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Science and technology148 FLIGHTS CANCELLED FROM ROME'S DA VINCI AIRPORT BY STAFF STRIKES
ROME, Air traffic controllers and flight attendants strikes today forced the cancellation of 148 flights from Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci airport. Several airlines announced that their flights were going... more
Science and technologySTRIKES DISRUPT DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IN ATHENS
ATHENS, An Olympic Airways' staff 24-hour strike disrupted domestic flights and traffic in Athens. The staff is protesting against government's decision of privatizing the airline. International services... more
Science and technologyNEW RUNWAY AT OSLO AIRPORT
OSLO, NORWAY, The authorities of the new Oslo airport Gardermoen are planning to build a third runway to handle the expected traffic increase over the next 10-15 years. Experts are trying to determine... more
Science and technologyTWA PLANE LANDS AT WRONG AIRPORT
USA, A TWA Boeing MD-80, with 122 people aboard, landed at the Craig-Moffat Airport west of Hayden, Colorado, instead of the scheduled Yampa Valley Airport. The plane got stuck in the mud because the runway... more
Science and technologyS KOREA AIRPORT TO OPEN BY THE END OF MARCH
SOUTH KOREA, South Korea's $4.5 billion Incheon International Airport is to open on March 29. The delivery problems with the baggage handling system have been fixed. The announcement was given by the airport's... more
Science and technologyGROZNY AIRPORT TO RESUME CIVILIAN FLIGHTS NEXT WEEK
MOSCOW, Grozny's Severny airport has been demined by russian engineers. The first civilian charter flight, operated with a Tu-134, from Grozny to Moscow was planned for March 20. The airport was used by... more
Science and technologyPEACE TORCH TO TAKE OFF FROM FIUMICINO AIRPORT
ROME, The Peace Torch, lighted on February 11 by the Pope, will head to Jerusalem on a pilgrimage on wednesday March 14. Before leaving, Cardinal Ruini will return Adr's and Alitalia's managing directors,... more
Science and technologySECOND AIRPORT FOR MEXICO CITY
MEXICO CITY, According to AirWise Mexican Communications and Transport Minister Pedro Cerisola said independent experts hired to conduct feasibility studies on the location of a second airport for Mexico... more
Science and technologyBLACK-OUT AT BRISBANE AIRPORT
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, Torrential rain has shorted out the runway lights at Brisbane Airport. Planes are landing intermittently as airport staff battle to restore the lights. A spokeswoman for Brisbane... more
Science and technologyFRENCH AIRPORTS: PASSENGER TRAFFIC GOES UP
PARIS, The Union des Chambre de Commerce et Etablissements Gestionnaires d'Aéroports (UCCEGA) reported that the passenger traffic 2000 of the French airports increased of 6 per cent compared to 1999,... more
Science and technologyASIAN MEETING ABOUT ''DVT''
MALAYSIA, According to AirWise, an association of 18 Asian airlines said it would meet in the Malaysian capital this month to discuss a medical condition commonly known as economy-class syndrome (DVT).... more
Science and technologyISRAELI AIRPORTS UNREST ENDS
TEL AVIV, The workers strike ended today after less than one day. Normal operations should resumed in a few hours, said a spokesman for the workers union. It's not yet clear how many flights were grounded... more
Science and technologyMAILBAGS STOLEN AT DUBLIN AIRPORT
DUBLIN, Up to 30 mailbags were stolen last night at Dublin airport. The mailbags had to be loaded on an Aer Lingus cargo plane headed to for Manchester. An airline's spokesman siad the theft took place... more
Science and technologyWHITE HOUSE UNDECIDED ABOUT THIRD CHICAGO AIRPORT
WASHINGTON, The "Chicago tribune" reported that business and political leaders from Chicago's south suburbs met with top White House officials Monday but were offered no guarantees the Bush administration... more
Science and technologyCHINA: GUANGZHOU AIRPORT TO BE READY IN 2003
CHINA, The new Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou will be inaugurated by late October 2003. The airport will have two runways and will be capable of handling 60 planes at a time. The airport is... more
Science and technologyRUSSIA: CHINESE SPY ARRESTED
MOSCOW, A Chinese man 40 year old, blocked while he tried to carry in China submarine plans and a movement of war-ships, is arrested for espionage at Russian airport of Khabarowsk. Ulterior information... more
Science and technologyBAD WEATHER ON U.S.
NEW YORK, The most violent wind and snow's storm never pulled down on the north-orientals U.S. in the last 50 years is falling in these days. The Civil Protection has informed all the population (we remember... more
Science and technologyNIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO SELL MAJOR AIRPORTS
NIGERIA, Nigeria will sell the country's major airports in the ongoing of about 1000 state-owned enterprises privatisation. Among them, the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos, the international airports... more
Science and technologyTRAFFIC GOES UP AT SHANGAI AIRPORTS
SHANGAI, CHINA, The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said the two airports in Shangai reported a 14,78% cargo increase and passenger traffic went up by 20,29 in the year 2000, compared with... more
Science and technologySEATTLE AIRPORT CLOSED BY EARTHQUAKE
SEATTLE, Seattle eartquake yesterday caused the closing of city's airport, as FAA ordered a national ground stop. Nobody was injured but buildings swayed. Alaska Air canceled 30 flights. more
Science and technologyTBI TO MANAGE LONDON LUTON AIRPORT
LONDON, TBI, which already owns Belfast and Cardiff airports and holds a 25% stake in Luton airport, is to buy a further 65% stake in London Luton Airport Holdings Ltd. Following the deal, which worth... more
Science and technologyMALAYSIAN AIRPORTS SEE TRAFFIC INCREASE
MALAYSIA, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, which is the sole manager of all 37 civilian airports in the country, said passenger traffic grew 12 per cent to 32.7 million people from the previous year, while... more
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