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Science and technologyGO-AHEAD FOR THE PLANNED EXPANSION OF ZURICH AIRPORT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland's highest court gave the go-ahead for a planned expansion of Zurich airport, but it imponed tough environmental restrictions on the project: flight noise protection and nitrous oxide... more
AirlinesVIRGIN ATLANTIC BECOMES A3XX LAUNCH CUSTOMER
FRANCE, The airline became an A3XX launch customer ordering six A3XX aircraft, plus six options. It brings total orders for the superjumbo to 50. Virgin Atlantic will take delivery of its first A3XX in... more
AirlinesBRIT AIR: NET PROFIT EQUAL TO LAST YEAR
PARIS, Brit Air, French regional airline, Air France's subsidiary, annonced yesterday a consolidated net profit of 4,73EUR million in the firsth 2000/01 six months, almost firm compared to the same last... more
AirlinesEBRD TO INVEST IN UKRAINIAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
KIEV, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will invest $5,4 billion in Ukrainian International Airlines. The new was reported by the Bank in a statement. The EBRD's decision is due to the... more
Science and technologyTRAFFIC UP AT BRUSSELS AIRPORT
BRUSSELS, The airport reported a traffic of up to 20 million passengers between January and November 2000. The new was reported by BIAC, the holding handling the airport. Traffic rose 8,24% compared with... more
PeopleARE YOU FAT? PAY FOR 2
LOS ANGELES, CA, A Superior Court Judge ruled yesterday that if a passenger is big enough to fill more than one seat, an airline can charge for more than one ticket. The virdict concerns a woman who... more
AccidentsUNITED PLANE DIVERTED TO ANCHORAGE AFTER TURBOLENCE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, The plane, carrying 390 people, was flying from San Francisco to Hong Kong. The flight was diverted to Anchorage, Alaska, after hitting turbolence that injured four people. A passenger... more
AccidentsF-16 FIGHTING FALCON CRASHES IN FLORIDA
FLORIDA, The U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon has crashed near Panama City. The pilot ejected safely and has been rescued by an Air Force helicopter crew. The fighter was flying from Eglin Air Force... more
AirlinesIBERIA OREDERS 3 A340-300S
FRANCE, Iberia is to further expand its Airbus long-range fleet with an order for three more A340-300s: this takes total orders for Airbus aircraft by the Spanish flag-carrier to almost 100. The aircrafts... more
Defense4 EUROPEAN NATIONS AGREE TO PRODUCE INFORMATION TERMINALS
U.S.A., The U.S. Department of Defense annonced yesterday that it has completed an international agreement for cooperative production of Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals... more
AirlinesRIVALS TRY TO BLOCK UAL-US AIRWAYS MERGER
USA, The four airlines, America West Airlines Inc., Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc. and AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines are asking the government to block the deal on the... more
AccidentsMECHANICAL PROBLEM DELAYS NORTHWEST PASSENGERS NINE HOURS
EAGAN, MINNESOTA (AP), Northwest Airlines apologized to passengers who were shuttled on and off a plane three times over nine hours because of mechanical problems before their flight was canceled altogether.... more
AccidentsSILK AIR: FINAL REPORT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH
SINGAPORE, Investigators of the 1997 crash of a SilkAir Boeing 737-300 that killed 104 people on December 19 1997, said they couldn't prove what caused flight to fall from the sky. Singapore police... more
Science and technologyMALAYSIA OFFERS SRI LANKA HEL TO UPGRADE AND EXPAND AIRPORTS
MALAYSIA, The offer was made by Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik to Sri Lankan Aviation and Airport Development Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle during an official meeting. Ling told reporters Sri Lanka... more
IndustryBOEING: SLOWING U.S. ECONOMY WILL NOT AFFECT AIRLINES DEMAND FOR AIRCRAFTS
NEW YORK, Phil Condit, Boeing Co chief executive, siad it will be due to the fact that "airlines over the world have been very disciplined this year. They haven't been ordering more than demand warranted... more
AirlinesCROSSAIR ORDERS EIGHT AIRBUS A320S
SWITZERLAND, The planes will replace the eight old Boeing MD-80 from 2002. The airline also holds an option to buy further four A320s. Crossair also said it expects a negative full-year result due to additional... more
AerospaceBOEING'S SAT WILL BE LAUNCHED FROM FRENCH GUIANA
