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AirlinesBRITISH REGIONAL AIR LINES RAISES PROFITS
UK, British Regional Air Lines reported a pre-tax profit of GBP£10.2 million for the year 2000, with a 30% increase compared with an year earlier. Turnover grew by 15.4%. The airline is being taken over... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT HITS TURBOLENCE
PHOENIX, An American Airlines jet, en route from Chicago to Phoenix hit a severe turbolence. An airport spokeswoman said 12 people were injured. Five were treated at hospital. The plane was carrying 107... more
Press releaseAIR NEW ZEALAND GETS STRONGER IN JAPAN
NEW ZEALAND, Japan is becoming a more and more interesting market for Air New Zealand, at present the only company to connect with two direct flights New Zealand and Tokyo. According to an agreement... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS WORKERS CANCEL STRIKE
DUBLIN, The workers trade union decided to cancel the strike called for tomorrow after a meeting with airline's board in which the union accepted proposals that emerged from protracted negotiations involving... more
DefenseUSA-CHINA QUESTION (4): CHINESE MINISTER DOESN'T PUT LIMITS ON USA SUPPLY TO TAIWAN
PEKING, USA, During the press conference given little time ago, the Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, while declaring that the American aircraft crew will be liberated soon, didn't mention the American... more
AirlinesPEGASUS AVIATION LEASES 767-300ER TO AIR EUROPE
SAN FRANCISCO, Pegasus Aviation, the world's largest privately owned commercial aircraft leasing company, today announced the lease of a Boeing 767-300ER to Italy's Air Europe. The airline is a member... more
AerospaceTHE FIRST ''SPACE TURIST'' WILL DEPART ON APRIL 28
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The American sixty year-old business man, Denis Tito, who payed the extraordinary sum of 20 USDm, about 21,5 EURm, to be the first "space turist", will depart on April 28 aboard the Soyuz-Tm... more
AirlinesMIDWEST EXPRESS EXPANDS ITS FLEET
USA, Midwest Express Holdings, parent of the airline, place a firm order for 20 Boeing 717, with options on further 30. The deal worth about $750 million. Midwest Express also ordered 20 ERJs from Embraer,... more
AccidentsEXPLOSIONS IN BANGKOK NEAR THE INTERNATIONEL AIRPORT
BANGKOK, THAILAND, Some violent explosions occurred by the Thai Aviation Reasearch and Development Centre, which is not far from the International Airport of Bangkok Dom Muang. The rescue team, promptly... more
IndustryITALIAN C-130H AIRCRAFTS SOLD TO BRAZIL
ROME, Lockheed Martin ha sold to Brazil the ageing C-130H aircrafts of the italian Air Force. Lockheed, which produced the planes, bought them back supplying italian Air Force with 22 new Hercules C130J... more
HelicoptersISRAELI HELICOPTERS ATTACK PALESTINIAN TARGETS
GAZA, ISRAEL, Early today, Israeli helicopters attacked Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip, killing a medical officer and injuring other 18 Palestinians. In the last days there has been a notable violence... more
AccidentsSRI LANKAN AIRLINES PLANE EVACUATED BEFORE TAKEOFF
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, A SriLankan Airlines Airbus A-330 aircraft, carrying 145 passengers, made an emergency evacuation after a fire warning went off before takeoff, while the plane was taxiing. At least... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES TO BUY STAKE IN AUSTRIAN LAUDA AIR
VIENNA, Austrian Airlines acquired from Lufthansa a 8,9% stake in austrian Lauda Air. Austrian Airlines now holds 67% in the carrier founded by the ex pilot. Austrian Airlines also announced that it is... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP INQUIRED FOR FINANCIAL LOSTS
ZURIGH, SWITZERLAND, The Swiss group SAirGroup, that owns Swissair, actually is inquired by Zurigh's public prosecutors office regarding the heavy financial losts accused recently. Among the investigated... more
AirlinesSTAR ALLIANCE COMPANIES' SCHEDULES SOON ON THE WEB
AUSTRALIA, The passengers of Ansett Australia and Air New Zeland, partners in Star Alliance, will soon have access to the companies' schedules, even during flight and through their own computers.... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN APRIL 2001
., AIRSHOW AND MEETING IN APRIL 2001 April 8 - 14, Sun 'n Fun EAA Lakeland, FL USA April 16, Tax Forum NBAA Colorado Springs, CO USA April 16 – 19, 42nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural D... more
AccidentsUSA-CHINA QUESTION (3): US CREW RELEASED
PEKING, CHINA, In a press conference in Peking, the Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister announced that, as a result of American State Departement formal apologies, the 24 military, 21 men and 3 women... more
