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AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE LAUNCHES SATURDAY REGIONAL JET SERVICE TO LINK NEWARK AND QUEBEC CITY
FORTH WORTH, American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, launched new regional jet service linking Newark International Airport (EWR) to Quebec City, Quebec (YQB) on May 5. The airline... more
AirlinesNEW ROUTES FOR AZZURRA AIR
TURIN, ITALY, Italian airline Azzurra Air has begun to operate new flights to Iceland and Spain. The airline is offering a new route between Milan and Reykjavik, every wednesday, operated with a new Boeing... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES AND TRANSBRASIL ANNOUNCE MARKETING ALLIANCE
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines and Transbrasil announced today that they have formed a broad strategic marketing alliance. This new partnership will include codesharing on each other's flights, reciprocal... more
AccidentsVINTAGE SPITFIRE CRASHES DURING AIR SHOW IN FRANCE
ROUEN, FRANCE, A vintage Spitfire dating from the Second World War has crashed yesterday during an air show at the Rouen-Boos airport, in Normandy. The single-engine aircraft plunged into a field. The... more
Latest newsBOEING WINS CONTRACT WITH US AIR FORCE TO UPDATE C-130 FLEET
USA, Boeing has won a $4 bn contract with Pentagon to upgrade the US Air Force's C-130 fleet avionics. Boeing will develop a moder cockpit avionics system and the modifications will be carried out at the... more
AirlinesTRANSPORT MINISTER RE-APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF AEROFLOT
MOSCOW, Aeroflot's new board of directors has re-appointed Sergei Frank, the Russian transport minister, its chairman. The new board of directors includes seven representatives of the state. Among them... more
AirlinesUS AIRWAYS TRAFFIC UP 7.7 PERCENT FOR MAY
ARLINGTON, USA, US Airways reported today that revenue passenger miles for May 2001 were up 7.7 percent compared to May 2000, while available seat miles for the month increased 11.5 percent. The passenger... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES MAY LOAD FACTOR DIPS 2.7% IN MAY
MINNEAPOLIS, Northwest Airlines Corp. said on Tuesday that its system-wide load factor for May dropped 2.7 points from a year earlier. The airline reported a load factor, an industry measure of the usage... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE EDMONTON-LONDON HEATHROW
CANADA, Air Canada has begun to operate a new flight between Edmonton and London Heathrow. This summer service will be offered until September 30. The route is operated every day with a Boeing 767-200,... more
AirlinesQANTAS IN TALKS TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO LONDON VIA HONG KONG
AUSTRALIA, Australian Qantas is hoping to resume flights to London via Hong Kong as soon as possible. The airline siad the route would be resumed later this year. Australian Foreign Minister Alexander... more
Press releaseLUFTHANSA APPOINTS ULRICH WACHTER VICE PRESIDENT FOR SALES & SERVICES
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa has announced that Ulrich Wachter, 49 years old, was appointed Vice President for Sales & Services in Europe. He will operate at Heathrow airport. Gabriel Leupold was named Managing... more
AirlinesEMBRAER: SALES UP IN THE YEAR 2000
BRAZIL, Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica reported sales growth by 19% in the year 2000. Domestic flights rose by 26% compared with the previous year. The rise on international network reached 13,4%. Embraer... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES TRAFFIC UP IN MAY
USA, Continental Airlines flew 5.6 billion RPMs in May, up 2.2% over the year-ago period. Capacity went up 7.4% to 7.7 billion ASMs and load factor decreased 3.7% to 72.2%. more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES: PASSENGER TRAFFIC DIPS IN MAY
USA, American Airlines reported a 4,3% decrease in May from the year-ago period. Capacity grew by 2.9% to 13.9 billion ASMs and load factor went down 5.1% to 68.9%. more
DefenseUS GOVERNMENT PLANS TO REDUCE MILITARY RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHINA
WASHINGTON, USA, US Government is planning to reduce military relationships with China, even though the China foreign Minister defined the talks for the repatriation of the EP-3E aircraft, still on Hainan... more
AirlinesROYAL AIR MAROC TO BUY FOUR A321 AIRCRAFTS
MOROCCO, Royal Air Maroc has announced an agreement with Airbus Industrie to buy four A321s. The deal is to be signed during Paris Le Bourget air show, that will be held from June 16 to June 25. Delivery... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES' MAY TRAFFIC DECLINES 1.4 PERCENT
