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AirlinesAEROFLOT NEGOTIATING ON PURCHASING VIRGIN EXPRESS STAKE
MOSCOW, Aeroflot is negotiating the purchase of a 49% stake in Virgin Express. Irish law doesn't allow to buy an higher stake. It seems that a disagreement on price is hampering the negotiations. Aeroflot... more
AccidentsU.S. AIRCRAFT HITS WATCHERS DURING FIRE TRIAL: SIX DIED
KUWAIT, A F-18 Hornet aircraft, from U.S. carrier Harry Truman, launched a 500-lbs fragmentation bomb on friend watchers during a fire trial on Udari fire range, about 100 kms from Iraqi border.In the... more
PeopleSPANISH PROSECUTOR DEMANDS SIX YEARS JAIL FOR FLIGHT AGGRESSOR
MALAGA, SPAIN, A Spanish prosecutor demanded a six-year jail sentence for a British tourist who attacked drunken an hostess with a broken bottle while on a Airtours charter flight to Malaga. Steven... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST: MECHANICS FAIL TO FIND AN AGREEMENT ON NEW CONTRACT
USA, Northwest Airlines and its mechanics union failed to set an agreement on a new contract. President George W. Bush intervened Friday imposing the creation of a Presidential Emergency Board to study... more
DefenseRUSSIA TO SELL ARMS TO IRAN
MOSCOW, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, after talks with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, that Moscow is to sell defensive weapons to Iran as a part of a military cooperation agreement that was... more
AirlinesGREEK AIRLINES TO MERGE
ATHENS, Aegean and Cronus, two greek carriers, in a statement, said the two boards of directors approved the merger plan. Aegean shareholders will own a 77,5% stake in the new airline, Cronus shareholders... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASH IN HOLLAND, TWO KILLED
AMSTERDAM, A czech-registered Yakovlev crashed on friday in the town of Heeten, about 50 miles east of Amsterdam. Both the people aboard, the pilot and a passenger, were killed. Their names have not... more
AirlinesAIR WISCONSIN'S FEBRUARY TRAFFIC REPORT
APPLETON, USA, Air Wisconsin's Revenue Passenger Miles decreased by 1,9%, load factor grew by 2,6%. Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation operates over 330 departures per day with 18 BAe-146 jets, 8 Canadair... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND TO OFFER NEW ADDITIONAL SERVICE TAHITI-LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, Air New Zealand will offer an additonal flight from Tahiti to Los Angeles starting from June 7. The four weekly flight will operate with Boeing 767 aircraft. "Tahiti is becoming an increasingly... more
AccidentsTHAI AIRWAYS BLAST CAUSED BY A MULFUNCTION (2): BOEING REJECTS
BANGKOK, Thre Boeing Co., in a statement, rejected the report saying the explosion of a Thai Airways International airliner last week was due to an air-conditioning system malfunctioning. Boeing said... more
AirlinesSABENA SUSPENDS SOME FLIGHTS
BRUSSELS, The belgian carrier announced it will suspend flights to Jersey, Ajaccio and Palma de Mallorca as part of its Blue Sky restructuring plan. Sabena already suspended the service to Bremen on... more
HelicoptersTYUMENAVIATRANS SIGNED $ 16.5 MLN CONTRACTS
MOSCOW, United Nations extended participation of Russia's largest helicopter operator TyumenAviaTrans in peacekeeping operations in East Timor and Sierra-Leone for another three months: since the beginning... more
Science and technologyPEACE TORCH TO TAKE OFF FROM FIUMICINO AIRPORT
ROME, The Peace Torch, lighted on February 11 by the Pope, will head to Jerusalem on a pilgrimage on wednesday March 14. Before leaving, Cardinal Ruini will return Adr's and Alitalia's managing directors,... more
AerospaceWINDS FORCE DOWN RESEARCH BALLOON
SYDNEY, According to Australian newspapers the giant balloon intended to circle the globe at the very edge of space was forced down Sunday by shifting high-altitude winds less than 24 hours after its launching.... more
AirlinesSAS FEB TRAFFIC PASSENGER GOES UP
STOCKHOLM, SAS, Scandinavian Airlines, reported a total traffic passsenger (RPK) increase in February by 3,6%, compared with the same period in the previous year. Traffic growth was strongest on intercontinental... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING
USA, An helicopter of the Central Florida Fair yesterday burst into flames shortly after having made an emergency landing due to a technical failure. Three people, the pilot and two passengers, were on... more
AirlinesMIDWEST EXPRESS: FABRUARY 2001 RESULTS
