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SecurityFor a golf tournament, a five hours delay for 233 passengers
Air 200 charter flight divert to Manchester to embark "essential" golf bags
233 passengers on board a British charter flight operated by Air 2000 UK operator, arrived at their destination five hours late - all because of a game of golf. The airline management decided to "reprotect"... more

AirlinesSwissair catering division for sale
American Texas Pacific close to acquisition
Cate Gourmet, Swissair catering division, will probably become american. Texas Pacific should in fact buy the SFbn 3,2 worth swissair division before June 2002. (m/cesn) more

Science and technologyBAA to announce heavy losses in 3T2001
Official announce in trhe next week
The UK-based airport operator BAA is expected next week to announce third 2001 quarterly figures overshadowed by the impact of the US terror attacks. The airport operator is expected to report a... more

AirlinesQantas is planning e-mail
Involved Internet technologies
Australian airline Qantas is envisaging a radical change in working methods, by reducing its complexity and increasing efficiency. The program is said eQ and comprises many key systems to be streamlined,... more

Civil aviationTerrorism alarm in Colorado
Panic aboard a Boeing 737
Bomb alert on the Delta Airlines flight from Denver to Salt Lake City after a letter menacing explosive to be aboard has been found. Fortunately, once landed, no bomb has been found on the aircraf... more

HelicoptersGerman operator buys Dauphin
It is Heli Transair Gmbh
Heli Transair Gmbh based on Egelsbach airfield has increased its fleet, already operating in Europe since 14 years, acquiring an Eurocopter AS365N2 that will be used particularly for VIP transport. The... more

AirlinesChina Eastern could buy 50 Airbus aircraft
As reported by China Daily newspaper
According to the news of the state-approved newspaper, China Daily, one of China's biggest carriers, China Eastern, is set to expand by ordering up to 50 Airbus jetliners. The newspaper says that carrier... more

PeopleUsa: air traffic recovery
American air carriers to increase flights
Four months after September 11th tragedy, main american airlines are progressively coming back to a full activity. As the Ata, the american air traffic association, confirmed, Us airlines will restore... more

AccidentsBomb scare on EasyJet aircraft
It has landed at Geneva airport for a suspicious baggage
A security scare forced a plane from easyJet, the UK budget carrier, to land at Geneva Airport after a suspicious bag has been found on board The pilot of the Boeing 737, on a flight from Nice to... more

HelicoptersBell results, press conference at HAI
It will be held at Orlando on February 14th
Bell Chairman and CEO John Murphey said that in the next HAI Convention a status report on the company for the year ahead will be unveiled. Anyway will be highlighted the strong commitment to tiltrotors... more

AccidentsManila: engine troubles for a Northwest Airlines Jumbo
No problems for the 388 people aboard
A Boeing 747 of the Northwest Airlines which was flying from the Philippines to Japan, has to come back to the airport where it departed from because of troubles at the engine. Flight 72 with 375 passengers... more

HelicoptersDelhi's traffic police is going hi-tech
Helicopters and technology agains bad motor drivers
Delhi traffic police is finally flexing his muscles against run accidents and the rising level of road rage, while presently police had little choice . At the moment the capital had only one single system... more

AirlinesAustrian Airlines Group 2001 good performance
8,5m passengers in 2001
With just a 0,1% fall in the general number of passengers, Austrian Airlines Group is probably one of the few air companies not to be smashed down from September 11th terrorist attacks. Even though the... more

CuriositiesAfghan ministers to visit Russia
Karzai will end Kabul government tour next March
Mohammed Hasem Fahim, Afghan Defence Minister will start new Kabul government official visits to Moscow next February 10th. Few days later, February 15th, Yunus Kahuni, Minister for the Interior will... more

DefenseUsa to raise its Defence budget
USDbn 120 in the next five years
War against terrorism will ask Washington government to earmark Usdbn 120 more in the next five years. In 2007 Pentagon will have at disposal something like USDbn 451. In particular, supply will pass... more

DefenseIvanov confirmed Russian commitment against terrorism
No technological or rocketry support to Iran
During the International Security Conference of Munich, Russian Defence Ministry, Sergey Ivanov, confirmed yesterday the strong and important role of his government against international terrorism. He... more

