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AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR BOMB THREAT ON A 747
TORONTO, CANADA, A Boeing 747 was forced to land in a Canadian military airport, after an on-board bomb threat have been diffused. The U.S. Norad, sent four F-18 fighters to escort the aircraft to the... more
PeopleUSA ATTACKS: TALEBAN CLOSES THEIR AIRSPACE
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, According a Tagikistan diplomatic information, Afghan Taleban have closed their airspace to all flights including humanitarian ones. Taleban threats to shoot down every aircraft which... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS: (2) BIN LADEN TERRORIST COULD BEEN TRAINED IN BRITISH ISLANDS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to revelation of a former member of the SAS, Special Air Service, the special British troops corp, were trained in British Islands. Ken Connor said that he helped train... more
IndustryNIMBUS GROUP ORDERS JETS FROM ECLIPSE AVIATION CORPORATION
FORT LAUDERDALE, Nimbus Group (AMEX:TTA) announced it has placed an order for 1.000 Eclipse 500 jet aircraft from Eclipse Aviation Corporation. The aircrafts will be used to operate air taxi services throughout... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES REPORTS TRAFFIC CARRIED IN AUGUST 2001
ST. GEORGE, USA, "SkyWest Airlines, Inc. reported a 53.7 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for August, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 32.2 percent compared to the same period... more
Science and technologyNEW YORK AIRPORTS. 50% OF SCHEDULED FLIGHTS ARE RUNNING
NEW YORK, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the three airports of New York, LaGuardia, JFK and Newark, are running at about 50% of their normal level. "Airlines are continuing to operate... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS OPERATING FULL SCHEDULE
USA, Virgin Atlantic Airways today said it is operating all its service except for the routes to Boston airport that remains closed. Passengers with tickets for flights between the UK and the USA/Canada... more
IndustryPRATT & WHITNEY AWARDED A NEAR 30 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, Hartford, Conn., awarded a $29,594,776 contract to provide for technical data services to support the F100 engine of the F-15/F-16 aircraft. This work is to... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS FACES LOSSES OF £60 MILLION
DUBLIN, Irish Aer Lingus is facing total losses of £60 m due to the terrorist acts hitting Usa. The airline's board is considering cutting the number of long-haul flights to stem the losses and job cuts... more
AirlinesEMIRATES HALTS FLIGHTS TO SRI LANKA
DUBAI, Emirates announced it is to suspend flights to Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, from September 19, due to security reasons. Emirates holds a 40% stake in Sri Lankan Airlines. more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES TO SUSPEND FLIGHTS TO INDIA
NEW DELHI, United Airlines today announced it has suspended flights to India as a part of a plan to reduce its capacity by 20%. "Today's announcement is a direct result of the terrorist attacks in the... more
IndustryGOODRICH TO SUPPLY WHEELS AND BRAKES FOR EMBRAER'S NEW BUSINESS JET
CHARLOTTE, USA, "Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) announced today it will supply the wheels and brakes for Embraer's newest aircraft, the Legacy. Goodrich wheels and brakes will also remain the standard... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN HELICOPTER SHOT DOWN IN CHECHNYA
CHECHNYA, Rebels shot down a russian Mi-8 helicopter this morning near the military base of Khankala, Interfax reported. The helicopter was fired shortly after take off. Nine people, including a general,... more
IndustryBOEING AEROSPACE AWARDED A OVER 32USDM CONTRACT
USA, Boeing Aerospace Operations Inc., Midwest City, Okla., is being awarded a $32,168,000 contract an enhancement to the communication system on the E-4B aircraft. This work is to be completed October... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS TO USA BACK TO NORMAL
SEOUL, Korean Airlines said their scheduled services to Usa returned to normal today. Security has been beefed up. Korean Air, korean major airline, said it is to operate 14 routes to Usa and six cargo... more
AccidentsTAM PLANE MAKES FORCED LANDING, ONE KILLED
RIO DE JANEIRO, A brazilian airline TAM Fokker 100, en route from Recife to Campinas, in Brazil, had to make an emergency landing at Confins airport after an engine failure. A passenger was killed... more
AirlinesSRILANKAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS SERVICE TO ITALY
