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AirlinesAEROFLOT TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE BETWEEN DUBAI AND COCHIN
MOSCOW, "We have had consultations with the Indian department of civil aviation to start flights on the Dubai-Moscow-Cochin route for expatriate Indians living in Gulf countries", explained Alexander Khiltchenko,... more
PeopleALMOST SIX OF FBI IDENTIFIED AS DEAD TERRORISTS ARE ''NORMAL'' PEOPLE LIVE
USA, After FBI diffused images and names of the 19 individuals believed to be the hijackers of the four U.S. airliners that crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia and... more
AirlinesLANCHILE TO CUT OPERATIONS
SANTIAGO, LanChile S.A. announced that it will cut its operations by approximately 10% in response to the current crisis in the airline industry. The scheduled cuts mainly affect the international passenger... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER PERFORMANCE
HOUSTON, "For the month of September, Continental reported a load factor of 61.4 percent, 11.0 points below the 72.4 percent load factor reported for September 2000. In September 2001, Continental flew... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TRAFFIC DROPS IN SEPT.
FORTH WORTH, Officials for the American Airlines said the carrier's traffic went down by a third in September, from the same period in 2000. Load factor dropped by almost 10%, to 59,6%. International traffic... more
AirlinesICELANDAIR TO AXE JOBS
REYKJAVIK, Icelandair announced it intends to lay off 11% of its workforce and reduce capacity by 18% in winter. Capacity on routes to Usa will decline by 32%. The carrier will also reduce its fleet from... more
PeopleDRUNKEN SOCCER FANS GROUNDED AT GLASGOW
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, More than 100 Celtic and Rangers fans were grounded at Glasgow airport, because the commander of the EasyJet aircraft which have to carry them to Belfast, decided they were too drunk... more
IndustryAMERICAN PORT SERVICES AWARDED A OVER 8 USDM CONTRACT
USA, American Port Services Inc., Louisville, Ky., awarded a $8,172,500 contract for 7,000,000 gallons of jet fuel, aviation grade JA-1, W/FSII for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force in Kentucky. Work is... more
AirlinesHAWAIIAN AIRLINES TO AXE JOBS
USA, Hawaiian Airlines said it laid off 430 employees or 12% of its workforce. In addition, the carrier had previously announced a 20% reduction of operations. Aloha Airlines reduced its flight schedule... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR CANNOT GUARANTEE FLIGHTS IN THE NEXT DAYS
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, A Swiss airline Swissair spokesman, said that carrier cannot guarantee flights for the rest of the week and the passengers can't place seats reservations. Shares in Swissair... more
IndustryEXXON MOBIL AWARDED A 8,5 USDM FUEL SUPPLY CONTRACT
USA, Exxon Mobil Fuels Marketing Co., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $8,500,980 contract for turbine fuel, aviation grade JP-8 for the Defense Energy Support Center Work is expected to be completed... more
AccidentsBOX CUTTER IS FOUND ON BOARD AND AIRCRAFT LAND IN EMERGENCY
USA, An American Airlines operated aircraft with 220 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at Los Angeles airport after crew members found a box cutter left on the plane in a food trolley. The... more
IndustryCOASTAL ARUBA AWARDED A OVER 8 USDM FUEL SUPPLY CONTRACT
USA, Coastal Aruba Refining Co., Houston, Texas, awarded a $8,541,498 contract for turbine fuel, aviation grade JP-8 for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work is expected to be completed by Oct. 2,... more
IndustryAMOCO OIL AWARDED A OVER 16 USDM FUEL SUPPLY CONTRACT
USA, Amoco Oil Co., Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded a $16,984,493 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for turbine fuel, aviation grade JP-8 for the Defense Energy Support Center.... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A NEAR 800.000 USD CONTRACT
USA, The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $799,105 contract to provide for sustaining engineering services for October 2001 in support of the E-3 aircraft. Approximately 51% of this... more
IndustrySIKORSKY AWARDED A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $5,600,000 contract to provide for fiscal year 2002 maintenance of the UH-1 and HH-60 helicopters. This work will be complete September 2002.... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES RECEIVES NEW ATR 72 AIRCRAFT
