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AirlinesAIR FRANCE: GOOD RESULTS FOR DECEMBER
PARIS, FRANCE, French airline Air France registered in December a traffic slowdown of 2%, a clear recover in respect to November 7,2%. This allowed to airline to limit traffic reduction to 6,5%. In the... more
AccidentsPOLICE HELICOPTER CRASHES, THREE INJURED
SOUTH WALES, According to a Dyfed-Powys police sources, the accident of their Agusta A-109E Power, crashed on Christmas morning, during the return from a Hems mission, which have caused three people... more
AccidentsLINATE AIRPORT ACCIDENT, 19 PERSONS UNDER INVESTIGATION
MILAN, Managers, executives and officers presently under investigation for the Linate accident dated October 8th are at present 19. The accident occurred for a ground crash between a SAS plane and... more
AirlinesTECHNICAL TROUBLES ON ALITALIA FLIGHT TRIESTE-ROME
GORIZIA, Alitalia McDonnell Douglas MD-80 flight Trieste-Rome has been cancelled due to technical reasons presently unknown. The twin jet was leaving yesterday at 2.55 p.m. but few minutes before... more
AccidentsBOTH PARENTS OF THE TAMPA YOUNG PILOT ATTEMPTED SUICIDE YEARS AGO
TAMPA, USA, Charles and Julia, the parents of the young pilot that Saturday January 5th voluntarily crashed against a Tampa (Fla.) building, attempted to commit suicide when they were young. The attempt... more
HelicoptersAGUSTAWESTLAND ANNOUNCES MAJOR UK ACTIVITIES CONSOLIDATION
ROMA, AgustaWestland, the parithetic joint venture between Italian Finmeccanica and British GKN announced it will reorganize the UK industrial activities. This will involve the dismission of 950 workers... more
Science and technologyPASSENGER TRAFFIC REDUCTION AT BIRMINGHAM UK AIRPORT
BIRMINGHAM, GREAT BRITAIN, According to Birmingham International Airport sources, passenger traffic dropped by more than 5% in the last quarter of 2001. The airport says 7,816,024 travellers... more
AirlinesSAS: 0,8% PASSENGERS DECREASE IN 2001
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, The Scandinavian airline SAS registered a 0,8% decrease of passengers traffic in 2001 comparing to 2000, 7,8% less only in December, especially as for business class. The loss,... more
Science and technologyPASSENGER ARRESTED AT ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AIRPORT
ATLANTA, USA, A man, Michael Lasseter, 32, faces up to two years in jail and USD$2,000 in fines after to have been arrested by Hartsfield International airport police in Atlanta, for have... more
AirlinesBMI ANNOUNCES CREATION OF A NEW LOW-COST CARRIER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to a note diffused by BMI British Midland, the UK's second biggest carrier, a new low cost airline is to be launched in March which will operate from BMI's base at... more
AirlinesQANTAS TECHNICAL SERVICES RESCUES A KOREAN AIR MD-11 AT SYDNEY
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Qantas Engineering Technical Operations and Maintenance Services staff came to the aid of Korean Air to assist with the recovery of an MD11 cargo aircraft that had tipped onto its... more
AirlinesQANTAS REACHES LANDMARK AGREEMENT WITH AMWU AND AWU
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Qantas Airways said today it had reached a landmark agreement with the AMWU and AWU providing a 12 month wage pause until 30 June 2002 and future wage increases dependent... more
AirlinesFINNAIR: 0,1% DECREASE OF PASSENGERS IN 2001
HELSINKI, FINLANDIA, In the period following U.S.A. attacks, the finnish airline, registered a 0,1% decrease of the number of passengers in 2001 (7.537.000 in comparison with 7.544.000 last year),... more
PeopleU.S. CONGRESSMAN ATTACKS AA/BA ALLIANCE
WASHINGTON, USA, According to U.S. transport department sources, the agreement between American Airlines and British Airways is a risk, after the heavy attacks from an one of the country's leading... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN NEW JERSEY: PILOT EJECTED SAFELY
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, Thursday 10 at 10.45 a.m. an F-16 Fighting Falcon of the Air National Guard crashed near a busy highway in New Jersey, during a training mission, but the pilot ejected successfully. The... more
Science and technologyGAZA RUNWAY BADLY DAMAGED BY AN ISRAELI ATTACK
GAZA, Tanks and bulldozers of Israeli Army on the early morning destroyed the runway of Palestinian airport located at Gaza. Also in the past Gaza airport had been closed to air traffic or partially damaged;... more
AccidentsTURKEY: MILITARY JET CRASHES
TURKEY, A military jet taken off from Malatya town crashed on South-East of Turkey, nearby Darende, during a military exercise. The reason of the accident and the destiny of the crew are still... more
Science and technologyMAZAR-I-SHARIF AIRPORT FINISHED AT THE END OF JANUARY
AFGHANISTAN, Afghan military sources assured that the repairing works of Mazar-i-Sharif airport, in the North of Afghanistan, will be completed at the end of January, in order to allow the arrival... more
AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE: MEETING OF MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT OF STATES MEMBERS
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, A delegation of ministers of transports members of Air Afrique, met on Wednesday 9 at Abidjan, in order to decide about the future of the airline which suffers a debt of 510... more
Science and technologyPASSENGER DECLARING POSSESSION OF A BOMB ARRESTED AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT
MANCHESTER, Yesterday evening Police arrested at Manchester Airport a passenger embarking on a plane bound to Philadelphia, PA. The passenger spontaneously declared to have a bomb, as refers the daily... more
AirlinesVARIG RE-OPENS MANAUS-MIAMI ROUTE
RIO DE JANEIRO, Varig Brazilian airline announced it is to resume no-stop flights between Manaus and Miami on January 19, operated weekly using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The Brazilian carrier, which... more
AirlinesNEW MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS FOR CIVIL AVIATION
ROME, FCC (Federal Communication Commission) certified the Boeing device that can be used for a broad band of frequencies destined to multimedia airborne links, i.e. Internet, Intranet, TV, e-mail and... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A NEAR 38 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $37,875,609 firm-fixed-price contract for the repair of Target Acquisition Destination Sight/Pilot Night Vision. Work is... more
PeopleCHARTER FLIGHTS USED TO RETURN STREET WALKER WOMEN TO THEIR COUNTRY
ROME, 4.600 street walker women, mostly Albanian, Rumanian and Nigerian, have been returned to their own countries by charter flights organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the year 2001. The... more
AirlinesAIR LIB SUBSTAINED BY CAI
PARIS - FRANCE, The French airline Air lib (ex AOM-Air Liberté)will be helped by the Crédit Agricole Indosuez (CAI), the branch of the French bank Crédit Agricole, in order to create a tax GIE (economic in... more
PeopleFAA MOVES ON LIGHT AIRCRAFT SECURITY
USA, A list of non-compusory eleven new security recommendations for flights schools and airfields have been listed by the US Federal Aviation Administration after a 15-year-old student pilot... more
DefenseORDER OF BATTLE OF THE ITALIAN ARMY IN AFGHANISTAN
ROME, The Battle Group of the Italian Army bound to Afghanistan has been presented today to civil and military authorities in the Grenadier barracks of Rome. The first group of soldiers ready... more
DefenseITALIAN BATTLE GROUP READY TO LEAVE FOR AFGHANISTAN
ROME, The Italian Battle Group bound to Afghanistan has been presented to civil and military authorities in the premises of the "General Gandin" barracks located in Rome. In his speech the General... more
PeopleOVER 8000 AIRCRAFT OUT OF CONTROL IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, It could be over 8000 aircraft in Australia which face few or no security checks despite strengthened safeguards at airports worldwide in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Sparse... more
AirlinesCROATIA AIRLINES WON’T BUY NEW AIRBUS UNTIL 2005
CROATIA, Croatian Airlines announced that the second phase of modernizing plan, which had already allowed to buy 7 new Airbus A-319 e A-320, between 1997 and 2001, won’t take place. In this second phase... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS: 15 EUROPEAN FLIGHTS AT RISK
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways is setting up a plan of studies in order to avoid further big losses in 2002, after it has already suffered a loss of 2 million pounds per day, following 11 September... more
AirlinesDELTA AIRLINES WILL RESUME WASHINGTON-NEW YORK FLIGHTS
WASHINGTON, USA, U.S. carrier Delta Airlines will resume service between Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport starting March 2. The... more
IndustryNAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND AWARDS NEAR 10 USDM CONTRACT
USA, AKON Inc., San Jose, Calif., is being awarded a $9,725,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for SCVRs receiver of the AN/SLQ-32(V) Electronic Warfare System.... more
AccidentsDOD IDENTIFIES SEVEN MARINES KILLED IN KC-130/R CRASH
WASHINGTON, USA, The Department of Defense announced that the following Marines were killed as a result of the crash of a KC-130/R aircraft in Pakistan yesterday: Command Pilot: Captain Matthew... more
Civil defenseSYDNEY: THREE GIANT HELICOPTERS AGAINST FIRES
SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA, Three giant helicopters Sikorsky S-64, capable to launch 9.500 litres of water at a time, are fighting against fires menacing a residential quarter in the South of Sydney, last... more
Science and technologyWORKERS DEMONSTRATION AT ROISSY AIRPORT
ROISSY - FRANCE, Seventy employees of LSG Sky Chefs, the catering company which provides 38 airlines, are on strike from Tuesday January 8, in the terminal 1 in front of Lufthansa bureau, whithout... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA IS AFRAID OF RYANAIR?
