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AirlinesROYAL PHNOM PENH AIRWAYS HAS BEGUN FLIGHTS TO BANGKOK
CAMBODIA, The airline, owned by a son of King Norodom Sihanouk, made its inaugural flight to Bangkok on December 28 in a 100-seat, Russian-built Yak-42D aircraft. It plans to fly the route three times... more
Science and technologyJAPANESE NARITA AIRPORT HAS NO MORE ROOM
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to a Japanese Civil Aviation official, the Tokyo's Narita airport is full to capacity and faces serious overload in the future. Narita airport, opened in 1979, have tripled its... more
IndustryCESSNA:NEW DIRECTOR OF WORLDWIDE SALES NAMED
INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS, Aircraft industries Independence-based Cessna recently announced the promotion of Mark Patterson to Director of Worldwide Sales at the Single Engine Facility. As Director of Worldwide... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO CEASE FLIGHTS TO SCHIPOL
CANADA, The decision, effective January 27, is due to the bad results of the airline. Air Canada flights will be taken over by Oneworld alliance partner, Lufthansa, SAS, British Midland and United... more
AirlinesRYAN AIR: NEW PAY DEAL WITH PILOTS
UK, The deal, also made to stave off the threat of a new industrial action, entails a 15% rise in basic pay over five years for about 220 pilots as well as the share options. "This new deal paves the way... more
AirlinesEASYJET ATTACKS LUTON AND LIVERPOOL'S AIRPORTS OVER CHAOS
LONDON, The low-cost airline Easyjet is launching a legal battle against two airports it claims are responsible for its chaotic Christmas disruption. Easyjet claims the two airports failed to clear snow... more
AccidentsFIRST DECLARATIONS ABOUT OSPREY CRASH
USA, U.S. Navy investigators looking at causes of the Marines MV-22 Osprey convertiplane crash, started to release first declaration after analisys of the Crash Survivable Memory Unit, a device very similar... more
Civil aviationJUST HOW SECURE ARE AIRPLANE COCKPIT DOORS?
USA, It's a concern that's been raised in light of several recent air rage incidents, and research shows varying policies between domestic and international airlines. A British Airways passenger... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN INDIA, FIVE KILLED
INDIA, The helicopter crashed near a popular indian resort in Mussoorie, about 127 miles north of New Delhi in the northern state of Uttaranchal. Five passengers were killed and another was injured. Police... more
Science and technologyGENEVA: NEW PASSENGER RECORD IN 2000
GENEVA, Geneva's international airport recorded a new passenger record in the year 2000. About 7,8 million travellers transited in the swiss airport. Also in 1999 up to 7 million passengers were recorded... more
AerospaceNEW PICTURES BY JUPITER
U.S.A., Scientists at Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are proclaiming victory in today's flyby of Jupiter by the unmanned spacecraft Cassini. The spacecraft worked in concert with... more
AirlinesMAS: NEW PARTNER TO BE ANNOUNCED THIS MONTH
KUALA LUMPUR, The malaysian government will announce the name of a new partner for the national carrier Malaysian Airline System Bhd. within the end of January, reported the newspaper Sun. SAir Group's... more
Science and technologyDESIGNERS SAY COMPUTER CAUSED RUSSIA ROCKET CRASH
RUSSIA, Computer faults were responsible for Thursday's crash of a Ukrainian-madeTsiklon-3 light booster rocket. The rocket, carrying six small satellites belonging to Russia's Defense Ministry and... more
Weather forecastsJANUARY 2001 MEETINGS AND AIRSHOWS
., AIRSHOW 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... more
DefenseIRAQUI SOURCES DENOUNCE AN US AND UK'S BOMBING
IRAQ, An iraqui Defence's spokesman said that yesterday aerial English soldiers and Americans would have bombed objective soldiers and civilians in the southern part of the Iraq fortunately without... more
Civil aviationFAA DELAYS NOISE RULES FOR GRAND CANYON
U.S.A., Air tour operators are breathing a sigh of relief as the Federal Aviation Administration let a deadline pass for enforcing strict new rules to limit aircraft noise over the Grand Canyon. It is... more
PeopleINDIA: AVIATION SECTOR TO TAKE OFF IN THE NEXT MONTHS
INDIA, The liberalization of Air India and Indian Airlines, together with the around-the-world flight by United Airlines from April 1 and induction of capacity by both Indian Airlines and Air India to... more
AccidentsHOME-MADE BOMBE EXPLODES AT PARIS' AIRPORT
