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IndustryBOEING UNVEILS PLANS FOR ITS ''AIRBORNE INTERNET''
SEATTLE, USA, U.S. aeronautical industry Boeing unveiled some details of its Connexxion system to allow passengers to connect to Internet when on board aircrafts. Three major U.S. airlines, American Airlines,... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES SOARS WITH CONTINUED GROWTH IN TRAFFIC
FORT LAUDERDALE, "Spirit Airlines announces continued growth in traffic figures for May 2001. Spirit experienced a 32.3 percent gain in passengers carried from the same period in 2000. This is the 33rd... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS CEO SACKED
DUBLIN, "The committee of the board, having concluded that Mr Foley's position as chief executive is untenable, has decided to terminate his employment with immediate effect in accordance with his contract",... more
Finance and economySWISSAIR LOOSE 4% AT ZURICH, LUFTHANSA THE SAME AT FRANKFURT
ZURICH,SWITZERLAND, A net loss of 4% has been registered by Swissair Group at Zurich Stock Exchange after the announcement of a possible bankrupcy of its controlled French airline Aom/Air Liberté, which... more
PeopleEUROPEA COMMISSION GIVE GREEN LIGHT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN BMI, LUFTHANSA AND SAS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, European Transport Commission give its "green light" to the expected agreement between British airline British Midland, bmi, German Lufthansa an Scandinavian Sas, which allow the smaller... more
AirlinesSABENA SUES RYANAIR FOR ADV
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, The advertising campaign in Belgium of Ireland airline Ryanair has provoked some disappointment in flag carrier Sabena, as it have decided to sue Ryanair at Brussels Court for having... more
PeopleENAV: ITALY AT THE FIRST PLACE IN EUROPE FOR LOWER NUMBER OF FLIGHT DELAYS
ROMA, According to Italian Ente Nazionale per l'Assistenza al Volo, Enav, and a analysis of Eurocontrol, the European organization which assure safety and coondination in flight traffic control, Italia... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA FORECASTS A 25% REDUCTION IN 2001 PROFITS
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, According to German flag carrier Lufthansa sources, many factors, like increase in fuel costs and rise of about 30% of pilot's payment, for which they have striked three times in the... more
IndustryNORTHROP AWARDED A OVER 20 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded an over 20 USDm contract to provide for long lead parts/advanced procurement in support of low rate initial production of two Global Hawk... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON BOEING AIRCRAFTS
USA, Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON DORNIER 328-300 AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON LEARJET AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued... more
DefenseLATVIA, ESTONIA, AND LITHUANIA HOPE TO ENTER IN NATO ALLIANCE
TURKU, FINLAND, In the annual Nordic-Baltic Defense Ministerial of the Nato allied countries held in Turku, Finland, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld declared that Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania... more
IndustryNEW ANTICOLLISION SYSTEMSA FROM OXLEY
GREAT BRITAIN, Oxley Avionics, the UK based specialist avionics manufacturer, announces the launch of EZELED, an LED-based "NVG friendly" lighting system for military aircraft, which replaces unreliable... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE AND EMBRAER CELEBRATE 1000TH AE 3007 ENGINE DELIVERY
CHANTILLY, Rolls-Royce today handed over its 1000th AE 3007 engine to Embraer at the aircraft maker's facilities in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil. The event was attended by senior representatives from... more
Science and technologySCHIPHOL AIRPORT/KLM INTERESTED TO KUALA LUMPUR AIRPORT
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Dutch airport operator Schiphol Airport amd Dutch airline Klm could have interest in Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, the Kuala Lumpur Malaysian airport management group. The agreement,according... more
AccidentsUS F-16 CRASHES IN SOUTH KOREA (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon: Type: multi-role fighter Accomodation: one pilot Lenght: 49 ft 4 in Wingspan: 31 ft Height: 16 ft 4 in Empty weight: GE: 19.517 lb; PW: 18.726 Max... more
