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AirlinesCONTINENTAL'S LOAD FACTOR DOWN IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF OCTOBER
USA, Continental Airlines reported a 5,5% decrease on system load factor for the Oct 1-14 period to 65,5%, compared with same period last year. Domestic load factor rose 1,3% but capacity dropped 18,9%.... more
AirlinesKLM SIGNS PACT WITH MALEV
BUDAPEST, Klm and hungarian Malev yesterday signed a "framework agreement on enhanced cooperation". The deal would lead the two carriers to coordinate marketing, sales activity and frequent-flyer programs,... more
Latest newsDOD WARNS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS COMMANDERS FOR ANTHRAX RISKS
USA, The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) warned the commanders of the warships, and particularly the aircraft carriers, engaged in air operation against terrorists, to urge their crew to be "extremely... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR TO OPERATE SWISSAIR'S FLIGHTS SOON
ZURICH, Swiss Crossair is expected to gain the permission to operate Swissair's short and medium haul flights by October 28, when the winter table is to become effective. Crossair CEO Andre Dose said that... more
IndustryISRAEL MILITARY INDUSTRIES AWARDED A OVER 6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Israel Military Industries Limited, Bethesda, Md., is being awarded a $6,237,815 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for production of 100,600 gallon tanks and 105 non-jettisonable pylons in support... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A 26 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp, Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded a $26,000,000 contract to provide for advanced procurement in support of one Lot X aircraft (P16) Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar... more
Science and technologyAIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL INVOKES EC AIDS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to Airports Council International (ACI) sources, some European airports face "inevitable closure" if the European Union fails to address their insurance problems. Before... more
SecurityFBI REVEALS THAT TERRORIST ATTA MET TWO TIMES IRAQI SECRET SERVICE OFFICERS IN PRAGUE
WASHINGTON, USA, FBI officials revealed that Mohammed Atta, one of the suspected suicide hijackers, met two times and not one, Iraqi intelligence officers in Prague, Czech Republic, the first time in... more
AirlinesMEXICAN GOVERNMENT SAID THAT US AIRLINE PRICE CUTS ARE UNFAIR
MEXICO CITY, According to Mexican government sources, there is a request to US airlines to revert recent price cuts on tickets between the two countries to protect its own airlines against unfair competition. According... more
AirlinesCOCKTAILS CUTTED OUT BY LUFTHANSA
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, In order to reduce expenses, Lufthansa management has decided to cut out cocktail snacks on European flights for passengers travelling business class and people travelling in economy... more
PeopleA RESERVE FOR 90 DAYS FOR MOST OF U.S. AIRLINES
USA, According to declarations of the spokesmen of the most of the U.s. airlines, there are "reserves" for about 90 days, before the carrier enters in a real crisis, from which the smallest will be forced... more
Latest newsTWO AUSTRIAN FIGHTER JETS INTERCEPT AN UNIDENTIFIED CHARTER FLIGHT
WIEN, AUSTRIA, Two Austrian fighter jets intercepted a charter flight travelling from Edinburgh in Scotland to Bodrum, Turkey as the airliner failed to identify itself properly, according to Austrian... more
PeopleAL QAEDA AT UK AND U.S. MUSLIMS: DO NOT FLY AND STAY IN HIGH BUILDINGS
QATAR, The Al Qaeda spokesman, Sleiman Abu Gheith, appeared on Qatar's television Al Jazeera, on which many proclamas of Taleban organization linked to Osama bin Laden appeared in the last days. In his... more
PeopleAIR FRANCE: CONCORDE WILL FLY AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 7
PARIS, FRANCE, After near a year and half after the tragic air accident of Gonesse, the Concorde will start again its Paris-New York route on Wednesday November 7. The aircraft will take off from Roissy... more
PeoplePILOT REFUSES TO BOARD ARAB PASSENGERS
STOCKHOLM, The pilot of a Premiair charter flight from Stockholm to Las Palmas refused to fly three men of arab ancenstry, despite they were cleared by police. "Everything went well when we checked... more
Science and technologyDEMONSTRATORS TRY TO ENTER IN PAKISTANI AIRBASE
JACOBABAD, PAKISTAN, Demonstrators of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islami, the Pakistani organization that supports the Afghan Talebans, tried to storm an airbase in the Pakistani city of Jacobabad where US personnel... more
AirlinesAIR INDIA CLOSES MANY OFFICES ABROAD
