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ReportFound philo-Palestinian notice in the Israeli aircraft's hold
Milan, Italy - The airplane strictly controlled after the discovery
An event reported yesterday on "Yedioth Aharonot", the Israeli newspaper. The employees have found in the hold an anti-Semite notice in Arab language, wrongly translated as "Death to Jewish", at the arrival... more
ReportRussia: safe hundreds of fishermen adrift on ice plate
Okha, Russia - Helicopters and vessels used for the rescue
All safe about 750 Russian fishermen that found adrift on an enormous ice plate detached from the coasts of the Sakhalin's isle (Russian Far East), in the Mardvinov's bay. Men, engaged in the fishing made... more
ReportDebates at high altitude: the international public opinion divided on the thrilling landing of Lufthansa flight LH044
Hamburg, Germany - The young co-pilot has carried out the manoeuvre for taking back the control of the plane
The international public opinion talks about the case of the thrilling landing of the Lufthansa flight LH044 during the Emma Hurricane, filmed by a man with a camera and then transferred on "Youtube". At... more
ReportATR-42/300 incident in Venezuela: the black boxes to be sent to France
Paris, France - Rescue and indentification operations of the corpses are going on
On February 21st, 2008, a Santa Barbara Airlines ATR-42/300 airplane, code YV-1449-C, crashed on the Andes, at 4,000 m altitude, with 46 people onboard, and the rescue and identification operations are... more
ReportLufthansa pilot saves 131 passengers from the fury of "Emma"
Hamburg, Germany - Close to a tragedy in the Hamburg airport
The promptness of a Lufthansa pilot saved the lives of 131 passengers and the crew members, left from Munich to Hamburg, on last Saturday's early afternoon, when storm "Emma" was raging throughout Germany.... more
ReportAnkara: "We will not withdraw our troops from Iraq"
Ankara, Turkey - USA: "We must respect the Iraqi sovereignty". Diplomat crisis?
The spokesman of the Iraqi Government, Ali Al Dabbagh, instructed Turkey to withdraw its troops from the Iraqi Kurdistan, but the Ankara Government replies by reinforcing all the garrisons in the border... more
ReportBaghdad asks Turkey the withdrawal of its soldiers from Iraqi Kurdistan
Baghdad, Iraq - After months of air raid, from six days Turkish ground troops occupy the territory
It have to be a mega-assault launched by Ankara towards the guerrilla of Pkk, the workers union not recognized by Turkish Government, but the rebellion of these last ones seems be beyond expectation, after... more
ReportLinate massacre, final act: the Cassation confirms the sentence of July 7, 2006
Rome, Italy - Acquitted the ex-directors of Milan airports Fusco and Federico
Seven years after the tragedy in which 118 people died, the Court of Cassation of Rome has confirmed yesterday the sentence passed on July 7, 2006 by the Court of appeal of Milan. Confirmed the many acquittals... more
ReportLinate massacre: tomorrow the Cassation sentence
Rome, Italy - The defendants are accused of multiple manslaughter and unintentional disaster
In the Court of Cassation of Rome was held yesterday the first hearing on the massacre of Linate, the air disaster of October 8th 2001 in which 118 people died in the crash of a McDonnell Douglas MD-87... more
ReportBad weather stops air traffic in Greece and Turkey
Athens, Greece - Heavy snowfalls, ice everywhere
An uneven fight against the snow which has been falling non-stop for days, and against the ice which is everywhere due to the very low temperatures, is being fought in the airports of Greece and Turkey,... more
ReportItaly's Constitutional Court confirms the tax on touristic planes and helicopters in Sardinia
Rome, Italy - Tax on the second house of non-residents nullified
Italy's Constitutional Court partly rejected and partly received the appeals filed by the Office of the Prime Minister against the s.c. "Luxury tax" introduced by the President of the Region Sardinia,... more
ReportPilot wrongly accused of terrorism to claim damages
London, Great Britain - After the acquittal on behalf of the Court of Appeal
In 2001, few months after the attacks against the Twin Towers in New York, Lotfi Raissi, an Algerian pilot was arrested in London with the accusation of having trained the 9/11 hijackers. The preventive... more