PeopleFOR THE ANALYSTS, MAY WAS THE ''WORST MONTH'' FOR AERONAUTICAL INDUSTRIES
USA, According to financial analysts, the aeronanautical market suffered in May of "substantial losses", as was not reported in a period of ten years. According to evaluations, the previous "worst month"... more
AccidentsUS F-16 CRASHES IN SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL, A US Air Force F-16 yesterday crashed in a rural area of southern South Korea, during a routine night training mission. The pilot was killed. The fighter took off from a base in Kunsan and crashed... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST PROBABLY WILL PLACE A 1,5 USDBN ORDER TO BOMBARDIER
MONTREAL, CANADA, According to a spokesman of U.S. airline Northwest Airlines, the carrier could place soon an order, worth over 1,5 USDbn, to buy 60 to 75 regional jet aircrafts, discarding the offer... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN ABERDEEN FOR A SMALL PLANE
ABERDEEN, A Kingair Beach 200 with seven people on board was forced to turn back shortly after taking off from Aberdeen Airport owing to the collapse of the undercarriage. All the passengers were unhurt.... more
AirlinesRYANAIR WITHDRAWS SERVICE TO RIMINI
DUBLIN, Ryanair said it is to cease its daily service from London Stansted to Rimini Airport from June 25, due to significant difficulties with the board and management of Rimini airport. According to... more
AirlinesBRAZILIAN AIRLINES TO RAISE FARES
SAO PAULO, Flight ticket's price increased by 22% in Brazil lately, on the average. The raise is mainly due to the increase of fuel price. Some fares even grew by 50%. more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TO ADD NEW PLANES BY THE END OF SUMMERTIME
WASHINGTON, US Airways has announced it plans to add eight new planes during the summer, four in June and four in July. They will be seven Airbus Industrie A320s and one Boeing Co 737-200. US Airways said... more
AirlinesKLM TO ADD NEW FLIGHTS TO JOHANNESBURG
AMSTERDAM, KLM will be adding two new weekly flights between Amsterdam and Johannesburg to its current daily route between Amsterdam and Johannesburg. The new flights will be operated with Boeing 747-400... more
AirlinesMEXICANA AIRLINES SUSPENDS DENVER-LEON ROUTE
MEXICO, Mexicana Airlines has announced yesterday that its flight 163 from Denver to Leon with an intermediate stop in Zacatecas ceased to operate because not profitable. The plane will be used on other... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC COMMENCES TORONTO SERVICE
NORWALK, AUSTRALIA, "Virgin Atlantic Airways today launched daily non-stop scheduled services between Toronto and London using a Boeing 747 aircraft. Sir Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways,... more
AccidentsVASP JET HITS TRACTOR AT LANDING
BRASILIA, A brazilian Vasp jetliner hit a tractor that was standing on the tarmac while landing at Juscelino Kubitchek airport in Brasilia. None of the 48 people on board was injured. The plane was damaged... more
PeopleRUSSIAN PASSENGER JAILED FOR SIX MONTH FOR AIR RAGE
ATHENS, GREECE, A Russian passenger, who have caused, for his violent and abusive habits during a flight operated by Cyprus Airways, a flight diversion to Thessaloniki Airport, has been sentenced to six... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PILOTS WILL VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT THE PAY DEAL
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Lufthansa pilots will begin voting next week whether to approve or not the carrier's proposal for the increase of payments. According to Vereinigung Cockpit union officials, there are... more
DefenseRUSSIA TO SELL ARMS TO PHILIPPINES
MOSCOW, Russian ambassador in Philippines, Anatoli Khmelnitski, said that Russia is ready to sell MI-18 helicopters, M29 fighter planes, tankers, cannons and other military hardware. "We realise the Philippines... more
AirlinesMAINTENANCE CONTRACT BETWEEN CHINA SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AND HAWKER PACIFIC AEROSPACE
USA, A contract worth about 4,3 USDm and lasting eight years has been signed between carrier China Southwest Airlines and U.S. industry Hawker Pacific Aerospace. The contract contemplates the maintenance... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTER RESCUES PEOPLE OF A VESSEL
USA, An helicopter rescued five people on a vessel that run aground two rocks close to a waterfall in the White River, near Indianapolis. The helicopter saved the five people lowering a sling to lift them... more
