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Accidents(6)+++ SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT CRASHED
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Eighteen injured passengers have been pulled out of the wreck of Singapore Airlines jetliner crashed in the early afternoon at Chiang Kai Shek. There were 179 people on board. The 18 survivors... more
Accidents(5)+++ SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRCRAFT CRASHES; OCTOBER 31: SAD DAY FOR CIVIL AVIATION
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Exactly one year ago, on october 31, 1999, an EgyptAir operated passenger aircraft en route from New York to El Cairo mysteriously plunged into the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all... more
Accidents(4)+++ SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT CRASHED
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, According to police of Taiwan the plane of Singapore Airlines crashed two hours ago at Taipei airport was carrying 179 passengers. The plane, according to the sources, exploded after colliding... more
Accidents(3) +++ SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRCRAFT CRASHES
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, According with local authorities, crash of the Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 aircraft could be due to a sudden windshear, as weather condition on Taipei airport was bad at the moment... more
Accidents+++SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT CRASHED DOWN
TAIWAN, According to local officials the Boeing 747 of Singapore Airlines, flight SQ006, crashed down this afternoon at 15:18 GGMT at Chiang Kai Shek airport of Tapei exploded shortly after takeoff... more
Accidents+++ SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRCRAFT CRASHES
TAIWAN, A Singapore Airlines operated aircraft crashed shortly after take off from Taiwan international airport. The aircraft was heading Los Angeles and presently there are no further informations about... more
PeopleTURKISH OFFICIALS TO INSPECT IRANIAN PLANE IN SEARCH OF WEAPONS
DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY, An iranian Boeing 727 was inspected by turkish officials of Diyarbakir airport in search of weapons to be delivered to lebanese hezbollah fighting against Israel. The plane, which... more
DefenseBAE WINS CONTRACT TO UPGRADE MISSILE SYSTEM
LONDON, BAe Systems signed an agreement with british Defense ministry after it won the bid to upgrade Sea Dort embarked missile systems used by Royal Navy. more
AirlinesGO TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICE GLASGOW-LONDON
LONDON, Go, low cost airline subsidiary of BA, is launching new Glasgow International-London Stansted service. more
AirlinesBA TO FIGHT CIGARS, EVEN IF BURNT OUT
ROME, A journalist flying on a National Jet plane from Rome to Palermo last sunday was contested by the crew for flicking a burnt out cigar through his lips. The crew said it was applying the airline's... more
AirlinesBA TO FLY AN INJURED BIRD TO AFRICA
LONDRA, BA said it will fly Hannibal, an injured rare bird of prey found with a broken wing in Colchester, to Africa. Experts say the bird will not be strong enough to migrate to Africa and is likely to... more
AirlinesFINNAIR ANNOUNCE POSSIBLE FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
FINLAND, Finland's national flag carrier Finnair has announced that, in the event that a strike threatened by the Union of Finnish Air Transport Workers (IAU) will be carried out, all domestic flights... more
AccidentsCC HELICOPTER RESCUE OPERATIONS HINDERED FROM THE BAD WEATHER
CAPRAIA, LIVORNO, AB412SP Carabinieri helicopter crashed yesterday into the sea, killing 7 carabinieri and a civilian, rescue operations are being carried on. The heavy sea and the high wind force 9 are... more
AccidentsCARABINIERI HELICOPTER CRASH, 8 PEOPLE KILLED
ROME, An Agusta AB-412SP helicopter of Carabinieri crashed yesterday evening at 21:30 pm local time. The aircraft took off from the isle of Capraia, carrying 8 people, it was on a mission to transfer... more
AccidentsCARABINIERI HELICOPTER CRASH: CONSIDERATIONS
CAPRAIA, LIVORNO, The AB-412SP Carabinieri helicopter crash killing 8 people, started a debate about the advisability of using a £4 million helicopter weith a price of £2000 for an hour of flight to t... more
PeopleQATAR COURT SENTENCED HIJACKER TO SPEND 5 YEARS IN JAIL
QATAR, Qatar Court sentenced the hijacker of a Qatar Airways Airbus, at the end of a summary trial, to spend five years in jail. Adel Fahd Jahid hijacked the flight Doha-Amman last September 14 forcing... more
