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ReportLondon: they behave strangely; four Asian men disembarked before take off
London, United Kingdom - The fact has occurred in a easyJet flight at Luton airport
Four Asian men has been forced yesterday to get off an easyJet plane which was due to take off from London-Luton airport, after a passenger said the men's behaviour made him "Nervous". The men were arguing... more
ReportA passenger sues the Northwest for a million yen lost
Beijing, China - The man said an envelope with the money disappeared during the checks
A Chinese citizen sued Northwest Airlines for the disappearance of an envelope with one million yen and that the man had with him while boarding. The fact happened in May, during the boarding checks at... more
ReportAfghanistan: 20 Talibans have been killed by a NATO air raid
Kandahar, Afghanistan - The NATO planes have bombed the South of the Country
According to local sources a NATO air raid would have killed 22 Talibans in the Southern zone of Afghanistan. The local Police Forces, say also a woman has been killed. The residents of the Zari district,... more
ReportUSA: a passenger finds a note with threats on board
San Diego, USA - The FBI is investigating about a note found on a US Airways flight
Yesterday on a US Airways plane a note with terrorist threats has been found and currently the FBI is investigating about who has been the author. Flight 1500 had taken off from San Diego and was directed... more
ReportGaza: (2): Israel starts an enquiry about the Beit Hanoun’s slaughter
Jerusalem, Israel - This morning the Israeli Air Force killed 18 civilians in the northern Strip
This morning before beginning to retire, the Israeli Air Force ha bombed the village of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Strip, killing 18 civilians, among which seven children and four women, and provoking... more
ReportGaza: Israel retires after the last air raid
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The operation “Autumn clouds” is over
This morning is ended the Israeli military operation “Autumn clouds” which left behind a long blood wake and many polemics, and in a week killed 63 Palestinian civilians. Before the end of operations man... more
ReportSwastikas in the cargo hold of an Israeli plane departed from Milan
Tel Aviv, Israel - The swastikas in the plane have been probably made during the luggage boarding operation in Italy
Last night a plane of the Israeli airline El Al landed at Tel Aviv "Ben Gurion" airport from Milan, has been checked and the passengers have been held by the Police because some swastikas have been found... more
ReportIcebergs astray in New Zealand
Oakland, New Zealand - Sighted by a P-3 Orion
A New-Zealand Air Force P-3 Orion patrol airplane sighted about 100 icebergs which, moving across the major maritime routes around New Zealand, are a serious danger for navigation. Among these icebergs,... more
ReportProblems on flight for Tennessee Governor
Nashville, Tennessee - The plane with the politician has had a mechanical breakdown which forced it to do an emergency landing
Neither the American politicians are excluded to have fear on flight. The plane with the Tennessee's Governor, Phil Bredesen, on board yesterday night had some mechanical problems while flying to Jackson.... more
ReportIraq: an US helicopter crash
Baghdad, Iraq - From the beginning of November already 18 dead
A US helicopter crashed North of the Iraqi capital yesterday, killing two American soldiers on board of the "Lightning" Task Force, displaced in the 25th Brigade of the Combat Aviation. The military said... more
ReportIndia: the flight attendants are too fat to fly
New Delhi, India - The Indian Airlines stop 11 women because they weigh over 63 kilograms
They are too fat to fly and so 11 flight attendants of the Indian Airlines have been suspended from work. The news has been reported by the British "Observer" which also added next week the New Delhi High... more
ReportA two year old child cannot board because is wanted
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The misunderstanding happened on an Emirates flight
A two year old child was wanted as a terrorist and ban from flights. A few days ago in a flight of Emirates departing from an airport of the United Arab Emirates and directed to Turkey. At the moment of... more
ReportKenya: plane with Somali people blocked at the airport
Nairobi, Kenya - The Kenya's authorities had been warned about the possible presence of terrorists on board
Yesterday a plane with 13 Somali on board has been blocked by the Kenyan authorities, after the request of the United States which launched an alert for the possibility of terrorist attacks in Kenya and... more
ReportGaza: an Israeli air raid kills a school boy
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The Israel's attack goes on, Sneh "We won't stop"
It is going on the killing of Palestinian civilians at Gaza. Yesterday a rocket launched by a plane of the Israeli Air Force exploded near a bus at Beit Lahiya and hit a group of young boys going to school.... more
ReportVictim's family suits the Comair co-pilot
Washington, USA - James Polehinke is the lone survivor to the air crash that killed 49 people
The family of a victim of the air crash of the Comair flight 5191 in Kentucky, when 49 people died, has decided to file a lawsuit against the airline and the co-pilot of the plane, the only one to survive... more
ReportThe remains of two victims of the first plane of 9/11 have been identified
