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SecurityFrance. Cameroon Airlines banned from French skies (2): included in the black list due to unsolved technical reasons
Paris, France - Transport of dangerous material, lack of full documents on board and aircraft gear maintenance problems
Ban affecting Cameroon Airlines in France and decided by French DGCA (Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile) would have been determined by the lack of requirements constantly found on the African car... more
SecurityFrance: Cameroon Airlines banned from French skies indefinitely
Paris, France - French authorities revealed it
Safety reasons: French authorities provided this explanation regarding the ban affecting the Cameroon’s carrier - founded in 1971 stemming from Air Afrique - which so cannot fly in France. DGCA stated i... more
SecurityUnited Airlines flight forced to return back Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan - Smoke in the cabin of an airplane bound for Los Angeles
A hour after departure of the United Airlines flight UA-890, the airplane, presumed to be a Boeing aircraft, has been forced to return back Tokyo Airport where it took off, due to smoke in the cabin. Pilot... more
SecurityColombia: an airplane may have been diverted
Bogotà, Colombia - It was carrying at least 20 persons
A Colombian plane carrying a twenty people would have been diverted yesterday while was flying a domestic route in the South according to the private network "Radio Caracol" that quoted military sources.... more
SecurityConcrete beam broke loose from the helicopter plunging down a cableway's car in Austria
Innsbruck, Austria - Nine killed on Tyrol's Alps
A big concrete beam airlifted by a helicopter working at communication facilities construction, plunged down a cableway’s car in Austria causing the crash of other two cars and killing 9 tourists and i... more
SecurityAN-26 dropped down in Eastern Congo
Isiro, Democratic Republic of Congo - The death could be seven
An Antonov 26 Russian-made cargo plane would have crashed today near Isiro Airport, 1500 meters from the runway where it was about to land, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The accident fatalities... more
SecuritySpanish military plane crashed on a building killing pilot
Madrid, Spain - The house was empty at incident's time
A Casa-101 military airplane went down today while was performing an exercise in Southern Spain, in the city of Baeza ( Andalucia), crashing on a building which was empty at incident’s time: Defence M... more
SecurityEarthquake in Rome: checks on runways and tower at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - The air station would not have suffered for damages while Firemen took off from Ciampino for a reconnaissance
A Richter Degree 4.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in Rome today around 02:00 pm. Epicentre was reported to be n the sea about 15 miles far from Anzio (data have been indicated by Italian Civil Defence... more
SecurityHungary: airprox between a Czech civil plane and Mig-29 fighters
Budapest, Hungary - It would have happened yesterday night but authorities eased about the relevance of what occurred
Hungarian military authorities would have found a case of airprox in the national air space last night. Air Force’s radars detected the suspicious presence of a tourism airplane ad they would have ordered t... more
SecurityRockets against a US naval unit in Jordan
Aqaba, Jordan - The ship was missed while another rocket fell nearby the Israeli Eliat city's airport
A double attack with ground rockets occurred today nearby Aqaba Harbour in Jordan and in the Israeli city of Eliat. In the first case, damages to infrastructures were produced killing one person and injuring... more
SecurityFiumicino: warning signal called due to unattended baggage
Rome, Italy - No bomb inside the trolley nearby Terminal B door
An unattended trolley at Rome-Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" made call the warning signal at Terminal B (international flights) door this morning. Intervention by artificers around 11:00 am was an immediate... more
SecurityMalpensa: emergency landing due to engine failure
Milan, Italy - No problem for persons aboard the Greek airline Alexandair's MD-82 flying from Zante to Manchester
A Greek airline Alexandair’s MD-82 airplane flying from Zante to Manchester has been forced to an emergency landing at Milan-Malpensa air station today around 12:30 pm. Captain asked the airport for b... more
SecurityVolareweb: gear blocked on an airplane after takeoff, immediate re-entry to Linate
Milan, Italy - Safety measures were quickly set but the technical problem was fortunately solved before landing
An emergency landing has been performed this morning at Linate Airport by a Volareweb’s A-320. The airplane took off at 10:35 am from the Milan’s air station bound for Catania but immediately after its... more
SecurityMauritania: borders, airports and airspace have been closed due to a coup
Nouakchott, Mauritania - It has been taken control of the Army Chief of Staff , national radio and television stations
While Mauritania’s President Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya was in Saudi Arabia to attend Fahd’s funeral (see for details AVIONEWS), dissident troops would have taken control of the capital, Nouakchott: air... more
SecuritySudan's Vice-President killed in helicopter crash (4): Khartoum airport has been closed
Khartoum, Sudan - Curfew has been called
The hotbed of disorders started in the capital today after what rebels considered to be not a helicopter crash which killed also Sudan’s Vice-President John Garang but an attempt to the life of the ex-leader o... more
SecurityCatania: bomb-alarm on flight for Spain
Catania, Italy - Airplane is currently undergoing a clearance
Italian Police, Carabinieri and Firemen, are working to verify if the phone signalling the presence of a bomb on a charter flight departing for Spain, was a well-founded news or not. The plane was blocked... more
SecurityValle d'Aosta, missing tourism aircraft (2): wreckage found
Aosta, Italy - Perhaps four victims