AirlinesEASYJET TO EXPAND ROUTES
AMSTERDAM, Low cost airline EasyJet will launch direct services from Amsterdam's Schipol Airport to Edimburgh, Belfast and Nice. The service wil start in the new year. more
AerospaceSOYUZ LAUNCHED WITH INTERNATIONAL CREW
BALKONOUR, KAZAKISTAN, Russian Soyuz roared into the sky carrying aloft the first international crew, three cosmonauts for the International Space Station, the american Sheperd and the russians Ghidzenko... more
DefenseSOUTH AFRICA: OPPOSITION ASK FOR AUDIT IN MULTIBILLION ARMS DEAL
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, A South Africa government opposition parliamentary commission has requested an examination on a multibillion dollar arms deal. The government has valued the package required by... more
IndustryUSD29MN SYRIAN ORDER FOR ALENIAMARCONI RADAR SYSTEMS
DAMASCUS, SYRIA, A contract worth USD29mn has been assigned to AleniaMarconi Systems to supply three civil surveillance radar systems, that will be installed within 18 months in the international Syrian... more
AccidentsDETAILS ABOUT THE BRITISH EH-101 CRASHED
WAPA-LONDON, The EH-101 helicopter crashed into the sea off the west coast of Scotland, belonged to a Royal Navy flight wing. The helicopter was carrying out underwater sonar tests when it suffered "some... more
PeopleIRAK TO RESUME DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
BAGHDAD, The government press agency INA reported that iraqi minister of Transport, Ahmed Mourtada, said Iraq is going to resume domestic flights tomorrow. Iraqi Airlines scheduled flights from Baghdad... more
PeopleNTSB PUBLIC HEARING ON ALASKA AIRLINES ACCIDENT
WASHINGTON, D.C., The National Transportation Safety Board has announced on december 13-15, 2000 a public hearing on the fatal crash of Alaska Airlines flight 261, on january 31, 2000, were all of... more
AccidentsAIR LINGUS: MORE PROBLEMS ON LANDING
DUBLIN; IRELAND, An Air Lngus flight from New York to Dublin Airport with about 300 passengers today reported problems. Infact the plane had problems with its landing gear, emergency services were put... more
AccidentsENGLISH PILOT OBLIGED TO JUMP
UNITED KNGDOM, The pilot of the english military aircraft Jaguar is obliged to jump near Lockerbie, in Scotland, after his plane crossed a flock of birds, that caused a stop an engine. The pilot was... more
AccidentsAIR LINGUS'S AIRCRAFT SLID ON TO THE GRASS ON LANDING
CORK, IRELAND, An aircraft Fokker 50 of the Air Lingus, arrivig from Dulino, slid off the runway and went on to the grass near the runway after landing. The 50 passengers and the 4 crew members were unhurt,... more
AccidentsEH-101 CRASHED INTO THE SEA IN SCOTLAND (2)
ISLE OF SKYE, A naval commission is undergoing the cause of the AgustaWestland EH-101 helicopter, the most expensive ever built, crash into the sea. The accident occurred shortly before 10 BST in the... more
AerospaceREADY TO GO THE FIRST ISS CREW
USA, The first crew set to live for four months in international space station orbiting around Earth is ready for its first mission. It is composed by the mission commander, the US astronaut Bill Shephard... more
PeopleALITALIA: THE MILANO-MIAMI FLIGHT IS DELAYED TO LANDING GEAR'S VIBRATIONS
MILAN MALPENSA, An Alitallia plane, flying from Milan Malpensa to Miami International Airport was stopped today while taking off because of vibrations in the landing gear. Passengers were disembarked... more
AirlinesSAIR GROUP TO DEAL WITH GOVERNMENT ABOUT SABENA'S FUTURE
ZURICH, Sair Group, which owns Swissair and 49% of belgian national airline Sabena, is dealing with the government, which owns 51% of the carrier, to recover its economical situation. The spokesman of... more
PeopleAIR FRANCE: CONCORDE TO FLY AGAIN IN APRIL
PARIS, FRANCE, Air France is expected to resume Concorde flights next April if french civil aviation authority will give its approval, a spokesman said. Is not clear if the Concorde which will fly... more
DefenseBELGIAN AIR FORCE TO BUY FOUR EMBRAER
BRUSSELS, The belgian Air Force bought four aircrafts, two EMB-135 and two EMB-145 which will be delivered between May 2000 and April 2002. The contract worths about 3,5 billion of beligian francs. The... more
Science and technologySTRAY DOGS DELAY PLANE LANDING IN ABADAN
ABADAN, IRAN, A pack of stray dogs on the runway delayed a flight landing at Abadan airport, in the south-west of Iran. The pilot noticed the stray dogs playing on the runway and gained height to land... more
