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Science and technologyAIRLINES GROUNDED BY STORM
USA, Bad weather slapping the central United States caused the cancellation of many flights since the beginning of the week. Northwest Airlines had to cancel about 240 flights on monday due to blizzard... more
Science and technologyNEW PROCEDURES FOR PASSENGERS AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, New and optimized procedures for passengers check-in are now in use at the Frankfurt Airtport. The new facilities include additional ckeck-in automated machines and desks, providing... more
Science and technology99-YEAR LEASE FOR NIAGARA FALLS AIRPORT
NIAGARA FALLS, NY, A Spanish industry would make an $10.1 million investment for a part of a 99-year lease agreement of the Niagara Falls International Airport. The proposed agreement between the The... more
Science and technologyREOPENED MILITARY AIRPORT IN GEORGIA
TBILISI, GEORGIA, With an official ceremony ex-Soviet Georgia's Defense Ministry officials will reopen a military air base 18 miles outside the capital, Tbilisi, after 18-month first stage of the reconstruction... more
Science and technology''SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG'' : ''GERMAN ARMY REFORM''
BERLIN, The reform plan includes the shutdown of 59 places, among barracks and military bases. The new was announced by german Defence Minister on an interview on "Sueddeutsche Zeitung".......... more
Science and technologyORLANDO SANFORD REPORTS TOTAL PASSENGERS RECORD FOR 2000
SANFORD, USA, As the year 2000 came to an end, Orlando Sanford International Airport finished the year well ahead of 1999's traffic levels. The airport serviced 1,159,700 passengers for the year. International... more
Science and technologyEXPLOSION AT MANILA AIRPORT
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, Yesterday the Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport has been closed for few hours after an explosion destroyed an electrical cable resulting in a power outage. The explosion... more
Science and technologyISRAEL: AIRPORTS TO RESUME OPERATIONS
JERUSALEM, Operations at country's international airport were resumed after a one-day stoppage due to israeli unions' strike. Flights were almost back no normal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. more
Science and technologyTOKYO AIRPORT: SNOW CAUSES DISRUPTIONS
TOKYO, Eight centimetres of snows fallen on the japanese capital on saturday caused the cancellation of more than 400 flights at Haneda airport. The runways were closed at Narita airport for about four... more
Science and technologyFIGHTER CRASHES IN PAKISTAN, UNHURT THE PILOT
PAKISTAN, A military pakistani aircraft went down near Minwali, in the province of Punjab during a routine mission. The pilot ejected safely. An investigation was launched to determine the cause of the... more
Science and technology''THE TIMES OF INDIA'' : ''STRENGTHENED CONTROLS AT INDIAN AIRPORT''
NEW DELHI, "New Delhi's High Court ordered to strenghten checks at airports after a passenger passed check in with forbidden materials" more
Science and technologyNO LIGHT IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA, The Gateway LAX pylon lights along the airport's Century Boulevard entryway will be illuminated for only 5,5 hours each night because of the current energy crisis in California, Los Angeles... more
Science and technologyU.S. AIRWAYS PREFERS CHARLOTTE
SOUTH CAROLINA, With 513 daily departures the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, South Carolina, leads Pittsburgh in the number of daily departures by U.S. Airways. The passengers boarded from this... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURT AIRPORT FIRST IN EUROPE
FRANKFURT, Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, won the titles of "Best Airport in Europe" and "Best Airport in Germany" : this titles are based on responses from about 3,500 readers of a Munich travel publication.... more
Science and technologyNEW ATHENS AIRPORT TO OPEN ON MARCH 18
ATHENS, Eleftherios Venizelos international airport, scheduled to open on March 1, will be inaugurated on March 18 because of delays in completing a road link to the Greek capital. The airport was built... more
Science and technologyBOMB HOAX IN PAKISTAN'S CAPITAL
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, Panic at Islamabad airport cargo terminal yesterday morning for a bomb hoax call.The airport authorities, immediately informed, called the Airport Security Force, civil defence, bomb... more
Science and technologyFIRED MARINES OSPREY'S TRAINING SUADRON COMMANDER
