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AccidentsTHE DISASTER PREVENTED IN THE SKY OF LONDON: THE SIMILAR CASES
ROME, Only in the british air spaces every year are recorded, on the average, 41 prevented collisions, the 20% of which are considered to be at high risk. Here are some of the most recent collisions... more
AccidentsCLOSE TO DISASTER IN THE SKY OF LONDON
LONDON, On August the 20, in the sky of London, it was close to occur a terrible disaster, with at least 700 killed people, as that was the number of the passengers on a United Airlines jetliner and... more
AccidentsPARACHUTIST GETS CAUGHT TO AIRCRAFT AFTER PARACHUTING: UNHURT AT LANDING
NEW YORK, Terrible misadventure for Andy Judy, a universitarian of West Virginia, boarded on a small plane in the sky of Pennsylvania to parachute. Something went wrong when he dropped: a part of his equipment... more
SecurityTHE ABORIGINE PROTEST HUMAN CHAIN WILL TAKE PLACE AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, They will be the main entrance of Sydney airport and the aerea around it the place in which the protest human chain set up by the Earth Council, the authority representing Aborigines. The happening,... more
SecurityLEBANESE MILLIONAIRE HARIRI, THE NEXT PREMIER, OWNS A BOEING 747
BEIRUT, Rafic Hariri, 55 years old, the next Premier, came under the spotlights not only for having been an important politician in his country from 1992 to 1998, but also for some caprices which suits... more
IndustryALENIA-EADS-THOMSON: NEW PARTNERSHIP TO EQUIP AIRCRAFTS WITH RADAR
PARIS, Alenia, Eads and Thomson-Csf are on the verge of conlcluding a strategic alliance which will make the three avionic industries closer. The target would be the settlement of a european centre of... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING AT ISTANBUL FOR AN AIRBUS 310 OF TURKISH AIRLINE
ANKARA, Emergency landing for An Airbus 310 of turkish national flagship airline. The pilot was forced to stop the right engine while the plane was flying from Ankara to Dusseldorf and then he made the... more
AccidentsAIR 2000 BRITISH PLANES FAILS TAKING OFF FROM CYPRUS AIRPORT
NICOSIA, A british Air 2000 plane, carrying 178 passengers, failed taking off from the international airport of Paphos on the west coast of Cyprus. The aircraft, headed to Cardiff, was rolling on the... more
AccidentsNINE DIE IN AUSTRALIAN AIR CRASH
AUSTRALIA, A Beechcraft King Air 200 twin turboprop aircraft, with nine people on board, crashed in the Queensland state. The aircraft burst into flames when it smashed into the ground. Police believe... more
Science and technologyPARLIAMENTARY QUESTION OF DEPUTY SANTANDREA ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF "BOLOGNA AIRPORT SERVICE"
ROMA, Deputy Daniela Santandrea, of Lega forza nord per l'indipendenza della Padania (LFNIP) called a parliamentary question to ministry of Transport about the procedures of establishment of "Bologna Airport... more
DefenseTAIWAN: CHINA LAUNCHES NEW MILITARY SATELLITE
TAIPEI, China is supposed to have launched a new military satellite. The alarm was given by the ministry of Defense of Taiwan government, Wu Shih wen. According to him the members of Communist Party's... more
AccidentsCOLOMBIA: MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES, KILLED THE ENTIRE CREW
ROMA, A military aircraft of colombian Air Force crashed the other day on the way back to base after fighting leftist rebels. The plane was an american made AC-47. The entire seven-man crew was kil... more
AccidentsPIPER CRASHES DURING AIR SHOW, 4 KILLED
CLEVELAND, A Piper Cherokee Six 300 crashed the other day during an Air Show in Cleveland. Four people were killed and another seriously injured. more
Civil aviationUSA: SOON TV CAMS IN THE FLIGHT DECK
USA, The black boxes could not be enough to reconstruct the moments preceding an air crash and to find out the technical reasons of a diaster. This alarm was given by National Transport Safety Board, which... more
AccidentsTHE METAL PIECE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY OF CONCORDE CAME FROM A CONTINENTAL DC-10
PARIGI, French accident investigators said the stray metal piece found on the runway from which concorde took off came from a Continental Airlines DC-10. A statement from Bea said said a DC-10 of Continental... more
Science and technologyNEW LEADERS FOR AEROPORTI DI ROMA
ROMA, The company managing Rome's airports, privatized in June when it was purchased by "Leonardo Consortium", will have a new managing director, Paolo Maria Pappalardo, who replaces Gaetano Galia, the... more
