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AirlinesCSA CONTINUES FLEET EXPANSION
PRAGUE, Czech Airlines yesterday said it has planned to lease two used Boeing 737-400 next month. The airline will also join Sky Team Alliance in spring and it has said it needs to purchase at least other... more
AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE CUTS HALF OF ITS JOBS
ABIDJAN, Air Afrique airline, which is owned by 11 Afrian states, (Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo), Air France, the French... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST NAMES NEW CEO AND PRESIDENT
MINNEAPOLIS, USA, Media representatives are invited to participate on a ''listen only'' basis in a briefing from Northwest Airlines executives to analysts regarding today's announcement naming Richard... more
AirlinesTACA IS BOOSTING SERVICE FROM CENTRAL AMERICA TO U.S.
U.S., Taca, a Latin American carrier, announced a significant increase in non-stop airline service between several cities in Central America and the United States by rising demand. The expanded service... more
AirlinesAIR SOMALIA NEW AFRICAN CARRIER
SOMALIA, The new somali airline is the first carrier entirely owned by a group of businessmen. The airline has a fleet including a Tupolev 154, to be used for international flights and two Antonovs. Domestic... more
CuriositiesALLERGIC ATTACK FOR CAT ON CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
U.S., The Boston Globe reported that a woman is suing Continental Airlines for allegedly forcing her to sit near a cat. Diane Swales says sitting near the cat on a flight from Boston to Florida gave her... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND PROFITS COLLAPSE
NEW ZEALAND, The airline's profits nose-dived from $127 million to only $3.8 million in the first half of the financial year. Air New Zealand, which announced an overhaul of its management, attributed... more
Science and technologyNATIONAL EXPRESS UK GROUP SELLS TWO AIRPORTS
GREAT BRITAIN, UK based National Express sold the UK airports of East Midlands and Bournemouth to Manchester Airport in a deal worth GBP241 million (USD360m). The transaction has raised National Express... more
AccidentsUNITED AIRBUS BACK TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR CABIN PRESSURE PROBLEMS
SAN FRANCISCO, An United Airlines Airbus A-320 jet heading to Newark, New Jersey from San Francisco experienced probelms with cabin pressurization system and forced to return to departure airport soon... more
IndustryJOB CUTS FOR EADS
PARIS, FRANCE, The recently formed aerospace and defense European consortium EADS is planning to cut about 500 jobs in its facilities of Paris, Madrid and Munchen, on a whole 1500 forecasted in order to... more
Latest newsSECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON AIR STRIKES IN IRAQ
USA, In the aftermath of today's airstrikes in Iraq, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said, "The objective of today's mission by coalition forces was to degrade Iraqi air defense capabilities and thus... more
AirlinesAIR JAMAICA: NEW SERVICE TO USA
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Air Jamaica is scheduled to commence non-stop daily service from Houston to Montego Bay, Jamaica, on June 7, 2001. The airline will operate the route with its state-of-the-art A320 aircraft,... more
PeopleUSA-CUBA CHARTER FLIGHTS ARE BOOMING
USA, Charter flights to Cuba from the United States have never been so crowded as in the last period. Los Angeles and New York airports had to help Miamioverbooked flights by offering new services to Cuba.... more
AirlinesEASYJET PASSENGERS DELAYED ALMOST 30 HOURS
BELFAST, About 20 passengers of an EasyJet flight from London Luton airport to Belfast reached the destination after almost 30 hours. The flight was forced to turn back after a technical problem and passengers... more
AirlinesTWA POSTPONES INAUGURATION OF NEW ST.LOUIS-FRANKFURT ROUTE
USA, The U.S. airline, as it reported in a press release, had to postpone the launch of the new service, scheduled for May 1, because of the impending auction on its assets. more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES PLANS FLEET AND SERVICE EXPANSION
VIETNAM, The airline is drawing an aggressive investment plan for regional and international expansion. Last year it signed a letter of intent to buy three Boeing 777-200s for $US480 million. Then last... more
Press releaseFIRST OF TWO CRJ AIRCRAFT SOLD IN CENTRAL AFRICA
