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DefenseUK: Islamabad denies Pakistan funding to terrorists
Islamabad, Pakistan – The British government still shuts up about the request of extradition for Rashid Rauf
Yesterday, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry defined absurd and without basis the press information that regarding a funding by the side of different local humanitarian organizations to terrorists of the London... more
DefenseUK (2): continue the caos in the airport and lost thousands of luggages
London, United Kingdom - Blamed a decrease of bookings for Ryanair
The caos in the Londonese Airports continue, with a lot of deletions of flights and thousands of luggages lost, 20.000 only from August 10. British Airways has promised a return to normalcy in the terminals,... more
Science and technologyFire yesterday at Brussels airport
Brusselles, Belgium - The flames caused the closure of a part of the airfield: cancellations and delays
Yesterday afternoon at about 6:00pm the Brussels airport has been partially closed for several hours because of a fire burnt in the underground tunnel network. Biac, the society that manages the Belgian... more
Civil aviationUK: Frattini forecasts a series of operational anti-terrorism proposals in the meeting of the European Ministers in London
London, United Kingdom - Harmonizing the security measures in all the European Airports
One of the central subject of the European Ministers’ meeting that yesterday took place in London has been: harmonizing the security measures in all the European Airports. In the meeting also the Vice-President U... more
MiscellaneousBomb alarm at Sydney airport: no explosive device on board, stop the alert
Sydney, Australia - a phone call from Filippine had warned about a bomb
It’s finished the alarm started today at 5:45pm (local hour), 9:45am in Italy, at Sydney for the possible presence of a bomb on a plane landed at international airport of the Australian city (see for d... more
AerospaceNASA: in August 27 will launch Atlantis
Washington, USA - The goal of the mission will be to re-aunch the phases of building of the International Space Station
Yesterday evening, NASA sources announced that in August 27, if the weather conditions will allow it, will launch the space shuttle Atlantis, from Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The goal of the mission... more
Latest newsImmigration: sailed away the patrolman "Diciotti" of the Italian Coastguard for the operation "Hera II"
Cagliari, Italy – Also an air mean of the Italian Financial Guard will participate to the international mission
Last Monday morning the patrolman "Diciotti" (CP 902) of the Italian Coastguard has sailed away from Cagliari’s Port and for the 30 members of the crew on board and for the Port Authorities is a historic m... more
DefensePentagon launches the cooperation with Israel for the missile program "Star Wars"
Washington, usa - The program had been launched by Reagan in 1983
In 1983 the US President Ronald Reagan launched the missiles program "Star Wars", that had the aim to act the testing and fulfillment of a large anti-missiles defense. Yesterday, during a press conference,... more
SecurityBomb alert on a plane at Sydney airport
Sydney, Australia - The Pacific Blue flight was departed from Fiji Islands
A spokesman of Sydney airport, Peter Vickary, has retailed that a plane of the carrier Pacific Blue, coming from Fiji Islands and landed a few time ago at the Australian airfield, has been evacuated ad... more
Science and technologyToday opens again for the commercial flights the airport of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - The first flight of the Lebanese flag air company will land at 12:00am
A plane of the Lebanese flag air company Middle East Airlines (MEA) will land today at about 12:00am at the international airport of Beirut; the first commercial flight after 34 days of war to operate... more
PeopleAir Berlin purchases DBA
Berlin, Germany - The alliance between two companies has started last November
Yesterday evening, the deal signed between the German company Air Berlin, one of the major European low-cost carriers, and its countryman DBA, of which has purchased the 100%, has been announced by Joachim... more
PeopleEurocontrol: courses on environment are in development
Brusselles, Belgium - The aim is to minimize as much as possible the air navigation impact on environment
"Air traffic management does not have the solution, but it does have a role to play in mitigating the environmental impact of aviation, while meeting high safety standards and capacity requirements", these... more
DefenseCommon line of the European MInisters against terrorism
London, United Kingdom - New anti-terrorism measures and best coordination in the security of transports
