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AirlinesASIANA AIRLINES INCREASES FLIGHTS FROM FRANKFURT TO SEOUL
SEOUL, Asiana Airlines will add another 747-400 combi flight to boost the route from Franfurt to Seoul to four nonstop frequencies weekly, with connections to destinations in China and Japan as well as... more
AirlinesJETBLUE OPENS NEW WEST COAST BASE WITH NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN LA/LONG BEACH AND NEW YORK/JFK
NEW YORK, "JetBlue Airways today commenced twice-daily service between the airline's new west coast base at Long Beach Airport near Los Angeles, CA, and its home base at New York's John F Kennedy International... more
Science and technologyMOSCOW AIRPORT EMPLOYEES CAUGHT STEALING
MOSCOW, Two employees responsible for luggage were caught stealing items from passengers baggage at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. Cometics, clothes and souvenirs were among the stolen objects.... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES' PROFITS FALL IN FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
CHINA, China Eastern Airlines announced a 65,5% fall in net profit in the first half, compared wuth the same period last year. Turnover went up 8,7%. Traffic volume increased 13,2%. The airline said the... more
AirlinesGANDALF POSTS LOSS FOR $12,6 MILLION IN 1H
MILAN, Italian airline Gandalf posted loss for $12,6 million in the first half of the year, compared with a loss of $5,4 million last year. The turnover went up 83% to $22,5 million. The airline yesterday... more
Press releaseRESULT OF THE AUSTRIAN AIRLINES GROUP FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2001.
WIEN, AUSTRIA, Passenger transportation increased by 5.5 % Passenger load factor rose by 2.5 percentage points to 68.1 % Adjusted profit before tax: EUR –57.7 million Full consolidation o... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN MALAGA (3): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Airtech CN-235M, produced by CASA and IPTN: Type: light civil transport aircraft Accommodation: 2 pilots, 94 passengers Lenght: 70 ft 2 in Wingspan: 84 ft 2 in Height: 26 ft 10 in Empty weight:... more
AirlinesMALAYSIAN AIRLINES POSTS LOSS IN THE 2ND QUARTER
MALAYSIA, Malaysian Airlines reported losses for $109 million in the last quarter ended on June 30, down compared to the same period last year. Revenues dumped 1,9% and also cargo and passenger traffic... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN MALAGA (2): THREE KILLED
MALAGA, A local government spokeswoman said that the incident occurred to a Blinter's plane this morning while landing at Malaga airport, caused three victims. The spokeswoman added that 16 passengers... more
AccidentsBLINTER PLANE CRASH LANDS IN MALAGA
MALAGA, An aircraft operated by Blinter, Iberia's regional unit, crashed while landing at Malaga airport this morning. The plane was coming from Melilla, in Morocco. At least 50 people were injured. A... more
AirlinesTRANSBRASIL RETOOLS OPERATIONS
SAO PAULO, Brazilian Transbrasil said it is to lay off about a third of its staff and sell three aircrafts in an effort to turn around its ailing business. The airline also plans to move its base of operations... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS SUES SABENA
BRUSSSELS, Virgin Express has taken Belgian Airline Sabena to court over a seat allocation regarding an agreement to purchase 96 seats on its flights out of Brussels. The deal was signed in 1999, but lately... more
AccidentsINDIAN AIR FORCE FIGHTER CRASHES, PILOT ESCAPES (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROMA, Mikoyan MiG-21 Fishbed: Type: Multi-role fighter Accommodation: One pilot Lenght: 51 ft 8 in Wingspan: 23 ft 5 in Height: 13 ft 5 in Empty weight: 12.882 lb Max T/O weight: 21.605 lb Max... more
AccidentsINDIAN AIR FORCE FIGHTER CRASHES, PILOT ESCAPES
INDIA, An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG 21 crashed yesterday at the sub-station at Kandurabari near Tezpur, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. The pilot bailed out to safety suffering only minor injures.... more
Latest newsMALAYSIA CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN PLANES
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian government is considering the purchase of Su-30 fighter planes made by the Irkutsk Aircraft Manufacturing Association (IAMO), russian agency Interfax reported today. Malaysia may... more
PeoplePRIVATE AIRLINE TO RESUME FLIGHTS BETWEEN SYRIA AND IRAQ
DAMASCUS, A private airline will resume daily flights between Damascus and Baghdad from next Saturday, syrian official sources reported. The service between the two countries had been suspended in... more
