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AccidentsUN HELICOPTER CRASH IN MONGOLIA, 9 KILLED
MONGOLIA, A UN helicopter lost control and crashed yesterday in Mongolia killing 9 people. Among them four members of a UN disaster assessment team, an American, a Briton, a German and a Mongolian. Other... more
Science and technologySAN SALVADOR INT'L AIRPORT CLOSED FOR EARTHQUAKE
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA, San Salvador's international airport, has been closed and all flight canceled due to disastrous earthquake, near Richter scale 8 magnitude, which striked Central... more
PeopleDEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS: AIRLINES KNOW IT SINCE 30 YEARS
LONDRA, According to the British newspaper "The Observer", the economy-class syndrome has been known to airlines for at least 30 years; airlines boycotted in several ways any attempt to make serious medical... more
AccidentsCONDOR AIRLINES PLANE FORCED TO DIVERT TO MALAGA
MALAGA, SPAIN, A Condor Airlines Airbus 320 en route from Dresden to Las Palmas, had to divert Malaga because of two polish women who flew into rage. Under the influence of alcohol, they threw food trays... more
AirlinesBA TO BAN THE STUDENT WHO ALMOST CRASHED ONE OF ITS JUMBO JETS
KENYA, Paul Kefa Mukonyi, the 27 years old kenyan student who almost crashed one of BA jumbo jets after sneaking into the cockpit and disengaing the autopilot last December 29, will be banned by the... more
AirlinesAIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCREASED FLIGHTS
ORLANDO, AirTran Airways will increase the flights in Spring between its hub at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. These airports are very important because passengers... more
Sport aviationFLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD RECORD TRIED BY EX-TEACHER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The record to fly solo around the world via Australia and the Pacific in the smallest aircraft is the desire of Polly Vacher from Drayton a 56-year former music teacher which today... more
AccidentsINVESTIGATION ON CLOSED RUNWAY LANDING
MANCHESTER, GREAT BRITAIN, A small aircraft, a Ravenair PA 34 Seneca landed on a closed runway of Manchester Ariport, without problems. The runway is still under test, as it will be opened form the next... more
Airlines2000 OK FOR AIR FRANCE
PARIGI, Air France announced an 17,7 per cent passenger traffic's increase compared to last year, in spite of the discomforts provoked in December from the bad weather and the stikes. In the same period... more
AirlinesVARIG TO MERGE WITH TAM
BRASILE, According to brazilian business daily Gazeta Mercantil Brazil’s flagship airline Varig and the country’s second carrier TAM are considering the possibility to merge. The newspaper reported tha... more
PeopleAP-24 CERTIFICATION FOR TU-204
RUSSIA, Kazan-based Gorbunov Aircraft Production Association announced that its Tu-204 passenger jet received an international quality certificate. This certificate attests that the plane fully complies... more
DefenseBAE SYSTEMS WINS CONTRACT FOR SIMULATORS FOR US AIR FORCE
LONDON, BAe Systems signed a $13.3 million contract option to design and build two C-130J simulators for the U.S. Air Force. BAe has already set an agreement to to build the first C-130J Weapons System... more
AirlinesVANGUARD AIRLINES TO ANNOUNCE NEW SERVICES
KANSAS CITY, The airline announced new service to Las Vegas and San Francisco beginning April 1, 2001. The new route continues carrier's expansion. Fares from Las Vegas and San Francisco will start as... more
AirlinesLANCHILE TO LAUNCH SERVICE FROM THREE NEW US CITIES
MIAMI, Effective January 24, LanChile Airlines is introducing service from three new U.S. cities, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Baltimore, as part of its codeshare alliance with American Airlines. Passengers... more
PeopleTAX EXEMPTIONS FOR RUSSIAN AIRLINE ALLIANCE
MOSCOW, Domodedovo Airlines, KrasAir, Aviaexpresscruise and Chelyabinsk Air Enterprise which established an alliance in November 2000, is preparing an appeal to the Russian Government, emphasizing... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL: UNITED TEMPLATES VIOLATE ANTITRUST LAWS
HOUSTON, USA, U.S. carrier Continental Airlines obtained from a federal judge a ruling agaist its rival United Airlines' use of templates to determine what size baggage could be carried onto planes. According... more
AccidentsDREAMED FREEDOM, FOUND DEATH
LONDON, Yesterday Cuba's state television reported that two Cuban youths who died last month after stowing away in the undercarriage of a British Airways jet to London were military who dreamed of living... more
