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Finance and economyDEUTSCHE POST AIMING AT INCREASING DHL SHARES: NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN AIRLINES
BERLIN, Deutsche Post is aiming at increasing its Dhl block of shares. Dhl is the first worldwide forwarding agency. Deutsche Post, togehter with Lufthansa, already owns 25% of the agency. Its strategy... more
PeopleALPA CONSIDERS ATA IS DELAYING MOVING FORWARD ON FAA REGULATIONS
USA, ALPA, the Air Line Pilots Association which represents 58.000 pilots, said it considers ATA's initiative a tactic to delay moving forward on FAA regulations governing fatigue and flight time limits.... more
AirlinesALITALIA CONFIRMED KLM LODGED EURO 100.000 CLAIM FOR DAMAGES
ROME, Alitalia's first half of the year report confirmed that, after the break with Klm, the dutch airline lodged to Nai, the dutch institute for arbitration, a Euro 100.00 claim for damages to be refunded... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT'S BANK ACCOUNTS: SWISS JUDGES IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW, Swiss judges went on mission to Moscow to ask russian authorities to help them with their inquiries about the big scandals involving important members of russian government. Talks were based on... more
AccidentsQATAR AIRWAYS HIJACKER FEARED TO BE EXTRADITED TO IRAQ
DUBAI, The hijacker of Qatar Airways Airbus A-300 flying to Amman and carrying 144 people, 133 passengers + 11 crew members, was in trouble with iraqi justice. The plane had to land at jordan capital city... more
DefenseKURSK SINKING AND SPACE SHIELD: SECRET AGREEMENT BETWEEN CLINTON AND PUTIN?
MOSCOW, A real secret agreement between Clinton and Putin to hide the truth about Kursk disaster in exchange with the delay of pace shield project: A U.S submarine spying russian military manoeuvres in... more
Science and technologyOLYMPIC GAMES: AIR TRAFFIC RECORD AT SYDNEY'S AIRPORT
SYDNEY, The whole australian transport network bacame frantic for the beginning of Olympic Games. Sydney's airport starts to make an air traffic record. In the next days about 17.000 planes will lland... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT FLIGHTS TO IRAQ: UPDATING
MOSCOW, It seems, contrary to what announced by iraqui and russian newspapers, that the negotiations to resume flights between Moscow and Baghdad are at a standstill. The spokeswoman of the national russian... more
SecurityAUSTRALIAN PEOPLE IS LEAVING SYDNEY
SYDNEY, It seems that the Olympic Games, carryng sport teams, managers and spectators to Sydney for the most important sport event of the year 2000, scared Sydney's residents. In just one day 13.700 citizens... more
AerospaceGALILEO'S "EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE" WILL BE DEMONSTRATE IN ORBIT BY MICROSCOPE PROJECT
ROME, The equivalence principle, asserting that in a gravitational field all bodies accellerate at the same speed apart from the mass, will be demonstrated in orbit. After a few centuries, the famous Glileo... more
Science and technology"THERE WAS A PLAN TO CONQUER WEST BERLIN" BOMBING TEGEL AIRPORT
BERLIN, Otto Wenzel, revealed that during the dark years of the Cold War german authorities intended to attack and invade West Berlin, controlled by the winner countries, Usa, France, Great Britain. The... more
Airlines52.000 PASSENGERS IN EIGHT MONTHS FOR ANCONA-LONDON FLIGHTS
ANCONA, Aerdorica, the company handling Ancona-Falconara "Raffaello Sanzio" airport, said 52.000 passengers went to London in the first eight months of this year leaving from that airport. The irish... more
AccidentsHIJACKED QATARY AIRWAYS PLANE, HIJACKER SURRENDERS
RIAD, The hijacker surrendered when the aircraft landed at Hael, 400 km north of Riad. Al Jaazera, Qatar tv channel, reported the hijacker was an iraqui citizen who surrendered to authorities. The aircraft... more
PeopleIRAQ AND RUSSIA WILL SOON RESUME FLIGHTS
MOSCOW, Pavil Piryatku, regional director of the Russian official airline, Aeroflot, said flights with Iraq will be resumed next month. The announcement was also reported by the government iraqui newspaper... more
PeopleFAA TO ORDER CHANGE TO 737 BOEING
USA, Boeing 737, the worldwide most used jetliner, of which the Seattle industry delivered about 3800 units since it took service in 1967, will have to change the rudder, as FAA ordered. Investigating... more
DefenseU.S. FIGHTER OVER IRAQ: WASHINGTON SPENT $150 BILLION
BAGHDAD, One hundred billion dollars to finance the 190.000 missions of american fighters over Iraq since May 1991, shortly after the end of Gulf War, to protect the embargo against Saddam Hussein's country.... more
AerospaceULISSE SPACE SOUNDING IS SETTING TO FLY SUN'S SOUTH POLE AGAIN