AirlinesKOREAN AIR PILOTS ON STRIKE
SEOUL, Flagship Korean Air Lines was hit by a strike of pilots union which heavily disrupted air traffic today. Korean Air was forced to cancel 90% of its domestic flights and over half of the international... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR ITALIA TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE FROM VENICE TO TOKYO
VENICE, Lauda Air Italia has begun to operate a new weekly charter flight from Venice Marco Polo airport to Tokyo Haneda. The service is flown by 256-seat Boeing 767. The flight is offered thanks to the... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES INVESTS IN AIRPORT TECHNOLOGIES
CHICAGO, United Airlines will invest $300 million in new airport technologies aimed at speeding up check in times and providing customers new and more detailed informations. 800 EasyCheck-in kiosks will... more
AirlinesUNIONS ACCEPTS TO RESUME TALKS WITH COMAIR
USA, According to a Comair regional airlines spokesman, unions have decided to resume talks in an effort to end the nation's first airline strike in three years. The controversies are lasting from months... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR ITALIA TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE FROM VENICE TO TOKYO
VENICE, Lauda Air Italia has begun to operate a new weekly charter flight from Venice Marco Polo airport to Tokyo Haneda. The service is flown by 256-seat Boeing 767. The flight is offered thanks to the... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON 737 BOEING AIRCRAFTS
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
RALEIGH-DURHAM, USA, Midway Airlines Corporation yesterday announced that May passenger traffic increased 37 percent over May 2000, capacity increased 46 percent, and load factor declined 4.1 points to... more
IndustryBOEING ACQUIRES A NEAR 23 USDM CONTRACT FOR C-17 UPGRADE
USA, The Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., was awarded a $22,902,083 modification time and materials contract by the Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to provide for various... more
IndustryMCDONNEL DOUGLAS ACQUIRE A OVER 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems/The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,213,327 firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, for various AH-64 Apache spares.... more
AirlinesFIRE BREAKS OUT AT YEMEN AIRWAYS HEADQUARTERS
YEMEN, A fire broke out at Yemen Airways headquarters yesterday. Few people were injured, other got intoxicated and were rushed to hospital. Flames completely burned the top six floors. No deaths were... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
KANSAS CITY, "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. reported traffic for the month of May 2001 of 93.6 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Capacity was 133.9 million available seat miles (ASMs). May load factor... more
Science and technologyAMSTERDAM SCHIPOL: FIFTH RUNWAY TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2003
AMSTERDAM, Amsterdam Schipol airport will have its fifth runway completed by 2003. It will cost nearly £200 million. The runway should take pressure off the rest of the airport and helping it to meet... more
AirlinesCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES TAKES OVER GREAT WALLS AIRLINES
CHINA, China Eastern Airlines has bought Great Wall Airlines carrying on the Civil Aviation Administration's project aimed at merging 10 airlines into three groups. China Airlines has already acquired... more
AirlinesALASKA AIRLINES TO INCREASE FLIGHTS BETWEEN MEXICO AND SAN FRANCISCO
MEXICO, Alaska Airlines has increased flights between Mexico and San Francisco by nearly 50% in response to the growing demand. The carrier added seven additional weekly flights including new nonstop route... more
AirlinesAUTHORITIES BLOCK COLOMBIAN AIRLINES MERGER
COLOMBIA, Colombian watchdog ruled out the merger between Avianca and Aces, which were looking to join forces. The Industry and Commerce Superintendency said that the merger would reduce consumer choice... more
AccidentsWOMAN DIES AFTER WALKING INTO A ROTOR
SOUTH AFRICA, A south-african woman died after being stuck into the rotor of an helicopter just before taking a ride as a birthday treat. The woman died instantly from wounds all over her body. The accident... more
Weather forecastsCOMMERCIAL EVENTS IN JUNE AND JULY 2001
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