INDIA, Air India announced it is to close 20 of its 34 international offices and will cut 142 employees. The cuts will save the ailing airline 210 million rupees a year, said a spokesman. more
AirlinesEUROCELTIC AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH NEW LUTON-LIVERPOOL SERVICE
LIVERPOOL, Regional airline Euroceltic Airways is to launch a new route between Luton and Liverpool on Wednesday. The carrier will operate four return flights each weekday and one return flight on Saturdays... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS TO LAUNCH PROMOTIONAL FARES ON MILAN-DUBLIN SERVICE
DUBLIN, Irish Aer Lingus launched promotional fares on its route between Milan and Belfast until Nov. 30. Roundtrip tickets will cost 165 euro from Monday to Thursday and 185 euro on the weekend. Tickets... more
Latest newsF-18 MISSES INTENDED TARGET AND HIT CIVILIAN AREA
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet missed its intended target and inadvertently dropped a 2000-pound GPS in a residential area near Kabul Airport, Afghanistan. The intended target was a... more
AirlinesBRITISH EUROPEAN TO INCREASE FLIGHTS TO BELFAST
LONDON, British European announced that it will add two daily flights on its service bewtween London City and Belfast City airports from Oct. 28. The airline will replace its BAe 146s with Dash 8-Q200s... more
PeopleU.S. SENATE APPROVES FIREARMS FOR PILOTS
USA, The US Senate has approved by a unanimous vote an amendment to the Aviation Security Act (§1447), proposed by Senator Bob Smith, that will allow pilots to carry a firearm in the cockpit for the... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, TWO KILLED
MOSCOW, A small L-32 aircraft yesterday crashed in Tula region, Central Russia. Both the passengers on board were killed. The plane belonged to Moscow Aviation Federation. The cause of the accident... more
PeopleU.S. AVIATION CRISIS: PILOT'S SHARES LOSS UP TO 90%
NEW YORK, USA, New York's Avionews correspondant, pointed out one of the heaviest problems that are involved in the U.S. civil aviation crisis, after the September 11 attacks. Most of pilots, in their... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SWITZERLAND (2): THE AIRCRAFT'S SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Aerospace SA 319B Astazou Alouette III: Type: light helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, five passengers Lenght: 33 ft 4 in Rotor diameter: 36 ft 1 in Height: 9 ft 9 in Empty weight: 2436... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SWITZERLAND
SWITZERLAND, Four people were killed when a swiss army helicopter crashed near Crans Montana last friday. The Alouette III helicopter took off from an airfield near the crash site. The helicopter hit a... more
DefenseWOLFOWITZ AND BERLUSCONI MEET PRESS AT PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, USA, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz conducted a media availability with the Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, at 9:45 a.m. EDT, Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, at the Pentagon... more
PeopleAIR FRANCE AND BA TO RESUME CONCORDE FLIGHTS
PARIS, Air France and British Airways are to resume Concorde flights from Nov. 7, an industry source reported today. The source confirmed that the two airlines plans to resume commercial flights simultaneously.... more
HelicoptersROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY TO BUY SIX HELICOPTERS FROM EUROCOPTER
KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysian Navy has made a deal with Eurocopter for six twin-engined Fennec AS 555 SN helicopters, Bernama news agency reported yesterday. The helicopters, which are powered... more
AirlinesAIR MAURITIUS BUYS A PLANE FROM ATR
USA, Air Mauritius announced it has bought an ATR 72-500 aircraft which will be delivered in June 2002. The plane will be used on inter-island routes. ATR said it has sold four other planes to an undisclosed... more
AirlinesSAS PASSENGER TRAFFIC DOWN IN SEPT.
STOCKHOLM, SAS passenger traffic declined 4,2% in Sept. compared to the previous year. Capacity rose 6,8% while load factor dropped 7,3% to 63,7%. Traffic declined in all segments except Europe, which... more
AirlinesSPANAIR TO SUSPEND MADRID-WASHINGTON SERVICE
MADRID, Spanair announced it is to suspend its Madrid-Washington Dulles service from Nov. 1. "In light of the recent tragic event and its impact on airline traffic, it has become difficult for Spanair... more
AccidentsBA JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN USA
SAN FRANCISCO, A British Airways Boeing 747 had to make an emergency landing at San Francisco's airport after reporting an engine failure. The plane was coming from London. The landing was safe and none... more
Science and technologyHK AIRPORT'S NUMBER OF PASSENGERS DROPS IN SEPT.
