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PeopleSECOND RESCUE CONCLUDED IN ANTARCTICA
PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE, A twin-engined Twin Otter rescued Ronald Shemenski, an American doctor diagnosed with pancreatitis, while in the Antarctica's Amundsen-Scott station. The rescue, made dangerous by... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP - SWISSAIR GROUP (5): AIR FRANCE OFFERS TO SAVE AOM AND AIR LIBERTE' DISMISSALS
LYON, FRANCE, Air France's President, Jean Cyril Spinetta, announced to be willing to hire part of the personnel that should be dismissed within two months by the French regional carriers Air Liberté... more
DefenseUSA-CHINA (2): THE SUBMARINES PROMISED BY USA TO TAIWAN MAY NOT BE DELIVERED
USA, US President, George W. Bush, program to sell weapons to Taiwan, including eight European built diesel-powered submarines, has received an embarrassing setback. In fact, the Dutch and German companies... more
DefenseUSA-CHINA: IF CHINA INVADES TAIWAN, USA HAS THE DUTY TO INTERVENE
USA, In an interview to the American Abc, President George W. Bush, stated that if China invaded Taiwan, considered by the Chinese government a rebel province, USA would be forced to intervene, with their... more
AerospaceNEW HEADQUARTER IN LATIN AMERICA FOR ALENIA AEROSPAZIO
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, During the aerospace show, Lad which is held in these days in Brazil, Carmelo Cosentino, the Alenia Aerospazio's manager controlling the military activities, announced the opening... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURT AIRPORT SOON ON THE STOCK MARKET
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Frankfurt airport, one of the largest european passenger airports, is supposed to enter the stock market in June of this year, in order to finance the outlined expansion works, among... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP: MORE THAN 5000 SHARE HOLDERS PRESENT TO THE MEETING
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, 5288 share holders were present at the meeting of SAir Group, the holding that owns Swissair and controls, with Taitbout, the three French regional carriers AOM, Air Liberté and Air... more
AccidentsFOUR PEOPLE DIED IN HELI-TAXI ACCIDENT
SAN PAULO DE BRAZIL, An unknown type helicopter, used on San Paulo De Brazil city as heli-taxi crashed on a factory causing pilot's and three passengers death. No injured reported in factory workers. In... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP - SWISSAIR GROUP (4): POSSIBLE SEPARATION FROM AOM AND AIR LIBERTE'
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, According to what has been announced last Wednesday in the shareholders' meeting, it seems Swissair group, the new name for SAir Group, intends to effect a "planned separation" from... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP (3): 2700 DISMISSALS EXPECTED
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, From the share-holders meeting of SAir Group, now labelled Swissair Group, which took place last wednesday, it resulted that the French regional airlines AOM, Air Liberté and Air Littoral,... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR LOSSES UNDER INVESTIGATION: THE COMPANY WILL COOPERATE IN THE INQUIRIES
ZURIG, SWITZERLAND, Swissair leaders informed through a report that they will cooperate in the inquiries conducted into the heavy losses the Swiss carrier suffered last year. The company management is... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP CHANGES ITS NAME AND FINDS NEW FUNDS
ZURIG, The holding SAir Group, which also owns Swissair, changed its name to Swissair Group. In order to cope with the financial problems that troubled the carrier management last year, which is now inquired... more
AerospaceALENIA AEROSPACE DELAYS ITS ENTRY IN ASTRIUM, ACCORDING TO ''LE TRIBUNE''
PARIS, FRANCE, According to what reported by the French daily newspaper "Le Tribune", the Italian space industry, Alenia Aerospace is postponing its entry in the most important European space consortium,... more
PeopleTHE ''DISTURBING'' PHENOMENA OF THE DISCOUNTED TICKETS
BRUSSELES, BELGIUM, According to a daily Belgium newspaper, the airlines which offers discounted tickets, pursue a not very clear policy towards their customers: relatively to the declarations made to... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR OPENS THE NEW FLORENCE-ZURICH ROUTE
FLORENCE, ITALY, The Swiss Crossair opened a new daily route between Florence and the Swiss city of Zurich, departuring every afternoon from Florence "Amerigo Vespucci" airport. Crossair serves Florence's... more
AirlinesTOMORROW SAIRGROUP'S SHARE HOLDER MEETING
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Over 10,000 share holders are expected tomorrow at Zurich Kloten airport in occasion of SAirGroup share holder meeting, the Swiss group that owns Swissair. The agenda has a list of... more
IndustryEUROPEAN COUNTRIES HELP THE AIRBUS A380 PROJECT: THE EU INFORMS WASHINGTON
