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SecurityBritish couple forced to pay Indian Air Force for their son's rescue
London, Great Britain
It sounds incredible, but a British couple of Brightlingsea, Essex, Bill and Angie Kitchen, parents of a missing young man, their son, have been forced to pay to Indian Air Force £18,000 for a search... more
SecurityNew South African Denel's attack helicopter Rooivalk projects stolen
Pretoria, South Africa - 25 hard disk with projects stolen
Thieves who broke into the closely guarded Denel complex in Pretoria knew exactly what they wanted, as they have stolen only 25 computer hard disks containing information of the Rooivalk attack helicopter... more
SecurityVenezuela president Chavez sends away his family
Caracas, Venezuela
A military airplane has carried away, for an unknown destination, the wife and some son of Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez, who has decided to send away them from the political crisis which is arise... more
SecuritySeptember 11th:one of suspects could be convicted to death
New York, Usa - Ashcroft decided
Zacarias Moussaoui, a French citizen of Moroccan extraction, is the only person charged with massacre for last September 11th terrorist attacks. At the end of the trial, which is supposed to begin next... more
SecurityStatement by John Murphey, chairman and CEO of Bell Helicopter
USA - "Project has been not canceled"
"I want to set the record straight with respect to the BA609 program. First, the program has not been cancelled. When the BA609 program was started in 1996, it was planned and scheduled to follow the... more
SecurityU.S. Burocracy: the flight school of Venice receives the visas of two WTC terrorists
WAshington USA - This appears as incredible
This could be represented as the results of the application of burocracy: the flight school of Venice, Florida, received the student visas, approved and stamped by U.S. immigration office, awarded to Mohammed... more
SecurityBerlusconi meets Schroeder
Trieste, Italy - No mention of Finameccanica-Eads agreement
"We did not talk about this matter". At today meeting in Trieste, Italian and German government premiers, Silvio Berlusconi and Gerhard Schroeder, did not mention Finmeccanica-Eads missed agreement at... more
Security2 Japan helicopters vanished (2)
Tokyo, Japan - All dead the 4 crew members
Last night Japan rescue teams found in the surroundings of Mt. Haneyama the wreckages of the two military helicopters vanished yesterday. One of the two Oh-6D aircraft was burned while the other chopper... more
Security2 Japan helicopters vanished
Tokyo, Japan- Rescue teams at work
According to what stated by the Japan Defence ministry spokesman, two helicopters, which were flying above Kusu mountains skies, lost yesterday any radio contacts and vanished. Rescue teams are running... more
SecurityNew international coalition victims in war against terrorism
Kabul, Afghanistan - 5 more deads
Two German and three Danish, all international coalition soldiers, have been killed in Kabul as they tried to destroy two Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles. After these tragic events, which saw seven... more
SecurityUsa forces sent in Georgia against terrorism
Washington - The announcement made by DoD
The U.S. Department of Defense, DoD, announced to have sent some helicopters and a small military equipe to Tbilisi, Georgia, in order to study opposition strategies to international terrorism. (G... more
SecurityIran could hit a large part of Middle East with its missiles
Washington, USA - The announcement comes from Center for Strategic and International Studies
Iran, cited by the United States as one of three countries in the "axis of evil," can target most of the Gulf region and Turkey, a new report says. Such missiles, according to the report, are likely... more
SecurityFirst BA609 flight expected in June
Singapore - BAAC made the announce at Asian Aerospace 2002
According to Bell-Agusta Aerospace Company (BAAC) declaration here at Singapore's Asian Aerospace 2002 exhibition, good bet is for the BA 609 to make its first flight between June 7 and June 27, insiders... more
SecurityPiaggio will overtake Sorem?
