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DefenseCHINA ATTACKS AMERICAN ANTI-MISSILE DEFENCE PROPOSAL
GENEVA, China harshly criticized anti-missile defence system proposed by Usa because it would turn outer space into a battleship and would jeopardise global stability. That's what Hu Xiaodi, China'a Ambassador... more
AirlinesDOCUMENTS FROM SWITZERLAND SOON TO AEROFLOT
RUSSIA, Documents about supposed Aeroflot's funds siphoned off will be soon delivered to the airline. According to suspects of russian justice, financial services of two companies having seat in Switzerland,... more
PeopleDE PALACIO: STOP WITH OVERBOOKING
BRUXELLES, European Commissioner for Transports, Loyola de Palacio, declared war on the unfair custom of overbooking, used by many airlines. This system involves the selling of more tickets of the effective... more
AccidentsFEAR ON PRODI'S AIRCRAFT FOR BROKEN WINDSHIELD
PORTUGAL, Coming back from S. Maria de Feira, Portugal, President of European Commission, Romano Prodi and his retinue went through moments of fright when the little aircraft, a few minutes after taking... more
AccidentsCHINES PLANE CRASHES, 42 KILLED
BEIJING, An aircraft of a chinese airline, flying in a thunderstorm, crashed last night in central China, killing 42 people. The plane went down in the populated suburb of Wuhan. It is a domestically-manufactured... more
PeopleDE PALACIO-BERSANI TALKS TODAY OR TOMORROW
BRUXELLES, European commissioner for Transports, Loyola de Palacio, declared she is going to meet italian Minister of Transports today or tomorrow. About the contents of talks the commissioner said they... more
IndustryDI MASE SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS
ROME, Senator Dolazza, of Lega Nord, asked a parliamentary question with written reply about the judicial occurence which involved, among others, Josè Gustavo Di Mase Urbaneja, event published on venezuelan... more
DefenseRUSSIA THREATENS TO PULL OUT AGREEMENT ABOUT MEDIUM-RANGE MISSILES IF USA GOES AHEAD WITH SPACE SHIELD
MOSCOW, Commander of russian strategic missile forces, Colonel-General Vladimir Yakoviev, said Russia could pull out agreement eliminating medium-range missiles if Usa goes ahead with national missile... more
AirlinesINTERNET FLYING WITH LUFTHANSA TOO
FRANKFURT, German national company laid the foundations for internet connection from passengers' cabin during flights. The new is absolutely innovative in air transport sector: based on an internal network... more
DefenseUSA: NEXT NMD FLIGHT TEST SCHEDULED
WASHINGTON, American organization BMDO (Ballistic Missile Defense Organization) NMD (National Missile Defense) announced it has scheduled the third NMD intercept test flight for July 7,8 2000. The countries... more
AirlinesAN PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION REGARDING ALITALIA CONDITIONS
ROME, An Senator Renato Mercuri asked a parliamentary question to Premier and ministers of Treasure, Finance, Economy, Transports, about the current economical and managerial conditions in which Alitalia... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE TAKES OVER BRIT AIR
PARIS, National french airline took over the majority of Brit Air, airline owing 38 aircrafts. No comments about the exact share the french company bought of the british airline. This operations follows... more
PeopleCOMMISSIONER DE PALACIO TOMORROW IN ROME
ROME, Loyola De Palacio, european commissioner of transports,will arrive to Rome tomorrow to visit Telespazio centre. The following day she will participate to launch of campaign for passengers rights,... more
AccidentsF18 BREAKS SOUND BARRIER AND PROVOKES BREAKDOWN OF SCHOOL'S CEILING
TERUEL, SPAIN, A fighter F18 provoked the breakdown of the ceiling of a school while, flying on the spanish resort of Teruel, was breaking the sound barrier. A pupil had minor injuries. more
AirlinesAEROFLOT AMONG THE MOST SECURE AIRLINES
MOSCOW, Russian airline Aeroflot, after some years of troubles, mainly due to the dissolution of Sovietic Union as political entity, raised up again and now declares to be one of the most secure and reliable... more
