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MiscellaneousEarthquake in Indonesia: helicopter saved 12 survivors
Jakarta, Indonesia - Russian IL-76 landed with rescue teams dispatched by Moscow
Three Britons, two French, two Swedish, two German, two Canadians and one American tourist -all surfers- have been saved by the helicopter chartered from Swedish and British embassy to Indonesia. Nias... more
MiscellaneousPope is seriously ill (2): security measures to cover the event
Rome, Italy - Rome's pilgrim reception plan provides for airport protections
The Vatican spokesman Navarro-Valls said, around 12:30am, the Pope’s situation is stable but his condition remains "Very serious". "His blood pressure was unstable". Pope continues to be lucid and extremely s... more
MiscellaneousSyria: "Our troops will leave Lebanon by May"
Damascus, Syria - The Syrian Government's announcement even confirmed it to UN General Secretary Kofi Annan
Syrian Government intends to withdraw its own troops and intelligence services from Lebanese territory and it has been announced for several weeks. Nevertheless, additional details have been recently unveiled... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli ambassador to Addis Abeba attempted suicide: a special flight to take him home
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - He was in critical condition at an Ethiopian hospital now
Doron Grossman, Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia, attempted suicide shooting himself in the head in an Addis Abeba hotel: he was in critical condition at a local hospital but will transferred by a special... more
MiscellaneousEarthquake in Indonesia (3): the international mobilization to help the people
Jakarta, Indonesia - Three Australian Hercules C-130 with soldiers and humanitarian relief are expected to arrive
The Nias island main airport is knocked out so helicopters, including those from Singapore, have to land on a soccer field in the centre of the town of Gunung Sitoli. Civil Defence teams, medical personnel... more
MiscellaneousEarthquake in Indonesia (2): father Winkler flew to Medan by copter
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian militaries are working to find deaths
Misna source unveils that father Barnabas Winkler, Capuchin of Bolzano Diocese, this morning has been taken by helicopter to the hospital of Medan (capital of Aceh province, in the North of Sumatra island),... more
MiscellaneousEarthquake in Indonesia: Singapore to send Chinook helicopters
Jakarta, Indonesia - It needs means of conveyance for logistic operations
Today three Chinook helicopters are expected to fly from Singapore to Nias in order to transfer corpses: there is in fact a logistic emergency after the Monday earthquake. There is no mean to carry out... more
MiscellaneousNew earthquake in Indonesia (4): problems to authorization for fliying on Nias island
Jakarta, Indonesia - The international aids are finding difficulties to arrive
Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs unveiled that any Italian citizens were reported missing in the areas affected by earthquake: the "Syamo" NGO volunteer Alberto Vidano, gone missing on Nias island,... more
MiscellaneousFuneral of Italian frigate officer Bruno Vianini
La Spezia, Italy - The corpse of Italian Navy officer arrived at La Spezia in the morning
In the morning at La Spezia (Liguria Region) the funeral of the Italian frigate captain Bruno Vianini was held: he was killed in the incident occurred last February 3, when a Kam Air B-737 aircraft went... more
MiscellaneousNew earthquake in Indonesia (3): Nias needs the helicopter resort
Jakarta, Indonesia - Only a part of the airport remain usable
The Chief of Helvetic Direction Office for develop and cooperation and a member from the Swiss Red Cross left from Banda Aceh by helicopter direct to Nias in order to examinate damages provoked by the... more
MiscellaneousHave Palestinians anti-aircraft missiles?