BRUSSELLS, BELGIUM, According to the European Union, which sent a note to Washington to inform Americans that several European countries confirmed their financial help towards the Airbus A380 project,... more
IndustryAOM AND AIR LIBERTE': POSSIBLE TWO MONTH DELAY FOR THE BALANCE PRESENTATION
PARIS, FRANCE, Ernest Antoine Seillière, Medef's President and major share holder of Air Liberté, announced that the presentation of the financial balance may be delayed of two months if the Swiss p... more
AerospaceNASA OPPOSES TO TITO'S ARRIVAL ON THE ISS
WASHINGTON, USA, NASA opposes to the arrival of Dennis Tito, the American multimilionair that should depart on Saturday, on the Russian Space shuttle Soyuz, because he may be dangerous for the ISS and... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA GROUP: PASSENGER TRAFFIC INCREASE DURING Q1
GERMANY, Lufthansa Group, which includes Lufthansa German Airlines and Lufthansa CityLine, registered a 5,8% increase on passenger traffic, respect to the same period in the last year, carrying 10,9 million... more
Latest newsRESCUE OPERATION IN ANTARCTICA: 11 PEOPLE RETRIEVED
NEW ZEALAND, A New Zealand's military C-130 "Hercules" aircraft, departured from Christchurch, New Zealand, reached, after 7 and a half hour flight, the Antarctica research station of McMurdo, to rescue... more
AerospaceDAVID WALKER, THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT WHO LAUNCHED ''MAGELLANO'' IN 1989, HAS DIED
WASHINGTON, USA, The American ex-astronaut, David Walker, who performed four space shuttle missions, one of which launched "Magellano", in 1989, mapping Venus' surface, died. Walker was 56 and had cancer.... more
AerospaceSIX ITALIAN INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AT RIO DE JANEIRO AEROSPACE SHOW
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, The Rio De Janeiro aerospace Lad (Latin American Defense)show, which is, in the whole Latin America, the most important event in the aerospace and defense field, begins today, on... more
Weather forecastsAEROSPACE EVENT CALENDAR
., AEROSPACE EVENT CALENDAR Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology 47th Annual Technology Meeting & Exposition Hyatt Regency Phoenix & Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, AZ April 22-26 Phone... more
IndustryCHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW AIRBUS A340-600
FRANCE, The new Airbus A340-600, the largest four-engine long-haul jetliner built so far, has a total length of 246,8 feet, a wingspan of 209,6 feet and seats 380 passengers. It will cost between 174,4... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR IS WORRIED FOR KLOTEN'S RESTRICTIONS
ZURIGH, SWITZERLAND, New disposals and restrictions have been applied to Zurigh's Kloten airport, ordering a reduction of flights from and to the airport. Swissair, owned by SAir Group, announced, trought... more
DefenseLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 22 USDM AEGIS CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin, Government Electronics Systems, awarded a $22,350,030 cost-type contract for the acquisition of Aegis Weapon System (AWS), for delivery up to April 2004, in support of DDG 51 class destroyers,... more
AirlinesLARGE INCREASES IN RIO SUL TRAFFIC
BRAZIL, Varig Group subsidiary airline, Rio Sul, registered a large increase in its business in the last year. The airline operates flight between Rio de Janeiro and South States of Brazil, with a specific... more
Latest newsUNMANNED AIRCRAFT CROSSES THE PACIFIC OCEAN
WASHINGTON, USA, An unmanned aircraft, an American Air Force Global Hawk, flew accross the Pacific Ocean, setting a record without precedent. The unmanned plane (Uav), took off from Mojave desert and landed... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES AND CHINA NORTHERN AIRLINES JOIN FORCES IN A CODE-SHARE
CHINA, China Southern Airlines and China Northern Airlines, which represent two main carriers among the Chinese ones, have joined for a code-share service connecting Guangzhou and Shenyang. The new service,... more
AccidentsFIVE PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN ANGOLA
LUANDA, ANGOLA, A Russian-built helicopter, probably a Mil Mi-8, in service with Angolan Army, crashed in Benguela area causing the death of 15 people on board. The causes of the accident are unknown,... more
AirlinesINDIAN AIRLINES TO INCREAE ITS AIRFARES
INDIA, According to what the economic newspaper "The Economic Times" outlines, it seems the state-owned Indian Airlines means to increase its airfares due to the fuel prices boost. The increases will considerate... more
PeopleFLIGHT ASSISTANT SUES AMERICAN AIRLINES FOR SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION
LOS ANGELES, USA, An American Airlines' flight assistant, Martina Alexander, filed a suit against the carrier when she found out the health plane it offers to female employees does not cover infertility... more
PeopleMAYBE THE ELEVATOR CAUSED THE EMERY CRASH OCCURED LAST FEBRUARY 16
USA, According to what emerged by the inquiry, it wasn't a shifting of the load inside the Emery Worldwide DC-8 aircraft, causing the air crash occurred last February 16 but an elevator system failure,... more
