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AirlinesCONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE, FLA
HOUSTON, USA, Continental Airlines, one of largest U.S.A. airlines , announced yesterday the new daily service between NY/Newark and Melbourne, Fla, beginning Feb. 15, 2001: the airline will operate... more
AirlinesCHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES TO START NEW SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
SYDNEY, China Southern Arlines, one of the major chinese airlines, will begin Boeing 777 service from Guangzhou, China to Sydney and Melbourne starting tomorrow. The new service is due to the increased... more
AccidentsSABENA SHOOTED AIRCRAFT (4): FLIGHTS TO BURUNDI SUSPENDED
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, Sabena airline, of which an aircraft has been hit by several bullets during landing at Bujumbara airport, in Burundi, has decided to suspend indefinitely flights for the African... 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
AirlinesLAUDA AIR SPA TO REVIVE IN 2002 WITH AN IMPORTANT PARTNER
VIZZOLA TICINO, VARESE, ITALIA, Lauda Air SpA's managing director Andrea Milinari said "the airline will consolidate its position and it will increase the investments in agreement with an important... 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
AccidentsSABENA SHOOTED AIRCRAFT (3): AIRLINE PRESS RELEASE
BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI, The belgian airline Sabena, sent this press release about its aircraft shooted in Burundi: Today at 5:56 pm GMT (6:56 pm Belgian time), a Sabena Airbus A330-200, flying SN877 on... more
AirlinesAIRBUS A310-300 DELIVERED TO TRANSAERO
RUSSIA, It is the first-ever Airbus in the airline service. It has 185 seats in a two-class layout and PW4000 power plants. The aircraft will be used on on both scheduled and charter flights, including... more
AirlinesBRITISH MEDITERRANEAN AIRWAYS TO ORDER TWO AIRBUS A321-200
PARIS, The new was announced by Airbus in a press release. The contract worhts about $60 million. The delivery of the two aircrafts is scheduled in February and March 2001. The planes will be used to expand... more
Science and technologyITALY TO PROPOSE DE PALACIO TO INCREASE FLIGHTS TO LINATE AIRPORT
ROME, The proposal was made by Transport minister of italian government Bersani in order to find an agreement with Transport european commissioner Loyola de Palacio. Bersani proposes a daily flight to... more
AirlinesDELTA INAUGURATES DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN ATLANTA AND BOGOTA
USA- ATLANTA, Delta Inaugurates yesterday daily service between Atlanta and Bogota, Coulombia: the flights will operate by international Boeing 757 aircraft, configured in two classes, business and... more
AirlinesBA LOSES IN COURT AGAINST RYANAIR
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, In a lawsuit following a Ryanair controversial advertisement, British Airways failed action against low cost carrier, as the judge has not valued the advertisement "offensive... more
AirlinesMALAYSIA GETS TOURIST BOOST FROM RUSSIAN AIRLINE
KUALA LUMPUR, Krasnoyarsk Airlines of Russia will begine a new route from Moscow to the island of Langkawi, Malaysia because of the growth of tourism in that area: in the first 11 months of this year,... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS
USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SA.315B, SA.316B, SA.316C, SE.3160, and SA.319B Helicopters AGENCY: Federal... more
IndustryAASI ANNOUNCED PROGRESS REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT OF JETCRUZER 500
LONG BEACH, USA, The plane has succesfully passed a critical structure limit l0oad test related to the forward wing. Also the windshield completed FAA ultimate load test. The fuselage is under preparation... more
AccidentsSABENA SHOOTED AIRCRAFT: ON BOARD THE BURUNDI'S APOSTOLIC NUNCIO
BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI, Has been confirmed that on board of Sabena aircraft shooted with several bullets at landing at Bujumbura international airport in Burundi, as reported by WAPA agency, was also the... more
Civil aviationCANADIAN TSB PROPOSES ADOPTION OF NEW ANTI-FIRE PROCEDURES AND SYSTEMS
CANADA, Canadian Transportation Safety Board requested that, in order to best detect and fight fires on commercial aircrafts, new procedures and systems have to be studied and applied. Citing the 1998... more
AerospaceISRAEL TO LAUNCH SATELLITE TO TAKE HIGH-RESOLUTION PICTURES
ISRAEL, The satellite, called Eros, will be launched today from a base of Siberia. It will use the technologies of OFEQ-3 spy satellite developed for israeli aircraft industry. It was produced by Imagesat,... more
DefenseNEW ZELAND: AIR FORCE ABOLITION'S PROPOSAL
NEW ZELAND, A newzealand minister, member of a minor party of the Labour government,proposed, provocatively, to abolish of the Air Force. Really, a reorganization of this industry was in progress in the... more
AerospaceSECOND PANEL UNFOLDED ON SPACE STATION
USA, It took about two hours to unfurl the second solar panel on the International Space Station. The operation was directed by Cmdr. Brent Jett. Shuttle astronauts now will prepare for a more than six-hour... more
IndustryTHOMSON TO BUY AVIMO
PARIS, FRANCE, The french electronic defense group Thomson launched a public offer to buy the whole singaporean Avimo industry, specialized in optronics systems. Avimo acquisition would boost Thomson capabilities... more
AccidentsSABENA AIRBUS A-330 FIRED ON LANDING
BURUNDI, AFRICA, The flight 877, coming from Brussels, was fired by a machine-gun while it was descending for landing manoeuvre at Bujumbura airport. Two people suffered minor injures. Sabena resumed flights... more
AccidentsUPSIDE DOWN FLIPPING FOR LANDING AIRCRAFT IN HONDURAS, NO INJURED
HONDURAS, A small passenger aircraft from La Ceiba, operated by TACA Salvadoran Airline, due to heavy winds, flipped upside down in landing at international landing at Toncontin international airport... more
DefenseJAPAN PLACES E-2C UPGRADE ORDER
TOKYO, JAPAN, An order valued 60 USDm has been placed by Japan defense Agency in order to upgrade initially two of its 13 electronic surveillance E-2C aircraft fleet. The contractor is Northrop Grumman... more
IndustryTURBOMECA TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH PATRIA OSTERMANS AB
BORDES, FRANCE, Patria Ostermans AB will operate as technical assistance centre for Turbomeca's Arrius engines in Sweden, Finland, Russia, Balkans. Patria Ostermans is a company specialized in helicopter... 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
AirlinesCATHAY PACIFIC TO TAKE DELIVERY OF 11 NEW PLANES BY THE END OF 2001
HONG KONG, The new planes will be eight would be from Airbus and three from Boeing said a spokeswoman of the airline. She declined to say what kinds of planes would be ordered. more
AirlinesDOT ALLOWED AMERICAN AND DELTA TO EXPAND THEIR AIR SERVICES TO BRAZIL
USA, American received approval to operate seven weekly flights between New York's JFK Airport and Rio de Janeiro, and Delta was granted approval to operate three weekly flights between Atlanta and Rio... more
HelicoptersTHE NEWEST U.S. MARINE CORPS COPTER ROLLED OUT
USA, The U.S. Marine Corps newest attack helicopter, the AH-1Z was rolled out November 20, 2000, in a ceremony held at Bell Helicopter Textron's Flight Research Center. The AH-1Z is part of the H-1 Upgrade... more
IndustryTALKS BETWEEN CANADA AND BRAZIL ON DISPUTE OVER AIRCRAFT EXPORT SUBSIDIES BROKE DOWN
TORONTO, Following the break down of the talks, Canada will ask the World Trade Organization permission to impose retaliatory sanctions on brazilian goods. Canada plans to impose heavy duties on brazilian... more