AirlinesNO MORE SHARK FINS IN MENU
BANGKOK, Thailand airlines decided, after complaints of passengers and ambientalists, to eliminate from their first class menu a special dish, shark fins soup. According to ambientalists thousands of "poor"... more
AirlinesALITALIA 13TH IN RANKING
ROME, According to Iata, the association gathering airlines of all the world, 1999 balance, first airline in the world for number of passengers transported is the american Delta, while Alitalia, in Europe... more
AirlinesTWA IS NEGOTIATING FOR MERGER
NEW YORK, Twa, eighth american airline, recently started to negotiate with Air Tran Holdings, an airline replacing Volujet which was involved in a terrible accident in 1996 with 110 people killed. After... more
HelicoptersORDERS FOR SIKORSKY FROM TURKEY
ANKARA, Turkish government recently ordered eight heavy helicopters S-80E to american Sikorsky. The aircrafts should be delivered within the end of the year. The same government even ordered to company... more
AccidentsCHINESE DELEGATION'S AIRPLANE DAMAGES RUNWAY OF DUBROVNIK'S AIRPORT
ZAGREB, Boeing 747-400, with president of chinese Parliament Li Peng and his delegation on board, damaged runway of Dubrovnik's airport while taking off. The aircraft swept away two small buildings and... more
AccidentsTECHNICAL BREAK FOR ONU AIRPLANE
LEBANON, The airplane on which was flying Onu's representative for Middle East, Teje Roed-Larsen, a Boeing 747, was forced to go back to New York's JFK airport, from which it took off, for a technical... more
Science and technologyMISSED DANGER AT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT OF NEW YORK
WASHINGTON, An Airbus A320 of US Airways risked collision with a private aircraft, authorized to take off on a crossing runway, while was landing. The fact happened one week ago, but was spread only yesterday... more
DefenseUKRAINE-NATO: MILITARY OPERATIONS ACROSS THE BLACK SEA
KIEV, Ukrainian navy started some operations across the Black Sea together with american battleships. Operations, which will last 5 days, will involve 40 ships, 30 aircrafts and more than 900 soldiers.... more
IndustryNEW REGIONAL AIRCRAFTS BY ALLIANCE
USA, American aeronautic company Alliance Aircraft hopes to launch its regional transport flight Starliner 2000 within July. Version 300, with capability of 80 seats, is expected for 2003 and another version,... more
DefenseARE ITALIAN INTENTIONS FOR A400M CONFIRMED ?
ROME, Italian intentions to buy Airbus A400M, military transport aircrafts, seem to be confirmed: number of aircrafts which french consortium could produce for army of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium... more
Accidents2 KILLED IN AN AIR SHOW NEARBY PHILADELPHIA
HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA, An F-14 Tomcat participating in air show crashed into a residential area in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Officer George Mood of local Police confirmed two people were killed in disaster.... more
AirlinesAIR NEW ZEALAND WINS AGAIN PRIZE FOR BEST SOUTH PACIFIC AIRLINE
ROME, Air New Zealand won prize for best south pacific airline for third year during TTG Travel Award 2000 show, which took place in Singapore. The prize was won by the new zealand company for best service,... more
DefenseITALY COULD UPGRADE P-3
ROME, Italian government, together with the german one, received an offer from Raytheon for upgrading P3 Orion aircrafts. The package, named Procyon, includes global improvements of the aircraft, a better... more
AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT CRASH IN FRANCE, 5 PEOPLE DIED
TOULOUSE, A small aircraft crashed down around Saint-Clar-de-Riviere, in south west of France. Five passengers on board, three men, a woman and a child were found all dead. Still unkonwn the reasons of... more
PeopleD'AMBROSIO AND UNIONS REPLY TO DER SPIEGEL ABOUT ITALIAN SKIES' DANGEROUSNESS
MILAN, The article of german magazine Der Spiegel, which is a sharp criticism to the irresponsible behaviour of some air traffic controllers of Malpensa's airport,accusing italian skies of being unsecure,... more