TORONTO, Bombardier Aerospace has sold the first two CRJ regional jet aircraft into West Africa. The aircraft, a 50-seat CRJ200 and 68-passenger CRJ700, are scheduled for delivery to Cameroon Airlines... more
Science and technologyCYPRUS AIRWAYS WILL REPLACE ITS AGEING FLEET WITH AIRBUS AND BOEING PLANES
NICOSIA, CYPRUS, Friday Cyprus Airways, the state carrier, announced it will replace its ageing fleet of Airbus planes partly from the same French company and partly with American Boeings. The company... more
AccidentsLIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN UK, TWO INJURED
UK, A light plane crshed at Bagber Farm, Milton Abbas, near Blandford. Two people were seriously injured and treated at Dorchester hospital. more
AerospaceAN AN-124 FOR SATELLITE LAUNCHES
MOSCOW, According to "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" the Russian aerospace industry is currently transforming one An-124-100 plane into a flying cosmodrome. The unique Russian-Ukrainian Air Launch system will... more
HelicoptersSOUTH KOREA UNDECIDED ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTERS
SOUTH KOREA, According to the Ministry of National Defense Thursday, the Air Force is reviewing the purchase of British-Italian EH-101 helicopters and Russian MI-17 helicopters: it will make the final... more
AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE TO LAY OFF 2000 EMPLOYEES
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, During a press conference in Abidjan Jeffrey Ericsson, company's chief administrator, has announced plans to lay off some 2,000 employees - half its staff - as part of a last ditch... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTER CRASH IN BURMA
BURMA, A burmese military helicopter yesterday crashed into a body water, a like or a river. A few high ranking officials were killed. Among them the Army chief of staff, the Energy Minister, the Border... more
Science and technologySTRANDED ALL NIGHT LONG AT AIRPORT WHILE THE CREW SLEPT IN HOTEL
DES MOINES, IOWA, An airplane left from Chicago for Las Vegas, had to make an emergency landing at the DES Moines airport, Iowa, because a passenger had respirators problems, saturday night. Once sheltered... more
AirlinesDOUBLE GOLD AWARDS FOR CATHAY COLOMBO
HONG KONG, According to a company press release, Cathay Pacific Airways Colombo won two Gold Awards at the recently concluded Cathay Pacific Cargo Conference in Hong Kong. One was for best performance... more
AirlinesYUNNAN AIRLINES ORDERS SIX BOMBARDIER CRJ200
CANADA, Yunnan Airlines has ordered six 50-seat CRJ200 regional jets worth $138 million. Meanwhile Chinese government has decided to invest about $780 million to build six airports in the country's northwestern... more
AirlinesPHILIPPINE: NEW CHARTER SERVICES
PHILIPPINE, International Pacific Airlines [IPA], the first commercial Philippine air carrier based at the Clark International Airport, will shortly start chartered flights to Hongkong, Taipei, Singapore,... more
Latest newsAIR RAIDS IN IRAQ: SADDAM THREATENS RETALIATION
IRAQ, According to the government newspaper "Qadissiya" the air strikes accomplished by american and british warplanes won't pass unpunished. The attacks destroyed radr installations but also killed two... more
HelicoptersAN EC AS 350 B3 HELICOPTER FOR TRENT PROVINCE
TRENT, The helicopter, developed at Eurocopter plant of Marignane, will be soon delivered to Trent province. The european tender for the helicopter was called last year and won by Eurocopter of... more
AirlinesAIR INDIA ADDS TWO NEW 737-200S
INDIA, The airline has received two of the five 737-200 aircrafts being dry-leased, while two A-320 planes will join the fleet of the country's domestic airline Indian Airlines very soon. Air India recorded... more
AirlinesNEW MARKETING STRATEGY FOR THAI AIRWAYS
BANGKOK, Thai Airways will set up a working group to study the airline's marketing strategy and development. The plan will include a flight increase on a few routes and new destinations. The number of... more
AirlinesPROFITS UP, TRAFFIC DOWN FOR TRANSAERO
MOSCOW, Transaero said that the Russian company flew 21.8 percent fewer passengers in 2000 than it did in 1999 but doubled its overall profit. The private domestic and international carrier increased profits... more
AirlinesFOUR SOCIETIES FOR STAKE IN OLYMPIC
ATHENS, According to Credit Suisse First Boston (Csfb), consultant for Olympic Airways privatisation, four bidders (Cyprus Airways, the partly privatized Greek-Cypriot carrier; Axon Airlines, a small private... more
Science and technologyHUGE SNOWFALL IN SOUTH KOREA
