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AirlinesSIX U.S. AIRLINES RISE TICKET PRICE
USA, The six major U.S. airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines and US Airways decided by common consense to increase $20 round-trip tickets... more
AirlinesEASYJET CAMPAIGN AGAINST AIRPORT TAXES INCREASE STANDS STILL
LONDON, The low-cost english airliner founded and owned by Stelios-Haji-Ioannou had a standstill in its campaign against the triple increase of airport taxes decided by the management of Luton airport.... more
AirlinesU.S. AIRLINES BETTER ON TIME IN JULY
USA, The U.S. Transport Department said american airlines have been slightly more punctual in the month of July. The 70.6% of the flights have been on time against the 66,3 of June. The best airline... more
DefenseSECRETS REVEALED ABOUT ATOMIC WEAPONS, SCIENTIST LEE TO HELP THE INQUIRY
LOS ALAMOS, The inquiry about the revelation of atomic secrets from New Mexico lab is coming to an end. Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee pleaded guilty for a minor offence among the 59 counts of indictement.... more
Science and technologyGPS PERFORMANCES INCREASED
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Bill Clinton decided to erase Selective Availability (SA) function from Defense Department which is handling the satellite system GPS. That function, which was applied to... more
SecuritySADDAM HUSSEIN: SHOT DOWN U.S. FIGHTERS
BAGHDAD, Iraqui newspapers released a Saddam Hussein official statement in which he spurs the air forces to shot down british and U.S. fighters which are watching over the no fly zone since 1991 to protect... more
AccidentsAMERICAN PILOT LANDS ON HIGHWAY
DENVER, USA, A 41 years old american pilot, John Zayac, flying a vintage plane over Denver, a North American SNJ5, to a national championship air race in Reno, made an emergency landing on the four... more
AccidentsPENTAGON DENIES WRONGDOING IN FIGHTER JET'S CLOSE TO COLLIDE WITH AIRLINER
WASHINGTON D.C., Pentagon officials said the F-117 stealth fighter was on FAA approved flight path over Los Angeles therefore it was doing nothing wrong when it came so close to the United Airlines Boeing... more
AirlinesANPAC PILOTS MEETING AIR FRANCE COLLEGUES
ROME, The Anpac Pilots, headed by Augusto Angioletti, met the Air France collegues joining Snpl union to plan common strategies and a better integration between the two associations. This was a way to... more
AccidentsALITALIA FLIGHT TO MILAN TAKES OFF AT THIRD ATTEMPT
ROMA, Troubles and fear for the 130 passengers of the Alitalia flight AZ 108 to Amsterdam which took off from Fiumicino airport at third attempt. The first time, after flying an hour and 15 minutes,... more
AirlinesFUEL PRICE RISE PUSHES DOWN ALITALIA BALANCE
ROME, The fuel price rise is giving a lot of troubles to Alitalia balance. The italian airline reported a loss of about $115 million in the first half of the year. However revenue rose up 14%, traffic... more
AccidentsAIRBUS FLYING TO MILAN FORCED TO RETURN TO CYPRUS FOR DAMAGE
LARNACA, A damage on one of the three hydraulic system forced a Cyprus Airlines Airbus A320 to return to the cypriot airport. The aircraft would have been able to use the two spare hydraulic systems without... more
PeopleFAA ORDERS INSPECTIONS OF BOEING 767
WASHINGTON, The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration ordered an inspection of Boeing 767 elevator mechanisms to see if any shear rivets had broken. These rivets are designed... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA, RISING PROFITS DESPITE FUEL PRICE
BERLIN, The negative effects of fuel price rice are alarming international airlines which are trying to sidestep them with definite strategies. That's what, for example Lufthansa, the german national airline,... more
AerospaceANTLANTIS CREW STEPS OUTSIDE THE SPACE
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, USA, American astronaut Ed Lu and the russian cosmonaut Juri Maletchenko stepped outside the space shuttle for a six-and-a-half spacewalk to climb up the International Space Station... more
AirlinesALITALIA-JAL: READY FORT THE CODESHARE
ROMA, Alitalia signed a code-share agreement with JAL, the japanese airline. It will allow the italian airline to make daily flights between Japan and Italy starting from November 1st. They will be flights... more
DefenseIRAQ IS READY TO HIRE AIRCRAFTS FOR COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS
BAGHDAD, Iraq is planning to modernise its air fleet, but it is also considering the opportunity of hiring jetliners to take back commercial flights suspended 10 years ago after Kuwait's invasion and Gulf... more
AirlinesADVERTISING DISPUTE
AUSTRALIA, Quantas, the australian airline, was accused by Ansett Australia of advertising itself as a sponsor of the Sydney Olimpic Games. Geoff Dixon, Quantas' deputy chief executive said the airline... more
AccidentsNEAR CRASH NEW IN TUNISIA REPORTED AFTER A WEEK
TUNIS, The indipendent tunisian weekly magazine Akhbar Al-Giumhuriya reported the new of a near disaster at Tunis-Carthage airport. The magazine reported a Saudi Airlines Boeing 777 carrying 204 passengers... more
AirlinesAIR NEZ ZEALAND RAISES PROFITS
ROME, Air New Zealand released the results of the financial year closed last June. The net profit increased 33,6%, takings rose up 10,9%. Ai New Zealand during the financial year upgraded its fleet with... more
AirlinesANSETT AUSTRALIA RELEASED FINANCIAL YEAR RESULTS
ROME, Ansett Australia closed last June the financial year with a 7,9% balance decrease. The drop is due to the raise of fuel price and to negative effects of adverse exchange. Domestic air traffic takings... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE AND DELTA TAKE OVER BID ON AIR INDIA
NEW DELHI, The privatization of Air India is tempting Air France, that, together with Delta Air Lines, could make an acquisition offer. About 40 % of the indian airline will be placed on market by the... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SELLS CHALLENGER 604 TO SOUTH AFRICAN OPERATOR
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, Kangra Aviation Partnership, based in Pretoria, South Africa, placed an order to Bombardier Aerospace to purchase a Challenger 604 business jet. 506 units of this jet have been... more
SecuritySIXTY YEARS OLD GRANDMA NAVIGATES GLOBE IN HELICOPTER
LONDON, Jordan, China, Kuwait, Cuba, Iceland: those are some of the countries overflown by a very singular pilot making a flight that could be inserted in Guinness. A british grandma with passion for flight... more
PeopleUK AND FRANCE REPRESENTATIVES PUSHES CONCORDE IN FLIGHT AGAIN
PARIS, The officials from England and French, that includes representative of industries of Concorde makers, are determined to get the supersonic aircraft back in the air, though they admit having only... more
AccidentsAN ELDERLY PILOT, 81, CRASHES WITH HIS AIRPLANE, WITHOUT INJURY
GREAT BRITAIN, An elderly pilot and his young passenger have crashed shortly after take-off with their light aircraft escaping serious injury. Piloted by an 81-year-old accompanied by an 11-year-old grand-son,... more
Science and technologyFRENCH AIRPORTS RUNNING OUT OF AVIATION FUEL
NICE, Nice International Airport is expected to run out of fuel by the weekend because of the french trucker protesting with blockade against the high cost of fuel. The situation is more serious in the... more
DefenseMARINES CORP GROUND 22 HARRIERS
USA, The U.S. Marine Corps has grounded 22 vertical landing AV-8B Harrier aircraft on a total of 45 used. The problem in localized in a engine bearing that is found to be defective, during a repair effectuated... more
Science and technologyWASHINGTON APOLOGIZES TO NORTH KOREA FOR DELEGATES BODY SEARCH
SEOUL, A procedures error of American Airlines employees or a real diplomatic incident between North Korea delegates andd U.S. officials? The argument is still hot. U.S. administration sent a letter to... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR BEREZOWSKI'S AIRCRAFT
MOSCOW, The private small aircraft of Boris Berezowski, the russian mogul, had to make an precautionary landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, after smoke was spotted in the cabin. more
AccidentsFAA CONFIRMED STEALTH FLEW NEARBY 757
USA, FAA confirmed the plane flying nearby the Boeing 757 of United Airlines over Los Angeles was a F-117 "Stealth aircraft". A federal inquiry will be set to check the liability. Still no admission from... more
PeopleINDIA: AIR TRAFFIC INCREASES
NEW DELHI, After four years of scarcity, air traffic rose up in India. The director of indian department for civil aviation, H.S. Khola, said it is expected a 10% increase within the end of the year. Regional... more
AccidentsTWO EMERGENCY LANDING FOR SMOKE SPOTTED IN THE CABIN
USA, A Continental Airline aircraft made an emergency landing at Jacksonville Airport, Florida, after the pilot spotted a smoke smell in the cabin. The aircraft was inspected and the cause of the smoke... more
SecurityHYDROAVIATION SHOW ON THE BLACK SEA
