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PeopleLOCKERBIE TRIAL GOES TOWARD END
CAMP ZEIST, HOLLAND, The Lockerbie bombing trial about PanAm flight 103, which sees two Libyans charged to have placed the bomb that have caused 270 victims, is entered in its final straight. Over... more
PeopleFINLAND SELECTS AVIATION SIMULATION SOFTWARE FROM BOEING SUBSIDIARY THE PRESTON GROUP
FINLAND, The Civil Aviation Administration of Finland has exercised its purchase option with The Preston Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, for a perpetual license to Total Airspace... more
PeopleECONOMY CLASS SYNDROME (2): TWO PASSENGERS SUED THE AIRLINES
UK, Two Britons who have suffered the effects of blood clotting, known as "economy class syndrome", during a flight to Australia sued the two airlines which carried them, British Airways and Airtours.... more
PeopleNEW CRJ700 REGIONAL JET CERTIFICATED BY TRANSPORT CANADA
CANADA, Bombardier Aerospace has benn awarded Transport Canada's Aircraft Type Certificate for its new 70-passenger CRJ700 Series regional jet. Type Certification was granted Friday, Dec.22, 2000. Type... more
PeopleFAA SAYS PAKISTAN NOW MEETS INTERNATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS
USA, The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that the civil aviation authority of Pakistan now meets the safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Countries... more
PeopleGIPSIES TATTOOED TO FIND THEIR SEAT ON A FLIGHT
BELGIUM, According to the belgian newspaper "Le Matin" a group of slovak gipsies was tattooed on an arm with an identity number before being expelled by a direct flight. A police spokesman said the tattoo... more
PeopleFAA INVESTIGATION ON CF-6 GE ENGINES
WASHINGTON D.C., Federal Aviation Administration, FAA is conducting an investigation about some accidents occurred at aircrafts equipped with CF-6 turbofan engines built by General Electric. These very... more
PeopleINDIA: AVIATION SECTOR TO TAKE OFF IN THE NEXT MONTHS
INDIA, The liberalization of Air India and Indian Airlines, together with the around-the-world flight by United Airlines from April 1 and induction of capacity by both Indian Airlines and Air India to... more
PeopleASA MECHANICS REJECT IAM OFFER
USA, The offer of International Association of Machinists (IAM) to became union for mechanics of U.S. airline Atlantic Southwest Airlines (ASA), has been rejected after a voting in which 86.6 percent... more
PeopleDELTA'S SKYWISH PROGRAM TEAMS WITH THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
U.S.A., Delta Air Lines will continue its successful SkyWish(TM) Charity of the Quarter program and has announced the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) as the first recipient for 2001. Delta... more
PeopleFAA ORDERS 747-400 STRUCTURAL CHECKS
USA, The mandated inspections recommend checks on a critical area of the plane's fuselage after a dozen 747-400s in service reported turned up cracking on the same area in older models. The checks... more
PeopleOVER 1,5 BN PASENGERS TRAVELED BY AIR IN YEAR 2000
ROME, ITALY, According with ICAO official evaluations, 1,600 million passengers have traveled by airlines of the 165 countries associated with. A raise of 8% has been recorded in respect to last year. more
PeopleNEW BOEING 737-700/-800 SIMULATORS
SEATTLE, FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSB) is keeping pace with the growing worldwide demand for simulator training with plans to place two new Boeing 737-700/-800 full-flight simulators... more
PeoplePASSENGER SENTENCED 15-MONTH JAIL FOR BURNING PAPER IN AIRCRAFT TOILET
MANCHESTER, GREAT BRITAIN, An airline Caledonian Airways passenger who set fire to a piece of paper in a toilet has been jailed for 15 months following a court sentence. During a flight from India to... more
PeopleBOEING TO DELIVER NEW 757-200 TO AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES
SEATTLE, The new plane was delivered today and it was loaded with medical supplies to assist people in poor living conditions and particularly people injured in the eartquake of November 25. more
PeopleFRANCE: CONTROLLERS STRIKE ON FRIDAY
PARIS, A little part of French civil aviation's staff announced that will strike on Friday, but the air traffic will be not influenced because will take part to the strike only a few controllers. more
PeopleFAA DELAYED PLAN TO KEEP PLANES APART
U.S.A., The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and air traffic controllers agreed more than a year ago on plan to reduce instance when two aircraft are allowed to fly too close at a major air traffic... more
