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ReportPassenger complains because the pilot of the aircraft is a female
Delhi, India - The man has been escorted off the plane
A Mumbai-bound IndiGo airlines flight was delayed nearly 2 hours at the Delhi airport after a passenger caused a ruckus over the fact that the plane's pilot was a woman. A fellow passenger told that... more
ReportTerremoto in Nuova Zelanda: estesa la zona di interdizione al volo aereo
Christchurch , Nuova Zelanda - Per permettere ai soccorritori di utilizzare gli strumenti di ascolto
L'area interdetta al volo aereo sopra la città neozelandese di Christchurch -epicentro di un terremoto alcuni giorni fa- è stata allargata. Un portavoce dell'autorità per l'aviazione civile ha comunicato ch... more
Report"Gadhafi ordered the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 persons on a Pan Am airplane"
Tripoli, Libya - Libya's ex ex-justice minister Mustafa Abdel-Jalil said
Libya's ex-justice minister claims Moammar Gadhafi personally ordered the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people in 1988. Mustafa Abdel-Jalil said that "I have proof that Gadhafi gave the order about... more
ReportTunisian carrier Nouvelair to return airplanes from Libya
Tunis, Tunisia - They would be used to transfer foreign mercenaries from African countries
Nouvelair Limited Company has announced that it will return six of its Airbus A-320 commercial passenger jet airliners from crisis-hit Libya, after receiving news that Libya does not meet its contract... more
ReportRepressions in Libya: 1000 dead according to witnesses
Tripoli, Libya - Gaddafi threats to use force and affirms he's ready to die a martyr
According to Foad Aodi, president of COMAI, Arab World Communities in Italy, dead in the bombings that Muammar Gaddafi would have ordered against anti-government protesters in the Libyan capital would... more
ReportRe-opened Libyan airspace: Tripoli's airport returned to normality
Tripoli, Libya - It was unveiled by Mohamed abd as-Seid, the highest authority of Libyan Air Force
"Tripoli International Airport is working normally and planes are taking off and landing normally", states today the Libyan press quoting the words of the highest authority of the Air Force of the Country,... more
ReportBeirut denies permission for private Libyan airplane to land in Lebanon
Beirut, Leabanon - It was carrying 10 passengers
The Lebanese aviation authorities refused to give permission for a private Libyan jet carrying 10 passengers to land at Beirut's international airport. According to airport officials the plane was due... more
ReportItalian Defence Minister: first C-130 plane sent to Libya to make Italians return
Tripoli, Libya - La Russa: "It won't land in Benghazi, where the airport has been bombed", but in another still unspecified airport
As announced yesterday by Italian Defence Minister, Ignazio La Russa, this morning should be departed to Libya an airplane that is going to repatriate about one hundred Italians from the Country, where... more
ReportEarthquake in New Zealand: at least 65 victims (VIDEO)
Christchurch, New Zealand - Many people still trapped under the rubble
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 affected this morning the New Zealand causing at least 65 dead and dozens injured and missing. According to Prime Minister John Key "We are experiencing the darkest days... more
ReportLibya, new aircraft raids on protesters
Tripoli, Libya - Berlusconi: "Unacceptable" the use of violence on the civilian population
There's a real civil war in Libya. According to witnesses quoted by "Press TV", following the attacks of last night, this morning at dawn the Libyan government would have unleashed once again air strikes... more
ReportLibya denies landing to Turkish Airlines evacuation flight
Benghazi, Libya - The reasons of the decision remain unknown
A Turkish Airlines flight sent to evacuate Turks caught up in unrest in Libya returned to Istanbul after being denied permission to land. Civil aviation authorities at Benghazi airport refused to let the... more
ReportFinmeccanica repatriates about 10 employees from Libya
Tripoli, Libya - Due to anti-government riots in the Country
According to a company spokesperson, Finmeccanica in these hours would be making repatriate from Libya less than ten workers employed by AgustaWestland. They would be only part of the fifty employees... more
ReportMedvedev in Rome (2). Russia and Italy will complete agreement on air transit of Afghanistan-bound weapons and troops
Rome, Italy - But also bilateral dossiers and issues of international relevance at the core of the meeting between the two minister, on which the two head of governments will report to the press
In the context of the visit of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev (see AVIONEWS), also the Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is arrived in Rome. The minister and his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini... more
ReportMayday from Italy to EU: the European agency Frontex sends back-up forces to Lampedusa
Lampedusa, Italy - The phenomenon has a Community relevance
Following to the formal request for assistance by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini, Frontex, the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders... more
