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AirlinesEMIRATES BUYS TWO A330-200 AIRCRAFTS
ROME, Emirates today announced it has ordered two new Airbus A330-200s. The aircrafts are to be delivered in August 2002. Emirates has already ordered 23 A330s so far and it is the best customer for Airbus... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN BULGARIA, TWO KILLED
SOFIA, A small twin-engine plane yesterday crashed in Dolna Bania, about 80 km far from Sofia. The two people on board, a trainer and a pilot, were both killed. A spokesman for the bulgarian Transport... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO CUT SOME ROUTES
FRANKFURT, German Lufthansa announced it is to reduce some transoceanic routes soon. Other flights will be cancelled. Two weekly flights to New York are to be suspended, while the services to Bogota, Rio... more
AccidentsAIR FORCE RELEASES F-16 ACCIDENT REPORT
USA, Air Force investigators have determined foreign object damage caused the engine failure that resulted in the April 3 crash of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft into the ocean off the coast of... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS AND AMERICAN AIRLINES AGREEMENT SIGNED
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, An agreement for which the incomes of nine Atlantic routes will be divided has been signed between British Airways and American Airlines. The agreement will be investigated by Antitrust... more
CuriositiesPILOT CHOPS UP HIS AIRPLANE WITH AN AXE AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING
USA, A small aircraft pilot effectuated an emergency landing and, later, after to be examined by the local hospital, he returned to the landing site with a pickup truck and an ax. He chopped up the airplane,... more
PeopleAIR ALFA LICENSE REVOKED TODAY
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Tourism Commissioner near the Communitary European Commission declared that today has been officially revoked the Air Alfa travel agency license. more
DefenseTURKISH F-16 FIGHTERS: OTHER COUNTRIES INTERESTED IN THE BUSINESS BESIDES EASTERN EUROPE NATIONS
ANKARA, TURKEY, The turkish offer to sell a huge part of the F-16s fleet off is reported to be taken into consideration not only by eastern european countries, as Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia,... more
DefenseF-16 ON SALE FOR TURKEY
ANKARA, TURKEY, To reduce the defense expenses, Turkey decided to cut its 250 F-16 fleet, aircrafts built on Lockheed Martin license by Turkish Aerospace Industry. To earn valuable cash, Turkey has planned... more
AirlinesTYMEN AIRLINES LAUNCHES CHARTER FLIGHTS TO AZERBAJAN
MOSCOW, Tyumen Airlines is to launch a charter flights program from Tyumen to Gyanzha, Azerbajan, from August 13 to September 24, 2001, reported the airline's spokesman Vladimir Sirotkin. more
AirlinesBRITISH EUROPEAN AND SCOTAIRWAYS SIGN CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT
LONDON, British European and ScotAirways are to begin codesharing on 12 daily flights from London City to Edinburgh and Glasgow, effective Sept. 3. more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS JULY TRAFFIC
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV - news) announced today that the Company flew 4.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in July 2001, a 10.6 percent increase from the 3.9 billion RPMs flown... more
AccidentsCATHAY JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
HONG KONG, A Cathay Pacific Airbus A340-400 en route from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur had to turn back after the pilot reported that he had a trouble with the reverse thrusters of one of the four engines.... more
DefenseCODE RED VIRUS SEEM TO HAVE CREATED NO DAMAGE TO DOD COMPUTERS
WASHINGTON, USA, According to Pentagon spokesman Craig Quigley, DoD efforts to protect military computers against the so-called Code Red 'worm' virus seem successful. Over the past several days, DoD computer... more
AirlinesMIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES ADDS MILWAUKEE-LAS VEGAS SERVICE
MILWAUKEE, Midwest Express Airlines, Inc. announced it will offer additional service between Milwaukee and Las Vegas. Beginning November 1, the airline will add a daytime roundtrip to its schedule six... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS REPORTS RECORD JULY 2001 TRAFFIC RESULTS
ORLANDO, AirTran Airways (AMEX:AAI - news) reported all-time record passenger traffic and capacity for the month of July 2001. Based on revenue passenger miles (RPMs), traffic grew by 11.5 percent, to... more
AccidentsTWO AIRCRAFTS NEAR MISS IN NORWAY
