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AirlinesTHAI INTERNATIONAL RISES FARES
THAILAND, Thai Airways International plans to rise fares for international routes in order to offset rising fuel costs. The increase will affect mainly flights to Europe and U.S. and is the second rise... more
AirlinesUNITED TO OFFER WIRELESS WEB ACCESS AT AIRPORTS
CHICAGO, United Airlines passengers, one of the world's largest carriers, will soon be able to use wireless service to have access to internet from virtually anywhere in an airport terminal. The new wireless... more
AirlinesLANCHILE TAKES DELIVERY OF THE FIRST AIRBUS A340-300
SANTIAGO, CHILE, Lanchile took delivery of the first of seven Airbus A340-300. The arrival of this jetliner is part of the carrier's US$1.5 billion fleet renewal program, which also includes the full replacement... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETING
., INTER AIRPORT ATLANTA Oct. 3-5, Georgia International Convention Center, Atlanta, Ga. Info: +44 1707-275641; e-mail: [email protected]. RTCA ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM Oct. 4-6, Tysons Corner,... more
AirlinesEVEN TUNISAIR WILL FLY TO BAGHDAD
TUNIS, A Tunisair plane will fly to Baghdad against embargo. The new was reported by Tap agency. The flight will carry a delegation of surgeons, ophtalmologists, medical equipments and medicines. more
AirlinesANSETT AUSTRALIA TO EXPAND ITS FLEET WITH ABOUT 50 NEW AIRCRAFT
AUSTRALIA, Ansett Australia has devised a new growth plan in order to significantly expand its international operations. The plan includes a further cooperation with Singapore Airlines, United Airlines... more
AirlinesAMERICAN ORDERS SIX NEW JUMBO JETS
FORTH WORTH, TEXAS, American Airlines has ordered six new jets worth almost $400 million from Boeing Co. The six planes, two huge 777-200IGWs for international service plus four 737-800s "fit nicely with... more
PeopleROYAL AIR MAROC PLANE LANDS AT BAGHDAD
BAGHDAD, A Royal Air Maroc's plane landed this morning at Saddam Hussein airport in Baghdad. The flight, the umpteenth to break embargo, was organized by Maroccan Committee supporting Iraq. The plane carried... more
IndustryBOEING WINS APACHE CONTRACT
USA, The Boeing Co. has won a $2,3 billion contract with the U:S: army to upgrade 269 Apache combat helicopters. Work on the new contract is expected to begin in 2002 at Boeing's Mesa plant. more
PeopleBERLIN WILL HAVE TO WAIT LONGER FOR ITS FIRST DIRECT U.S. FLIGHT
BERLIN, A Lufthansa spokeman denied recent reports Lufthansa or its U.S. partner, United Airlines, were planning to launch a Berlin-Washington route this fall. He said a direct connection with the United... more
AirlinesMERIDIANA RISES PASSENGER TRAFFIC16% IN FIRST THREE QUARTERS
OLBIA, Aga Khan's airline released the numbers for the first three quarters of the year 2000. Almost 3 million passengers have been trasported, with a 16% rise compared to last year. Over 1 million passengers... more
AccidentsELEPHANT ON THE RUNWAY HELD UP AIRLINER
INDIA, An indian airliner, before landing, had to circle the airport until an elephant on the runway was scared off. The wild animal entered the airport at Gauthy in Assam after breaking through a... more
AirlinesAIR AFRIQUE GETS THE FIRST TWO A330-200
AFRICA, Air Afrique has received the first two Airbus A330-200 aircraft, on lease from ILFC, International Leasing Fianace Corporation, equipped with Pratt&Whitney PW4000 turbofan and with availability... more
AccidentsBLAZE IN THE COCKPIT FORCES AIRCFRACT TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
ALABAMA, USA, A blaze broken out in the cockpit of a Continental Airlines plane forced the pilot to make an emergency landing at International airport of Birmingham, Alabama. The flight 1579, a DC-9 aircraft,... more
IndustryFAIRCHILD-DORNIER PROGRESSES 728JET
INTERLANKEN, SWITZERLAND, Fairchild-Dornier last week began formally the production of 728 jet with the fabrication of initial components by belgian subcontractor SABCA, which will produce cockpit and... more