ReportNo news about the Italian petrol tanker attacked by pirates
Rome, Italy - Italian Minister La Russa would have required military to observe rules of secrecy
It's from three days, probably at the request of Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa, that Italian Coast Guard and Navy have not been providing updates on the conditions of the Italian "Savina Caylyn"... more
ReportDue to a misunderstanding begins emergency for SLA A-340 airplane
Male, Maldive - A colloquial phrase mistaken for a bomb-threat
Perhaps the poor knowledge of the language, rather than an exaggerated state of alert, was at the base of the misunderstanding that yesterday caused the emergency status for an A-340 aircraft of Sri Lankan... more
ReportThe international drug trade under pressure: another maxi seizure of ovules with hashish and money
Rome, Italy - Rome-Malaga: the four couriers arrested before departure from the airport
Italian Security forces had scored another victory against the international drug smuggling. Heading for Spain with destination Malaga, the couriers: three Ukrainians resident in Spain, aged 42, 44... more
ReportEgyptian President Mubarak resigns
Cairo, Egypt - It was announced by vice-president Omar Suleiman in a TV message
Thousands of demonstrators in Cairo and other Arab Countries have welcomed the news of the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, unveiled through a televised message by the vice-president Omar Suleiman. The... more
ReportAn airplane carries Mubarak and his family to Sharm el-Sheikh's residence
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt - It wouldn't be an escape, but...
A plane, which took-off from the military airport of Cairo carrying the contrasted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his family, landed just after 15:00 local time today in Sharm el-Sheikh, where is... more
ReportPirates attack to two tankers: potential implications for oil supplies
Rome, Italy - After the "Savina", also captured a Greek ship
Still no news from the "Savina Caylyn", the Italian tanker seized by pirates on February 8, about 670 miles east of the island of Socotra, in the Indian Ocean. The ship, owned by shipowners Brothers D'Amato,... more
Report"Madera" cocaine operation in the airport
Rome, Italy - Seized about 90 kilograms of drug
The "Madera" operation ended yesterday, conducted by the Financial Police of Fiumicino and coordinated by the public prosecutor of the Anti-Mafia Department Carlo Lasperanza. The investigation began in... more
ReportRadar revamped in Santo Domingo airport
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - And also at the terminal of Puerto Plata
Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) director Jose Tomas Perez announced the modernization of its primary and secondary radar system of the Las Americas International Airport, and the primary air surveillance... more
ReportMedvedev dismissed anti-terrorism and transport officials at Moscow-Domodedovo Airport
Moscow, Russia - Caucasus Independent Islamists threaten further attacks
Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, said security checks at Moscow-Domodedovo International Airport on January 24 were "In a state of anarchy" and the people who were supposed to prevent external attacks... more
ReportPlanes and tanks in Gaza
Gaza, Palestine - Attacks from the sky and from ground
This morning some Israeli air force planes flew over the entire Palestinian territory, releasing some missiles in southern Gaza. Military have repeatedly invaded the Gaza Strip even with ground troops.... more
ReportPirates attack Italian petrol tanker in the Indian Ocean
Rome, Italy - Navy's frigate "Zeffiro" is joining it
It has recently been released the news of the attack to an Italian tanker, "Savina Caylin", by pirates in the Indian Ocean, off the Somali coasts. The five attackers would have launched against the... more
ReportHang-glider accident in Italy, a man lost his life under the eyes of his son
Massa Carrara, Italy - The victim was a police officer
Yesterday afternoon took place the hang-glider accident which claimed the live of Marco Vanni, 50, which has fallen to Fossone (Massa Carrara). The flight of the man, to which was broken a wing hitting... more
ReportCyclone "Yasi"-Emergency: Australian aircraft flew to North Queensland
Brisbane , Australia - Its zone is enlarging
"Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft including a mixture of C-17 Globemaster's ( heavy transport aircraft) and C-130 Hercules are on standby to fly north to cyclone-affected areas", said an ADF... more
ReportTen arrests for terrorist attack in Moscow-Domodedovo airport
Moscow, Russia - In which on January 24th 36 people were killed
According to the international press, Aleksander Bortnikov, head of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), on Thursday would have stated that about ten people able to provide information about details... more
ReportThe death toll of the terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo Airport has risen to 36
Moscow, Russia - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fired federal transportation security chief, Andrei Alekseyev.