Europe searchs a common line against terrorism after abortive attempts of London. The British Home Minster John reid has called a meeting that has seen the partecipation of Vice-President and EU Commissioner... more
Press releaseThe remains of San Antonio Abbot return in Italy
Sigonella, Italy - In August 20 they will be transported to Aci S. Antonio (Catania)
On the occasion of cerimony in remembrance of the 1650 years since the dead of Saint Antonio Abbot, to the community of Aci S. Antonio, in the Catania district, is been permitted by Holy See, the authorization... more
Civil aviationSixty-year-old woman panicked on board makes start the terrorism alarm
Boston, Usa - It's happened yesterday in a United Airlines flight, tha plane made an emergency landing at Boston
A nerve crisis that until a few time ago would had caused irritation or maybe hilarity, has sent on emergency the 182 passengers, 12 crew members of a United Airlines flight, as well as the civil and military... more
Military aviationReturned from Spain two Canadair of the Italian Civil Defense
Rome, Italy - Assessment of 1740 fires, 5 dead and one hundred hectares of wood destroyed
Yesterday afternoon, two Canadair of the Italian Civil Defense Department returned in Olbia and Lamezia’s their bases of operations. They have been sent in Spain in support of the operations for the p... more
AirlinesRyanair threaten to take legal actions against British Government
Dublin, Ireland - The airline owner, Michael O'Leary criticizes the new baggages rules in British air terminals
The critics already expressed by British Airways trough its managing director Willie Walsh (see for details AVIONEWS), that has menaced to take legal actions against BAA (British Airport Administration),... more
Science and technologyIt could be cancelled the privatization of Amsterdam airport
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The Government has postponed to the end of September the discussion about the Schiphol Group privatization
The Dutch Government has communicated during last days that the topic about Amsterdam-Schiphol airport privatization will be discuss not before of the end of September. But in this way many fear that the... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (15): brigade of paratroopers returns in Galilea
Tel Aviv, Israel - Shoots of mortar fire against column
The retreat from South Lebanon of the Israeli Forces gradually continue since two days. The military Radio has retailed that yesterday has returned in Galilea a brigade of paratroopers, at the end of... more
MiscellaneousEtiopia: at least 125 dead for flood
Adis Abeba, Etiopia - The rescue solely pass through helicopters and watercrafts
The assessment of dead reached the 125 people following up to floods, provoked by the overflowing of the Omo river, after a nonstop week of torrential rains that have been downed on two villages in the... more
DefenseSaudi Arabia does not agree the binomial name "Islam-Fascism"
Riad, Saudi Arabia - The Islam according to the American President
The Riad’s government, last Monday, in an official press conference, after a meeting of cabinet, has stated that it can not accept that Islam was correlated with Fascism, according to it is affirmed b... more
MiscellaneousUsa: suspect toy on board, plane evacuated
Los Angeles, Usa - A transmitting toy made start the alarm before the landing
An aircraft Boeing 737/400 of Alaska Airlines, with 129 passengers and 6 crew members on board, has been evacuated Monday soon after the landing at Los Angeles airport, after finding on board -short before... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (13): France wants to cut times for the Lebanese troops to go in the south of the Country
Paris, France - The Foreign Minister goes in visit to Beirut
While in Italy the meeting of Council of ministers is scheduled for Friday to give the definitive green light to the sending of Italian troops for the UN peace mission in Lebanon (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
Weather forecastsHunter Meet 2006: the bigger show of the Aviation in Swiss
Mollis, Swiss - Exhibit of numerous civil and military aircraft
Last August 12 and 13, c.o. The MOllis AIrport, in Swiss, has taken place the Hunter Meet 2006 that has put together numerous fans and owner of famous hunter coming from Helvetic Confederation but also... more
Science and technologyZurich airport: bar are closed for who flyes to US
Zurich, Switzerland - As precautionary measure for the terrorist attacks
The Zurich-Kloten that deals every day 12 flights with 8 US destinations, carrying daily hundreds of people, has announced, trough Joern Wagenbach, spokesman of the airport society, that has closed all... more
MiscellaneousAir Algerie employees make a strike after Piacenza incident
Algeri, Algeria - Discomforts on the links operated by the Algerian air company