AccidentsALITALIA FLIGHT RETURNS TO NEW YORK FOR EMERGENCY
NEW YORK, A Boeing 747 of Alitalia airline, flying from New York to Malpensa, Milan, was forced to return to JFK airport after three hours of flight for some smoke spread in "Magnifica" class. more
Finance and economyALITALIA OUT OF TOP RANKING
MILAN, The Mib 30 index of Piazza Affari has been renewed as always and the national airline went out of the group of the best 30 shares, it was replaced by the publishing group "l'Espresso". The new index... more
IndustryBRAZIL: $1,3 BILLION FINE FOR HELPING EMBRAER
SAO PAULO, The World Trade Organization fined Brazil for $1,3 million for having helped the export of Embraer's planes with government funds. As it is known, Embraer belongs to the government. Bombardier,... more
AerospaceMOSCOW PRAISES USA GIVING UP TO SPACE SHIELD
WASHINGTON, According to what reported to the russian press agency Interfax by the General Leonid Ivashov, head of Foreign Military Cooperation Department, United States giving up to set up the feared... more
AccidentsLOCKERBIE TRIAL WILL BE ADJOURNED TO SEPTEMBER 21ST
CAMP ZEIST, HOLLAND, The trial about Lockerbie disaster, in which 270 people were killed in 1988, has been adjourned to September 21st. This adjournament, proclaimed by the scottish Court, which chairs... more
AirlinesALPI EAGLES RELEASING TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION
VENICE, Enac, national authority for civil aviation, technical commission, which incorporates ex RAI, (italian Aeronautical Register) the authority releasing technical certifications, said the Alpi Eagles... more
IndustryPEKING IS UNWORRIED: EADS MISSILES TO SINGAPORE
PARIS, No worries for Peking officials, Eads, the aerospace and defense giant wil sell sea-to-sea missiles to Singapore and not not Taiwan, as it was believed at the beginning of a delicate and almost... more
PeopleUNDERSECRETARY DANESE REPLIES TO KLM: NO POLITICAL INSTABILITY
ROME, There is no italian political "instability" behind the divorce between Alitalia and Klm. That's what Luca Danese, undersecretary of Transport, said commenting the words of Coen Oort, chairman... more
PeopleALITALIA PILOTS STRIKE WAS SUSPENDED
ROME, Regular flights on september 8th, day in which was scheduled a 24 hours strike of Alitalia's pilots. The unrest was suspended thanks to the intervention of Uiltrasporti Italian Federation of pilots,... more
DefenseANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY SHOOTS DOWN ANGLO-AMERICAN FIGTHER
BAGHDAD, An air battle in the skies of Baghdad probably provoked the shot down of a figther of the anglo-american forces still monitoring embargo and flight limits of Saddam Hussein's country. The... more
AccidentsCONCORDE'S CREW STOOD NO CHANCE OF SAVING THE PLANE
PARIS, Aviation experts said the crew of Concorde stood no chance of avoiding the crash. This conclusion was drawn after the publication of conversations of the crew. These allowed to reconstruct last... more
DefenseU.S PATRIOT MISSILES ARE ON THE LOOK OUT IN ISRAEL
WASHINGTON, Red alarm for a battery of anti-missile Patriot missiles which is expected to be strategically placed in Israel in the next hours. The decision, taken by Pentagon, according to what reported... more
AccidentsCONCORDE, TYRE BURST CAUSED THE CRASH
PARIS, It was a tyre burst during takeoff to provoke Concorde crash. The confirm was given by Bea, which released the first report about the crash. On the other side it wasn't explained in details... more
PeopleAEROSTATIC MAIL
MILANO, An important collector of Milan, Zanaria, offers to lovers special rarities which represents the first case of air mail. It is the corrispondence, composed of documents, private letters and postcards,... more
AirlinesTAP AIR PORTUGAL RICEVE ITS FIRST A321
FRANCE, Airbus A321 is powered by two CFM56 engines. A second plane is scheduled for delivery early 2001. The portuguese airline has already 16 A319s and seven A320s in service in its fleet. more
AerospaceREPUBLIC OF CHINA LAUNCHES NEW SATELLITE IN ORBIT
PEKING, It is a satellite which will be used for scientific research. Chinese press agency Xinhua reported "Long March" 4-B was launched from the Space Center of Taiyuan. more
PeopleFAA INAUGURATES FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE DATA LINK
USA, The Flight Information Service Data Link (FISDL) began operations in late July during Oshkosh Air Venture. Its aim is to provide weather information to general aviation operators via data link. Some... more
AirlinesSLIGHT DELAY FOR VIRGIN BLUE MAIDEN FLIGHT
