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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-330, A-340/200, and A-340/300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct excessive play of the eye-end of the piston rod of the elevator servo-controls, which could result in failure of the elevator servo-control
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Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-8-11, DC-8- 12, DC-8-21, DC-8-31, DC-8-32, DC-8-33, DC-8-41, DC-8-42, DC-8-43, DC- 8F-54, and DC-8F-55; DC-8-50, -60, -60F, -70 and - 70F series airplanes (2004-14-05)
Washington, Usa - To prevent uncommanded seat movement during takeoff and/or landing, which could result in interference with the operation of the airplane and consequent temporary loss of control of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) model 4101 airplanes (2004-14-03)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the ailerons, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) model 4101 airplanes (2004-14-07)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the nose landing gear (NLG) to extend fully, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane during landing
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-400 airplanes
Usa - To prevent failure of the main landing gear (MLG) downlock proximity sensors on the same MLG at the same time, which could result in the MLG's failure to extend during landing, and cause injury to flightcrew and passengers
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., model 1121, 1121A, 1121B, 1123, 1124, and 1124A series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking of the skins of the rudder assembly, which could result in reduced structural capability of the rudder and reduced controllability of the airplane
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Civil aviationBlue Panorama's airplane lands at Fiumicino Airport with an engine afire
Fiumicino, Italy - The aircraft has immediately been evacuated after its emergency landing while flames have been put down
A Boeing 767 of Blue Panorama has performed this morning an emergency landing due to a technical problem suddenly occurred just after its takeoff. The airplane, leaving at 11:30 am towards the Havana (Cuba),... more
Civil aviationCollision risk occurred in March over London's sky
London, UK - RAF's aircraft carrying Prince Charles towards Madrid would have risked to collide with a civil airplane
British NATS ((National Air Traffic Service) has just recently unveiled some details regarding the collision risk, which would have involved a Royal Air Force's airlifter and an Airbus A-321 civil aircraft... more
Civil aviationBomb warning for a Wind Jet's flight at Fiumicino Airport
Fiumicino, Italy - No bomb was found aboard the aircraft leaving for Catania
A Wind Jet's Airbus A-320 ready to perform its flight leaving from Rome-Fiumicino Airport at 04:20 pm yesterday towards Catania (Sicily), remained on the ground after that Police, just before the departure,... more
Civil aviationAn Ethiopian Airlines' 757 comes back to Fiumicino Airport due to a cracked window
Fiumicino, Italy - Its crew would have realized of the partial damage on the window, so deciding to come back due to safety reasons
An Ethiopian Airlines' airplane, which took off from Rome-Fiumicino Airport this morning at about 04:00 am was forced to come back to such air station due to safety reasons. This airplane, a Boeing 757,... more
Civil aviationUSA and EU: two different insurance solutions after September 11
Washington, USA - It is being tried to react by institutional measures against the shortage of insurance coverage due to the increasing attempts danger
The disaster represented by the terroristic attack against the Twin Towers in New York on September 11 2001, has obviously produced a general worsening of international air transport condition. Difficulties... more
Civil aviationThe threat of the "slow-movers" over Washington's skies
Washington, USA - Pentagon starts testing the defence radar system of the capital against potential attacks by tourism airplanes
Pentagon starts right this week testing the effectiveness of the radar system devoted to air defence in Washington territory. After a testing schedule carried out during six months, US Department of Defence... more
Civil aviationEU: new safety checks for carriers operating in Europe
Amsterdam, Holland - It would have been unveiled by European Commissioner de Palacio
European Transport Commissioner, Loyola de Palacio, would have unveiled during the last Transport Ministers’ Council occurring last Saturday that EU Commission intends to increase safety degree checks f... more
Civil aviationSecurity measures for US President Bush's visit have been set
Rome, Italy - Flight prohibition for a small tourism airplanes from tomorrow till 02:30 pm on June 5
Everything is ready for US President George W. Bush's visit in Italy. In order to warrant the protection of capital's air space and territory an impressive defensive instrument has been set, by relying... more
Civil aviationA defence shield for the D-Day celebration
Paris, France - Normandy to be sheltered by an impressive ground, air and sea defensive machinery
Celebration for Operation Overloard anniversary will occur on next June 6, aiming to remember when Normandy landings in 1994 started the freeing of France and a large part of continental Europe against... more
Civil aviationAmerican Airlines' hostess risks 20 years detention for false bomb-alarm
Washington, USA - It was she who wrote the paper found in the toilette on board indicating the presence of a bomb in the airplane
The American Airlines’ 37 years old hostess who gave the alarm on a Dallas-Boston flight last week, by announcing that she had found a paper in the toilette on board indicating the presence of a bomb (... more
Civil aviationItalian Republic celebration and President Bush's visit: local territory and air space controls have increased
