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PeopleU.S. FLIGHT SCHOOLS REVIEWED SECURITY PROCEDURES
USA, According to a FAA note, flight schools have been requested to review their security measures to avoid that the accident of last days could be repeated. Few flight schools have security measures... more
PeopleFOR COSTS AND SECURITY REASONS, BA SAID NO TO AIR MARSHALS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to a British government spokesman, transport minister Stephen Byers proposals to employ air marshals on British airways flight, in order to oppose to terroristic actions,... more
PeopleEL-AL GROUND AMERICAN FOR PC IN THE BAGGAGE
EL CAIRO, EGYPT, The crew of El-Al airline grounded an american man boarding a flight to Tel Aviv due to his baggage containing a laptop pc and a television camera; the passenger refused to leave it and... more
PeopleINDIA-PAKISTAN: MUSHARRAF IN NEPAL PROBABLY AN INFORMAL MEETING WITH INDIAN PRESIDENT WILL BE HELD
KATMANDU, NEPAL, Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf is arrived to Katmandu, Nepal. His flight has been a big delay of four hours for dense fog. Nepal establishment is obliged to defer tomorrow the summit... more
PeopleSWITZERLAND AUTHORIZES SMALL KNIVES TRANSPORTATION ON FLIGHTS
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Switzerland has been relaxed the ban on airline passengers carrying knives on board flights: passengers can take knives in their carry-on baggages if the blade is shorter than 2.36... more
PeopleINDIA-PAKISTAN CRISIS: LAST FLIGHTS BEFORE AIRSPACE CLOSING
KARACHI, PAKISTAN, Last flights before the next closing of the airspace between India and Pakistan, this fact is a further worsening of the situation between these two countries for the disputed Kashmir... more
PeopleACCORDING UK POLICE, WITH EVERY GIAMAICAN FLIGHT ARRIVE 30 KGS OF COCAINE
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to UK police spokesman declarations, with very flight coming from Giamaica could be smuggled in Great Britain up to 30 kgs. of cocaine. This is the concerning data from... more
PeopleU.S. DOT WILL APPLY A TICKET SECURITY SURCHARGE
WASHINGTON, USA, According to a U.S. Department of Transportation note released, it will implemented a USD$2.50 fee on each air carrier passenger in order to help pay for the Federal government's costs... more
PeopleOVER 100 AIR MARSHALS ON AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT WITHIN 2002
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, According to a Australian government press release, within 2002 there will be over 100 air marshals on Australian flights. From the 2002 starting the first armed agents are on board... more
PeopleINDIA AUTHORIZES MUSHARRAF TO USE ITS AIRSPACE
NEW DELHI, INDIA, Despite situation between India and Pakistan, New Delhi government decided to authorize Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf to use its airspace in order to participate to a meeting of... more
PeopleFBI WAS WARNED MONTHS BEFORE SEPT.11 THAT AN AIRCRAFT WOULD BE USED FOR ATTACKS
USA, The US Federal Bureau of Investigation was repeatedly warned about a month prior to the September 11 attacks that a fuel-laden airplane could be used as a bomb. A flight instructor at the Pan... more
PeopleAGREEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND TAIWAN EXTENDED
TAIWAN, Has been extended the existing Taiwan and Hong Kong aviation agreement by three to six months after it expires at the end of this month, Minister of Transportation and Communications Yeh Chu-lan... more
People50 ''FLYING SHERIFF'' ASSIGNED BY GERMAN GOVERNMENT TO AIRLINES
BERLIN, GERMANY, German government has decided to assign 50 "flying sheriff" to airlines in order to increase flight security. According to expectations, this number will increase at 200 in a brief time.... more
PeopleBUSH SECURITY SECRET SERVICE AGENT OFF-BOARDED FROM AN AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT
USA, A U.S. Secret Service armed agent, assigned to protection of president Bush, has been removed from an American Airlines flight after the pilot questioned his credentials. The man, of Arab origins... more
PeopleFRENCH GOVERNMENT CALLS AIR TRANSPORT SECURITY COMMITTEE
PARIS, FRANCE, The French government decided to call the national security committee for air transport after the failed attack to an American Airlines by a passenger wearing "explosive shoes" that has... more
