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AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND TAKES OVER ANSETT AUSTRALIA
AUCKLAND, Air New Zealand took over australian company Ansett at 100% after buying also the remaining 50% of shares on the 23rd of June. First slice of Ansett was purchased by the carrier about four years... more
IndustryBAX GLOBAL AND LOCKHEED MARTIN SIGN NEW CONTRACT
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, BAX Global, a 2 billion USD transportation and supply chain management company, signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to transport AGM-142 missile parts from Israel to Usa. First charters... more
PeopleUSA-CANADA AGREEMENTS
WASHINGTON, An exchange joint agreement between Usa and Canada was signed in order to allow both countries to accept civil air certifications regarding planning, manufacturing and manteinance of aircrafts.... more
Science and technologyGROUND SURVEILLANCE RADAR SYSTEMS FOR 25 AMERICAN AIRPORTS
USA, FAA Administrator Jane Garvey said 25 airports across the country will be equipped of a ground safety system to help prevent runways collisions. ASDE-X, this is device's name, is designed to show... more
IndustryDASA EXPECTS CONVERSION OF AIRCRAFTS INTO CARGO PLANES
BERLIN, According to german DASA, within next 20 years, there will be the need of converting at least 800 cargo planes in categories included between 30 and 50 tons to face market demands. DASA completed... more
PeopleTRANSPORT: DE PALACIO WANTS A STRONG PUBLIC STRUCTURE
LUXEMBOURG, European commissioner for Transports, Loyola de Palacio, in reply to french air traffic controllers' strike, declared that she "never talked about privatization". Eu Commission aims at "a strong... more
IndustryBOEING CUTTING 900 JOBS AT CALIFORNIA PLANT
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, Boeing said yesterday will cut up to 900 jobs from its Huntington beach plant in California, which works on Delta rocket and C 17 military transport program. The company confirmed... more
IndustryBOEING EMPLOYEES DECREASING
SEATTLE,USA, The big aeronautic american company deeply cuts back on staff in last months, shifting from over 197.000 employees at the beginning of the year to about 190.000 in May, shared out in its four... more
Civil aviationFAA URGES RUNWAY UPGRADES
WASHINGTON, Director of the FAA's runway safety program, john Mayrhofer, required some upgrades of runwways and federal regulations. Would be basic: better runway markings, more exact communication between... more
IndustryBAE SYSTEMS IS GOING TO CLOSE AVIONIC SECTOR
LONDON, English company plans to shift its business from avionic sector to other activities, starting from the early months of 2001. Among these activities are included those which Airbus consortium for... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN LAOS, 15 KILLED
BANGKOK, THAILAND, A Laos aviation helicopter crashed into a mountain on sunday, killing at least 15 people. The new was reported by some diplomats. The cause of the crash is still not clear. Passengers... more
IndustryFAIRCHILD ANNOUNCES PARTNERS FOR 428JET
USA, Fairchild Dornier recently announced the names of partners for making its regional transport aircraft 428JET: PW308 engines will be supplied by Pratt&Whitney Canada, while israeeli IAI will be committed... more
IndustryEMBRAER PLANS MANUFACTURE
BRAZIL, Brazilian aeronautic industry plans to manufacture, during the year, about 150 ERJ passengers regional transport aircrafts, while within 2001, manufacture should reach 200 units. Among these is... more
PeopleFRANCE: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TODAY ON STRIKE
PARIS, Today's strike of french air traffic controllers will be massive. Civil aviation's board of directors and the main airlines are expecting almost 90% of flights to be cancelled. Air France announced... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHED FOR TV SHOOTING
ATLIN, CANADA, Sources of canadian police revealed that an helicopter used by a tv crew to shot around British Columbia, on the border line with Yukon in Alaska, crashed after hitting a glacier. The mean... more
SecuritySTOPPED ROUND THE WORLD ULTRALIGHT TRIP
PEKING, The attempt of an english pilot, Colin Bodil, aged 49, of a trip around the world with his ultralight was temporary arrested by chinese army which stopped the mean in Nanning, in south of China.... more
PeopleCASH REFUNDS FOR VICTIMS OF OVERBOOKING
