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SecurityAirplanes and documents. USA: "The Real Act" in force from 2016: security or privacy?
Washington, Usa - After 11 years become the law the adjustment of the procedures for obtaining a driver license
Starting from next year in the USA the current driving license will be not longer enough to board on airplanes. "The Real Act" will come fully into force on 1 January 2016, it is a set of legislative measures... more
SecurityAirplanes. Anti-terrorism: soon the PNR EU database that records the passengers
Rome, Italy - Pending on the approval of the directive that for security and prevention will compare Europe to other overseas Countries
The green light is expected at the European Parliament for the PNR approval, one of the measurs to better face the terrorism threat by Islamic origin. If the PNR (Passenger Name Record) directive will... more
SecurityEurofighter Typhoon aircraft watch over airspace during the "World Economic Forum 2015" in Davos
Hallbergmoos, Germany - It will take place from 21 to 24 January
Eurofighter Typhoons of the Austrian Armed Forces will be securing the airspace during this week’s "World Economic Forum 2015" in Davos. The organizers expect over 40 heads of state and government, as w... more
SecurityAircraft and safety. Wikileaks publishes CIA manuals on how to avoid airport controls
Rome, Italy - The documents contain a sort of “Decalogue” of behaviours and useful tips not to raise suspicions
On December 21, Wikileaks published two CIA documents addressed to undercover agents to avoid controls at airports. “Surviving secondary”, dated September 2011, explains how not to be singled out for sec... more
SecurityEASA will analyse near mid-air collisions involving military aircraft
Cologne, Germany - It will deliver its recommendations to the European Commission in March 2015
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) received a request from the European Commission to investigate a series of near mid-air collisions between European passenger planes and military aircraft during... more
SecurityAircraft and safety. IATA launches "Lithium Battery Risk Mitigation Guidance for Airline Operators" ("Specials" by AVIONEWS)
Montreal, Canada - In addition to being available free of charge, it is copyright-free, allowing download and onward distribution to interested users
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the publication of the first edition of the Lithium Battery Risk Mitigation Guidance for Operators. This free on-line guidance material provides... more
SecurityICAO evaluates new measures for commercial airplanes security
Montreal, Canada - The Malaysian airplane shot down in Ukraine caused a great debate on flights over war zones
Today and tomorrow a task-force named by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, an autonomous UN agency) will discuss measures to safeguard commercial aircraft from dangers coming from flying... more
SecurityJapan and Germany equip anti-Ebola airplanes
Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo will send a Boeing KC-767 to deliver hazmat suits; Berlin presented an Airbus A-340 for the evacuation of patients
Tokyo pledged to send protective suits to Ebola-affected countries with a military aircraft. The government announced it today, November 28. According to Japanese press reports, the airplane is a Boeing... more
SecurityFAA 30 day review of Chicago Center Fire ("Specials" by AVIONEWS)
Chicago, USA - It underscores need for funding, flexibility and NextGen
After reviewing contingency plans and security protocols in the wake of a fire at the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center, the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) i... more
SecurityFAA announced NextGen upgrade for Washington airspace in time for busy holiday travel week
Washington, Usa - The three airports benefitting from its arrivals are Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Dulles International Airport and "Ronald Reagan" Washington National Airport
Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday announced that the Washington, DC Metroplex is the first in the nation to have three, state-of-the-art,... more
SecurityAirplanes and health. Ebola: the United States offer special protection to citizens of virus-stricken countries
Washington, USA - Those who already live in the US will be allowed an 18 month protected status
The United States Department of Homeland Security announced today that citizens of the three countries most affected by Ebola -Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone- can apply for the “Temporary protected s... more
SecurityFAA: NextGen procedures delivers promised efficiency for airlines and passengers traveling through North Texas
Fort Worth, Usa - It announced yesterday the successful implementation of the project
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday announced the successful implementation of the North Texas Metroplex NextGen project, a newly launched air-traffic s... more
SecurityAirplanes and health. Ebola: second US victim highlights the importance of early diagnosis
