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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
Science and technologyHeathrow airport is returning to normality
London, United Kingdom - British Airways has scheduled for today to operate the 80% of its capability
The air company British Airways has issued a press release where express its intention to reach for today the 80% of its ordinary operative capability. Also this is a signal of how -even if slowly- the... more
AirlinesAmadeus in China: signed the deal between China Eastern Airlines and China Airlines
Beijing, China - The implementation has predicted for the end of August
Amadeus, the Global Travel Distribution (GTD) has closed a deal with China Eastern Airlines and China Airlines to improve the international sites of two Chinese Companies with the solutions e-commerce... more
AirlinesCode share deal between Qantas and Jet Airways
Camberra, Australia - The agreement will be operating since next September
The Australian Qantas Airways and the Indian Jet Airways have reached a code share deal that will be operating hence September 6. For both Companies, the agreement represent an important expansion of owns... more
MiscellaneousIt's flying to Rome the corpse of the Italian volunteer killed at Jerusalem
Rome, Italy - The landing is scheduled for this afternoon at Ciampino
There is the father of Angelo Frammartino in the plane that is taking the young Italian volunteers back home in his last flight. The Italian State airplane has taken-off this morning from the "Ben Gurion"... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (4): D'Alema visits Beirut, "This war has been a tragedy"
Beirut, Lebanon - The Italian Foreign Minister has reached Beirut with a military airplane just in the first cease-fire day
"Seeing the war destructions in tv in not the same of beeing among the bombings wracks", these are the words of Italian Foreign Ministry Massimo D’Alema during his visit to beirut, where he came this m... more
AirlinesAlitalia: share in positive, gains the 0,88%
Rome, Italy - Booming also the other European Companies
Positive day in Piazza Affari for Alitalia that have marked an increase of the 0,88% at € 0,8685, after the falls of last days, with the other European Companies, after the scatterbrained terrorist attempt i... more
AirlinesRyanair proposes a buy back plan for its shares
Dublin, Ireland - It concerns the 5% of capital stock
According to what retailed by the British weekly newspaper "Sunday Times", the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will ask to its shareholders on the next Semptember to approve a buy back plan. The buy back... more
Sport aviationAerostar: in 2007 parting to hot air ballons
Washington, Usa - Turnover decreasing for the events of September 11
The American Company Aerostar International Inc., one of the major global producers of light means of the air, from January 31 2007, will not accept more orders for hot air ballons. The Company has explained... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon (3): the Beirut airport could open again within the next 72 hours
Beirut, Lebanon - In the mean time thousands of displaced persons are returning to their houses
Tv and radio stations in Lebanon say today that the international airport of Beirut could be open again by the next 72 hours. In these cease-fire hours thousands of Lebanese displaced persons are coming... more
Latest newsUsaf: training Joint Strike Fighter to 33° Fighter Wing
Washington, Usa - The new command will be entrusted to Air Educational and Training Command
The USAF, the United States Air Force, wants to entrust to 33° Fighter Wing the training of the pilots and of the ground crew destined to new Joint Strike Fighter F-35, currently called "Lightning II". Hence... more
DefenseIsraeli air raid on Gaza strip: a Palestinian has been killed
Tel Aviv, Israel - Few hours later the cease-fire with Lebanon
While it seems to go on the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah (see also AVIONEWS), the battles in the Gaza strip don’t stop. Medical sources have retailed that this morning an Israeli air raid h... more
PeopleItali Airlines plane to Tenerife returns to Orio for technical problems
Bergamo, Italy - No problems for the 151 passengers
There have been only few delays hours, and a little fear for the 151 passengers of the charter flights of the Itali Airlines directed to Gran Canaria (Tenerife) the inconvenient happened this morning.... more
AirlinesRyanair enlarges its connection plan from Dublin
Dublin, Ireland - The Bologna airport will have 4 new weekly flights
The low-cost Irish carrier has announced the enlargement of its operative flights departing from and directed to Dublin, for what concerns the next winter season. To the present connections starting from... more
Science and technologyItalian airports: still delays on check-in
Rome, Italy - But the situation is slowly returning to the normality
While the passengers departing from the Italian airports must face the new restrictions for hand-luggages and the queues at check-in. The Adr (agency that manages the Rome airports) and Sea( that manages... more
Civil aviationUK: reduced the restrictions the hand luggage on the flight
London, United Kingdom - Turned down the level of alert from "critical" to "grave"
The British government has retailed that since today, to passengers will be allowed to take a hand luggage on flight, prohibition removed following the turned down of the alert’s level from "critical" t... more
AirlinesIt is born the Honda Aircraft Company
Tokyo, Japan - New light aircraft HondaJet at 6-7 seats
The Japanese Automobile Group Honda has announced the formal constitution of the Honda Aircraft Company to build the new light aircraft HondaJet at 6-7 seats. The Company will have the headquarter in... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic: questions with fee in flight
London, United Kingdom - First air application
From the end of the month, on all flights at long range of Virgin Atlantic Airways a new initiative will be launch. It returns in a strategy of increasing for the entries no by-ticket: "Any Questions Answered"... more
MiscellaneousA plane comes back to London after a mobile phone started to ring
London, United Kingdom - Fear on board, despite the controls someone managed to bring a cellular
This night a plane of the air company British Airways directed to New York was forced to come back to London, after a cellular, that seemed to belong to no-one of the 217 passengers, started to ring. The... more
AirlinesLufthansa mislaies more baggages than Alitalia
Brussels, Belgium - Lost on the average 15,2 baggages each 1000 passengers
According to datums makes known by Association of European Airlines (AEA), in the first quarter of 2006, have been lost on the average 15,2 baggages each 1000 passengers. The worse performance has been... more
AccidentsAlgerian airplane crashes near Piacenza
Piacenza, Italy - Before the impact it grazed several houses, fortunately without hitting them. The three passengers of C-130 are dead
There have been three deads, but there could have been more, for the crash of the civil cargo airplan from Algeria, plunged yesterday evening near Piacenza (Italy). The Hercules C-130, has in fact grazed... more
DefenseIsrael-Lebanon: the cease-fire starts today
Tel Aviv, Israel- From this morning the weapons don't fire
Since the 7:00am (Italian hour) the cease-fir has come into effect in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, issued forth from the UN resolution 1701 and accepted by the two Countries’s Governments. The conflict, i... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland: Irish Air Corps receive the first AW-139
Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy - Over 190 helicopters have been ordered and over 40 delivered
The first of four AgustaWestland AW-139 helicopters for the Irish Air Corps was handed over by Mr Bruno Spagnolini, AgustaWestland’s Managing Director to Brigadier General James, General Officer Commanding, I... more
AirlineseasyJet deleted today all the flights from and for London
London, United Kingdom - Flight times more long
After the failure terrorist attack of yesterday, easyJet, one of the low-cost British airlines, has decided to delete today, all the flights in outward bound from the London airports (Gatwick, Stansted... more
IndustryBoeing: positive result for the laser mirror
Seattle, USA - A contract for a value of USD 20 million
Boeing and USAF, inventors of the dell’Aerospace Relay Mirror System (ARMS), have announced to have achieved a successful with the experiment led in the Kirtland Air Force Base, in New Mexico, about t... more
PeopleEUFOR Rd Congo: the Italian C-130J moved from Gabon to Kinshasa
Kinshasa, Congo - It will directly operate in the Capital
The C-130J of the 46th Air brigade of Pisa, making part of the Italian share of the mission EUFOR Rd Congo, peace-keeping operation for the democratization and stabilization’s process of the Region in t... more