PARIS, An explosion caused by a small home-made bomb has damaged a government office in the freight zone of Charles de Gaulle airport. The explosive, placed outside the doorway of a state unemployment... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR TO CUT FIVE LAS VEGAS FLIGHTS
U.S.A., Delta Air Lines will discontinue five of its 27 daily round-trip flights to Las Vegas because of a dispute with pilots. Delta plans to cut direct flights to and from Boston, New Orleans, Tampa... more
AirlinesCHINA NORTHERN AIRLINES TO ADD MORE FLIGHTS FOR SPRING FESTIVAL
CHINA, China Northern Airlines is to add more than 1600 flights in the coming 40 days lasting from January 9 to February 17. The flights added will bring much more convenience to the people who want... more
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC BOOSTS FLIGHT FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
HONG KONG, Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific will add 30 extra flights during the Chinese New Year from January 21, 2001 to February 12, 2001 to accomodate high passenger demand during this... more
AccidentsWILL FLY AGAIN THE MAN WHICH CAUSED PROBLEMS AT BA 747 FLIGHT
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Paul Kefa Mukonyi, the kenyote which nearly caused a BA 747 crash with his violent entrance in cockpit and seizure of plane controls, has been cleared by police to board on an aircraft... more
AirlinesBA AND KLM TO CALL OFF MERGER TALKS
LONDON, The two carriers issued a joint statement saying they will not proceed any further on talks concerning combining their respective businesses. Rod Eddington, chief executive of British Airways,... more
DefenseRUSSIA, OPPOSES THE SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, Like already previously published from Wapa, in the main plans of the new director of the Pentagon, Donald Rumsfeld, space shield is one in order to defend the satellites Americans of greater strategic... more
AirlinesAIR CHINA CELEBRATES 46TH YEARS OF ACTIVITY
CHINA, Chinese airline Air China recorded its 46th year of activity when one of its planes landed at Beijing International Airport. According to an airline spokesman, in these years have been effectuated... more
AirlinesTWO DAY STRIKE AT AIR FRANCE
PARIS, Some flight attendants will be on strike today and tomorrow. The unrest was called by three unions to protest against the salary conditions the airline attached to implementation of the 35-hour... more
IndustryMITSUBISHI TO BUILD WINGS OF BOEING 747X
USA, According to the "Wall Street Journal" the discussions between Boeing Co. and the japanese manufacturer are progressing and could lead to an agreement within 90 days. Also Tokyo financial newspaper... more
Civil aviationFAA FOUND FIRE HAZARD ON OVER 3000 BOEING AIRCRAFT
NEW YORK, USA, After investigations, Federal Aviation Administration has found that, on 1,300 U.S. Boeing jets, (on 3,137 aircraft worldwide) there is fire risks, due to use of a sealant that do not... more
SecurityWAPA'S LAST NEW FOR THE YEAR 2000: THANKS AND BEST WISHES
ROME, WAPA's editorial staff, drawing near the new year's eve, wants to express its thanks to all the people who supported and helped the huge growth of the editorial activity of the agency. The... more
DefenseUSA: DONALD RUMSFELD NEW DEFENSE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, President-elect George W. Bush has named Donald H. Rumsfeld, secretary of defense. Rumsfeld was already defense secretary under president Ford administration, from 1975 to 1977. Bush said Rumsfeld... more
DefenseF-16, CHILE BUYS THEM FACTORY-NEW, ITALY RECEIVES U.S. OFFERS TO LEASE THEM USED
CHILE, As reported by WAPA agency yesterday, Chile government decided to buy 10 to 12 factory-new Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D Fighting Falcon aircraft, Block 50/52, in a competition last four years. The... more
IndustryBOEING: NO SHORTENED 717 FOR NOW
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing Corporation diffused that the project for a shortened 717-200 version will not go ahead for now. Probably Seattle-based aeronautical industry won't go in competition with experienced... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TO ADD NEW WORKERS
PARIS, The airline yesterday said it plans to hire 5000 people over the next three years. Among them flight attendants as well as pilots, maintenance engineers, auditors, purchasers and commercial... more
AccidentsRUSSIA: PILOT DIES SHORTLY BEFORE LANDING