Rome, Italy - Interceptors are ready to operate and there is also a significant rise in terms of law enforcement units' presence in the capital
Italian Minister of Interior, Antonio Pisanu, gathered yesterday together with armed forces' representatives and natonal and local security members in order to analyze the situation, with reference to... more
Civil aviationSwiss journalists bypass security controls at Zurich Airport
Zurich, Switzerland - They succeed in approaching airplanes and unattended luggage by car without problems
Frankfurt Airport does not seem to be the only European air station with self-evident limits in terms of security (see for details AVIONEWS). Two Swiss SonntagsBlick’s journalists would have succeeded i... more
Civil aviationNTSB and FAA ask Airbus for starting technical tests on A-300s' rudders
Washington, USA - An American Airlines' airplane in 1997 experienced hard sudden movements on its yawing axis which are still not clear
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has asked Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to formally request to Airbus a technical test, regarding a problem occurred in 1997 on an American Airlines'... more
Civil aviation127 deviations ordered by Washington Reagan International Airport's control tower after September 11
Washington, USA - Pilots' inattention as the main reason for the resort to emergency procedures
The number of deviations ordered by Washington Reagan International Airport's control tower starting from the period which immediately followed September 11, 2001 consists of 127 cases now. The procedure... more
Civil aviationItalian Minister of Interior Pisanu warns the country about June 2 celebration and Bush's coming
Rome, Italy - "Serious threats for democracy are looming but Government is ready"
Italian Ministry of Interior headquarter "Viminale"'s warning has been spread about June 2 celebration and US President Bush's coming on next June 4. Minister of Interior, Giuseppe Pisanu, has unveiled... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eagle Aircraft (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd model Eagle 150B airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the canard inboard flap hinge support brackets caused by undetected cracks
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Civil aviationENAV launches a new investment plan devoted to air traffic safety
Rome, Italy - EUR 850m in order to purchase new devices and modernize the existing structures
EUR 850m have been invested in order to modernize airports infrastructures and Area Control Centres. This is ENAV's (Italian National Flight Assistance Agency) effort aimed to ensure a significant increase... more
Civil aviationIsrael does not renounce to mount anti-missile defence system on El Al's airplanes
Tel Aviv, Israel - Although debates have occurred with the United States, but these ones would actually be studying a similar solution
Israel is carrying on its programme aimed to mount anti-missile flares system on El Al’s airplanes, though debates with the United States related to airport safety risks when landing at US air stations h... more
Civil aviationAn American Airlines' MD-80 performs an emergency landing due to a bomb warning
Nahville, USA - It has been forced to land at the airport where President Bush's Air Force One was on the ground
An emergency landing occurred for an American Airlines' airplane flying from Dallas to Boston. A hostess found in the toilette a peace of paper indicating the presence on board in the hold of a bomb. The... more
Civil aviationEvacuation of Russian technical personnel from Iraq goes on
Moscow, Russia - Another flight today in order to carry back home other 150 persons
A Russian IL-76 carried back to Moscow yesterday about 90 Russian, Ukrainian and Belorussian persons, after leaving from Baghdad, due to a decision by Russian Ministry for Emergencies for evacuating technical... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited model BAe 146 series airplanes (2004-10-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent overheating of the in-line splices of the APU and IDG feeder cables, which can lead to smoke, fumes, and possible fire in the flight deck and cabin
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Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-10-30 airplane
Washington, Usa - To prevent the loss of the APU generator due to chafing of the generator power feeder cables, and consequent electrical arcing and smoke/fire in the APU compartment
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Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ series airplanes (2004-10-11)
Usa - To prevent the inability of the left-hand fire extinguisher on one or more engines to discharge, and consequent inability to control or suppress an engine fire
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming), Direct-Drive Reciprocating engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent loosening or failure of the crankshaft gear retaining bolt, which may cause sudden engine failure
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau model ASH 25M sailplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct any fuel lines with improper fittings, which could result in fuel leakage and a possible fire hazard
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Garmin International Inc. GTX 330 Mode S Transponders and GTX 330D Diversity Mode S Transponders
Usa - To prevent interrogating aircraft from possibly receiving inaccurate replies due to suppression from aircraft equipped with the GTX 330/330D Mode S Transponders when the pulses are below the MTL
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Civil aviationA 42 miles no-fly zone over Athens during Olympic games
Athens, Greece - Any aircraft attempting to violate it by dodging manoeuvres will be shot down after a first advice for changing its route
Greek Government has unveiled the approaching procedure scheduled for protecting national air space during Athens Olympic games starting on next August 13. The F-16s and the Mirage 2000s fighters of the... more
