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Science and technologySNOWFALLS DISRUPT UK PASSENGERS
UK, Passengers departing from Belfast airports faced delays due to bad weather this morning. The delays involved the services with Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, East Midlands and London Heathrow.... more
Science and technologyBED WEATHER IN U.S.
CHICAGO, A violent winter storms that killed at least eight people and injured dozens over the weeken dcaused power outages in the Chicago area and triggered flight cancellations at O'Hare International... more
Science and technologyMOLDAVIAN AIRLINES PLANE GROUNDED AT CIAMPINO AIRPORT
ROME, The plane had to deliver two tons of humanitarian aids to iraqi population, but it was grounded due to the unreliabilty of the moldavian carrier, which is suspected of being used for weapon smuggling.... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURT AIRPORT RANKED AS EUROPE'S MOST PUNCTUAL HUB AIRPORT BY AEA'S PRESS RELEASE
FRANKFURT/MAIN, GERMANY, Frankfurt Airport ranked as Europe's most punctual hub airport in 2000, according to the Association of European Airlines' (AEA) recently issued annual statistical report that... more
Science and technology2000 OK AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
OAKLAND, CA., With 5,287,365 departing passengers and 5,333,433 arriving passengers for a total of 10,620,798 and 703,067 metric tons tranported with cargo flights, passenger and air cargo traffic increased... more
Science and technologyCARGO MOVEMENTS UP 17.8% AT MALAYSIA AIRPORTS
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. reported in a statement that its airports handled 17.8% more cargo in 2000 than in 1999. The airports handled a total of 773,891 metric tons of cargo last... more
Science and technologyAUCKLAND AIRPORT: HALF PROFIT ENDED DEC 31, 2000
AUCKLAND, NEW ZELAND, The New Zeland's largest airport, Auckland International Airport, that is a transit point for 70 percent of all tourists to island, said profit in the six months ended Dec. 31, rose... more
Science and technologyPASSENGER INCREASE AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AIRPORT
USA, More than 536,000 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport last month, making it the first January in the airport's 17-year history to pass the half-million passenger milestone.... more
Science and technologySEVEN NEW ROUTES FROM LONDON BY RYANAIR
LONDON, Europe's largest low fares airline Ryanair announced that will serve seven new destinations from London's Stansted airport from April 5: the new routes are Esbjerg in Denmark, Pescara in Italy,... more
Science and technologyRECORD OF REGULARITY AT OSLO AIRPORT
OSLO, According to a survey carried out by OEA (Organization of European Airlines) Oslo Airport Gardermoen is the European airport with the highest regularity: nearly 90 per cent of all flights leave on... more
Science and technologyNATIONAL EXPRESS UK GROUP SELLS TWO AIRPORTS
GREAT BRITAIN, UK based National Express sold the UK airports of East Midlands and Bournemouth to Manchester Airport in a deal worth GBP241 million (USD360m). The transaction has raised National Express... more
Science and technologyCYPRUS AIRWAYS WILL REPLACE ITS AGEING FLEET WITH AIRBUS AND BOEING PLANES
NICOSIA, CYPRUS, Friday Cyprus Airways, the state carrier, announced it will replace its ageing fleet of Airbus planes partly from the same French company and partly with American Boeings. The company... more
Science and technologySTRANDED ALL NIGHT LONG AT AIRPORT WHILE THE CREW SLEPT IN HOTEL
DES MOINES, IOWA, An airplane left from Chicago for Las Vegas, had to make an emergency landing at the DES Moines airport, Iowa, because a passenger had respirators problems, saturday night. Once sheltered... more
Science and technologyHUGE SNOWFALL IN SOUTH KOREA
SOUTH KOREA, At Seoul Kimpo International Airport in South Korea, 16 international and 140 domestic flights had been canceled by the country's heaviest snowfalls for 30 years. Most flights at other airports... more
Science and technologyMILLIONAIRE BOOTY AFTER ONSLAUGHT TO AIRPLANE
SAN PAULO, BRASIL, Saturdays afternoon eight criminals armed of Ar-16 guns and disguised to airport workmen, have waited for that an airplane at Salvador de Bahia airport was put in takeoff position, to... more
Science and technologyNEW ATHENS AIRPORT WILL OPEN MARCH 28
ATHENS, The Greek pm Costas Simitis, to answer to the doubts of the International Association of aerial transports (Iata) on the airport accessibility, declared in Parliament today that the new Athens... more
