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AirlinesUS AIRWAYS: FEBRUARYTRAFFIC
ARLINGTON, "US Airways reported today that revenue passenger miles for February 2001 were up 12.6 percent compared to February 2000, while available seat miles for the month increased 9.7 percent. The... more
IndustryAIRBUS SAYS JAPANESE INDUSTRIES MUST DECIDE SOON WHETHER JOINING A380 PRODUCTION OR NOT
TOKYO, Andreas Sperl, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co NV unit Airbus Industrie's financial director, said japanese aeronautic industries must decide by the summer whether taking part in A3XX production... more
IndustryCIT AEROSPACE ORDERS 25 BOEING PLANES
SEATTLE, CIT Aerospace, a division of The CIT Group a leading global source for financing and leasing, has placed a firm order for 20 Next-Generation 737-700 and five 757-300 airplanes from The Boeing... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES: NEW NON STOP SERVICES
DALLAS, Press Release : "Southwest Airlines Adds New Nonstop Service DALLAS, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV - news) today announced it will add new daily nonstop and direct flights... more
Civil aviationIMMEDIATE FAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS EC-120
USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more
AirlinesAMERICA WEST: FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
PHOENIX, "America West Airlines (NYSE: AWA - news) today reported record traffic statistics for the month of February 2001. Revenue passenger miles (RPM) for February were a record 1.5 billion, up... more
IndustryTHE ONCOMING SIGNING OF MBDA BOOSTS FINMECCANICA SHARES
MILAN, Finmeccanica shares this morning went up by 4,56% on the italian stock market. This score is related to the board of the company which is called for tomorrow and is expected to give the go ahead... more
IndustryFRANCE ANNOUNCE EXCEPTIONAL 200 YEAR FOR AERONAUTICAL INDUSTRIES
PARIS, FRANCE, According to Gifas, the French grouping of aeronautical and aerospace industries, year 2000 was an exceptional year for the sector, with an increment of 40% compared to 1999. Incomes of... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETING IN MARCH 2001
., March 2, 2001 Aircraft Resourcing Options Workshop NBAA Savannah, GA USA March 5 - 6, 2001 Regional Airline Training Conference & Tradeshow FlightSafety International Orlando, FL USA +44... more
AerospaceCUTS ON NASA FINANCIAL AIDS FOR ISS
WASHINGTON D.C., Bush administration reduced financial aids for International Space Station of 4 USDbn, about Nasa requests for U.S. participation to production of station systems. Cuts will have effects... more
AirlinesAIR 2000 TO ACQUIRE MORE BOEING 757
BERLIN, "Boeing today confirmed European leisure airline Air 2000 intends to acquire up to eight Boeing 757-200 jetliners. Delivery of the airplanes is to begin in spring 2003 and continue through 2005.... more
IndustryAN-70 PRICE TO BE REDUCED
MOSCOW, Ukraine and Russia are looking into opportunities to slash production costs of the brand-new An-70 transport plane to make it attractive for air forces of the both nations: the plane price tag... more
Science and technologyWHITE HOUSE UNDECIDED ABOUT THIRD CHICAGO AIRPORT
WASHINGTON, The "Chicago tribune" reported that business and political leaders from Chicago's south suburbs met with top White House officials Monday but were offered no guarantees the Bush administration... more
IndustryBOEING PRESENTS ITS NEWS SATELLITE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing presented its new service, digital cinema, capable to deliver by satellite to multiple movie theaters an high definition digital media,with a quality comparable with a normal film.... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES: FEBRUARY 2001 TRAFFIC
KANSAS CITY, Press Release: "Vanguard Airlines, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNGD - news) reported traffic for the month of February 2001 of 81.6 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Capacity was 125.6 million available... more
