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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
AirlinesAIR NEZ ZEALAND RAISES PROFITS
ROME, Air New Zealand released the results of the financial year closed last June. The net profit increased 33,6%, takings rose up 10,9%. Ai New Zealand during the financial year upgraded its fleet with... more
AirlinesANSETT AUSTRALIA RELEASED FINANCIAL YEAR RESULTS
ROME, Ansett Australia closed last June the financial year with a 7,9% balance decrease. The drop is due to the raise of fuel price and to negative effects of adverse exchange. Domestic air traffic takings... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE AND DELTA TAKE OVER BID ON AIR INDIA
NEW DELHI, The privatization of Air India is tempting Air France, that, together with Delta Air Lines, could make an acquisition offer. About 40 % of the indian airline will be placed on market by the... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SELLS CHALLENGER 604 TO SOUTH AFRICAN OPERATOR
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, Kangra Aviation Partnership, based in Pretoria, South Africa, placed an order to Bombardier Aerospace to purchase a Challenger 604 business jet. 506 units of this jet have been... more