AirlinesVARIG'S CARGO ARE INCREASING
BRAZIL, The Brazilian Varig announced a notable increase in the cargo section following the declaration of its President, Ozires Silva, who expects that cargos will represent 30% of the total activity... more
Latest newsPENTAGON PROMOTES A MISSILE DEFENSE EXPANSION PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, USA, A Pentagon panel, headed by retired Air Force Gen. James McCarthy, issued on April 30 a report recommending to Bush's administration the increase of Us missile defense, including both... more
IndustryFIRST TESTS ON THE NEW ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT 500 ON AN AIRBUS A340
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, The Trent 500, the latest member of the Rolls-Royce Trent engine family took to the skies today. An Airbus A340-600, powered by four Trent 500 engines, took off today from the Airbus... more
Weather forecastsGENEVA'S EXIBITION WAS HELD IN A CLIMATE OF CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM
GENEVA, SWIZTERLAND, The EBACE, European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition, held last week in Geneva, is the first exibition organized by EBAA and NBAA, respectively the European Business Aviation... more
AirlinesAIR TAHITI NUI INCREASES ITS FLIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
FRENCH POLYNESIA, Air Tahiti Nui, French Polynesia international airline, increased its flights to Australia and New Zealand from April 11, operating two new weekly flights from Papeete to Sydney and Auckland... more
Weather forecastsMILITARY AIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN APRIL-MAY 2001
., Latin America Defentech International Exhibition and Conference on Defense Technology Rio Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 24 to April 27, 2001 Phone +44 20-8910-7746 Fax +44 20-8910-7747 [email protected] www.reedexpo.com.br Society... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS JOINS FORCES WITH AIR PARTNER FOR BUSINESS JET SERVICE
USA, Air Partner offers to British Airways a new business jet service, the "Business Jets", which will complete British Airways' flight network. The service, independently managed by Air Partner, will... more
Weather forecastsCOMMERCIAL AVIATION AIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN APRIL -MAY 2001
., COMMERCIAL AVIATION EVENT CALENDAR in April/May 2001 Inter Airport Asia Singapore Expo Singapore Expo Centre, Singapore April 23 to April 25, Phone +44 1707-278200 Fax +44 1707-278201 [email protected] www.inter-airport.com/asia/main.htm Animal... more
AirlinesTHREE-DAY FARE DISCOUNTS FOR AIRTRAN AIRWAYS
USA, AirTran is promoting for three days its domestic flights, offering faires discounted up to 35%. The prices range from 39 USD to 129 USD and apply to one way tickets that must be bought by April... more
PeopleAIRBUS A340-600 MAKES ITS FIRST FLIGHT TODAY
PARIS, The new Airbus A340-600 is to make its maiden flight today. The aircraft is the largest in the Airbus range and it carries up 380 passengers with a range of 13.900 km. it will undergo several tests... more
AerospaceUNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS OFFICE CLOSED
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, After almost 50 years activity and 30 average weekly sighting, the Unidentified Flying Objects office closes for lack of work. Dennis Plunkett, the founder and president of an... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES ACQUISITION OF US AIRWAYS IN DANGER
USA, United Airlines acquisition deal of US Airways at the moment seems under threat. Both carriers, as a matter of fact, expect to end the year with a loss if present trends continue. Moreover, as... more
Science and technologyAMSTERDAM SCHIPOL EYES ROME AIRPORTS
AMSTERDAM, Gerlach Cerfontaine, ceo of Amsterdam Schipol Group, said the dutch airport is considering taking a stake in Aeroporti di Roma, the company handling Rome's Fiumicino and Ciampino airports. Cerfontaine... more
AerospaceNEW ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM USED IN JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
PASADENA, USA, The researches at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are using an electron beam on the submolecolar scale for the creation of microscopic sensor for future spacecrafts and aircrafts. The new... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO INAUGURATES ONLY SCHEDULED NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND ACAPULCO THIS SUMMER
HOUSTON, AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced plans to start the only scheduled nonstop service between Los Angeles and Acapulco on July 9, pending DOT approval. Operating from Thursday... more
PeopleCONCORDES GETTING READY TO FLY AGAIN
PARIS, FRANCE, A French newspaper reported some declarations made last Friday in an Air France's heads meeting concerning the resumption of Paris-New York Concorde flights. It seems that the service, interrupted... more