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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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