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AirlinesBA: MAJOR OVERHAUL OF EUROPEAN OPERATIONS
LONDON, British Airways planned an attentive overhaul of losses european network, particularly Gatwick airport operations, in order to cut costs and restore profits. more
AirlinesNEW PRESIDENT FOR ERA
INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND, The new president of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) was formerly confirmed to members at their Annual General Meeting at Interlaken, Switzerland. João Ribeiro... more
HelicoptersFAA CERTIFICATION FOR SCHWEIZER 333
ELMIRA,NY, USA, Schweizer Aircraft has received FAA Type Certification of the model 333 turbine helicopter, evolution of the model 330, and culmination of three-year effort for the developing of the new... more
Science and technologyMACHESTER AIRPORT FAILS SECURITY TESTS
MANCHESTER, UK, In the Manchester airport, UK government inspectors were able to breach security as part of a series of tests to evaluate standards applied: the personnel at the baggage security check,... more
Science and technologyGREEK GENERAL STRIKE CAUSES TROUBLES TO TRANSPORTS
GREECE, A general strike in Greece has caused many troubles to travellers and to trasports, as almost the totality of workers have stopped their duty. Operations at the Athens airport were limited, due... more
AccidentsCOLLISION BETWEEN TWO FRENCH PLANES NEAR LIBYAN COAST
CAIRO, Libyan televion reported news of two french aircrafts collision, one plunged into Mediterranean sea while the other landed safely. The planes belonged to humanitarian organization. There are... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING TO LAHORE
PAKISTAN, A turboprop engine passengers aircraft of Pakistan International Airlines had problems during approach to Lahore airport to pull out the landing gear. It effectued an emergency landing in... more
AccidentsSUSPECTED BOMB STOPS AIR TANZANIA FLIGHT FOR FOUR HOURS
ENTEBBE, UGANDA, Uganda Civil Aviation office has revealed that a Boeing 737 jetliner operated by Air Tanzania was stopped on Entebbe International Airport for almost four hours last week due to an... more
AirlinesAIRCRAFT FLIES BACK FOR COFFEE SHORTAGE
GREECE, An Hapag-Lloyd operated plane full of German passengers has flied back when an hostess realised there would not be enough coffee for everyone on board. According with airline spokesman, "the satisfaction... more
People"SICK PILOTS" APPEAL LAW COURT
USA, The union representing American Airlines pilots has appealed a Law Court decision against sueing of many passengers for disrupting their travel and holidays. This is the result of 1999 stoppage,... more
Science and technologyBARAK ORDERS GAZA AIRPORT CLOSURE
GAZA, ISRAEL, After an attack on a vehicle of Israeli workers in which seven of them were injured, the Israel Prime Minister Ehud Barak has decided to shut Gaza Airport, with exception of Palestinian leader... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA PLANS MONACO AS ITS SECOND HUB
MUNICH, GERMANY, The German national carrier, Lufthansa, is planning to make Munich airport its second hub after the ban on night flights to and from Frankfurt airport effective from 2006. Lufthansa... more
AerospaceISS HOOKS SATISFATORILY THE PROGRESS RUSSIAN SHUTTLE
., With only a minute of delay the connection between International Space Station and russian shuttle Progress M1-3 has been carried out. The Progress is working to provide necessary supplies, like water,... more
AerospacePOSTPONED DISCOVERY LAUNCH DUE TO THE STRONG WIND
CAPE CANAVERAL, The hundredth Discovery launch, has been postponed due to the strong wind for the second time: on Thursday, there was some problems in the external tank hatch and the substitution of... more
DefenseAFTER 28 YEARS ATTACH AIRCRAFT GREEK LANDED TO TURKY
ANKARA, Galley was Nato exercise "Destiny Glory 2000", in which ,after 28 years of closing, attach aircraft landed to greek territory, followed by five F-16 and three C-130, hellenics too. more
PeopleTWO AIR CONTROLLER ON TRIAL