AirlinesNEW CHATTANOOGA NONSTOP SERVICE TO PITTSBURGH BY US AIRWAYS EXPRESS
CHATTANOOGA, USA, "Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport officials today announced that starting, May 6, 2001, USAIRWAYS/USAIRWAYS EXPRESS will begin twice daily nonstop service between Chattanooga Metropolitan... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINK TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE TO MONTERREY, MEXICO
MINNEAPOLIS, USA, "Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC) announced today that they will celebrate being the only carrier to offer non-stop service from Memphis, Tenn. to Monterrey, Mexico, by offering low... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE AND GANDALF TOGETHER TO RAISE FLIGHT NUMBERS IN ITALY
PARIS, FRANCE, Sharing for the first time some domestic flight with Italian carrier Gandalf,Air France proceed in its development, placing its services also on Parma, Trapani and Pantelleria, raising the... more
DefenseITALIAN UNDERSECRETARY MINNITI OPENED WEAG MEETING
NAPLES, The 4th Weag (Western European Armament Group) meeting started today in Naples. Weag is a 19-european countries organization for the cooperation in Weag army system. The round table will concern... more
AirlinesBULGARIAN GOVERNMENT STRIPS BALKAN AIRLINES OF ITS AVIATION LICENSE
SOFIA, Bulgarian government yesterday revoked Balkan Airlines aviation license, three weeks after the carrier grounded all its aircraft due to the dispute between the Zeevi Holdings Group, the Israeli... more
IndustryBOEING X-31 TAKES FLIGHT AGAIN
ST. LOUIS, "The X-31 thrust-vectoring aircraft, first used in the 1990s to successfully demonstrate enhanced combat maneuverability, has taken flight again in a new program called VECTOR, focused on demonstrating... more
Science and technologyCHINA: GUANGZHOU AIRPORT TO BE READY IN 2003
CHINA, The new Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou will be inaugurated by late October 2003. The airport will have two runways and will be capable of handling 60 planes at a time. The airport is... more
AirlinesPILOT PROTEST, HARD TIMES FOR IBERIA
MADRID, According to the biggest financial news-papers, Spanish state-controlled airline Iberia due to be floated on the stock market next month, said around 60 percent of its flights were delayed on Monday... more
AerospaceITALIAN-BUILT MODULE LEONARDO TO BE LAUNCHED ON THURSDAY
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, Space shuttle Discovery is to be launched after tomorrow from Kennedy Space Center on a mission named STS 102. Discovery will have to deliver a relief crew to Space Station Alpha... more
AirlinesBAD WEATHER: AIR CANADA ADVISORY FOR FLIGHTS CANCELLED TO NORTHEASTERN U.S.
MONTREAL, Press release: "Air Canada advises that due to continuing severe winter storm conditions in the northeastern U.S., all Air Canada flights to New York (La Guardia, Kennedy and Newark), Philadelphia... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE OTTAWA-SAN JOSE
TORONTO, The first daily non-stop service between Ottawa (Silicon Valley North) and San Jose California (Silicon Valley South) was inaugurated yesterday. Air Canada created this convenient to satisfy the... more
DefenseCHINA IS NOT HELPING IRAQ IN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT
PEKIN, CHINA, According to Chinese Foreign Office Minister, Tang Jiaxuan, "China is not helping Iraq in improvement of its air defense systems". The declaration comes during a press conference held... more
DefenseCHINA WILL RAISE 17% IN DEFENSE INVESTMENTS
PEKING, CHINA, Chinese financial Minister, Xiang Huaicheng, announced, during National Popolar Congress, that China will raise in this year its defense expenses of 17%, due to requests for a technological... more
IndustryBAE SYSTEMS SIGNS CONTRACT WITH RAYTHEON SYSTEMS
UK, BAE Systems has received a contract for more than $30 million from Raytheon Systems to deliver five Defensive Aids Group (DAG) integrated systems for the UK's Ministry of Defense Airborne Stand-off... more
AerospaceWHERE ITALY WANT TO GO ABOUT GALILEO?