DefenseAIR FORCE URGES TO THE NEW F-22S
WASHINGTON, Officials of American Air Force are urging Pentagon to approve spending $2.1 billion on F-22 fighter planes before the Bush administration takes office. The F-22 is the Air Force's top... more
AirlinesMIDWAY AIRLINES: DECEMBER TRAFFIC GOES UP
RALEIGH-DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, December passenger traffic rose 58 percent over December 1999 on top of a 50 percent increase in capacity. Load factor increased 3.4 points. Midway Airlines and its... more
PeopleSAN FRANCISCO FLIGHTS DELETED BY STORM CONDITIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Yesterday 169 flights were deleted at San Francisco International Airport as storms hit California. Drenching rain, hip-deep snow and towering waves clobbered California on Thursday... more
PeopleAMELIA EARHART DAY
USA, Yesterday several commemorations have been carried out all over the world to remember Amelia Earhart: Lady Lindy, this the nickname that the American press gave them, was one of the more famous women... more
Science and technologyMORE THAN 6 MILLION PASSENGERS AT SHANGAI AIRPORTS IN 2000
SHANGAI, CHINA, According to latest customs statistics cited by the Xinhua News Agency more than 6.1 million people passed through Shanghai customs last year. The city has two international airports which... more
Science and technologyCANADIAN FIRM TO BUILD LAGOS TERMINAL AIRPORT
NIGERIA, Canadian firm Sanders Investment Ltd is to build the new terminal at Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos. The contract was announced by Transport Minister Ojo Maduekwe. The project is scheduled... more
PeopleCOMMISSION CLEARS AVIAPARTNER STAKE IN SCANDINAVIAN AIRPORT GROUNDHANDLER NOVIA
BRUSSELS, The European Commission has cleared the acquisition by Belgian airport services company AviaPartner N.V. of a stake currently owned by LFV Holding AB in Novia Holding. In doing so, AviaPartner... more
AirlinesFRENCH CONCORDE TO TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARDS RESUMING FLIGHTS
FRANCE, A French Concorde may take to the skies as soon as next week in what would be an important step towards resuming commercial flights after the remaining supersonic airliners were grounded following... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND TO CHANGE NAME
UK, British Midland, second largest arline in UK, will change name and unveil a new livery next month. The plan is a part of a project to entering U.S. market by launching new long haul flights. The airline... more
DefenseTHALES WINS FRENCH CONTRACT WORTH EUR 365M
PARIS, FRANCE, The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales Optronique a contract worth EUR 365m to develop and produce new-generation optronic airborne reconnaissance systems for the... more
IndustryTHAI AIRWAYS BD OKS PURCHASE OF 2 BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT
BANGKOK, Thai Airways International board of directors Thursday approved the purchase of two 747-400 aircraft from Boeing Co., a board member said. Poonsup Piya-Anant, also head of the government's... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT ANNOUNCES 5 MILLION PASSENGERS
RUSSIA, Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot will carry 5.1 million passengers this year compared to 4.6 million passengers in 1999, thanks to new itineraries from South Eastern Asia to Europe, from... more
DefenseRUSSIA TO DEVELOP NEW COMBAT AIRCRAFT
MOSCOW, The commander of the russian air force, Anatoly Kornukov, told the press that Russia is developing a multi-purpose combat aircraft of the fifth generation. Two prototypes are currently being developed... more
DefenseU.N. URGES MORE RADIATION TESTS
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Senior United Nations officials have called for soil and water samples to be taken from Bosnia in areas where depleted uranium ammunition was used. The U.N. Environment Programme... more
PeopleRADAR FAILURE AT HELSINKI AIRPORT
HELSINKI, FINLAND, Aviation officials have admitted that the radar at Helsinki Airport has failed to detect some Russian aircraft. But they insist air safety has not been jeopardised. The Helsingin... more
Science and technologyNEW RAILWAY LINE FOR HEATHROW
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Greater London Authority Transport Committee, in the strategy which want to support a series of new rail projects, has decided to realize a new CrossRail line which will allow trains... more
AirlinesSAA: PILOTS DEMORALISED