ROME, A real celestial odissey for Ulisse sounding which is undertaking the second exploration of sun's south pole. The aim is to arrive to fly again north pole too to accomplish a course of 11 missions.... more
AerospaceNEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SPACE PROPULSION
PASADENA, CA, Scientists of Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Pasadena hoisted a carbonium thin sail, as the ones unveiled at EuroEM 200, together with experimentation results, using a microwave sheaf of 10... more
AerospaceFRESH BATTERIES INSTALLED IN SPACE STATION
USA, Space Shuttle crew, undertaking several missions to set up International Space Station with permanent staff aboard, snapped new batteries into place and hauled gear into the growing outpost. Two astronauts... more
AerospaceNASA CHANDRA SATELLITE DISCOVERS INTERMEDIATE BLACK HOLES
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, New forontiers of scientific knowledge are opening thanks to Nasa research. Using X-ray telescope of Chandra's satellite, the most high-powered, found the trace of the existence... more
IndustryBAE-MARCONI: 55 MILLION SAVINGS THIS YEAR
LONDON, The last year merger between BAe Systems and Marconi met its target: BAe is expected to report £55 million savings this year. Profits before tax for the six months of the year increased to £214 m... more
SecurityMEDITERRANEAN PLANE TOUR IS GOING TO BE CONCLUDED
PERUGIA, "Peace pilots" are going to conclude next saturday the Mediterranean Plane Tour that Paolo Marcagnani, Cessna 172 pilot, together with other pilots and entrepreneurs, followed by an helicopter,... more
AccidentsBOMB THREAT ON PAKISTAN LEADER'S PLANE
NEW YORK, A jet carrying Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf was forced to return to John F Kennedy International Airport in New York after a bomb threat. The Boeing 747 of Pakistan International Airlines,... more
IndustryTHOMSON CSF: NO COMMENT ABOUT ALLIANCE WITH ALENIA AND EADS
PARIS, Thomson-CSF didn't released official statement about the possible alliance with Alenia and EADS, the avionic defense and aerospace giant. The alliance would include only planning and radar manufacturing.... more
AccidentsMASS EXORCISM AT INDIAN CRASH SITE
INDIA, A mass exorcism is taking place near the site of the air crash in India, to get rid of the ghosts of the victim still haunting the area, as Gardanibagh residents said. Sixty people died in the crash.... more
IndustryTHOMSON-CSF RISES SALES BUT LOWERS PROFITS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2000
PARIS, Thomson-csf, the industry manufacturing electronic devices for aircraft, closed the first half of the year with a rising 29% selling profit for Euro 202 million. The sale incresed 15%, Euro 3,2... more
Civil aviationU.S. COMMISSION WILL SET AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT PILOTS' WEARINESS
WASHINGTON, Weariness, fits of drowsiness, jet lags and night shifts: these are all dangerous malaise for pilots flight attendants, engineers. U.S. airlines ordered a reasearch to Stanford University,... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA 200, INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES AGREE WITH CRANFIELD REPORT
BRUXELLES, Delegates of the 12 airlines, which last March 16 raised the question of air traffic allocation at Malpensa 2000, completely agree with report of Cranfield University, European Commission's... more
AerospaceFRENCH PARACHUTIST MICHEL FOURNIER ON THE EDGE OF HUMAN LIMIT
SAO PAULO, The french parachutist Michel Fournier will attempt an undertaking on the edge of human limit, to overcome the sound wall by free fall launching himself into the stratosphere from an helium... more
AirlinesLARGER FLEET AND MORE SERVICES FOR EMIRATES WITHIN THE YEAR
DUBAI, EMIRATES, Emirates will provide customers new services before the end of 2000. The first new will include new routes, no-stop flights between Dubai and Madras-Chennai (India's important shopping... more
AccidentsPILOT COLLAPSES WHILE LANDING
TOKYO, A pilot of a regional japanese flight collapsed while landing at Saga airport when the aircraft, an Airbus A-320, was standing 300 metres far from the ground. The immediate intervention of the co-pilot... more
AccidentsFORTY PEOPLE INTOXICATED BY FUMES AT AIR TERMINAL
SYDNEY, A few days before the beginning of Sydney Olympic Games the airport of the australian capital city was scene of an accident giving officials a lot of worries. Forty people were intoxicated... more
DefenseEQUAL RIGHTS PROTEST ON U.S. AIRCARRIERS
WASHINGTON D.C., Equal rights always take troubles, as, for example, the ones reported by Pentagon about crew's protests on the 11 U.S. aircarriers. The increase of women in the staff, about 10%, convinced... more
