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Civil aviationGunwoman arrested at Amsterdam airport
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - While boarding on a Delta flight heading to US
A woman has been arrested at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport as she tried to board on a Delta Air Lines flight heading to Us carrying a shotgun in her hand luggage. So far Dutch authorities have not yet disclosed... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines: new business class seats with massage functions
Tokyo, Japan - They will be introduced first on Tokyo-London routes
Japan Airlines, Asia's largest airline, will operate aircraft with new business class seat that recline 170 degrees, with massage functions and video-on-demand. It will introduce the new seats this month... more
Press releaseAirbus Training Centre celebrates its 100,000th trainee
Toulouse, France - Where it offers a broad range of customised, interactive courses
"The Airbus training centre in Toulouse celebrated a milestone last July 5 as it welcomed its 100,000th trainee. To mark the event, Airbus Executive Vice President Customer Services Patrick Gavin and Senior... more
Press releaseBritish Airways: website is a winner with UK travellers
London, Uk - July 1, 2002 was the busiest day ever for the website with 4712 customers
"Ba.com is now the most popular way for British Airways’ UK passengers to book their tickets directly with the airline. Monday 1 July 2002 was the busiest day ever for the website with 4712 customers b... more
AirlinesAeroflot will likely fly on western aircraft
Moscow, Russia - By leasing a B767 and several A320s
Even though a final decision has yet to be taken, Russia's flag airline Aeroflot is likely leasing a B767 long range as well as several Airbus A320s. The new aircraft are not going anyway to replace any... more
AirlinesShanghai Airlines ready to float on the Stock Exchange
Hong Kong, China - After Chinese regulatory commission gave its approval
According to Fan Hongxi, chairman at Shanghai Airlines, "the China Securities Regulatory Commission gave its nod to our initial public offering plan last month". The airline, which so far has not yet decided... more
IndustryBoeing Defense awarded of a near 9 USDm contract
USA
Boeing Defense & Space Group of Philadelphia is being awarded an $8,842,461 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for long lead items for MH-47G Aircraft in support of U.S. Special Operations Command, Technology... more
AirlinesBritish Airways and Iberia to expand their code-share agreement
London, Uk - As of July 12 on 39 routes
Starting from next July 12, the European airlines British Airways and Iberia are going to strenghten their code-share cooperation on 39 more routes. London-based carrier will add its code on flights departing... more
IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded of a near 6 USDm contract
USA
Northrop Grumman Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $5,966,050 delivery order under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-00-G-0280) to repair the fuselage and conduct standard depot... more
AirlinesKLM to cut 66 of its European fares
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - As of July 15
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is ready to cut fares on 66 of its European routes, with discounts up to 40%. These reductions, which are going to be effective as of July 15, "will substantially decrease the... more
AirlinesUS Airways accepted pay cuts
Washington, Usa - Thanks to which the airline will save USD 465m per year
After weeks of struggle and incomprehensions, finally peace came back to US Airways. Carrier's pilots have in fact agreed to pay cuts which will allow the air route to save USD465m a year. US sixth largest... more
CuriositiesBin Laden: new Romanian Satan
Bucarest, Romania - He has been portrayed in a church of Timisoara
Osama bin Laden riding a plane and holding a pitchfork: the new Satan according a Romanian painter. Al Qaeda's boss has been portrayed as Satan in the depiction of the "descent to hell" painted in an... more
HelicoptersWeston-Super-HeliDays 2002
London, Uk - Fri. 26th, Sat. 27th, Sun. 28th July
The end of July sees loads of helicopters descending on the seaside at Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset for Europe's biggest and most unusual public helicopter event. Now in it's 12th year, the Weston-Super-HeliDays... more
AirlinesIsraeli government to sell El Al
Tel Aviv, Israel - The initial plan is to float 49% of the air carrier
Isareli government is going to privatize the nation flag air carrier El Al as of next year. At the beginning just a 49% stake would be floated at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, while, as stated by the country's... more
AerospaceUsa, Russia and Eu to discover the "Red Planet"
Moscow, Russia - In 2015
An international expedition, made up of Americans, Russians an Europeans, will take off in 2014 to discover the secrets of Mars. The USD 20bn program involves the launch of two spacecraft: one manned,... more
Civil aviationHundreds of people gathered to mourn victims of Los Angeles airport shooting
Los Angeles, Usa - El Al's employee Victoria Hen and the diamond dealer Yaakov Aminov
Hundreds of people gathered today in the two synagogues of Los Angeles to mourn the two victims killed at the LAX airport on last July 4 by a fanatic muslim before he himself was shot death by an El Al... more
Science and technologyIata awarded Copenhagen airport as " World's Best Airport" for 2002
Rome, Italy - For the second time in three years
The International Air Transport Association (Iata), as reported in its web site "the prime vehicle for inter-airline cooperation in promoting safe, reliable, secure and economical air services for the... more
