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IndustryTODAY LAUNCHED A3XX
TOULOUSE, At meeting held in Toulouse today, the Airnus shareholders, EADS and BAE SYSTEMS, officially approved the launch of the A380, formaly known as the A3XX. This decision heralds a new era in the... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH AFRICAN AIRLINK
SOUTH AFRICA, The south african airline placed an AE 3007 engine order worth $235 million to power 70 Embraer RJ 135 regional jets. Meanwhile British Regional Air Lines has awarded Rolls-Royce an $80 million... more
PeopleNOT EXPENSIVE THE BRINDISI-MILAN PRICE
BRUSSELS, The Transport European Commission decreed that is not expensive the Alitalia route Brindisi-Milan's price of £800.000 ($364). This question has benn raised by eurodeputy Adriana Poli Be... more
AccidentsFIUMICINO AIRPORT: EMERGENCY LANDING FOR AIR FRANCE JET
ROME, The Boeing 737 of the french carrier, coming from Paris, landed yesterday evening following the emergency landing procedure after a pilot reported a failure at left engine. The plane was carrying... more
AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES JUMPS TO NO. 18 IN FORTUNE'S '100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR' LIST
HOUSTON, For the third year in a row, Continental Airlines today was named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by FORTUNE magazine in a study conducted in conjunction with the Great Place... more
AirlinesSAS TO REDUCE PRICES IN SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM, Scandinavian Airlines will reduce its prices for flights within Sweden by 6 percent from January 1 2001 as consequence of the sweidish parliament's decision to reduce the rate of VAT on collective... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS IN JANUARY, 2001
., 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
PeopleCLINTON CHARGES EUROPE TO ASSIST AIRBUS IN A3XX PROJECT
WASHINGTON, D.C., It's almost an ultimatum the request the U.S. president, Bill Clinton, launched to Europe to avoid to assist Airbus in A3XX project development. THe A3XX, the largest civil aircraft ever... more
AirlinesALITALIA (2): ''NO ALLIANCE WITH EUROPEAN AIRLINES''
ROME, The new business plan, yesterday approved by board of directors, doesn't include any alliance with european partners, it would rather plan to strenghten a U.S. partnership. The plan describes... more
AccidentsTWO NORTH KOREAN MIG-21 JETS COLLIDE IN MIDAIR
SOUTH KOREA, The crash, as reported by two north-korean newspapers, occurred last week. The two fighters collided during a nightime training exercise in North Korea. According to the newspapers a lack... more
PeopleEPA FINES UNITED AIRLINES $68,695
DENVER, U.S.A., Inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, have fined United Airlines $68,695 for hazardous waste violations at Denver International Airport. more
DefensePARIS: TOMORROW DEFENCE COMMISSIONS' EU SUMMIT
ROME, The summit of Defence commission's EU Parliament presidents will start tomorrow at 14,30 in Paris. The summit will go on 2 days. Two themes in program: "The national members of Parliament and the... more
Science and technologyHEATHROW TO NEED £150 TO HANDLE SUPERJUMBO A3XX
LONDON, The new was announced by BAA. A3XX superjumbo is expected to enter service in early 2006. Mike Hodgkinson, BAA chief executive, said new facilities would be built at both longhaul terminals three... more
AccidentsACCORDING NTSB PILOT'S SUICIDE WAS THE CAUSE OF SILK AIR DISASTER
NEW YORK, USA, According National Transport Safety Board, NTSB, is the pilot, capt. Tsu Way Ming, attempt to suicide, the cause that produced the 1997 Indonesian airline Silk Air air accident in which... more
Science and technologyLONDON HEATHROW FIRST UK AIRPORT TO INSTALL CARDIAC ARREST MACHINES
LONDON, London's Heathrow Airport will be the first in the UK to install heart defibrillators in a move to improve survival rates among heart attack victims. Twenty-eight machines have been installed... more
AccidentsTHAI ATDIC REJECTS THAI AIRWAYS ACCIDENT DGAC EVALUATIONS
BANGKOK, THAILAND, Thai Air Transport Disaster Investigation Commitee (ATDIC) refuses to admit French Direction General Aviation Civile (DGAC) conclusions on Thai Airways aircraft accident occurred in... more
AirlinesKLM TO BOOST SEATS TO SA
