, from... more
Civil aviationCATANIA: ENAC MEETING FOR EUROPEAN AIR TRANSPORT SAFETY
CATANIA, Air transport safety matters will be dscussed at 43th Ecac (European Civil Aviation Conference) meeting taking place at Acicastello, nearby Catania, from September 21th to 23rd. Among the main... more
Finance and economyGEMINA, ADR RISES WORKING CAPITAL
ROME, Gemina announced a Euro 208 to 260 rise of working capital, which will feed new projects of the group owning Adr. more
AirlinesSWISSAIR AIMS AT AMERICAN AIRLINES BY PARTNERSHIP WITH ALITALIA
ROME, Swissair is supposed to plan an alliance with American Airlines, pressing Alitalia to sign the agreement soon. The name of the U.S. airline was spoken in last months even from italian union and Cempella,... more
DefenseITALIAN AIR FORCE PURCHASED 22 HERCULES C-130J FOR 46TH BRIGADE
PISA, Italian Air Force decided to replace the old Hercules C-130 of 46th brigade with the new hercules C-130J which will be officially unveiled in Pisa. The 22 aircrafts, ten in stretched version,... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE CONFIRMS TALKS WITH ALITALIA FOR SKYTEAM
PARIS, Jean- Cyrill Spinetta, Air France chairman, confirmed that the french carrier is negotiating with Alitalia to reinforce Skyteam alliance, which includes Delta Air Lines, Aeromexico and Korean Airlines.... more
Science and technologyADR, POSITIVE ANSWER ABOUT "LEONARDO" ACQUISITION OFFER
ROME, Aeroporti di Roma board of directors, which yesterday approved the balance of the first half of the year, and replaced Giancarlo Abete with Confindustria's vice-president Andrea Mondello, gave a... more
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IndustrySYNTHETIC VISION: A TECHNOLOGY UNDER DEVELOPMENT
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, USA, For the development of the synthetic-vision systems project, led by NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia and backed by Rockwell Collins, Jeppesen has signed a three-year a... more
Science and technologyADR CLOSED FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR'S BALANCE WITH A CREDIT
ROME, Adr (Aeroporti di Roma) board of directors approved the balance for the first half of year 2000. The net profit reached $30 million, passenger traffic rose 12,1%. Aircraft traffic on the two airports... more
AccidentsCUBAN PLANE CRSASHED: RUNAWAY NOT HIJACKING
NEW YORK, There was no hijacker on the small cuban plane which sank in the sea off Florida two days ago. Aboard there was only a group of people, trying to escape from Castro's regime for desperation... more
AerospaceRUSSIA'S SECOND COSMONAUT TITOV DIES
MOSCOW, Gierman Titov, Russia's second man in space after Yuri Gagarin died yesterday in his home sauna for carbon monoxide poisoning. The 65 years old cosmonaut was appointed general of russian Air Force... more
IndustryFAIRCHILD-DORNIER GIVES UP 428JET
GERMANY, Fairchild-Dornier, the aerospace industry, gave up projecting regional 428Jet displyed at Farnborough Air Show last July. Charles Pieper, Fairchild-Dornier's chief executive, said 428Jet's... more
AirlinesAMERICAN'S PILOTS REFUSE EXTENSION
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines pilots refused have rejected a one-year contract extension, setting the stage for negotiation next year. The contract extension was rejected by 66% of the pilots who cast... more
AerospaceNEWS ABOUT ANTLANTIS LAST MISSION
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, Space Shuttle landed at 3:23 a.m. local time at Kennedy Space Center. it was the 14 landing ib the darkness. Nighttime landings are becoming more common, though, now that NASA... more
Civil aviationNTSB RECOMMENDS SAFETY MEASURES
USA, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has made a number of recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding aircraft fuel tanks and wiring systems. The recommendations... more
AerospaceNBC SENDS PEOPLE INTO SPACE WITH "DESTINATION MIR" PROGRAM
NEW YORK, In the age of the "Big Brother" tv program, so far from quiz shows, the winner of a new tv program will be offered a ten day trip into space. Mark Murnett's idea was liked by Nbc american network... more
PeopleGROUND STAFF CALLS FOR BETTER PROTECTION AGAINST AIR PASSENGER VIOLENCE
MANCHESTER, The GMB union has called for better protection for airport workers because of increased violence by passengers against staff. The union considered check-in staff and crew needed proper training... more