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

Airplane crashed in Berlin: is air defence inadequate?

Berlin, Germany - Debates regarding risks of terroristic attacks from above and the real capability in preventing and facing them

Debates rose in Germany about the national security system concerning prevention against terroristic attacks. After the disaster occurred in Berlin on last Friday July 22, when a man decided to kill himself by crashing his small airplane on the ground just few hundreds metres from some leading institutional sites (see for details AVIONEWS), those who criticized the management of the situation underline...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 124434
Rome, Italy, 07/27/2005 13:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

AirlinesAirline maintenance: a record waiting time

Situation determined by various concomitant factors in the post-pandemic period

Maintenance demand for aircraft engines could peak in 2026 and remain limited until the end of 2030. The next increase in requests for aircraft repairs and inspections could occur at the end of 2030. This... more

Civil aviationA-321XLR airplane receives EASA type certification

Powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines

The A-321XLR powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines has received its Type Certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), preparing the way for the entry-into-service of the new aircraft at... more

AirportsAirports in haywire (2): 1400 flights cancelled

Provisional data from an analysis company

Thousands of flights worldwide have been canceled today due to the malfunction of the IT systems used by some companies in airports around the planet. The glitch is continuing to cause widespread inconvenience... more