MOSCOW, Vasily Pastukhov, pilot of a Tu-134 flying from Kiev to Moscow died as the plane was about to land in Moscow's Vnukovo airport. The pilot had a heart attack 20 minutes before landing. The plane... more
IndustryJAPANESE COMPANIES TO JOIN B747X PROJECT
TOKYO, According to the japanese newspaper "Nihon Keizai" three japanese companies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki, Fuji, are in talks with Boeing Co. to join the superjumbo passenger jet B747X... more
AerospaceRUSSIA IN FAVOUR OF DEPLOYMENT OF AN ANTIMISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM WITH EU
MOSCOW, The russian Strategic Rocket Force Commander, Gen. Vladimir Yakovlev, said he wishes to open negotiations with european partners to "experiment and deploy an antimissile system". It is still not... more
AccidentsBA FLIGHT ACCIDENT (2): IT WAS NOT AN HIJACKING
NAIROBI, KENYA, It was not an hijacker the man entered in cockpit of a British Airways 747 aircraft with 379 peoples on board. He attacked the cockpit crew, causing autopilot disengage and uncontrolled... more
PeopleASA MECHANICS REJECT IAM OFFER
USA, The offer of International Association of Machinists (IAM) to became union for mechanics of U.S. airline Atlantic Southwest Airlines (ASA), has been rejected after a voting in which 86.6 percent... more
Science and technologyANGOLA: REBELS ATTACK AIRPORT
ANGOLA, UNITA rebels yesterday attacked the airport of Benguela, which is four-hundred kilometres south of the capital, Luanda. At least two planes were badly damaged. The attack lasted around two hours... more
Science and technologyLUTORN REOPENED AFTER SNOW STORM
LUTON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Luton Airport reopend today morning after closing for a snow storm with 20 centimeters of snow falled on the airport, which caused about 100 flight cancellation, affecting... more
AccidentsUSAIR PLANE EMERGENCY LANDED FOR CABIN SMOKE
NEW YORK, USA, For smoke in cabin, a UsAir flight landed in emrgency at Newark airport, soon after take off from La Guardia airport. No injures reported between 111 peoples on board; problem has been... more
AccidentsVIETNAMITE OFFICER DIED FALLING FROM AIRCRAFT
HANOI, VIETNAM, A Vietnam Air Force officer, major Dinh Xuan Le, 40, died falling from an Antonov 26 aircraft, due to sudden depressurization. Its body, sucked out from aircraft, has been found in countries... more
SecurityATTEMPTED HIJACK ON A BA FLIGHT
LONDON-NAIROBI, The man, whose identity is not known, broke into the cockpit of a plane flying from London to Nairobi and tried to take control of the aircraft disengaging the autopilot. The plane was... more
PeopleDELTA'S SKYWISH PROGRAM TEAMS WITH THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
U.S.A., Delta Air Lines will continue its successful SkyWish(TM) Charity of the Quarter program and has announced the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) as the first recipient for 2001. Delta... more
Science and technologyLUTON AIRPORT: OFFICIALS HOPE SERVICES TO BE SOON RESUMED
LONDON, An airport spokesman said the runway is still closed but it has been cleared of snow and it could be operational in the evening. More than 60 flights in and out the airport were affected today... more
Sport aviationPARAGLIDER ARRESTED AFTER PARACHUTING ON TO THE FORECOURT OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE
LONDON, The accident occurred at about 1 pm and no members of the Royal Family were in the building at that time. A police helicopter had spotted the paraglider a few minutes before it landed and had... more
AerospaceSPACE BIKE FOR ASTRONAUTS
ORANGE, CA, Astronauts may soon be able to participate in a Tour de Space of sorts. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have developed an exercise bicycle to be used in the zero-gravity... more
AirlinesSNOW CAUSES PROBLEMS TO BRITISH AIRWAYS
GREAT BRITAIN, According a British Airways spokesman, airline suffered major problems due to heavy overnight snow falls, problems which have resulted in a large number of flight delays and cancellations... more
AirlinesBRANSON LOOKING AT STARTING NEW AIRLINE IN CANADA
CANADA, London's Sunday Times reported that Sir Richard Branson, the chairman of Virgin Atlantic, a UK-based carrier, is apparently looking at starting a new airline in Canada. According to the newspaper... more
DefenseBUSH ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE
U.S.A., There is a growing sense in the defense industry that the new Bush administration will shake up some of the Pentagon's biggest weapons programs, especially the biggest program of all: the Joint... more