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AccidentsBLAZING HELICOPTER CRASH IN ARABIA, 7 KILLED
SAUDI ARABIA, A saudi military helicopter crashed yesterday shortly after takeoff from the base of Qassim, in northern part of the country. The cause of the incident is not known. Three officers of the... more
AirlinesAUSTRIAN AIRLINES TO DISPUTE WITH LAUDA AIR
VIENNA, The executive of Austrian Airlines, which holds 36% of Lauda Air, is aming at dismissing the pilot because he was considered responsible of the airline's financial crisis. Lauda called a shareholders'... more
AirlinesIBERIA TO EYE GO
MADRID, Spanish flag Iberia is interested to take over Go, the low cost airline recently put up for sale by BA, a spokesman of the airline said. According to the spanish newspaper Expansion, Iberia is... more
AirlinesADA AIR TO USE THE SAME CRS OF AIR SICILIA
SICILY, Albanian airline Ada Air will adopt the same CRS (computerized reservation system) used by Air Sicilia and provided by Sky Network Technologies. Ada Air connects Tirana and Pristina to Bari, Athens,... more
AccidentsFOKKER-70 AIRCRAFT LAND AT BUDAPEST IN EMERGENCY FOR A MALFUNCTIONING ANNUNCIATOR
BUDAPEST, A Fokker-70 aircraft, operated by Hungarian airline Malev, with 40 passengers on board, has landed in emergency at Budapest airport, after pilot has noticed that the annunciator panel indicating... more
AirlinesBA: QANTAS STAKES SELL IS ''POSSIBLE''
AUSTRALIA, According Qantas's spokesman, is not "reasonable" that British Airways could sell the 25% stake it owns in Qantas. The British flagcarrier, from its side, has declared it was keeping its options... more
Airlines''SWISSAIR WILL REMAINS SWISS''
SWISS, Following controversies risen in the last days, concerning Swissair airline dismission, SAirGroup Holding CEO, Philippe Bruggisser, has declared that the news spreaded by swiss newspaper Blick... more
PeopleFLIGHT ATTENDANT AGGRESSOR FACES SIX YEARS JAIL
SPAIN, In a Spanish law-court has started trial against Steven Handy, 39, accused to have brutally attacked and injured with a broken bottle a flight attendant, Fiona Weir, 33, of Wimbledon in Southwest... more
PeopleDELTA CHAIRMAN WANTS ATC TO SPLIT FROM FAA
USA, Leo F. Mullin, Delta Air Lines Chairman and CEO, recommended Air Traffic Control to become a government-sponsored corporation split from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Mullin said the... more
AirlinesJAL WILL REPLACE SOME MD-11S
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to a Japan Airlines (JAL) spokesman, airline will replace some of its older MD-11s with new aircraft from Boeing. The spokesman said JAL will buy eight 777-200ER and two 767-300ERs... more
AccidentsFLORIDA: F-16 COLLIDES WITH A PRIVATE PLANE, ONE KILLED
FLORIDA, A F-16C Fighting Falcon collided with a private, single-engine Cessna 172 over Florida yesterday afternoon. The fighter was on a routine training flight. The pilot survived by ejecting to... more
DefenseNEGOTIATIONS FOR GREECE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE EUROFIGHTER CONSORTIUM ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES
ATHENS, GREECE, The negotiations for Greece's participation in Eurofighter project could be completed in coming days. Greece has promised to buy 60 units of the plane, worthed dlrs 4.8 billion. The european... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH BOEING
SEATTLE, Vietnam Airlines signed a Letter of Intent to purchase up to three long-range Boeing 777-200ER (extended range) jetliners. The agreement was signed during a ceremony held in Hanoi as part of President... more
Science and technologyMEETING OF AFRICAN AIRPORTS MANAGEMENTS
AFRICA, A West African airport management meeting is held in Bamako, Mali, to analyse the problems and situations involved with airport security, taxation, management, ground assistance and the environment.... more
AirlinesQANTAS WILL ANNOUNCE ITS PLANS BY YEAR-END
AUSTRALIA, According to an Qantas Airways spokesman, airline expects to announce its expansion plans, including flight route increment by the end of the year. Besides, the operating profits for second... more
IndustryEMBRAER: PROFITS MORE THAN DOUBLED IN THE THIRD QUARTER