GELENZHIK, RUSSIA, An hydroaviation show is taking place in the city of Gelenzhik, Russia, on the Black Sea. Over 40 types of aircraft are on display, including Beriev Be-200, Be-12P-200, Sukhoi Su-27,... more
AccidentsGULF AIR TO BOOST PAYMENTS
BAHRAIN, Gulf Air, the airline of the Airbus crashed into the sea killing 143 people on board, said it will pay USD15.000 for each child on the plane in addition to the USD$25.000 it has already promised... more
PeopleAMERICAN SURVEY ABOUT RADIO PROCEDURES
USA, An american magazine specialized in aeronautical stuff has recently asked to their readers about pilots ability of using proper aircraft radio procedures. Among the over 1000 responses it came out... more
HelicoptersWOMAN FIGHTING CALIFORNIAN DRUG DEALERS WITH HER HELICOPTER
LOS ANGELES, Not a muscled man showing disdain in dealing with danger but a woman, one of the three persons responsible of the fight against marijuana in California, where the illegal cultivation of cannabis... more
Accidents757 AND STEALTH NEAR COLLISION
USA, A Boeing 757 pilot of United Airlines flying to Boston informed control tower that an Air Force F-117A, the notorious "Stealth aircraft" widely used by U.S. forces in recent wars, passed overhead... more
PeopleMORE SPACE FOR OVERSIZED PASSENGERS
USA, People often travelling by plane, mostly in Usa, could have been through the unpleasant adventure of being sandwiched sitting between two oversized passengers. Continental, the american airline, is... more
SecuritySTRICTER INSPECTIONS OVER CATERING SERVICES
ROME, Stricter inspections over food cleanliness, nutrional sticky labels inside the food plants. Italy falls into line with european regolations with a decree of minister of Health emenated last August... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER OPENS NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN CHINA
BEIJING, CHINA, The canadian Bombardier Aerospace opened an Area Spares Distribution centre in Beijing, China, to serve the growing chinese customer market which uses chiefly CRJ200 regional jet and Q400... more
AirlinesIBERIA WISH TO TAKE PART TO BA-KLM PROJECT OF MERGER
MADRID, The spanish airline Iberia wish to enter into BA and Klm, two companies which are planning to merge. Their project of merger still needs the approval of Antitrust European Commission. Iberia... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES INTO THE WATER DURING A RESCUE
TAIWAN, A french made helicopter of Taiwan police spun out of control and crashed into the water about ten metres over a river during a mock river rescue in the southern country of Tainan. Five people... more
AirlinesCANJET STARTS FLIGHTS
HALIFAX, The Halifax based CanJet Airlines began its flight in Eastern Canada connecting Toronto with Halifax, Winnipeg and Ottawa. The airline operates two Boeing 737s and plan to expand its fleet to... more
DefenseIRAQUI ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSE SHOTS DOWN ANGLOAMERICAN FIGHTER
BAGHDAD, There are still high tensions in the territories of gulf war. The batteries of iraqui anti-aircraft defense, placed in south of Iraq, shot an angloamerican fighter flying in formation over the... more
Science and technologyTHE PERMISSION DENIED TO MINISTER SIMITIS TO FLY OVER YUGOSLAVIAN SKIES: WRONG PROCEDURE OR POLITICAL TENSION ?
ATHENS, The diplomatic incident occurred yesterday in the skies of Yugoslavia regarding the denied permission to premier Costas Simitis to cross over the skies of the balcan country to fly to Onu summit... more
AccidentsKING AIR 200 FLEET UNDER INVESTIGATION
AUSTRALIA, King Air 200 fleet of 60 aircraft went under investigation last year to check the oxygen masks and cabin-altitude alert system. The oxygen system in some of those aircrafts automatically deploy... more
IndustryMD HELICOPTERS WARNS CUSTOMERS OF UNAPPROVED PARTS
MESA, ARIZONA, MD Helicopters released a statement to warn customers of an increase in the number of helicopter parts being sold in the marketplace by unapproved vendors. The danger is that in that... more
AirlinesISO9001 CERTIFICATIONS FOR AIR DOLOMITI
RONCHI DEI LEGIONARI, GORIZIA, The airline based at international airport of Ronchi dei Legionari announced to receive Uni En Iso 9001 certification. It was released by Det Norske Veritas and fixes strict... more
AccidentsDIY TWINJET EXPERIENCE GEAR COLLAPSE
COLORADO USA, A Maverick Twinjet 1500 has experienced a landing gear collapse during a landing on the Pueblo airport with subsequent slide on runway, but without harm for people on board. The pilot has... more