PeoplePASSSENGERS TRAFFIC DOWN IN FRANCE IN NOVEMBER
PARIS, DGAC, the french Civil Aviation Authority, said that passengers traffic was down 14,3% in November, compared with the same period last year. Traffic to North America dropped 26,4%. more
PeopleEND OF EMERGENCY INSURANCE COVER ANNOUNCED BY SWISS GOVERNMENT
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, In a press release, the Swiss government has informed that it will not give further extension of emergency insurance cover from the government for potential damage caused by war... more
PeopleBRANSON HIRES FORMER CATHAY PEANUT THROWING PILOT
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Captain Scott Munro who was sacked by Cathay Pacific due to have thrown peanuts at his chief executive has been hired by Sir Richard Branson, head of Australian airline, Virgin... more
PeopleBRITISH GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO HELP AIRLINES IN DIFFICULTIES
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The British Government decided to help financiarily airlines affected by the September 11 attacks in the United States sharing a GBP£40 million (USD$57.6m) compensation... more
PeopleRUSSIAN ATC OPERATORS MAKE STARVING STRIKE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Several Russian ATC controllers ae making a starving strike in order to ask for a better wages, work hours reduction and to cancel an approved law which prohibit unions to intervene in... more
PeopleCANADA ANNOUNCES NEW SECURITY MEASURES
OTTAWA, CANADA, Canadian government has announced that it will invest 80 USDm per year in the improvement of air transport and airport security, following the announcement of yesterday, in which it said... more
PeopleFOUND SMOKING, A IRANIAN PASSENGER LAUNCH THREAT OF DEATH: ARRESTED HE COULD FACE 20 YEARS IMPRISONMENT
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, An Iranian but U.S. naturalized passenger, found by flight assistant to smoke in the toilette of a Air Canada flight from the assistants, he have hardly reacted to them, menacing... more
PeopleFRENCH ATC STRIKE (3): HEAVY COMMENTS BY DE PALACIO
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to declarations of the Transport European Commissioner Loyola De Palacio spokesman, the current French ATC operators has been "manipulated". The spokesman said that this... more
PeopleFRENCH AVIATION OPERATORS STRIKE (2) HEAVY PROBLEMS FOR ALL AIRLINES
PARIS, FRANCE, The French air traffic control operators strike, which attained a minimum of 60% participation, and 100% in several airports, has created disruption in flights of the most airlines which... more
PeopleFRENCH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS STRIKE(4): A PROTEST AGAINST EUROPEAN AIR TRAFFIC PLAN
PARIS, The strike of french air traffic controllers was called by several national unions, representing the workers employed in the civil aviation, USAC/CGT, FNTE/CGT, SNAC/CFTC and SPAC/CFDT, to protest... more
PeopleFRENCH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS STRIKE TO DISRUPT FLIGHTS
PARIS, A strike called by french air traffic controller is expected to disrupt air travel until Friday. The unrest is to start today at 6 pm to end on Friday at 7 am. Unions are to protest against a Europe-wide... more
PeopleHONEYWELL WILL PRODUCE A SATELLITE REAL TIME COCKPIT VOICES MONITORING SYSTEM
USA, Honeywell said yesterday that it will produce, in response to a US FAA request, a satellite communications link that would send continuous live cockpit audio utilizing the Motorola Iridium Satellite... more
PeopleNTSB RECOMMENDATION TO FAA
WASHINGTON, USA, The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration: Revise the General Aviation and Air Taxi Activity Survey data collection system to more... more
PeopleINDIAN OPPOSITION PROTEST AGAINST US AIR SPACE VIOLATION
NEW DELHI, About 150 deputies of indian opposition walked out the parliament today to protest against the air space violation by a US helicopter which flew over a nuclear installation near Madras city.... more
PeopleESTONIA RESUMES AN-28 FLIGHTS
TALLINN, Estonia yesterday resumed An-28 flights after the ban imposed following an An-28 crash last Friday. "The experts reached a conclusion that this was not a technical fault of a certain type of plane... more