MILWAUKEE, Press Release: "Midwest Express Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MEH - news) today reported February performance data for Midwest Express Airlines and Skyway Airlines, The Midwest Express Connection. For... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES DOUBLE DAILY TO LONDON HEATHROW
MIAMI, "Effective March 25, British Airways will offer two daily nonstop flights from Miami International to London's Heathrow airport. The airline had previously offered one flight per day to Heathrow... more
AirlinesMALAYSIA WILL TRY TO ATTRACT MORE FOREIGN AIRLINES
MALAYSIA, Malaysian government is to study ways to attract new foreign airlines after four carriers cancelled flights to the country. They were All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Qantas e Lufthansa.... more
IndustryBOEING 777: A WORLDWIDE SUCCESS
SEATTLE, In the final stages of production before delivery to El Al Israel Airlines, Air France and American Airlines are three 777-200ER (extended range) airplanes on the flight line in Everett, Wash.... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP: HALF OF THE BOARD TO RESIGN
SWITZERLAND, Half of the 10-member board will resign at its annual shareholders meeting April 25. The departures follow the resignation Wednesday of airlines unit Chief Executive Moritz Suter. SAirGroup... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT SLIDES OFF THE RUNWAY AT LANDING
DENVER, An Air Wisconsin commuter slid off a runway while landing at Denver International airport. A flight attendant was injured and taken to hospital with back and neck pain. more
DefenseSPACE SHIELD, ''COLD WAR'' RISK
MOSCOW, According to Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, chief of the Russian Defence Ministry directorate for international military cooperation, the realization of "National Missile Defence" (NMD) plane... more
AirlinesALITALIA: CERETI, ''AIR FRANCE WOULD BE A GOOD PARTNER''
ROME, Fausto Cereti, Alitalia's president, said during a meeting held in London that Air France would be a good and valid partner for the italian carrier, adding that a partnership would join two important... more
AirlinesSTERLING TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES ROME-COPENHAGEN AND ROME-STOCKHOLM
ROME, The danish carrier Sterling is to launch four new weekly flights connecting Ciampino Rome airport, handled by Adr, with Copenhagen and Stockholm, starting from March 15. The services will be operated... more
IndustryGOODRICH SELECTED TO SUPPLY LANDING GEAR FOR THE AIRBUS A380
CHARLOTTE, NC, Press release: "In what could be one of the largest contracts in the company's history, The BFGoodrich Company (NYSE: GR) announced today that it has been selected to supply the body and... more
AccidentsBOMB SCARE ON A PAKISTANI FLIGHT
LONDON, A Pakistan International Airways Boeing 747 had to make an emergency landing at Manchester airport due to a bomb scare. A phone call alleged that a bomb had been planted on the plane. The jet took... more
Latest newsIN GEORGIA NEW SU-25 WARPLANE'S TESTS
GEORGIA, Georgia will start to test a new type of the Russia-born Su-25 attack planes next week: the new jet, modernized by Tbilisi Aircraft Building Plant with the help of Israel's Elbipis company, will... more
AccidentsSU-24 BOMBER CRASHES IN MOZDOK
MOZDOK, A Su-24M bomber crashed while landing at a military airport in Mozdok, Russia, last night. The crew commander and the navigator survived and they did not manage to reach the runway because of fog.... more
AccidentsTHAI AIRWAYS BLAST CAUSED BY A MULFUNCTION
BANGKOK, THAILAND, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai Prime Minister, said the explosion that destroyed a Thai Airways Boeing 737-400 on March 3 was caused by a malfunctioning of the air-conditioning system and... more
AccidentsBILLION COMPENSATION FOR CONCORDE VICTIMS RELATIVES
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to Bild am Sontag German newspaper, relatives of 109 victims of Air France's Concorde, crashed at Paris on july 2000, will be compensated with record payments. Air France, together... more
AirlinesALITALIA SUEING EU FOR DAMAGES PROBABLY DECIDED IN NEXT BOARD MEETING
ROME, ITALY, The decision to sue European Union for the freezing of Alitalia ricapitalization of 1997, has not been taken in the member of board meeting hel on last Friday. Is possible, however, that this... more
Science and technologySECOND AIRPORT FOR MEXICO CITY
MEXICO CITY, According to AirWise Mexican Communications and Transport Minister Pedro Cerisola said independent experts hired to conduct feasibility studies on the location of a second airport for Mexico... more
AirlinesFINAL STAGES FOR ALITALIA - AIR FRANCE AGREEMENT