After the crash of the C-130 of Air Algerie near Piacenza of last Sunday, the flight attendants of the Maghreb carrier have called a strike, strictly connected to the incident happened in Italy. It has... more
MiscellaneousSingle-engine aircraft falls in an Austrian river
Salzburg, Austria - Three italians embroiled in the accident
Yesterday, a single-engine aircraft, type "Robin", with on board four passengers, two women and a man of Italian nationality, that was carring out a turistic air excursion in the Salzburg area, has fallen... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (3): still have not made know the special corps and the military detachment that will come lined up in the Italian detail for UNIFIL
Rome, Italy - Sources of Italian Navy and Ministry of Defense deny the details of the mission
Continue in this hours the comparison between the MInister of Defense and the General Staff, that will come the apex in the meeting of the Italian Ministers Council next August Friday 18, for the definition... more
MiscellaneousIsrael-Lebanon (14): launch deodorants against Nasrallah on Lebanon
Tel Aviv, Israel - The Israeli aviation has launched them instead the usual leaflets
The war in Lebanon has been fought since the beginning also on the plan of propaganda and psychology, but the last Israel’s initiative to try bring on his side the Lebanese public opinion, is surely d... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (12): Friday meeting of Italian Cdm and Foreign and Defense Commissions
Rome, Italy - The times for green light about UN mission are shorter
Friday August 18 there will be the extraordinary meeting of the Italian Ministers Council to discuss the Italian participations to the Un peace mission in Lebanon. It’s announced by the Presidency of C... more
DefenseCameron says Blair's Government doesn't do enough to fight terrorism
London, United Kingdom - The opposition leader hopes for more strict measures for who is suspected to be a terrorist
While the English Police has arrested yesterday another person suspected of beeing involved in the failed terrorist attacks of last weeks, the chief of English opposition David Cameron blames Toni Blair’s G... more
Press releaseIsrael-Lebanon (7). Napoli: the statements of the Minister D'Alema makes see a break on the foreign policy of Cdl
Rome, Italy - For the honorable of "Forza Italia", Osvaldo Napoli, if the mission won't plan a disarmament of Hezbollah will be troubles
"The Foreign Minister, Massimo D’Alema, want to do too much and he’s risking to make fail the peace mission in Lebanon. His heart is too close to Hezbollah and he isn’t worry enough for the Israeli civil... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (4). Mastella: " It will occur can hit back at fire"
Rome, Italy - Italian mission in an area at high risk
"If someboby shoots, it occurs also to have the possibility to hit back at fire" has said the Italian Minister of Justice Clemente Mastella, chiming about the theme of the enlistment rules for the mission... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (5): Bush says Hezbollah lost the war
Washington, Usa - The President assures that Usa will persist in the fight against terror
After ten days vacation the US President George W. Bush has expressed satisfaction for the reaching of the cease-fire (that seems to keep) between Israel and Lebanon and for the sending, stated by the... more
DefenseIsrael.-Lebanon(2): the Italian detail will come lined up in more phases
Rome,Italy - The transport will be committed to flights of the Italian Aviation and to ships of Italian Navy
The Italian detail that will makes part to UN Force in Lebanon will be lined up in echelons, in two big phases: the first factor will be the light Infantry, and it will follow after three or four weeks,... more
MiscellaneousA 12-year-old boy board on plane without documents in London
London, United Kingdom - The severe security measures have been eluded, but the airport authorities assure: "No danger for passengers"
While the travellers directed to or departing from England keep suffer from the strict controls in th airports, a 12-year-old boy from Liverpool has mocked the controls at boarding, managing to board on... more
HelicoptersSwitzerland: the landing field for helicopters in mountain could be put trough limits
Berna, Switzerland - The initiative of the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Aviaton, with the aim to protect the mountain zones
The Swiss Federal Office for Civil Aviaton (UFAC) -taht belongs to the Federal Department fot Environment, Transports, Energy and Communications- has put in act a project to examin the role of the landing... more
MiscellaneousRussian plane forced to make an emergency landing
Moscow, Russia - The reason the smoke that invaded the cabin, no consequences for passengers
Yesterday a plane of the Russian air company Aeroflot-Nord, lifted off from Arkhanghelsk (Russia), and directed to Moscow has been forced to make an emergency landing. According to the passengers’ testimonies, s... more