CHICAGO, United Airlines total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) declined 1.4 percent in May vs. the comparable month in 2000. The airline's passenger load factor fell to 70.4 percent from 73.3... more
AirlinesSAS TO CONTINUE FLIGHT TO ISRAEL
OSLO, Scandinavian Airlines said it will continue to fly to Israel despite Delta and Air France's decision of cancelling the route to Tel Aviv temporarily, waiting for the situation to stabilize. Also... more
AirlinesEXPENSES AND JOBS CUT AT SWISSAIR
ZURICH,SWITZERLAND, Management of Swissair Swiss airline decided to cut expenses of about 280 USDm in the second half of the year, according a program called "2001". Rumours informs that many jobs will... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST 747 SLIDED OFF RUNWAY AT TOKYO
TOKYO, JAPAN, A Northwest Airlines operated Boeing 747 slided off runway at Tokyo Narita airport during landing after to have scraped runway with an engine. No injured reported. more
DefenseSOON CLOSED THE ECHELON BASE IN CENTER GERMANY
BAD AIBLING, GERMANY, U.S. DoD decided to close the Bad Aibling intelligence gathering base in Germany, used, according official reports, in the Cold War years, to intecept enemy messages in the East Europe.... more
Latest newsISRAELIAN FIGHTERS ENTERS LEBANIAN AIRSPACE
NEBATIYEH, LEBANON, Israeli Fighter aircrafts entered lebanian airspace flying at low-level and surpassing sound barriers many times. According to a Israel Army spokesman, the news according which the... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE THINK TO LOSE ABOUT 25% OF THE TRAFFIC FOR MARSEILLE DUE TO TGV
PARIS, FRANCE, According to French carrier President Jean-Cyril Spinetta, his carrier could lose up to 25% of the current air traffic to and from Marseille, when the high-speed train service TGV, operated... more
AirlinesDELTA AND AIR FRANCE DEFER FLIGHTS TO AND FROM TEL AVIV
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, After Palestinian suicide attack costed 20 lives in Tel Aviv, French carrier Air France and U.S. carrier Delta decided to defer flights to and from Israel capital. The deferring, according... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA'S REGIONAL AIRLINES INAUGURATE NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN CINCINNATI AND TORONTO, CANADA
HALIFAX, CANADA, Today, Air Canada's regional airlines inaugurated non-stop service between Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport and Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport when flight AC8691... more
AirlinesKLM IN TALKS WITH LANPERU
AMSTERDAM, KLM is currently holding talks with Lan Peru, to negotiate a possible partnership, said an airline's spokesman, who added that Klm is open to negotiating agreements with other local airlines.... more
AirlinesBA TO BID FOR AER LINGUS
LONDON, BA is considering a takeover bid of £300 million for the irish airline Aer Lingus, the Sunday Times reported quoting sources for the airline. A BA spokeswoman commented saying "it's all speculation... more
DefenseBUSH ASKS CONGRESS TO RAISE DEFENSE BALANCE OF ADDITIONAL USD 5,6BN
WASHINGTON D.C., Has been judged as "inadequate" by political and military representants, the President Bush request to Congress to raise the U.S. defense balance of USD 5,6 bn. Current year's defense... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A NORTHWEST JUMBO
TOKYO, A Northwest Airlines (NW) jumbo jet with 295 passengers was forced to return to narita airport to make an emergency landing after an engine trouble. The plane, whoch was en route to Los Angeles,... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN RUSSIA, FIVE KILLED
RUSSIA, A fire patrol reconnaissance Mi-2 helicopter crashed near the village of Ust-Porochi, 60 kilometers northwest of Sovetskaya Gavan. Five people were killed. The pilot, seriously injured, was rushed... more
DefenseSPATIAL FORCES, NEW RUSSIAN ARMY BRANCH
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to declarations of Russian Defense Minister Serghiei Ivanov, a new branch of Russian Army ha been recovered, after a 1997 decree has incorporated it in missile strategic forces.... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND, A helicopter crashed in bush west of Taumaranui, New Zealand. One person was killed and it's not known how many people were aboard. The access to the crash site was reported to be diff... more
DefenseJAPAN REJECTS US SPACE SHIELD PROJECT
TOKYO, JAPAN, Japan government, according to its Foreign Minister Mrs. Makiko Tanaka, announced that it will oppose to U.S. space shield project, creating a "opposition front" against this project, for... more