AccidentsTWO AIRCRAFT STANDING ON THE SAME CORRIDOR BEFORE LANDING NEARLY TO COLLIDE IN OSLO
OSLO, NORWAY, Two aircrafts stood on the same corridor during landing mnouvre and an automatic alarm system prevented a disastrous crash. It occurred at Oslo airport last friday involving two Sas aircrafts,... more
AirlinesALITALIA'S FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR REPORT CONFIRMED $150 MILLION LOSS FOR FUEL PRICE
ROME, Fuel price and dollar exchange rate are confirmed to be the main reasons of Alitalia's crisis. The official Alitalia report, approved by board of directors, confirms the loss of about $180 million... more
PeopleITALIANS FLIES INTO A RAGE WITH AIR FRANCE: 96 HOURS TO BACK HOME FROM POLYNESIA
ROME, Thirthy italians went through a real odissey to back from Polynesia: four days to back home after flying from Papeete to Los Angeles via Honolulu to return to Paris where they were finally boarded... more
AirlinesUNITED AIRLINES LOOK TOWARDS PILOT'S NEEDS
USA, US United Airlines, one of the world's largest airline, has decided to move closer in order to resolve a contract dispute with its pilots that has caused a remarkable damage to airline, forcing... more
PeopleRAINS FALLING DOWN ON ILLINOIS: OVERCROWDED CHICAGO AIRPORT LOUNGES
NEW YORK, After escaping danger of Florence hurricane over pacific ocean, beacause it is expected to whip up Bermudas, United States went through bad moments for thunderstorms flooding Illinois. Bad weather... more
PeopleJAPAN: OKINAWA FLIGHTS DELAYED AFTER SAOMAI TYPHOON PASSED BY
TOKYO, Japan is actually whipped up by Saomai typhoon, who is affecting transports and even 11 Toyota's plants. Five killed, 4 missing persons and about 30 injured people. this is the stock of the... more
AerospaceVIDEOCAMS AND SATELLITES TO SPY US AND SEND SHOOTINGS THROUGH INTERNET
LOS ANGELES, Over the "Big Brother" and the movie "Public enemy", in which Will Smith was hunted and observed from above with hyper-technological devices with no way out, a network of videocams will... more
Science and technologyMR HYDE'S CRAZY CRAZY FLIGHT TRYING TO LIVE WRIGHTS' UNDERTAKING AGAIN
WASHINGTON, Ken Hyde, 61 years old, american airlines' jet commander for many years, had the weird idea of living legendary Wright brothers' flight again. One hundred years after their takeoff Hyde... more
PeopleGREEK CIVIL AVIATION: 48 HOURS STRIKE CALLED FOR SEPTEMBER 15 AND 16
ATHENS, Ypa, the greek Civil Aviation, called a strike for next September 15 and 16. The air traffic controllers took this drastic measure to request a service restructuring and the recruitment of qualified... more
DefenseRUSSIAN AIR FORCE. FORTY THOUSANDS SOLDIERS DISMISSED
MOSCOW, russian army is planning to reduce its corps. Igor Sergheyev, russian minister of Defense, intends to reduce the Air Force Corp of one third. His plan is aimed at dismissING 180.000 infantry soldiers,... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE TRENT 500 ENGINE: TESTS WERE SUCCESFULL
LONDON, Rolls-Royce Trent 500, the engine that will power Airbus A340 jetliner, passed succesfully the first scheduled tests. Since June, 29 flights have been made as a trial test, for a total of 49... more
DefenseIRAQ DEPLORING JORDAN COURT JUDGEMENT ABOUT TRIFONI-SGARBI CASE
BAGHDAD, Iraqui embargo and the denied access of its air space still represents a tight bond. So the iraqui Parliament harshly deplored jordan Court's judgement convicting italian pilot Nicola Trifoni... more
Accidents747 ENGINE EXPLOSION DAMAGES BUILDINGS
JAKARTA, The large burst part of the engine fallen down from a Japan Airlines Boeing 737, flying from Indonesia to Tokio, crashing in the suburbs of Jakarta, damaged 16 houses, but nobody was injured.... more
PeopleRUSSIA OPPOSES TO ECAC'S PROJECT
VERONA, "One sky" project proposed by Ecac's President Alfredo Roma is facing obstacles around Europe. Spain is the less convinced country with the project. Russia, by itself, refuses to join the Conference,... more
SecurityJOHN KENNEDY JR. UNLUCKY AIRCRAFT SOLD HALF PRICE
NEW YORK, The plane piloted by John Kennedy Junior from April 1998 to May 1999, two months before he crashed with his second plane, a Piper Saratoga, seems to be definitely unlucky. The Cessna didn't receive... more
AirlinesU.S. AIRLINES CANCELLED FLIGHTS TOP RANKING
USA, U.S. Department of Transport said United Airlines was the carrier having the highest number of cancelled flights in July. They were 5128, 7,7% of total number of flights. Alaska Airlines got second... more
AirlinesINDIA: NEW FLIGHT SECURITY MEASASURES
NEW DELHI, DGCA, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, requested Indian Airlines more careful maintenance controls over aircrafts. Most of them have been manufactured between 15 and 20 years ago. Indian... more