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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
Science and technologySTRIKE AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, Ansett flights out of Sydney Airport are expected to be disrupted on Monday afternoon as staff take industrial action. The Australian Services Union says customer service officers (CSO) will walk... more
AccidentsTWO CESSNA PLANES COLLIDE IN USA
LONG BEACH, USA, A Cessna 172 and a 152 collided off the California coast near Long Beach yesterday afternoon. At least one person was killed, the other three are missing. Both the planes were carrying... more
AerospaceMIR DUMPING POSTPONED
MOSCOW, Russian Aerospace Agency announced that the dumping of the Mir space station, scheduled for around March 6, have postponed to an undefined moment between March 13 and 18, because of some problems... more
Science and technologyISRAEL: TURKISH FIRMS TO BUILD NEW TERMINAL AT BEN GURION AIRPORT
TEL AVIV, Turkish firms Cuhadaroglu and Nurol won a contract from the Israeli Airports Administration (IAA) to build a new terminal and install the electricity system of the Ben Gurion International... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND WILL EXPAND CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES
NEW ZEALAND, The expanded code share agreement will see Air New Zealand to introduce three new weekly flights between Singapore and Zurich. Sales of the new flights will start in the month, the airline... more
AirlinesAVIANCA TO START RESTRUCTURING PLAN
COLOMBIA, Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia (Avianca), the country's largest airline, is planning to restructure its costs and to prepare to possible merger, particularly with Aces, a regional airline which... more
IndustryNEW JOINT VENTURE ROLLS-ROYCE-SNECMA MOTEURS
U.K., According a statement, Rolls-Royce and Snecma Moteurs have set up a new joint venture company to conduct programmes related to military combat aero engines which are supported by the UK and French... more
AirlinesQANTAS CHOOSES ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINES FOR A380
AUSTRALIA, Qantas has chosen Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines to power its new fleet of 12 Airbus Industrie A380 airliners. Qantas has placed firm orders for 12 A380s with deliveries to begin in 2006 as part... more
AccidentsFIRE ALARM ON QANTAS PLANE
BANGKOK, A Qantas Boeing 747 that travelled from London to Sydney, has carried out a emergency landing at Bangkok's airport, from which it was hardly left after to have landed there: the avionics had... more
AccidentsSRI LANKA: EMERGENCY LANDING
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, An Airbus A-330 plane directed in Indonesia with 310 passengers on board, has had to carry out an emergency landing at International Airport of Columbo, Sri Lanka, for engines' problems:... more
AirlinesCARGO SLUMP, PASSENGERS RISE FOR EAST LINE
MOSCOW, According to a statement, Russia's No. 2 cargo carrier, East Line Airlines, reported a dramatic decline in its cargo turnover last year, however, at the same time, its passenger operations... more
AirlinesVALENTINE DAY FOR CONTINENTAL AIRLINES TOO
HOUSTON, Continental Airlines distributed Feb. 14 profit sharing to employees from a pool of $98 million, the sixth consecutive year the airline has rewarded employees with profit sharing checks. These... more
IndustryBOEING WANTS MORE SEATS
SEATTLE, considering that the A321 built by Airbus Industrie can seat up to 220 passengers and has become popular among European charter tour operators, the U.S. aircraft industry, Boeing, is considering... more
HelicoptersBOEING APACHE LONGBOW TO DEMONSTRATE AEROBATICS IN AUSTRALIA
GEELONG, AUSTRALIA, The multi-role AH-64D Apache Longbow combat helicopter will be in the spotlight this week at Australian International Airshow 2001, Feb. 13-18, performing a series of loops and... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES INAUGURATES NONSTOP SERVICE TO DENVER AND MIAMI
USA, Midway Airlines Corporation today inaugurated its new nonstop service between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and two new destinations: Denver International Airport (DEN) and Miami International... more
IndustryQANTAS ENGINE ORDER: ROLLS ROYCE FAVOURED
LONDON, According to Yahoo-Finance, australia's Qantas Airways will soon announce a decisive $1.2 billion order for aircraft engines with Britain's Rolls-Royce tipped as the likely winner. The order, to... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO POSTPONE ANNUAL RESULTS
SVIZZERA, The swiss carrier said it will postpone the release blaming on troubles caused by the leaving of chief executive Philip Bruggisser, which affected strategic review. SAirGroup hopes to replace... more
PeopleE-TICKETS TO BE SOON AVAILABLE
U.S., According a statement the International Air Transport Association (Iata) and Sita Group, an information technology company, are to start an issuing system for electronic tickets for international... more
Civil aviationCOCKPITS LOCKED ON CANADIAN PLANES
CANADA, Later on recent and numerous episodes of "nervous" passengers on the airplanes, the Canadian Transport Minister, Collonette, decided that the door of the cockpit, will have immediately to be... more
PeopleDELTA PILOTS HAVE HAD AN INJUCTION BY A FEDERAL JUDGE.
U.S., A federal judge introduced an injunction against the pilots of Delta, since 18 months in fight against the apexes of the company for renews of contract. The last December the third American carrier... more
AirlinesBALKAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS SOME FLIGHTS
BULGARIA, Bulgaria's national carrier, Balkan Airlines, uesterday suspended 14 flights on the orders of majority shareholder, Zeevi Holdings Group. According to the major shareholder, which owns a 75%... more