ReportOn trial the accused of the September 11 carnage
Washington, USA - The Pentagon will ask for the death penalty
The confirmation comes from general Thomas Hartman, legal advisor for military tribunals set up by the US to put on trial the accused for the carnage of September 11: the Pentagon will ask the death penalty... more
ReportUS military secrets to Chinese spying
New York, USA - Arrested four people among whom a Boeing ex-engineer and an analyst from US Defense ministry
American authorities announced yesterday the arrest of four people accused of international spying in favour of China. It seems the Chinese spying services were given some Pentagon top-secret documents... more
ReportGreece, traffic paralysis tomorrow: airplanes, trains, buses and subway stop
Athens, Greece - A 24-hour strike against the pension reform
Due to the strike against the pension reform project proposed by the conservative government, transport will be paralyzed for 24 hours (starting from midnight) in all Greece: airplanes, trains, buses and... more
ReportSeven hours at the mercy of the waves: 37 saved by helicopters
Townsville, Australia - Bad adventure for some tourists on a yacht
The stormy sea made the boat lose its anchor: a yacht with onboard five crew members and 32 tourists. That is how their bad adventure started. Seven hours at the mercy of the waves and the wind near the... more
ReportPope Ratzinger flies to the United States
Rome, Italy - Official visit from April 15 to 20
The press room of the Holy See lets know that Pope Benedict XVI will conduct a trip to the United States of America between the 15th and the 20th of April. It will be the 8th international journey of Ratzinger... more
ReportWoman arrested after stabbing pilot of an Air New Zealand flight
Auckland, New Zealand - Attempted hijacking to Australia
The incident occurred at around 7:30 am LT on an Air New Zealand Beechcraft airplane with onboard pilot, co-pilot and seven passengers, in flight between Blenheim and Christchurch, both on the country's... more
ReportFriction on an American Airlines flight, and the plane carries out an emergency landing
Boston, USA - Flight attendant assaulted by a passenger
The commander of an American Airlines airplane, flight 44, left yesterday evening from New York-"JFK" towards Paris-"CdG" with 136 passengers on board had to carry out an emergency landing in the airport... more
ReportIsraeli raid leaves 7 dead
Gaza , Gaza Strip - Hamas: "School hit". But the Army denies
Further hostilities took place today between the Israeli armed forces and the Hamas militias in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Army launched a combined ground-and-air forces raid, in the course of which 6... more
ReportNext February 19, Italy's highest court decides on the Linate tragedy
Milan, Italy - Responsibilites for the death of 118 people involved
The hearing of Italy's highest court, the Corte di Cassazione, in regard to the sentences for the flight incident of Linate, in which 118 people died on October 8, 2001, has been set for February the 19th.... more
ReportCitizens of Fregene against airplane noise
Rome, Italy - A signature collection started
The civic association "Viva Fregene", in the seaside town of Fregene on the Roman riviera, has started a signatures collection against acoustic pollution caused by low-overflying aircraft. The demands... more
ReportAirplane disappeared in Venezuela: Farnesina mission left today for Caracas
Rome, Italy - Led by the crisis Unit and made up of AMI, MMI and Civil Defense members
The Italian minister of Foreign Affairs spread today the following note: "As regards the initiatives constantly developed by the Farnesina in order to ascertain what happened to the airplane of the Venezuelan... more
ReportSri Lanka, ongoing aerial bombings
Colombo , Sri Lanka - 20 rebels killed in clashes, military say
The clashes between Sri Lanka armed forces and the separatist rebels of LTTE (Tamil Tigers) go on. In the course of battles in various areas on the border between the northern part of the country, controlled... more
ReportEmergency landing for an airplane in Malpensa due to a passenger's death
Milan, Italy - The man was diabetic