COLOMBO, Srilankan Airlines suspended the service between Rome and Colombo, due to a restructuring plan carried on by the airline, which cancelled also the routes to Germany. The only european services... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO CUT SCHEDULED SERVICE AND TRIM WORKFORCE
NEW YORK, US Air President and Chief Executive Rakesh Gangwal the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) that it plans to cut its scheduled service by about 20 to 25 percent and trim jobs following the attacks.... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES REACHES AN AGREEMENT WITH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
SAN ANTONIO, "Mexicana Airlines is pleased to announce that together with the flight attendants' association, Asociacion Sindical de Sobrecargos de Aviacion (ASSA), both parties have mutually reached an... more
AirlinesDELTA CUTS PASSENGER CAPACITY BY 20 PERCENT
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines said it operated 82 percent of its normal daily schedule on Sunday. The airline invited passengers to minimise baggage if possible and arrive at airports at least two hours early.... more
AirlinesU.S. AIRLINES CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP THEM
USA, U.S. airlines are pleading for government help to avoid facing bankruptcy after the terrorist attacks. Many of the major carriers could file for bankruptcy because of the high losses hitting them... more
AirlinesNEW CEO FOR AUSTRIAN AIRLINES
AUSTRIA, Austrian Airlines appointed a new management board that will take over formally from October 1, said Austrian Airlines Group's supervisory board. Vagn Sorensen, former SAS Deputy Chief Executive,... more
Civil aviationARMED SECURITY GUARDS ON FLIGHTS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND USA
AUSTRALIA, Australia's department of Transport has ordered armed security guards to escort flights between Australia and Usa, as soon as they resume. The government has also announced that forks and steel... more
Civil aviationNORTHWEST AIRLINES EMPLOYEES BREACH SECURITY CHECKS AT PHOENIX AIRPORT
PHOENIX, Two employees for Northwest Airlines intentionally cleared the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport security checkpoints with a pocketknife and a corkscrew. A third worker, a pilot, passed... more
HelicoptersPAKISTAN TO BUY 16 COMBAT HELICOPTERS FROM RUSSIA
PAKISTAN, Pakistan has bought 16 military helicopters Mi-16 from Russia, said Pakistani ambassador Iftikhar Murshed said in an interview. The ambassador added Pakistan is to buy other russian weapons soon... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW, A Tupolev Tu-134 was forced to make an emergency landing at Moscow's Vnukovo airport due to an undercarriage failure. The plane was carrying 18 people and took off from Sovetsky. None was i... more
HelicoptersTWO SUPER PUMA 332 HELICOPTERS DELIVERED TO INDONESIA
INDONESIA, Two Super Puma 332 helicopters have been delivered to the indonesian airbase of Bogor. The two military helicopters, produced by PT Dirgantara Indonesia, have been declared operational by the... more
HelicoptersGKN TO SUPPLY HELICOPTERS TO DENMARK
USA, GKN is expected to announce soon a £250 million deal with danish government. GKN will supply Denmark with its EH101 helicopters. Other deals with Finland, Norway and Sweden to supply its NH90 model... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES RESUMES PARIS-DETROIT SERVICE
PARIS, Dutch Klm said Northwest Airlines, its partner for U.S. transatlantic flights, is to resume the service between Paris and Detroit today. The flight will take off from Paris's Charles de Gaulle... more
AirlinesMEXICAN AIRLINES REPORT HIGH LOSSES IN 1H
MEXICO CITY, The two major mexican carriers, Aeromexico and Mexicana airlines, registered losses for million dollars in the first of half of the year due to the economic slowdown. "The net loss at Mexicana... more
AirlinesANSETT CEASES OPERATIONS
NEW ZEALAND, Ansett ceased its operations grounding all its planes and leaving about thousands of passengers stranded. Qantas and Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Blue will now pick over Ansett's assets. Ansett... more
AccidentsFLIGHT DATA AND VOICE COCKPIT RECORDER FROM PLANE CRASHED INTO PENTAGON FOUND
WASHINGTON, The flight data recorder and the voice cockpit recorder from the jetliner that hit a Pentagon's building were found this morning while combing blackened rubber. "The flight data and voice data... more
AccidentsFLIGHT DATA RECORDER FROM PENNSYLVANIA CRASH FOUND
SHANKSVILLE, The flight data recorder from United Airlines flight 93 crashed in western Pennsylvania. "We are hoping that it will have some information that is pertinent to what occurred in the plane prior... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO LONDON