Science and technologySTRIKE AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, Ansett flights out of Sydney Airport are expected to be disrupted on Monday afternoon as staff take industrial action. The Australian Services Union says customer service officers (CSO) will walk... more
Science and technologyISRAEL: TURKISH FIRMS TO BUILD NEW TERMINAL AT BEN GURION AIRPORT
TEL AVIV, Turkish firms Cuhadaroglu and Nurol won a contract from the Israeli Airports Administration (IAA) to build a new terminal and install the electricity system of the Ben Gurion International... more
Science and technologySOUTH KOREA PARALYSED BY SNOWING
SOUTH KOREA, Air traffic in South Korea has been paralysed by the heaviest snowfall in 30 years, with hundreds of domestic and international flights canceled or delayed at Seoul's Kimpo International... more
Science and technologyCONSORTIUM SIGNS NEW DEAL FOR LIMA AIRPORT
LIMA, PERU, Lima Airport Partners, a consortium composed of Bechtel Enterprises International, Ltd., Flughafen Frankfurt Main AG and Cosapi S.A., signed a 30-year concession contract to develop, manage... more
Science and technologyYUGOSLAVIA JOINS ICAO
YUGOSLAVIA, Yugoslavia entered the International Civil Organization becoming its 186th member. An ICAO statement said Yugoslavia yesterday joined the UN agency that sets international standards and regulations... more
Science and technologyUS AIRLINES VISIT SIBERIA AIRPORT
MOSCOW, According to local media, representatives of major US airlines visited on February 11 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport in the East Russia. During the three-day visit, the US aviators familirized with... more
Science and technologyMNA RENTS TWO BOEING
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, Indonesian state owned Merpati Nusantara Airline [MNA] has rented two Boeing 737-200 aircraft from leasing company GE. The planes will be used to serve domestic routes and will be delivered... more
Science and technologyRUSSIAN AVIATION: RESULTS YEAR 2000
MOSCOW, Russian aviation companies closed last year with revenues of 83.700 billion rubles ($2.916,4 billion), up 52% from 1999. Revenues on international routes rose 47.1%, and revenues from domestic... more
Science and technologySIX COMPANIES TO BID FOR WARSAW AIRPORT NEW TERMINAL
WARSAW, POLAND, The six companies bidding for the $350 million contract to build the new terminal at Warsaw Ocekie airport are Austria's Bau Holding Strabag , France's Bouygues , Spain's Ferrovial, Germany's... more
Science and technologyCRIME AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT DROPS
LOS ANGELES, CA, crime against persons and property at Los Angeles International Airport dropped nine percent last year: the fourth consecutive year of declining crime. Every main classification of... more
Science and technologyBEIJING CAPITAL TO EXPAND
CHINA, Beijing Capital International Airport Company is planning to acquire a 30 to 40 per cent stake in four other airports, Xian, Chengdu, Dalian e Shenyang. The new was announced by a company's... more
Science and technologyVIETNAM'S HANOI NEW TERMINAL TO OPEN IN APRIL
HANOI, VIETNAM, An official of Noi Bai Hanoi airport said the new $76 million terminal is to open in April, six years after construction started. Initially, the new terminal will be used only for international... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA: ALWAYS ON LATE
BRUXELLES, For the second year Malpensa airport has been named the European airport to have recorded in the 2000 the greater number of delays in departure: the classifies has been drafted from AEA, an... more
Science and technologyISOLATES LONDON HEATHROW TERMINALS FOR SUSPECT BOMB
LONDON, Police blocked last evening the access to three out of four terminals at London's Heathrow airport and the airport's control tower was evacuated after a suspect car sparked a security alert. No... more
Science and technologyGAZA AIRPORT TO OPEN FOR PILGRIMS
GAZA CITY, Israel gave the go-ahead on Sunday for a partial reopening of the Gaza airport, in the Palestinian territories, to allow pilgrims to travel to Makkah, the airport director told agency France... more
Science and technologyNEW ROUTE MOSCOW/BULGARIA
MOSCOW, The Russian carrier, Aviaexpresscruiz will shortly (probably in March) launch scheduled flights from Moscow's Domodedovo international airport to Varna and Burgas in Bulgaria. The carrier will... more
Science and technologyNEW ATHENS AIRPORT: INAUGURATION DELAIED?
