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PeopleU.S. PILOTS HAVE TO SOOTHE THEIR SPEAKING ABOARD
WASHINGTON, U.S. airlines banned the use of expressions as "turbolence" (better to say "inconstant air"), "final destination", "fog", "aborted takeoff". Pilots will have to soothe their language to look... more
AirlinesHUGO BAAS: "NO NEW TALKS BETWEEN ALITALIA AND KLM"
ROMA, Hugo Baas, Klm's spokesman, said there are no new dealings between Alitalia and the dutch airline. He added that, however "Klm would not be intended to reply and it is just a matter of gossips reported... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES HOLDS THE SUPREMACY OF MILES RUN
WASHINGTON, United Airlines holds the supremacy of miles run in the sky. United Airlines from April 1 will schedule a new non-stop daily flight from New York to Hong-Kong. Continental Airlines will offer... more
DefenseRC EURODEPUTY LUISA MORGANTINI WILL FLY TO BAGHDAD AGAINST EMBARGO
BRUSSELS, Rifondazione comunista's eurodeputy Luisa Morgantini, president of Ue assembly's Group for Peace, will fly tomorrow to Baghdad boarding a scheduled flight "to break air passengers embargo imposed... more
DefensePEACE TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO KOREAN COUNTRIES GOES AHEAD
SEUL, The defense ministry of the two korean countries are continuing the peace talk started yesterday on Cheju Island, on the South Korea. This is a good way to maintain the detente process inaugurated... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT AGAINST U.S. AIR TRAFFIC SMOKE BAN
MOSCOW, Aeroflot refuses to apply the smoke ban imposed by U.S. to all international flights arriving to United States or landing from there. The ban is in force since June 4. Aeroflot officials said... more
PeopleFAA AD ON EMBRAER JETS
WASHINGTON, D.C., The Federal Aviation Administration has issued two Airworthiness Directives (AD) regarding Embraer jet airliners ERJ-135 and ERJ-145, in order to verify and modify some parts involving... more
Sport aviationTEN EDITION OF FRENCH HANDICAPPED PILOT MEETING
MOREAUX FRANCE, On Moreaux air field, on sept. 23 and 24, has been organized the tenth edition of meeting of french pilots with phisical handicaps. About fifteen aero clubs are organized, in France, in... more
AccidentsALARM THREAT ON FLIGHT ATHENS-NEW YORK
ROME, False alarm threat for an Olympic Airways jetliner, carrying 294 passengers, which was forced to make an emergency landing at Fiumicino airport. A man called the greek airline's office to inform... more
DefenseJORDAN PLANE LANDS AT BAGHDAD, FIRST ARAB FLIGHT AGAINST EMBARGO
AMMAN, A jordan delegation of about 80 people, including three ministers (Social Development, Health, Rural Affairs), deputies, senators, medical staff, arrived to Baghdad from Amman on a Royal Jordanian... more
Science and technologyJOINT-VENTURE FOR EXPORT GOODS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG, A group of companies, including BAE Systems, SAAB and DNA Sherwood, is promoting high-technology products export from South Africa. The companies are supported by Commerce and Industry... more
AccidentsHIJACKER KILLED AFTER THE PLANE LANDED
PEKING, A hijacker was killed in northern China after the plane landed. The man was stabbed by a security agent. The Peking bound Boeing 737 of "Xinhua Airlines" landed safely at Jinan. The hijacker was... more
PeopleCOUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE IN LOCKERBIE TRIAL CAST DOUBT ON NEW WITNESS
CAMP ZEIST, THE NETHERLANDS, Counsel for the defense for the two Libyans accused of the Lockerbie/Pan Am 103 bombing today have been trying to undermine the credibility of a main witness in the trial behind... more
PeopleFAA UNDER CONGRESS INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D.C., According to United States Congress investigators reports, serious and pervasive problems afflict the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. national agency that runs the nation's... more
Science and technologyAIRPORTS E-BUSINESS PLAN
LONDON, BAA, UK airport operator, is in talks to set up e-business alliances with eight international airports. bAA said the airports are suffering for the loss of duty free sales and the new e-business... more
AirlinesANA AND VIRGIN TO SIGN A CODE SHARING AGREEMENT FOR TOKYO-LONDON LONG HAUL
TOKYO, The japanese airline All Nippon Airways and Virgin Atlantic will sign a codesharing agreement for routes between Japan and Uk. The agreement will be operative in March 2001. A spokesman of japanese... more
Government actsSENATOR DOLAZZA (LEGA NORD) ABOUT AERONAUTICA MILITARE CONTRACT WITH ALENIA TO BUY C-27J AIRCRAFTS