Omaha, USA - The man went back to America when the disease’s progress was already advanced
“We are reminded today that even though this was the best possible place for an Ebola patient to be, even the best technologies that we have at our disposal are not enough to help these patients once t... more
SecurityAirplanes and health. US airports: anti-Ebola controls also on passengers from Mali starting today
Washington, USA - Meanwhile an Italian doctor admitted to hospital in Florence on Thursday was dismissed yesterday
The US Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) added a fourth country to the list of Ebola-infected areas. Starting today, the American airport authorities will begin screening also travellers... more
SecurityAirplanes and health. Ebola: New York doctor found infected in October dismissed from hospital
New York, USA - There are no more Ebola patients in the United States at the moment: 8 people over 9 recovered from the disease
Doctor Craig Spencer, first person who was diagnosed with Ebola in New York, was dismissed last evening from the hospital where he was attended. The man came back to the United States on October 17 after... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. British study tests new method of screening suspect passengers
London, United Kingdom - An informal conversation appears to be more effective than a traditional questioning
When security agents in the United Kingdom and USA airports want to find if a passenger is dangerous, they do a sort of interrogation, focusing on people’s body language. But observing gestures and looks t... more
SecurityAirplanes and health. Ebola: Spanish nurse dismissed from hospital
Madrid, Spain - Contagions and deaths diminished in Liberia, but cases have increased in Sierra Leone
Teresa Romero, the first person to be infected with Ebola outside West Africa, was dismissed today November 5 from "Carlos III hospital" in Madrid. As reported by AVIONEWS, the woman, a nurse, had been... more
SecurityAirplanes and health. Ebola: humanitarian NGO doctor put into precaution quarantine in Italy
Quart, Italy - The organization questions the isolation measure: medical tests on the man proved negative
An Italian doctor returning from Sierra Leone was put in isolation on Friday morning at 9:00 Italian time under instructions of the local health agency of Val d’Aosta region. The man had treated Ebola p... more
SecurityAirplanes and health. Nurse returned from Sierra Leone challenges the quarantine imposed by authorities
Fort Knox , USA - Kaci Hickox in isolation in her boyfriend’s house despite never showing Ebola symptoms
Kaci Hickox, the American nurse who came back from Sierra Leone on October 24 after a month treating Ebola-infected people with "Doctors Without Borders", challenged Maine’s authorities going out for a... more
SecurityMalaysia urges new measures for civil airplanes safety
Montreal, Canada - The Asian country Minister of Transports put forward his proposals at an ICAO meeting
The Malaysian Minister of Transports Liow Tiong Lai made a series of recommendations to improve airplane flights safety at the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Council yesterday October... more
SecurityAirplanes and health. Ebola could reach China
Hong Kong, China - The warning comes from one of the scientists who discovered the virus
Thousands of Chinese work in Africa, and Ebola could reach the Asian country. Peter Piot, one of the scientists who discovered the virus said it during an interview with the “South China Morning Post”. Acc... more
SecurityAirplanes and health. Italian military base of Vicenza chosen to quarantine US military returning from Liberia
Vicenza, Italy - Isolation will last 21 days, maximum Ebola incubation period
US soldiers returning from Liberia will be quarantined at Vicenza base where they will be subject to Ebola screenings. It was reported today by the “Cbs News” website. The first group of 11 militaries has... more
SecurityAirplanes and health. Ebola: New York authorities withdraw forced quarantine for health workers coming back from infected countries
New York, Usa - The measure, introduced on Friday 24, has been withdrawn on the 26 under Washington pressure
The case of Craig Spencer, the US doctor diagnosed with Ebola one week after coming back from Guinea (for details see AVIONEWS), worried New Jersey’s governor Chris Christie and New York mayor Andrew C... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola: first case diagnosed in New York
New York, USA - The patient is a doctor who came back from Guinea on October 17. The disease has been in incubation until October 22
First case of Ebola in New York was diagnosed yesterday October 23. The patient, Craig Spencer, is a doctor who worked for "Doctors Without Borders" in Guinea. The man came back to the United States by... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Newark airport: passenger taken to hospital for Ebola controls
Newark, USA - Identity and origin of the patient are unknown