SOUTH KOREA, At Seoul Kimpo International Airport in South Korea, 16 international and 140 domestic flights had been canceled by the country's heaviest snowfalls for 30 years. Most flights at other airports... more
Science and technologyMILLIONAIRE BOOTY AFTER ONSLAUGHT TO AIRPLANE
SAN PAULO, BRASIL, Saturdays afternoon eight criminals armed of Ar-16 guns and disguised to airport workmen, have waited for that an airplane at Salvador de Bahia airport was put in takeoff position, to... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES: NEW ROUTE BOSTON-LONDON
ATLANTA, Delta Air Lines will inaugurate new daily nonstop flights from Boston Logan Airport to London (Gatwick) on June 1, 2001. Delta will operate its Boeing 767-300ER aircraft on this flight, featuring... more
AirlinesJAT WOULD STOP NEGOTIATIONS WITH AIRBUS
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia's flagship carrier Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT) today said it would be forced to reconsider its deal with Airbus Industrie on a purchase of eight aircraft due to financial reasons.... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC
MONTREAL, Air Canada and Canadian Airlines flew 15.2 per cent more revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2001 than flown by the two carriers in the same month of 2000, according to preliminary traffic... more
AccidentsNEW ZEALAND MILITARY JET CRASHES IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, A New Zealand air force jet crashed near the Australian Naval Air Base at Nowra, south of Sydney. The pilot, Murray Neilsen, was killed. The single-seater A-4 Skyhawk crashed to the ground west... more
AirlinesTWA PILOTS TO SUPPORT AMERICAN AIRLINES ACQUISITION PLAN
ST. LOUIS, Trans World Airlines pilots this morning said they will support American Airlines plan to takeover their carrier. The acquisition, according to them, would secure the long-term stability of... more
AirlinesLANCHILE EXPANDS ECUADOR ROUTE NEWTWORK
MIAMI, Beginning March 5, LanChile Airlines is expanding its route network from Miami to Ecuador by adding new daily service to Quito. The route will now include daily service from Miami to Quito and Guayaquil.... more
AerospaceATLANTIS RETURNES HOME
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, TEXAS, Shuttle Atlantis will return on the Earth Sunday: its mission has been successful completed. Last Friday it had left with its crew of 4 astronauts, to the International... more
DefenseMOSCOW WANTS ANTIMISSILE SHIELD TOO
MOSCOW, When the NATO Secretary General George Robertson will visit Moscow, General Leonid Ivashov, head of Russian Defense Department, will define in the details the antimissile shield plan studied... more
AirlinesALITALIA'S RECAPITALIZATION: DE PALACIO, EUROPE WILL CONSIDER THE EVENTS OF THE LAST 2-3 YEARS
ROME, European Transport commissioner De Palacio, regarding Alitalia's recapitalization, said that the commission will consider all the facts the airline has been through in the last two or three years.... more
PeopleBOEING 757 SF MAKES FIRST FLIGHT
WICHITA, USA, The first Boeing 757 Special Freighter (SF) lifted off Thursday for its first flight since undergoing passenger-to-freighter modification at Boeing Airplanes Services' Wichita facility. The... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN CAMERUN, KILLED CHAD'S MINISTER AND OFFICER
CHAD, The small plane went down into the river Chari on the cameroonian coast. The Development minister and the secretary-general of Chad and the pilot were killed. The plane crashed while trying to land... more
AirlinesQANTAS ORDERS GE ENGINES
SYDNEY, Qantas announced it has selected General Electric to supply engines for seven Airbus A330-200, six A330-300 and six Boeing 747-400 longer-range aircraft. The airlines will be purchasing the aircrafts... more
Science and technologyNEW ATHENS AIRPORT WILL OPEN MARCH 28
ATHENS, The Greek pm Costas Simitis, to answer to the doubts of the International Association of aerial transports (Iata) on the airport accessibility, declared in Parliament today that the new Athens... more
AirlinesASIANA TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST BOEING 777
SEATTLE, Responding to customer demand for enhanced network schedules and more frequency to travel destinations, Asiana Airlines recently added a new intermediate-size airplane to its fleet with its first... more
IndustryLONDON SCRAPS CIVIL AEROSPACE EXPORTS SUBSIDY
LONDON, According to the major financial agency the British government has scrapped a long-standing subsidy for civil aerospace exports that the industry claims will hamper efforts of Europe's Airbus Industrie... more