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SecurityWAPA STARTS NEWS SPREADING
ROME, ITALY, Good morning from WAPA editorial staff. We start our news spreading. more
SecurityAIR ATTACK ON IRAQ, THREE KILLED
BAGHDAD, According to iraqi newsagency american and british planes have killed three people in an attack on civilian targets in the southern province of al-Muthanna, three-hundred-and-fifty kilometres... more
SecurityMILITANTS ASSAULT KASHMIR AIRPORT
KASHMIR, Rebels attacked the Srinagarin's airport, capital of Indian-administered Kashmir Police's sources said that the heavily-armed men attacked the main gate of the airport and that in the exchange... more
SecurityDEPLETED URANIUM (3): THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF WAR CRIME WILL GIVE INFORMATIONS ABOUT URANIUM
HAGUE, An International Court for the Balkan war's crimes spkesman said that about use of the uranium in Kosovo from NATO it is in course an inquiry and that it will come put to disposition all informations... more
SecurityDEPLETED URANIUM (2): SUMMIT TUESDAY
ROME, A Foreign ministry's spokesman said that NATO and the political Alliance's Committee will meet on January 9 to discuss about depleted uranium upon Italian request. NATO would have demonstrated... more
SecurityCHOSEN THE NEW MINISTERS FOR ADMINISTRATION BUSH
U.S.A., He will be the democratic Norman Mineta, current minister of the Commerce of the Clinton administration, the minister of the Transports for the government who is being formed the neo-president... more
SecurityWAPA'S LAST NEW FOR THE YEAR 2000: THANKS AND BEST WISHES
ROME, WAPA's editorial staff, drawing near the new year's eve, wants to express its thanks to all the people who supported and helped the huge growth of the editorial activity of the agency. The... more
SecurityATTEMPTED HIJACK ON A BA FLIGHT
LONDON-NAIROBI, The man, whose identity is not known, broke into the cockpit of a plane flying from London to Nairobi and tried to take control of the aircraft disengaging the autopilot. The plane was... more
SecurityPROBABLY TWO DIED IN HELICOPTER ACCIDENT IN ALTO ADIGE, ITALY
SARENTINO, ALTO ADIGE, ITALY, An Ecureuil B3 helicopter owned by Aeroveneta, an Italian helicopter company based at Vipiteno, near Bolzano, crashed this afternoon causing pilot's death and probably the... more
SecurityITALIAN CORPS OF FORESTERS CALL FOR TENDERS
ROME, Italian State Corps of Foresters invited tenders for 10-years maintenance, technical staff's training and forniture of 33 single-engine helicopters and of 16 twice-engine helicopters. Maximum... more
SecurityEU APPROVED LTU'S JOINED CONTROL
BRUSSELS, Eu approved the acquisition of German airline LTU by Swiss airline Sairgroup, Rewe group and German bank Oppenheim. more
SecurityHIGH-TECH RESOURCES TRACK SANTA'S ROUTE
NEW YORK, The North American Aerospace Defense Command, known as NORAD, will be charged with the holiday mission and will use "satellites, radars, and the pilots of NORAD's Canadian and American jet fighters"... more
SecurityTHREE GB SOLDIERS CHARGED OVER KILLING
KOSOVO, Three British soldiers from 1st Battalion of the Parachute Regiment, and belonging to NATO's KFOR forces, have been charged over the killing of two allegedly members of the Kosovo Liberation Army... more
SecurityINTERNET: NEW SUFFIXES FOR AVIATION INDUSTRY DOMAINS
CALIFORNIA, The Internet Corporation for Assigned names and numbers provided a new batch of domain names. The decision capped a five years discussion and helped ease the dot-com name crunch. The new suffixes,... more
SecurityGERMAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT RESIGNED
BERLIN, Reinhardt Kimm, german minister of Transport, involved in a scandal when he was the president of Saarbrucken football association, resigned, as it was demanded by the opposition party. Reinhard... more
SecurityGREAT BRITAIN: MAN ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO HIJACK AN AIRCRAFT
UK, A man attempting to hijack an aircraft en route to London-Gatwick airport has been jailed for four years by a British court. The man, from Trinidad and Tobago and identified as Auburn Mason, thretened... more
SecurityIRAQ TO GRANT ASYLUM TO HIJACKERS
IRAQ, Iraq granted political asylum to two arabs who hijacked a saudi plane last month forcing it to fly to Baghdad. The new was officially reported by the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Mohammed Said al Sahhaf.... more
SecurityBRUSSELS: STRIKE CALLED BY LUGGAGE HANDLERS AFTER ROBBERY AT AIRPORT