ROME, ITALY, Agreement between Italian airline Alitalia and French airline Air France seems to be arrived to a final stage: in the next week will be held a meeting between Alitalia's managing director... more
PeopleETHIOPIA-U.K. AGREEMENT
ADDIS ABEBA, Ethiopian and British governments have recently signed an agreement to reinforce their cooperation in the aeronautical transport field: Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) and British Airways (BA) will... more
PeopleEGYPT: TOURISM REVALUATION
EGYPT, In the next years Egypt will invest a lot on the tourism and on the revaluation of the own natural and cultural wonders: the Tourism Minister has already approved of the financings, between the... more
AerospaceASTRONAUTS MAKE RECORD SPACEWALK TO INSTALL LEONARDO
CAPE CANAVERAL, American astronauts have completed the longest spacewalk in history, lasting almost nine hours. Astronauts Jim Voss and Susan Helms have been installing new hardware on the International... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER Q200 AND Q300 TURBOPROP AIRLINERS RECEIVE TYPE CERTIFICATION FROM JAPAN'S CIVIL AVIATION BUREAU
TOTONTO, "Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has been granted type certification for both its 37- to 39-passenger Q200* and 50- to 56-seat Q300* turboprop airliners from the Japan Civil Aviation... more
Science and technologyBLACK-OUT AT BRISBANE AIRPORT
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, Torrential rain has shorted out the runway lights at Brisbane Airport. Planes are landing intermittently as airport staff battle to restore the lights. A spokeswoman for Brisbane... more
PeopleTHE U.S. AIRLINE DOT BLACK LIST
USA, U.S. Department of Transport (DOT) diffused, as every month, the 11 U.S. major airline performance report in relationship with customers, called Air Travel Consumer Report. In the issue of January,... more
AirlinesALITALIA TO BE INCLINED TO AGIOTAGE
ROME, According to the first leaks, Alitalia's board of directors, under the presidency of the new managing director Francesco Mengozzi, this morning approved the decision of opening, by the end of... more
AirlinesSUTER RESIGNATION PUSH DOWN SAIRGROUP SHARES VALUE
ZURICH, Resignation of yesterday of director of airline division of SAirGroup, Moritz Suter, pushed down the value of the holding shares, which lose today 4,3%. Suter resignation comes a few weeks after... more
Press releaseGLEN BAKER TO SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION
INDIANAPOLIS, "ATA (American Trans Air, Inc.) announced today the appointment of Glen Baker as Vice President of Information Services. Mr. Baker will assume this responsibility at the 11th largest U.S.... more
Science and technologyFRENCH AIRPORTS: PASSENGER TRAFFIC GOES UP
PARIS, The Union des Chambre de Commerce et Etablissements Gestionnaires d'Aéroports (UCCEGA) reported that the passenger traffic 2000 of the French airports increased of 6 per cent compared to 1999,... more
Latest newsBUNDESWEHR FINANCIAL PROBLEMS THREATENS TIGER PROJECT
GERMANY, The franco-german project for the construction of the attack helicopter Tiger, joint by french Eurocopter and german Dasa, is threatened by german Defence Ministry lacking funds, newspaper Bild... more
AirlinesVIRGIN PROTESTS SABENA PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN
BRUSSELS, A report in newspaper De Financieel Economische Tijd said Virgin Express had complained to the European Commission about Sabena's new promotional campaign because lower fares came after Sabena... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA: NEW SERVICE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MUNICH
HONG KONG, Lufthansa is to become the first airline to offer direct flights from Hong Kong to Munich, the biggest city in southern Germany. The Hong Kong to Munich service will be launched on March 25... more
IndustryJAPAN TO DEVELOP SUPERJUMBO WINGS
TOKYO, Boeing has asked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop the main wing of the new B747X superjumbo, a Boeing official said. Kawasaki Heavy Industries will produce the intermediate fuselage for... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES SELECTS GOODRICH FOR WHEELS AND BRAKES
CHARLOTTE, USA, SkyWest Airlines has extended an agreement with the BFGoodrich Company to use Goodrich wheels and brakes exclusively for its fleet of Embraer 120 aircraft. SkyWest is the largest Embraer... more
AerospaceULDB ''GO'' FOR SECOND LAUNCH TO THE EDGE OF SPACE
WASHINGTON, NASA press release: 2Slowly rising from the Northern Territory of Australia, a massive NASA balloon will again try to begin a journey that will take it around the world on the fringes of space.... more