DefenseAIR FORCES COOPERATION AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, General Anatoli Kornoukov, Russia's Aviation Commander and his Ukraine omologue met to define a major cooperation between the two Air Forces. The agreement follows a previous one reached... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT CUT 450 JOBS
WICHITA, KANSAS, The big American industry Raytheon is planning to cut 450 jobs in its Wichita, Kansas, settlement by the end of the month. The sector which will be reduced is the aeronautic one, which... more
AccidentsUSA-CHINA QUESTION (2): CHINESE PRESS CONFERENCE EXPECTED FOR 11 GMT
PEKING, CHINA, Chinese Foreign Minister announced that he will give a press conference at 11 GMT, regarding the diplomatic question following to the accident occurred between the American EP-3E electronic... more
DefenseUSA-TAIWAN: ARMS SUPPLY MUST NOT BE COMPROMISED BY CRISIS WITH CHINA
USA, A Taiwan's Governtment spokesman confirmed, during a conversation between an American Senator and Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian, who recommended that the crisis between China and Usa, caused by... more
Airlines100TH BOEING 737-700 DELIVERED TO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
SEATTLE, USA, Southwest Airlines received the 100th Boeing 737 Next Generation, exactly three years and three months after the firm first delivered a craft of this type. Southwest is an excellent... more
PeopleCONCORDE VICTIMS' RELATIVES COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH INSURANCES
PARIS, FRANCE, An agreement has been reached between the relatives' victims of the Concorde crashed last July and the insurance companies appointed to refund them. According to the agreement, refund... more
AirlinesPOSSIBLE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN KLM AND AIRFRANCE
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, There have been some talks, defined "merely informal", between the heads of Dutch Klm and French Air France that could be, according to rumours, the base of commercial agreements... more
AccidentsUSA OFFERS FORMAL EXCUSES TO CHINA IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE QUESTION
WASHINGTON, USA, United States, in order to end the serious diplomatic question, dragged along for ten days, relative to the collision occured between their electronic surveillance EP-3E Aries II aircraft... more
Defense''QUALITY OF LIFE'' IMPROVES FOR THE 24 MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN AIRCRAFT BLOCKED IN HAINAN
HAINAN, CHINA, China has guaranteed new privileges to the 24 members of the American electronic surveillance aircraft, blocked since April 1 on Hainan's Chinese island. As reported by the Usa diplomatic,... more
DefenseUNITED STATES UPGRADE EGYPTIAN AIR DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, USA, The US Defense Department has awarded Lockheed Martin a 16 USDm contract to improve Egyptian air defense. The program will upgrade eight anti-aircraft radars making them smaller in order... more
PeopleFRENCH DGAC AGREED A CONCORDE TEST FLIGHT
PARIS, FRANCE, French General Civil Aviation Administration office agreed Eads to perform a subsonic flight, without passengers on board, from Charles De Gaulle airport to Istres Air Base and back in order... more
AccidentsACCORDING CNN, THE U.S. EP3 WAS FLYING UNDER AUTOPILOT CONTROL
USA, According to CNN, which have interviewed a non-identified Pentagon official, the U.S. EP-3E Aries II Elint aircraft, landed at Hainan Chinese island airport, was flying, at the moment of the collision... more
DefenseINDIA AND IRAN IN DEFENSE COOPERATION
TEHERAN, IRAN, An Indian delegation led by the first minister Atal Vajpayee has begun today a visit in Teheran, the first in seven years. The delegation has met the Iranian Government to talk on defense... more
AccidentsTWO PLANES COLLIDE AT BOSTON AIRPORT
BOSTON, A 737 Delta shuttle and an American Airlines 767 collided on the taxiway before takeoff. No one was injured, said officials at the airport. Both planes were damaged, a tip of the wing of American... more
DefenseCHINA INSISTS IN ASKING FOR FORMAL EXCUSES FROM UNITED STATES
CHINA, The Chinese Foreign minister's spokesman, Zhu Bang Zao, during an official visit to Buenos Aires together with the President Jiang Zemin, confirmed that United States must excuse itself formally... more
SecurityMANDELA SAYS TO HAVE NEW INFORMATIONS ON LOCKERBIE
SOUTH AFRICA, The ex south african president Nelson Mandela has revealed to have new informations on Lockerbie case. "I don't promise anything, but Gaddafi informed me of facts which I did not know," Mandela... more
AccidentsWESTJET AIRLINES 737 BOEING FORCED TO EMERGENCY LANDING