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, The future of the planned new European Global Positioninig System (GPS) named Galileo, for which Italy, with a law, allocated about 310 EURm, is not clear about its definition. In... more
AerospaceNASA TO CANCEL X PROGRAMS
USA, The five-year 4,5 USDbn Space Launch Initiative program is undergoing heavy cuts. The X-33 and X-34 rocket planes have been cancelled last week and a third program, the X-38 lifeboat for space station... more
DefenseITALIAN UNDERSECRETARY MINNITI TO OPEN WEAG MEETING IN NAPLES
NAPLES, The Weag meeting for the Western Europe's countries will start tomorrow in Naples. Weag is an organization for the cooperation in Weag army system. The european group includes nineteen countries.... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TO BOOST INTERNET AND MOBILE-PHONE BOOKING SERVICE
FRANKFURT, The german carrier yesterday said it will boost internet and mobile phones booking service aiming at selling a quarter of tickets that way by 2005. Lufthansa took 250.000 internet bookings last... more
AccidentsTHAI AIRCRAFT ON GROUND WAS DESTROYED BY A BOMB
BANGKOK, THAILAND, Thai authorities confirmed that was a bomb which destroyed the Boeing 737-400 operated by Thai Airways which have to carry Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Fortunately,... more
AirlinesPHILIPPINE AIRLINES TO RESUME SERVICE TO CANADA
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, Philippine Airlines said today it is to resume flights to Canada on April 3 after a three-year period of financial straits. The nonstop Manila-Vancouver service will operate three... more
Latest newsSUKHOI TO OFFER VIETNAM THE STATE-OF-THE- ART SU-30 MK AIRCRAFT
MOSCOW, The russian industry Sukhoi offered Vietnam the sale of the new state-of-the-art Su-30 MK aircraft and the modernisation of Su-24 M4 fleet. Sukhoi General Manager Mikhail Pogosyan added he is considering... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TO BOOST FLIGHTS BY NEXT SUMMER
PARIS, FRANCE, The french carrier will increase flights by 9,5% in the next summer. Regarding international flights, the decision was also made to take measures against the new high-speed TGV Sud-Est... more
AccidentsSOUTHWEST AIRLINES JET SKIDS OFF THE RUNWAY
PHOENIX, USA, A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 yesterday skidded off a Sky Harbor International Airport runway at landing. It seems the runway had been shortened because of a construction project. The aircraft,... more
DefenseRONALD REAGAN CARRIER: (2) HOW USA HAVE REDUCED ITS FLEET
NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, Until President Ronal Reagan maintained its office, U.S. fleet was composed of 15 aircraft carriers and around 600 other naval units. After Soviet block disgregation, there are... more
IndustryBFGOODRICH TO CHANGE NAME AND LOGO
NEW YORK, BFGoodrich Company's Press Release: "With shareholder approval on April 17, The BFGoodrich Company (NYSE: GR - news) will change its legal name to Goodrich Corporation. The company will also... more
AirlinesNEW PRIVATE AIRLINE TO START OPERATION IN BANGLADESH
BANGLADESH, The new carrier, Ayesha Airways, will start operation from next August. It has already received permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) to operate in the domestic... more
AirlinesAMERICAN EAGLE LAUNCHES NEW SERVICE DETROIT-NEW YORK
FORTH WORTH, USA, The regional affiliate of American AIrlines started today a new route between Detroit Metropolitan Airport and New York's LaGuardia Airport. The service is offered with 37-seat Embraer... more
AirlinesALASKA AIR GROUP: FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
SEATTLE, Press release: "Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK - news) today reported February passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Alaska Airlines' February traffic remained... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINE: FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
DALLAS, Press release: "Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV - news) announced today that the Company flew 3.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February 2001, a 8.5 percent increase from the 3.0... more
AirlinesAMERICAN TO STOP TEL AVIV FLIGHTS IF IT TAKES OVER TWA
JERUSALEM, American Airlines said it will stop TWA's flights to Tel Aviv in case it takes over the airline, Jerusalem Post reported. The decision would seem to be some sort of boycott against the State... more
AirlinesSAS CARGO EMPLOYEES REACH AGREEMENT WITH AIRLINE'S MANAGEMENT
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, SAS Cargo employees have reached an agreement with the SAS management averting that way a potential strike in the next days. SAS Cargo employees now will be able to choose whether... more
AccidentsBRAATHENS AIRCRAFT HIT BY LIGHTNING
SCOTLAND, The Braathens Boeing 737 was struck as it approached the norwegian airport of Stavanger at an altitude of 4000 feet. A side of the plane was hit but there were no problems in landing. No passenger... more
AccidentsLIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN BRAZIL, SIX KILLED
BRAZIL, A light aircraft crashed in the north-west of Brazil. All the six people aboard were killed. The aircraft went down shortly after takeoff from Cerejeras, 2200 km from Rio, police said. more
Civil aviationSCAA AND ICAO: AIR SAFETY PACT
MOSCOW, According to Avia.Ru, the State Civil Aviation Authority SCAA and the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO recently inked an accord on improvement of air safery oversight and aircraft... more
Government actsWHY AMX IS A DANGEROUS AIRCRAFT?
ROME, ITALY, According to Senator Massimo Dolazza of Lega Nord Italian party, the AMX fighter aircraft has been subjected to several serious flight accidents (claiming several lives) because Italian Air... more