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Science and technologyAirports: first line of defense against bird flu
Honolulu, Hawaii - Passengers may be the first cause of the spread of the disease
Health authorities worldwide are concerned about the spread of bird flu, and in Hawaii, gateway to and from Asia, fear is particularly immediate. If the virus mutates to a version dangerous for humans... more
Science and technologySAB: flight to New York served by Eurofly will restart in May 2006 and doubles the duration of the operativeness
Boulogne, Italy - In Summer 2005 transported 13,700 passengers
"Eurofly and SAB (Boulogne’s Airport Management Society) presented the results on three Summer months of operativeness of scheduled flight from/to New York and announce the restart of it in 2006. From J... more
Science and technologyCompany managing the Czech airport to purchase lands to construct a new runway
Prague, Czech Republic - So the proposal of Penta Investment got blocked
Letiste Praha, state company managing Prague International Airport, announced that it will acquire lands surrounding the air station in order to construct a new runway. Thus, Penta Investment plan, aiming... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport privatization: new call for bids ready in 10 days
Budapest, Hungary - Hungary's Minister of Finance, Janos Veres unveiled
After judiciary annulled the bid of privatization (see for details AVIONEWS), Hungarian Government is preparing to issue a new call for bids to privatize Budapest International Airport said Hungary’s M... more
Science and technologyZaragoza Airport evacuated due to bomb-alert
Zaragoza, Spain - At the scheduled hour, nothing has happened
Zaragoza Airport, Northern Spain, has ben evacuated this morning due to a Basque’s matrix bomb-alert. ETA’s terrorists would have in fact called to announce an attempt made with a grenade launcher bet... more
Science and technologyDelays at Boston Airport due to problems with radar system
Boston, USA - The Civil Aviation Authority opened an investigation onto the event
Passengers departing from the Boston’s Logan International Airport, suffered for long delays due to a malfunction at radar system yesterday. Problem verified last Sunday for the first time and also on M... more
Science and technologyIraq airports to close due to referendum on the Constitution
Baghdad, Iraq - To vote on October 15 in 6000 ballot boxes
Iraq will vote on Saturday, October 15, to pass the new Constitution. On the occasion, Iraqi Defence Minister, disposed strict security measures that will start tomorrow: airports will close as well as... more
Science and technologySACBO: a group of students visiting the Orio al Serio's Airport
Bergamo, Italy - Composed of 17 people of the economics faculty of Lubecca's University
"A group of 17 students of the economics faculty of Lubecca’s University has made a visit at Orio al Serio’s Airport within a study trip. The visit aims to know close the operative reality of the Bergamo’s air s... more
Science and technologyInvisible aircraft and missiles: it can be done, according to EADS
Amsterdam, Holland - By installing light-emitting diodes or active plastic coatings on the surface
Someone maybe remembers the James Bond’s Aston Martin Vanquish in "Die Another Day": right guessed hunches by MI6’s physicists enabled them to modify the car in a manner it could be invisible to naked eye... more
Science and technologyDar es Salaam International Airport to be renamed as the father of Tanzania's indipendence
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - It serves also to attract a greater number of visitors
Tanzania renamed the Dar es Salaam International Airport as Mwalimu Julius Nyerere International Airport, who was the father of indipendence and a leading figure in the continent. Minister of Transport... more
Science and technologyNorth-Caucasus: a Nalchik Airport's attempt has been thwarted
Nalchik, Republic of Kabardino-Balkariya - A hidden arsenal has discovered in the Caucasian city
Two gunmen have been arrested at Nalchik, capital of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkariya , nation situated in European Russia, North-Caucasus: they were preparing a large-scale terrorist attack on the... more
Science and technologySupersonic flight: Australian test proved successful
Tokyo, Japan - Japanese Space Agency announced it
A missile carrying the prototype of an unmanned aircraft left from Woomera Base, Southern Australia. This prototype, once dropped by the missile, was launched to reach a Mach 2 speed at 18,000 m ceiling.... more
Science and technologyA piece of history has been closed today: Rhein-Main air base retired