HOLLAND, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plans to increase the capacity of its South African service by 9% from April next year: KLM says it will provide an extra 246 seats per week without adding extra flights.... more
PeopleU.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO LAUNCH WORLD AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM
USA, Rodney E. Slater, U.S. Transportation Secretary, yesterday announced the launch of an international program to help other nations to improve aviation safety. The program, developed by George Washington... more
AirlinesSRI LANKAN AIRLINES RESUMES FLIGHTS
JAKARTA, Sri Lankan Airlines resumed flights to Jakarta on Monday after being suspended for about seven years: the Sri Lankan flag carrier, previously known as Air Lanka, opened service to Jakarta in 1992... more
AirlinesAIR ALGERIE TO BE SOON PRIVATISED
ALGERIA, Algerian government announced its intention to privatise the national carrier Air Algerie. The airline has a fleet of 47 aircrafts and is still waiting to take delivery of 2 Boeing 737-800s and... more
Science and technologyNEW THAI AIRPORT WON'T OPEN BEFORE 2006
THAILAND, Nong Ngu Hao would not be finished until 2006 because of financial constraint. It should begin operations in 2007. The delay could jeopardise the country's future as regional hub because the... more
IndustryFRANCE AND USA TO FORM DEFENCE ELECTRONIC JOINT VENTURE
PARIS, FRANCIA, U.S. Raytheon and french Thales, formerly known as Thomson-CSF, agreed a joint venture to produce defence electronic systems. The $500 million contract includes control system supporting... more
Science and technologyWEATHER FORCES MORE DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS
U.S.A., Snow and bitter cold again hit the United States yesterday, closing roads and schools and delaying flights as the holiday air travel period approached its peak. more
IndustryABOUT A3XX
TOULOSE, Airbus' A3XX, that will be launched tomorrow in a conference on Toulose, is a giant aircraft that will be able to transport almost 600 passengers. It accomodates inside 2 floors connected by... more
PeopleAMERICAN FLIGHT PASSENGERS SICKENED BY FUMES OF NARCOTIC LIQUID FOUND IN LUGGAGE
NEW YORK, Acrid fumes from a passenger's handbag sickened several passengers during the American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York. The odor caused coughing and burning eyes . Flight attendants... more
HelicoptersCHINA GOVERNMENT BUYED TWO SIKORSKY S-76C+ SAR HELICOPTERS
SHANGAI, CHINA, China's Ministry of Communications buyed two Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopters to be employed in Search and Rescue missions (SAR). The helicopters will be supplied equipped with the most advanced... more
HelicoptersTURKISH POLICE ORDERS 10 MD600N HELICOPTERS
TURKEY, Turkish police ordered 10 MD-600N helicopters, equipped with patented NoTaR anti-torque system to MD Helicopters Inc. Deliveries will start in 2001. The helicopters will come with all equipment... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AND BOEING TO COMPETE TO BUILD JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER
USA, Both the industries are developing the military fighter jet which would be used by the Air Force, Navy, Marines and Britain's royal Air Force and Navy. Lockheed Martin's jet flew for the first time... more
IndustryU.S. GOVERNMENT THREATEN WTO INTERVENTION ON EUROPEAN AID ON A3XX
USA, The United States warned government of Germany, Britain and France that forecasted plans to help Airbus' A3XX mega passenger aircraft development could lead to a major new trade dispute. U.S.... more
IndustryFINMECCANICA: NO MERGER BETWEEN ASTRIUM AND ALENIA SPAZIO
ROME, The new was released by Eads and Finmeccanica in an official statement. Eads, in agreement with Bae, which owns 25% of Astrium, and Finmeccanica decided to interrupt to call off the merger plan between... more
PeopleMAIDEN FLIGHT OF LAUDA AIR ITALIA BETWEEN MILANO MALPENSA-LA ROMANA (DOMINICAN REP)
MILAN, Today at 12,50p.m. took off from Milan Malpensa airport to La Romana new airport, Dominican Rep., a Lauda Air Italia's Boeing 767-300ER; an exceptionally pilot: Niki Lauda. Lauda Air SpA foresees... more
IndustryAIRBUS: CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH A3XX, TOMORROW AT 1 P.M.