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA, Boeing Satellite System Inc. (BSS), a unit of the Boeing Company, annonced yesterday that the launch of ASTRA 2D, a Boeing 376 HP sat built for Societe Europeenne des Satellites... more
IndustryBOEING SEES MEXICAN CARRIERS TO ACQUIRE NEW PLANES IN THE NEXT YEARS
WASHINGTON, According to Boeing Co forecasts Mexican airlines should acquire around 360 new commercial aircraft for a total $18 billion by 2019. Boeing expects air traffic to grow 5,8% in Latin America... more
PeopleVIENNA: A VAS FLUGHAFEN'S TEAM FOR AIRCRAFT
VIENNA, VAS Flughafen Bodenverkehesdienste, a wholly owned subsidiary of Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG, has landed Air France as its first customer for aircraft handling services at Vienna International... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES CRASH: PROSECUTORS REQUESTED TEST FLIGHT
TAIWAN, Taiwanese prosecutors have asked the airline to conduct a simulation of the flight that crashed. It is not clear wheter the three pilots involved would participate in the simulation or not. It... more
PeopleCONCORDE: SUMMIT IN LONDON
PARIS, A summit will set Friday in London about Concorde's modifications in order to fly it againt. It's not clear yet how the incident ocuurred on June 25 happened. The Concorde exploded shortly after... more
AirlinesVARIG OUTLINES THE TARGETS FOR 2001
BRAZIL, Varig's president, Osires Silva, said the main targets of the airline for the next year are basically two: to consolidate the good results achieved in the year and to adjust the development projects... more
Science and technologyBAD WEATHER STILL IN U.S.A.
NEW YORK, The bad weather is still raging on all North America: after to have cut off the U.S.'s north and Midwest, blizzards and hail caused huge problems to the south states too. Deleted all flights... more
AccidentsALASKA AIRLINES CRASH: PUBLIC HEARINGS OPENED
WASHINGTON, The cockpit voice recorder showed that the pilots of Alaska Airlines' flight 261 struggled vainly to save the plane before it crashed. The four-day hearings were opened yesterday to collect... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL TO INCREASE FLIGHTS ON HOUSTON-SAO PAULO ROUTE
HOUSTON, Continental is switching to new Boeing 767-200 aircraft for all flights on the Houston-Sao Paulo route. The route has been flown with a DC-10 previously, and the change is part of Continental's... more
IndustryEADS DECLARATION ON AIRBUS AGAINST THE TREND
MUNICH, GERMANY, According to Rainer Ohler, EADS' spokesman, Airbus Industries sales will drop of about 25% next year. These declaration goes against the trend of the former declarations of EADS (Airbus'... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO (2): NEW ROUTE BETWEEN ONTARIO (CA) AND GUADALAJARA/MEXICO CITY
ONTARIO (CA), AeroMexico is to launch service betwen Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Guadalajara and Mexico City on Friday December 15. ONT is located approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles... more
PeopleFAA: NON NECESSARY MD-80 STABILIZER CONTROL REDESIGN
WASHINGTON, D.C., According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)spokesman, no evidence for a redesign of MD-80 stabilizer control system has emerged by investigations on Alaska Airlines' air accident... more
AerospaceUSA WORKING TO STOP OLD SATELLITES FALLING TO EARTH
USA, Pentagon is intervening on 74 old satellites about to fall out of orbit and scheduled to burn up in Earth's atmosphere over the next 14 months. They are owned by Iridium phone company and Pentagon... more
DefenseOSPREY CRASHED IN NORTH CAROLINA: NEW CHECKS
USA, U.S. Defense secretary William Cohen said it will appoint a panel of technical experts to review the entire Osprey program. The review will focus on safety, performance and cost issues. The Marine... more
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
DefenseINDIA WILL BUY JET TRAINERS FROM GREAT BRITAIN
NEW DELHI, INDIA, A military supply agreement, worth many million pound, has been signed by Great Britain and India. GB will supply an undisclosed number of Advanced Jet Trainer Hawks 115-Y produced by... more
AerospaceNEC AND TOSHIBA TO PLAN JOINT VENTURE
TOKYO, The two japanese satellite makers today said they plan a joint venture by April 2001 to consolidate aerospace units and strenghten global competitiveness. The venture will be capitalized at $132... more
AerospaceSATELLITES TO BE LAUNCHED BY AN-124 PLANES