AccidentsItaly: one of the four responsible of the Cermis tragedy has been awarded
Indignation and anger for victims relatives
Four years since the Us Army Prowler cut Cermis cableway causing 20 deads have now passed and still no justice has been made. Just one of the four Us responsible, Richard Ashby, was found guilty (just... more

AerospaceJapan launched H-2 missile in the Space
Other launches planned until 2005
After yesterday's delays, this morning the Japanese missile H-2, with two artificial satellites aboard, took off for Space. With this first mission, which is supposed to be followed by others until 2005,... more

HelicoptersGaza: new Israelian attacks against Palestinians
Helicopters shooted Jabalyya
Last night two Israelian helicopters bombed Jabalyya, a village in the northern region of Gaza Stripe. Israelian army shooted 4 missiles on what was suspected to be a bomb and mortar factory. (... more

AirlinesUnited Airlines number of flights to be increased
127 more flights in April
Recent raising in the passengers demand will allow United Airlines to add 127 new flights in April. The main positive consequence will be the reduction in the air carrier employees cuts. (m/cesn) more

AirlinesBritish Airways' crisis
GBPm 187 net losses in 3rd quarter of 2001
World wide air traffic crisis affected British Airways as well. Despite a GBPm 80 net income registered the same period of 2000, the British flag airline has reported a GBPm 187 loss in the 3rd quarter... more

Civil aviationFAA Ad on Eurocopter France helicopters
Airworthiness Directive 2002-01-30 Summary Subject: Prevent failure of the main gearbox (MGB) due to a cracked bevel gear Manufacturer: Eurocopter France Category: Airframe Effective Date:... more

Civil aviationFAA Ad on Bombardier aircraft
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington,DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal... more

PeopleConcorde never ending story
Evironmental associations against supersonic jet flights
Ciel Bleu and Advocnar, two french environmental protection organizations, asked for the Concorde to be stopped again. Last November 7th the French-British aircraft came back up in the skies after being... more

Civil aviationFAA Ad on Dowty propellers
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued by... more

Civil aviationFAA Ad on Short Brothers aircraft
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued by the... more

Civil aviationFAA Ad on Israel Aircraft Industry planes
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued by the... more

Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls Royce engines
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued by the... more

AirlinesUnited Airlines pays the expensive Bin Laden bill
USDm 308 net losses in fourth quarter of 2001
As its air carrier fellows, United Airlines closed 2001 with heavy losses. USDm 308 is the price the airline will pay for last September terrorist Attacks, with a 24% turnover-per-passenger fall.... more

HelicoptersNorth Sea oil workers claim for new helicopters
Super Pumas start to be excessively aged
OIL workers have called for the replacement of rig-based Super Pumas helicopters after a series of emergency alerts. These machines are the first point of escape from platforms in the North Sea, and... more

CuriositiesJapan: wireless airports
Mobile phone will help flyers
"E-airport" is the name of the latest Japanese experiment in the airports. This project, still under study, will bring mobile phones to be able to book flights, let the check-in operations become faster... more

AccidentsDublin: panic at the airport
Delta Airlines Aircraft goes out fo the runway
A Delta Airlines Md-11, landing last morning at 8.00am(local time)at the Irish airport of Dublin, went out of the runway. No one of the people aboard flight 129, departed from Atlanta (Usa)few hours before,... more

AccidentsCaracas: a Dornier 128 crashed in the Caribbean sea
No victims, only three injured
No one of the 11 people aboard of the Transven Airlines charter crashed last Saturday was dead. The aircraft, a Dornier 128, which was flying from Caracas to Los Roques Islands, crashed in the Caribbean... more

HelicoptersSAAB and NHI signed contract with Sweden
The contract regards TMS supply for NH90 helicopters
Saab and NH Industries have signed a contract, worth about SEK 2 billion, for the development and production of tactical mission system (TMS) for the new Swedish multi-helicopter, the NH90. When the... more

