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AirlinesKLM,SWISSAIR AND QANTAS DENY MALAYSIAN TALKS
AUSTRALIA, "KLM, Swissair and Qantas are interested to buy a Malaysian Airline (MAS) 29,1% quote": this was declared by oriental airline CEO in the last days. But the prompt three airlines involved... more
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AccidentsDELTA AIR LINES FLIGHT ABORTED ON TAKEOFF FOR ENGINE FIRE
SAN FRANCISCO, The Boeing 757 of Delta Air Lines was carrying 79 passengers and seven crew members. An engine caught fire during takeoff and the captain put the fire out with the plane's fire suppression... more
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AirlinesMALAYSIAN GROUNDS AIRBUS A330S FOR INSPECTION
MALAYSIA, Following Swissair and Sabena, also Malaysian Airline has grounded its five Airbus A330s after french aviation authorities told airlines to check possible faults with Pratt&Whitney engines. The... more
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PeopleCLINTON FOUNDS AN AGENCY TO HANDLE AIR TRAFFIC
NEW YORK, U.S.A., Clinton, the american president, annonced the private agency's foundation, the Air Traffic Organization, to plan a way to reduce the air delay's problem, because they increased 55% compared... more
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AirlinesIRAQ AIRLINE PLANS REGULAR FLIGHTS TO JORDAN
BAGHDAD, Iraqi Airways is waiting for approval from Jordan's aviation authorities to resume regular flights to Amman for the first time in 10 years. The flights into and out of Iraq have been curbed since... more
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DefenseRUSSIAN AIR FORCE DENY TO HAVE SENT PICTURES TO KITTY HAWK CARRIER
MOSCOW, According to a Russian air force spokesman, no pictures of the flyover effectuated by two Russian Sukhoi aircraft over U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk has been sent by e-mail to the warship. "We have forgotten... more
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PeopleFRENCH TRANSPORT MINISTER HOPES CONCORDE TO FLY SOON
PARIGI, The french minister, Jean-Claude Gayssot, said in an interview to Europe 1 radio that he wishes the plane to resume flights within the end of summer 2001. He added that a meeting between french... more
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AirlinesGREECE TO PRIVATISE OLYMPIC
ATHENS, The greek government decided to put on sale at least 51% of the airline's shares in order to bail it out. The new was reported by an official source of the greek Transport ministry. Investors will... more
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PeopleBRITISH ATC PRIVATIZATION PLAN GETS IATA APPROVAL
GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, According to IATA officials, International Air Transport Association grouping almost totality of world's airlines, British ATC privatization plan is a good example to follow, making... more
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AirlinesAERO SERVICES EXECUTIVE TO ORDER ACJ
FRANCE, Aero Services Executive will be therefore the first french company to use the Airbus Corporate Jetliner. The plane will be delivered in summer 2001, it will be used for charter flights and it will... more
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AirlinesSWISSAIR'S A-330 DECLARED SAFE
SWITZERLAND, A SAirGroup holding (controlling national Swiss carrier Swissair) spokesman declared Swissair returned nine of its 15 Airbus A330 planes back into service after checks ordered by French civil... more
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AirlinesBA INTERESTED TO INCREASE CONTROL ON QANTAS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to London Sunday Times newspaper, national airline British Airways is in talks with the Australian government in order to increase BA control on Australian carrier Qantas... more
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PeopleCLINTON CREATES AN AGENCY TO MANAGE THE AIR TRAFFIC
U.S.A., Clinton, the american president, annonced the private agency's foundation, the Air Traffic Organization, to plan a way to reduce the air delay's problem, because they are increased of 55% compared... more
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AerospaceUSA'S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE CONTRACT FOR IRIDIUM SAT
WASHINGTON, USA, USA's Department of Defence purchased Iridium satellite's services for 24 months for $72 million: is possible to renew the contract until 2007.The Iridium, that offers state-of-the-art... more
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AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC WILL BE RECRUIT MORE THAN 1,700 STAFF WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR
U.K., The Virgin Atlantic's chairman Richard Branson, announced today the recruit more than 1,700 staff over the course of next year:1,000 new cabin crew, 250 pilots and 450 airport staff. This... more
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Science and technologyWORKS FOR NEW RUSSIAN AIRPORT STARTED
RUSSIA, On a 550-hectares area on north-west Moscow area, in the district of Khimki, will be costructed the new airport Scheremetievo 3, of which works will start for the first months of 2001 and expected... more
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IndustryWILL BOEING OPEN A NEW PLANT IN MOROCCO?