The number of the victims of the terrorist attack on Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport has risen to 36, since one of the two people who were in a critical condition died, the spokesman for Russia’s Health Min... more
ReportFinancial police of Rome seized 35 kg of cocaine hidden in an airplane
Rome, Italy - By two men dressed as technician at Fiumicino airport
The provincial military command of financial police (GdF, Guardia di Finanza) of Rome seized 35 kg of cocaine at the airport of Fiumicino. Engaged in the routine check operations, the financiers noticed... more
ReportEgypt's crisis: C-130 airplane of AMI lands in Pratica di Mare
Rome, Italy - With 80 Italian passengers coming back from Cairo
Landed this morning at the airport of Pratica di Mare, 30 km south of Rome, the C-130 airplane of AMI, Italian Air Force, sent to Egypt to bring back home about eighty Italians, most of them tourists,... more
ReportAir transport in Italy: decrees on territorial continuity are "Illegitimate"
Rome, Italy - Mauro Pili, PDL, said it. Matteoli: "If the Government wants to investigate the issue, there's no impediment to it"
During a press conference held yesterday, January 31, 2011, in Cagliari, Mauro Pili of the PDL party said that "The decrees on territorial continuity are illegal because they are discriminatory, illogical,... more
ReportInternational flights to Bali deleted or redirected due to the ashes from Mount Bromo
Jakarta , Indonesia - Operational domestic flights, Jakarta Airport doesn’t close
Last Friday the airport was under monitoring but still open, also even if international flights to and from Bali had been cancelled or diverted the previous day, due to the ashes from Mount Bromo, the... more
ReportMany foreign governments are sending airplanes to Cairo to evacuate its citizens
Cairo, Egyipt - Following the riots in Egypt
Many foreign countries are trying to evacuate its citizens from Egypt, after the 7th day of riots against Hosni Mubarak: they are about to send (or have just sent) airplanes to take them out of the country... more
ReportAbout 70 Italian passengers remain 4 days at Cairo airport. And finally leave
Cairo, Egypt - Egypt Air had cancelled its flights due to the riots in the country
The "Odyssey" of 70 Italian passengers stopped for days at Cairo airport following the anti-Mubarak riots end positively: thanks to the intervention of foreign affairs minister, they have all been transferred... more
ReportSouth-west of Japan, air traffic disruptions due to eruptive activity of "Kirishima" volcano (VIDEO)
Miyazaky, Japan - ANA and JAL airlines cancel flights from and to Miyazaki
Restarted on January 26, 2011, at 7:30 am (local time) the eruptive activity of Shinmoedake, one of the mouths of the "Kirishima", a 1421 meter volcano in the island of Kyushu in the south-west of the... more
ReportMassacre in Moscow: start security plan. China on alert taking preventive measures ahead of Chinese New Year.
Moscow , Russia - Increases law enforcement in Russia. Sweep check also in the airport of Beijing where are expected 280.000 people per day.