USA, US Marines Corps fired its Osprey's training suadron commander, Lt. Col.Odin Fred Leberman, 45, as a precautionary measure, as he is charged by an anonymous allegation that he ordered Marines to falsify... more
Science and technologySECURITY ARRANGEMENT TIGHTENED AT INDIAN AIRPORTS
KASHMIR, INDIA, Chamanlal Gupta, union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, said security arrangements were strengthened at all airports and additional precautionary measures have been introduced after... more
Science and technologyAMSTERDAM AIRPORT TO RESUME OPERATION AFTER EXPLOSION
AMSTERDAM, Amsterdam's Schipol airport resumed operation yesterday evening after the explosion in the morning and the following closure and evacuation of large areas. Two of the three departure halls were... more
Science and technologySTRIKES AT CHICAGO'S AIRPORT
CHICAGO, IL., Strikes todays at O'Hare International Airport of Chicago: flight attendants will protest in Terminal 1 from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. and in Terminal 3 from 11.00... more
Science and technologyTARANTULAS AND SCORPIONS FOUND AT BOGOTA'S AIRPORT
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, 250 live tarantulas and 20 squirming scorpions , had been found in a garbage, apparently after a botched attempt to smuggle them to Japan. The scorpions and the tarantulas, large like... more
Science and technologyGAZA AIRPORT REOPENED
GAZA, The airport, located in the Gaza strip, was reopened today. Israel authorities shut it down last sunday after the murder of a hebrew colonist. more
Science and technologyBORODIN DETAINED AT JFK AIRPORT
NEW YORK, Pavel Borodin, former Kremlin Chief in Yeltsin government, was detained immediately upon arrival in the United States under the arrest warrant issued by Swiss authorities in January last year.... more
Science and technologyFEDEX BECOME FIRST US CUSTOMER FOR AIRBUS
PARIS, FRANCE, It is a record that will not be pleasant to Boeing, concurrent of European Airbus consortium: Fedex become the first US customer for French company, with its 10 A-380 cargo-version firm... more
Science and technologyHONG KONG AIRPORT EXPECTS AN HAPPY NEW YEAR
HONG KONG, The Hong Kong's International Airport Chep Lap Kok, recently accused to be little secure, expects an huge air traffic's increment on Jan. 24, the Chinese New Year. Almost 650 flights are scheduled... more
Science and technologyAMERICAN ACTIVISTS IN IRAQ
BAGHDAD, Two night ago 70 American activist arrived in Saddam International Airport, in Baghdad, after a Royal Jordanian flight from Amman towards an Iraqi welcoming committee: they will protest at... more
Science and technologyASIAN RECOVERY A GOOD AIR TRANSPORT MARKET
SINGAPORE, According to a Singapore's civil aviation spokesman, Whole Asia in in recovery on air trasport market, looking at Singapore's Changi Airport figures for year 2000. In respect to 1999 period,... more
Science and technologyHEAVY FOG ON NORTH INDIA
NUOVA DELHI, Yesterday air and rail services in North India has been thrown out by heavy fog for all the day: the Indira Gandhi International Airport has been closed for three hours and trains running... more
Science and technologyHONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO ALLOW MORE FLIGHTS
HONG KONG, Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok international airport yesterday announced to increase flight levels despite it was recentlry accused of inadequate air traffic safety. Almost 650 aircraft are scheduled... more
Science and technologyOSLO'S AIRPORT: DELAYS FOR FOG
OSLO, The departures from the Oslo's International Airport put up with heavy delays because of a dense fog descent on the airport from two days: it is previewed that the atmospheric phenomenon persists... more
Science and technologySINGAPORE AIRPORT, 2000 OK
SINGAPORE, Singapore's Changi Airport increased of 9.8 per cent passengers and 12 per cent cargo the last year record, helping Asia's re-emerging economies. The airport handled 28.6 million passengers... more
Science and technologySAN SALVADOR INT'L AIRPORT CLOSED FOR EARTHQUAKE
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA, San Salvador's international airport, has been closed and all flight canceled due to disastrous earthquake, near Richter scale 8 magnitude, which striked Central... more
Science and technologyMORE THAN 6 MILLION PASSENGERS AT SHANGAI AIRPORTS IN 2000
SHANGAI, CHINA, According to latest customs statistics cited by the Xinhua News Agency more than 6.1 million people passed through Shanghai customs last year. The city has two international airports which... more
Science and technologyCANADIAN FIRM TO BUILD LAGOS TERMINAL AIRPORT