AirlinesFINNAIR POSTS 1H PROFIT
HELSINKI, Finnish Finnair reported half-year earnings of %26 million in the first half of the year. Six-month revenues climbed 5.8% while operating costs rose 5.1% and fuel costs 21.8%. Total passenger... more
Latest newsHUNGARY RENTS F-16
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, According to Hungarian newspaper Nepszabadsag, Budapest government decided to rent a 24-aircraft package composed of Lockheed Martin F-16 from United States, starting September 1st and... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES TO REDUCE AIR FARES
USA, Northwest Airlines said it is to reduce air fares for many domestic routes and services abroad. The reductions "represent significant discounts off the carrier's leisure fare levels", the airline... more
AirlinesISRAELI TRANSPORT MINISTER PLANS TO SELL EL AL
ISRAEL, Ephraim Sneh, israeli Transport Minister, will submit a new plan for the total sale of El Al, the israeli national airline. The previous plans included the sell of a 49% stake in the carrier. Sneh... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued... more
AccidentsNTSB ASSISTING GOVERNMENT OF BAHAMAS IN INVESTIGATION OF CRASH OF CESSNA 402
WASHINGTON, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Al Yurman has been designated the United States Accredited Representative to the Bahamian investigation of the crash of a Cessna 402 Saturday... more
AirlinesANZ-ANSETT TO EYE VIRGIN BLUE
NEW ZEALAND, Air New Zealand-Ansett Australia Group intends to buy a stake in the australian carrier Virgin Blue to expand the market in that region. Sources from the group said ANZ already has started... more
AirlinesGOOD NEWS FOR AOM/AIR LIBERTE' WORKERS FIRED
PARIS, FRANCE, After that the failing French carrier Aom/Air Liberté has fired more almost 1400 workers, the French Minister Jean Claude Gayssot announced tht about 1000 of them will be "recovered"... more
AirlinesAER ARANN TO CUT PILOTS STAFF
LONDON, Irish airline Aer Arann has announced it is to lay off one third of its pilots. The airline recently secured a £32 million contract for five regional routes. Aer Arann plans to expand the fleet... more
HelicoptersRUSSIA TO SELL HELICOPTERS TO COLOMBIA
MOSCOW, Russia will sell Colombia six troop-carrying helicopters Mi-17 1V. The $36,1 million deal was signed last week. The helicopters will be used for troops transport. It will be the second batch of... more
Science and technologyBEIJING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO EXPAND FOR OLYMPIC GAMES IN 2008
BEIJING, Li Peiying, Beijing Capital International Airport chairman, announced the company will invest about 15 million yuan in the expansion of the airport to meet the increasing demand for passengers... more
HelicoptersJAPAN ARMY SELECTS BOEING HELICOPTERS
TOKYO, The Defense Agency of Japan today said it will buy Boeing's Apache helicopters. A spokesman for the agency said "We selected Boeing's AH64D because it is cheaper than Bell's helicopter in view of... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER $5M CONTRACT FOR GREEK F-16
USA, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $5,683,935 contract to provide for F-16 Block 52 aircraft maintenance training and pilot academics and simulator training for... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 22 USDM CONTRACT FOR MISSILES FOR ISRAEL, TAIWAN AND THAILAND
USA, Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $22,473,437 contract to provide 48 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missiles (AMRAAM) (Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-120C-5 missiles), 47 AMRAAM air... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S PERSONNEL STRIKES HIT MOSCOW SHEREMETIEVO AIRPRT
MOSCOW, A strike called by Aeroflot's technicians and flight attendants caused an almost an hour-long halt yesterday afternoon at Moscow Sheremetievo airport. The airline's personnel is demanding salary... more
AirlinesCSA CZECH AIRLINES SUFFERS LOSSES IN 1H
PRAGUE, Csa Czech Airlines suffered losses for $,1,4 million in the first half of the year, down sharply from the profits reached in the same period last year. The airline blamed global economic malaise,... more
AirlinesBRIXIA AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES
BRESCIA, Italian carrier Brixia Airways will operate new routes from Padova and Brescia to Portorose, Slovenia, and Kik, Croatia, from September 15, the airline's chiarman Renzo Pisu announced. He added... more
PeopleALMOST READY TO FLY THE CONCORDE
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declarations of French Transport Minister, Jean-Claude Gayssot, relased a month ago, the return to sky for the concorde is am etter of weeks. In effects, both carrier which... more