HAMILTON, ONTARIO, A WestJet Airlines Boeing with 67 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing, returning to Hamilton Airport, after stopping there on a flight from Ottawa to Thunder... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINE ''PROMOTES'' ELECTRONIC TICKETS ''FINING'' PAPER ONES
USA, American Airlines announced through its spokesman that a 10 USD increase will be added to tickets for those who will not book and buy the tickets on the web. According to the carrier, this should... more
IndustryBOEING TO MARKET ITS SONIC CRUISER BY 2008
SEATTLE, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice-president, Seddik Belyamani, said the new aircraft Sonic Cruiser, now under development, will be marketed by 2008. The Sonic Cruiser will offer passengers non-stop... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE DISAPPEARS IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, A small plane flying from Cairns to the Barrier Reef, in Australia, has suddenly disapeared without trace. Rescue team is hampered by bad weather. Four people were aboard, the pilot and three... more
DefenseMODIFICATIONS ON SWEDISH DEFENSE STRICT CENTERS
SWEDEN, The FMV, the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration, has asked the SaabTech System for a SEK 28 million order to modify the Strict Center, the Swedish Armed Forces air-defense command and... more
IndustryJAPANESE AIRCRAFT MAKERS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION
TOKYO, Japanese aircraft industries Mitsubishi and Kawasaki are planning to boost regional jet production. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd is expected to double production of fuselage fro Bombardier's... more
DefenseUSA SAYS ''SORRY'' TO THE WIFE OF CHINESE PILOT KILLED
USA, United States has said "sorry" to the wife of the Chinese pilot killed during the collision occured last April 1. In the accident an American eletronic surveillance aircraft and a Chinese fighter.... more
PeopleCHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP. DOUBLES PROFIT IN 2000
HONG KONG, CHINA, China Eastern Airlines, comunicated that profits doubled in 2000, reaching about 21 USDm, thanks to the increase of passengers and cargo traffic. The Chinese carrier's financial perfomance... more
PeopleDELTA AIR LINES' PILOTS UNION: AN AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED BUT STRIKES ARE STILL BEHIND THE CORNER
USA, Delta Air Lines' pilots union expects to reach an agreement with the carrier on contracts but don't exclude, on the contrary, the possibilty of calling a strike by the end of the month. The airline,... more
AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES TWA ACQUISITION
NEW YORK, USA, American Airlines announced the finalization of the acquisition of Twa, creating the biggest fleet in the world. The operation, valued 742 USDm, received the approval both from the Justice... more
AccidentsRAF HELICOPTER CRASHED IN KOSOVO: KILLED THE TWO PILOTS
KOSOVO, The crash occurred yesterday to a RAF helicopter in Kosovo, close to the border with Macedonia, killed the two pilots, 28 year-old Captain Andrew Crous of the Army Air Corps and RAF Fl Lt James... more
Science and technologySOFIA AIRPORT CHANGES LOOK
SOFIA, BULGARIA, The Bulgarian Government asked BEI's representative for a 25 USDm fund within the ISPA communitarian program to redesign, expand and develop Sofia's airport. The project expects... more
AerospaceION ENGINE FOR DEEP SPACE 1 PROBE
USA, The ion engine, used in the past to power satellites orbiting Earth, will be used for the first time for deep space travel. NASA actually means to employ it in the Deep Space 1 mission that... more
AccidentsBRITISH ARMY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN KOSOVO
KOSOVO, The helicopter, with seven people aboard, three crew and four passengers, crashed down near the border of Kosovo and Macedonia, south west of Pristina. The incident was announced by the Ministry... more
IndustryTHE NEW ROAD FOR THE TRANSPORT OF THE A-380 PARTS WILL COST 150 EURM
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, The Airbus' Management announced, during a press conference in Toulouse at the Airbus' headoffices, that the realization of the road necessary to move, from Bordeaux's port to Toulouse,... more
AirlinesTRANSAERO AIRLINES TO SUE AEROFLOT FOR DUMPING
MOSCOW, Transaero Airlines intends to sue the Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot over damages caused by the introduction of dumping prices by Aeroflot in Russia, Germany, England and Israel. Transaero s... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN APRIL 2001
., April 8 - 14, Sun 'n Fun EAA Lakeland, FL USA April 10, Regional Airline Association Public Relations Meeting Montreal Carol Jewel, (202) 367-1170 April 16, Tax... more