ROME, Senator Dolazza, of Lega Nord, called a parliamentary question to government about the new (reported by WAPA Avionews international aeronautical agency) of the emergency landing of a twin-engine... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY MANOEUVRE FOR REAL MADRID PLAYERS' PLANE
MADRID, The players of Real Madrid went through an air scare when their jet lost cabin pressure and dived more than 15.000 feet. Iberia' Boeing 757, flying from Nantes to Dusseldorf, made that manoeuvre... more
Government actsSENATOR DOLAZZA (LEGA NORD): ITALIAN SOLDIERS POSSIBLE CONTAMINATED BY DEPLETED URANIUM IN BOSNIA
ROME, Senator Massimo Dolazza, of Lega Nord, called a paliamentary question to Premier, minister of Defense and Health about the denial of ministry of Defense (published by WAPA Avionews international... more
Weather forecastsSHOW AND MEETINGS
., September 2000 INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF AIRCRAFT OWNER AND PILOT ASSOCIATIONS WORLD ASSEMBLY Sept. 24-29, Edinburgh, Scotland. Info: Web site: www.iaopa.org. AOPA UK WORLD ASSEMBLY Sept.... more
Government actsAN SENATORS TO CONSIDER THE MERGER BETWEEN ALENIA AND MARCONI HARMFUL TO ITALY
ROME, Seven senators of An called a parliamentary question to ministers of Industry, Commerce, Labour, Social Security and Defense, to have clearness about the "negative effects" the merger between... more
IndustryAIRBUS REDESIGNING SUPER JUMBO
SEATTLE, According to what reported by a newspaper of Seattle, where Boeing's headquarter is placed, Airbus hopes to clinch a deal with Singapore Airlines for their new USD 220 million superjumbo A3XX.... more
AccidentsHIJACKER ARRESTED AFTER CHANGING HIS MIND
JORDAN, An iraqi terrorist tried to hijack a plane of Royal Jordanian but was arrested after he changed his mind and surrendered. The plane, carrying 119 people, landed safely at Amman. He said he was... more
AirlinesWILL AIR FRANCE SUE CONTINENTAL FOR CONCORDE DISASTER?
PARIS, The french airline Air France could sue the american ontinental Airlines in connection with the Concorde crash in july in which 113 people died. From expert's analisys, the cause of the disaster... more
Government actsMUSSI AND COLOMBO (PDS) AGAINST MALPENSA'S AOC TOURIST PLAN
ROMA, Fabio Mussi and Furio Colombo, members of PDS, called a parliamentary question with Malpensa's Aoc (Airline Operators Committee) tourist program in Munich enclosed. In the program is scheduled... more
AirlinesTWA OPENS NEW FLIGHT
WASHINGTON, D.C., Trans World Airlines, is putting its new non-stop flight between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport(DCA) in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on sale... more
IndustryAIRBUS PROJECT FOR A REGIONAL A-330 VERSION
TOULOSE, The french consortium Airbus think to develop a short-range version of the A330-500. THe original version flies as far as 7,000 nautical miles and is able to travel on trans-Atlantic routes. The... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA IS PLANNING AN AGREEMENT WITH AIR CHINA
BERLIN, Lufthansa, the german national carrier, is planning an agreement with Air China. According to the Financial Times Deutschland (Ftd) Lufthansa is aiming at a code-share agreement. It would allow... more
HelicoptersMORE POWER FOR THE EC-135
USA, Canadian Pratt&Whitney has received provisional type certification from Transport Canada for its PW206B2 turboshaft engine selected on Eurocopter's EC 135 helicopter, presently available with the... more
PeopleUNITED FLIGHTS ATTENDANTS THREATEN TO DISPRUPT PLANNED MERGER WITH US AIRWAYS
USA, Flights attendants at United Airlines threathned to disprupt the planned merger with US Airways unless demands for higher salaries are met. Many severe service disruptions in the summer already turned... more
Science and technologyBAA LAUNCHES THE FIRST "AIRPORT ON LINE"
LONDON, The web site worldairports.com will soon offer all the services usually available in a real airport. Among them taxi service, e-commerce. Entering the site it will be possible to handle a detailed... more
HelicoptersHELO NOISE RULES PROPOSED IN U.S CITY
ALBUQUERQUE, USA, Escalating helicopter noise complaints have prompted Albuquerque city-council members to ponder an operations curfew throughout the metropolitan area. A city ordinance banned heliports... more
AccidentsFIREFIGTHING HELICOPTER CRASH IN NEVADA
MONTELLO, NEVADA, The crash of the Bell LongRanger occurred shortly after takeoff at Montello, Nev., northeast of the northern Nevada town of Elko. A passenger died, another one was reported injured, the... more
PeoplePRESSURE ON PLAN FOR PART PRIVATIZATION OF BRITISH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