HONG KONG, Hong Kong's international airport's number of passengers dropped 7,2% in Sept, compared with the previous year. Cargo traffic went down 10,1% for the same period while aircraft movements... more
AirlinesVIRGIN TO REINFORCE COCKPIT DOORS
LONDON, Virgin Atlantic announced a plan to increase cockpit security by reinforcing flight-deck doors and fitting additional bullet-proof doors with video cameras and digital locks to give access only... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE TO CUT 3500 JOBS
LONDON, Rolls-Royce is to shed 3500 jobs due to the downturn in the aviation industry after the terrorist attacks in Usa. Jobs are at risk at the company's Derby plant and in Usa and Germany. Rolls-Royce... more
AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE TO HALVE ITS FLEET
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, Air Afrique said it has to return half its fleet to leasing company International Lease Finance Corporation because of debts for $247 million. Three planes were grounded by ILFC last... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER CONFIRMS DEAL WITH MALAYSIA
MARIGNANE, FRANCE, Eurocopter confirmed the reports saying it signed a deal with the malaysian ministry of Defence for the sale of six AS 555 SN Fennec helicopters which will be delivered in 2003.... more
PeopleU.S. AIRPORT SECURITY AGENCY INVESTIGATED FOR LAW OFFENDERS ENGAGEMENT
USA, The largest U.S. firm that is engaged in supply security personnel for american airports, Argenbright, is newly under FBI investigation, accused to have provided personnel with penal charges in 13... more
AirlinesAIE DOLOMITI NEWLY AWARDED OF THE ERA PRIZE
ATHENS, GREECE, Italian regional airline Air Dolomiti has been awarded again of the “Bronze Award Airline of the Year 2001/2002" from ERA, the European Regions Airline Association, in the annual general a... more
AerospaceNASA KEPT SECRET ON A SATELLITES RE-ENTRY WARNING
USA, According to Nasa sources, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration kept secret on an about 200 pages document, refusing to release it to public. This document concerns the hazards from... more
Civil aviationEMERGENCY FAA AD ON BELL-TEXTRON HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration DATE: September 21, 2001... more
Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY AD ON EUROCOPTER FRANCE HELICOPTERS
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration... more
Civil aviationEMERGENCY AD FOR HELICOPTERS ROLLS-ROYCE/ALLISON TURBOSHAFT ENGINES
USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration DATE: October 3, 2001 2001-20-51... more
AccidentsUKRAINE ADMITS RESPONSABILITY IN TUPOLEV CRASH
KIEV, The head of the Ukrainian Security Council admitted this morning that the russian Tupolev of Sibir Airlines which crashed over the Black Sea may have been hit by an unkrainian missile. The accident... more
AirlinesBRITISH LAUNCHES ITS NEW OFFER ''KIDS FLY FOR FREE''
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Airways has launched a new promotional campaign to increment the selling of places on its flights. Five million tickets to 80 European destinations will be offered at prices... more
AirlinesSPANAIR TO REDUCE OPERATIONS
MADRID, Spanair has started to cut less-profitable routes in attempt to reduce the effects of the falling demand after the terrorist attacks in Usa. The carrier suffered a 3% fall in demand on domestic... more
AerospaceMALAYSIA TO LAUNCH EIGHT SATELLITES
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia would launch eight small satellites soon, the Bernama news agency reported. They will be used for earth observation and digital communications. "To ensure that these satellites benefit... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR ''SALVAGE'' BY CROSSAIR WITH MANY DOUBTS
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Financial analysts expressed doubts over the banks restructuring plan of Swiss carrier Swissair, according which the regional airline Crossair would take over the ailing flag... more
AirlinesBA MIGHT ARM ITS PILOTS WITH STUN GUNS
LONDON, "Options being debated by the aviation industry worldwide are placing sky marshals in the cabin and arming pilots with Taser stun guns", British Airways said in its international magazine.... more