PeopleALCOHOL FLIGHT TOGETHER BA PILOTS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, After have been filmed by a private television hidden camera, while consuming a large quantity of alcoholics before to go in flight, two British Airways' pilots have been fired.... more
PeopleRELASED THE THREE SINGAPORE AIRLINES PILOTS INVOLVED IN TAIPEI CRASH
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, A Taiwanese prosecutor of the Taipei court declared that the three pilots involved with Singapore Airlines disaster occurred in Taipei have beed released, after have received assurances... more
PeoplePOPOCATEPETL ERUPTIONS FORCES UNITED TO CANCEL FLIGHTS
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, U.S. airline United Airlines forced to cancel seven flights to Mexico City due to Popocatepetl volcano continue eruptions, but, according with Mexican television, other 55 airlines... more
PeopleFAA COULD ''DEGRADE'' GREECE
ATHENS, GREECE, According to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, FAA could consider a Greece "degradation" about civil aviation safety, thus placing it among countries that do not comply with... more
PeopleFAA UNDER FIRE FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
U.S.A., The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been criticised for its management of air traffic controllers, and in particular for the figures showing that air traffic control errors have risen... more
PeopleNOT EXPENSIVE THE BRINDISI-MILAN PRICE
BRUSSELS, The Transport European Commission decreed that is not expensive the Alitalia route Brindisi-Milan's price of £800.000 ($364). This question has benn raised by eurodeputy Adriana Poli Be... more
PeopleCLINTON CHARGES EUROPE TO ASSIST AIRBUS IN A3XX PROJECT
WASHINGTON, D.C., It's almost an ultimatum the request the U.S. president, Bill Clinton, launched to Europe to avoid to assist Airbus in A3XX project development. THe A3XX, the largest civil aircraft ever... more
PeopleEPA FINES UNITED AIRLINES $68,695
DENVER, U.S.A., Inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, have fined United Airlines $68,695 for hazardous waste violations at Denver International Airport. more
PeopleU.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO LAUNCH WORLD AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM
USA, Rodney E. Slater, U.S. Transportation Secretary, yesterday announced the launch of an international program to help other nations to improve aviation safety. The program, developed by George Washington... more
PeopleAMERICAN FLIGHT PASSENGERS SICKENED BY FUMES OF NARCOTIC LIQUID FOUND IN LUGGAGE
NEW YORK, Acrid fumes from a passenger's handbag sickened several passengers during the American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York. The odor caused coughing and burning eyes . Flight attendants... more
PeopleMAIDEN FLIGHT OF LAUDA AIR ITALIA BETWEEN MILANO MALPENSA-LA ROMANA (DOMINICAN REP)
MILAN, Today at 12,50p.m. took off from Milan Malpensa airport to La Romana new airport, Dominican Rep., a Lauda Air Italia's Boeing 767-300ER; an exceptionally pilot: Niki Lauda. Lauda Air SpA foresees... more
PeopleUK: AIR TRAVEL BOOM FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
LONDON, BA will add 12.000 extra seats on its domestic services and will use its biggest planes to handle the air traffic increase expected during Christmas holiday. Thousands of Britons decided to... more
PeopleNEAR FORTY MILLION PASSENGER TRAFFIC EXPECTED FOR HOLYDAYS
USA, U.S. airlines forecast to manage near 40-million passenger traffic over the three weeks surrounding the next holidays. The most heavily traveled days, are expected to be Wednesday, December 20 through... more
PeopleCONCORDE WILL FLY AGAIN SOON
PARIS, French Transportation Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot yesterday said that Concorde's flight tests could begin in January to make them fly again soon. In an interview on LCI television, he added that... more
PeopleSWISSAIR HAS GONE, ALITALIA LOOKS NOW TO AIR FRANCE ONLY
GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, Forecasted possibilities of Alitalia-Swissair ( the latter is 100% SAirGroup Holdings controlled) commercial agreement has gone, according with Swiss airline spokesman, Jean Claude... more
PeopleHIJACKER ADMITS GUILT AFTER 30 YEARS
NORTH COREA, A Japanese man has admitted guilt for a 1970 hijacking and apologised for "sending passengers into the abyss of fear." Yoshimi Tanaka was part of a team of nine Red Army Faction activists... more
PeopleMEXICAN VOLCANO ERUPTION CAUSES FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