RABAT, According to unofficial sources the plant will be opened in collaboration with Royal Air Maroc to produce electrical components for aircrafts. The agreement is supposed to be announced after... more
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PeopleFORMER AEROFLOT VICE PRESIDENT IMPRISONED FOR CHEAT
MOSCOW, Nikolaï Glouchkov, former Russian national airline Aeroflot vice president, has been imprisoned in charge of cheat in the prison of Lefortovo in Moscow. The charges concerns "Aeroflot affair",... more
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DefenseAUSTRALIA WILL INCREASE DEFENCE SPENDING
AUSTRALIA, The government will spend an extra 12.4 billion U.S. dollars on its armed forces over the next decade. Three new air defence destroyers will be commissioned and four airborne early warning and... more
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AccidentsOLD CONCORDE ACCIDENTS UNVEALED (2)
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According with British Airways, which operated the Concorde which experienced loss of aerodynamical parts two times in five months, the first accident occurred in may, 1989, when... more
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IndustryAIRBUS INDUSTRIE: A MONTHLY PRODUCTION 30 A320S AND 8 A330/A340S WITHIN 2001
FRANCE, Airbus Industrie annonced a production's increase to satisfy the actual demand: the monthly manufacturing of A320 planes will increase from 22 to 30 and tho one of A330/A340 aircrafts will grow... more
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HelicoptersROBINSON HELICOPTER CONTRIBUTES TO NEW AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, The company has contributed $1 million to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum under construction at the Dulles airport. The purpose is to assure that the new center will include... more
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Science and technologyLA GUARDIA AUTHORITIES DECLARES ''LOTTERY'' WINNERS
LA GUARDIA, NEW YORK, New York's La Guardia airport management authorities declared the winners of the "lottery" for 159 slot assignation in one of more congested airport in the world. The lottery draw,... more
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AirlinesCHINA AIRLINES: NEW ROUTE BETWEEN AMSTERDAM AND BANGKOK/TAIPEI
AMSTERDAM, China Airlines started yesterday its new weekly connection between Amsterdam-Bangkok-Taipei. The connection is operated by the Chinese airline using a Boeing 747-400. China Airlines plans... more
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AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES, TRAFFIC'S RECORD IN NOVEMBER
MINNEAPOLIS, USA, Northwest Airlines, one of largest carriers of America, announced that it flew 6.02 billion revenue passenger miles (RPM) in November, an increase of 4.5 percent from the 5.76 billion... more
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AirlinesBA REDUCES FLIGHTS TO ZIMBABWE
LONDON, Ba took that decision "because of the decrease in the number of tourists travelling to Zimbabwe, we have found it necessary to discontinue the Sunday flight from the beginning of November" BA general... more
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AirlinesLAN CHILE: DAILY ROUTE ROMA/MILANO-SANTIAGO
ITALY, Lan Chile Airlines, inaugurated a daily route between Rome/Milan and Santiago via Madrid. Initially the Italy-Spain's route will be make in code sharing with Iberia with an only one boarding pass,... more
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AirlinesEMIRATES BOOSTS FLIGHTS
UNITED ARAB EMITATES, Emirates, the UAE airline, will increase, starting april 2001, flight between Dubai and Italy, with four flights from Rome/Milan and three direct from Rome. Starting 18th of December,... more
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Civil aviationFAA PROPOSAL FOR SAFE USE OF LIFE-LIMITED AERO PARTS
USA, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, suggested a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in order to establish a new standard for control of limited-life aviation parts use. In other words, the intent... more
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AirlinesAMERICAL AIRLINES OFFERS AN 8% PAYMENT INCREASE
USA, In order to avoid to be heavily penalized by a threatened strike in Christma period, U.S. American Airlines assent to pay an immediate 8% rising in its flight attendant payments. This waiting the... more
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AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES' TRAFFIC RISES
USA, Traffic rose 1,6% in November vs. the comparable month in 1999 and the passenger load factor increased to 71.0 percent from 70.3 percent a year ago. United Airlines President Rono Dutta added that... more
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AirlinesAMERICAN AIRLINES ORDERS EIGHT JETS FROM BOEING
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, American Airlines ordered eight new Boeing aircrafts -- two 757-200s for delivery in the first half of 2002, four 737-800s to come into the fleet during 2002 and two 777-200ERs to be... more
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AirlinesBA TO SHAKE UP OPERATIONS AT LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT
LONDON, The airline is to cut long haul routes from 43 to 25. The plane, which is to be phased in two years, will cancel a few loss making routes and transfer some long haul destinations to Heathrow... more