It seems that the tourism airplane, took off yesterday from Chambery, in France, haven’t arrived at Chamois’ mountain airfield (Aosta), like it thought initially, and so at dawn the researches have beg... more
SecurityValle d'Aosta: searching for a tourism airplane missing this morning
Aosta, Italy - The searches concentrated in Valle d'Aosta but also in France
The small French aircraft, yesterday, seems was on the route Chambery-Chamois landing on the mountain airfield of this last one in the afternoon. This morning, probably, it was on the inverse route when... more
SecurityWarning signal called at Boulogne Airport
Boulogne, Italy - The air station has been closed after an indication with warned Italian Firemen and lead them to inspect a suspicious airplane
A warning signal was called this afternoon at Boulogne Airport. Italian Firemen immediately acted and some of them were provided with NBC equipment (nuclear, bacteriological and chemical), inspecting an... more
SecuritySwitzerland (2): armed forces restructuring also in the helicopter sector
Berne, Switzerland - Some bases to be closed while others will be operating till 2014
Also helicopter units from the Swiss armed forces will be involved by changes which will affect the national armed forces till 2010. Rotor-winged aircraft operating at Dübendorf base (Zurich Canton) will... more
SecurityLondon: blasts heard, Underground has been closed
London, UK - Three stations have been evacuated but also shots have been heard and maybe even a bus would have been involved
Tension goes back to the British capital. Metropolitan Police made three Underground stations evacuate (Warren Street, Oval and Shepherd’s Bush) following some explosions but new would still be uncertain. S... more
SecurityBomb in an Italian car dealer at Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain - It has been used a pressure cooker this time
An additional attempt against an Italian target occurred in Spain early today: a small explosive device blasted opposite an Italian car dealer at El Prat de Llobregat, at the gates of Barcelona. Injured... more
SecurityItalian soldier got killed in an accident at Nassiriya
Nassiriya, Iraq - Other two militaries emerged injured and they will be returned home in the next hours
An Italian soldier, Sergeant Davide Casagrande, was killed today (around 12:30pm) in an accident aboard an armoured vehicle, the VM-90, while other two soldiers, the First Corporal Paolo Chiarillo and... more
SecurityFrance and Holland suspended Schengen Treaty
Paris, France - Frontiers' controls to be reinforced
London July 7 terroristic attempt effects risk to become more worrying than forecasted for tourism. France and Holland decided to reinforce checks along borders, suspending Schengen Agreements on free... more
SecurityAttack to Italian Institute of Culture at Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain - An agent emerged injured and a Police's dog was killed
A blast hit early today the Italian Institute of Culture at Barcelona, Spain, injuring a Police’s artificer intervened after a call warned the presence of a suspicious parcel on staircase. A Police’s dog... more
SecurityBlasts in London (9): British Airways forced to delay flights
London, United Kingdom - Reaching airports was hard for travellers
Trains to Heathrow and Gatwick airports were halted for much of the day. British Airways cancelled any service but was forced to delay a lot of flights, up to 90 minutes, to meet passengers struggling... more
SecurityBlasts in London (8): Heathrow's Terminal 3 has been evacuated
London, United Kingdom - All international airports to alert
Terminal 3 at Heathrow International Airport has been evacuated and major European cities as well as United States ordered emergency plans: more strict controls in the air stations, railways and underground. Alert... more
SecurityBlasts in London (7): two Italians emerged injured
London, United Kingdom - The start may by triggered by cell phone
Farnesina stated that two Italian citizens emerged injured from attacks shaking London. Three railway stations of Victoria, Euston and Paddington have been reopened while St. Pancras, Liverpool Street... more
SecurityBlasts in London (6): "We hear ambulances and helicopters only"
London, United Kingdom - Cell phones are not working, Londoners are connected by SMS only
London is fully paralyzed: citizens locked up in the house or blocked in office do not manage to communicate with outside people and are able to using SMS only because cell phones are not working. "We... more
SecurityBlasts in London (5): Italian Foreign Affairs Crisis Unit has gathered
London, United Kingdom - There is no information as yet on any Italian nationals having been involved
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gianfranco Fini, called Farnesina Crisis Unit: there are many Italian tourists and residents in London. Meanwhile Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, who is... more
SecurityBlasts in London (4): an attack planned in several years
London, UK - English Police proves convinced about it and started a remarkable cooperation with intelligence services belonging to other countries
British and London Polices have no doubt about the fact that the attempt was scheduled and performed in a coordinated manner. Further explosive traces would have been found in the Underground by security... more
SecurityBlasts in London (3): British airlines' shares in free falling
London, UK - Stock Exchange is suffering while British Army is re-deploying soldiers in Covent Garden
Tourism and air transport begin to suffer for the first bad effects due to the attempt in London. Shares of the major groups belonging to tourism sector prove weak in the British capital while also English... more
SecurityBlasts in London (2): 50 died
London, UK - Trains trapped underground
There would be some 90 persons hit by the explosions which affected London this morning. Some 50 among them would have died while blasts would have been 8 among which 3 on buses and 5 in the Underground.... more
SecurityBlasts in London: Underground and some buses affected, seven died
London, UK - A bomb has been found by officers from the Underground network
London suffers for panic. Underground has been affected by two blasts during the morning while at least three buses would have exploded in the centre of the British capital. There would be seven casualties... more
