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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
AirlinesTHIRD BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR MIDWEST AIRLINES
KANSAS CITY, USA, The U.S. Midwest Express Airlines has selected Kansas City as its third base of operations for its flights. The other two bases are placed in Omaha and Milwaukee. The airline preferred... more
AerospaceWEATHER AFFECTS SHUTTLE LAUNCH
USA, Bad weather raging on Space Shuttle Atlantis International Space Station could shut the planned launch. U.S. forecasters on wednesday put the odds of good launch weather at 60% to send shuttle into... more
Science and technologyPRISTINA AIRPORT, COLONEL LUCA GORETTI TAKES OFFICE
PRISTINA, Luca Goretti has replaced the italian general Marco Ludovisi at the top management of second aeronautical operative department in Pristina, which handles the air space and the services of the... more
Science and technologyEC PROPOSAL EVOKES REGIONAL AIRLINES IRE
BRUXELLES, A European Commission proposal that could change the way aircrafts take off and land at Europe's largest airports evoked the ire of regional airlines fearful of losing access to their most important... more
AirlinesBLU PANORAMA INVOICES $70 MILLION
ROME, Blu Panorama, owned by Distal for 66%, offers flights to ukrainian city of Kiev and charters to the most popular tourist places distant less than five hours of flight from Italy as Egypt and Red... more
IndustryBOEING GETS FAA APPROVAL FOR BUINESS JET WING EXTENSIONS
SEATTLE, FAA has granted "Supplemental Type Certificate" approval for Aviation Partners Boeing's "blended winglets", upward-swept extensions to airplane wings currently offered on the Boeing Business Jet... more
Industry15,400 NEW AIRCRAFT WORTH USS 1,3 NEEDED OVER NEXT 20 YEARS
TOULOUSE, Almost 15,400 new airliners and freighters valued at US$1,3 trillion will be required by passenger and cargo airlines during the next 20 years. The new was reported by Global Market Forecast... more
PeopleAIRCRAFT COMMANDER REFUS TO EMBARK STOWAWAY FOR SAFETY REASON
FLORENCE, About fifty stowaways have been expelled after they were found out sleeping in some wagons of Leopolda and Cascine railway stations in Florence. Two romanians, who were taken to Peretola airport... more
Science and technologyPEOPLE LIVING AROUND MALPENSA ARE MOVING
MALPENSA, The citizens of some municipal districts, the closest to the airport of Malpensa, have started to move to areas far from noise pollution. The citizens of Ferno, Leonate Pozzuolo and Somma Lombarda... more
AerospaceAMERICAN MILLIONAIRE PAYS TO BE LAUNCHED IN ORBIT WITH MIR SPACE STATION
MOSCOW, Dennis Tito, american millionaire aged 59 was authorized by medical staff of russian Space Agency to begin training that will take him aboard Mir space station. Tito is planning to walk next year... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN PEKING FOR AN AIRBUS
PEKING, An Airbus A-340 of Austrian Airlines, carrying 253 passengers, had to make an emergency landing at Peking airport during its flight from Shangai to Vienna. The emergency landing was due to a loss... more
AccidentsPART OF ENGINE FALLS DOWN ON THE GROUND, NOBODY INJURED
JAKARTA, A Boeing 747-300 of Japanese Airlines, flying to Tokyo, lost a part of an engine. The piece, after the explosion of the engine, fell down on the ground in the suburbs of Jakarta, not far from... more
DefenseRUSSIA LOST 23 HELICOPTERS IN CHECHNYA
MOSCOW, Russian agencies reported 23 helicopters were shot down in the combats in Chechnya in last year. It is an hard blow for russian forces. The helicopters shot down by chechnya rebels are 11 Mil Mi-24,... more
HelicoptersROBINSON: 183 NEW HELICOPTERS DELIVERED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, Robinson Helicopter Industry completed the first half of the year delivering a total of 183 new helicopters, 114 model R44 and 69 model R22. The sales went up for both models compared... more
Science and technologyCHINA OPPOSING TO USA SPACE SHIELD
PEKING, Chinese government is aiming at complete abortion of U.S. project of antimissile space shield to carry on the efforts for a world control of weapons and to prevent a world ruled by Usa. President... more
AirlinesISRAEL: EL AL AIRCRAFT WILL FLY THE DAY OF HEBREW REST
JERUSALEM, A twenty years law is going to be broken in Israel, the one regarding El Al flights in the day of hebrew rest. It was announced by the Minister of Transport Amnon Lipkin-Shahak. The decision... more
DefenseTALKS BETWEEN CHINA AND TURKEY FOR MISSILE MANUFACTURING
ANKARA, Turkish minister of Defense Sabahattin Cakmakoglu left Turkey today for a state visit to China to negotiate a missile manufacturing by the two countries. Before leaving Cakmacoglu said bilateral... more
AccidentsFIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN FRANCE: TWO PEOPLE DIED
PARIS, A cargo plane, a C-130 Hercules equippped for firefighting by water bombing, has crashed in a mountainous area near the small town of Burzet in the south-eastern France, killing two people and injuring... more