BRAZIL, Embraer said its profits have more than doubled in the third quarter of the year thanks to a rise in production rates in the last months. Net profits rose to R$188.2m (US$104m) from R$87m in the... more
Science and technologySHIPHOL WILL GO ON STOCK EXCHANGE
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, According to Dutch daily financial newspaper De Telegraaf, Schiphol Airport at Amsterdam will be listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 2001. In the following years, the... more
Civil aviationAMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT LANDS AT MIAMI AIRPORT FOR A ''FORGOTTEN'' GUN
MIAMI, FLORIDA, An American Airlines aircraft heading Dominican Republic from New York has made an unscheduled landing at Miami airport after a passenger has remember to have with him a gun, passed without... more
IndustryPRATT&WHITNEY CELEBRATED 50.000TH ENGINE DELIVERY
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, The engine, a PT6A-67D, was delivered to Raytheon Aircraft for installation on its Beech 1900D Airliner during a special ceremony attended by the executives of the industry too. Pratt&Whitney... more
Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER SA-330 HELICOPTERS
., SUMMARY: This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Eurocopter France Model SA330F, G, and J helicopters and requires inspecting the tail rotor blade (blade)... more
PeopleSYDNEY SEAPLANES GROUNDED
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has refused to renew certificates of Sydney Harbour Seaplanes flying to Newcastle. CASA said it denied the renew because of several... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA NOT TO CONFIRM SWISSAIR ACQUISITION
FRANKFURT, National flag Lufthansa, which, together with BA, was mentioned by the swiss newspaper Blick as a possible buyer of Swissair, didn't comment the gossip. The article of the newspaper rose 7%... more
SecurityINTERNET: NEW SUFFIXES FOR AVIATION INDUSTRY DOMAINS
CALIFORNIA, The Internet Corporation for Assigned names and numbers provided a new batch of domain names. The decision capped a five years discussion and helped ease the dot-com name crunch. The new suffixes,... more
Science and technologyROYAL NAVY PLANE CRASHES, PILOTS SAFE
UK, A Royal Navy plane crashed yesterday during a training flight. The two pilots ejected to safety shortly before the crash. The men suffered injures and they were described as "stable". The new was reported... more
PeopleBRITISH PARLIAMENT APPROVED PLAN TO PART-PRIVATISE NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
LONDON, Prime Minister's bill to part-privatise the national air traffic control system has been approved by british Parliament with 321 positive votes against 228 negative. 37 Labour members opposed the... more
AccidentsHOUSTON: TV NEWS HELICOPTER CRASHES, ONE KILLED
HOUSTON, A KRIV-TV helicopter crashed last night in Houston in the dense fog. It went down into a complex of restaurants and burst into flames. At least one person was killed. The cause of the crash is... more
AccidentsF-16 COLLIDES WITH CESSNA, ONE KILLED
FLORIDA, A fighter F-16C Fighting Falcon on a routine training flight collided yesterday afternoon with a private, single-engine Cessna 172 over Forida. The fighter's pilot survived by ejecting to safety,... more
AirlinesJAPAN AIRLINES TO BUY 10 BOEING AIRCRAFT
JAPAN, Japan Airlines today said it will buy two 767-300ERs and eight 777-200ER planes between 2002 and 2004. The aircrafts will replace ten older MD-11 models and will be bought between 2002 and 2004.... more
Civil aviationDRUNKEN AUSTRALIAN CAUSES HAVOC ON AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT
LOS ANGELES, A 30 year-old drunken australian, after bingeing on prescription drugs and wine, caused havoc on a flight of Air New Zealand. The man kicked the pilot in the groin, insulted women and... more
Weather forecastsAIRSHOW AND MEETINGS
., NOVEMBER 2000 AIR TRANSPORT 2000 INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION EXPO Nov. 23-26, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Info: (603) 444-8834. CONKLIN & de DECKER TAX WORKSHOP Nov. 30-Dec. 1,Houston, Tex.... more