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PeopleEUROPE IS LATE
ROME, ?(,g to the Association of European Airlines (AEA), the trade organization for 29 of Europe's largest airlines, the 25.5 per cent of its members' intra-European flights were delayed in 2000:... more
PeopleFAA STARTS FLIGHT SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN TAIWAN
TAIWAN, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday started a three-day flight safety check tour of Taiwan. The inspection will be focused on Taiwan's aviation safety-related legal system and it aims... more
PeopleDELTA: PILOTS VOTE FOR STRIKE
NEW YORK, The American third-largest carrier's pilots have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if fail contract talks which have been going one since 18 months: the company and union have agreed... more
PeopleUS UNION LEADERS TO OPPOSE ATC PRIVATIZATION
USA, Leaders of the 32 US major transportation unions unanimously adopted a statement urging Congress and President Bush to oppose privatization proposals because they would disrupt air traffic control... more
PeopleINDIA: APPROVED AVIATION SAFETY AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA
NEW DELHI, The Indian cabinet approved here on Tuesday the signing of an aviation safety promotion agreement with Russia, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. Under the agreement, each side would... more
PeopleNEW FLIGHT SIMULATORS FOR BELL HELICOPTERS
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, The well known flight training simulators maker, Frasca International, announced at Heli-Expo 2001 the realization of the Flight Training Devices (FTD) for two Bell Helicopters,... more
PeopleINDIA NEEDS ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFTS
INDIA, According to AirWise Suvendoo Ray, president of the Indian unit of Boeing Co, said that India will need an additional 380 passenger planes worth USD$24 billion over the next 20 years to meet growing... more
PeopleAIR CANADA: DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS FOR SNOW
CANADA, Air Canada advises with a statement that forecasted early morning snow and freezing rain conditions in Ottawa and Montreal will cause significant flight delays and cancellations to and from these... more
PeopleINDIA'S AIRLINE MARKET TO EXPAND
INDIA, Boeing expects indian airline market to order 380 aircrafts, worth $24 billion, in the next 20 years. The world travel market is supposed to grow 4.8% a year. Boeing's executive hopes the 60% of... more
PeopleANNE LINDBERGH DIES AT 94
USA, The foundation entitled to she and the husband has reported the death of Anna, widow of Charles Lindbergh, the first aviator to trasvolare the Atlantic in 1927, to the age of 94, in the Vermont. Anna... more
PeopleCONTINENTAL AIRLINES WINS GLOBAL AIRLINE AWARDS 2001
LONDON, Continental Airlines is the big winner of the OAG Airline of the Year 2001 awards in London. Continental received the most honors of any carrier: in addition to garnering the top award as Best... more
PeopleDELTA EXPRESS LAUNCHES NEW LOW-FARE FLIGHTS TOO
ORLANDO, FLA, Delta Express, Delta's low-fare airline, launched its new two daily no-stop 737-200 Boeing jet service between Palm Beach International and Newark International Airports, in New Y... more
PeopleJAPAN WILL REVIEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PROCEDURES
JAPAN, Japan is planning to review the procedures of air traffic control to prevent the high risk of human error following the mishap of the two Japan Airlines planes near to collide last week. The minister... more
PeopleSNOW STORM STOPS FLIGHTS
U.S., Yesterday Continental Airlines cancelled more than 70 flights at Newark International Airport in New Jersey and all flights were delayed up to an hour in the face of a massive snow storm that hit... more
PeoplePOLICE TO BEGIN INSPECTION OF JAL PLANES NEAR TO COLLIDE
TOKYO, A police team of experts began a full-fledged on site inspection of near-collision between two Japan Airline's planes. The team will also hear from the two air controllers considered to be chiefly... more