The Geneva industry is interested to acquire Canadair aircraft maintenance
According to rumours, it seems that Geneva-based aeronautical industry Piaggio Aero Industries would be interested to found in Roma's Ciampino airport some buildings in order to acquire maintenance of... more
SecurityUnited Nations aircraft hit in Congo (Dem rep)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Several bullets hit the Un Antonov fuselage
A United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo aircraft has been hit last Tuesday while it was landing at Kindu airport, as stated by the Un spokesman in Kinshasa. The airplane, an Antonov... more
SecurityFor a golf tournament, a five hours delay for 233 passengers
Air 200 charter flight divert to Manchester to embark "essential" golf bags
233 passengers on board a British charter flight operated by Air 2000 UK operator, arrived at their destination five hours late - all because of a game of golf. The airline management decided to "reprotect"... more
SecurityMost Italian airlines involved in counterfeited spare parts traffic
Guardia di Finanza distrains near 3 EURm value material
It is a thunderstorm on Italian airlines the investigation conducted by Tempio Pausania's court on the traffic of counterfeited spare parts for aircraft. Alitalia, Meridiana, Volare Airlines, Air One,... more
SecurityEnac: aeronautical world is based on "bona fide"
According to Italian Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (Enac) sources, the organization which is engaged in civil aviation controls, about the investigation conducted by Italian Court and Guardia... more
SecurityAvionews starts again, but some technical inconveniences are still possible
Starting again our broadcasting with an improved layout and superior performances, Avionews apologizes for the short interruption and for inconveniences possibly arising during the set out period... more
SecuritySTARWOOD HOTELS PROPERTIES ON SALE
ROMA, Starwood Hotels & Resort Worldwide Inc. starts the sale of the whole CIGA package, covering 25 luxury hotels included in Conde Nast Traveler’s gold list, such as Danieli Hotel and Gritti Palace i... more
SecurityHEAVY FIRES AT LE BOURGET
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A large fire, started around 4 a.m. of this morning in the hall 5 of Le Bourget airport, near Paris, where is held one of the world's most important aircraft airshow. The fire, has destroyed... more
SecurityDELAYED INFORMATION ABOUT POISONOUS AIR IN NEW YORK GROUND ZERO ZONE
NEW YORK, USA, A toxic mixture of lead and other products, harmful for health, has been found already on sept. 26 in Ground Zero surroundings. The notice ghas been diffused only today as, according to... more
SecurityRUMSFELD: ''THERE WAS NO DOUBT OF BIN LADEN'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACKS BEFORE THE TAPE WAS DISCOVERED''
WASHINGTON, USA, The U. S. government released today a copy of a videotape of Osama bin Laden obtained by U.S. forces in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in late November. The video was filmed by unknown... more
SecurityTHREE MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF TERRORIST ATTACKS: USA REMEMBERS VICTIMS
USA, To mark the three-month anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, US President George W. Bush participated in a memorial ceremony today to honor and remember... more
SecurityALSO IN MALESIA TERRORIST READY TO MAKE U.S.-STYLE ATTACKS
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Malaysian police is conducting investigations about a local Islamic integralist group, believed to have strict contact with Osama Bin Laden Al Qaida terroristic organization, which... more
SecurityALLEGED TERRORIST FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASKS FOR APPEAL
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, An appeal petition has been presented by lawyers of Lofti Raissi, the Algerian pilot accused by British court to have trained some of the terrorists who have participated to September... more
SecuritySPAIN: ETA MAY STRIKE MILITARY PLANES
MADRID, The separatist group Eta could set up terrorist attacks against military planes, said the spanish newspaper El Mundo. A report warning of a possible terrorist act was delivered to Interior... more
SecurityFBI REVEALS THAT TERRORIST ATTA MET TWO TIMES IRAQI SECRET SERVICE OFFICERS IN PRAGUE
WASHINGTON, USA, FBI officials revealed that Mohammed Atta, one of the suspected suicide hijackers, met two times and not one, Iraqi intelligence officers in Prague, Czech Republic, the first time in... more
SecurityQATAR AMIR OFFERS 3 USDM FOR U.S. VICTIMS FAMILY
WASHINGTON, USA, Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar provided the Defense Department $1 million today to be used to assist families of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. The... more
SecurityALGERIAN MAN ARRESTED UNDER ACCUSATION TO BE ONE OF THE TERRORISTS FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, An Algerian pilot, Lotfi Raissi, 27, has been arrested in Britain under accusation to be the "lead instructor" for four of the hijackers who carried out the terror attacks in America,... more
SecurityAFGHAN PILOT SAYS HE WAS FORCED BY TALIBAN TO TEACH 14 ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS HOW TO FLY A JUMBO