Despite the crew attempts to help him, nothing could be done for a 48-year-old man - whose nationality and data have not been disclosed yet - who died list night on board an airplane coming from Saudi... more
ReportIraq air strike, erratum slip
Rome, Italy - They were Army helicopters, not Air Force
Publishing the news of 04/02/08, "US Air Force strike, civilians massacre in Iraq", we erroneously reported that the above-mentioned military operation had been carried out by the US Air Force, while being... more
ReportBalloonist missing off US West Coast
Seattle, United States - He had left from Japan
A Japanese adventurer named Michio Kanda, 58 years, who had undertaken the crossing of the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the United States, is reported missing since last week, after his satellite cellphone... more
ReportChad, EU suspends military mission
N'Djamena , Chad - Evacuated foreigners keep on arriving in Paris
As government troops and rebel forces keep on clashing in Chad's capital N'Djamena, the EU countries have decided to suspend the military mission of support to the peacemaking process to bordering Sudan,... more
ReportTurkish air raids again on Iraqi Kurdistan
Baghdad , Iraq - No victims reported
According to what reported by local sources, airplanes of the Turkish armed forces have hit again targets in the Iraqi Kurdistan, apparently without making victims. A spokesman of the Peshmerga, autonomous... more
ReportNikolic: "Open up Serbian air-space to the Russians
Belgrade, Serbia - The statements of the defeated candidate to the Serb presidency
"I do stand for military cooperation with Russia. For example, I believe the skies over Serbia should be open for Russian aircraft to carry out security control for Russia and for ourselves". This was... more
ReportUS Air Force strike, civilians massacre in Iraq
Baghdad , Iraq - The military: "It was a mistake, we are sorry"
Iraq's civilians are still caught in the grip of terror and counter-terror in Iraq. Today the news spread that in the course of clashes occurred in the week-end between foreign troops and Al-Qaeda militants... more
ReportIran, launched in orbit the first space missile
Tehran, Iran - Tested today before Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iran tested today a missile capable of carrying satellites into space as part of a program to launch a research satellite in the near future. The rocket, called "Kavoshkar 1" ("Explorer-1"), was launched... more
ReportChad, rebel militias march on the capital
N'Djamena , Chad - A government helicopter shot down
The EU military mission in Chad, began in the past days (see AVIONEWS) as part of the international effort to solve the crisis of neighbouring Darfur (Sudan), starts uphill. Three political-military groups... more
ReportEU military mission in Chad has begun
Linz, Austria - First Austrian soldiers left on board of a C-130
At 08:00 of yesterday morning the first 12 soldiers of the European Union mission to Chad, central Africa, have left on board of a Hercules C-130 lifter from the airport of Linz-Hörsching. The troops... more
ReportJerusalem whitened: difficulty in air traffic; bad weather in all region
Jerusalem, Israel - Schools closed, traffic in tilt
Who wants to reach Israel, and in particular Jerusalem, is informed: the Country, the city and the surrounding areas, Palestinian territories included have been last night and are still interested from... more
ReportAir Canada's second pilot shows madness during flight: fear on board
Shannon, Ireland - The airplane lands in emergency; the man admitted in psychiatric hospital
Great panic for 146 passengers of an Air Canada's flight while made the route Toronto-London: the second pilot has suddenly showed signs of being unbalanced; it has been necessary to immobilize him with... more
ReportKenya, helicopters open fire on crowd
Nairobi , Kenya - "They drop bombs and shoot"
The violence in Kenya goes on after the disputed electoral results of last December. In the city of Naivasha, in the Rift Valley, two helicopters of the armed forces have opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators... more
ReportSri Lanka, governmental air strike hits Tamil Tigers
Colombo , Sri Lanka - 20 dead in joint air-ground offensive
