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AccidentsCRASHED CUBAN PLANE: NINE SURVIVORS
NEW YORK, A running out of fuel or a uncorrect manoeuvre during the hijack. these could be the reasons of the cuban plane crashed into the sea off the cuban coast. Nine survivors and a dead body have been... more
AccidentsHIJACKED CUBAN PLANE CRASHES INTO THE SEA
MIAMI, A hijacked plane carrying 14 people has crashed into the sea of Florida. The new was reported by Cnn. The sea aircraft, a russian made Antonov, was hijacked and therefore had only one and half hours'... more
IndustryTHE BOEING AND AIRBUS BUSINESS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS
., In the following table, are indicated for every company, the number of ordered and delivered aircraft in the last ten years, according with their data: Year Airbus Boeing... more
AirlinesCHAIRMAN BRUGGISSER: "SWISSAIR AIMS AT EXTEND IN EUROPE"
ZURICH, Swissair intention to extend could be the suitable ground to join forces with Alitalia, which is negotiating with the swiss airline and Air France. "Our strategy is to gain a european dimension... more
DefenseJSF TAKES OFF
PALMDALE, The next-generation fighter aircraft, Boeing X-32, manufactured for JSF project, Joint Strike Fighter, took off on Monday for the first time from Palmdale, California from Edwards Air Force base.... more
SecurityFROZEN BODY FALLS IN DUTCH GARDEN
HOLLAND, The frozen body of a 40 years old russian man trying to escape in the West hidding himself in the landing gear compartment of a KLM Moscow-Amsterdam cargo flight, fell in the garden of a dutch... more
AerospaceANTI-ASTEROID IMPOSSIBLE MISSION: BLAIR GOVERNMENT DOSSIER GIVES THE ALARM
LONDON, A dossier released by Blair government proposes Great Britain as the leader of a european coalition to create a monitoring system and anti-asteroids space defense. The dossier will set an evaluation... more
DefenseINDIA IS READY TO MANUFACTURE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC.MISSILES
NEW DELHI, After several experiments India seems to be ready to manufacture intercontinental ballistic missiles. The father of indian atomic bomb, Abdul Kalam, reported this new. India experimented in... more
AerospaceATLANTIS SPACE SHUTTLE PLANNED TO RETURN TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, Atlantis space shuttle is planned to return home tomorrow, after departing the international space station and it is on the way back home. Favourable weather forecast for Cape Canaveral would... more
DefenseMOSCOW READY TO REDUCE MISSILES IF U.S. GIVES UP SPACE UMBRELLA
WASHINGTON, The russian minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov, talking at United Nations assembly, said that disarmament negotiations with Usa may carry on only if these one will wholly give up space... more
PeopleTRUCKERS PROTEST AGAINST FUEL PRICE: NO RISK FOR AIR TRAFFIC
OSLO, Norwegian truckers are on the warpath to protest again fuel price. Eight refineries in the south of the country have been stopped for protest demonstrations and appeals have been launched to... more
People18 YEARS OLD STUDENT IS THE FIRST FEMALE PILOT OF QATAR
DUBAI, Female emancipation is gaining ground even in midwest countries. Munira al-Dosari, a 18 years old student, was the first female of Qatar to get pilot's license for charters. That will be the first... more
IndustryEUROCOPTER CHANGES ITS LEGAL FORM
MARIGNANE, FRANCE, In the special general meeting of the shareholders held yesterday,, the legal form of business of Eurocopter was changed from a Société Anonyme (SA) (Joint Stock Company) to a S... more
IndustryENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT: OECD CONFERENCE WILL CARE OF AIR TRAFFIC
VIENNA, Sustainable development, ecology apllied to transport, new systems to prevent noise pollution: these are going to be the basic issues of the OECD conference about EST (Environmentally Sustainable... more
SecuritySUDAN: GOVERNMENT ANTONOV BOMBED CATHOLIC MISSION, 6 INJURED
ROMA, A governative Antonov bombed a catholic mission in the south of the country, destroying the medical dispensary and seiously injurying 6 people. Among them a nurse and a child. The plane dropped... more