AccidentsToday public funerals for the Ukraine victims of the mid-air collision in Germany
Berlin, Germany - In the meanwhile the inquiry goes on
Today in Ufa, a village located in the self-governed republic of Bashkiria (ex Ussr) there will be the celebration of the funerals for the 69 victims of the Tupolev Tu-54 that last Sunday night collided... more
AerospaceA new launch for the rocket Ariane 5
Paris, France - To escort two communications satellites into orbit
Last July 6, at 1.20am (Cet) a rocket propeller Ariane 5 lifted off from the Kourou space center in the French Guyane to take two communications satellites - the international Stellat-5 and the Japanese... more
AirlinesEu okayed Lufthansa-Austrian Airlines partnership agreement
Brussels, Belgium - Last July 5
On July 5, the European Commission okayed the partnership agreement between the Mitteleuropean air routes Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines. "To prevent the eventual creation of a monopoly between two neighbouring... more
Civil aviationArmed guards to grant security at Us airports
Washington, Usa - After the shooting at Los Angeles airport
After the shooting occurred last July 4 at the Los Angeles international airport, when a gunman killed two people before being shot dead by a security guard for El Al airline, Washington would likely decide... more
AirlinesIBM to take over the running of Finnair IT systems and e-business
Helsinki, Finland - For next 10 years
The Scandinavian airline Finnair signed a USD 400m agreement with IBM to run and develop its information technology systems and e-business operations. "This relationship represents a significant departure... more
IndustryBoeing and Warren Buffett to put an end to the joint venture FlightSafetyBoeing Training International
Renton, Usa - The firm specialized in flight training to airline pilots
Boeing & Co., the Seattle-based aeronautical manufacturer, and the Us businessman Warren Buffett, could decide to put an end to the joint venture specialized in training for airline pilots, FlightSafetyBoeing... more
SecurityUs to restart drug plane interception programs
Washington, Usa - Program's control is supposed to pass from Cia to Us Department of State
Bush is willing to restart drug plane surveillance programs which were interrupted last year, when a Peruvian Air Force plane, acting on information from a US surveillance plane tracking drug courier flights,... more
AerospaceNasa: a lifeboat for emergency return to Earth under study
Houston, Usa - First model ready as soon as 2009
Nasa, the Us space agency, is considering the building up of a space vehicle to be employed by International Space Station (ISS) crews as a lifeboat for emergency return to Earth. An early version of the... more
IndustryAirbus Uk chose GKN Aerospace Services to supply components for its A380
London, Uk - A USD 600m contract
Airbus Uk, the British division of the homonymous European aeronautical giant, decided to award GKN Aerospace Services, the Surrey-based supplier of structures, components, assemblies and engineering services... more
HelicoptersNew investments for Keystone Helicopter Corp
West Chester, Usa - The new owner plans to spend up to USD 75m within 5 years
As it approaches its 50th anniversary, Keystone Helicopter Corp., founded in 1953 by a World War II Flying Tigers veteran, is gaining real lift from Steve Townes, its new owner, who plans to spend up to... more
HelicoptersNew investments for Keyston Helicopter Corp
West Chester, Usa - The new owner plans to spend up to USD 75m within 5 years
As it approaches its 50th anniversary, Keystone Helicopter Corp., founded in 1953 by a World War II Flying Tigers veteran, is gaining real lift from Steve Townes, its new owner, who plans to spend up to... more
AirlinesUS Airways: pilots and management back on talks today
Washington, Usa - After negotiations hit a snag last weekend
After last week-end negotiations seemed to have taken the wrong way, today pilots and management of the American air carrier will resume talks in the attempt to get out from the industrial impasse affecting... more
Science and technologyItalian-British joint-venture will handle Us Air Force in Sicily
Catania, Italy - A 7-year contract
An Italian-British joint-venture gained the handling of the airport services at the Sicilian Us Air Force base of Sigonella, Italy. The service provided with the 7-year contract for a EUR 90m worth will... more
AccidentsOn the mid-air collision over southern Germany's skies: swiss air controllers could face criminal charges
Berlin, Germany - Because of their potential negligence
Skyguide's flight controllers on duty on the tragic night when a Boeing 757 cargo of the express courier DHL and a Bashkirian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 collided over the skies of southern Germany, 30 km... more
DefenseNetherlands, Spain and Belgium to join Occar
Rome, Italy - Currently 4 countries form the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation at
The Netherlands, Spain and Belgium will join Occar by the end of the year. Occar, Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation, was created in 1996 by Italy, France, Germany and Uk: it represents over... more
AirlinesBangkok Airways to son manage Laos, Cambodia and Burma airports
Bangkok, Thailand - Managing airports generated much higher margins than the airline business
In not such a long time, the Thailand regional air carrier Bangkok Airways could become the handler in charge of the airports located on its neighbouring countries of Laos, Burma and Cambodia. "The airport... more
DefenseMig Corporation to modernize Slovak Mig-29 fleet
Bratislava, Slovak Republic - The country could enter Nato by the end of 2002