THESSALONIKI, GREECE, Two air-traffic controllers accused to be responsible for an Ukrainian passenger plane crash, occurred in 1997, in which 73 people died, are going to trial at Thessaloniki court,... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SITE CRASH IN NORTHEN MESSICO
MESSICO CITY, Authorities removed on Sunday aircraft slid off runway and recovered flight data recorder.The plane from Messico City was landing at 5 p.m. to Reynosa airport when it smashed into 2 cars... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A MD-80 IN UTAH
UTAH, USA, A MD-80 jetliner operated by American Airlines heading from Denver to Los Angeles, has made an emergency landing at a small airport in southern Utah after experiencing dense smoke in the cockpit... more
Science and technologySYRIAN PLANE LANDED TO BAGHDAD AIRPORT AFTER MORE THAN 18 YEARS
BAGHDAD, Syrian aircraft with doctors, nurses and humanitarian aid on board landed to Baghdad on Sunday. Leader of Syrian delegation declared: "We are here to support our brothers of Iraq". The visit... more
AirlinesKLM/NORTHWEST JOINT FLIGHT BETWEEN MIAMI AND AMSTERDAM
MIAMI, USA, Northwest Airlines has announced today that, jointly with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, will launch a non-stop flight between Miami, Florida, and Amsterdam Schiphol airport, Netherlands starting... more
AccidentsLOS ANGELES AIRPORT: COLLISION BETWEEN UNITED AIRLINES 747 AND A MAINTENANCE VAN.
LOS ANGELES, Thursday afternoon three workers were injured in an accident involving a maintenance van and a United 747. The van was striken by a engine of the jet during the takeoff. The three workers... more
AirlinesDOT AIRLINES REPORT FOR ON-TIME FLIGHT AND CANCELLED FLIGHT
USA, The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its report for the month of August containing information about airline on-time arrivals and flight cancellation. According to information collected... more
AirlinesVIRGIN EXPRESS PRESS CONFERENCE IN ROME
ROME, Virgin Express press conference went off this morning in Rome. Ives Panneels, Virgin's official sopeksman, said the load factor for italian routes reached 85 per cent in the first half of the year.... more
Helicopters70% OF US HELICOPTERS IS PISTON POWERED
USA, According to a recent Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) reports, the two-third of north-american helicopters are piston-powered despite of market observers that have predicted for years the demise... more
AirlinesTWA RESTRUCTURES INTERNATIONAL ROUTES
ST. LOUIS, Twa, Trans World Airline, restructured international routes. The service to Lisbon and Milan will be eliminated, while it will be established a new service between Miami and San Juan. more
DefenseGOLDEN YEAR FOR THE US AIR FORCE FLIGHT SECURITY
USA, US Defence Department reported last informations about the percentage of serious accidents (called "A class") occured up to September 30: the 2000 is the year with the lowest accident rate, the proportion... more
PeopleAIRCRAFT TRAFFIC INCREMENTS UP TO 2004, ACCORDING TO IATA
USA, According with IATA,International Air Transport Association, up to 2004, aircraft traffic will record a growth of 5,6% regarding passengers and 6,7% in cargo sector. Great importance attached to the... more
Science and technologyLESS RESTRICTION FOR BUSINESS AVIATION ON ROTTERDAM AIRPORT
ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, Until few days ago, on Rotterdam Airport in the Netherlands, night operations of business jet in the hours between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. have been restricted according to anti-noise... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA FIRST EUROPEAN AIRPORT FOR GROWTH RATE
MILAN, Sea, the company managing Linate and Malpensa airports, said the latter reached the top in the ranking for growth rate among european airports. It registered an increase of 24,8 per cent in the... more
AirlinesVIRGIN BLUE: HIGHER PRICES NEXT YEAR
AUSTRALIA, Brett Godfrey, Virgin Blue's chief executive, said the airline will be forced to raise its rock-bottom prices next year. The rising is due to the soaring of jet fuel costs and to the weak australian... more