Jerusalem, Israel - They could be transferred to Cisjordan to hit airliners flying on Israel
Israeli Defence Minister, Shaul Mofaz, fears that Palestinians have imported Soviet-design anti-aircraft Strela missiles into the Gaza Strip in order to hit airliners landing or taking off at Tel Aviv... more
MiscellaneousParaguay's football team blocked in Ecuador because of a burst at the plane
Quito, Ecuador - After having reported an hard defeat in a match important for the qualification at the next world football competition in Germany
Paraguay’s national football team was blocked yesterday at Quito (Ecuador), because of a technical problem at the Boeing B-707 which should have transported it to its country. The team had just reported a... more
MiscellaneousThe remains of an Usa pilot were found in China
Beijing, China - Now Robert Snoddy can receive an interment in an Oregon's cemetery
An Usa pilot who lost his life during a secret mission in the war of Korea can now receive an interment in a cemetery in Oregon after his remains were found in China 56 years after. The name of Robert... more
MiscellaneousNew earthquake in Indonesia (2): Italian Civil Defence has called the first alarm
Jakarta, Indonesia - A calm situation at Mauritius controlled by aircraft
Italian citizens in Sri Lanka were in large part doctors, Firemen, members of Italian Department of Civil Defence and Canadair aircraft pilots attending for reconstruction works after the tsunami tragedy:... more
MiscellaneousNew earthquake in Indonesia: almost 2000 deaths
Jakarta, Indonesia - It needs helicopters in order to evacuate injured persons
Yesterday a 8.7 magnitude quake occurred off Sumatra island coasts (Indonesia) affecting again a part of zones hit during the disaster of last December 26. Only on the Nias island 1000 people would be... more
MiscellaneousAkayev announces its resignation
Moscow, Russia - Immediately disproved by his political opposer Felits Kulov
The plane on board of which was flying Askar Akayev, who according to previous information was flying to Moscow (see AVIONEWS), as the Russian capital seemed to have been chosen as destination of refuge... more
MiscellaneousKirghizistan: Akayev shelters himself by flying to Moscow
Moscow, Russia - Kyrgyz premier is taking refuge because the political situation of the country worst all of a sudden, his family by means of an helicopter is flying to Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz premier, Askar Akayev, is flying to Moscow in order to take refuge from the political situation of the country which worst all of a sudden: the news came by Muscovite sources which specified that... more
MiscellaneousBarrot flies to Tirol
Trento, Italy - European Commissioner of Transports to overfly Brennero
Next Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1st, EU Commissioner for Transports, Jacques Barrot, will visit Alto Adige and Tirol. On March 31 at the Airport of Innsbruck, the presentation of the plan of... more
MiscellaneousAn Italian private plane enters into the Greek sky space
Athens, Greece - The pilot of the aircraft did not inform the Greek authorities of the overflight
The only thing which is known at the moment about the plane which, while flying to Cyprus, entered into the Greek sky space, without informing Greek authorities, is that it is an Italian aircraft. At the... more
MiscellaneousVenice Airport: Dominican woman arrested with more than half Kg of drug
Venice, Italy - She is charged of international traffic of narcotics
A 33 year woman Dominican-native has been blocked at Venice International "Marco Polo" Airport: she had taken 53 eggs with 650 grams of cocaine. Italian authorities arrested her shortly after the disembark... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa: today it carries on the air-bridge to transfer clandestines
Lampedusa, Italy - The already existing 189 clandestines in Italy were joined late yesterday by further 41
It carries on today the air-bridge (see AVIONEWS) which will have to transfer or to other temporary reception centers or to repatriate about 230 clandestines who currently are guested at the fist emergency... more
MiscellaneousAn inquiry has been opened after an American Airlines' passenger died during a flight Los Angeles-New York
New York, Usa - The man became violent after a request not met of a beer
US authorities opened an inquiry after the incident lead to the death of an American Airlines’ passenger who lost his life during a flight Los Angeles-New York. William Lee, 48-year old seems to have b... more
MiscellaneousFloods in Afghanistan: US contingent and UNHCR to aid
Kabul, Afghanistan - Airlifts by chopper in order to rescue habitants in most affected areas
The heavy seasonal rains and melting of the snow are causing problems in Afghanistan: many rivers burst its banks forcing several families to evacuate thier own houses. The great number of dead (about... more
MiscellaneousAir tickets professionally impressed for luxury flights, 14 persons inquired
Milan, Italy - The inquiry started in 2003 after that a passenger confessed that he had paid his ticket in luxury by means of a significantly reduced price