LONDON, American Airlines resumed transatlantic flights today with a service from Chicago to London. Flight 86 arrived an hour and 13 minutes late at Heathrow. United Airlines plans to operate five flights... more
AccidentsJAPAN: TYPHOON DISRUPTS AIR TRAFFIC
TOKYO, The three major japanese airlines, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines e Japan Air System, said that 129 flights have been cancelled because of high winds and rain caused by Typhoon Danas.All Nippon... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES NEAR MOSCOW, KILLED THE PILOT
MOSCOW, A small training plane yesterday Gzhel M-101 crashed in Ramenskoye airfield outside Moscow. The plane was on a test flight. The pilot, a flight instructor, was killed. The second pilot ejected,... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN KAZAKHSTAN, THREE DEAD
KAZAKHSTAN, A Mi-8 military helicopter crashed in southern Kazakhstan, some 25 kilometers from the steppe town of Taraz, said Kazakh Defense Minister. Three people were killed. The helicopter was on a... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO GIVE $25.000 TO FAMILIES OF PLANE VICTIMS
USA, American Airlines said it is to give the families of victims on its two plane crashed an initial sum of $25.000 to help them to meet the imediate needs. 110 people were on board the two crashe... more
AirlinesRYANAIR TO LAUNCH NEW LONDON-FORLI SERVICE
DUBLIN, Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is to launch a new service between London Stansted and Forli, Italy, from November 1. The airline will operate a Boeing 737-800 on the route and will offer special... more
AirlinesAUGSBURG AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE BETWEEN LONDON AND MUNICH
MUNICH, German Augsburg Airways will launch in October a new service between Munich and London City airport. The airline will operate a Dash 8-Q400 aircraft on the route. more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN MEXICO, 19 DEAD
MEXICO CITY, A light plane of the charter mexican company Aeroferinco yesterday crashed near the Mexican tourist resort of Chichen Itza in the southern Mexican state of Yucatan. All the 19 people on board,... more
Civil aviationFAA ORDERS NEW AND STRINGENT SAFETY MEASURES AT U.S. AIRPORTS
WASHINGTON, The new safety measures ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration include restricitions affecting curbside check-ins, the ban on knives in airport and a covert and overt increased presence... more
SecurityAFGHAN PILOT SAYS HE WAS FORCED BY TALIBAN TO TEACH 14 ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS HOW TO FLY A JUMBO
AFGHANISTAN, Rasul Birwaz, ex pilot for the afghan airline Ariana, told the newspaper Asharq Al Awsat that Taliban froced him to teach 14 Muslim extremists how to fly jumbo jets. According to the paper... more
AirlinesKLM CANCELS FLIGHTS TO USA AND CANADA
AMSTERDAM, Klm said it has cancelled all scheduled flights to Usa and Canada for today fearing long delays during the gradual and slow opening of U.S. air space. Klm added that there are about 1100 passengers... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO USA
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa said it is to resume flights to Usa today. Five planes will take off from Frankfurt to reach Denver, Washington, Newark, Philadelphia, Detroit. more
Science and technologyBOSTON AIRPORT: SECURITY REPORTED AS STANDARD AND NOT LOWER THAN OTHER US AIRPORTS
BOSTON, Two of the four hijacked planes took off from Boston Logan's airport, therefore it comes easy to wonder what went wrong at that airport. Actually, hundreds of investigators, in a "massive investigation",... more
PeopleISRAEL REOPENS ITS AIR SPACE
JERUSALEM, Isralei Transport Ministry said in a statement that the country's air space is to be gradually reopened. It was closed to all flights except for the ones operated by El Al after terrorist attacks... more
AccidentsBOMB THREAT AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT
FRANKFURT, One of Franfurt's airports was partly evacuated this morning after a suspect package was found in a waiting lounge. The area was reopened as soon as police verified that the package was not... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS (13): UP TO 800 DEAD AFTER PENTAGON AIR CRASH
WASHINGTON, Officials for Pentagon said up to 800 people were killed when the hijacked plane crashed into a building of the US headquarters. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that, despite the... more
AccidentsUS ATTACKS (12): USA REOPENS AIR SPACE OVER PACIFIC COAST
WASHINGTON, United States reopened air space over the northern Pacific. This will permit the resumption of flights between Japan and Australia. The services between Japan and Usa will have to wait... more