GREAT BRITAIN, Labour backbenchers have joined air traffic controllers to increase pressure on the Government to reconsider plans for part privatisation of the system which controls the movement of aircraft... more
DefenseEVEN JORDAN WILL MAKE SOLIDARITY FLIGHTS TO IRAQ
AMMAN, After Rissia and France, Jordan announced it will land politicans and officials to Iraq. Jordan will be the first arab country to break air embargo. The new was reported yesterday morning by government... more
AirlinesRIO SUL IS RISING
BRAZIL, Rio Sul, Varig's subsidiary airline, registered a high rise of passenger traffic: over 3 million people last year. The airline expects to rise profits 10% and passenger traffic 12% within the end... more
Weather forecastsSHOW AND MEETINGS
., AIR RESCUE ASSOCIATION REUNION Sept. 24-28, Branson, Mo. Info: (210) 656-0306; Web site: www.pedroairrescuechopper.nett/ara. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF AIRCRAFT OWNER AND PILOT ASSOCIATIONS... more
AirlinesVARIG: NEW FLIGHTS AND PLANES
BRAZIL, Varig, the brazilian airline, began to use MD-11 planes to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. This route is scheduled for 3 non-stop flights per week, included flights leaving from S.Paulo and Porto... more
AirlinesVARIG LAUNCHES "E-VARIG" AND "PLATA"
BRAZIL, Varig allocated a 3-year investment valued 67 million R$ to set up E-Varig, the elctronic commerce project which is hoped to rise 6% airline's profit within the end of the year. "Plata" (Portal... more
AerospaceSENT INTO ORBIT "MEGASAT1", THE MICROSATELLITE ABLE TO READ GAS AND LIGHT METERS
ROME, A simulator for scientific experiments, which will be able to read our bills, has been sent into orbit. Megasat1 was launched from the base of Balkonour, Kazakhstan. It is a "teaching microsatellite"... more
AirlinesLOWER PRICES FOR BRITISH AIRWAYS INTERCONTINENTAL FLIGHTS
LONDON, From October 29, on the route London-New York, passengers will be able to choose among four different classes: First, Club World, World Travel Plus and the economic World Travel. The british airline... more
Civil aviationAIR SAFETY AGENCY, TODAY EUROPEAN UNION'S PROPOSAL
BRUSSELS, Ue executive staff is aiming at setting up a european agency for air transport safety and environmental standards, promotion of european aeronautical regulations, fair competition system, increase... more
AccidentsHIJACK FOILED ON A FOKKER 100 HEADED TO TEHERAN
TEHERAN, A Fokker 100, flying from Shiraz to Teheran and carrying 30 foreigners was near to be hijacked by a gunman threatening to set the plane on fire. Fortunately he was captured by security men. The... more
Science and technologyZEPPELIN'S TOWER BERTH IS RUSTING
SAO PAULO, Fernando Lins, member of brazilian airship association gave a particular alarm: last tower berth of Zeppelin airship is rusting in Recife, north-east of Brazil, despite the airship was included... more
DefenseBRITISH WARSHIPS IN ADRIATIC FOR AIR MANOEUVRE: "NOTHING TO DO WITH MILOSEVIC"
LONDON, A fleet of 15 british warships are involved in a defense air manoeuvre with other Nato members. The scheduled exercise involves aircraft-carrier, support ships, amphibious. About 5000 soldiers... more
AccidentsEIGHT DIED IN HELICOPTERS COLLISION
SWITZERLAND, Eight tourists were killed in the collision of two helicopters occurred over the community of Beuson, three miles south-west of Sion. Four tourists were seriously injured. Both helicopters... more
Science and technologyFAA ALLOW INCREASING OF AIRPORT PASSENGER FEES
USA, Starting April 1, the american airports will be able to increase the passenger's fees, following the FAA authorization granted to them. The increase has to be limited at a maximum of 4,5 USD per passenger.... more
AccidentsAIR INDIA PLANE FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
NEW DELHI, A strong turbolence forced an Air India plane, carryng 187 passenger and 11 crew members, to make an emergency landing. The jetliner took off from Chenay in southern India and was headed to... more
DefenseA SECOND FRENCH PLANE WILL LAND IN BAGHDAD NEXT FRIDAY DESPITE OF EMBARGO
PARIS, A second plane, carrying politicians and intellectuals and leaving from Paris, will land in Baghdad next friday. They all will protest against embargo and anglo-american sanctions. The french ex-minister... more
Science and technologyMELBOURNE BAG HANDLERS ARE PICKETING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, Baggage handlers picketing Melbourne's international airport will meet today to decide wheter to ease their blockade. Ansett Australia requested a court order against the picket.... more