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PeopleIRAQ FLIGHTS DESPITE EMBARGO
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Two passengers aircraft, an Antonov and an Ilyushin used for domestic flights, have been sent by Iraqi from Baghdad to Basra, with 114 people on board and from Baghdad to Mosul with 42... more
AccidentsABOUT AIRLINES COMPENSATION
., Singapore Airlines, after the crash of its Boeing 747-400 in Taipei which killed 81 people, offered the relatives of the victims a $400.00 compensation. It was the highest sum ever offered from an airline... more
AirlinesSPAIN: IBERIA TO CANCEL FLIGHTS FOR BAD WEATHER
SPAIN, Spanish national airline Iberia cancelled all flights to Galicia, Cantabria and south France because of the bad weather striking Spain. Civil Defense declared a state of emergency in several areas... more
AccidentsRELATIVES OF TAIPEI ACCIDENT VICTIMS REJECT AIRLINE COMPENSATION
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Several relatives of the 81 victims of the Singapore Airlines SQ006 flight crash occurred on take off at Chiang Kai-shek Taipei airport have rejected the sum offered as compensation for... more
IndustryP&WC NEW SERVICE CENTRE OPENS IN BRASIL
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, Pratt&Whitney Canada Corporation (P&WC) has announced that it has officially opened a new service centre at Sorocaba State Airport, 90 km west of S. Paulo, Brazil, to provide engine... more
IndustryCIT AEROSPACE PLACES MAJOR ORDER FOR AIRBUS AIRCRAFT
FRANCE, Airbus has announced that CIT Aerospace, a company of the CIT Group, has signed a firm order for 35 A320 family aircraft and 15 A330s, confirming an intent announced in July. The deal in valued... more
DefenseEUROFIGHTER: FINAL ASSEMBLY HAS STARTED IN ENGLAND
LONDON, The final assembly of the euopean aircraft Eurofighter has started today in a hangar of Warton air base, England. The new was confirmed by BAe Systems. The fighter will be completed before the... more
Airlines6 AMERICAN EMPLOYEES ARRESTED ON MARIJUANA SMUGGLING CHARGES
USA, Federal investigators arrested yesterday 20 people, including six employees of American Airlines, on marijuana smuggling charges. A U.S. attorney said the suspects had smuggled 10 tons of drug in... more
AccidentsFAA INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE NEAR MISS DURING RADAR OUTAGE
INDIANA, USA, FAA is investigating wether two planes came too close to each other after Indianapolis airport air traffic control center lost radar and radio communications. Also the cause of the outage,... more
IndustryLATECOERE TO EXPAND
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, French Group Latecoere, owning czech company Letov LV, announced it will invest 12 billion of Euro over the next five years in Prague company, raising the number of employees from... more
AirlinesLAN CHILE AND ECUATORIANA AIRLINES TO SIGN NEW COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT
SANTIAGO, CHILE, Lan Chile announced that it has signed a new two year commercial agreement with Ecuatoriana Airlines. It allows Lan Chile to operate its aircraft on Ecuatoriana's international routes... more
AirlinesUNITED MECHANICS SUSPENDED CONTRACT TALKS WITH THE AIRLINE
USA, United Airlines mechanics decided to suspend contract talks with the airline saying they want the company to get serious and place officials at bargaining table who are able to complete the negotiations.... more
AccidentsFURIOUS PASSENGER FORCES JETLINER TO LAND
LONDON, A Virgin Atlantic operated jetliner heading Los Angeles from Heathrow, has been forced to land in Calgary airport (Canada) when a U.S. passenger, Albert Roche, of Santa Monica in California was... more
AerospaceDANGEROUS SPACE SUITS FOR ASTRONAUTS
USA, Nasa found out that a few space suits were eqipped with units for oxygen supply in case of emergency containing oily hydrocarbon. As everybody knows oxygene in contact with fat may determine an explosion.... more
DefenseINDIA ORDERED 32 RUSSIAN FIGTHER PLANES
LONDON, India will take delivery of the first batch of ten 32 Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters from Russia late next year The remaining planes will arrive before the end of 2003. The Indian Ministry... more
AerospaceNASA IS TESTING ESCAPE VEHICLE FOR ASTRONAUTS
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, USA, NASA performed a series of successful drop tests of the X-38, a prototype escape vehicle for astronauts to use to return to Earth in case of an accident or emergency. The unmanned... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES CRASH: TAIWAN SAFETY COUNCIL PUT THE BLAME ON PILOT
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council officially blamed the pilot for Singapore Airlines jumbo jet crash in a statement. Chee Kong Foong, tried to take off on a runway closed for repair and... more
