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AirlinesWESTJET ANNOUNCED NEW SERVICE TO ALBERTA
CALGARY, ALBERTA, Westjet Airlines announced yesterday that it will start a new service to Fort McMurray, Alberta, on January 8, 2001. The airline will operate daily flights to Edmonton and Calgary. 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
AirlinesFINNAIR AND BA TO EXTEND CODE-SHARING AGREEMENT TO CANADA
LONDON, BA and Finnair, both members of Oneworld alliance, extended their code-sharing agreement to services between London and Canada. It is the first long haul route code-share deal between the two... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition November 6-12 , 2000 Zhuhai Airport Fax: (86) 756 337 6415 Aviation Employee Placement Service Career Forum November 10-11, 2000 Crystal... 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
AirlinesAIR CHINA AND PRATT&WHITNEY SIGN AGREEMENT FOR MAINTENANCE OF JT9D ENGINES
EASTH HARTFORD, USA, Air China yesterday signed a long term agreement, of five years, with Pratt&Whitney for maintenance and overhaul of the airline's JT9D-7R4 engines. The value of the contract exceeds... more
AccidentsEL SALVADOR: AIR FORCE PLANE CRASHES, TWO INJURED
EL SALVADOR, A plane of El Salvador air force crashed yesterday while trying to land in northeast of the country. Two people, the pilot and an offical, were injured. Unhurt the co-pilot and an air technician.... more
AccidentsSURVIVOR SUES SIA: THE CRASH WAS "FORESEEABLE AND AVOIDABLE"
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, A survivor of the crash of Singapore Airlines' flight at Chiang Kai-shek aiport in Taiwan has sued the airline claiming that the accident was "both foreseeable and avoidable." more
Science and technologyLAOS: BOMB EXPLODES AT AIRPORT, THREE INJURED, MAYBE TWO KILLED
VIENTIANE, LAOS, A bomb exploded at Vientiane airport on the eve of the meeting of asian countries' ministers of Foreign Affairs. Two employees and a taxi driver were seriously injured. Police closed the... 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
AirlinesALITALIA TO ORDER SIX BOEING 777ERS
SEATTLE, Boeing confirmed today an order from the italian carrier Alitalia for six 777-200ER passenger planes, with options for six Longer-Range 777-300s. The jetliners will replace a previous order for... 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
AirlinesNORTHWEST AIRLINES TO ACQUIRE MESABA
USA, Northwest U.S. airline has announced its decision to buy the regional airline Mesaba Holdings shares of that it doesn't already own. Northwest currently owns 28% of Mesaba. more
AirlinesTWO PASSENGERS ARRESTED FOR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR ON BOARD
DUBLIN, Two passengers of an Aer Lingus flight from Boston were arrested at Dublin airport for alleged disruptive behaviour on board. The two men, one irish and the other from UK, were probably drunk.... more
AirlinesMESA AIR AND MIDWEST IN CODESHARE
USA, A spokesman of Mesa Air Group has announced that its subsidiary, Air Midwest will codeshare with regional carrier Midwest Express Airlines, starting first quarter of 2001. Air Midwest will continue... more
HelicoptersTWO NEW MD EXPLORERS DELIVERED TO AERO ASAHI
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Two more MD Explorer helicopters have been delivered to Aero Asahi. They will be used to carry on "doctor helicopter" program, led by Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare, to... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES LOOKS AT LAUDA AIR TAKEOVER
WIEN, Austrian Air (AUA) airline CEO, Rudolf Streicher, would have announced today that its company took over Lauda Air AGE, Wien-based airline. AUA shares yet 35,9% of Lauda Air and another 20% is owned... more
AccidentsEH-101 HELICOPTER CRASH WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE JAMMING OF THE ROTOR BRAKE
LONDON, Rescue operations of the EH-1001 helicopter crashed last October 31 are going to end. Royal Navy's admiralty said the Commander of the helicopter, just a few moments before the crash, said by radio... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON BELL 430
USA, Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 430 Helicopters ACTION: Final rule. more
AccidentsBOMB THREAT ON SAS PLANE
COPENHAGEN, False alarm on a Scandinavian Airlines plane headed to Copenhagen. A passenger found a note saying of the presence of a bomb on board in a pocket of its jacket and immediately informed... more
AirlinesUPS CONFIRM 13 MD11 PURCHASE
USA, The delivery company UPS confirms that it will buy 13 used MD-11 aircraft, that will be converted from passenger to cargo configuration by Boeing. Also it is confirmed the option for 22 additional... more
AirlinesUNITED MECHANICS PREPARE FOR STRIKE
USA, The union representing the 15.000 mechanics of United called a halt to the negotiations with the airline because the carrier wasn't negotiating seriously enough on the main sticking points - wages... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., THIRD WORLD AVIATION EDUCATION AND SAFETY CONFERENCE Nov. 6-8, Kathmandu, Nepal. Info: (520) 325-7243. INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, POLLUTION CONTROL AND GREEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY... more
IndustryAIRBUS TO HAVE A320 WINGS BUILT IN CHINA
TOULOUSE, Two chinese aerospace companies have been selected by Airbus Industries to build wings for A320 jet within seven years. The wings constitute 20 per cent of the cost of the single-aisle medium-range... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON R-22 HELICOPTERS
., Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. 2000-SW-51-AD; Amendment 39-11960; AD 2000-20-51] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Robinson Helicopter Company Model R22 Helicopters AGENCY:... more
IndustryIAE SIGNED $120 MILLION CONTRACT WITH CHINA NORTHERN AIRLINES
ZHUHAI, CHINA, International Aero Engines (IAE) signed a $120 million contract with China Northern Airlines to supply ten V2500 jets for Airbus A321-200s. The first jet is scheduled to be delivered in... more