Science and technologyHIGH WINDS GROUND PLANES IN BELGIUM
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Storms and high winds brought chaos to air schedules at Brussels airport. Some flights were cancelled or delayed. Even the train to London was suspended. more
Science and technologyPARIS AIRPORTS AFFECTED BY BAD WEATHER
PARIS, FRANCE, The two airports of Paris, Charles de Gaulle Roissy and Orly, went through heavy troubles because of the bad weather striking Europe. Many flights were diverted to other airports or... more
DefenseISRAEL: "ARROW 2" ANTI-MISSILE SYSTEM PUT INTO OPERATION
WAPA-TEL AVIV, Israeli ministry of Defense announced that the "Arrow 2" anti-missile system has been put into operation after a series of trials. The system was developed by israeli industry and financed... more
AirlinesDELTA PILOTS EYES UNITED CONTRACT
USA, Following last week United Airlines' pilots deal, which rised their pay and improved their conditions, Delta, which has been negotiating since September 1999 on a new contract with its own pilots,... more
PeopleTHIRD SUSPECT IN AIR INDIA SABOTAGE CASE ARRESTED
VANCOUVER, CANADA, A third suspect in the 1985 bombing of an Air India jet that killed 329 people in the world's worst act of civilian aviation sabotage was arrested late yesterday after over 15 years.... more
Science and technologyBAA PROFITS UP TO £300 MILLION
LONDON, BAA announced it reported a 11,6% rise of profits in the first two quarters of 2000, compared with last year. The total amount comes to £327 million. more
PeopleNO MORE PIGS ON BOARD
USA, A 300 pound pig flew six hours with its owners on a first class US Airways flight. The two woman convinced the airline employees that the animal was a "therapeutic companion pet", declaring its... more
AccidentsFOUND DESTROYED THE VOICE RECORDER OF THE RUSSIAN PLANE CRASHED
BATUMI, RUSSIA, The voice recorder from Russian military Ilyushin-18 aircraft, crashed some days ago, has been found, heavily damaged. In the accident, near Batumi's air base, all of the 83 people on board... more
IndustryCZECH LARGEST CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT PRODUCER BANKRUPT
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, The Czech Republic's largest civilian aircraft producer, LET Kunovice, was declared bankrupt by a commercial court in Brno because of the claims of 1480 unpaid workers, a U.S. airline... more
AirlinesTALKS BETWEEN BA, DELTA AND AIR FRANCE
GREAT BRITAIN, Acccording to the London Financial Times economical newspaper, BA would be in talks with U.S. carrier Delta and french airline Air France in order to try enter in SkyTeam alliance, but an... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTER RESCUED ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE SHIP GOING ADRIFT
WAPA-OUESSANT-FRANCE, All the people embarked on the italian cargo going adrift because of the high crosswinds and the stormy sea have been rescued by an helicopter. The operation was carried out nearby... more
PeopleSUSPENDED FLIGHTS BETWEEN LONDON AND PARIS FOR THE BAD WEATHER
WAPA: LONDON, The bad weather conditions striking England, with a wind blowing at a speed of 150 km, affected all transport. Dover and Falmouth's ports were closed and the flights between London and Paris... more
AccidentsAIRBUS FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING AT FIUMICINO AIRPORT
ROME, An Alitalia Airbus A321 carrying 130 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing at Fiumicino airport yesterday because of a damage at hydraulic system. The plane was flying to Istanbul. No... more
AccidentsAT LEAST 15 INJURED ON PAL AIRCRAFT FOR AIR TURBOLENCE
MANILA, A strong turbolence experienced yesterday by an Airbus A340 aircraft operated by Philippine Airlines (PAL) caused injuries to at least 15 passengers; they are not wearing safety belts or they... more
AccidentsROYAL NAVY HELICOPTERS CRASHES IN THE SEA
LONDON, The new Royal Navy Merlin helicopters made bye AgustaWestland crashed today in to the Scotish sea. All persons on board survaive. more
AerospaceSPACE CAPSULE ON SALE
HOUSTON, USA, A russian space capsule, the Soyuz TM-26 which logged 198 days in the space between 1997 and 1998, is on sale at just $2,2 million on internet. The capsule was used by russian cosmonauts... more
AerospaceNASA UNVEILED MARS EXPLORATION PLAN
USA, Nasa unveiled a plan to send eight probes to Mars over the next two decades to search for evidence or life. The first mission that returns samples of martian soil or rock could launch from Earth as... more