A passenger of an airplane landed at Newark airport in New Jersey was taken at Newark University Hospital yesterday after showing Ebola-like symptoms. Authorities have not revealed the person’s name, g... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. United States: all the flights from Ebola-affected countries will have to land in airports screening for the disease
Washington, USA - But the Republicans ask for a ban of flights from West African countries
As reported by AVIONEWS, on Saturday October 11 Obama administration disposed anti-Ebola controls at New York "Jfk" airport and it extended it to other four on Thursdat 16: Chicago’s “O’Hare”, Atlanta... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola: EU Foreign Affairs ministers establish a “European coordinator”
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - The European Union will pay one billion Euros to fight the disease in Africa
“We decided to establish a European coordinator in order to have someone who can coordinate European efforts with the UN and G7 work”, said the Italian minister Federica Mogherini after the EU Member Sta... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola screenings start today at Brussels airport
Brussels, Belgium - Four flights a week from infected countries land in Brussels
After the United Kingdom and France (for details see AVIONEWS 1 and 2) Belgium activated anti-Ebola controls at Brussels airport. Direct flights between Europe and virus-stricken countries -Guinea, Liberia... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. The Spanish nurse recovered from Ebola
Madrid, Spain - Meanwhile WHO admits its responsibilities in the epidemic contagion
Last blood tests made on Teresa Romero, the Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola virus, showed the woman’s immune system eliminated the disease. The good news comes from a note by Spain Prime Minister M... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Hearing at the US Congress over anti-Ebola measures
Washington, USA - Government officials questioned by Senators and Representatives after the Texas nurse’s case
Following the news of the second person infected by Ebola, Amber Vinson Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden and other government officials were summoned to a hearing at the... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola: towards an improved cooperation at European level (VIDEO)
Brussels, Belgium - But not all the Member States agree to control passengers in their airports
European Union States’ Health Ministers met yesterday in Brussels to discuss a common European defence against Ebola virus. The meeting was summoned under the initiative of Italy, which now has the Presidency o... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola alarm makes USA airlines stocks fall
Dallas, USA - Investors fear decrease in passengers’ number after Dallas nurse’s case
Shares of the biggest US airlines tumbled between 5 and 8% following news that the nurse Amber Vinson travellers on an airplane full of passengers before she was diagnosed Ebola (for details see AVIONEWS).... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. EU: more cooperation between Member States on airport controls
Brussels, Belgium - The European Commission will audit screening efficiency in African airports
The European Commission "Will immediately undertake an audit of exit screening systems in place in the affected countries... to check their effectiveness and reinforce them as necessary", said European... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Suspect case of Ebola at Madrid airport
Madrid, Spain - The man came from Nigeria after stop-over in Paris
A passenger on an Air France airplane from Paris arrived in Madrid showing possible Ebola Symptoms: fever, sweat, and headache. Barajas airport authorities immediately activated emergency protocols. An... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. USA: infected nurse travelled by plane last Monday
Dallas, USA - Authorities search for passengers on the same flight. Meanwhile in the UK airport screening is extended to Heathrow terminals 2 and 5 and Gatwick
Second Ebola case in the United States: Amber Wilson, a nurse, has been infected after treating “Patient zero” Thomas Eric Duncan who died on October 8 (for details see AVIONEWS). American authorities wer... more
SecurityMeasures against Ebola in Italy: two C-130 airplanes to transport infected people
Rome, Italy - The Council of Ministers decided to implement more severe controls in ports and airports
Italy will strengthen ports and airports controls and will provide passengers with information leaflets on contagion by Ebola. These are the main results of yesterday’s summit at Palazzo Chigi (the official r... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Heathrow airport: confusion on Ebola screening’s first day
London, United Kingdom - Controls appear to rely on the passengers’ will
Confusion at Heathrow on the first day of the anti-Ebola screenings announced by the UK health secretary Jeremy Hunt to the Parliament on Monday (for details see AVIONEWS). As reported by “The Guardian”, som... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Two false Ebola-alarms in Italy yesterday: is it a psychosis?