MUNCH, A conference about Airbus super-jumbo A3XX's launch will be given tomorrow in Toulose at 1p.m. more
Science and technologyMEXICO CITY VOLCANO CONTINUES TO RUMBLE - FLIGHTS CANCELED
MEXICO CITY, Airlines canceled all flights into Mexico City airport for a second straight day yesterday amid fears that ash from the nearby Popocatepetl Volcano could interfere with their engines. more
AirlinesA COMPARISON BETWEEN ALITALIA, AIR FRANCE AND SWISSAIR
ROME, ITALY, These are main figures about Alitalia, Air France and Swissair airlines business, according Italian newspaper "La Repubblica": Alitalia Air France Swissair Aircraft... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT TO BUY 30 AIRBUS
PARIS, The new was reported by a source close to french prime minister Jospin. French and russian governments recently signed an agreement in the aerospace area and on protection of secret informations.... more
PeopleUK: AIR TRAVEL BOOM FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
LONDON, BA will add 12.000 extra seats on its domestic services and will use its biggest planes to handle the air traffic increase expected during Christmas holiday. Thousands of Britons decided to... more
Science and technologyLUTON AIRPORT WORKERS TO VOTE ON CHRISTMAS DISRUPTION
LONDON, The workers vote in the next few days on whether to take industrial action during the Christmas period. The staff is in a dispute over authorities plans to cut pay rates under a cost cutting plan.... more
IndustryFIRST ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT TO ISRAEL'S EL AL
LONDON, El Al, Israel's national airline, has taken delivery of its first Rolls-Royce Trent aero engine from the company's assembly facility in Derby, UK. El Al ordered three Boeing 777s powered by Rolls-Royce... more
AirlinesLANCHILE ADDS THREE BOEING 767-300 FREIGHTERS TO ITS FLEET
SEATTLE, USA, LanChile Airlines has ordered two Boeing 767-300 Freighters and is leasing an additional 767-300 Freighter through GE Capital Aviation Services. The new airplanes will help LanChile expand... more
Science and technologyRADAR GLITCH AT MIAMI AIRPORT
MIAMI, Miami's International Airport radar was knocked out for an hour by a computer error last saturday. Air traffic controllers had to divert about 125 flights to an airport in Palm Beach County. Another... more
Science and technologyCHINA TO INVEST IN HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS
CHINA, The new high speed railway connection between Shangai airport and the centre of the city will be the first step of a railway development plan in which have been invested at least $12 bi... more
AirlinesZAMBIAN CARRIER JOINS BRITISH AIRWAYS AS FRANCHISE PARTNER
ZAMBIA, African carrier Zambian Air Services (ZAS) has joined British Airways as a franchise partner and expects to start services on behalf of the UK airline next month. ZAS will fly two routes from... more
AirlinesNORWAY: AIRLINE STAFF UNIONS' STRIKE TODAY
NORWAY, The unions have called its members out on a one-hour political strike this morning to protest against government proposal of increasing passenger tax on inland traffic. The strike caused minimal... more
PeopleNEAR FORTY MILLION PASSENGER TRAFFIC EXPECTED FOR HOLYDAYS
USA, U.S. airlines forecast to manage near 40-million passenger traffic over the three weeks surrounding the next holidays. The most heavily traveled days, are expected to be Wednesday, December 20 through... more
AccidentsRENEGADE SOLDIERS FIRE SHOTS AT AMERICAN PLANE IN INDONESIA
BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA, Renegade soldiers shot and hit at a commuter plane chartered by an American oil company, forcing it to abort a landing at an airport in troubled Aceh province, in Indonesia. Exxon... more
IndustryFINMECCANICA AND EADS TO SIGN AGREEMENT SOON
ROME, Finmeccanica, italian aerospace industry, and EADS plan to sign a joint venture agreement within March 2001. The new group will play a leading role in the military aircraft industry and will employ... more
AerospaceASTEROID IMPACT CRATER RE-EXAMINED FOR CLUES TO DINOSAURS' DEMISE
SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A., The rock and dust kicked up by an asteroid impact 65 million years ago were not enough to kill the dinosaurs, according to researchers, but the debris may have sparked a deadly global... more
Civil aviationUGERNT FAA AD ON BELL 205A-1, 205B, 212, 412, AND 412CF HELICOPTERS
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Model 205A-1, 205B, 212, 412, and 412CF Helicopters SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP WILL FACE FY 300 MILLION NET LOSS IN 2001
SWITZERLAND, According to the swiss sunday paper Sonntagszeitung SAirGroup, owning Swissair, could face a full-year net loss of 300 million sfr in 2001. The group is carrying on a strategy of acquiring... more
PeopleCONCORDE WILL FLY AGAIN SOON
PARIS, French Transportation Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot yesterday said that Concorde's flight tests could begin in January to make them fly again soon. In an interview on LCI television, he added that... more