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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
Science and technologyOVER 1-MILLION PASSENGERS FOR HAMBURG AIRPORT
HAMBURG, GERMANY, Hamburg Airport passengers transit in month of October has excedeed for the first time in its 90-year history the one-million mark. The total of passengers crossed in the German... 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
PeopleUK GOVERNMENT TO CHANGE PRICING POLICY FOR TRANSATLANTIC JOURNEYS
LONDON, UK government will reduce fares for transatlantic routes, from Great Britain to Usa. Flights to Usa from regional airports via UK gateway airports will be cheaper. The decision is aiming at encouraging... more
DefenseJOINT STRIKE FIGHTER X-35A TO BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER
EDWARDS, CALIFORNIA, The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter X-35A broke the sound barrier in its twenty-fifth flight test. Test pilot Tom Morgenfeld siad "this is another example of our flight test program... more
PeopleAIRSHIPS TO BE REVIVED
BERLIN, CargoLifter company has built a huge hangar on a former Soviet airfield south of Berlin to plan and build a giant cargo-moving airship. The manufacturing of dirigibles stopped after the Hindenburg's... more
HelicoptersNEW WEAPON TO STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
PISA, CISAM, an Interforce Center for military research, is developing an "electromagnetic cannon" able to stop diesel and internal combustion engines. Some experimented prototypes gave good results.... more
DefenseITALY TO RENEW TORNADO'S LEASING
ROME, Italian Senate's Defense Committee said the leasing of 24 air defense "Tornado ADV" will be renewed. Minniti, the italian defense undersecretary, said the Chamber of Deputies approved an expense... more
DefenseEU SUMMIT IN NICE TO CLEAR RAPID REACTION FORCE
PARIS, Among the issues of the European Community's summit taking place in Nice on Decemember 7 and the day after there is the definition of the Rapid Reaction Force. Germany will commit 18.000 troops,... more
AirlinesDUTCH NEWSPAPER SAYS KLM WANTS TO BUY GO BUT AIRLINE DENIES
AMSTERDAM, A Klm spokesman denied the new published by the dutch newspaper "De Telegraaf" saying the airline wanted to take over GO low cost carrier. There are no talks about the take over, said th... more
Science and technologyRECORD PASSENGER NUMBERS AT HONG KONG AIRPORT
HONG KONG, Over 33 million passengers passed through Hong Kong international airport in last year. Airport Authority said it sets a new record and an increase of 10% compared with 1999. Also cargo throughput... more
AirlinesVARIG BEST BOEING CUSTOMER IN BRAZIL
BRAZIL, A spokesman of the brazilian airline said Varig came out to be best Boeing customer in Brazil. Varig is upgrading its fleet reducing the use of 737-200s and replacing them with 737-700, 737-800,... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES CRASH: 83RD VICTIM
SINGAPORE, Lee Suet Yee, a singaporean woman who survived Singapore Airlines' crash, died today from her injuries. She is the 83rd victim of the Boeing 747 tragedy. The woman died in a taiwanese hospital.... more
Civil aviationHELICOPTER HAZARD FOR SURPLUS SPARES
USA, Following some serious accident occurred in the last years, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking for the owners of 42 helicopters that were serviced by a Clearwater, Florida company. According... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN CANADA STREET: TWO DEAD
HULL, CANADA, Both occupants dead is the result of a small plane crash occurred in a downtown street of city of Hull, Quebec, Canada. The plane has narrowly missed a governement building and has crashed... more
AirlinesMONARCH TO BUY AIRBUS
GREAT BRITAIN, UK-based carrier Monarch Airlines has signed a firm order for five Airbus Industries A321 jetliner, with 220 seat capacity that will be delivered starting 2002. Monarch already operates... more
Science and technologyFAA-DEPV PARTNERSHIP FOR SAT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
BRAZIL, Between U.S. FAA, Federal Aviation Administration and brazilian, Directorate of Electronics and Flight Protection, DEPV, an important agreement of partnership has been signed in order to develop... more
AccidentsSOUTH AFRICA: SMALL PRIVATE AIRCRAFT CRASHES, THREE KILLED
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, A Cessna 185 Skywagon aircraft crashed today shortly after takeoff. The three people aboard were killed, police said. The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the cause... more
PeopleLAST TWO HOSTAGES RELEASED AFTER 19-MONTH CAPTIVITY
BOGOTA' , COLOMBIA, Remaining two passengers on a total of 40, transported on a Avianca flight hijacked on april, 1999, have been released by Colombian Liberation Army guerrillas in a zone at about 400... more
AirlinesEMIRATES FLIGHT TO BAGHDAD CANCELLED
DUBAI, The first Emirates flight to Iraq was grounded by Dubai's air traffic controllers because not authorized by United Nations. The plane, headed to Bagdad, was carrying 40 people, including the sheik... more
AirlinesNEW CEO AT EMIRATES
DUBAI, Dubai's Emirates named Dermot Mannion new CEO. He will also run Dnata travel agency's business. Tim Clark, general manager, and Gary Chapman, assistance and development manager are the other members... more
IndustryEU TO GIVE JOINT VENTURE AGUSTA-WESTLAND THE GO AHEAD
ROME, The European Union said the anglo-italian joint venture of Finmeccanica and Gkn doesn't violate the competitive system. Agusta-Westland will manufacture civil and military helicopters and should... more
AirlinesMERIDIANA: NEW ROUTE CATANIA-LONDON
CATANIA, The italian airline Meridiana will soon operate a new route between Catania, Sicily, and London and vice versa. The new flight is aimed at promoting the italian region in the british market. The... more
HelicoptersCH-53G HELICOPTER CELEBRATED 500.000 FLIGHT HOURS
GERMANY, The CH-53G transport helicopter, adopted by german army, recently celebrated 500.000 flight hours. Germany uses this helicopter since 1972. In its GS version, developed by Eurocopter Deutschland,... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA HAS NO INTERESTS IN SWISSAIR
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, German national airline Lufthansa CEO, Juergen Weber, has declared at weekly magazine "Wirtschaftswoche" that "there is no interest in Lufthansa to enter in Swissair business". The... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A CATHAY PACIFIC FLIGHT
TOKYO, A Cathay Pacific flight en route from Hong Kong to Los Angeles had to make an emergency landing at Tokyo's international airport after reporting smoke in the cabin. The Boeing 747-400, carrying... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE FLIGHT BACK FOR ENGINE FAILURE
SINGAPORE, Singapore airline's flight SQ866, a Boeing 747-400 with 332 passengers on board was forced to turn back due to engine failure. The aircraft,started from Singapore airport, was heading Hong Kong,... more
AirlinesALITALIA AND KOREAN AIR TO SIGN COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT
ROME, Alitalia signed a code-share agreement with Korean Air for the flights between Italy and the asiatic country. The agreement, operative from tomorrow, includes an Alitalia block space for Korean Air... more