Science and technologyGB (2): British Airways could ask a reparation to Baa
London, United Kingdom - Yesterday the announce, following the economic loss of British for the cancelled flights in the airports
In an interview of yesterday to the English newspaper "Daily Mirror" the British Airways’ managing director Willie Walsh has announced that the English airline "Is seriously considering" the possibility t... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: left from Brindisi the ship "San Marco"
Brindisi, Italia - The ship takes a freight of humanitarian aids destined to Lebanese population
Yesterday night, after days of preparatives, has left from Brindisi’s Port the ship "San Marco" of the Italian Navy with a freight of 500 tons of humanitarian aids, including foods, products for children, m... more
Science and technologyGB: Iata criticizes Baa for its management of Heathorw airport in occasion of the terrorist emergency
London, United Kingdom - According to the international air transport association the Baa would had have asked hel to Army
In a presse conference that is taking place in these hours at Sydney, the Iata (international air transport association) administrator, Giovanni Bisignani has expressed heavy criticisms towards Baa (British... more
DefenseAlso the US Navy buys the new UAV Predator
Washington, Usa - After CIA and Air FOrce also the US NAVY signes a contract with the manufacturer
The US Navy will join the CIA and Air Force in purchasing the new unmanned vehicle (UAV) the Predator B, built in San Diego base, California, by the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. The Navy had previously... more
AerospaceNASA: lost the film segment of the First man on the Moon
Washington, Usa - The mystery re-opens the polemics about the conspiracy
In the July 20 1969, beyond 600 millions of people placed in front of television see a setting that seemed a science-fiction movie: the first steps realized by Neil Armstrong on the Moon. Those nubby and... more
MiscellaneousYesterday the funeral of Angelo Frammartino. The corpse arrived Monday at Ciampino airport
Rome, Italy - Many people for the last greet to the young volunteer, present also the president of Chamber fausto Bertinotti
It has taken place yesterday at Monterotondo the funeral of Angelo Frammartino, the young Italian volunteer killed at Jerusalem by a Palestinian boy, that still hasn’t been identified. The corpse of t... more
MiscellaneousHot mid-August holiday for the stars' mansions in Saint-Tropez: a fire threatened them
Saint-Tropez, France - 3000 people displaced, burnt 80 hectares of pine forest
A large fire burned up Monday in the well-know touristic locality of Saint-Tropez, in the Blue Coast in France. The fire, that started at about 4:00pm from the zone of Ramatuelle, spreaded quickly because... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (12): Italian detail lineable up in two weeks
Rome, Italy - Considerable the Rome's effort in the eyes of humanitarian
The Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema this morning has met in Beirut the Lebanese Authorities, the Lebanese Foreign Minister Nabih Berri, and the Premier Fouad Siniora, and has confirmed the commitment o... more
AccidentsAlgerian airplane plunged near Piacenza (2): the names of the three deads
Piacenza, Italy - They have been identified thanks to the documents founded inside the plane
The Police headquarters of Piacenza has made known the names of two of the three persons on board of the C-130 fallen near Piacenza yesterday. They are the commandant Mohamed Taieb Bederina, 59-years-old,... more
DefenseCompliments of Bush to Prodi :"Italy is courageous"
Rome, Italy - The Usa President calls the Italian Premier to express his satisfaction about the Italian participation to the UN contingent in Lebanon
In a press release the Ministry Council Presidency makes know that the President of Council Romano Prodi has had today a long and warm phone conversation with the US President George W. BUsh, that praised... more
PeopleMeeting of the ministries of Interior EU at London about terrorism
London, United Kingdom - They will discuss about the strategies to fight the terrorism after the failed attacks of last week
Next Wednesday the Ministries of Interior of several States of EU will meet at London to "Evaluate at the maximum politic levels what it means the events of last weeks in the field of the EU anti-terrorism... more
MiscellaneousSri Lanka: raid on an orphanage. Killed 50 girls
Colombo, Sri Lanka - The governmental Authorities confirm the bombing on the area
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have denounced today the dead of 50 girls and the wounding of others 60 for a raid realized by governmental Forces in the North-East of the Sri-Lanka. According to... more