AirlinesCSA CZECH AIRLINES TRAFFIC UP IN 1Q
PRAGUE, CSA Czech Airlines reported a loss of $13,4 million in the first quarter ended March 31. Traffic grew by 22% over the year ago period and cabin factor went up 2,7% to 67,2%. more
AccidentsSECOND AIR CRASH AT BIGGIN HILL AIR SHOW
LONDON, A single-seater Kingcobra plane yesterday plunged into the ground during the Biggin Hill International Air Fair in Kent. The plane was one of three performing a series of loops at about 1,000 feet... more
AirlinesROYAL AIR MAROC TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE CATANIA-CASABLANCA
PALERMO, Royal Air Maroc will launch a new twice-weekly service between Catania and Casablanca by the end of June, said the ambassador for Morocco in Italy, Aziz Mekouar, during a meeting held in Palermo,... more
AccidentsFIRST HYPERSONIC AIRCRAFT FLIGHT FAILS
USA, The first planned flight of the experimental hypersonic X-43A aircraft failed on saturday. The aircraft, launched from a B-52 and attached to a Pegasus booster rocket that fell into the ocean. It... more
AirlinesAIR GABON RENEWS ITS FLEET WITH ALL BOEING AIRPLANES
SEATTLE, The Flag Carrier of Gabon is the first airline in the region to announce plans to renew its entire fleet with new Boeing Next-Generation 737-700, 747-400 Combi, and 767-300ER airplanes. Upon... more
AccidentsLANDING GEAR FAILS ON A QANTAS 737 PLANE
MELBOURNE, The pilot of a Qantas Boeing 737 had to lower the landing gear manually before landing at Melbourne. The front nose wheel failed as a warning light indicated. None of the 72 passengers aboard... more
AccidentsCESSNA PLANE CRASHES IN ITALY, TWO BRITONS KILLED
ALESSANDRIA, ITALY, An english couple, Gordon Charles Gray, 68 years old, and Jennifer Mari, 63, were both killed in a plane crash in Capanne Marcarolo, in the county of Voltaggio, near Alessandria, in... more
AccidentsJET CRASHES DURING AIR SHOW
LONDON, A De Havilland Vampire small plane crashed at the Kent airfield during Biggin Hill air show. The plane was seen falling out of the sky, as the air show spokesman Nick Smith said. The two people... more
AirlinesDELTA INAUGURATES BOSTON TO LONDON SERVICE
BOSTON, Delta Air Lines will start new daily nonstop flights from Boston Logan Airport to London (Gatwick) today. Delta will operate its Boeing 767-300ER aircraft on this flight, featuring award-winning... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE LAUNCHES REGIONAL JET SERVICE FROM DALLAS/FORT WORTH TO AGUASCALIENTES AND SALTILLO, MEXICO
FORTH WORTH, USA, American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will launch nonstop regional jet service between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and two cities in Mexico on... more
IndustryAIRBUS: 62 ORDINI FOR A380 AIRCRAFT
TOULOUSE, Airbus Industrie said it has collected 62 orders for the superjumbo A380. Qantas Airways ordered 12 aircrafts, Air France 10, Singapore Airlines 10, Fedex Corp 10, Virgin Atlantic 6, Emirates... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TAKES A BREAK FROM MEDIATION WITH PILOTS
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa has temporarily broken talks with its pilots off to allow each side to hold internal discussions, the mediator said. The talks seemed to be constructive. more
Latest newsUS TECHNICIANS ARRIVE IN CHINA FOR TALKS ABOUT SPY PLANE
BEIJING, A team of four technicians and embassy personnel today arrived in Beijing to discuss on how to take the spy plane apart. They should meet over the weekend with representatives of the chinese Foreign... more
AirlinesDELTA STARTS DAILY NEW YORK TO TEL AVIV SERVICE; SKYMILES BONUS OFFERED
NEW YORK, Delta Air Lines has started today daily, nonstop service to Tel Aviv from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Delta's SkyMiles members can receive double-mileage and triple-mileage... more
HelicoptersCHECHEN FORCES BRING RUSSIAN HELICOPTER DOWN
CHECHNYA, A russian military helicopter was yesterday shot down by chechen forces. The helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing near Nazran after coming under fire. Three people were on board,... more
AirlinesAOM/AIR LIBERTE' OFFER (3): SWISSAIR SHARES TAKE OFF
ZURICH,SWITZERLAND, Following the offer for the amount of 3 French Franc billion, launched by British financial group AITI for the acquisition of the French regional carrier AOM/Air Liberté, shares of... more
AirlinesMALAYSIA AIRLINES TO ADD FREQUENCIES ON KUALA LUMPUR-LONDON ROUTE
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Airlines will add tomorrow two new weekly frequencies on the route between Kuala Lumpur and London. The airline currently operates a twice-daily service on the route in codeshare... more