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AirlinesALITALIA: ALLIANCE WITH AIR FRANCE REPRESENTS A VERY INTERESTING POSSIBILITY
ROME, A spokesman of the italian carrier said that the the possibility of a strategic alliance with Air France is very interesting. Air France's president, Spinetta, recently said there are talks about... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE: CONTRACT BY $50 MILLION
U.K., Rolls-Royce's giant engines has signed a $50 million long-term support package with the technical subsidiary of South African Airways to maintain the carrier's fleet of RB211 engines more
Science and technologyMANCHESTER AIRPORT TO OVERHAUL GATWICK AND BECOME SECOND BIGGEST AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY
MANCHESTER, The airport management aims to overhaul Gatwick after the official launch of the £172 million second runway which will expand traffic and operations. The airport's expansion would provide... more
AccidentsSMALL MILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN MEXICO: THREE DIED
MEXICO CITY, A small mexican air force aircraft, a Cessna 182, crashed in state of Michoacan, causing three died. The aircraft was used to search for illegal production of drugs. An investigation has been... more
AccidentsFORMER RAF TRAINING JET CRASHES: ONE DIED
GREAT BRITAIN, A private jet, a two-seat Provost used formerly for training by RAF crashed near the A631 at South Elkington, near Louth, causing pilot's death. The passengers has been ejected and is... more
PeopleAIRLINE PILOTS FROM 30 COUNTRIES THREATEN TO BOYCOTT TAIWAN AIR SPACE
SINGAPORE, Airline pilots from 30 countries may boycott Taiwan's airspace unless the pilots of Singapore Airlines crash are allowed to go home. According to the International Federation of Airline... more
PeopleUK: TOMORROW DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF AIR TRANSPORT
UK, The government initiative was welcomed by Keith Jowett, chief executive of the Airport Operators Association, as helpful to stimulate an informed debate on the important issue of the future of... more
Airlines''ECONOMIC CLASS SYNDROME'': INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES SUMMONSED
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, The australian law firm Slater&Gordon is preparing a class action suit against international airlines for allegedly failing to worn passengers abuot the dangers of developing... more
Airlines''ECONOMIC CLASS SYNDROME'' (2): THE SUED AIRLINES
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Qantas, British Airways, Air France, Emirates Airlines and Air New Zealand are the five carriers summonsed by the australian low firm Slater&Gordon for allegedly failing to warn... more
AirlinesFRENCH GOVERNMENT MAY GIVE UP MAJORITY CONTROL OF AIR FRANCE
PARIS, According to an unofficial source the french government could cut Air France stake in order to forge a partnership of the carrier with Alitalia, which resisted alliances with state-controlled companies.... more
Science and technologyLAST STAGES OF NEGOTIATIONS TO OPEN NARITA AIRPORT IN LATE NIGHT
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to Japanese civil aviation authorities spokesman, talks are in final stage to open Tokio's Haneda downtown airport at late night flights, in order to allow more passenger traffic.... more
IndustryBOEING TO LAY OFF 400 CALIF. WORKERS
PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA, Boeing Co. plans to lay off, begin in January or February, about 400 workers, or 44 percent of its Palmdale work force, beginning next month as $9 million in modification work... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER DELIVERS FIRST CRJ200 REGIONAL JET TO TWO ASIAN AIRLINES
CANADA, The first CRJ200 of the three ordered was delivered to the chinese Shangai Airlines last week. The other carried which received the first regional jet was J-Air, domestic route carrier for Japan... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS IS NEGOTIATING TO TAKEOVER BRITISH REGIONAL AIR LINES
UK, According to the Financial Times the takeover would be a part of a developed strategy to rationalise the airline's shorthaul operations in Europe, which suffered big operating loss in the last financial... more
AirlinesBA AND QANTAS DENY TAKEOVER POSSIBILITY
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Either Qantas and British Airways officials declared that BA has no interest in takeover on Australian carrier, but only to obtain from Australian government the raise of foreign... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA AWAITS EUROPEAN APPROVAL FOR JOINT VENTURE WITH SAS AND BRITISH MIDLAND
GERMANY, The joint venture would enable the three carriers to harmonise pricing and share revenues on key routes in Europe. All three carriers are members of the Star global airline alliance. Lufthansa... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR AIRLINES RESUMED DIRECT FLIGHTS TO SRI LANKA
ZURICH, Swissair, one of the premier airlines in the world, resumed with SriLankan Airlines as its code sharing service partner direct flights to Sri Lanka after an absence of 14 years. Swissair... more
Science and technologyALBERTA: OPENED EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT'S NEW TERMINAL
ALBERTA, CANADA, Edmonton International Airport in Alberta opened its new terminal yesterday as part of ambitious plans to make the canadian city an international airline hub: by 2015, about 5.7 million... more
AirlinesFAA GIVES AMERICA WEST A DEADLINE
WASHINGTON, The Federal Aviation Administration said the U.S. carrier has until early next year to implement an upgrading plan of maintenance and safety programs. The authority wants to be sure the carrier... more
Airlines''ONLY COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ALITALIA AND AIR FRANCE''
PARIS, FRANCE, "Talks between Alitalia and Air France currently concerns an important commercial agreement, like the former between Alitalia and Continental. Seems there is no interest about share exchange":... more
AccidentsBRAZIL: CESSNA LANDS ON HIGHRWAY AND COLLIDES WITH A BUS
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Problematic landing for a single-engine airplane in Brasil today. The aircraft, a small Cessna used for school training, was forced to land in emergency conditions on a motorway... more
DefenseCALIFORNIA: F-14 WEAPONS TRAFFIC FOILED
WASHINGTON, A long investigation foiled a F-14 weapons traffic between US and Iran. Two persons, non-US citizens, living in California have been arrested. The weapons, wich commerce is regulated with... more
AccidentsCESSNA CRASHES IN OKLAHOMA, TWO KILLED
OKLAHOMA, USA, The light plane crashed yesterday in Norman while trying to land at Max Westheimer airport in a dense fog. The man and the woman aboard were both killed. The wreckage was discovered in a... more
AerospaceENDEAVOUR SPACE SHUTTLE TO RETURN TO EARTH TODAY
CAPE CANAVERAL, The touch down at Kennedy Space Center is scheduled at 18,04 pm. The five astronauts, after accomplishing succesfully the mission on the International Space Center, spent sunday testing... more
AirlinesNORTHWEST ANTICIPATES FLIGHTS CANCELLATION
USA, Accordingly with its aircraft availability figures, U.S. airline Northwest Airlines started, with a week of advance as declared by airline's spokesman, Jon Austin, to cancel flights in Christmas period.... more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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