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Science and technologyRECORD OF REGULARITY AT OSLO AIRPORT
OSLO, According to a survey carried out by OEA (Organization of European Airlines) Oslo Airport Gardermoen is the European airport with the highest regularity: nearly 90 per cent of all flights leave on... more
AirlinesBA PLANS TO REPLACE BOEING 747 WITH 777S
UK, The airline is planning to replace 747s with Boeing 777-300s in an effort to reduce capacity. The 15 747-200s are due to be retired over the next 18 months. British Airways currently operates 40 Boeing... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES TO INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS TO INDIA
VIENNA, The airline said in a statement it would introduce two additional flights from Delhi to Vienna before the end of the year, taking the total number of its frequencies to seven. The service will... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP WARNS ITS FRENCH CARRIERS
PARIS, Marc Rochet, new chief executive of the three french SAirGroup's subsidiaries, AOM, Air Liberté and Air Littoral, said in a letter to employees that "the truth forces me to tell you that I do not... more
AerospaceARTEMIS : EUROPE'S ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE TO BE LAUNCHED SOON ON ARIANE 5
ROME, Artemis, the most advanced telecommunication satellite ever developed by the European Space Agency, is now slated for launch on a European Ariane 5 launcher sometime between June and August 2001.... more
PeopleAFRICAN AIR TRAFFIC TO GROW
NAIROBI, KENYA, Adam Brown, Vice President for Market Forecasts of Airbus Industrie said african passenger air traffic is expected to grow at 4.4 percent annually for the next twenty years. According to... more
AirlinesEL AL RISES MANAGERS PAY
ISRAEL, The carrier's board of directors has approved a 10% rise pay for managers and department heads, a total of fifty people, despite the airline is in financial straits. "The wage increases reflect... more
AccidentsDEAD BODY FOUND IN THE WHEEL WELL OF A US AIRWAYS JET
SAN FRANCISCO, The dead body of an unidentified man was found shortly after the US Airways Boeing 747 landed at San Francisco International Airport. The plane came from London's Gatwick and made a stop... more
Civil aviationASIANA AIRLINES INVESTING IN AVIATION SAFETY
SEOUL, Asiana Airlines will invest in the next five years US$216 million in strengthening aviation safety and service. The company will install on its fleet the more advanced system of sat survey a... more
IndustryBFGOODRICH RECEIVES ORDER FROM USAF
CHARLOTTE, USA, The BFGoodrich Company has received a follow-on order from the United States Air Force (USAF) to supply advanced wheel and carbon brake systems for the balance of 750 F-16 Block 32 and... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS TO BOOST SERVICE TO ITALY BY 36%
MILAN, The irish airline, member of Oneworld Alliance, will boost the service Milan-Dublin to 11 weekly flights starting from March 25. The flight Rome-Dublin is to become a daily service. more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND: NEW CHOICES FOR PASSENGER'S COMFORT
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Midland, the second British airline, announced its new strategies it believes to be at the base of custromer's satisfaction. The airline decided to change its name in bmi... more
AirlinesLANCHILE EXPANDS ITS ROUTES
MIAMI, LanChile Airlines is expanding its route network from Miami to Ecuador by adding new daily service to Quito, beginning March 5, 2001. The route will include daily service from Miami to Quito and... more
HelicoptersISRAEL ORDERS 9 AH-64D APACHE LONGBOW HELICOPTERS
SEATTLE, According to a famous press agency, Israel has arranged to buy nine AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters in a deal that could bring Boeing Co. nearly $500 million. The Israeli government signed a... more
PeopleKIDNAP ATTEMPT AVERTED
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, Accordin to AirWise flight attendants from a Mexican airline are reported to have prevented the kidnapping of a 10-month-old baby who was being taken by a woman to the United States... more
AirlinesONEWORLD ALLIANCE FACILITIES FOR PASSENGERS
ROME, Oneworld, the alliance including British Airways, Iberia, Finnair, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, LanChile and Aer Lingus, passengers may purchase just one ticket and pass only one check-in... more
IndustryAIRBUS STATEMENT ON EXTENSION OF HAMBURG, GERMANY FACILITY
HAMBURG, GERMANY, Following recent criticism by environmental groups and reports in the press in relation to the planned extension of its Hamburg facility, Airbus wishes to state the following facts: the... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO RISE PASSENGERS
HONG KONG, Cathay Pacific's passengers rose by 10% in January, the Chinese New Year Holiday contributed to the rise. Cargo activities fell 6% and load factor dropped 0,8%. more
AirlinesCSA TO START NEW SERVICES
ROME, CSA Czech Airlines will increase weekly routes to Italy, in code sharing with Alitalia, from April 1 and will offer new services to Birmingham, Vilnius, Braunschweig. Passengers will be able to reach... more
AirlinesFINNAIR TO START NEW ROUTE TO NORWAY
LAKSELV, NORWAY, The new flight Helsinki-Rovaniemi will offer an easy way to reach Lksev, close to North Cape, a place to visit touring in northern Europe and Finland. more
AirlinesSECOND INTERNATIONAL ROUTE FOR NATIONAL JET
ROME, The new service Rome-Nice will be inaugurated on April 10. The flight is to be operated with a 94 seat BAe 146-300. The airline, which operates in franchising with BA, is trying to boost its presence... more
AccidentsUSA PLANE CRASHES IN GEORGIA, FOUR MISSING PERSONS
ATLANTA, The plane, which was carrying four ppl returning home from Daytona 500 race, plunged into the sea off Georgia's coast. The wreckage were found 25 km away from the crash site. more
DefenseGREAT BRITAIN USES URANIUM BULLETS AGAIN
GREAT BRITAIN, Despite controversies followed to soldier sickness, and ascribed to large use of depleted uranium bullets, British Army will start to use it again, as announced by defence ministry, in a... more
AirlinesGO ''GOES'' IN THE NEW INTERNET SITE
GREAT BRITAIN, The low cost carrier Go, always interested to use internet to better reach its customer, jumped in its new internet site (www.go-fly.com). Currently over 65% of its customers uses internet... more
AerospaceATLANTIS LANDING TODAY
FLORIDA, Atlantis Shuttle would have to land today at 12.27 p.m. EST (two days after it had originally been scheduled to touch down) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, barring accidents: this shuttle returns... more
AirlinesFINNAIR MOVES FROM MALPENSA TO LINATE
MILAN, Finnair will move its daily services Milan-Stockolm and Milan-Helsinki from Maplensa airport to Linate hub, if the airline will be assigned the slots. Five daily nonstop flights have been scheduled... more
AirlinesRYANAIR IN TALKS TO CHOOSE NEW EUROPEAN HUB
DUBLIN, "No decision has been made yet. The company is still in negotiation with four airports," a spokeswoman for Ryanair said. The four airports concerned are Stockholm, Pisa in Italy, Frankfurt... more
HelicoptersMD HELICOPTER PRICES REMAINS STEADY
MESA, ARIZONA, As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the direct operating costs of its products, MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) today announced plans to hold prices on spare parts in 2001. Although pricing... more
DefenseRUSSIA OPPOSES NMD, APPROVES EUOPEAN SHIELD
MOSCOW, An european-built non-strategic defense antimissile system has been proposed to Nato General Secretary Robertson by Russian defence Ministry Serghieiev, in a meeting in which has been defined that... more
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