It has been fixed for the first days of May the audience for the 14 person inquired as they were part of an organization which professionally impressed air tickets for luxury flights after stealing from... more
MiscellaneousEarthquake in Japan: hundred injured and fear of tsunami
Tokyo, Japan - Connections troubled: Fukuoka Airport suspended operations
Yesterday a magnitude 7.0 Richter scale earthquake woke up, at 10:53 local hour North-Western regions of Japan’s Southern island of Kyushu killing a persons and injuring about 400. The casualty is an o... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa: air-bridges to free welcome centre
Lampedusa, Italy - Clandestines to transferred to Crotone instead of to Libya
Yesterday 220 immigrants landed recently at Lampedusa have been transferred: a hundred were boarded on a Croatian airline Air Adriatic plane bound for Crotone (Calabria Region) and other 120 persons were... more
MiscellaneousItalian C-130 aircraft to bring Ilaria Alpi's car back
Rome, Italy - The car may help to find additional informations
On March 20, 1994 Italian journalist Ilaria Alpi and her cameraman Miran Hrovatin were killed at Mogadishu: after 11 years the truth about principals in the crime did have been not still found. Meanwhile... more
MiscellaneousCanada bad reacts to the sentence about the explosion of an Air India flight
Ottawa, Canada - Two famous newspapers printed on its front page the list of the victims’ names because of the terroristic attack at the flight 182 of the Indian carrier
Canada bad reacted to the sentence about the explosion of an Air India flight which expressed against the guilt of two Sikh activists, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, thought to be responsible... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa: air-bridge to stop
Lampedusa, Italy - Immigrant rejection may be illegal
The Croatian airline Air Adriatic should stop clandestine’s repatriation to Libya till Italian Government remains unable to warrant a service in accordance with international rules about the not-rejection a... more
MiscellaneousIraq: explosions near Baghdad Airport
Baghdad, Iraq - An attack from insurgents has been excluded
American military sources report that early today some blasts, even if inoffensive, were heard near Baghdad Airport. They supposed that detonations have been provoked by artificiers working for neutralizing... more
MiscellaneousSouth Korea: "Japanese reconnaissance aircraft too close to our air space"
Seoul, South Korea - Accuses could be related to the territorial claim on the Dokdoo archipelago
South Korean military authorities denounced the excessively close approach of a Japanese Air Force’s RF-4 Phantom II reconnaissance airplane to their air space on last March 16. According to analysts, t... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa (2): airlift has started
Lampedusa, Italy - Clandestines are en route to Libya by an Air Adriatic flight
A hundred of non-EU immigrants hosted at Lampedusa welcome centre, escorted by Italian Policemen left around 1:30pm on board a MD-82 airplane belonging to Air Adriatic airline directed to Tripoli (Libya).... more
MiscellaneousSimmel Difesa: a protest against the production of scattering submunitions
Colleferro, Italy - More than a hundred demonstrators but the company indicates no more than 50 persons with an absolutely peaceful attitude
More than 100 demonstrators would have took part to a protest occurred in front the Simmel Difesa’s headquarter in Colleferro (Rome) today, a firm competent for the production of several types of weapon s... more
MiscellaneousCourt considers not guilty the accused for the disaster which involved an Air India flight
Ottawa, Canada - The sentence of the judge has been read before the disappointment of the relatives of the victims who came in Canada just for the event
A Canadian judge ruled not guilty Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, accused of murder and conspiracy in a terroristic attack which involved an Air India flight exploding while travelling on... more
MiscellaneousCoffin of Italian parachuter landed at Bari Airport
Bari, Italy - A lined-up Italian parachuter's division welcomed the corpse
Shortly after 1:00am the C-130 aircraft from Pisa’s Aerobrigata, taken off from Kuwait City at 6:00pm yesterday with on board the coffin of Italian sergeant Salvatore Marracino, landed at Bari-Palese A... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa: the C-130 would-be airlift is wrapped in mystery
Lampedusa, Italia - Meanwhile a hundred of clandestines are going to be transferred by a civil aircraft
It have been not made clear why AMI’s Hercules C-130 planes came back Pisa base failing the flights towards Lybia expected yesterday (see for details AVIONEWS): Tripoli may have denied to military aircraft t... more
MiscellaneousGreece paralyzed because of a strike of the state employees, including Olympic Airways' workers
Athens, Greece - The clerks protest against the Governmental proposal to lengthen time for public service mixed with the request of their salary to be increased