AirlinesQANTAS TO BUY 18 AIRBUS
AUSTRALIA, Qantas Airways will buy 12 A3XX superjumbos and six A330-200 wide-body airliners from Airbus Industrie. The order is valued almost USD$4 billion. The australian airline would take options on... more
SecurityBRUSSELS: STRIKE CALLED BY LUGGAGE HANDLERS AFTER ROBBERY AT AIRPORT
BRUSSELS, Laggage handlers called a strike to protest against the lack of safety after the robbery at airport. On Tuesday there was a robbery on a Lufthansa plane, parked in the airfield, carrying five... more
AccidentsANTONOV CRASHED IN ANGOLA WAS NOT SHOT DOWN BY UNITA REBELS
ANGOLA, An official of angolan air force said the Antonov 26 crashed down the other day was not shot down by UNITA rebels. The plane exploded 20 minutes after takeoff from Saurimo. It seems it was probably... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURT AND SCHIPOL LAUNCH AIRPORT ALLIANCE
FRANKFURT, Two major european airports, Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG and The Netherlands' Schiphol Group, signed an alliance. The CEOs of Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG (FAG), Dr. Wilhelm Bender, and of Schiphol... more
IndustryTURBOMECA TO UNVEIL ARRIUS NEW VERSIONS
FRANCE, Turbomeca, the french helicopter engine manufacturer, unveiled a special version of Arrius 2B1 called 2B1A with a powershaft of up to 750 shp in emergency condition. Another Arrius turbine, 2B1C... more
AccidentsNTSB SENDS INSPECTORS TO ASSIST TAIWAN AUTHORITIES
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, NTSB, National Transportation Safety Board has sent a team composed by eight technicians led by by senior investigator Al Dickinson, in order to provide assistance to Taiwan air authorities... more
AirlinesIBERIA AND AIR EUROPA SIGNED AGREEMENT TO NEGOTIATE POSSIBLE MERGER
MADRID, General managers of Iberia and Air Europa signed today an agreement in Madrid to start talks for "possible merger". The two airlines set a term of 45 days to pull off the merger deal which would... more
AccidentsSIA AIRCRAFT TURNS BACK FOR GENERATOR PROBLEMS
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, A Singapore Airlines (SIA) aircraft, on flight from Sydney, Australia to Singapore has turn back for a generator fault, occurred three hours from departure. The pilot, for safety reasons,... more
AccidentsRUNWAY MISTAKE COULD HAVE CAUSED TAIPEI DISASTER
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, The air accident occurred on monday at Singapore Airlines's aircraft could be due to a runway mistake: according to China Airlines aircraft pilots declarations, waiting near 05L runway... more
AirlinesBA TO ALLOW ITS WOMEN TO WEAR THE TROUSERS
LONDON, British Airways is to allow its air-hostesses to wear the trousers after a survey reported that seven out of ten of them siad to prefer trousers to skirts. Five designers will frame the new uniform... more
Science and technologyVANISHED CONSIGNMENT OF DIAMONDS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, A consignment of diamonds vanished from a plane on transit at Brussels airport. The robbery reminds of the recent missing of gold stocks at Paris airport. The last airline to fly... more
HelicoptersMDHI AND FAA SIGNED PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFETY AGREEMENT
USA, MD Helicopters and Federal Aviation Administration signed an agreement to maximize their work together for business practices and in conjunction with certification issues. MDHI was the fourth helicopter... more
HelicoptersU.S. POLICE TO OPERATE MD EXPLORE HELICOPTERS
NEW YORK, The Suffolk County (New York) Police Department will be the first agency to use MD Explorers in the United States. They are slated for delivery next summer. These helicopters will be used for... more
AerospaceSOYUZ BOARDED ISS
KOROLYOV, RUSSIA, Soyuz capsule boarded the orbiting International Space Station. The three astronauts, the american Bill Sheperd and the russians Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev, as first priorities,... more
PeopleFLIGHT DELAYS CONTINUES IN SEPTEMBER
USA, According to figures released by FAA,Federal Aviation Administration, even after the summer peak, flight delays continue to plague U.S. civil aviation world. Only in september, there were 46,273... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES CRASH: DEATH TOLL HAS RISEN TO 81
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, The death toll of Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 disaster has risen to 81 after the bodies of two missing were identified. Fourty-four people were injured and taken to hospital, other... more
AirlinesANSETT TO TAKE CARE OF SICHUAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE
AUSTRALIA, Ansett Australia signed a $1,3 million contract with Air New Zealand Engineering Service, unite in joint venture in ANNZES, and chinese Sichuan Airlines to take care of its planes maintenance:... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO USE HANDCUFFS ON ROWDY PASSENGERS