Aerospace100TH SHUTTLE MISSION ON THURSDAY
WASHINGTON, Discovery will lift off on thursday for the 100th space shuttle flight. The mission is aimed at building another part of the International Space Station. The crew is scheduled to log the longest... more
Weather forecastsATHENS: DEFENSE AIR SHOW UNTIL OCTOBER 7
ATHENS, The 11th edition of Defendory International 2000 air show is taking place in Athens at Pireus Exhibition Center. The air show covers all defense sectors, aeronautical, maritime, ground. Italian... more
AirlinesRUSSIA TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO BAGHDAD
MOSCOW, Russian press agency Interfax reported Aeroflot will soon resume flights to Baghdad. The airline signed an agreement with Iraqi Airways for the reopening of an Aeroflot's operations centre in Baghdad... more
IndustryALENIA SIGNS AGREEMENTS IN GREECE
ATHENS, Alenia Aerospazio's vicepresident Cosentino announced the industry will cooperate to aerospace programs and, together with a consortium of companies, it will participate to bid for the privatization... more
DefenseAMI TO LEASE US SCRAPS
LONDON, Officials of London U.S. embassy admitted that italian ministry of Defense has an option to buy 26 Lockheed Martin F-16D/F (Block 15) air supremacy fighters in leasing. US Defense Department will... more
AccidentsUS NAVY STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR KILLED IN AIR CRASH
ALABAMA, USA, A US Navy single-engine T-34C Turbo Mentor crashed last September 27 near Silverhill, Alabama. The student and the flight instructor were killed. The names of the victims were not reported.... more
HelicoptersSIKORSKY FORTIFIES NORDIC ALLIANCE AT SUPPLIERS CONFERENCE
OSLO, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation gave a conference, to which attended industrial firms from Norway and Sikorsky suppliers from around the globe, to enhance its efforts for the Nordic standard helicopter... more
IndustryIRAQ TO BUY BOEING SPARE PARTS FROM THE UNITED STATES
USA, An informed source reported that Iran will buy Boeing spare parts from the United States. Government officials will fly today to the United States for talks with the officials of Boeing Company for... more
HelicoptersSIKORSKY SELECTED AS "NORDIC HELICOPTER" CONTRACT FINALIST
STOCKHOLM, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has been invited to participate to "Nordic Standard Helicopter Program" contract. The program is a joint effort including Sweden Denmark and Norway to procure 73... more
AccidentsREAL FIRE DURING MOCK DISASTER DRILL
NEWARK, NEW YORK, A real explosion and subsequent fire was occurred in a FedEx building in the Newark Airport, while a mock disaster drill was going on outside. Two workers have been affected by fire,... more
IndustryBOEING UNVEILED UNMANNED COMBAT AIR VEHICLE
SEATTLE, USA, Boeing, leader company in unmanned aerial vehicles, used for surveillance operations of hostile territories occupied by enemy forces, recently unveiled a new combat aircraft able to attack... more
AirlinesFINAL DECISION OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES FOR A3XX
SINGAPORE, One of the most important asian airline, Singapore Airlines, has finalized its decision to became the launch customer for Airbus A3XX mega-aircraft. It will buy ten aircrafts and has taken oprtions... more
AccidentsUS NAVY F/A 18-C CRASHES IN GULF
USA, A single-seat US Navy fighter jet has crashed in the Gulf shortly after taking off from the Lincoln aircraft carrier. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The FA/18-C Hornet, arrived on... more
IndustryFTC TO ALLOW BOEING TO BUY HUGHES
BRUSSELS, Boeing will purchase Hughes Electronics Corp.'s space and communications division, after it was allowed by Us.S. and european regulators. Boeing will have to undertake some measures to prohibit... more
PeopleCAMS ON BOARD TO CHECK VIOLENCE AND TERRORIST ACTS.