PeopleVIETNAM INCREASES NATIONAL FLEET
VIETNAM, The Vietnamese government plans to invest USD$2 billion in the next 10 years to renew the fleet of national carrier Vietnam Airlines. The carrier's fleet would be expanded from the current 23... more
PeopleTURKEY, ARMENIA AT ODDS OVER AIR FLIGHT
ANKARA, TURKEY, According to wath reported by Anatolia News Agency, Turkey denied that it had closed its airspace to Armenian Airways international flight from Yerevan to Athens, without giving any reason. Turkish... more
PeopleSEVENTY LASHES FOR USING PHONE ON FLIGHT
RIAD, SAUDI ARABIA, A Saudi court has sentenced an army officer to 70 lashes for using his cellular during take-off, disobeying orders by members of the crew to switch it off, on a domestic flight between... more
PeopleHI-JACKER RECEIVES FIFTEEN YEAR SENTENCE
SANA'A, YEMEN, The Yemeni hi-jacker has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and to pour a compensation to the airline for January 23's hijacking of a Yemenia plane carrying 91 people, including the US... more
PeopleFAGIOLO TO WARN KINNOCK AND DE PALACIO: STOP DISCRIMINATING ITALY
BRUSSELS, EU's italian ambassador Silvio Fagiolo, in a verbal statement, warned the two EU's vice presidents Neil Kinnock and Loyola De Palacio, not to discriminate Italy in the appointments of executive... more
PeopleNEGLIGENCE AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE TWO PLANES NEAR TO COLLIDE IN JAPAN
JAPAN, The reports of the investigation said that flight records showed that the avoided collision was due to lack of experience of an air traffic control's radar operator and to the neglicence of his... more
PeopleBRAZIL COMPLAINS OF AIR SUBSIDIES
CANADA, According to "Financial Times", in a further escalation of their aircraft dispute, Brazil has formally complained to the World Trade Organisation about export subsidies granted by Canada to its... more
PeopleKENIA NEWLY INTRODUCES TOURIST VISAS AND RAISE AIRPORT TAXES
NAIROBI, KENIA, Kenia's government reintroduces tourist visa and raise airport taxes, angering tour operators which scaring to have thousands of cancellations. Visas will be now payed at 50 USD and... more
PeopleUS ROUTES DENIED TO BRITISH MIDLAND
UK, The U.S. government, "given the current state of US-UK aviation relations", has denied a bid by British Midland to code-share with United Airlines on flights from London Heathrow to US cities on the... more
PeopleMAN CONDEMNED FOR MOLESTING SLEEPING WOMAN
SINGAPORE, An Indian man convicted to three strokes of the cane and a year in a Singapore jail for to have molested a woman on an airplane while she slept. The 27-year-old computer engineer's claim that... more
PeopleNEW REGIONAL JET SERVICE NEW YORK/NEWARK AND BOSTON WITH AMERICAN EAGLE
NEW YORK, American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today introduced regional jet service linking Boston and New York/Newark with seven daily round trips. The airline operates the... more
PeopleABN AMRO'S LOAN TO OLYMPIC
ATHENS, GREECE, Dutch bank ABN Amro made a loan of 67.5 billions of drachmas ($184 million) to help the Olympic Airways to move from the old to the new Airport of Athens, operating from March. The loan... more
PeopleCHINA NORTHWEST AIRLINES INCREASES ROUTES TO JAPAN
XI'AN, CHINA, China Northwest Airlines announced the intention to increase the routes to Japan. According to a plan, regular air routes from Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, to Kagoshima, Matsuyama,... more
PeopleLOCKERBIE DISASTER SENTENCED: ONE GUILTY, ONE ABSOLVED
CAMP ZEIST. HOLLAND, According to judgement conclusions, has been emitted the final verdict which put the end at the Lockerbie legal case, which has been defines the more expensive in the British justice... more
PeopleSAMARAT WILL CONTROL CAMBODIAN AIR TRAFFIC
CAMBODIA, Samart Corporation has been awarded a 15-year concession to provide air traffic control services in Cambodia. A company source said that throughout the concession, Samart was likely to receive... more