Further updates on the massacre at the airport in Moscow-Domodedovo (see more on AVIONEWS 1 and 2), where more than 30 person are died and other 130 were injured, tell us that there are three wanted for... more
ReportItalian democratic party: "We do not accept the crisis of the new Alitalia"
Rome, Italy - This political area (left) is afraid for the unemployment rate in the area of Rome
Italian democratic party (labor or left) is worried about the reorganization structure of Alitalia. "The management of the airline -they assume- had to work for a real modernization of the carrier,... more
ReportITF about Moscow bombing
London, UK - Its statement by general secretary David Cockroft
Commenting on yesterday’s bomb attack, ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) general secretary David Cockroft said: “It is with deep pain, sorrow and indignation that we have heard the... more
ReportThis morning in Rome the funeral of Luca Sanna, alpine killed in Afghanistan
Rome, Italy - Absent Berlusconi, who at the last minute decided not to attend the ceremony
This morning in Rome, the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, was held the funeral of Corporal Luca Sanna, the Alpine killed last Tuesday in an outpost in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, by Noor Ali Gullab,... more
ReportEgyptAir cuts flights to Tunisia
Cairo, Egypt - Until political situation becomes stable
EgyptAir authorities announced that trips schedule to Tunisia will be modified until the current events in Tunisia subside and the country stabilises. For now, the company will schedule two flights a week... more
ReportAfghanistan, Italian soldier dies during a gunfight
Baghdad, Afghanistan - The other wounded is not in peril of life
This morning, during what has been defined as an "Abnormal" fight between Italian soldiers and a group of rebels in the outpost of Bala Murghab in Afghanistan, called "Hilander", where operates the eighth... more
ReportWikileaks: 24 airplanes of CIA have used a Turkish airbase to transport terrorists
Washington, USA - Between 2002 and 2006
As reported today by the German newspaper "Die Welt" on the basis of cables released by the pirate site Wikileaks, 24 planes of CIA, Central Intelligence Agency, have made use, between 2002 and 2006, the... more
ReportIllness for Air France's pilot: airplane lands in Reykjavik
Reykjavik, Iceland - The aircraft, took off from Paris, was directed towards New York with 232 people on board
The sudden illness of one of pilots has forced few hours ago an Air France's airplane to a "Precautionary" landing in Iceland, at the Reykjavik-Keflavik's airport. The aircraft was taken off from Paris... more
ReportSix Russian airlines ground Tu-154B airplanes
Moscow, Russia - After the fire and the explosion of a specimen occurred on January 1st
Six Russian airlines have grounded all the Tupolev Tu-154B airplanes in the fleet for precautionary reasons. The measure was decided after the incident occurred last January 1st, when an airplane of this... more
ReportBorgogni, hours at the prosecutor office: interrogation marked as secret
Rome, Italy - The collaborator closest to Guarguaglini presented himself voluntarily to the magistrates, that will interrogate him again
Lorenzo Borgogni, responsible for Institutional Relations of the company Finmeccanica and the closest of President Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini, last week-end had requested through his lawyers to have a... more
ReportHouse arrest for Giuseppe Spadaccini, owner of "Sorem"
L'Aquila, Italy - The disciplinary measure taken by the Court of Rieview of L'Aquila, which accepted the appeal made by his lawyers
It seems that starting from today, Giuseppe Spadaccini -who is, among other things, the entrepreneur owner of the "Sorem", the company that managed the fleet of the Canadair fire-fighting airplanes owned... more
ReportUS Court: 15 years prison for a man whom hijacked an airplane
New York, USA - In 1968
The American Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein said yesterday the sentence of 15 years' prison, which will serve Luis Arnaldo Pena Soltren, a US citizen of Cuban origin responsible, together with his accomplices,... more
ReportUS diplomats intervened several times to push to buy planes from Boeing
Washington, USA - And not from the rival Airbus. The new Wikileak's revelations
On Sunday, January 2, 2010, the "New York Times" (NYT) revealed the content of another cable unveiled by the web-site Wikileaks: on several occasions in recent years, American diplomats have spoken with... more
ReportDead Carlo Bernini, ex-president of MyAir airline
Rome, Italy - After months of coma
After several months in coma at the hospital of Treviso, died on January 1st, at the age of 74 years, Carlo Bernini. Born in Bondeno, close to Ferrara, in 1936, he began very young his political activity... more