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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
AerospaceCLINTON: "MOSCOW HAS TO NEGOTIATE ABOUT SPACE SHIELD"
WASHINGTON, U.S. are showing iron hand towards Russia about the space shield: there will be no negotiate regarding other reductions of nuclear weapons until Moscow government will not accept talks about... more
PeopleALFREDO ROMA (ECAC): "ONLY ONE AUTHORITY TO MANAGE EUROPEAN SKY"
VERONA, Alfredo Roma, Ecac's President, ended Verona meeting saying "only one central authority for flight management, ready to urge security interventions, passengers' rights, environment, harmonization... more
DefenseSECRETS REVEALED ABOUT ATOMIC WEAPONS, FBI RELEASES DOCTOR LEE
LOS ANGELES, The release of the chinese scientist Wen Ho Lee, imprisoned since 9 months for reporting military secrets to China, closes one of the most sensational spy-story of recent years, confirming... more
AccidentsMD-80 MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AT DALLAS AIRPORT
DALLAS, USA, An American Airlines MD-80 made an emergency landing at Dallas Forth Worth International Airport after the pilot stopped an engine because of an unproper working of lubricating system as signalled... more
AirlinesBRITISH MIDLAND RE-ENTERS U.S. MARKET
GREAT BRITAIN, The english airline British Midwest, the second carrier of Great Britain after British Airways, will announce in the week its intention to return, after 18 years, to fly to U.S. The first... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING AFTER PLANE'S ENGINE FAILS
USA, An America West Airline aircraft carryng 100 people made an emengency landing at Sky Harbor International Airport. The Boeing 757 flying from San Francisco to Phoenix had an engine shut down when... more
PeopleALFREDO ROMA (ECAC): "AN IMMEDIATE EUROPEAN AUTHORITY FOR CIVIL AVIATION"
ROME, "We need a real european Authority for Civil Aviation". This was the proposal of Enac and Ecac's President, Alfredo Roma. This proposal replies to the one made by the european commissioner for Transport... more
AirlinesTRANSOCEANIC PARTNERSHIP FOR BRITISH AIRWAYS
LONDON, British Airways started negotiations with Northwest Airlines, one of the major U.S. airlines, for a transoceanic air transport project in which the american carrier would replace American Airlines,... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH KILLS A MAN
SCOTLAND, A light aircraft crashed near Llyn y Fan Fach in the Black Mountains in Wales. The pilot died and his body was flown by RAF to Singleton Hospital. Police made a through search of the area and... more
AccidentsITALIAN PEOPLE GIVE UP FLIGHT FOR FEARING A TECHNICAL PROBLEM OF THE AIRCRAFT
EL CAIRO, Fear won for once, the most obvious reaction felt before boarding an aircraft going to takeoff in unsecure condition. The 19 italian passengers of a private charter flying from El Cairo to... more
AccidentsDRUNKEN WATERPOLO TEAMS ABOARD, COMMANDER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
ROMA, An Air Malta Boeing 737 flying from Malta to Budapest was forced to make an emergency landing at Fiumicino airport for an overjoyed atmosphere distrurbing passengers. The drunken state of about... more
AccidentsTWA AIRCRAFT ABORTS TAKEOFF FOR CO-PILOT'S SIDE UNLATCHED
WASHINGTON, A Twa jetliner aborted takeoff at Kennedy Airport after the pilot noticed that co-pilot's side had been left unlatched. The Boeing 767, bound for St. Louis with 233 people aboard, blew six... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT CARRYING THREE PEOPLE
GORIZIA, A twin engine german aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Friuli-Venezia Giulia Ronchi dei Legionari regional airport five minutes after takeoff. No passenger was injured. The aircraft... more
AccidentsPIERRE GRAF: "FRENCH CONCORDE READY TO FLY AGAIN SOON
PARIS, Concorde supersonic jet, after the crash of July 25 at Charles De Gaulle airport in which 113 people were killed, could fly again in a short while. But this period risks to be extended to two years... more
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