FIUMICINO, ROMA, Cash refunds, from 50 to 150 euro, for victims of overbooking. This is one of the measures illustrated by european commissioner for Transports, Loyola de Palacio to protect travellers.... more
AccidentsAIR FORCE OBLIGED TO CLIMB OUT IN LANDING
NEW YORK, According to forces of american air base of Andrews, in Maryland, the Boeing 747 whith president Clinton and his daughter Chelsea on board had to make a climb out while landing because of the... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE-BRITISH AIRWAYS MERGER SHOULD PROVOKE 16.500 DISMISSALS
PARIS, According to a research of Commerzbank the planned merger between British Airways and Air France could provoke the dismissal of 16.550 employees of the two companies, because the reduction of staff... more
AirlinesSKY TEAM, NEW JOINT VENTURE
NEW YORK, Four airlines, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air, formed an alliance which will be named Sky Team. It should have a turn over of 600 billions USD, with nearby one thousand aircrafts.... more
Science and technologyNOISE POLLUTION: SOON MEASURES
ROME, During the meeting organized by Arcan (National Association of Airport Municipalities) in Rome came out that situation of noise measurement in italian airports definitely got worse, especially in... more
HelicoptersFAA EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE FOR SIKORSKY S76
USA, Some manufacturing defects which were responsible of several cracks on rotors of a few Sikorsky S76 helicopters convinced american FAA to issue Emergency Airworthiness Directive. Conditions of improper... more
AccidentsJOHN KENNEDY JR. DIED FOR HIS MISTAKE
USA, The aircraft on which President's son, his wife Caroline Besset and his sister-in-law were travelling crashed because was John John himslf to lose control of the aircraft. Those are the conclusions... more
AirlinesALPINE TROOPS LAND IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
ROME, Senator Dolazza of Lega Nord, recently asked a parliamentary question about the regrettable fact which regards the Airbus A-321, of an italian private company, (the name was not spoken) which landed... more
AirlinesAER LINGUS GETS THE FIRST A-320
DUBLIN, Irish airline Aer Lingus recently got an Airbus A-320, the first of six units ordered, with high level dressing for 159 passengers in single class. The carrier already uses six A-321 and seven... more
Science and technologyADR: CONSIDERABLE RISE IN VALUE WITH PRIVATIZATION
ROME, According to what stated by managing director of Adr, Gaetano Galia, the privatization of company was absolutely profitable both for the shareholders and for the country and the same company. Infact... more
IndustryA3XX RECEIVES AUTHORIZATION TO OFFER TO LAUNCH CUSTOMERS
FRANCE, Airbus Industrie received approval from shareholders to make commercial offers to potential launch customers for the new jetliner A3XX. Eight airlines are currently concerned with that aircraft.... more
AccidentsCHINESE PILOT TRIED EMERGENCY LANDING BEFORE CRASH
BEIJING, Chinese officials confirmed that the pilot of crashed airplane in China the other day had tried to make an emergency landing before the plane was struck by lighting and exploded. The pilot had... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE READY TO DEAL WITH ALITALIA
NEW YORK, President of Air France, Jean Cyrill Spinetta, claimed french airline is ready to deal with ALitalia in order to find an agreement. That statement was issued during the presentation of Sky Team,... more
PeopleDE PALACIO: ONE SKY FOR EUROPE
ROME, European commissioner for Transport, Loyola de Palacio, visiting Rome in these days, declared commission's intention "to create one european air space". The purpose is to speed up and improve air... more
IndustryDELAYS FOR EADS CONSORTIUM
PARIS, The change of the big airspace consortium, which will gather the main european companies of the sector, in joint venture, expected at the beginning for the 1st of January 1999 seems now to be going... more
IndustryA3XX: MAYBE TOMORROW FINAL DECISION
PARIS, Could be taken tomorrow the final decision about Airbus A3XX future, the giant aircraft in the eye of the storm inside european consortium. After thousand postponements it seems all partners concerned... more
AirlinesSIGNED ALLIANCE BETWEEN AIR FRANCE AND DELTA AIRLINES
PARIS, The french Air France and the american Delta Airlines signed today an agreement of trade alliance. Ski team, this is the name of the project, will join Atlanta airport, the most crowded of the world,... more
DefenseCHINA ATTACKS AMERICAN ANTI-MISSILE DEFENCE PROPOSAL
