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PeopleU.S. FEDERAL JUDGE REFUSE TO OBLIGE DELTA PILOTS TO WORK OVER THEIR NORMAL HOURS
ATLANTA, A U.S. federal judge has denied Delta Airlines the possibility to ask its pilots to work overtime, claimed by airline occurring winter holydays. The judge has also warned pilot's union to avoid... more
PeopleBRITISH GOVERNMENT ISSUED AVIATION CONSULATION DOCUMENT ON FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL
LONDON, UK government, in the document, urged british airlines and airports to improve the way they treat passengers. At present about 160 million passengers pass through UK airports each year, aviation... more
PeopleAIRLINE PILOTS FROM 30 COUNTRIES THREATEN TO BOYCOTT TAIWAN AIR SPACE
SINGAPORE, Airline pilots from 30 countries may boycott Taiwan's airspace unless the pilots of Singapore Airlines crash are allowed to go home. According to the International Federation of Airline... more
PeopleUK: TOMORROW DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF AIR TRANSPORT
UK, The government initiative was welcomed by Keith Jowett, chief executive of the Airport Operators Association, as helpful to stimulate an informed debate on the important issue of the future of... more
PeopleCLINTON FOUNDS AN AGENCY TO HANDLE AIR TRAFFIC
NEW YORK, U.S.A., Clinton, the american president, annonced the private agency's foundation, the Air Traffic Organization, to plan a way to reduce the air delay's problem, because they increased 55% compared... more
PeopleFRENCH TRANSPORT MINISTER HOPES CONCORDE TO FLY SOON
PARIGI, The french minister, Jean-Claude Gayssot, said in an interview to Europe 1 radio that he wishes the plane to resume flights within the end of summer 2001. He added that a meeting between french... more
PeopleBRITISH ATC PRIVATIZATION PLAN GETS IATA APPROVAL
GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, According to IATA officials, International Air Transport Association grouping almost totality of world's airlines, British ATC privatization plan is a good example to follow, making... more
PeopleCLINTON CREATES AN AGENCY TO MANAGE THE AIR TRAFFIC
U.S.A., Clinton, the american president, annonced the private agency's foundation, the Air Traffic Organization, to plan a way to reduce the air delay's problem, because they are increased of 55% compared... more
PeopleFORMER AEROFLOT VICE PRESIDENT IMPRISONED FOR CHEAT
MOSCOW, Nikolaï Glouchkov, former Russian national airline Aeroflot vice president, has been imprisoned in charge of cheat in the prison of Lefortovo in Moscow. The charges concerns "Aeroflot affair",... more
PeopleAIR STYLE TO BE TRENDY
., Following the trend of passengers of taking whatever they can away from the planes whatever they can, as blankets, sugar, cans, packed lunch, designers are trying to turn the "air style" trendy. So... more
PeopleA ''SWASTIKA WOOD'' VISIBLE FROM THE GERMAN SKY
ZERNIKOW-GERMANY, A photographer recently spotted the existence of a forest shaped as a Nazi swastika in East Germany during a flight in the area. The photographer, flying there by chance, was taking... more
PeopleARAFAT'S PLANE DELAYED BY FOG
EL CAIRO, The plane of the palestinian leader yesterday circled over the fog bound Cairo airport for an hour before being granted the permission to land. The heavy fog delayed or rerouted 32 flights and... more
PeopleEUROCONTROL PROPOSES TO HALVE VERTICAL SEPARATIONS
BRUSSELS, There is an intricate debate inside the European Community about RVSM (Reduce Vertical Separation Minimum) proposal made by Eurocontrol and explained by Joe Sultana, director of Eurocontrol's... more
PeopleAMERICA WEST AIRLINES WILL INSTALL DEFIBRILLATORS ON ITS AIRCRAFT FLEET
USA, U.S. America West Airlines announced it will install the cardiac defibrillators on its aircraft fleet, training flight attendants for use of device. Some of cardiac problems that will occur to a passenger... more
PeopleIRAQ ASKS THE RETURN OF THE CIVILIAN AIRCRAFTS IMPOUNDED SINCE THE GULF WAR
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Iraq's foreign minister said that Jordan and Tunisia have agreed to hand back Iraqi civilian airliners impounded since the Gulf War, but Jordanian aviation sources said that they did... more