MEXICO, The mexican Popocatepetl Volcano, which became active in 1994, located 70 kms. southeast of Mexico City erupted again causing several flight cancellations due ash fell on Maxico City Airport. According... more
PeopleARE YOU FAT? PAY FOR 2
LOS ANGELES, CA, A Superior Court Judge ruled yesterday that if a passenger is big enough to fill more than one seat, an airline can charge for more than one ticket. The virdict concerns a woman who... more
PeopleVIENNA: A VAS FLUGHAFEN'S TEAM FOR AIRCRAFT
VIENNA, VAS Flughafen Bodenverkehesdienste, a wholly owned subsidiary of Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG, has landed Air France as its first customer for aircraft handling services at Vienna International... more
PeopleCONCORDE: SUMMIT IN LONDON
PARIS, A summit will set Friday in London about Concorde's modifications in order to fly it againt. It's not clear yet how the incident ocuurred on June 25 happened. The Concorde exploded shortly after... more
PeopleFAA: NON NECESSARY MD-80 STABILIZER CONTROL REDESIGN
WASHINGTON, D.C., According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)spokesman, no evidence for a redesign of MD-80 stabilizer control system has emerged by investigations on Alaska Airlines' air accident... more
PeopleHEAVY WINDS YESTERDAY DELAYED AIR TRAFFIC IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, In coming and outbound flights at La Guardia and Newark airports we delayed up to two hours for the heavy winds of up to 52 knots. Some flights were cancelled and at Newark airport air traffic... more
PeopleARABIC CALENDAR STOPS BOEING
LONDON, A British Airways Boeing 747's flight from Heathrow airport to Miami delayed for more than seven hours yesterday after the discovery of playing cards with Arabic writing in a toilet triggered a... more
PeopleU.S. FEDERAL JUDGE REFUSE TO OBLIGE DELTA PILOTS TO WORK OVER THEIR NORMAL HOURS
ATLANTA, A U.S. federal judge has denied Delta Airlines the possibility to ask its pilots to work overtime, claimed by airline occurring winter holydays. The judge has also warned pilot's union to avoid... more
PeopleBRITISH GOVERNMENT ISSUED AVIATION CONSULATION DOCUMENT ON FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL
LONDON, UK government, in the document, urged british airlines and airports to improve the way they treat passengers. At present about 160 million passengers pass through UK airports each year, aviation... more
PeopleAIRLINE PILOTS FROM 30 COUNTRIES THREATEN TO BOYCOTT TAIWAN AIR SPACE
SINGAPORE, Airline pilots from 30 countries may boycott Taiwan's airspace unless the pilots of Singapore Airlines crash are allowed to go home. According to the International Federation of Airline... more
PeopleUK: TOMORROW DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF AIR TRANSPORT
UK, The government initiative was welcomed by Keith Jowett, chief executive of the Airport Operators Association, as helpful to stimulate an informed debate on the important issue of the future of... more
PeopleCLINTON FOUNDS AN AGENCY TO HANDLE AIR TRAFFIC
NEW YORK, U.S.A., Clinton, the american president, annonced the private agency's foundation, the Air Traffic Organization, to plan a way to reduce the air delay's problem, because they increased 55% compared... more
PeopleFRENCH TRANSPORT MINISTER HOPES CONCORDE TO FLY SOON
PARIGI, The french minister, Jean-Claude Gayssot, said in an interview to Europe 1 radio that he wishes the plane to resume flights within the end of summer 2001. He added that a meeting between french... more
PeopleBRITISH ATC PRIVATIZATION PLAN GETS IATA APPROVAL
GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, According to IATA officials, International Air Transport Association grouping almost totality of world's airlines, British ATC privatization plan is a good example to follow, making... more
PeopleCLINTON CREATES AN AGENCY TO MANAGE THE AIR TRAFFIC
U.S.A., Clinton, the american president, annonced the private agency's foundation, the Air Traffic Organization, to plan a way to reduce the air delay's problem, because they are increased of 55% compared... more
PeopleFORMER AEROFLOT VICE PRESIDENT IMPRISONED FOR CHEAT
MOSCOW, Nikolaï Glouchkov, former Russian national airline Aeroflot vice president, has been imprisoned in charge of cheat in the prison of Lefortovo in Moscow. The charges concerns "Aeroflot affair",... more
PeopleAIR STYLE TO BE TRENDY
., Following the trend of passengers of taking whatever they can away from the planes whatever they can, as blankets, sugar, cans, packed lunch, designers are trying to turn the "air style" trendy. So... more