WASHINGTON, Icao proped to equip planes with cams to prevent and check the growth of violence and dangerous events on US airliners. The cams would be installed in the the cockpit and passenger cabin, but... more
PeopleSINGLE AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY FOR EUROPE PROPOSED BY UE
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, In order to achieve a common standards for aviation safety throughout all countries of Europe, a single agency has been proposed by the european transports commission. At today, every... more
Defense"FANTI ALATI" RETURN TO KOSOVO
ROME, The "fanti alati", the soldiers of the 66th bersaglieri regiment will return to Balcans. The boarding at Ravenna's naval port and Bologna's airport has already started and they are expected to leave... more
AirlinesUNITED EXPECTS LOSS FOR LAST QUARTER
USA, United is expecting an economic loss in the fourth quarter of the year because of the troubled summer. The increase of fuel price, the decrease of passenger traffic and the rise of costs for negotiating... more
PeopleNEW PIPER WON APPROVAL FOR MERIDIAN
USA, New Piper Aircraft won FAA certification for the single turboprop Meridian, powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT60-42A turpboprop with 500 shp. New Piper has a backlog of 135 wholesale orders and... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE WON ORDERS TO MAKE ENGINES FOR EMBRAER JETS
LONDON, Rolls-Royce won an order worthed USD 530 million to make engines for some Embraer jets. They will be manufactured at Indianapolis and will be used in jets for American Eagle and seven european... more
AirlinesUNITED SEEKS TO EXPAND AT O'HARE AIRPORT
CHICAGO, USA, The new headquarters that U.S. United Airlines is interested to build at Chicago's O'Hare International airport could be three times larger than first proposed and to employ as many as 2,500... more
Science and technologyBAGGAGE SCREENERS AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT RETURNED TO WORK
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 25 baggage screeners at Australia's Melbourne Airport returned to work after a week of protests. The workers, who have been picketing the airport entrances creating many problems... more
PeopleWORLD CARGO FLEET WILL DOUBLES IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS
WASHINGTON, D.C., According to the Boeing World Air Cargo Forecast 2000/2001, issued at the Air Cargo Forum 2000 in Washington, D.C., the world's freighter airplane fleet is expected to double during... more
PeopleALFREDO ROMA'S HEARING: EUROPEAN AIR TRANSPORT SAFETY
ROMA, "JAA, joint aviation Authorities were created in Europe, un der Ecac's protection, in order to issue the communitarian laws regarding flight safety and the procedures to enforce them". The inspections... more
PeopleALFREDO ROMA'S HEARING: WORLD AIR TRANSPORT SAFETY
ROME, "The air crash accruel strongly decreased in about ten years, stabilizing on less than one air crash per one million departures. The percentage is even lower for Western Europe and United States... more
AirlinesNEW CHAIRMAN FOR ANSETT/ AIR NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA, Gary Toomey, Quantas Chief Executive, will be appointed Ansett/Air New Zealand's chairman next December, as consequence of Ansett's entire acquisition by Air New Zealand. Gary Tooney is actually... more
AirlinesSKY TEAM EXPAND ACTIVITIES IN FREIGHT
USA, The SkyTeam alliance is extending its activities to air cargo services with the launch of one of the world's largest cargo airline alliance, SkyTeam Cargo, in which Aeromexico Cargo, Air France Cargo,... more
AirlinesSWISSAIR TO CREATE A NEW AIRLINE REFERRING POINT
PARIS, Swissair will invest in the making of a second airline referring point in France, involving the three french airlines Air Libertè, AOM and Air Littoral, controlled together with Taitbout holding.... more
PeopleALFREDO ROMA'S HEARING ABOUT AIR TRANSPORT DECONTROL
ROMA, "Air transport decontrol may be pursued in Italy by the enforcement of comunitarian laws which allowed to open routes out of Italy and Europe and to set up a competitive market. In order to support... more
AirlinesEL AL PUT ON SALE
TEL AVIV, The israeli government ia willing to put el Al on sale. The reported new was confirmed. El Al will be sold with no "golden share" for a price of at least USD 350 million. So it was false that... more
IndustryALENIA AEROSPACE: THE EUROFIGHTER'S WING IS READY
TURIN, The first Eurofighter's wing was completed at Alenia Aerospazio's plant of Turin Caselle. It will be soon delivered to Bae systems for the final assembly. The maiden flight is scheduled within Septemeber... more
IndustryNEW AIRCRAFT FUELS UNDER CONSIDERATION
NEW YORK, US and japanese companies are working on the development of a new aircraft propulsion system powered by hydrogen and using oxygen as hidroxidant agent. The cryogenic propellent, which would... more
DefenseYEMENI PLANE IS FLYING TO IRAQ TO BREAK EMBARGO
BAGHDAD, After the jordan plane landed at Baghdad airport the other day , the first arab flight to break embargo, today another plane took off to Iraq from San'a, Yemen. The plane carries about 100... more
AirlinesSINGAPORE AIRLINES TO ORDER UP TO 25 A3XXS
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines has ordered 25 Airbus A3XXs. The first will be delivered in 2006, the other deliveries of the firm order aircraft will continue through 2007. The airline will deploy A3XX... more
AerospaceFROM KUBRIK TO NASA: NEXT YEAR THE MISSION "2001 MARS ODISSEY"
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, Nasa scheduled mission "2001 Mars Odissey" for next year. The new was announced by Scott Hubbard, Director of Nasa's Mars program, mentioning the evocative power of Arthur C. Clarke's... more