In the course of a combined air-and-ground offensive of the armed forces of Sri Lanka against the separatist rebels of the Tamil Tigers (LTTE), 19 members of the LTTE and 1 army soldier were killed. This... more
ReportIsraeli Air Force hits again the Gaza Strip
Rafah, Gaza Strip - 4 Palestinian militants wounded
As Egypt is finding it hard to regain control over the border passage of Rafah, opened in the last days by the Hamas bulldozers to allow the shattered Palestinian population to restock beyond the frontier,... more
ReportDouble Israeli air strike, 4 dead
Rafah , Gaza Strip - Israel: "They were terrorists"
As Egypt is trying in these hours to contain the exodus of the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, fleeing the Israeli siege, the armed forces of the Jewish state have hit once again, with two targeted air... more
ReportFlooded Bolivia asks international community for helicopters
La Paz , Bolivia - Chile and Brasil in particular. Swollen streams: most of the country drown
Walker San Miguel, Bolivia's Defence Minister, has asked the international community for help, in particular Chile and Brazil, "In order that technicians may be sent over to evaluate the principal necessities".... more
ReportTaxi drivers assault photographer at the airport of Ciampino
Rome, Italy - "You've got to mind your own business"
A serious episode of violence took place in the last days at the airport of Rome-Ciampino. According to reports, a group of taxi drivers would have assaulted a 32-years-old Roman photographer, "Guilty"... more
ReportShanghai, one of the main electric lines breaks down: whole provinces in the dark, airports and stations
Shanghai , China - Due to the weight of snow that keeps falling: chaos in the transport sector for Chinese new year's day
Since January 17, when the important high-tension electric line of the "Three throats" dam of Shanghai broke own, many provinces are in chaos and in the dark due to the lack of energy. Railway stations... more
ReportA cellphone behind the near-accident of Heathrow?
London, Great Britain - BA confirms the communications lead
A call from or to a cellphone on board during the landing phase would have caused a tailspin in the computer system of the airplane, causing the switch-off of the engines and the following crash landing.... more
ReportHeathrow, crashed airplane removed from runway
London, Great Britain - The technical investigation deepens
The British Airways aircraft crash-landed at Heathrow airport last Thursday has finally been removed by the area around the southern runway, where it had ended because of an engine-failure, so as to allow... more
ReportLebanese anti-aircraft reacts to airspace violation by Israeli airplanes
Tyre, Lebanon - Worsening of the relations between the two Countries
For the second time after the cessation of the war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah, today a Lebanese anti-aircraft militarily replied to the non-authorized overflight, a violation of its airspace,... more
ReportIvory Coast, France reduces its troops contingent
Abidjan , Ivory Coast - "We'll keep though all aircraft"
The situation in the Ivory Coast seems to have improved, and so the high commands of the French Armed Forces have decided to reduce their troops from 2,400 to 1,800, present as stabilization forces in... more
ReportHeathrow incident: pilot acclaimed by the British newspapers
London, United Kingdom - Today 50 flights cancelled
The yesterday British Airways BA-38 flight that arriving from Beijing carried out an emergency landing in the London-Heathrow airport (see AVIONEWS), has suffered that is defined "Catastrophic power collapse":... more
ReportA ton of snakes onboard of a Vietnam Airlines aircraft
Hanoi, Vietnam - They belong to a protected species destined to the smuggled sale
They were passed off as fishes and packed in 60 containers full of water and ice: over a ton of snakes, belonging to the protected species of python, have been found onboard a Vietnam Airlines airplane... more
ReportKarzai celebrates the first steps of the reborn Afghan Air Force
Kabul , Afghanistan - Helicopters from UAE and Czech Republic arriving
Afghanistan's President, Hamid Karzai, on the occasion of the "Air Power Day" held at Kabul airport, celebrated the "Rebirth" of the Air Force of his country. 22 combat and transport helicopters are namely... more