AUSTRALIA, A warning light showing that doors of the plane had not been properly closed delayed of 25 minutes the maiden flight of Virgin Blue. The plane was a Boeing 737. more
AirlinesALL NIPPON AIRWAYS WILL LAUNCH NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE
JAPAN, Japanese airline All Nippon Airways today applied to the Ministry of Transport in Japan for approval to start a new international airline. It will begin service in January 2001 flying initially... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE AND SNECMA ALLY IN ENGINE AIRBUS PROJECT
LONDRA, Rolls-Royce and french Snecma had signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company together with other four companies, Fiat, MTU, ITP e TechSpace Aero, to project a turpo-prop engine for... more
AccidentsGERMAN TORNADO CRASHES IN CANADA
OTTAWA, The german Tornado was taking part in a NATO low-flying exercise in the north of Canada. The fighter shattered into pieces after it hit the ground some 130 nautical miles. It's still unknown wheter... more
AerospaceNASA UNVEILED NEW SATELLITE TO HELP MONITOR ENVIRONMENT
WASHINGTON, The new satellite will be launched into orbit September 20. The NOAA will allow scientists to better chart environmental changes, study what triggers disasters such as tornadoes, and help searchers... more
AerospaceENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS SHORTAGE THREATENS SPACE SHUTTLE SAFETY
WASHINGTON, The report from the GAO, Governement Accounting Office, said "workforce reductions are jeopardizing NASA's abiility to safely support the shuttle's planned flight rate". NASA spokesman Dwayne... more
AccidentsLANDING SPEED CITED AS POSSIBLE CAUSE OF GULF AIR CRASH
BAHRAIN, The informations from the plane's flight data recorder of Airbus A320 showed that the plane's speed while it was trying to land at Manama airport was above normal. This could have been a basic... more
AirlinesOLYMPIC AIRWAYS COULD BE PRIVATIZED
ATHENS, According to what reported by the greek press agency Ana the airline could be privatized for a majority share of 65%. Minister of Transports proposed to Prime Minister to divide Olympic into two... more
AirlinesVARIG DIVIDES INTO THREE HOLDINGS
BRASIL, Varig's president, Osires Silva, is planning to divide the brasilian airline into three different holdings to provide it a higher competitive power and the opportunity to look for various partnership.... more
AccidentsLAST WORDS OF CONCORDE CREW TO BE MADE PUBLIC TONIGHT
PARIS, The investigation bureau of Concorde air crash are tonight expected to publish the report of last words of the crew on internet. In particular the trascript of a conversation among the pilot Crhristian... more
AccidentsANOTHER KLM BOEING MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING
BERLINO, A Boeing 767 of dutch airline, flying from Amsterdam to Milan, made an emergency landing at Frankfurt airport after the air conditioner stopped working properly. The plane made a safe land... more
SecurityNTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION TO FAA
USA, The National Transport Safety Board recommended that the FAA convene a joint government-industry task force composed of representatives of manufacturers, operators, pilot labor organizations and Federal... more
AerospaceKEO SATELLITE COULD REMAIN IN ORBIT FOR 50.000 YEARS
PARIS, KEO satellite, expected to launch next year, could be in orbit until 52001. Projected by french researchers, this satellite will be able to receive messages via electronic mail, recording them all... more
AccidentsCASPIAN AIRLINES TUPOLEV MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN TEHERAN
TEHERAN, A Tupolev of Caspian Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing in Teheran airport after two of its tyres burst on take-off. The plane landed safely after circling the airport three hours... more
DefenseUSA URGING HUNGARY TO ADOPT F-16
BUDAPEST, A U.S. military delegation urged Hungary to renovate Mig 29s to Nato standards replacing them with F-16 fighters. Hungary will have to choose between renewing Migs to Nato standards or purcshasing... more
AccidentsSWISSAIR PLANE CRASH: ANOTHER YEAR TO INVESTIGATE
CANADA, After two years of investigations the causes of the Swissair crash in September 1998 in Nova Scozia are still unknown. Canada's Transportation Safety Board said the investigation involved 2 million... more
AccidentsTOMORROW WILL BE RELEASED FIRST REPORT ABOUT CONCORDE CRASH
PARIS, The Commission of Inquiry of Air Crash is going to release tomorrow in Paris the first report regarding Concorde crash. The document will not be drawing any conclusion because the inquiry is still... more