ATHENS, The organization representing the world's airline industry is worried because of the International Air Transport Association, or IATA, will request a delay in the airport's inauguration because... more
Science and technologySTRIKE AFFECTS FLIGHTS AT HUNGARIAN AIRPORT
BUDAPEST, Malev state airline yesterday had to cancel or delay flights at Budapest's Ferihegy international airport because of a strike by maintenance workers. Foreign airlines were not affected. The new... more
Science and technologyTHAI AIRWAYS TO MAKE DEAL WITH BFGOODRICH
CHARLOTTE, USA, Thai Airways announced it has selected BFGoodrich to provide landing gear overhaul services to the fleet of Boeing 737-400s. Work is to begin within the end of the month and it will be... more
Science and technologyHEAVY SNOW CAUSES DISRUPTIONS IN GERMANY AND SCOTLAND
BERLIN, Many flights bound to Hamburg and Munich were cancelled at Berlin-Tegel airport because of heavy snow overnight and today. There were disruptions in Scotland too. Many flights were delayed or cancelled... more
Science and technologySOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC
DALLAS, Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 3.4 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2001, a 19.5 percent increase from the 2.8 billion RPMs flown in January 2000.... more
Science and technologyWAPA'S GOOD MORNING
ROME, ITALY, WAPA's editorial staff wishes its subscribers a nice day and it begins news spreading. more
Science and technologyU.S. GOVERNMENT BLAMED ON RECORD DELAYS
WASHINGTON, business leaders and passenger advocates said that the recent woes of delayed air travelers result from the government's "staggering failure" to invest in airports, planes and air traffic... more
Science and technologyWAPA'S GOOD MORNING
ROME, ITALY, WAPA's editorial staff wishes its subscribers a nice day and it begins news spreading. more
Science and technologyMOGADISCIO AIRPORT CLOSED AFTER GUN-FIGHT
MOGADISCIO, The airport was closed today after a gun-fight between the security agents which killed four men and injured other six. The fighting was caused by a quarrel on revenue carve-up. more
Science and technologyKLM TO EXPECT HIGH OPERATING PROFITS FOR FULL YEAR 2000
AMSTERDAM, "In the light of continuing very strong trading conditions, our success in containing manageable unit costs, and seeing fuel prices coming off their record highs since December, we expect operating... more
Science and technologyLONDON'S AIRPORTS: FLIGHTS CANCELLED FOR THICK FOG
LONDON, British Airways was forced to cancel 24 flights early this morning from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports due to dense fog. The airline added that more delays and cancellations are lik... more
Science and technologyLA GUARDIA TOPS IN DELAYS
NEW YORK, U.S. FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) reported that La Guardia Airport in New York, with just two runways and far too many airplanes to fit onto them, ranked as the airport with the... more
Science and technologyGEORGIA AND TURKEY TO MAKE DEAL
ANKARA, The governments of the two countries signed an agreement to strenghten the mutual military, political, economic, cooperation. The new was reported byt the paper "Turkish Daily News". more
Science and technologyGUYANA: PILOT STABBED DURING FLIGHT
GEORGETOWN, The pilot of a Cessna flying from Georgetown to the region of Essequibo landed safely despite he was repeatedly stabbed during the flight from one of the three passengers. The pilot lost consciousness... more
Science and technologyEASIER LIFE FOR FLUGHAFEN PASSENGERS
FRANKFURT-MAIN, GERMANY, Passengers leaving Frankfurt Airport will now benefit from new optimised check-in procedures and additional check-in facilities implemented at Departures A and B of Terminal... more
Science and technologyAIRLINES GROUNDED BY STORM
USA, Bad weather slapping the central United States caused the cancellation of many flights since the beginning of the week. Northwest Airlines had to cancel about 240 flights on monday due to blizzard... more
Science and technologyNEW PROCEDURES FOR PASSENGERS AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, New and optimized procedures for passengers check-in are now in use at the Frankfurt Airtport. The new facilities include additional ckeck-in automated machines and desks, providing... more
Science and technology99-YEAR LEASE FOR NIAGARA FALLS AIRPORT
NIAGARA FALLS, NY, A Spanish industry would make an $10.1 million investment for a part of a 99-year lease agreement of the Niagara Falls International Airport. The proposed agreement between the The... more