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IndustryTECHSPACE AERO WULL PARTICIPATE IN AIRBUS A-400M ENGINES PRODUCTION
LIEGI, BELGIUM, The belgian Techspace Aero industry will participate, together with other five european engine industries, in realization of TP400 engine for the large military transport aircraft Airbus... more
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AirlinesDELTA WILL BEGIN CODESHARE WITH AIR FRANCE TO EGYPT
ATLANTA, The codeshare service will operate on flights from the United States via Paris to Cairo, Egypt. The Paris to Cairo service begins Dec. 15, 2000 from Charles de Gaulle airport. Air France and Delta... more
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Science and technologyHEATHROW ENTERS THE TOP RANKS OF WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORTS
LONDON, According to a provisional world statistics from "Airline Business" magazine, London airport's Heathrow is into fourth place for passenger traffic: the airport handled 30.8 million passengers in... more
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AerospaceEUTELSAT TO INVEST ON INTERNET TRANSMISSION
PARIS, The Paris-based satellite operator plans to invest $879m in five satellites exclusively dedicated to internet transmission in orbit. They will be built by european manufacturers. The sharholders... more
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AirlinesMEMBERS OF ASSOCIATION OF ASIA PACIFIC AIRLINES RECORD A NET PROFIT OF $1,88 BILLION
ASIA, The association includes 18 companies. Among them Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Ansett, Air New Zealand e Cathay Pacific. The profits, compared with last year, rose 398%. Traffic grew and also load... more
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PeopleAIR STYLE TO BE TRENDY
., Following the trend of passengers of taking whatever they can away from the planes whatever they can, as blankets, sugar, cans, packed lunch, designers are trying to turn the "air style" trendy. So... more
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AirlinesRIMINI-TIRANA ADA AIR FLIGHT STARTS ON NOVEMBER 15TH
RIMINI, ITALY, A new flight operated with a 31-seats Yak 40 aircraft by Ada Air will be started from november 15th on Rimini-Tirana route. Accordingly with Miramare airport availabilities and with... more
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PeopleA ''SWASTIKA WOOD'' VISIBLE FROM THE GERMAN SKY
ZERNIKOW-GERMANY, A photographer recently spotted the existence of a forest shaped as a Nazi swastika in East Germany during a flight in the area. The photographer, flying there by chance, was taking... more
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Science and technologyEGYPT TO BUILD THIRD TERMINAL AT CAIRO AIRPORT
EGYPT, The new was reported by the transport minister. The construction will start early next year and the new terminal is planned to absorb growing air traffic to Egypt. The government is examining... more
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AerospaceEURASIASAT-1 SATELLITE LAUNCH DELAYED TO NEXT WEEK
FRANCE, The launch of the telecommunications satellite produced by Arianespace, scheduled for tomorrow from the European spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana, was delayed to next week after prelaunch... more
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Helicopters100TH A109 POWER DELIVERED
VERGIATE, VARESE. ITALY, Agusta, a Finmeccanica Group firm, yesterday delivered the 100th A109 Power in aeromedical configuration to Austrian customer SchenkAir . More than 35 aeromedical A109 Power... more
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AirlinesWESTJET INCREASED TRAFFIC IN NOVEMBER
CALGARY, CANADA, The airline announced that traffic increased 56,6% in November 2000 compared to the same period of last year. Load factor for November 2000 increased to 69.3%, up 1.4 points from 67.9%... more
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Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., JANUARY 2001 EUROPEAN AIR FINANCE CONFERENCE Jan. 18-19, Dublin, Ireland. Info: fax: (44) 20 7779 8603. NBAA TAX FORUM Jan. 19, Nashville, Tennessee Info: (202) 783-9366 or (202) 783-9269. CAPITALIZING... more
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AerospaceENDEAVOUR ASTRONAUTS TO FACE REPAIR JOB ON SPACE STATION WING
USA, Nasa came up with a plan for Endeavour's astronauts to tighten a slack solar wing on the international space station. The tricky mission will be undergone by the two astronauts Joe Tanner and Carlos... more
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AerospaceBOEING BUILT SATELLITE COMPLETED INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST PHASE
EL SEGUNDO, USA, Thuraya-1 satellite completed succesfully its IOT, Initial Operational Test. The solar wings, C-band antenna and L-nabd reflector were deployed and tested. During the next months Boeing... more
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AirlinesNATIONAL JET TO EXPAND THE FLEET
LONDON, National Jet Italia, the airline operating in franchising with BA, has expanded an expansion of the fleet. A new twice-weekly service from Rome to Athens will begin from January 1 2001. BAe 146... more
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AirlinesMALEV WILL REDUCE ITS ROUTES
HUNGARY, To rebalance its budget Malev Airlines will be reduce some routes because of escaleting fuel price: to cut the costs the carrier will be replace its five Tupolev 145s by Boeing 737s, more modern,... more