DUBLIN, IRELAND, According to managing director of Ryanair, Lufthansa would be afraid of the Irish low cost airline, by the obstacles the German flag carrier is trying to pose to Ryanair expansion in Germany.... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS NEW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The English airline began an advertising campaign costing 7,7 millions of dollars in order to promote travellers which stopped to fly after Sept. 11. The promotion concerns business... more
Science and technology40% OF MALTA AIRPORT WILL BE BUYED BY A SINGAPORE CONSORTIUM
SINGAPORE, A consortium which includes also the management of the Singapore Changi airpopr will buy 40% of the Malta's international airport. This has been announced by Singapore Civil Aviation Authority;... more
Science and technologyKABUL AIRPORT WILL BE PROBABLY REOPENED IN THE NEXT WEEK
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, The works on the Kabul airport, in order to repair the ruined runway to allow large military aircraft operation are coninuing day and night. According to UK forces spokesman, the airport... more
PeopleBELGIUM: 2001 HARD YEAR FOR TRANSPORT SECTOR
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to the report shown today by the Secretary of Transport Department, Roger De Borger, 2001 has been a very difficult year for Belgian air sector. This is due both to recession... more
Science and technologyAIR FRANCE: TOULOSE BLAGNAC AIRPORT LOSES 2% OF ITS TRAFFIC
TOULOSE, FRANCE, Following sept. 11 attacks, also French airports suffered losses of passengers , especially concerning home traffic, while the international flights, principal objective of Air France... more
Science and technologySTRIKE OF THE LUGGAGES SHUNTING STAFF OF ROISSY AIRPORT ENDED
PARIS, FRANCE, The strike of the Company Euronetec staff, begun yeterday ended this morning after a negotiation which gave a salary increase of 2% and a further prize of about 304 euros. Thanks to a full... more
Science and technologyU.S. CONGRESSMAN FORCED TO STRIP AS HE TRIGGERED THE AIRPORT ALARM
USA, A U.S. 75 years old congressist, has been forced to undress himself, as he have triggered metal detectors at Northwest Airlines terminal of Washington's Reagan National Airport. The Rep. John Dingell... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A NEAR 480 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corp., Berkeley, Mo., was awarded on Dec. 27, 2001, a $479,992,859 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for 11, 332 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Lot 6 guided... more
Latest newsPROWLER FLIGHT IS UNSECURE
USA, According to a DoD sources declarations, the flight of over half of the U.S. EA-6B Prowler aircrafts, known for their ability to blind enemy anti-aircraft radar is at risk. The 1970s-vintage plane,... more
Latest newsHEAVY US BOMBING REPORTED IN AFGHANISTAN
AFGHANISTAN, Heavy overnight bombing was also reported around Khost, headquarters of a former minister in the ousted Taliban regime, Jalaluddin Haqqani, one of the former ruling militia's officials most... more
DefenseU.S. DOD: TAMPA MILITARY BASE IS (ALMOST) DEFENDED BY AIR ATTACKS
TAMPA, FLORIDA, According to a DoD spokesman declarations, Florida's MacDill Air Force Base, the home to the command center running the war in Afghanistan, has "sufficient" air defenses in place in case... more
Science and technologyAIRLINES PROTEST AGAINST TOKYO NARITA FEES INCREASE
TOKYO, JAPAN, Several airline which operate on Tokyo's Narita Airport are fighting plans to raise landing fees, already the world's highest. New Tokyo International Airport Authority wants to... more
Science and technologyFAA EXPECTS TO INSTALL A GPS BASED APPROACH SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON REAGAN AIRPORT
USA, According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman, it plans to launch a new satellite-based approaching and landing system at Washington's Reagan National Airport to allow airliners... more