TRONDHEIM, NORWAY, A Braathens Boeing 737-500 aircraft and a a Fokker 50 operated by SAS Commuter went near collision at Værnes airport outside Trondheim, Norway. The 737 was landing when at only 60 metres... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A 29 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Boeing Co., Seattle Wa., is being awarded a USD29m contract to provide for seventeen North Atlantic Treaty Organization E-3A aircraft (Boeing 707) and two mission simulators. This work is expected... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST TAKES DELIVERY OF 100TH AIRBUS AIRCRAFT; CARRIER AMONG THE LARGEST NORTH AMERICAN OPERATORS OF AIRCRAFT
ST. PAUL, "Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC - news) announced that it accepted delivery of the 100th Airbus aircraft into its fleet. The July 27 arrival of Northwest's 30th new A319 at Minneapolis/St.... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES TO RETIRE FIVE ADDITIONAL BOEING 727S
FORTH WORTH, American Airlines today announced that it would advance the retirement of five additional Boeing 727s from its fleet. The five aircraft, originally scheduled to leave the fleet in 2003, will... more
AirlinesCOMAIR MAKES DEAL WITH CSA
HEBRON, American carrier Comair yesterday announced an agreement with CSA Czech Airlines to codeshare on transatlantic routes. The deal includes Comair's flights from New York's John F. Kennedy International... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A OVER 130 USDM CONTRACT
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, U.S. industry Boeing awarded a over 130 USDM contract to provide for analysis sytems for the new NPOESS meteorological satellites, the first of which will be ready to be launched... more
PeopleSTILL PESTICIDES ON JETLINERS: UNITED AIRLINES SUED BY A FLIGHT ASSISTANT
USA, U.S. United Airlines has been sued by a flight attendant Susan Matthews claiming to have suffered health damage due to insect pesticides that are sprayed on planes serving Australia and New Zealand. This... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN HELICOPTER FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN CHECHNYA
MOSCOW, A russian helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing near Grozny after being fired. None of the 26 people on board were injured, but the helicopter, a Mi-26, was partially damaged, reported... more
Latest newsUS SECOND WORLD WAR AIRCRAFT UNCOVERED BY THE FLOOD IN CHINESE RIVER
PEKING, The wreckage of a US airplane from the Second World War has been uncovered by flood waters in the river Tuojiang. The plane is believed to have dipped in the river in 1943, a chinese paper reports.... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH KILLS TWO IN BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, A four-seater Bell Jet Ranger III yesterday crashed at Baltimore/Washington International Airport. Witnesses said they saw the helicopter spiraling erratically moments before the crash. One... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE: SUSPENSION OF BEZIERS SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENT OF OTHER ROUTES
MARSEILLE, FRANCE, An Air France spokesman announced that airline intend to suspend its service from Beziers airport, starting October, and, at the same time, improve the routes between Charles de Gaulle... more
AerospaceJAPANESE AIRLINES INTERESTED TO SPACE TOURISM
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to the announcement made by the Nippon Aeronautical Foundation, Masaru Saito, has been created a research group to investigate on the feasibility of a reusable aerospace aircraft... more
HelicoptersNEW ZEALAND GROUNDS FIVE BELL UH-1H HELICOPTERS
WELLINGTON, The New Zealand air force has grounded five of its Bell UH-1H Iroquois after cracks were discovered in the blade on a helicopter during a routine inspection. The air force said in a statement... more
AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES INCREASES FLIGHTS TO FRANKFURT
CHINA, China Airlines will boost the service between Taipei and Frankfurt, beginning Sept. 16, from two to three times weekly departing from Taipei Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. more
Science and technologyHEATHROW TEST EYE SCAN PASSENGERS IDENTIFICATION
HEATHROW, LONDON, With the British Government backing, particularly by the Immigration Service, London's Heathrow Airport is to try out an iris recognition system to identify passengers, as every person's... more
AirlinesIBERIA RISES OPERATING PROFITS IN THE SECOND QUARTER
MADRID, Iberia recorded a 41% rise in operating profit for the second quarter, ended June 30, to eur 73.6 million. Net earnings went up 23% while revenues rose 12%. Sales increased to eur 2,5 billion. more
PeoplePASSENGERS LEAVED GROUND BY MNG AIRLINES
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, A dozen of passengers of MNG Airlines, ready to fly to Bodrum, Turkey, have been leaved ground, because, as declared by the carrier personnels, the aircraft was full. The passengers... more
AccidentsPLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AT SIDNEY AIRPORT
SIDNEY, A Boeing 737 had to make an emergency landing at Sydney airport after the undercarriage was damaged during takeoff from Melbourne. The plane was flying to Honiara. It burned off fuel before landing.... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES OPENS NEW ROUTE SINGAPORE-CHICAGO
SINGAPORE, A new route, operated with a just delivered, Boeing 777-200ER has been started by Singapore Airlines (SIA) between Singapore and Chicago with a thrice-weekly service. The aircraft has a seating... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
MOSCOW, An Ilyushin IL-86 widebody jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Yekaterinburg airport due to one of the engines that caught fire. The plane, headed to Antalya, Turkey, returned to Yekaterinburg... more
IndustryGENERAL ELECTRIC WILL APPEAL TO EU FOR HONEYWELL MERGING
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, According to declarations of a General Electric spokesman, the company is preparing the petition against the negative decision of the European Union on the expected merger with Honeywell.... more
AirlinesSRI LANKAN AIRLINES WILL CUT 1000 JOBS AFTER TAMIL ATTACK
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, According to a Sri Lankan Airlines spokesman, the carrier expects to cut about 1000 jobs, after the Tamil terrorist attack at Colombo airport, during which a quarter of this aircraft... more
Science and technologyBOMB FOUND AT BELFAST AIRPORT
BELFAST, A 20kg bomb was found yesterday afternoon in a car parked opposite the main entrance of Belfast International Airport. The home-made explosive was promptly defused by Army experts. more
Science and technologyTHIRD CHICAGO AIRPORT NEAREST TO BE REALIZED
CHICAGO, USA, The Federal Aviation Administration reinstated Peotone, the site of a proposed third Chicago-area airport, to a national list of aviation priorities, making the project eligible to receive... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH KILLS TWO IN BALTIMORE (2): THE TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Bell model 206 Jet Ranger: Type: light helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, three passengers Rotor diameter: 33 ft 4 in Height: 9 ft 6 in Empty weight: 1625 lb Max T/O weight: 3200 lb Payload:... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS JULY PERFORMANCE
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines reported a July load factor of 78.2 percent, 2.2 points below last year's July load factor. Continental's on-time arrival rate was 82.8 percent and its completion factor... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING REQUEST AT SYDNEY AIRPORT FOR A B-737
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, A Boeing 737 aircraft operated by Air Vanuatu, heading Sydney from Melbourne, has requested an emergency landing, as the commander supposed that the landing gear was defective. Fortunately,... more
AirlinesFAR TO REACH THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN AIR NEW ZEALAND AND SINGAPORE AIRLINES
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, According to New Zealand finance minister, Michael Cullen, the Singapore Airlines proposal to increase from 25 to 49% its participation in Air New Zealand is not appreciated by... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A 73USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp., Rolling Meadows, Il., awarded a $73,000,000 contract to provide for forty-seven LITENING II precision attack targeting pods, applicable to the AV-8B Harrier II aircraft.... more
AirlinesSIA LAUNCHES NEW SINGAPORE-CHICAGO SERVICE
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday inaugurated the new thrice-weekly service between Singapore and Chicago, via Amsterdam. The airline operates a Boeing 777-200ER. more
PeopleFAA PROPOSES A NEAR 100.000 USD FINE TO AMERICAN AIRLINES
USA, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a 99.000 USD fine for American Airlines for flights security violations involving also improper carrying of unaccompanied and unidentified bags... more
AirlinesNEAR ONE HOUR DELAY FOR A PILOT-TAXI DRIVER ROW
BERLIN, GERMANY, A pilot of the German airline Lufthansa caused a 48 minutes retardation on his aircraft take-off due to a row with a taxi driver over a disputed bill. The passengers of the flight LH... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON PRATT&WHITNEY JET ENGINES
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued... more
AirlinesETHIOPIAN AILINES: PROFITS UP IN THE LAST YEAR
ETHIOPIA, Ethiopian Airlines posted an estimated net profit of $3,6 million and an operating profit of about 70 million birr over the year ended June 30. Total revenues grew 16% and passenger revenues... more