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AirlinesQANTAS ENGINEERING WORKERS REJECT PAY DEAL
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, Qantas engineering workers at Australia's Melbourne Airport have rejected a new pay deal offering a 6% pay rise over two years. The offer also included a 12-month wage freezing... more
DefenseTHE FIRST IAF C-130 LANDED AT BAGRAM AIRPORT
KABUL, At 11.30 a.m. (time of Rome) the first C-130 of the Italian Air Force landed at Bagram, the airfield located north of the afghan capital. The plane had on board vehicles, materials and about... more
PeopleWORLD TOURISM FALL WILL CAUSE A NEAR 9 MILLION JOBS CUT
USA, According to Graham Wason, vice-president of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), in a tourism forum in Sofia, following the attacks on the United States last September 11, the... more
AerospaceARIANESPACE RESULTS FOR 2001
PARIS, During the first press conference of the year the President of Arianespace Jean-Marie Luton has disclosed the most important data related to year 2001. 13 contracts over a total of 25 for the... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS PILOT ARRESTED FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT
USA, An US Airways pilot has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and making terrorist threats because of comments he has made at an airport security checkpoint at Philadelphia... more
Latest newsMILITARY MANOEUVRES IN THE ARABIAN EMIRATES
ARAB UNITES EMIRATES, Some Emirates air force units, together with French army units, started military manoeuvres upon the Arabian territory. These manoeuvres have been foreseen by an agreement concerning... more
SecuritySTARWOOD HOTELS PROPERTIES ON SALE
ROMA, Starwood Hotels & Resort Worldwide Inc. starts the sale of the whole CIGA package, covering 25 luxury hotels included in Conde Nast Traveler’s gold list, such as Danieli Hotel and Gritti Palace i... more
AerospaceUNIVERSE IS LIGHT GREEN
USA, Some researchers of John Hopkins University have shown in Washington on Jan 10th, the results of their studies upon the universe colour. The study’s result is that, at the beginning of the universe, t... more
Science and technologyGROUND TRAFFIC TO JAKARTA AIRPORT BLOCKED BY HEAVY RAIN
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, Due to the heavy rain in the Jakarta zones, the routes to the local airport have been blocked and several flights registered heavy delays also due to the runway flooded. more
HelicoptersR-44 ROBINSON USED BY ST. MARTEEN POLICE
ST. MARTEEN, NETHERLAND ANTILLES, According to a St. Marteen Police spokesman, Department in the Netherland Antilles purchased a new R44 Police helicopter last year and have already completed over... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURT, PASSENGER FLOW DECREASED IN YEAR 2001
FRANKFURT, On the busiest airport of continental Europe passenger traffic decreased around 1.6% on the whole last year. After all the decrease has been modest, as immediately after the Twin Towers... more
Civil aviationX-RAY INSUFFICIENT AGAINST EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL
UNITED STATES, Waiting the new x-ray machines, able to discover explosive material in all american airports, within December 2002, USA authorities decided to employ more dogs' smelling. The number of findings... more
IndustryDASSAULT AVIATION VERSUS AIR ET COSMOS
BLAGNAC-FRANCE, The French Association of professional aeronautical and space journalists (AJPAE) carried a motion against the aricrafts building company, Dassault Aviation, following the weekly magazine... more
AirlinesFOR THE END OF THE MONTH WILL BE DECIDED THE AIR AFRIQUE DESTINY
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, A general meeting of the shareholder of the pan-African airline Air Afrique will be hel at the end of January, to decide about the destiny of the carrier. With a 510 EURm debt, the... more
Civil aviationX-RAY INSUFFICIENT AGAINST EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL
UNITED STATES, From a linked Franch-American investigation, the obsolete x-ray machines and metal detectors (thought to discover only fire and knife arms) have been estimated by authorities inadequate... more
IndustryALSO AIRBUS INDUSTRIE SHOWS SIGNS OF CRISIS
TOULOUSE, Following the well known events begun after September 11th, also Airbus is showing symptoms of crisis. In the United Kingdom facilities the european firm has been obliged to carry out 500... more
Science and technologyAFTER FOUR MONTHS FROM U.S. ATTACKS, STILL EXPLOSIVE SNIFFERS ARE MISSING