Rome, Italy - But yesterday the first death in Germany was recorded too
Two false Ebola-alarms were recorded in Italy yesterday. In the morning, a Ryanair airplane going to London-Stansted was grounded for over an hour on the “Canova” airport runway in Treviso. The reason was... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola: controls at Heathrow airport start today
London, United Kingdom - But measures taken have raised criticism
Special anti-Ebola tests will be implemented from today at Heathrow Airport Terminal 1 in London. There are no direct flights to the UK from affected West African countries but travellers can reach the... more
SecurityAirplanes. FAA: air traffic service restored at Chicago Center
Washington, Usa - Agency successfully maintains heavy traffic volume while facility is repaired
US Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration, early this morning, successfully restored full air traffic operations at the Chicago En Route Center in Aurora, IL, which suffered significant... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Rome-Fiumicino airport: body scanners still unused
Rome, Italy - The two devices, costing 200.000 Euros each, have been installed one year and a half ago
Their inauguration was expected for June 1, together with the new electronic systems for passport recognition. The two body scanners installed one year and a half ago in Fiumicino airport to detect arms... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola: additional screenings in 5 USA airports
Washington, USA - 94% of travellers from West African countries land in the USA from these airports
Enhanced anti-Ebola controls announced by president Obama (for details see AVIONEWS) started on Saturday at New York “JFK” airport; on Thursday, they will be implemented in other four: Chicago’s “O’Ha... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola: cleaners protest at "La Guardia" airport in New York
New York, USA - But the airport does not operate international routes
Nearly 200 employees who clean airplane cabins and bathrooms did a strike yesterday October 9 and protested outside “Fiorello La Guardia” airport in New York. Workers say safety measure against virus Ebo... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Boeing against Airbus over auto-ejecting black boxes
Washington, USA - The device, says the American airframer, could eject accidentally
As reported by AVIONEWS, last October 7 during an International Forum over flight safety, Airbus announced to be working on a new kind of black box, that can auto-eject in case of airplane accident and... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Ebola: first patient diagnosed in the US dies
Dallas, USA - Two false alarms yesterday in Italy, while six people are under observation in Spain
The Liberian citizen Thomas Eric Duncan, the first to be diagnosed Ebola outside Africa, died yesterday in the United States. As reported by AVIONEWS, the man did not show any symptom when he landed in... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. NTSB urges international standards for flight tracking
Washington, USA - European agency for safety ready to release rules, FAA (USA) at a standstill
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), US agency investigating on transportation accidents, organised yesterday October 7 a forum to discuss on some flight safety problems, emerged after the... more
SecurityAirplane and safety. Ebola: Italian Health minister Lorenzin calls for more controls at European level
Rome, Italy - Italy is well equipped according to her, but it is necessary to track passengers on indirect flights
Italy does not have direct connections with countries affected by Ebola, but “We are concerned about tracking non-direct flights from endemic areas” says the Italian Health minister Beatrice Lorenzin dur... more
SecurityAirplanes and safety. Obama announces strengthening anti-Ebola controls in the airports
Washington, USA - But many countries are not doing enough against the virus, added the president of the USA
The president of the United States Barack Obama announced yesterday, after a briefing with his advisors, that airline passengers bound for US cities may face additional screening to detect signs of Ebola.... more
SecurityAirplanes. FAA: statement-update on Chicago air traffic facility
Washington, Usa - The authority is continuing to manage high levels
The Federal Aviation Administration continued to manage high levels of air traffic in and out of the Chicago-area airports yesterday. FAA analysis shows by 1 pm CDT, almost 80 percent of the average... more
SecurityEASA: Airbus A-350/900 airplane is certified
Cologne, Germany - Every new type of aircraft needs to obtain a type certificate before it can be delivered to an airline
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued on 30 September 2014 the type certificate of the A-350/900. Airbus demonstrated that the aircraft complies with the regulatory safety and environment requirements... more