BRUSSELS, Laggage handlers called a strike to protest against the lack of safety after the robbery at airport. On Tuesday there was a robbery on a Lufthansa plane, parked in the airfield, carrying five... more
SecuritySRI LANKA AVIATION BOMBED TAMIL REBELS
SRI LANKA, Forty people have been killed in the bombings of Sri Lanka aviation over Tamil rebels bases. The isle, located in the south of India, is place of a civil war in which air forces play a main... more
SecurityTWO U.S. FIGHTERS STRAYINTO NORTH KOREAN AIR SPACE
WAPA-PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA, KCNA, the official north korean press agency, reported that two U.S. fighters flew over the zone of Kaesong, about ten km north of borderline with South Korea. The "immediate... more
SecurityIVORY COAST: GENERAL GUEI LEFT THE COUNTRY BY HELICOPTER
WAPA-ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST, After the fights between Gbagbo's army and the forces of general Guei, the new president accused of attempting a coup de main, the latter left Abidjan by helicopter to reach... more
SecurityMIDDLE EAST: SOME MORE ISRAELIAN HELICOPTER RAIDS
PALESTINE, After Gaza and Ramallah, israelian retaliation against palestinians, accused to lyach two israelian soldiers, continued with more attacks from military helicopters to Jordan, at Hebron,... more
SecurityTHREE ANTONOV TOOK OFF FROM BATAJNICA AIRPORT
BELGRADE, Eyewitnesses reported that three Antonov 12 took off from military airport of Batajnica, nearby Belgrade. The aircrafts, used for troop's transport, took off simultaneously. Their destination... more
SecurityLADY D. OBSESSED PRINCE CHARLES WAS GOING TO DIE FOR AN AIR CRASH
LONDON, The british newspaper Sunday Times releasead a few pieces of Lady D.'s unauthorized biography written by his private secretary Patrick Jephson. The biography is titled "Shadows of a princess".... more
SecurityFIAT NEW LINE PALIO UNVEILED AT SANTA CRUZ AIR BASE
RIO DE JANEIRO, Palio, the new Fiat line, designed by Giugiaro, was unveiled at Zeppelin airship hangar at Rio de Janeiro. Many journalists were attending the event which launches "world car" new p... more
SecurityMICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR: VIRTUAL PILOTS AND AIRLINES
ROMA, A virtual world made of pilots, airlines, routes and virtual careers: this is offered on internet by Microsoft Flight Simulator. There are over 500.00 virtual pilots currently, flying on routes... more
SecurityFROZEN BODY FALLS IN DUTCH GARDEN
HOLLAND, The frozen body of a 40 years old russian man trying to escape in the West hidding himself in the landing gear compartment of a KLM Moscow-Amsterdam cargo flight, fell in the garden of a dutch... more
SecuritySUDAN: GOVERNMENT ANTONOV BOMBED CATHOLIC MISSION, 6 INJURED
ROMA, A governative Antonov bombed a catholic mission in the south of the country, destroying the medical dispensary and seiously injurying 6 people. Among them a nurse and a child. The plane dropped... more
SecurityINTERNET TAXI AVAILABLE AT JFK AIRPORT
NEW YORK, A nex experimental service is available on 10 of the 12.187 yellow cabs in New York: a Palm VII computer has been installed in passenger corridoor to connect on internet during the run. Therefore... more
SecurityAUSTRALIAN PEOPLE IS LEAVING SYDNEY
SYDNEY, It seems that the Olympic Games, carryng sport teams, managers and spectators to Sydney for the most important sport event of the year 2000, scared Sydney's residents. In just one day 13.700 citizens... more
SecurityMEDITERRANEAN PLANE TOUR IS GOING TO BE CONCLUDED
PERUGIA, "Peace pilots" are going to conclude next saturday the Mediterranean Plane Tour that Paolo Marcagnani, Cessna 172 pilot, together with other pilots and entrepreneurs, followed by an helicopter,... more
SecurityJOHN KENNEDY JR. UNLUCKY AIRCRAFT SOLD HALF PRICE
NEW YORK, The plane piloted by John Kennedy Junior from April 1998 to May 1999, two months before he crashed with his second plane, a Piper Saratoga, seems to be definitely unlucky. The Cessna didn't receive... more
SecuritySADDAM HUSSEIN: SHOT DOWN U.S. FIGHTERS
BAGHDAD, Iraqui newspapers released a Saddam Hussein official statement in which he spurs the air forces to shot down british and U.S. fighters which are watching over the no fly zone since 1991 to protect... more
SecuritySIXTY YEARS OLD GRANDMA NAVIGATES GLOBE IN HELICOPTER
LONDON, Jordan, China, Kuwait, Cuba, Iceland: those are some of the countries overflown by a very singular pilot making a flight that could be inserted in Guinness. A british grandma with passion for flight... more