AccidentsFLORENCE AIRPORT: LANDING GEAR FAILURE FOR AN AIR FRANCE PLANE
FLORENCE, The malfunction of one of the two landing gears forced an Air France plane to make an animated landing at Vespucci airport of Florence. The flight AF 1216 was coming from Charles de Gaulle aiport... more
AccidentsFOUR KILLED IN ALASKA PLANE CRASH
ALASKA, A small plane has crashed while landing at the Nuiqsut airport on Alaska's North Slope, killing four of the 10 people aboard. The six survivors were taken by helicopter to hospitals in Barrow,... more
AccidentsLUFTHANSA AIRBUS FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PALERMO
PALERMO, An Airbus 321, flying from Malta to Frankfurt, was forced to make an emergency landing at Falcone-Borsellino aiport of Palermo for a failure. The pilot of the plane, carrying 119 passengers, asked... more
AirlinesVARIG: RISE OF PROFITS AND 5 NEW BOEING
ROME, Varig, the brazilian airline, reached very good financial and technological results in the first half of the year. Passengers increased 11% in international routes and 5% in domestic flights. The... more
AirlinesCONCORDE RECONVERSION: AIR FRANCE WILL SWITCH CREWS TO JETLINERS
PARIS, Concorde's transoceanic flights could be close to be stopped after the crash of July. Air France intends to switch most of pilots and co-pilots to jetliners. From december, at least a part of supersonic... more
AirlinesAEROFLOT: DOCUMENTS BROUGHT TO SWITZERLAND
MOSCOW, The collaboration between russian and swiss judges and investigators about Aeroflot case is tight but unclear. The documents delivered by the delegation led by the swiss high-court public prosecutor... more
AirlinesALITALIA CLOSE TO AGREEMENT WITH SWISSAIR
ROMA, Gossips are widespreading the imminent agreement between Alitalia and Swissair, rather than Air France. The italian airline didn't release an official statement about this forthcoming event, Alitalia's... more
SecurityINTERNET TAXI AVAILABLE AT JFK AIRPORT
NEW YORK, A nex experimental service is available on 10 of the 12.187 yellow cabs in New York: a Palm VII computer has been installed in passenger corridoor to connect on internet during the run. Therefore... more
AccidentsGORDON HURRICANE THREATENING A SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH RAMP
CAPE CANAVERAL, USA, Gordon, the hurricane that killed 19 people in Guetemala, showing its dangerousness, and then moved to Florida, gave trubles to Nasa, because of the Space Shuttle Discovery standing... more
AirlinesLAUDA AIR PILOTS THREATEN TO GO ON STRIKE
ROME, Lauda Air pilots threatened to go on strike to demand the same economical treatment of Austrian Airlines pilots. This airline owns 36% of Lauda Air block of shares. Niki Lauda refused the proposal.... more
AccidentsUAV PREDATOR CRASHES IN USA
NELLIS, NEVADA, A U.S. Air Force unmanned aereal vehicle (UAV) crashed into Nellis base during an exercise named Joint Expeditionary Forces. This aircraft is used to collect tactical data about enemy territory... more
AccidentsSTRANGLED BY PASSENGERS AFTER FLYING INTO RAGE
SALT LAKE CITY, The case was dated August 11, but it was recently dismissed by Utah's judges for "self-defense". Jonathan Burton, 19 years old, died shortly after a Southwest Airlines aircraft landing.... more
AccidentsSALOMON ISLANDS: AIRCRAFT HIJACKED BY ISATABU REBELS
BRISBANE, A group of rebels, belonging to the Isatabu Freedom Movement, fighting against Malaita rivals, reputed immigrants, hijacked a small plane forcing the pilot to fly to a guerrilla base. There were... more
IndustryPIAGGIO: NEW BUSINESS CENTER IN USA AND FRANCE
GENOA, In the occasion of the annual NBAA convention, which will take place in New Orleans from October 10 to 12, Piaggio industry will officially announce the birth of Piaggio America, a necessary... more
IndustrySECOND P-180 FOR FERRARI
GENOA, The selling contract for the second Piaggio P-180 "Avanti", with Ferrari's livery displayed on the tail, was signed a few days ago. So shortly after the victory in Monza, Ferrari decided to... more