AccidentsTWO FIRE-ATTACK AIRCRAFTS COLLIDE: TWO DIED
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Two small aircrafts engaged in anti-fire operation in the north of Los Angeles, California, collided in the air and crashed on the ground, causing death of both pilots. In the... more
AirlinesKENYA AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE TO GHANA
NAIROBI, Kenya Airways will soon launch a new route between Nairobi and Accra, capital of Ghana, East African Standard reported. The new route will be effective from September 17 and the airline will use... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL EXPRESS ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE BETWEEN DURANGO, COLO., AND HOUSTON
HOUSTON, "Continental Express, the regional air carrier to Continental Airlines, today announced new daily nonstop service between Durango, Colo., and its Houston hub, effective Dec. 13, 2001. Continental... more
Latest newsISRAELI HELICOPTER KILLS PALESTINIAN LEADER
JERUSALEM, Abu Ali Mustafa one of the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Front has been killed by an Israeli helicopter missile which hit his house in Ramallah which has been completely destroyed. According... more
AirlinesGANDALF TO SUSPEND SOME INTERNATIONAL ROUTES
BERGAMO, Italian airline Gandalf said it has suspended the flights from Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport to Cologne, Munich, Berlin. The airline will continue offering international flights to Stuttgart,... more
Latest newsPENTAGON SAYS AN UNMANNED PLANE IS LOST OVER IRAQ
WASHINGTON, Pentagon sources reported that a Predator military unmanned aircraft is lost over Iraq's southern no-fly zone. The sources also said that the plane may have been shot down, as iraqi sources... more
AccidentsLIGHT AIRCRAFT LANDS ON A HIGHWAY, KILLED A CYCLIST
ARGENTINA, A light plane yesterday was forced to make an emergency landing on a argentinian highway in the north of the country. None of the four people on board, a pilot and three passengers, was... more
AccidentsRAF PILOT DIES IN GLIDER CRASH
UK, A RAF pilot was killed in a glider crash during take off from a Raf airport near Newark, in Nottinghamshire. The LF( standard glider crashed from 300 ft. "We are not able to give details about the... more
Accidents83 YEAR OLD WOMAN FORCES PLAN TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
OTTAWA, An 83-year-old Canadian woman forced a Canada 3000 plane en route from Toronto to Manchester to make an emergency landing at St John's International Airport after becoming unruly and causing... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR LOSES AGAIN
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, The Swiss carrier Swissair reported another time a "substantial" loss of several billion of Swiss francs. Before the official information release, which the carrier's number one,... more
AirlinesISRAELI GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ASK FOREIGN CARRIERS TO REDUCE FLIGHTS TO TEL AVIV
ISRAEL, Ephraim Sneh, israeli Transportation Minister, said he won't ask foreign airlines to reduce flights to Tel Aviv. Sneh added that however the changing of the number of flights would require modifications... more
AirlinesALPI EAGLES PLANS TO ACQUIRE A STAKE IN ALITALIA
VENICE, The interest of italian airline Alpi Eagles in the acquisition of a 5% stake in Alitalia is worrying the analysts, the italian newspaper "La Repubblica" reported today. According to the analysts,... more
AirlinesSIBIR AIRLINES: CARGO TRAFFIC UP IN 2001
MOSCOW, Russian Sibir Airlines recorded a 48% year-on-year increase in the first seven months of the year. Turnover went up 50%, russian agency Interfax said. Sibir is integrating with Vnukovo Airl... more
Science and technologySYDNEY AIRPORT TO B SOLD IN OCTOBER
SYDNEY, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the city airport is to be sold in October. Three consortium are bidding for the airport. The top is bid reported to be about USD2.57 billion. The australian... more
Latest newsIRAQ SAYS IT SHOOTS DOWN US PLANE
IRAQ, An iraqi news agency, quoting military sources, said iraqi air defenses shot down a US recoinassance plane. "The air defenses in the Basra area shot down the plane when it was flying a spy mission... more
Science and technologyPASSENGERS GROUNDED AT AZORES (2): A PART TRASFERED BY SEA TO OTHER ISLANDS
AZORES ISLANDS, PORTUGAL, A part of the 2000 passengers grounded by the damage to the runway of Lajes airport in Azores islands have been transfered to San Miguel island by sea, according to local sources,... more