Frankfurt, Germany - It played a major role both in WW II and cold war
US air base of Rhein-Main (Germany) has been closed due to an agreement signed in 1999 which scheduled the return of the structure under German ownership by the end of this year. This base was the US soldiers... more
Science and technologyAnti-terrorism trial at Milan-Linate
Milan, Italy - Air traffic was interrupted for 25 minutes
Milan-Linate Airport, yesterday around 10:00am, has been theatre of another anti-terrorism exercise after that occurred last September 23. It has been simulated an attack of terrorists armed with missile-launcher... more
Science and technologySAT: new Ryanair's base operations started by opening the flight to Dublin
Pisa, Italy - It deals with the 15th in Europe and the 3rd in the Italian territory
"Ryanair opened in Pisa its new base on October 10, the 3rd one after Rome-Ciampino and Bergamo-Orio al Serio. There will be also a new flight to Dublin, operated by the new 737-800 aircraft. There are... more
Science and technologyAeradria SpA: flights from Munich, Cologne, Dusseldorf and links with German main cities
Rimini, Italy - Summer 2006 named "Campaign of Germany"
"Munich, Cologne, and in a short time, Dusseldorf: these are the results achieved following to the talks during the last weeks by Riviera di Rimini Promotions and Apt Servizi in collaboration with Aeradria... more
Science and technologySACBO: Orio al Serio's Airport reopened
Bergamo, Italy - The works on the runway ended yesterday morning
"The maintenance works on the runway (regarding the head 28, on the East side of the area, for a lenght of 650 m) of the Orio al Serio’s Airport have been ended yesterday morning, on Sunday October 9, i... more
Science and technologyFAA approved Chicago Airport expansion plan
Chicago, USA - An investment worth USD 7.5bn
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave the green light to modernization plan of Chicago "O’Hare" Airport, for investments worth USD 7.5bn. The expansion plan should serve to improve flight safety, i... more
Science and technologyBelgium airports disrupted due to 24 hour-national strike
Brussels, Belgium - Charleroi cancelled all fights
Belgian workers called a 24 hour-national strike today to protest against decision of liberal-socialist Government led by Guy Verhofstadt, to raise retirement age from 58 to 60: it was the first general... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport privatization: socialists in favour and liberals against
Budapest, Hungary - Government announced a new call for bids
"The official policy of the Fidesz sustains that level of privatization in Hungary is enough because the percentage proportion between public and private is 90 at 10%. In large part of Europe it is 75... more
Science and technologyBeirut: air traffic controllers on strike
Beirut, Lebanon - Emergency and UN flights to be ensured
Commercial flights are stopped at Beirut International Airport (Lebanon) where 48 air traffic controller started at 11:00am today to conduct a 24 hour-strike to obtain pay increase and better work conditions.... more
Science and technologySchiphol Airport to suffer for numerous disruptions due to war surplus
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Two of three runway have been closed
Disruption at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport are going on after discovering a war surplus of the second world war (see for details AVIONEWS). A thick fog is worsening the situation of Dutch air traffic... more
Science and technologySAT: press conference for the presentation of Ryanair's base and flight to Dublin
Pisa, Italy - It will take place next Monday at 12am at the "Galileo Galilei" Pisa's Airport
SAT (Tuscan Airport Society) and Ryanair communicate that during the press conference which will take place on Monday October 10 at 12am (at the Business Center "L. Lombardi", fist floor air station passengers... more
Science and technologyRunway's incursion at Boston Airport
Boston, USA - Near-collision between American Airlines and American Eagle's planes
At Boston-Logan International Airport, an airplane by American Airlines has been forced to abort its takeoff when another aircraft by American Eagle crossed onto the same strip risking a collision. The... more
Science and technologyDisruptions at Schipol: a second world war's bomb found near airport
Amsterdam, Netherlands - A runway is not used because the device is sensitive to vibrations
Near Amsterdam-Schipol Airport, during digging works, a bomb of the second world war has been found yesterday. Discovery has caused many problems at the airport of Netherland’s capital today: one of t... more