DefenseENGLISH PARACHUTIST IN SENEGAL TO RELEASE SIX SOLDIERS
LONDON, The british government sent 150 parachutists "as a precaution" in the efforts to release the six soldiers captured by rebels in Sierra Leone. A spokesman of Minister of Defense denied a military... more
AirlinesFLIGHT DELAYS: UNITED AIRLINES WILL INFORM FAMILIES AND COLLEGUES
NEW YORK, Are you angry because your wife gets bored wating u to come back home with an intercontinental flight? Are you worried your chief could consider it a justification to skip working? No problem.... more
AirlinesPRIVILEGED FLIGHTS ON CONCORDE ROUTE
PARIS, President of Air France, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, has declared that the airline will operate a new flight, in lieu of Concorde Paris-New York flights, where the passengers will be granted of offering... more
DefenseMARINES PUT ON FLIGHT TWO OSPREY
WASHINGTON, The Marine Corps V-22 Osprey aircrafts which were grounded Aug. 25 have been cleared to fly again and the rest are expected to be back in the air by mid-September, after they have been... more
Science and technologyFRENCH AIRPORTS GOING HAYWIRE FOR TRUCK DRIVERS STRIKE
NICE, French truck drivers are marching on the warpath to ask for measures to balance the oil rise. They also demand long term measures to absorb possible floating of fuel price. National flights of Nice... more
PeopleDENIED TO GREEK PRIME MINISTER THE PERMISSION TO ENTER YUGOSLAVIAN AIR SPACE
ATHENS, A diplomatic incident occurred in the sky of Athens. The aircraft carrying the greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis was flying to the United States for Millennium Summit but it was denied the... more
AccidentsCONCORDE: CONTINENTAL RESPONSIBLE TO RELATIVES AND VICTIMS
PARIS, Continental Airline could be responsible of Concorde disaster in which on July 25 113 people were killed. A lawyer representing the families of four victims accused Continental adding that in case... more
SecurityITALIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT WILL FLY SARAJEVO CHILD TO BOLOGNA FOR ANTITUMOUR TREATMENT
SARAJEVO, The italian contingent force in ex-Yugoslavia will acoomplish a humanitarian task. A cancer affected child aged 11 will return to Italy tomorrow with a military flight to undergo a new medical... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE RAISES PROFITS DESPITE CONCORDE CRASH
PARIS, Air France profits rose 19,2% in the second quarter of the year. This increase was due to "the high activity and thanks to rise of revenue". Despite Concorde disaster net profit was Euro 267... more
DefenseAUSTRALIA DELAYED DECISION ON AWACS ACQUISITION
CANBERRA, The australian government has decided to suspend for some time and delay to a date to be arranged the decision for acquisition of six or seven AWACS aircraft for nationwide air surveillance.... more
AccidentsGULF AIR CRASH: POSSIBLE HUMAN FAULT
MANAMA, Investigators of Gulf Air Airbus A320 crashed into the sea last August 23 in Bahrain, killing all the 143 passengers, are seriously considering the assumption of human fault. "All the clues seems... more
AirlinesBRITISH AIRWAYS AND KLM ARE READY TO SELL BUZZ
LONDON, British Airways and Klm are ready to sell Buzz, the low price airline belonging to the dutch carrier, to get from European Union the authorization to merge. The proposal of the two companies is... more
DefenseTHOMSON-CSF PARTS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN HAWK
SOUTH AFRICA, The french Thomson-CSF company has signed a commercial agreement with south african company Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE) to supply cockpit display and navigation sensor for... more
AirlinesGANDALF, NEW ROUTE VENICE-PRAGUE
MILAN, Gandaf, the second regional airline for number of aircrafts, inaugurated a new route between the Venice international airport "Marco Polo" and the airport of Prague. The aircraft used for this route... more
PeopleTRAFFIC JAMS IN THE SKY AND AIRCRAFT TO SCRAP: SECURITY EMERGENCY IS ON
ROME, The efficiency and working of means of many airlines could give a wrong idea of security for people travelling. The alarm was given by Alfredo Roma, president of Enac and Ecac from last June. Ecac... more
Civil aviationAIRCRAFT SCRAPING, UNO IS DEVELOPING A PROTOCOL
ROME, Icao, the International Civil Aviation Organization of United Nations, which has 148 members, is working to develop a protocol of agreement which will have to be approved by state members to grant... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES, NEW SERVICES AND ROUTES
MILAN, New services and routes for Delta Air Lines, which with its daily network of 52999 flights to 362 places of 58 different countries around the world, is going to be a company at the cutting edge... more
AirlinesDELTA AIR LINES, INTERNET SITE TO CHOOSE THE SEAT ON BOARD
MILAN, Delta Air Lines introduced an interactive map which allows passengers to choose their seat on the flight connecting to the url www.delta-air.com. All Delta passengers members of Skymiles program... more