GENEVA, China harshly criticized anti-missile defence system proposed by Usa because it would turn outer space into a battleship and would jeopardise global stability. That's what Hu Xiaodi, China'a Ambassador... more
AirlinesDOCUMENTS FROM SWITZERLAND SOON TO AEROFLOT
RUSSIA, Documents about supposed Aeroflot's funds siphoned off will be soon delivered to the airline. According to suspects of russian justice, financial services of two companies having seat in Switzerland,... more
PeopleDE PALACIO: STOP WITH OVERBOOKING
BRUXELLES, European Commissioner for Transports, Loyola de Palacio, declared war on the unfair custom of overbooking, used by many airlines. This system involves the selling of more tickets of the effective... more
AccidentsFEAR ON PRODI'S AIRCRAFT FOR BROKEN WINDSHIELD
PORTUGAL, Coming back from S. Maria de Feira, Portugal, President of European Commission, Romano Prodi and his retinue went through moments of fright when the little aircraft, a few minutes after taking... more
AccidentsCHINES PLANE CRASHES, 42 KILLED
BEIJING, An aircraft of a chinese airline, flying in a thunderstorm, crashed last night in central China, killing 42 people. The plane went down in the populated suburb of Wuhan. It is a domestically-manufactured... more
PeopleDE PALACIO-BERSANI TALKS TODAY OR TOMORROW
BRUXELLES, European commissioner for Transports, Loyola de Palacio, declared she is going to meet italian Minister of Transports today or tomorrow. About the contents of talks the commissioner said they... more
IndustryDI MASE SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS
ROME, Senator Dolazza, of Lega Nord, asked a parliamentary question with written reply about the judicial occurence which involved, among others, Josè Gustavo Di Mase Urbaneja, event published on venezuelan... more
DefenseRUSSIA THREATENS TO PULL OUT AGREEMENT ABOUT MEDIUM-RANGE MISSILES IF USA GOES AHEAD WITH SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, Commander of russian strategic missile forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Yakoviev, said Russia could pull out agreement eliminating medium-range missiles if Usa goes ahead with national missile... more
AirlinesINTERNET FLYING WITH LUFTHANSA TOO
FRANKFURT, German national company laid the foundations for internet connection from passengers' cabin during flights. The new is absolutely innovative in air transport sector: based on an internal network... more
DefenseUSA: NEXT NMD FLIGHT TEST SCHEDULED
WASHINGTON, American organization BMDO (Ballistic Missile Defense Organization) NMD (National Missile Defense) announced it has scheduled the third NMD intercept test flight for July 7,8 2000. The countries... more
AirlinesAN PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION REGARDING ALITALIA CONDITIONS
ROME, An Senator Renato Mercuri asked a parliamentary question to Premier and ministers of Treasure, Finance, Economy, Transports, about the current economical and managerial conditions in which Alitalia... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TAKES OVER BRIT AIR
PARIS, National french airline took over the majority of Brit Air, airline owing 38 aircrafts. No comments about the exact share the french company bought of the british airline. This operations follows... more
PeopleCOMMISSIONER DE PALACIO TOMORROW IN ROME
ROME, Loyola De Palacio, european commissioner of transports,will arrive to Rome tomorrow to visit Telespazio centre. The following day she will participate to launch of campaign for passengers rights,... more
AccidentsF18 BREAKS SOUND BARRIER AND PROVOKES BREAKDOWN OF SCHOOL'S CEILING
TERUEL, SPAIN, A fighter F18 provoked the breakdown of the ceiling of a school while, flying on the spanish resort of Teruel, was breaking the sound barrier. A pupil had minor injuries. more
AirlinesAEROFLOT AMONG THE MOST SECURE AIRLINES
MOSCOW, Russian airline Aeroflot, after some years of troubles, mainly due to the dissolution of Sovietic Union as political entity, raised up again and now declares to be one of the most secure and reliable... more
AirlinesNO MORE SHARK FINS IN MENU
BANGKOK, Thailand airlines decided, after complaints of passengers and ambientalists, to eliminate from their first class menu a special dish, shark fins soup. According to ambientalists thousands of "poor"... more
AirlinesALITALIA 13TH IN RANKING
ROME, According to Iata, the association gathering airlines of all the world, 1999 balance, first airline in the world for number of passengers transported is the american Delta, while Alitalia, in Europe... more