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CuriositiesCuban reaches USA by a cargo hid in crate
Washington, USA - It was not clear how she introduced herself in the small box
A young Cuban woman, in her 20s, would reach the United States stowing away in wooden crate by a flight from Bahamas. Woman has been uncovered on Tuesday evening by some DHL employees in the cargo area... more
CuriositiesMelbourne: boy stopped at airport with 2 pigeons in the pack
Melbourne, Australia - He risks up to 10 year detention
This morning at international airport of Melbourne, a 26 boy was stopped from customs officials because he was transporting in his pack 2 live pigeons belonging to a rare species: according to quarantine... more
CuriositiesJournalist makes out to be a baggage master and brings on a plane a false bomb
London, UK - He presents a false curriculum and is assumed by a just 20 minutes selection
A newspaper "Sun" journalist on the last June 17, made out to be a baggage master to reveal how to elude airport controls and also transporting on a plane a bomb, even false, is simple. It occurred at... more
CuriositiesUSA's Senator in the passenger black list: a case of coincidence of names due to terrorism warning
Washington, USA - Senator Ted Kennedy would have unveiled his difficulties aiming to board on the flights towards the capital during the last months
Also Democrat Senator Ted Kennedy had despite himself suffered for the increased warning situation in the United States, following the tragic events occurred on September 11 2001, with reference to the... more
CuriositiesA smelling liquid stops the Fort Wayne air station
Fort Wayne, USA - Airport has been closed for 9 hours because of a suspicious strong smell from a luggage
Yesterday the Fort Wayne airport, Indiana, has been closed for 9 hours for an authorities order, which was alarmed by a strong-smelling liquid leaking from an unclaimed suitcase. It seems luggage belonged... more
CuriositiesAnimals also travelling on airplane
Paris, France - Air France transports the largest tons amount of them
The French "Roissy Charles de Gaulle" air station is one of the most frequented by animals, and the flag airline Air France one of the most engaged carrier in their transport, due to its collaboration... more
CuriositiesThe Latvian athletics manager loses Olympics Games
Riga, Latvia - He is too much drunk to board the aeroplane and go to Athens
Gints Bititis olympics dream, Latvian athletics national squad manager, broke at Prague airport last Tuesday, where he should have boarded the aircraft to flight to Athens for the Olympics Games. But the... more
CuriositiesMishap on Brussels-Vienna flight: a cat in the flight deck
Brussels, Belgium - Pilots choose for emergency comeback to Belgian air station
Yesterday on a Brussels-Vienna flight, after take off, a cat escaped from a female passenger's cage, got in the flight deck of airplane: it was the pilots meal moment, and the hostess left the deck door... more
CuriositiesHe tried to resort to a forced repatriation aiming to avoid to pay the ticket
Gerusalem, Israel - He intended to go back to Russia after nine years in order to reunite with his mother
A Russian native, an Israeli citizens as he has been living and working in this country since 1995, has designed a particular plan: he could not pay the ticket which could make him go back to Russia to... more
CuriositiesRussians and Americans searching for USA's aircraft crashed during the II World War
Moscow, Russia - A joint expedition has been promoted and it will operate in Kamchatka till August 27
Russian and American experts are operating in Kamchatka, in the far eastern side of the Russian territory, in order to find the wreckages of the US bombers lost during the II World War, when Moscow agreed... more
CuriositiesThief ready to be repatriated makes a break from airline backward door
Boulogne, Italy - The fugitive, a 24 Albanian, has been recognized in a centre bar last evening
The last July 30, a young Albanian Deda Ervin, with tens prosecutions for theft all over North-Italy, was stopped in Boulogne and locked up in the Temporary Stay Centre: he's ready to be repatriated, and... more
CuriositiesDelta Air Lines commissions one of the greatest wall-painting in the USA
New York, USA - The New York's airline pays tribute to the Big Apple
The last July 27, the wall-painting commissioned by Delta Air Lines "New York to the world" was inaugurated: it images 17 cities in the world, and it was placed on the top of a building between 34th street... more
CuriositiesFalse kamikaze alarm on flight to Ohio
Washigton, Usa - An aircraft changes course for the signal about a Japanese suspected suicide bomber
Yesterday a passenger on flight for Dayton, Ohio, reported to aircrew the presence of a suspect man, a Japanese, who'd have wrote on a sheet "suicide bomber". The airplane changed immediately the course... more
CuriositiesObscene t-shirt scandalizes the AA aircrew
Miami, USA - A man takes a woman topless t-shirt and he is asked to go down of the airline
Yesterday the American Airlines aircrew of the flight 952, leaving to Miami, before the take off asked its customer Oscar Arela, destined to New York, to strip off his t-shirt, because it's no decorous... more
CuriositiesIndian Airlines saves Pakistani child with health illness
New Dheli, India - The crew hijacked the airplane towards an air station which could be near to a dedicated hospital
The progressive diplomatic relations détente which India and Pakistan are performing, starts maybe producing its first good results, even from a humanitarian point of view. India had agreed several months... more