Civil aviationGerman television shows security shortages at Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt, Germany - ZDF's journalists get round controls without problems approaching hangars
Upsetting revelation by German television on Frankfurt Airport's security. ZDF TV channel would have succeeded in completing a documentary by which it would have been put into evidence a series of significant... more
Civil aviationMoscow pulls out its technical personnel of Iraq
Moscow, Russia - Two flights have been scheduled for today and tomorrow in order to carry at home Russian technicians after yesterday attempt
Russian Government has decided to pull out a large part of its technicians of Iraq after yesterday attack against a bus carrying some Russians. This attempt killed two passengers and injured other 8 persons.... more
Civil aviationThree Israelian men deported in Panama airline gun scare
Panama City, Panama - The other three young men are still held in Panama
Panama has deported three of six Israeli men arrested after they displayed fake pistols during a flight from Peru to Colombia (see AVIONEWS article). The men, all in their 20s, were arrested at Panama... more
Civil aviationItalian Air Force in wakefulness for US President Bush's visit
Rome, Italy - For the first time, it will be possible to order the shooting down of suspicious aircraft in desperate cases
Waiting for US President George W. Bush's visit in Rome within two weeks, Italian and US law enforcement and security authorities are setting measures aimed to prevent any kind of threat which can involve... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada model 407 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of a bearing, loss of tail rotor drive, and a subsequent loss of directional control of the helicopter
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Civil aviationFAA AD on CFM International, SA CFM56-2-C, -3 series, and -5 series turbofan engines
Usa - To prevent main fuel pump bearing failures resulting in fuel nozzle clogging, low pressure turbine (LPT) case burn-through, and damage to the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-600, -700, -700C, - 800, and -900 series airplanes equipped with certain Honeywell Start Converter Units
Usa - To prevent overheating of the electrical connector of the SCU, which could create an ignition source and possible fire in the electrical and electronics (E/E) compartment and cause damage to certain electrical wire bundles on the E2-2 shelf
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Civil aviationTwo Italian F-16s intercept a suspected airliner
Rome, Italy - It was a false warning
Two Italian F-16s of the Italian Air Force 5th Wing located in Cervia, received this morning, around 8:30, the take off order from (COFA) Air Force Operative Command of Poggio Renatico, to intercept a... more
Civil aviationDoubts exist about US missile shield's effectiveness
Washington, USA - They have been suggested by a group of independent scientists
A recent report on security shown by a group of independent scientists (for which even an ex-member of Pentagon during Clinton Government would have been participated) would reveal that future missile... more
Civil aviationAir space over Madrid interdicted even to ultralight aviation during royal wedding
Madrid, Spain - Strange thefts of aeronautics supplies
The air space over the Spanish capital city will be interdicted even to light aviation and F-18 aircraft will be ready to take off for intruders neutralization. The threat for a possible terroristic attack... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 727-100 and -200; 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400 and -500; and 747 series airplanes (2004-10-06)
Washington, Usa - To ensure adequate electrical bonding between the penetration fittings of the hydraulic heat exchanger and the rear spars of the fuel tanks of the left and right wings
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300B4-600, A-300B4-600R, and A-300F4-600R (Collectively Called A-300/600), A-310, A-319, A-320, A-321, A-330, and A-340/200 and -300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent obstruction of the air intake of the pitot probes, which could result in misleading information being provided to the flightcrew
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-400, 747-400D, 747- 400F, 757-200, 757-200PF, 757-200CB, 767-200, 767-300, and 767-300F series airplanes (2004-10-05)
Washington, Usa - To ensure that the flightcrew is able to silence an erroneous overspeed or stall aural warning
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Civil aviationPanama holding 6 Israelis for drawing toy guns during flight
Panama City, Panama - The Lima airport officers permitted to carry on the plane the toy guns
Six Israelis were being held by Panamanian authorities on Tuesday after pulling out toy plastic pistols during a commercial flight and shooting a plastic projectile at a passenger, Panamanian authorities... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-215-6B11 (CL215T Variant), and CL-215-6B11 (CL415 Variant) series airplanes (2004-10-04)
Usa - To prevent failure of the rear engine mount struts, which could subsequently result in reduced structural integrity of the nacelle and engine support structure
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes (2004-10-03)
Usa - To prevent failure of the engine support beam (ESB), a principal structural element, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
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Civil aviationSpanish royal wedding and European football championship in Portugal will be protected by Nato Awacs
Brussels, Belgium - Sight flights interdicted in the skies over Madrid 50 mile far
Nato announced yesterday that an aerial electronic control system for the Spanish royal wedding between prince Felipe and TV journalist Letizia Ortiz to be held on May the 22nd. The same will be done for... more