AirlinesQantas welcomes federal court adjournment
Qantas has welcomed today's decision by the Federal Court to defer until Thursday the hearing of a claim by the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and the Australian Workers Union for an injunction... more

AirlinesAnsett airline to be revived
More than 1500 creditors approved rescue plan
Once the Australian second air carrier, loss-making Ansett will be saved by Tesna, a consortium headed by Solomon Lew and Lindsay Fox. This is what the 1500 something creditors gathering decided last... more

HelicoptersRobinson leader in the civil helicopter
In 2001 328 new helicopters produced
Once again the us Robinson Helicopter Company has been the most prolific of the industry. With 328 new aircraft the american company "defeated" Eurocopter, whose global output in 2001 raised from 241... more

AccidentsAlaska: 2nd anniversary of the Alaska Airlines fight 261 tragedy
Victims' relatives gathered to remember their beloved ones
Two years after flight 261 of the Alaskan flag airline tragedy occurred, relatives of the 88 victims aboard gathered yesterday at Westlake Village to remember their beloved ones. The service held at San... more

DefenseNetherlands, F-16 must be substituted
JSF is the first alternative
Today the dutch premier has said that the american Joint Strike Fighter seems to be the best combat aircraft to substitute the 138 dutch F-16 Fighting Falcons. The other contending aircraft are Eurofighter... more

AccidentsPhilippines: Us MC-130-H shooted on a training mission
No injured
Two days ago several bullets hit a Us military aircraft during a training mission in the Luzon island, southern region of the Philippines. Fortunately none of the military aboard was injured, while... more

PeopleAre Open Skies agreements illegal ?
The opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice
The agreements known as "Open Skies" are illegal, according to Antonio Tizzano, Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. The parts of the agreement subject to revision would be the fare levels... more

DefenseUk: opposition fears September- 11th-like terrorist attacks in London
Conservative party worried about the 5th Squadron dismissing
Labourist decision to dismiss the 5th Raf Squadron placed in Lincolnshire, 200 km away from London, according to the opposition could weaken safety in the capital. Bernard Jenkin and his party are convinced... more

AirlinesEasy Jet increases flights from Gatwick
The airline already flies to Amesterdam, Geneva and Nice from Gatwick
UK budget airline, easyJet, today launched the first of five new routes from Gatwick for European destinations that will arrive to be eight. Following today's inaugural flight to Barcelona, Spain,... more

PeopleAlmost all Aer Lingus pilots vote for strike
over 97% voted in favor of action
Almost all of the 489 Irish carrier Aer Lingus pilots have voted (by 97 percent) for industrial action which could include a strike, in protest at compulsory redundancies which they called "discriminatory... more

AirportsJudiciary problems foreseen for airlines
The London court will discuss on deep vein thrombosis
London High Court of Justice will authorize collective judiciary proceedings against thirty airlines for the so-called economy class syndrome, that is a serious sickness, sometimes particularly worrying,... more

IndustryA400M project definitive ok delayed for the 5th time
Germany will decide before March 31st
A400M european joint venture will be frozen until next Autumn, after final agreement skipped for the fifth time. Main hurdle to the operation, remains the ambiguous role played by the Berlin government. In... more

IndustryRaytheon Systems awarded a over 41,6 USDm contract
Raytheon Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $41,603,020 firm-fixed -price contract modification to provide for 100 AIM-120 C5 advance medium range air-to-air missiles and one lot of spares... more

IndustryLockheed Martin awarded a over 153 USDm contracts
Lockheed Martin, Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $153,323,968 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for F-22 program support for period E through December 2002. The Aeronautical Systems... more

CuriositiesIf you are a liar, an alcholic or a thief you can't travel among the stars
Nasa unveil behavioural and moral criteria for a space tourist
People who tell lies, who steal, who make use of drugs, even though millionaire, will not become space tourists. Nasa expounded the main criteria, from a moral and a social-behavioural point of view,... more

IndustryBoeing Satellite Systems awarded a over 204 USDm contract
Boeing Satellite Systems, Los Angeles, Calif., is being awarded a $204,204,000 contract option to provide for completion and delivery of satellite 1 in support of the Wideband Gapbiller Communications... more