AFGHANISTAN, Rasul Birwaz, ex pilot for the afghan airline Ariana, told the newspaper Asharq Al Awsat that Taliban froced him to teach 14 Muslim extremists how to fly jumbo jets. According to the paper... more
SecuritySCHARPING: I DON'T RESIGN, I WAS CORRECT
BERLIN, GERMANY, German defense minister, Rudolf Scharping, heavily answered to the accusation to have privately used military aircrafts in order to reach his girlfriend in Frankfurt and Maiorca. The... more
SecurityPLANES TO PATROL US COASTS CHECKING FOR SHARKS
USA, United States will begin aerial patrols over North Carolina's Outer Banks following the second fatal shark attack of the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend. "We're going to start flyovers around 7 in... more
SecurityCHIRAC AIR TICKETS (2): THE JUDGES ARE NOW ''INCOMPETENT''
PARIS, FRANCE, Occurring the G8 meeting, the investigation "en course" on the French President Jacquas Chirac could damage its image: and now as a miracle, the three judges who are investigating on the... more
SecurityTODAY CONCORDE FLIGHT TEST FROM HEATHROW
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, A flight test which last about three hour and half is expected to be performed today for the British Airways Corcorde, which will take off from London Heathrow airport, will fly... more
SecurityCHIRAC IN TROUBLES FOR OVER 350.000 USD IN AIR TICKETS
PARIS, FRANCE, French president Jaccques Chirac has been involved in a judiciary case, in which he would have traveled with his family and his entourage, in the 1992/1995 years, in which he was Paris'... more
SecurityCHECHEN HI-JACKER FACES EXECUTION IN SAUDI ARABIA
SAUDI ARABIA, Two Chechen men, who hi-jacked in last March a Russian TU-154 jet with 162 people on board at Medina Airport, will not be extradited from Saudi Arabia. One of them will be almost certainly... more
SecurityRUSSIA TO SIMPLIFY VISAS RELEASE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Russia's Interfax news agency, the country government decided to ease the operation to release tourist visas. These documents, needed to enter Russia, will be available also... more
SecurityDEAD TUPOLEV, THE LAST GREAT RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT PLANNER
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Alexei Tupolev, the last grat soviet aircraft planner and builder, dead yesterday in Moscow. Born in 1925, he projected many aircraft, mainly for military use. His father, built before... more
SecurityMANDELA SAYS TO HAVE NEW INFORMATIONS ON LOCKERBIE
SOUTH AFRICA, The ex south african president Nelson Mandela has revealed to have new informations on Lockerbie case. "I don't promise anything, but Gaddafi informed me of facts which I did not know," Mandela... more
SecurityNO EXCUSES IN THE USA-CHINA COMMON LETTER
WASHINGTON, USA, "There are no excuses" in the common letter that the American and Chinese diplomacies are composing to resolve the serious question that envolved an American eletronic surveillance aircraft,... more
SecurityINFORMATION TO OUR CUSTOMER ABOUT MULTIPLE E-MAIL
ROME, ITALY, Due to our server lock, for external causes, have been sent to some of our customers several E-mail with the same news. Please disregard it. We apologize for the inconvenient and we try to... more
SecurityGERMAN MINISTER ACCUSED OF USING ''PRIVATELY'' STATE HELICOPTERS
BERLIN, GERMANY, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel, according to what reported by the weekly magazine "Stern", in the last two years, affected the Bundeswehr's budget,Germany's army, for the considerable... more
SecurityNEW HUMANITARIAN ROME-BAGHDAD FLIGHT
ROME, ITALY, Organized by Cargosped and respecting Onu's rules, by the end of March an humanitarian flight will depart for Baghdad, it will transport free of charge first necessity products, such as medicines,... more
SecurityA CUBIC METER OF DUNG IN FRONT OF MILAN BA HEADQUARTERS
MILAN, ITALY, "Potere Contadino 2001" an Italian agricultural organization, in order to protest against Great Britain where the first cases of "mad cow" have been reported, with a provocative action,... more
SecurityAGUSTA-CORPS OF FOREST RANGERS: TOMORROW TAR'S JUDGMENT
ROME, Tomorrow Administrative Regional Court (TAR) of Lazio, Italy, would have to put an end to Augusta-Italian Corps of Forest Rangers litigation: the helicopter company protested against the advertisement... more
SecurityUSA LABORATORIES DEVELOP A NEW, NON LETHAL WEAPON
TEXAS, USA, A Pentagon spokesman announced realization of a new, non lethal weapon, which has been developed by U.S. Air force laboratories in New Mexico and Texas, in a developement project worth 40 USDm.... more
SecurityPILOTS SUICIDES ON A TB-20
ROUSSILLON , FRANCE, Jaques Delafaye, 55, former Herault-Languedoc-Roussillon aero-club president, crashed volutarily on the runway to suicide. His pilot's license withdrawed due to his psycological... more
Security2500 YOUNG SOLDIERS RELEASED IN SUDAN WITH UNICEF AIR LIFT
SUDAN, More than 2500 children between eight and eighteen years old, which were used as soldiers, have been released in southern Sudan in the last five days thanks to a Unicef air lift. According to the... more
SecurityU.S. AIRCRAFTS ATTACK A IRAQI RADAR SITE
IRAQ, U.S. fighters attacked near Mosul, in no-fly zone, a radar and anti-aircraft Iraqi site, which have targeted it. Is the second attack in the last days. An Iraqi spokesman denied the attack, which... more