A general strike of the state employees seems to have been congesting Greece today besides the proposal of law related to lengthen time for public service. The state workers are protesting against such... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa (2): Hercules C-130s turn back to Pisa
Lampedusa, Italy - A sudden program change
The two cargo planes of Italian Air Force are returning back to the base of Pisa as the air bridge which in the afternoon should have transported 180 clandestines from Lybia, who are guested in the reception... more
MiscellaneousItalian parachuter died at Nassirya: the body is expected at Amendola military airport
Foggia, Italy - The corpse of Salvatore Marracino will fly on an AMI C-130 aircraft
The military airport of Amendola (Foggia, South-Italy) is going to welcome the coffin of Italian sergeant Salvatore Marracino killed during a tragic incident at shooting range of Tallil, Nassirya (see... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa: AMI C-130 aircraft to airlift clandestines
Lampedusa, Italy - The flights are bound for the welcome centre of Crotone
Yesterday an air-bridge to Calabria Region (South-Italy) has started in order to clear the Lampedusa’s welcome centre: 176 immigrants have been transferred by Italian Air Force Hercules C-130. Today o... more
MiscellaneousIraq (3): Italian Government expressed its sorrow to parachuter's family
Nassirya, Iraq - Italian victim's tools in Iraq increased
The sergeant Salvatore Marracino is the 28th Italian killed in Iraq: 21 soldiers, one Sismi officer and six civilians. Meanwhile Italian Deputy Premier, Marco Follini, expressed the Government’s sorrow t... more
MiscellaneousTomorrow the sentence for the two accused of murder because of the terroristic attack at the Air India 182 flight
Ottawa, Canada - The relatives of the victims of the incident will arrive from all over the world to heard the judgement of the court
Tomorow will be the judgment day for Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, the two accused men of murder and conspiracy for the terroristic attack at the flight 182 of Air India, in which lost their... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa (2): 250 clandestines transferred by two flights
Lampedusa, Italy - Libyan delegation to establish the origin of immigrates
In next hours at least 250 immigrates disembarked in these days on the coasts of Lampedusa island are expected to leave the overcrowded welcome centre on board two flights. Meanwhile the removal operations... more
MiscellaneousLampedusa welcome centre is at the end: to provide for an airlift
Lampedusa, Italy - New boats of clandestines landed early today
Around 6:00am today an other tramp ship, carrying about 170 immigrants on board, has been localized off Lampedusa. Italian coast guard escorted it to harbour, while other 130 clandestines would be stopped... more
MiscellaneousLinate air crash (2): victim relative's opinions
Milan, Italy - "The culture of responsibility and competence must be introduced in Italy"
"There is a little bitterness. One thing is certain: that is a vicissitude begun with a generalized discharge of responsibility which in conclusion have been recognized fortunately", Ivana Caffi Motta... more
MiscellaneousLinate air crash: the sentence of abbreviated proceedings is arrived
Milan, Italy - Seven accused were charged for multiple culpable homicide and culpable disaster
This morning the Council Chamber for the second process on Linate disaster happened in October 8, 2001, has been opened: at the presence of numerous relatives of the incident victims, appeared as a plaintiff,... more
MiscellaneousItaly: GdF aircraft sighted tramps off Lampedusa
Lampedusa, Italy - Illegal immigrants landed between Sunday and Monday
Last evening an ATR-42MP, belonging to Italian Guardia di Finanza, sighted off Lampedusa about 500 immigrants on board three ships heading to the island: the harbour office motor patrol boats have immediately... more
MiscellaneousIraq: bloodied week-end
Baghdad, Iraq - There were victims among Americans as well as Iraqis
In an ambush happened along the road heading to Hillah, South to Baghdad, two American dependents for Blackwater Security Consulting (society providing security services for US State Department officers... more
MiscellaneousIraq (2): US helicopter returned fire and injured some civilians
Mosul, Iraq - There would be also three casualties according to hospital sources
Yesterday a US helicopter has wounded, in the city of Mosul, five Iraqi citizens, including a woman. The American military has reported that the aircraft would have opened the fire in answer to a previous... more
MiscellaneousCondemnations for avalanches: can "Zero risk" against natural events be warranted?
Martigny, Switzerland - First condemnation in Italy for "Negligent avalanche"
A 22-year-old boy from Valtellina (Italy) has been condemned to a year and 6 months of prison because considered liable for producing an avalanche happened on January 26, 2003 which involved 12 people,... more