ZURICH, Swissair is planning to introduce handcuffs on board against rowdy passengers. The carrier has already started training staff to use them. An airline's spokesman said "We are authorized to order... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., SPEEDNEWS REGIONAL AND CORPORATE AVIATION INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS CONFERENCE Nov. 5-7, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Rancho Mirage, California Info: (310) 203-9603; Web site: www.speednews.com. AIRPORTS... more
AirlinesVARIG TO INAUGURATE SEVENTH DAILY FLIGHT TO BUENOS AIRES
BRAZIL, National airline Varig scheduled a seventh midweek daily flight between Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. The new service will respond to demand of connections between those important cities of South... more
Civil aviationFAA HAS FOUND MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITIES IN BOEING
SEATTLE, USA, After a special audit at plants in Seattle, Everett and Renton, FAA inspectors found systemic manufacturing irregulatiries such as inadequate inspection and quality-control procedures. The... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND'S EXHAUSTING DAY
SYDNEY, NEW ZEALAND, Last October 2 was the most traffic-congested day for Air New Zealand over 60 years. It was shortly after the end of Sydney Olympics. The city airport reported a passenger traffic... more
AirlinesVARIG TO OPEN NEW CHECK-IN SAO PAULO
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, Varig inaugurated a new check-in desk at Guarulhos airport of Sao Paulo. It works from five am to 1 am and it provides new services as the sale of domestic flight tickets. The desk is... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES CRASH: THE CARRIER DEFENDS ITS CAPTAIN
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Singapore Airlines defended its pilot's decision to take off in heavy wind and rain. The Captain C.K. is a veteran pilot and he wasn't reckless for deciding to fly said a spokesman of the... more
AccidentsCHINA AIRLINES AIRBUS LANDED OFF THE RUNWAY
AUSTRALIA, All unhurt the passengers of the Airbus which yesterday went off the runway while landing at an australian airport and landed on the grass. Rescue teams operated promptly. more
SecuritySRI LANKA AVIATION BOMBED TAMIL REBELS
SRI LANKA, Forty people have been killed in the bombings of Sri Lanka aviation over Tamil rebels bases. The isle, located in the south of India, is place of a civil war in which air forces play a main... more
AccidentsBAD TIMES FOR INTERNATIONAL AVIATION: AN ANTONOV CRASHES IN ANGOLA
SAURIMO, ANGOLA, Really bat times for aviation. After Carabinieri helicopter crash (8 killed) last sunday and the eighty victims of Singapore Airlines Boeing crash, yesterday afternoon, another incident... more
Accidents+++ (12) SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT CRASHED: 80 VICTIMS TAIWAN OFFICIALS SAID
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, According to Taiwan's civil aeronautics administration the victims of the Boeing 747-400 of Singapore Airlines crashed yesterday has raised to at least 80. The plane's flight data recorder... more
Accidents(11) +++ SINGAPORE AIRLINES 747 CRASH: VICTIMS BALANCE
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, 79 died in the Singapore Airlines 747-400: this is the final balance of the air disaster occurred yesterday in the early afternoon at international Taipei airport, on Taiwan island. The... more
AirlinesJAL PLACED ORDER TO BOMBARDIER FOR TWO MORE CRJ200
CANADA, Japan Airlines has placed a firm order to Bombardier for two more 50-seat CRJ200* Series regional jets. The order is valued at U.S.$44 million. Deliveries of the firm-ordered aircraft are scheduled... more
Accidents+++ (9) SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRCRAFT CRASH: VICTIMS REPORTED
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, In opposition at CNN declaration, released from news agency according with a SIA spokesman release, there were many victims in the 747-400 aircraft accident on Taipei airport. Taiwan transportation... more
Accidents(8)+++ SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRCRAFT CRASHES
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, No victims are reported in the Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 aircraft crashed in Taipei international airport today afternnon, said airline spokesman. There were 30 injured people hospitalized... more
Accidents(7)+++ SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRCRAFT CRASHES
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, According to local officials, there should be at least 30 survivors at Singapore Airlines aircraft wreck occurred at Taipei international airport. more