New York, USA - A flight attendant and a passenger of the American Airlines flight 11 have now a name
It has taken five years but finally two people on board the first plane to crash against the Twin Towers on September 11th have now a name. 40 year old flight attendant Karen Ann Martin, and Douglas Stone,... more
ReportThe pilot who shot down two EU helicopters has been extradited
Belgrad, Serbia - Emir Sisic was condemned in Italy to 15 years of jail for the event happened in 1992
On January 7th 1992 the Yugoslavia Federal Aviation's pilot, Emir Sisic, piloting his MIG-21 shot above Croatia to two EU helicopters and one of them fell and crash to the ground. In the crash two Italian... more
ReportGaza: 9 died and dozens have been injured during the Israeli air raids
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The third and the heaviest day since the beginning of the conflict; two women have been killed in front of a mosque
It is endless the Israeli attack to Gaza. In the third day (of the operation launched on Tuesday) the victims have been nine and a dozen are the injures among the Palestinians. Four militants of the Ezzedine... more
ReportUSA: suspect device inside the bag; more than 500 people blocked at the airport
Tampa, USA - For more than an hour the departure zone of Tampa airport has been closed
A suspect device inside the luggage of a passenger caused yesterday at Tampa airport (Florida) delays and problems to about 550 passengers departing to several destinations. At the moment to check their... more
ReportNo insulin on board, a diabetic fells ill on a Qantas flight
Sydney, Australia - The airline officially apologized wit the man
Qantas has officially apologized with a diabetic passenger who last month was prevented to bring on board his insulin and so entered into coma, and spent two weeks at hospital. Peter Russel was flying... more
ReportParts of a Second World War US B-25S
Vicenza, Italy - They were found by metal detector of a group of archaeologists
An Italian archaeologists squad belonging to AREA Association found out wreckage of an American B-25S bomber fighter between Val Chiampo and Valle dell'Agno, near Vicenza (North-Eastern Italy). The fragments... more
ReportThree kilos of cocaine at Malpensa airport
Milan, Italy - A 36-year-old Uruguayan man was arrested
A 36-year-old Uruguayan man was arrested at Milan-Malpensa airport with three kilos of cocaine hidden in a sheath wrapping up his legs. His difficulty in the way of walking was noted by the Financial Police... more
ReportLate luggage delivery: Alitalia pays
Trieste, Italy - The airline was charged to pay reparations for damages
Three travellers flying from Trieste (Italy) to Fortaleza (Brazil), after the cancellation of the first route to Milan and the replacement with a flight to Rome, did not find their luggage in Brazil. Their... more
ReportUSA: her name in on the no-fly list, boarding delayed for a congresswoman
Washington, Usa - The woman has a name similar to the one of a terrorist
A US politician woman, member of the Congress last week has been mistaken by a terrorist of the US no-fly list and was not able to board her plane until the misunderstanding had not been cleared. The Democrat... more
ReportIsrael intensifies air raids to Gaza; 6 died
Gaza, Gaza Strip - This morning the Israeli soldiers entered to Gaza supported by the fighters
The last two days have been very heavy for the Israel-Palestine crisis. The Israeli Air Force hit again the Gaza Strip during several air raids which killed 6 militants and injured other 33. In the latest... more
ReportUSAF: a Sergent dies during F-16 flight
Washington, USA - Rom Walters died because of oxygen lack
An American Air Force Sergent died last Monday during a flight on the back seat of an F-16 aircraft because of the interruption of oxygen supply in his mask. It has been communicated by the US Air Force,... more
Report50 died during a NATO air raid in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The NATO bombed the southern zone of the Country during Islamic celebrations
According to local sources there have been about 50 civilian killed during the latest NATO air raid in Afghanistan, during the Islamic celebration of Eid al Fitr. The NATO planes in fact yesterday bombed... more
ReportIraq (2): USA try to shorten times
Baghdad, Iraq - Pressures on the Iraqi Government for security measures
The Iraqi Government has been put under pressure today by Washington, which wants it to respect a strict timetable for security measures aiming to stop violence in the Country and allow US soldiers to... more
ReportDili airport in Timor East is closed
Dili, Timor East - The decision of the authorities has been caused by the fights among gangs which threat the flights security
The fights in Timor East are going on; this time the violent battles of young gangs are worrying the Dili airport authorities which decided to close it and cancel the flights arriving and departing as... more
ReportNassiriya: the military enquiry on the massacre has been concluded
Rome, Italy - "It had decided to hit that base because the security measures were in short supply"
The enquiry of the Rome's Public prosecutor's office on the Nassiriya's attempt on November 2003 in which dead 19 Italian has been concluded. Within the end of the year the crown prosecutors Francesco... more
ReportNederlin Catastrophe. A secret 36 years long
Moscow, Russia - Today the anniversary of the tragedy in which 165 people dead