CuriositiesJohn Travolta: parked in his garden a Gulfstream II and a B-707
Rome, Italy - His villa looks like more to an airport that to a house
He interviewed from "Ad Architectural Digest" the Italian-American actor, famous for his passion for the airplanes, has declared: "When I was child I thought that with the new millennium all the world... more
CuriositiesThe metal detector sounds at the airport: stopped the Lionel Richie's daughter
Reno, Usa - But to sound the alarm it was only the piercing on nipple
Nicole Ritchie, Tv actress daughter of the most famous Lionel, successful American musician therefore has commented a little amused the fact: "Usually I say that I have a ring at the breast and the thing... more
CuriositiesThe first balloon using biogas has taken off from Switzerland
Graltshausen, Canton Turgovia, Switzerland - The balloon to fly over the country in order to promote biological fuel
In coincidence with the opening of a biogas production plant in the Gasner family's farm, located nearby Berg, in the Swiss Canton of Turgovia, the first balloon thrust by hot air by burners which do not... more
CuriositiesFrench press on the free flights for the Chirac
Paris, France - Euralair would have carried French President and his relatives towards holiday sites and for electoral campaign activities
French press constantly shows in these days details regarding the possible improper use by Chirac family with reference to airplanes, freely used in the past in order to reach several various places. In... more
CuriositiesMaiden flight anniversary of the Voisin N.2 celebrated today
Rome, Italy - The first engined-aircraft to fly performed its maiden flight on May 24, 1908
Maiden flight anniversary of the first engined-airplane, the Voisin N.2 manufactured by the producer Gabriel Voisin, is celebrated just today. In May that year, such aircraft endowed of an eight-cylinder... more
CuriositiesOne of Tanzi family's airplane is being sold
Parma, Italy - It has been decided by Extraordinary Commissioner Enrico Bondi
Parmalat Extraordinary Commissioner, Enrico Bondi, has decided to sell one of Tanzi family fleet's airplanes, a Cessna 172L, a protagonist of many meeting with relevant politicians. This aircraft would... more
Curiosities"Memphis Belle"'s commander has died
Ashville, USA - Robert Morgan's B-17 became a myth for allied forces after successfully accomplishing 25 missions in Europe
Commander of the famous B-17 US bomber named "Memphis Belle" during the Second World War, Col. Robert Morgan, died due to an accident just occurred while he was watching an airshow. The old Morgan, 85,... more
CuriositiesThe Boeing airplane that changed aviation reaches 50th anniversary milestone
Washington, USA - With this plane started the competition on commercial jets with McDonnell Douglas company
Fifty years ago, 15 of July 1954, Boeing unveiled the airplane that spawned the modern era of jet-powered commercial aviation. The Boeing 367-80, commonly known as the Dash 80, helped demonstrate the range... more
Curiosities12th of May 1926: Commander Nobile flyes over the North Pole on Board "Norge"
Rome, Italy - 78 years ago for the first time a dirigible over unexplored polar ice
The dirigible commanded by Italian explorer, Umberto Nobile, departed from Rome on April the 10th 1926, making the first flight across Artic, reached Alaskan coasts after 170 flight hours and 13,000 kilometres.... more
CuriositiesBoeing 767 pilot falls asleep on airplane controls
Tokyo, Japan - All Nippon Airways apologies
On 23 of March the pilot of a Boeing 767 aircraft, a 50 years old veteran with 12,000 flight hours, of All Nipppon Airways directed from Tokyo to Yamaguchi, fell asleep 20 minutes just after the take off... more
CuriositiesTook-off from Brindisi an humanitarian flight to Nassiriya
Brindisi, Italy – CONI will donate sport equipment
Has left the first humanitarian intervent base of Brindisi the flight, directed to Nassiriya, Iraq. It carries medicines, potabilizators, water purification filters, materials related with local programs... more
CuriositiesSpielberg working at "The Terminal", a movie about immigrants in US airports
Washington, USA - It will be out in America on 18 June
It is called "The Terminal", the latest Stephen Spielberg's movie, currently being finished, which will be out in America on 18 June. The theme is that of the condition of immigrants, represented through... more
CuriositiesGagarin's career saved by a pillow?
Moscow, Russia - His short height could have prejudiced the resounding success of a such famous Russian cosmonaut
After 43 years from Gagarin's launch in the space, it is known in Russia that not everything always was ok during his youngness spent as a fighter pilot in Russian Air Force. It seems in fact that Gagarin... more
CuriositiesCateratta operation's simulator inspired to the aviation's one
Stockholm, Sweden - It will increase new surgeons' accuracy
Stockholm St. Erik Hospital's researchers and doctors, have completed a simulator, developed in order to train new surgeons to perform cateratta operations, inspired to aviation simulators. Such system... more
CuriositiesGulf Air sponsors Barhain Gran Prix
Sakhir, Barhain - A sudden low altitude overflight by an A-340 scares attendance
On the occasion of the first historical F1 Gran Prix in Barhain, official sponsor of such event has been Gulf Air carrier. Most of public attendance appeared to be quite worried due to the flight show... more