MOSCOW, The russian government approved the establishment of a private consortium, including the polish cargo carrier Poliot Airlines and many russian industrials, which intends to use four Antonov An-124... more
IndustryDENIED FINANCIAL AIDE FOR A3XX (2)
BRUSSELS, A summit is in program at Dec 18 in Washington about U.S.'s decision to interrupt financial aides to Airbus for the A3XX's production. European Commission president Romano Prodi and trade... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS IRELAND TO SUSPEND FLIGHTS FRIDAY
IRELAND, The airline, subsidiary of Virgin Express, will cease operations on all five routes operated, including routes to Brussels and Berlin. The carrier is in talk with an airline and a group of investors... more
AirlinesAEROMEXICO: NEW ROUTE BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND TOKYO
HOUSTON, U.S.A ., AeroMexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced that it will start code sharing on Delta Airlines daily flight between Los Angeles and Tokyo's Narita Airport, effective December... more
AerospaceNEW DELAY FOR EURASIASAT 1 SATELLITE LAUNCH
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA, The satellite was due to have been launched aboard an Ariane-4 rocket late Monday from the European Space Agency (ESA) launch center in Kourou, French Guiana, but a technical... more
PeopleHEAVY WINDS YESTERDAY DELAYED AIR TRAFFIC IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, In coming and outbound flights at La Guardia and Newark airports we delayed up to two hours for the heavy winds of up to 52 knots. Some flights were cancelled and at Newark airport air traffic... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA TOOK DELIVERY OF THE 375TH BOEING
FRANKFURT, Lufthansa is the airline which has taken delivery of more Boeing jetliners than any other airline outside the U.S. The new 747-400 plane will be used on intercontinental routes from Fran... more
PeopleARABIC CALENDAR STOPS BOEING
LONDON, A British Airways Boeing 747's flight from Heathrow airport to Miami delayed for more than seven hours yesterday after the discovery of playing cards with Arabic writing in a toilet triggered a... more
IndustryDENIED FINANCIAL AIDE FOR A3XX
WASHINGTON, Charlene Barshefsky, Commerce's american executive, said that Airbus will not receive any subsidy to produce the A3XX, breaking the 1992's agreement between U.S.A. and U.E. which established... more
AirlinesLANPERU DOMESTIC OPERATIONS SUSPENDED
PERU, Lan Chile, Chile's largest domestic and international passenger and air cargo carrier, announced today that the domestic operations of LanPeru S.A. ("LanPeru"), which serviced the markets of... more
AirlinesSOUTHWEST AIRLINES NEW DAILY ROUNDTRIP NONSTOP SERVICE
DALLAS, U.S.A., Southwest Airlines today announced the addition of new daily roundtrip nonstop service between Baltimore/Washington and Columbus, and Phoenix and Columbus in April of next year. The carrier... more
IndustryAIRBUS IS PLANNING SUPERSONIC JET
PARIS, Jean-Jacques Mirat, chief engineer of the french industry said in an interview on the german trade magazine Flugrevue that the supersonic jet would be able to fly twice as fast as the Concorde and... more
AccidentsPASSENGER FORCES AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
LOS ANGELES, The Boeing 767 was flying from Hawaii to Dallas. The passenger pulled out a a pocket knife and forced the pilot to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport. He tried... more
Science and technologyNORTHWEST CANCELS ALL FLIGHTS AT MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL
MEMPHIS, USA, Northwest Airlines announced last night that it will cancel all flight departures and arrivals at Memphis International Airport today, Wednesday, December 13, through at least 7:00 p.m. CST.... more
AccidentsBOEING 727 CARGO JET CATCHES FIRE WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND
LIVERPOOL, The cargo plane, flying from Dublin and carrying five people on board, reported fire while approaching landing at Liverpoool airport. The fire was extinguished while the jet was still in the... more
AccidentsBA BOEING 747 FALTERS IN THE MUD
LONDON, The plane taxied off the tarmac while landing at Heatrow and bacame stuck in the mud. The Boeing 747, arriving from Boston, was carrying 116 passengers. The mishap delayed departing flights of... more
AirlinesAIR CANADA TO LAUNCH NONSTOP SAN JOSE-OTTAWA SERVICE
CANADA, Flights will be operated with 112-seat Airbus A319 aircraft. It will be a daily service beginning on March 3 and to promote the new service, Air Canada will be offering a special introductory round... more