NIGERIA, Canadian firm Sanders Investment Ltd is to build the new terminal at Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos. The contract was announced by Transport Minister Ojo Maduekwe. The project is scheduled... more
Science and technologyNEW RAILWAY LINE FOR HEATHROW
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Greater London Authority Transport Committee, in the strategy which want to support a series of new rail projects, has decided to realize a new CrossRail line which will allow trains... more
Science and technologyGIULIANI, NYC AIRPORTS AMONG THE WORST IN USA
NEW YORK, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said yesterday that the city's two major airports, La Guardia and JFK, are among the worst in the United States and their poor management could affect the... more
Science and technologyINDIA: FOG HITS AIR
INDIA, Fog yesterday struck again the Gandhi International of New Delhi forcing diversions and delays of airport operations. International and domestic flights reported over five-hour delays. After visibility... more
Science and technologyUNITED
LONDON, United Airlines is to introduce battery-powered mobile check-in units - called "chariots" - at London's Heathrow Airport this spring. A customer service representative will work in each chariot,... more
Science and technologySOUTH KOREA: THOUSANDS STRANDED BECAUSE OF SNOW
SEOUL, About 13.000 people were stranded, mainly tourists and students, at the airport on Cheju island off the southern coast because of heavy snow. Hundreds of domestic flights were canceled while some... more
Science and technologySECURITY STEPPED UP AT KASHMIR AIRPORT
KASHMIR, Security has been stepped up at Srinigar airport in Indian-administered Kashmir after what the authorities say was an infiltation attempt by separtist militants. On Sunday the soldiers foiled... more
Science and technologyFIRST AIRPORT CASINO IN EUROPE
GERMANY, EUROPE'S first airport casino has opened in Germany to give weary travellers a different way of enduring travel delays. Backers of the casino at Frankfurt Airport hope to net £2 million in... more
Science and technologyFAA INVESTIGATES RUNWAY MISHAP AT AIRPORT
PRIVIDENCE, USA, A US Airways Airbus A319 people aborted its takeoff during a snowstorm last weekend to avoid a Boeing 737 of Southwest crossing the runway at Warwick airport , the Federal Aviation Administration... more
Science and technologyTRAVELERS STRANDED AFTER SPIRIT AIRLINES CANCELS FLIGHTS
DETROIT, Travelers were left stranded at Detroit Metropolitan Airport this week after Spirit Airlines' suddenly curtailed its schedule. Some holding tickets for the cut-rate airline Tuesday had been... more
Science and technologySPANISH-AUSTRALIAN GROUP BUYS BRISTOL AIRPORT
U.K., Bristol International Airport will have Spanish-Australian owners in investment bank and construction company . This joint venture will buy the airport for $342 million in total; $290 million for... more
Science and technologyINCHON INTERNATIONAL COULD OPEN LATE MARCH
SOUTH KOREA, Inchon International Airport in Korea could open between March 27-29. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines had opted for March 22 and 25 respectively, but the airport decided on March 27 or 29... more
Science and technologyMOSCOW DOMODEDOVO AIRPORT TO RESUME OPERATIONS
MOSCOW, The airport was closed for more than 4 hours yesterday, due to strong fog that made landing and departure operations extremely difficult. The airport's press-service said that 15 planes were delayed... more
Science and technologyISRAEL: BEN-GURION AIRPORT TO BUY NEW RADAR SYSTEM
ISRAEL, The new $9 million radar system, produced by Raytheon, will be supplied and installed within 18 months. It will permit to control ground traffic and taxiing aircraft. The airport recorded a 9.37... more
Science and technologyZURICH AIRPORT: SMALL BLAST HITS OFFICE OF ISRAELI AIRLINE EL AL
ZURICH, The office was damaged overnight by a small explosion. There were no injures. A group calling itself "For A Revolutionary Perspective" claimed responsibility for the explosion. The group called... more
Science and technologyJAPANESE NARITA AIRPORT HAS NO MORE ROOM
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to a Japanese Civil Aviation official, the Tokyo's Narita airport is full to capacity and faces serious overload in the future. Narita airport, opened in 1979, have tripled its... more
Science and technologyGENEVA: NEW PASSENGER RECORD IN 2000
GENEVA, Geneva's international airport recorded a new passenger record in the year 2000. About 7,8 million travellers transited in the swiss airport. Also in 1999 up to 7 million passengers were recorded... more