VIETNAM, Vietnam Airlines took delivery of the first of three Atr 72 aircrafts. The airline will receive the other two planes by June 2002. The jet delivered will be used on the regional network and international... more
IndustrySABRELINER AWARDED A $47,525,000 CONTRACT
USA, Sabreliner Corp., St. Louis, Mo., awarded a $47,525,000 contract to provide for fiscal year 2002 contractor logistics support for the C-20 aircraft. This work will be complete September 2002.... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A OVER 31 UDSM CONTRACT
USA, Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems, Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $31,300,000 contract provide for fiscal year 2002 contractor logistics support for the VC-25A and C-137 special mission... more
SecurityALGERIAN MAN ARRESTED UNDER ACCUSATION TO BE ONE OF THE TERRORISTS FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, An Algerian pilot, Lotfi Raissi, 27, has been arrested in Britain under accusation to be the "lead instructor" for four of the hijackers who carried out the terror attacks in America,... more
Latest newsSINCE TEN YEARS, A MILITARY U.S. AIRCRAFT REFUELS IN IDIA
NEW DEHLI, INDIA, A U.S. Air Force transport aircraft on its way to Central Asia was refuelled in India, the first time New Delhi has offered such facilities to Washington in a decade. The aircraft, an... more
PeopleCYPRUS REFUSES TO GIVE LIST OF ARAB PILOT LICENSED IN ISLAND
CYPRUS, The Cyprus government denied supplying foreign intelligence agencies with the names of 20 Arabs who trained as pilots in Cyprus between 1997 and 98, on suspicion they might be linked to the... more
Latest newsSAUDI ARABIA AND QATAR GIVE PERMISSION TO USE THEIR AIRBASES AGAINST BIN LADEN
WASHINGTON, USA, In a Pentagon press release, has been declard that Saudi Arabia allowed Washington to use air command facilities and air bases in the kingdom to direct any military action against Osama... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO USE AIR CANADA'S PLANES
SYDNEY, Australian Qantas is to use three Air Canada's Boeing 767, complete with pilots and crew. The jets have already arrived in Sydney. The planes will be used on the trans-Tasman routes out of Sydney... more
CuriositiesVIETNAM WAR MIA IDENTIFIED
WASHINGTON, "Remains of a U.S. Navy pilot missing in action for more than 36 years from the Vietnam War have been identified and are being returned to his family. Identified is Navy Lt. Edd D. Taylor of... more
DefenseNSA PROBABLY WOULD HAVE INTERCEPTED IN ADVANCE WTC TERRORISTS MESSAGES, BUT HAD NO TIME TO READ IT
USA, According to reliable U.S. sources, an overload of information from Echelon, the high level intercepting system, caused the non interpretation of the WTC terrorists messages that the system have probably... more
Science and technologyREAGAN AIRPORT TO REOPEN SOON
WASHINGTON, Washington's Reagan airport is expected to reopen soon. The airport was closed after the terrorist attacks and not reopened yet because of its proximity to the White House, Capitol Hill and... more
Science and technologyKHABAROVSK AIRPORT CLOSED DUE TO THICK SMOKE
KHABAROVSK, Russian airport of Khabarovsk, in the Far East, was closed this morning because of the smoke caused by some fires in the forest around the airport. Flights were diverted to other russia... more
AirlinesSPINETTA TO LEAD AIR FRANCE FOR OTHER FIVE YEARS
PARIS, The french council of ministers has appointed Jean-Cyril Spinetta as chairman and CEO for Air France for other five years. Spinetta is leading the airline since September 1997. more
AirlinesEL AL TO AXE 240 EMPLOYEES
ISRAEL, El Al, the israeli airline, said it will lay off some 240 people by the end of the year. About 100 workers will be dismissed in October. The redundancies are due to the slowdown in global a... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A OVER 500 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $501,658,139 firm-fixed-price contract to provide support of the C-17 aircraft. This work will be complete September 2002. The Aeronautical... more
AirlinesPILOTS STRIKE FORCES SABENA TO CANCEL FLIGHTS
BRUSSELS, Belgian Sabena had to cancel several flights to european destinations yesterday due to its pilots third day of strike. Pilots protested against the airline's over 1400 possible job strikes and... more
AirlinesSABENA'S PILOTS STRIKE GOES ON
BRUSSELS, Sabena had to cancel about 25% of scheduled flights today following the decision of its pilots to carry on the protest started last Thursday. The pilots are complaining over the emergency plan... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR MIGHT FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY
ZURICH, "Swiss national airline Swissair may file for bankruptcy on Monday, as part of strategy to keep flying", reported the Cnn today. In case of bankruptcy Crossair would take over Swissair's profitable... more
AirlinesBAHRAIN AIRLINES RAISE FARES
BAHRAIN, All the airlines in Bahrain will impose a 5$ dollar surcharge from today to cover the increased insurance premiums. The decision was made on Saturday at a meeting attended by representatives of... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN INDIA, EIGHT KILLED
NEW DELHI, The private plane of the senior Indian politician and former chief of India Board of Cricket Control, Madhav Rao Scindia, crashed yesterday at Bhogaon in Uttar Pradesh, some 350 kilometres north... more
AirlinesAIR MACAU TO LEASE FIVE A319 AIRCRAFTS
USA, Air Macau is to lease five A319s from International Lease Finance Corp. Deliveries of the planes, leased for ten years, are expected between 2002 and 2003. more
AirlinesGULF AIR RESUMES FLIGHTS TO SRI LANKA
SRI LANKA, Gulf Air has resumed the service to Sri Lanka last Saturday after obtaining the insurance coverage. Gulf Air operates four weekly flights to Sri Lanka. more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES TO CODESHARE WITH AMERICAN
HANOI, Vietnam Airlines announced today it should start codeshare flights with American Airlines next June. Vietnam Airlines General Director Nguyen Xuan Hien said "the start of code-share flights is subject... more
People767 RETURNS UNDER FIGHTER ESCORT DUE TO PASSENGER THAT UTTER AN ANTI-AMERICAN THREAT
USA, Due to a passenger who have uttered an anti-American threat caused Air Canada flight 792, with 145 people on board, to back to Los Angeles escorted by two F-16 fighters. The passenger, Javid Naghani,... more
PeopleRUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WILL GUARANTEE AIRLINES
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The Russian government announced today it will guarantee airlines against hijacking and terrorist risks, after the insurance companies have reduced their responsibility for this kind of... more
DefenseOTHER 607 RESERVISTS CALLED UP
USA, Approximately 607 Reservists form Army, Navy and Air Force are being called to active duty by Pentagon as part of the partial mobilization authorized by President Bush. This brings the total Reserve... more
Latest newsLOCKHEED WIL REPAIR THE EP-3E INVOLVED IN THE AIR ACCIDENT WITH A CHINESE FIGHTER
USA, The U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II electronic surveillance aircraft, which crashed on April 1, 2001, against a Chinese F-8 fighter on the Chinese Sea, and then forced to land at Hainan airport where was... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS AWARDED A NEAR 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, awarded a $6,921,582 contract to provide for repair of F-16 aircraft canopies (single seat and two-seat aircraft) as required to support Air Force... more
PeopleANTONOV GROUNDED BY RUSSIAN CUSTOM WITH EXPLOSIVE ON BOARD (2) : ALL IN ORDER
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Sources of the Moscow Domodiedovo airport informed that the explosive load carried on an Antonov 12 grounded by Russian custom in that airport is fully regular. The eight tons of explosive... more
AccidentsNINE DEAD IN A BRASILIAN C-130 CRASH (2): THE TECHNICAL SHEET
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Technical characteristics of the C-130 aircraft produced by Lockheed: Lenght: 97ft 9in Wingspan: 132ft 7in Height: 38ft 3in Weight empty: 76.469 lb Max... more
AccidentsNINE DEAD IN A BRASILIAN C-130 CRASH
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, A C-130 of Brazilian Air Force crashed in a mountain zone few kms north of Rio de Janeiro. All nine military personnel on board died. The accident due probably to heavy rain in... more
Latest newsU.S. AND BRITISH AIRCRAFT DESTROY IRAQI ANTI-AIRCRAFT SITES
IRAQ, According declarations of U.S. Air Force spokesman Maj. Brett Morris, U.S. and British warplanes struck two anti-aircraft artillery sites in southern Iraq. From the country, there was no immediate... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp., Baltimore, Md., is being awarded a $5,680,000 contract to provide for AN/APG-68 radar sets for the F-16 Block 50. This work will be completed May 2003. The Ogden Air Logistics... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A OVER 34 UDSM CONTRACT
USA, Boeing Aerospace Operations Inc., Midwest City, Okla., is being awarded a $34,166,614 contract to provide for logistics support for four E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft. This... more