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PeopleCOCKPIT VIDEO CAMERAS IN PLANES RECOMMENDED BY NTSB
WASHINGTON, Despite the opposition of ALPA, NTSB completed the recommendation according to which all commercial planes, after January 1 2003, observing Part 121, 125, 135 of FAA's regulations, will have... more
PeoplePASSENGER JET RETURNS TO MUNICH FOR AN ASYLUM SEEKER HIDDEN INSIDE THE UNDERCARRIAGE
MUNICH, GERMANY, A DeutscheBa Boeing 737 headed to Berlin was forced to return to Munich after the pilot couldn't retract the landing gear. A 27-year old Romanian aylum seeker was found hidden inside... more
PeopleLATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN TRAFFIC TO RISE
USA, According to the Chairman of Airports Council International the airline traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean will rise by of 5.6% annually by 2005. The growth rate will be due to the improving... more
PeopleTHANKSGIVING DAY TO FILL FLIGHTS AND AIRPORTS
USA, U.S. airlines are preparing to face the passenger mass expected, in excess of 20 million people, in the holydays throughout the Thanksgiving travel period that is expected to increase over last year's... more
PeopleAMERICAN AIRLINES EMPLOYEES ARRESTED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
USA, 20 people was arrested from FBI officers after investigation on a drug smuggling between Puerto Rico and Pennsylvania, including six American Airlines employees. They have used Dallas-Fort Worth... more
PeopleFAA LOTTERY FOR AIRLINES SLOTS
NEW YORK, USA, It can sound incredible, but FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, is to run a lottery for assignation of new traffic slots to be allocated in the crowded New York's LaGuardia Airport, where... more
PeopleLAUDA AIR DENYS PLANS FOR AUA'S TAKEOVER (2) - CORRECTION
MILAN, A Lauda Air's spokesman announced today during a interview to WAPA Avionews that there are not plans defined yet for Austrian Airline's takeover on Lauda Air. The rumor, today reported by some European... more
PeopleITALIAN PILOT SENTENCED BY DEFAULT TO SPEND THREE YEARS IN JAIL
JORDAN, An italian pilot, Nicola Trifani, has been sentenced by default from an Amman Court to spend three years in jail for entering jordan air space without authorization during a flight to Iraq last... more
PeopleBOEING TO SEE CHINA US AND CHINA-EUROPE FLIGHTS UP 500%
ZHUHAI, CHINA, Boeing stated at the Zhuhai Airsow 2000 in southern China that direct flights linking China to Europe and the United States would increase 500 per cent over the next 20 years. The demand... more
PeopleRECONSTRUCTION OF CONCORDE WILL TAKE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS
PARIS, Captain Xavier Mulot, chief of the investigation on Concorde's debris, said it will take at least six months to finish reconstruction of the airliner. Investigators have laid out twisted fuselage... more
PeopleCIT AEROSPACE ORDERED 50 NEW AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS
FRANCE, Leasing company CIT Aerospace ha ordered 35 Airbus A320 and 15 A330, worth some $3.5bn. The new order takes to 80 the number of Airbus aircraft ordered by CIT, The first aircraft was delivered... more
PeopleCONCORDE CRASH COMPENSATION: NO AGREEMENT REACHED
PARIS, FRANCE, The fourth meeting between lawyers for the airline and for the victims' families failed to reach agreement. Acoording to lawyers of victims' families the french airline had still not made... more
PeopleIRAQ FLIGHTS DESPITE EMBARGO
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Two passengers aircraft, an Antonov and an Ilyushin used for domestic flights, have been sent by Iraqi from Baghdad to Basra, with 114 people on board and from Baghdad to Mosul with 42... more
PeopleFLIGHT DELAYS CONTINUES IN SEPTEMBER
USA, According to figures released by FAA,Federal Aviation Administration, even after the summer peak, flight delays continue to plague U.S. civil aviation world. Only in september, there were 46,273... more
PeopleTURKISH OFFICIALS TO INSPECT IRANIAN PLANE IN SEARCH OF WEAPONS
DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY, An iranian Boeing 727 was inspected by turkish officials of Diyarbakir airport in search of weapons to be delivered to lebanese hezbollah fighting against Israel. The plane, which... more
PeopleQATAR COURT SENTENCED HIJACKER TO SPEND 5 YEARS IN JAIL
QATAR, Qatar Court sentenced the hijacker of a Qatar Airways Airbus, at the end of a summary trial, to spend five years in jail. Adel Fahd Jahid hijacked the flight Doha-Amman last September 14 forcing... more
PeopleIRAK TO RESUME DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
BAGHDAD, The government press agency INA reported that iraqi minister of Transport, Ahmed Mourtada, said Iraq is going to resume domestic flights tomorrow. Iraqi Airlines scheduled flights from Baghdad... more
PeopleNTSB PUBLIC HEARING ON ALASKA AIRLINES ACCIDENT
WASHINGTON, D.C., The National Transportation Safety Board has announced on december 13-15, 2000 a public hearing on the fatal crash of Alaska Airlines flight 261, on january 31, 2000, were all of... more
PeopleALITALIA: THE MILANO-MIAMI FLIGHT IS DELAYED TO LANDING GEAR'S VIBRATIONS
MILAN MALPENSA, An Alitallia plane, flying from Milan Malpensa to Miami International Airport was stopped today while taking off because of vibrations in the landing gear. Passengers were disembarked... more
PeopleAIR FRANCE: CONCORDE TO FLY AGAIN IN APRIL
PARIS, FRANCE, Air France is expected to resume Concorde flights next April if french civil aviation authority will give its approval, a spokesman said. Is not clear if the Concorde which will fly... more
PeopleTHIRD SUSPECT IN AIR INDIA SABOTAGE CASE ARRESTED
VANCOUVER, CANADA, A third suspect in the 1985 bombing of an Air India jet that killed 329 people in the world's worst act of civilian aviation sabotage was arrested late yesterday after over 15 years.... more
PeopleNO MORE PIGS ON BOARD
USA, A 300 pound pig flew six hours with its owners on a first class US Airways flight. The two woman convinced the airline employees that the animal was a "therapeutic companion pet", declaring its... more
PeopleSUSPENDED FLIGHTS BETWEEN LONDON AND PARIS FOR THE BAD WEATHER
WAPA: LONDON, The bad weather conditions striking England, with a wind blowing at a speed of 150 km, affected all transport. Dover and Falmouth's ports were closed and the flights between London and Paris... more
PeopleRUSSIAN VNUKOVO AIRLINES TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO BAGHDAD
WAPA-BAGHDAD, IRAQ, The russian airline, according to what announced by Iraq minister of Transport, will schedule four weekly flights. The minister added that Saddam international airport of Baghdad is... more
PeoplePANAM 103 BOMB TRIAL ADJOURNED
CAMP ZEIST, HOLLAND, The trial against the two lybian men accused of planting a bomb on PanAm flight 103 in 1988, killing 270 people, was adjourned until next Tuesday because the defense needed to review... more
PeopleU.S. AIRLINES ALERTED OF HEIGHTENED THREAT OF TERRORIST ATTACKS
USA, U.S. airlines have been warned by State Department to inform their operators in Israel and thoroughout the West Bank and Gaza of an "a heightened threat of terrorist attacks." The same warning... more
PeopleLOCKHEED MARTIN'S X-35A SUCCESSFUL
WAPA-LOS ANGELES, Lockheed Martin's demonstrator X-35A, made a successful first flight. The jet flew 22 minutes from Palmdale to Edwards AFB. The aircraft did not break the sound barrier and the pilot,... more
PeopleAVRO RJX: THE NEW ECOLOGICAL BAE 146
WAPA-FLORENCE, After the official launch at London City Airport the ecological version of BAe 146 was unveiled again at Palazzo Vecchio, in Florence, where the chief of city airport, Riccardo Bicchi and... more
PeopleNEW CONCORDE TO BE PLANNED
WAPA-LONDON, Unofficial sources reported BA is working on a new model of the supersonic jet which crashed last July killing 130 people. The sources spoke of a -very unlikely- possibility for this new Concorde... more
PeopleFAA: COLLISION RISK TO BE INCREASED
WAPA-TEXAS-USA, According to a research released by Federal Aviation Authority, the expected rise of air traffic in the next 20 years will cause an increase of the risk of collision for planes on the... more