Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

The Pope in helicopter in order to avoid the Roman traffic

Rome, Italy - The Pope transferred this morning from Castel Gandolfo to Vatican for the Wednesday general audience

Giovanni Paolo II has arrived in Vatican in helicopter this morning: it did not happen since two years, during which the Pope has always used car to move from the summery residence of Castel Gandolfo to Rome. It seems that the choice to use the SH-3D of Air Force, landed at the Vatican heliport at 10:10am, is one direct consequence of the Roman traffic difficult conditions: so it is rendered the Pope...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 103394
Rome, Italy, 09/15/2004 16:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

DefenseLondon dismantles 14 CH-47 helicopters and entire Puma H-C2 fleet

Defense cuts to fill black holes. But Putin's threat of aggression looms

46 Watchkeeper Mk-1 drones also decommissioned. And the axe also falls on the forces of the Royal Navy more

HelicoptersAirbus delivers first of up to 82 H-145M helicopters to the German Armed Forces

Less than a year after the contract was signed

Less than a year after the contract was signed, Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H-145Ms ordered by Germany at its Donauwörth site. The Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) have named... more

Civil aviationAirbus appoints Valerio Moro as Head of Italy from December

He will be able to count on the support of Serafino D'Angelantonio Head of Public Affairs

Airbus has appointed Valerio Moro as Head of Industry in Italy, effective December 1st, 2024, as part of its strategy to strengthen the company and support its growth in Italy.He brings ten years of experience... more