PeopleFAA FINES ALASKA FOR NEARLY 1USDM
USA, Federal Aviation Administration fined Alaska Airlineswith nearly USD1m for a series of violation occurred in its jetliner maintenance. The FAA officials said that some of these violation could be... more
PeoplePORTUGUESE MINISTER RESIGNATION (2) GUTERRES ACCEPTS TREASURY MINISTER OFFER TO QUIT
LISBON, PORTUGAL, After refused to accept minister of justice, Antonio Costa, offer to quit, Portugal prime minister Antonio Guterres accepted resignation of Ricardo Sa Fernandes, treasury minister, which... more
PeoplePORTUGAL MINISTER OF JUSTICE OFFERED TO QUIT FOR A 1980 AIR ACCIDENT
LISBON, PORTUGAL, Following a controversial dispute, in which Portuguese government has been accused to fail to adequately investigate in a 1980 air accident, minister of justice, Antonio Costa offered... more
PeopleAUSTRIA: LAUDA BANNED FROM PILOTING PLANES OF LAUDA AIR
VIENNA, Lauda Air's new chairman, Ferdinand Schmidt, named after the resignation of the ex race driver, told him his piloting contract would not be accepted, Lauda said. "I will certainly no longer fly... more
PeopleWEAK PASSENGER TRAFFIC INCREMENT IN EUROPE IN OCTOBER
EUROPE, According to data released by AEA, Airline European Association, a weak increment of 3,9 per cent has been recorded for the month of October, compared with the same period of the last year. In... more
PeopleBRITAIN GOVERNMENT REALIZES FIRST UK NATS PRIVATIZATION STEP
GREAT BRITAIN, The UK Government won today the first step for the partial privatisation of Great Britain's National Air Traffic Service (NATS). Is the third time that the proposal has been submitted... more
PeopleUK: CRISIS ON THE RAILWAYS TO BOOST DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL
LONDON, All the airlines reported huge rises in passenger numbers, particularly in the routes between London and north of England and Scotland. BA said domestic passenger levels rose between 20% and... more
PeopleUK UPPER HOUSE DELAYS ATC PRIVATIZATION AGAIN
LONDON, ENGLAND, In the general election by 132 votes to 125, United Kingdom Upper House delayed for another time the 51% sell-off of the National Air Traffic system (NATS). Transport Minister Lord Macdonald... more
People''AUSTRALIAN DOMESTIC MARKET TOO SMALL TO SUPPORT FOUR CARRIERS''
AUSTRALIA, According to the heads of two fledging airlines, Impulse Airlines e Virgin Blue, the domestic market is too small to support four airlines in the long term. The situation is also due to... more
PeopleNIGERIAN AVIATION TO REMOVE 450 AIRCRAFTS
NIGERIA, AFRICA, The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) removed 450 aircrafts from the register of planes licensed to fly in Nigeria's space. The aircrafts had been abandoned at various airports... more
PeopleSTOWAWAY FOUND HIDDEN INSIDE THE UNDERCARRIAGE
VIETNAM, A vietnamese was found alive hidden inside the carriage of a Vietnam Airlines ATR-72. He was half-frozen when the plane landed at Nha Trang airport. The plane flew at an altitude of 6000 metres... more
PeopleANGOLA TO TIGHTEN MAINTENANCE CHECKS ON CIVILIAN AIRCRAFTS
LUANDA, Angola's Civil Aviation Authority said it will tighten these checks following two fatal plane crashes. New rules will be introduced, among them one which will impose limits on the age of aircrafts... more
PeopleFRANKFURT AIRPORT: TWO DRUNKEN GERMANS LOOKING FOR A TOILET END UP IN MOSCOW
FRANKFURT, The two germans, who were at the airport to attend a conference, after wandering around the terminal, took a shuttle bus which took them out on the plane to Moscow. They got on and sat down.... more
PeopleGREEK EXECUTIVE ARRESTED FOR BOMB HOAX
ATHENS, Nikita Kotiadis, a dairy products company executive was arrested at Athens airport after phoning in a bomb threat just because he was late for a flight to Brussels. The executive was sentenced... more
People100.000 USD OFFERED BY BOEING TO TWA MEMORIAL
ST. LOUIS, USA, Aeronautical comapny Boeing Co. offered 100.000 USD to help to build a memorial for the 230 people killed on the 747 aircraft, in TWA operated flight 800 crash, occurred in 1996. Up today... more