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PeopleSTRIKE OF AIR LIBERTE' GROUND PERSONNEL
PARIS, FRANCE, A strike is on course in several French airport, held by SetAA company, which serves French regional airline Air Libertè for ground services. The strike is more evidenti n Toulose airport... more
PeopleSINGAPORE AIRLINE CRASH SURVIVORS SUE AIRLINE, BOEING AND TAIPEI AIRPORT AUTHORITY
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, At least 40 of the survivors of the Singapore Airlines crash occurred in last October are suing the airline, Boeing Co. and Taiwan airport authorities hiring an American lawyer, specialized... more
PeopleSOUTH KOREA BUYS RUSSIAN BE-200
MOSCOW, A Irkutsk Aircraft Production Association's (IAPO) spokesman reported that South Korea will become the first foreign country to buy new Russian-made Be-200 amphibious aircraft: this is a multi-purpose... more
PeopleSABENA: EUROPEAN AIRLINES VERSUS UE
BRUSSELS, Four leading European airlines are planning to complain to the European Commission about the Belgian government's plans to pump E100m into Sabena as part of a E250m ($227m) recapitalisation of... more
PeopleFAA WINS TECHNOLOGY AWARD
U.S., According the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) one of its weather products has been recognized as a model of excellence in government information technology by Government Technology magazine. T... more
PeopleU.S. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS UNIONS AUTHORIZE STRIKES
USA, On about 23,000 american unionized flight attendant, the 96% voted to authorize a strike if no resolution in the talks for working contract renewal will be reached. Since two years this contract wait... more
People1994 AIRBUS AIR ACCIDENT TRIAL STARTED
TOULOSE, FRANCE, The trial for the air accident which claimed seven lives, including two Italian Alitalia pilots started in front of Toulose court. The accident occurred during tests performed simulating... more
PeopleAIR AFRIQUE'S EMPLOYEES CALL A STRIKE
ABIDJAN, The employees of Air Afrique have called for tomorrow a 24 hours strike against the decision of the apexes of company to halve the staff in the attempt to reorganize the disastrous situation financial.... more
PeopleFOETUS FOUND ON KUWAIT AIR'S PLANE
PARIS, The cleaners have found a dead fetus, approximately six months old, in a toilette of an Kuwait Air airplane arrived from Rome to the Charles de Gaulle airport of Paris: difficult the surveyings... more
PeopleSENEGAL: NEW AIRLINE
SENEGAL, The maiden flight of new Air Senegal International's airline owned by Senegal State and Royal Air Maroc, has been operated on February 24. The airline, created after the privatization of Air... more
PeopleJUDGE WON'T HALT TWA BID PROCESS
WASHINGTON, According to Reuters Continental Airlines it rescinded its appeal of a decision allowing an auction of Trans World Airlines Inc. assets, just a day after a bankruptcy court denied a Continental... more
PeopleCERTIFICATION FAA FOR FLIGHTSAFETY'S NEW SIMULATOR
NEW YORK, The newest simulator for the Bombardier Dash 8 regional airliner has received the FAA's certification. It is now in customer service at FlightSafety International's new Atlanta, Georgia, training... more
PeopleLAST MC DONNEL DOUGLAS NAMED PLANE DELIVERED
WASHINGTON, The last plane built under Mc Donnel Douglas name was delivered yesterday to Lufhtansa. The MD-11 plane will be included in the german airlines fleet. Boeing abandoned future production of... more
PeopleDUMA VS GOVERNMENT ABOUT AIRBUS
MOSCOW, Russia's Parliament, the State Duma filed an inquiry to the Government on the protection of Russian aviation industry, a Russian press agency reported. The inquiry was initiated in the view of... more
PeopleCHINA'S CIVIL AVIATION RISING
BEIJING, According a Chinese press agency, China's civil aviation carried 7.14 million passengers during the Spring Transport Season, with an increase of 66,000 compared to the same period last year.... more
PeopleAFRICAN AIR TRAFFIC TO GROW
NAIROBI, KENYA, Adam Brown, Vice President for Market Forecasts of Airbus Industrie said african passenger air traffic is expected to grow at 4.4 percent annually for the next twenty years. According to... more
PeopleKIDNAP ATTEMPT AVERTED
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, Accordin to AirWise flight attendants from a Mexican airline are reported to have prevented the kidnapping of a 10-month-old baby who was being taken by a woman to the United States... more
PeopleUSA-CUBA CHARTER FLIGHTS ARE BOOMING
USA, Charter flights to Cuba from the United States have never been so crowded as in the last period. Los Angeles and New York airports had to help Miamioverbooked flights by offering new services to Cuba.... more
PeopleBOEING 757 SF MAKES FIRST FLIGHT
WICHITA, USA, The first Boeing 757 Special Freighter (SF) lifted off Thursday for its first flight since undergoing passenger-to-freighter modification at Boeing Airplanes Services' Wichita facility. The... more
PeopleE-TICKETS TO BE SOON AVAILABLE
U.S., According a statement the International Air Transport Association (Iata) and Sita Group, an information technology company, are to start an issuing system for electronic tickets for international... more
PeopleDELTA PILOTS HAVE HAD AN INJUCTION BY A FEDERAL JUDGE.
U.S., A federal judge introduced an injunction against the pilots of Delta, since 18 months in fight against the apexes of the company for renews of contract. The last December the third American carrier... more
PeopleNEW SOMALI AIRLINE
MOGADISHU, For the first time in the history of the country, Somali businessmen have bought planes for commercial flights: unlike the existing handful airline companies, the new Airline Company, Air... more
PeopleMAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL HARASSMENT
ACAPULCO, MEXICO, Steven Newman, of Toronto, has been charged for an alleged sexual assault on a flight attendant. The sexual harassment occurred onboard a Sky Service Flight from Toronto to Acapulco.... more
PeopleEUROPE IS LATE
ROME, ?(,g to the Association of European Airlines (AEA), the trade organization for 29 of Europe's largest airlines, the 25.5 per cent of its members' intra-European flights were delayed in 2000:... more
PeopleFAA STARTS FLIGHT SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN TAIWAN
TAIWAN, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday started a three-day flight safety check tour of Taiwan. The inspection will be focused on Taiwan's aviation safety-related legal system and it aims... more
PeopleDELTA: PILOTS VOTE FOR STRIKE
NEW YORK, The American third-largest carrier's pilots have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if fail contract talks which have been going one since 18 months: the company and union have agreed... more
PeopleUS UNION LEADERS TO OPPOSE ATC PRIVATIZATION
USA, Leaders of the 32 US major transportation unions unanimously adopted a statement urging Congress and President Bush to oppose privatization proposals because they would disrupt air traffic control... more
PeopleINDIA: APPROVED AVIATION SAFETY AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA
NEW DELHI, The Indian cabinet approved here on Tuesday the signing of an aviation safety promotion agreement with Russia, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. Under the agreement, each side would... more
PeopleNEW FLIGHT SIMULATORS FOR BELL HELICOPTERS
ANAHEIM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, The well known flight training simulators maker, Frasca International, announced at Heli-Expo 2001 the realization of the Flight Training Devices (FTD) for two Bell Helicopters,... more
PeopleINDIA NEEDS ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFTS
INDIA, According to AirWise Suvendoo Ray, president of the Indian unit of Boeing Co, said that India will need an additional 380 passenger planes worth USD$24 billion over the next 20 years to meet growing... more