Mig Corporation, the Russian aeronautical manufacturer, announced to have reached an agreement with the Slovak ministry of Defence to modernize its Mig-29 fleet. This "re-styling" operation is to allow... more
AccidentsAir India bomb trial: allegations of fraud against a defendant's family
Vancouver, Canada - The 1985 bombing of an Air India airliner killed 329 people
The trial in Canada of three men accused of plotting the 1985 bombing of an Air India airliner, killing 329 people, has become embroiled in allegations of fraud. A former lawyer for one of the men charged... more
AirlinesAeroflot buys Airbus fleet
Paris, France - Still undisclosed the number of new aircraft concerned
Russian airline Aeroflot has selected Airbus Industrie, a unit of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) and Bae Systems of Britain, to upgrade its medium-range fleet of aircraft. Russian... more
Civil aviationSaddam Hussein's stepson will stay in jail
Washington, Usa - He was arrested because of immigration laws violation
Mohamad Saffi, the 36 years stepson of the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who has been arrested yesterday in Miami as he was trying to enroll to a Floridian flying school, Aeroservice Aviation Center, without... more
Science and technologyMontreal airport: back to Haiti after about a week's wait
Montreal, Canada - Passengers camped out at Port-au-Price airport, Haiti, also managed to take off
Passengers stranded at Montreal's Mirabel airport for nearly a week finally returned to Haiti yesterday and a long-delayed planeload of travellers arrived from the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. About... more
AerospaceIndependence Day: celebration on the ISS
Moscow, Russia - In honour of the Us cosmonaut Peggy Whitson
The 226° anniversary of the independence of the country, that after would have become United States of America, from its mother country Great Britain has been celebrated on board the International Space... more
AirlinesJapan Airlines to join WOW world cargo alliance
Tokyo, Japan - Formed by Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines System
The "empire of the rising sun" air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) reached a basic agreement to join an air freight alliance formed by Lufthansa AG, Singapore Airlines Ltd, and Scandinavian Airlines System.... more
AirlinesMissile shot against an El Al Tel Aviv-Moscow flight
Moscow, Russia - Fortunately without any consequence
A missile has been shot from Ukraine against an El Al flight in service between Tel Aviv and Moscow. This time, unlike last October when a Russian aircraft has been shot down by a missile launched always... more
AirlinesAir Bosna to restart the link Sarajevo-Belgrad
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina - The last flight was operated in spring 1999
Bosnia's national flag carrier, Air Bosna, will operated again the link between Sarajevo and Belgrad starting from tomorrow with 4 return flights a week. This link was last terminated in spring 1999 during... more
AirlinesJune 2002: EasyJet and Go registered a smashing increase in passengers number
London, Uk - By flying together 1,5 million people
Uk budget airlines EasyJet and Go posted a smashing increase in the number of passengers they flew in June 2002, by transporting, in total, 1,5 million passengers. EasyJet flew 958,857 passengers thus... more
AccidentsCessna crashed into a group of people in California: 4 dead
San Dimas, Usa - Another 12 people on the ground were injured
A twin-engine Cessna 310 skipped across a suburban Los Angeles lake and plowed into a group of people celebrating the Independence Day yesterday. Both people aboard were killed as well as a 12-year-old... more
Civil aviationShooting at Los Angeles airport
Los Angeles, Usa - 3 dead
Yesterday at Los Angeles international airport, a gunman opened fire at the ticket counter of the Israeli airline El Al, killing two people and injuring four more before an airline security officer shot... more
AccidentsMissed collision for two British Airways aircraft
London, Uk - Anti-collision systems avoided a tragedy
Two British Airways passengers airliners risked to collide, but unlike last Sunday air accident in southern Germany, this time the anti-collision systems on board the planes avoided a tragedy. British... more
AirlinesAmerica West pilots charged with trying to fly while drunk (2): FAA revokes licenses
Phoenix, Usa - Arizona-based airline already fired the two pilots
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)revoked the licenses of the two America West Airlines pilots who police say failed Breathalyzer tests as they prepared to fly a jet full of passengers. The revocations... more
Press releaseContinental Airlines discontinues alliance discussions with US Airways
Houston, Usa - Because an agreement would not be reached in the near future
"Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced that it has discontinued discussions with US Airways (NYSE: U) regarding the possibility of entering into an alliance agreement that would include codesharing... more
DefenseAustria as well to enter Eurofighter program
Vienna, Austria - Eads said
Eads, the European aerospace giant, announced that Austria as well could soon join Eurofighter program, by the acquisition of 24 aircraft. Philippe Camus and Rainer Hertrich, CEOs at Eads said: "the Eurofighter... more
AccidentsA SAAF Rooivalk attack helicopter hits ground during test flight
Pretoria, South Africa - The Rooivalk is a latest generation from Denel Aviation of South Africa
A Rooivalk belonging to the South African Air Force (SAAF), was involved in an accident outside Pretoria. The Rooivalk is a latest generation attack helicopter from Denel Aviation of South Africa. Denel... more