USA, Four months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the makers of machines that detect explosives in airplane luggage has yet to receive an order from the federal government. More than 2,000 bomb-scanning... more
IndustryTOMORROW THE FIRST A-318 FLIGHT
HAMBURG, GERMANY, Tomorrow would be conducted the first flight of the last of the Airbus's aircraft, the A-318, a shortened version of the A-319. The plane, which has 107 seats, has been yet ordered in... more
AirlinesASTRAEUS SEES OPPORTUNITIES
GREAT BRITAIN, While many airlines are struggling to cut costs, a new carrier is set to make its debut in the UK. Astraeus, a holiday carrier with five Boeing 737 aircrafts, hopes to launch in March,... more
Science and technologyBRUSSELS, TRUE ALARM FOR A WRONG BOMB-BAG
BRUSSELS, On date January 12th, late afternoon, Brussels-Zaventem airport has been disturbed by a wrong alarm for a possible terroristic action, that for about one hour threw into disorder the airport... more
AirlinesEMIRATES WILL LAUNCH THE FIRST DUBAI-PERTH NO-STOP FLIGHT
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, according to a Emirates airline spokesman, the carrier is preparing to launch the first no-stop flight between Dubai and Perth, starting on August. The flight will last near... more
SecurityHEAVY FIRES AT LE BOURGET
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A large fire, started around 4 a.m. of this morning in the hall 5 of Le Bourget airport, near Paris, where is held one of the world's most important aircraft airshow. The fire, has destroyed... more
AirlinesJETBLUE ORDERS 10 ADDITIONAL AIRBUS A-320
USA, According to a New York based low-fare airline JetBlue, carrier has placed a firm ordert to Airbus for the purchase of an additional 10 new A320 aircraft, powered by IAE International Aero... more
AirlinesFINNAIR WILL OPENS A NEW ROUTE BETWEEN HELSINKI AND HONG KONG
HELSINKI, According to a Finnair spokesman, the carrier will start to operate Regular scheduled flights between Helsinki and Hong Kong on February 15. Finnair will fly to Hong Kong three times... more
IndustryVITROCISET DEFENCE: 62 MILLION EURO CONTRACT AWARD FOR SILEF 2000, EUROFIGTHER LOGISTIC AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
ROME, ITALY, Vitrociset Company has been awarded by NATO Agency NETMA (EF-2000 and Tornado Management) based in Munich (GE) an outsourcing Contract to provide Italian Air Force with the New Logistics and... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON PILATUS AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more
DefenseDUTY CAUSE LEGALLY RECOGNIZED FOR EX PARACHUTIST
ROMA, The Italian department of defense recognized the connection between the mission in Iraq and the starting of a very serious kind of lynphoma, to the ex parachutist Walter Cecchettin. Thirty years... more
IndustryAIRBUS GIANT PLANE WILL FLY ON YEAR 2004
PARIS, According to the daily newspaper "Le Tribune", within the end of January French Government will decide about the funding of 1,6 EURbn in favour of the new european consortium plane. While... more
AccidentsEMBRAER EMB-120 CRASHED (2) TECHNICAL SHEET
BILBAO, SPAIN, The Embraer EMB-120 in a short-haul commuter largely used also for cargo transports with a payload of 3402 kg. It can accomodate up to 30 passengers, two pilots and a flight assistant. The... more
AirlinesPOSSIBLE CROSSAIR/LUFTHANSA PARTNERSHIP
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, At the same time of Zurich inhabitants vote, which authorized the district cash drawing of 300 SFm for the constitution of a new Swiss airline, substituting the bankrupt Swissair,... more
AirlinesFLIGHTS TOWARD ARGENTINA ON DECREASE
PARIS, FRANCE, The airlines British Airways and Air France decided to reduce to a half their flights toward Argentina, because of the economical limitations issued from the Argentine governement, in order... more
AirlinesSWITZERLAND: FINANCIAL GOAL FOR THE NEW AIRLINE ALMOST REACHED
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, After two Basilea districts, also Zurich district authorised, after its inhabitants vote, 300 millions of Swiss francs funds, in order to constitute the new Swiss airline, after Swissair... more
IndustryAGUSTA AND DENEL SIGN LICENSE PRODUCTION AGREEMENT
CASCINA COSTA, VARESE, Agusta SpA, an AgustaWestland Company, and South Africa’s Denel Group, have signed an agreement for license production and marketing of the Agusta A109 LUH, the A109 Power and t... more
AccidentsCARGO SPANISH AIRCRAFT CRASHES NEAR BILBAO, THREE DIED
BILBAO, SPAGNA, A cargo aircraft, an Embraer 120 operated by Spanish air transport company Ibertrans, crashed on Santa Maria la Veja mountains near Bilbao, Spain, causing three died. Still unknown accident's... more