SecurityHYDROAVIATION SHOW ON THE BLACK SEA
GELENZHIK, RUSSIA, An hydroaviation show is taking place in the city of Gelenzhik, Russia, on the Black Sea. Over 40 types of aircraft are on display, including Beriev Be-200, Be-12P-200, Sukhoi Su-27,... more
SecuritySTRICTER INSPECTIONS OVER CATERING SERVICES
ROME, Stricter inspections over food cleanliness, nutrional sticky labels inside the food plants. Italy falls into line with european regolations with a decree of minister of Health emenated last August... more
SecurityITALIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT WILL FLY SARAJEVO CHILD TO BOLOGNA FOR ANTITUMOUR TREATMENT
SARAJEVO, The italian contingent force in ex-Yugoslavia will acoomplish a humanitarian task. A cancer affected child aged 11 will return to Italy tomorrow with a military flight to undergo a new medical... more
SecurityTHE ABORIGINE PROTEST HUMAN CHAIN WILL TAKE PLACE AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, They will be the main entrance of Sydney airport and the aerea around it the place in which the protest human chain set up by the Earth Council, the authority representing Aborigines. The happening,... more
SecurityLEBANESE MILLIONAIRE HARIRI, THE NEXT PREMIER, OWNS A BOEING 747
BEIRUT, Rafic Hariri, 55 years old, the next Premier, came under the spotlights not only for having been an important politician in his country from 1992 to 1998, but also for some caprices which suits... more
SecurityNTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION TO FAA
USA, The National Transport Safety Board recommended that the FAA convene a joint government-industry task force composed of representatives of manufacturers, operators, pilot labor organizations and Federal... more
SecurityFAA ORDERS AIRLINES TO ACCELLERATE ENGINE TESTS
USA, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, ordered airlines to speed up inspections of some models of General Electric's aircraft engine. The engine tests will be made during scheduled maintenance checks.... more
SecurityTHE MAN STORMED IN A BOEING AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SURRENDERED
NEW YORK, Aaron Commey, the 22 years old man who stormed last night in a Boeing 757 of National Airlines ready to take off from JFK international airport of New York, surrendered. The man took the pilot... more
SecuritySIDNEY: MAN FOUND SLEEPING IN JET AT OLIMPIC AIRPORT BREACHES SECURITY FOR GAMES
SIDNEY, Authorities at Sidney's airport launched a security review after a man aged 46 was found sleeping in a jet's cockpit. The fact is relevant, because occurred less then two months from the beginning... more
SecuritySTOPPED ROUND THE WORLD ULTRALIGHT TRIP
PEKING, The attempt of an english pilot, Colin Bodil, aged 49, of a trip around the world with his ultralight was temporary arrested by chinese army which stopped the mean in Nanning, in south of China.... more
SecurityOFFICIALLY PRESENTED TWO NEW AIRCRAFTS OF CANADAIR
CIAMPINO, ROME, Featuring authorities of Civil Defense, the official introduction of the two new CL-415 Canadair fire-fighting aircrafts took place today at Sorem hangar. The ceremony included the religious... more
SecurityZEPPELIN STRIKES BACK
BERLIN, Definitely safer than unlucky Hindenburg which took fire in Berlin in 1937, several new airships "lighter than air", of huge dimension, are being projected. They should provide transport of big... more
SecurityFERRARI TRADEMARK AT ILA
BERLIN, Famous Ferrari symbol for once won't appear on a red car but on the tail of the new Piaggio P-180. That's the way Ferrari came into ILA 2000. The aircraft, used by Ferrari's staff to move, is managed... more
SecurityA3XX: MAYBE TOMORROW FINAL DECISION
BERLIN, Could be taken tomorrow final decision to launch the big 555 passengers aircraft ready to win the market of air transport. The new airplane, which according to Vice President of EADS, Rainer Hertrich... more
SecuritySTOWAWAYS CHANGE MEAN: NOW THEY COME BY AIRPLANE
ANCONA, Now stowaways prefer comfortable trips: an aircraft coming from Ukraine, a YAK 642 with 130 immigrants on board, landed at Falconara, Ancona airport. Three citizens from Moscow were taking immigrants.... more
SecurityGRANNY WILL FLY AROUND THE WORLD BY HELICOPTER
LONDON, Jennifer Murray has just yesterday moved from Weybridge with a Robinson 44 helicopter. She is 59, with three sons and two grand children,and she intends to fly around the world in 86 days. The... more