SOUTH ASRICA, SA Airways Pilots' Association (Saapa) said that deteriorating relations with the company's flight operations management has caused a crisis of morale among airline's pilots. He added that... more
DefenseCZECH REPUBLIC TO PURCHASE FIGHTERS
PRAGUE, Czech government has asked five military aviation firms to submit tenders to upgrade the air force. Defense Minister Vladimir Vetchy said told reporters that the 24 to 36 fighters are meant to... more
IndustryCIT AEROSPACE SIGNES AGREEMENT WITH CORSAIR
NEW YORK, CIT Aerospace, a division of CIT, announced that it has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with the French-based charter airline Corsair. The agreement is for one 1999 Airbus A330-200... more
AccidentsMAINTENANCE ERROR WAS THE CAUSE OF A POLICE HELICOPTER CRASH
SCOTLAND, Investigations have revealed that was a maintenance error that caused a police helicopter crash on the roof of an house in which an entire family was watching TV on the last 21th of april. According... more
AerospaceTWO NEW PLANETARY SYSTEMS DISCOVERED
USA, Scientific planet hunters have found two new planetary systems, neither of them much like ours and one of them downright bizarre, researchers said. One star has two planets locked in harmonic... more
DefenseRUSSIA, GERMANY TO UPGRADE MIG-29 COMBAT AIRCRAFTS
MOSCOW, The two countries will jointly upgrade MiG-29 planes for third countries. The agreement lays out the creation of a single system for the use, repair and upgrade of MiG-29 planes in Europe. It will... more
PeopleBRITISH OLYMPIC ATHLETES SUFFERED THROMBOSIS SYMPTOMS
UK, Three athletes from the British Olympic team in Sydney were treated for "economy class syndrome" after their long-haul flight, Ananova reported today. It shows that even the most fit and healthy... more
PeopleTWENTY STATES OPPOSE AIRLINES' PROPOSAL FOR JOINT VENTURE IN ONLINE RESERVATIONS
USA, Twenty states signaled opposition to a planned industrywide Internet airline-reservation system, citing fears of online collusion in ticket pricing by the major carriers. In a filing with federal... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE TO SECURE USD 1BN MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
GREAT BRITAIN, British aeronautical industries Rolls-Royce, signed a 1 USDbn maintenance contract with American Airlines, to be carried out at Texas Aero Engine Services Ltd. (TAESL) facility. The... more
AirlinesAUSTRALIAN AIRLINES TO PRINT HEALTH WARNINGS ON TICKETS
MELBOURNE, The two biggest australian airlines, Qantas and Ansett, announced yesterday they will print health warnings onto their tickets about the danger of econic class syndrome on long haul flights.... more
AccidentsRYANAIR PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO CRACKED WINDSCREEN
WALES, A Ryanair Boeing 737, en route from Bournemouth to Dublin, was diverted to Cardiff airport because of fears about a cracked windscreen. Passengers were taken by coach to Bristol to catch a plane... more
PeopleJIM CARREY TO BUY PRIVATE JET
UK, Jim Carrey paid $41 million for a Gulfstream V private jet. Other celebrities own this plane, among them John Travolta and Tom Cruise. more
IndustryCANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO FINANCE BOMBARDIER
OTTAWA, CANADA, The canadian minister Brian Tobin said the $1 billion in below-market financing is an exceptional but necessary measure to protect Canadian jobs and enterprise. Both companies are competing... more
IndustrySAIRGROUP TO SELL DELTA'S BLOCK OF SHARES
ZURICH, SAirGroup sold out its 5 million shares of Delta Air Lines to Salomon Smith Barney Bank. The sale was confirmed by Jean-Claude Donzel, spokesman of SAirGroup who didn't provide details about the... more
PeopleU.S., JAPAN SET AVIATION TALKS DATE
USA, Japan and the United States will hold their first bilateral civil aviation talks under the new Bush administration in Washington on Feb. 21-22. Washington aims to reach an open skies agreement with... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST TO RESUME TALKS WITH MECHANICS
WASHINGTON, Northwest Airlines resumed contract negotiations with its union mechanics, ending a two-month recess that included a clash over an alleged work slowdown. Negotiations are scheduled to last... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ACCUSED FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATIONS
USA, Continental Airways sold tickets to the Arab population of East Jerusalem at a discount of hundreds of dollars per customer compared to the price paid by Jewish passengers, it emerged in a report... more