AccidentsC-130, FIVE BODIES RECOVERED
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, The Pentagon officially informed that 5 bodies over a total of seven crew members have been recovered. The lost plane was a KC-130R normally used for aircraft and helicopters inflight... more
Science and technologyMAN JUMPING OVER AN AIRPORT FENCE BLOCKED BY POLICE
TRIESTE, ITALY, A young man that at dawn was attempting to overtake the Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari airport fence has been arrested by the italian border police. The fellow tried to justify himself alleging... more
AirlinesEL AL: PROBLEMS FOR CEMETERY OVERFLYING
TEL AVIV, El Al, the Israel flag carrier, had recently some problems with the ultra-orthodox party, due to the fact that taking off from Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, the planes are obliged to overfly... more
AccidentsMUJAHIDEEN FIGHTERS IN AFGHANISTAN CLAIM TO HAVE SHOT DOWN A C-130 HERCULES
AFGHANISTAN, Mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan claim to have shot down a C-130 Hercules transport plane late Wednesday afternoon, on its way from the Bagram Airbase North of Kabul, towards Islamabad... more
AirlinesAIR ALGERIE WILL LAND AGAIN IN SOUTH ORLY
PARIS, FRANCE, Air Algerie informed that on the next month of March it will move its Paris landing from Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle to South Orly airport. The airline had already left this airport after the... more
IndustryDEFENSE ENERGY SUPPORT CENTER AWARDS A OVER 24 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Refinery Associates of Texas, Inc.* (RAOT), New Braunfels, Texas, is being awarded a $24,315,603 fixed price with economic price adjustment type contract for 36,960,000 USG of Turbine Fuel, Aviation... more
IndustryBOEING RECEIVED IN 2001 ALMOST AN HALF OF 2000 ORDERS
CHICAGO, USA, According to a Boeing spokesman, it has received in 2001, about an half (-45%) of new aircraft order in respect at 2000, say 335 new aircrafts. Although deliveries exceeded expectations... more
Latest newsSUPPORTING ATL-2 AIRCRAFT SENT TO DJIBUTI
PARIS, FRANCE, France sent two additional aircrafts to Djibuti in order to oversee Oman sea and the sea in front of Somalia. These Dassault Breguet Atlantic ATL-2 will support the two Howkeye planes... more
Science and technologyBAA: TRAFFIC DECREAS ON TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTS
LONDON. GREAT BRITAIN, The British group holding the administration of British airports and duty-free shops, BAA, declared that transatlantic flights had a great loss after 11 Sept. attacks. It caused... more
Science and technologyALERT STATE AT KANDAHAR AIRPORT RISING AT HIGHER LEVEL
KABUL. AFGHANISTAN, Security measures established around Kandahar airport, Afghanistan, have been increased following the gunfight happened yesterday night. The aircraft transporting the first group of... more
AirlinesALITALIA, PASSENGER TRAFFIC RISING AGAIN
ROME, ITALY, Alitalia stated, during the ceremony for the opening of the new VIP lounge at Fiumicino airport, that 850.000 passengers flew on Alitalia network between December 22nd and January 7th. The... more
AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE, THE LAST CONCLUSION
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, According to an official press release, in the meeting held at Abidjan (Ivory Coast) already reported yesterday, presidents, premiers and/or their representatives have recommended... more
HelicoptersITALIAN HELICOPTERS IN ALBANIA - RELIEF OPERATIONS
TIRANA, ALBANIA, Italian Army helicopters framed into KFOR and belonging to 21st Gruppo Orsa maggiore (Air Cavalry) intervened in support of Albanian people. Following a series of heavy snowfalls that... more
AirlinesALITALIA IS CONSIDERING VARIOUS SOLUTIONS FOR ITS STAFF EXCESS
ROME, ITALY, Monday 14th in the afternoon Alitalia Board of Directors will meet in order to solve the problem of redundant staff, consequent to the well known events linked to Twin Towers attacks. It... more
IndustryPASSENGER OF AIR FRANCE SAID TO HAVE LOST EYE VIEW DUE TO AIRCRAFT'S PRESSURIZATION DEFECT
PARIS, FRANCE, A passenger who thinks to have lost an eye's view due to an incorrect pressurization on a Air France flight, has sued airline in order to obtain compensation for the damage that she think... more
AccidentsTHE MAN JUMPED BY A SMALL AIRCRAFT WITHOUT PARACHUTE WAS A FORMER SPECIALIST
GREAT BRITAIN, According to police sources, who did not release the victim's name, British man who tumbled without a parachute thousands of feet to his death from a small airplane piloted by a woman... more