Science and technologyBassora Airport to reopen soon
Bassora, Iraq - Michael Casler, a trainer of Iraqi air traffic controllers, confirmed it
The last exercise has been completed with success. Now Iraqi air traffic controllers should learn how to manage a flight in English language. It took 12 months of course and numerous drills, with both... more
Science and technologyOrio al Serio Airport's closure: before the stop also a flight to Siviglia to take off
Bergamo, Italy - It adds other flights departing before 8:00am on Thursday October 6
With reference to the closure of Bergamo’s Orio al Serio Airport scheduled on Thursday October 6 starting from 8:00am up to Sunday October 9 at 10:00pm, Sacbo, the airport’s operator company, informed tha... more
Science and technologyMalpensa to halt for 30 minutes due to an anti-terrorism drill occurring today
Varese, Italy - Flights suspended from 03:00pm to 03:30pm
Malpensa’s air traffic will halt for 30 minutes at 3:00pm today to allow an anti-terrorism exercise simulating an attack of terrorists who, evading controls, will arrive on runway to try to hit with a... more
Science and technologyFiumicino among the most travelled airports in Europe
Rome, Italy - A study conducted by Eurostat revealed it
To Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, Rome-Fiumicino International Airport is one of the ten most travelled airports in Europe. Rome’s hub with over 25 million passengers per year i... more
Science and technologyTishman International to build a logistic center near Sofia Airport
Sofia, Bulgaria - Also the German Contractor Lindner AG to join the project
"With its fast growing economy and forthcoming EU membership, Bulgaria attracted Tishman as the most desirable place for such a large and exciting project" said a statement released by the US company that... more
Science and technologyOrio al Serio Airport to close due to runway's reconstruction
Bergamo, Italy - The the closure from October 6 to 9
In order to carry out work on scheduled maintenance, which consists of resurfacing the worn surface on the beginning of runway 28 for a distance of approximately 650 metres, Sacbo, in agreement with Enac... more
Science and technologyCapodichino: passengers to and from USA increased with Eurofly non-stop flight
Naples, Italy - 17,000 passengers in 3 months on the route Naples-NY
Regional councillors of Transport committee, Ennio Cascetta, and of the tourism committee, Marco Di Lello, together with the CEO for GESAC (Capodichino Airport’s operator company), Mauro Pollio, have p... more
Science and technologyItalian Forestal Police seized ivory-products and python-skin bags at Florence "Vespucci" Airport
Florence, Italy - CFS Cites Operational Unit struck a blow
The Cites Operational Unit from Italian Forestal Police (CFS) on duty at Florence’s "Amerigo Vespucci" Airport, have seized 4 ivory-objects found in the baggage of a Nigerian citizen. During a product c... more
Science and technologyWeapons and munitions regularly left bound for Iraq from Podgorica Airport
Belgrade, Serbia - Serbian company Jugoimport Media Mont managed its traffic
Weapons and munitions are carried to Podgorica Airport, loaded on some Tupolevs, and sent to Iraq and the Middle East from there. It was unveiled by Serbian ’Dan’ newspaper, quoting some sources from Ser... more
Science and technologyCzech capital's airport rose security degree
Prague, Czech Republic - It was decided after a journalists' "raid"
Two journalists boarded with false weapons were necessary to lead Czech Government to rise security degree at Prague "Ruzyne" International Airport. Prague air station Director General Hana Cernochova’s s... more
Science and technologyAmazonian forest on fire: Leticia Airport has been closed three times in a month
Bogotà, Colombia - Fire's smokes blocked flights
Incessant fires affecting the Amazonian forest have caused Leticia Airport closure, for the 3rd time in a month, as well as breathing problems for local population. The issue appeared so serious to call... more
Science and technologyIndia: nationwide strike by airport workers
New Delhi, India - Also the Air Force was deployed to hold back strikers in all air stations
The nationwide strike called by some 20,000 airports workers started at 7:00am to end at 7:00pm: strikers are protesting against the move to privatize both Delhi and Mumbai airports. The 12-hour walkout... more
Science and technologyInauguration landing at new Bangkok Airport
Bangkok, Thailand - After numerous delays, the Suvarnabhumi International Airport finally opened
Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has made the first flight that has officially inaugurated the new international airport of Bangkok. An Airbus A-340/600 by Thai Airways, left the existing air station... more
Science and technologyUS Army: three solutions to make its helicopters more resistant against enemy's fire
Washington, USA – Sensors for a constant monitoring of vehicle's conditions and new armour types
US Army analysed the available data regarding survivability degree of its own helicopters with reference to missions in Afghanistan and Iraq and found gaps which must be absolutely filled both on the... more
Science and technologyMalpensa means more and more low-cost flights
Varese, Italy - Luxair to land at Milan's airport
Luxembourg’s low-cost carrier Luxair will make three daily flights -one on Saturday and two on Sunday- at Malpensa Airport starting from October 30. Additionally, air connections from Rome, London and P... more
Science and technologyUK: more stopovers for foreign airlines in the regional airports
London, UK - British Government's intention for the future though based on rigid mutual terms
The United Kingdom would intend to encourage the growth of its own regional airports by ensuring for a larger number of foreign airlines to resort to stopovers there, provided that their respective countries... more
Science and technologySan Diego: and if the new airport rose from water?
San Diego, USA - A proposal put forward by an American company to avoid administrative and environmental problems
Californian city of San Diego would need a new airport but several administrative problems exist concerning public-owned lands that should be solved, and one should also take into account environmental... more
Science and technology"Valerio Catullo": collaboration with ACI for the seventh meeting about Ground Handling
Verona, Italy - Today at 1pm at Palazzo della Gran Guardia
The Airports Council International in collaboration with "Valerio Catullo" Verona’s Airport, organize the seventh ACI Europe Ground Handling and Cuss Conference. The meeting, to which all the most important E... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport's privatization: tender has been annulled
Budapest, Hungary - Budapest Court of Appeal uphold workers ruling
The State Privatization Agency (APV), intends not taking it badly and prepared a new tender. Budapest Airport’s workers concerned about their job, had recourse to the court (see for details AVIONEWS). T... more
Science and technologyAmerica's Cup: Air One to reinforce connections with Italy's capital on occasion of the Louis Vuitton Cup
Trapani, Italy - Airgest Chairman, Gabriele D'Alì, said it
Flights from Trapani to Rome will depart 2 or 3 times a day. It is an engagement taken by Italian Air One carrier with Airgest, Trapani Airport’s operator company. From September 30 up to October 3, f... more
Science and technologyDenver Airport to use additional 600 parking spaces
Washington, USA -They were removed after Twin Towers attempts
Denver International Airport plans to recover 600 parking spaces situated in its covered garages which were closed after September 11 terrorist attacks. The competent authorities, after such date, decided... more
Science and technologyEU: "It is necessary to improve security measures in European airports"
Brussels, Belgium - Surprise checks in more than 40 airports found some
European Commission proposed last week to reinforce European air station’s security to prevent terrorist attempts. Europe rose controls in 700 airports after the events occurred at New York and Washington o... more
Science and technologyCargo flights took off from Perugia Airport for the first time
Perugia, Italy - "Aiming at cargo transport to continue the growth"
A cargo airplane bound for Russia took off from the International Airport of Umbria Region "Sant’Egidio" last Saturday for the first time. "It is another tangible proof of the gradually transformation t... more
Science and technology"Japanese Concorde" prototype to perform test flight in Australia
Tokyo, Japan - It has been scheduled on October 7 to evaluate wing formula and materials performances
Prototype of the future Japanese-made new 200-300 seats supersonic airlines will be tested in flight in the Australian territory on next October 7. Actually, it will be an unmanned scaled prototype produced... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Rita": Houston airports to close
Washington, USA - Also Lufthansa's flights to have troubles
The two airports of Houston (Texas), both the "Hobby" and "George Bush Intercontinental", due to the imminent arrival of hurricane "Rita" will suspend all flight operations -arrivals and departures- starting... more