Security2012 Olympics in London: military planes saluted Trafalgar Square's cheerful crow
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - Madrid, NY and Moscow were disappointed, specially Paris considered the hot favourite
England and London are rejoicing because the British Capital gained voting held today in Singapore for assigning the 2012 Olympic Games, with great satisfaction for Tony Blair who defeated his usual enemy... more
SecurityUS AH-64 crashed in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - The 3rd Infantry Division referred it
An American gunship AH-64 Apache would be crashed near the air base of Taji, in the Northern Iraq, according to US military sources. The incident would have happened around the 11:00am today, local time. Two... more
SecurityGaza Strip: rocket launch by Israeli UAVs
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - It would have been revealed by some witnesses following two remarkable blasts which would not have caused victims anyway
Two remarkable blasts would have been heard in the North side in the Gaza Strip today just when Israeli Prime Minister Sharon and Palestinian National Authority President Mazen met to analyse the project... more
SecurityZaragoza Airport evacuated due to the blast of two grenades
Zaragoza, Spain - The strike has a Basque's matrix in all probability
There was no news of casualties but it seems that ETA was behind the explosion occurred at 12:00am today, immediately outside Zaragoza Airport (Eastern Spain). The attack had been warned by a call to the... more
SecurityClementina Cantoni has been released
Kabul, Afghanistan - She will come back Italy soon
The Italian Deputy Premier, Gianfranco Fini, who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs, after having actively worked for the release of Clementina Cantoni, the Italian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan... more
SecurityUS air attack killed at least seven Iraqis
Baghdad, Iraq - US planes fired on Rawa
A violent attack performed by US military aviation would have occurred this morning on the city of Rawa killing at least seven Iraqi citizens, destroying three houses and a cement factory as well, according... more
SecurityBlack-out at Moscow: airports are operating normally
Moscow, Russia - The city was paralyzed, thousands of people have been evacuated from underground railways
The Russia main city was left in the dark and without water causing paralyzed traffic this morning. The Exchange has been stopped and 20,000 people was evacuated from five of ten underground lines. Airports,... more
SecurityWhite House and Capitoline Hill evacuated in the afternoon due to intelligence services' warning signal but everything was normalized
Washington, USA - A small CEssna was overflying the capital without honouring both authorization and communication processes
Fear among people this afternoon in Washington at the White House and Capitoline Hill both among administrative personnel and citizens. Authorities suddenly warned about without making clear which kind... more
SecurityUS airplanes attacked guerrilla sites in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - More than 70 died among rebels and smugglers in the Western region of Anbar
There would be more than 70 militiamen who would have been killed in the Iraqi Western region of Anbar this morning, not far from the Syrian border. It would have been disclosed by spokesmen from the US... more
SecurityIraq: at least 15 were killed in a suicide attack occurred in Muthanna's former airport
Baghdad, Iraq - It hosted an Iraq army recruiting centre
A suicide bomber aboard a car bomb, would have exploded himself at an Iraqi forces recruitment centre hosted in the former airport of Muthanna, in Western Baghdad. Interior Ministry reported at least 15... more
SecurityThe UN celebrating the 15th world press freedom anniversary today
Rome, Italy - A major right to warrant peace and democracy all over the world but such a freedom is still in danger in many countries
The United Nations decided 15 years ago to set the world press freedom day on May 3. The UN considered important the fact of reminding how it deals with a major right as information must be considered... more
SecurityA-380: the mastery of skies begins
Toulouse, France - The Airbus' flying giant took off for the first time at 10:29 am today
The first Airbus A-380 accomplished its running on one of the runways at Toulouse International Airport at 10:29 am this morning then taking off for the first time, while about 50,000 persons were looking... more
SecurityAlluvion in Ethiopia: airlifters to carry necessities for the affected population
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - The South-Eastern areas of the African country hit by the disaster can be hardly reached
Rescue teams trying to reach from the Ethiopian capital Addis Abeba the areas in the South-Eastern side of the African country hit by the recent alluvion are still working as they generated overflows,... more
SecurityBerlusconi resigned to form new Government
Rome, Italy - He announced it to Palazzo Madama assembly today
Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, during the scheduled speech at Senate, said he is going to resign to the President of the Republic, in order to form immediately a new Government with the same... more
SecurityItalian Premier chose to resign and his allies aim to a new Berlusconi-led Government
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, Italian Chamber of Deputies President Casini announced that Parliament works scheduled on tomorrow will not be held due to air transport strikes
Italian Chamber of Deputies President, Pier Ferdinando Casini, unveiled today that works scheduled on tomorrow in Italian Parliament will not be held due to air transport sector strikes. The news comes... more
SecurityJapanese military aircraft crashed killing four people
Tokyo, Japan - It was carryng out a training flight
A Japanese Mitsubishi MU-2 aircraft, during a search and rescue training mission, went down into snow-covered mountains in the north on the country. Aboard there would be four passengers who may be all... more