The Nedelin catastrophe or Nedelin disaster was a launch pad accident that occurred on October 24, 1960, at Baikonur Cosmodrome during the development of the Soviet R-16 ICBM. As a prototype of the missile... more
ReportCurrency traffic at Boulogne airport
Boulogne, Italy - Seven people were stopped for total EUR 461,000
A currency traffic has been discovered by the Boulogne Financial Police. EUR 461,000 passed through "Guglielmo Marconi" Airport from the end of August, to Albania (EUR 50,000), Nigeria (EUR 390,000) and... more
ReportThe Italian pilot who flew over the French atomic power plant is under investigation
Paris, France - The man last week photographed the Flamanville plant on board an ultralight plane
The Italian pilot who last week flew over without authorization the Flamanville atomic power plant, in France, is detained. The 50 year old man (his identity has not been revealed) stated he was working... more
ReportFive years later still human remains have been found at Ground Zero
New York, Usa - Yesterday other bones have been found under the street; about an half of victims still have not been identified
Five years later the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, Ground Zero still contains the human remains of many victims. Last year in September some bones were discovered in the roof of the Deutsche... more
ReportA Muslim leader has been forced to get off the plane directed to the USA
Washington, Usa - It is not the first time the US Government blocks the arrival of Muslim leaders
The founder of a British Muslim organization has been forced a few days ago to get off the plane of American Airlines which was about to lift directed to New York, because the United States deny the visa... more
ReportDenmark admits 37 CIA flights landed in its airports
Copenaghen, Denmark - According to press sources there would have been other thousand of planes of US intelligence flying over Denmark since 2001
After the last months polemics about the illegal flights operated by the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) in Europe, started from an investigation of the EU about transfers of people suspected to be terrorists... more
ReportLufthansa plane makes an emergency landing in Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia - The A-319 of the German carrier has been forced to return to the departure airport because of some problems to the navigation equipment
Yesterday the pilot of a Lufthansa A-319 plane has been forced to make an emergency landing at Pulkovo airport in Russia because of some problems to the navigation equipment onboard. The plane of the German... more
ReportFrench military plane catches fire on flight, the soldiers are safe
Mombasa, Kenya - The aircraft was flying from Mombasa to Djibouti
Yesterday a French military plane with 70 soldiers on board had to return to Mombasa, from where had departed, because of a fire in one of its engines. The flight of the French Air Force had lifted from... more
ReportThe bolt fallen into a roof belonged to a Singapore Airlines' plane
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The airline discovered a bolt was missing in a Boeing whih had flown in that route
The Singapore Airlines admitted the bolt fallen last Monday into an house roof in Australia (see for details AVIONEWS) belonged to one of its planes. In fact the controls on a Boeing 747, landed at 2:05pm... more
ReportKamikaze attacks a NATO means: maybe two soldiers died
Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan - They could be two British soldiers, many victims and injured among the civilians
The first news, still not confirmed, have said two British soldiers died in the suicide attack a kamikaze led against a NATO mean, which caught fire in southern Afghanistan. Witnesses said a man exploded... more
ReportAfghanistan: 8 civilians died during a NATO air raid
Kandahar, Afghanistan - The Isaf command confirmed the bombing to a village near Kandahar
Last night the planes of the NATO armed forces bombed the village of Zhari, in the Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, killing 8 civilians. The news has been communicated by the Province Governor,... more
ReportAustralia: a plane's bolt crashed into a roof
Sydney, Australia - The bolt fell from a big altitude
The inhabitants of an house in Sydney have been very scared yesterday when a bolt fell from a plane onto their roof. The bolt fell from a big altitude into the building's roof, damaging it, and provoking... more
ReportBad weather in Greece: air connections have been suspended
Athens, Greece - The storm raging since last night blocked the flights to the Aegean Islands
The storm which is raging in Greece is provoking many problems both to the naval traffic and the air traffic, so that the Greek Government claimed the state of emergency. On all the southern Aegean Sea,... more
ReportNATO planes bomb Pakistani villages
Islamabad, Pakistan - No victims, the bomb fired a neightboring forest
According to what reported by Russian press sources, yesterday some NATO planes violated the Pakistani air space and bombed two villages in a border zone of the Country. Fortunately there have been no... more
ReportThe German CSU asks to the members of Parliament to boycott BA
Berlin, Germany - The appeal of the CSU comes after the decision of the British carrier to suspend an employee
According to what reported by the daily edition of the German newspaper "Die Welt", the German Christian Social Union (CSU) has launched an appeal to the German Parliament, asking to the members to boycott... more
ReportMilitary planes bombed in Sri Lanka the rebels positions
Colombo, Sri Lanka - The reaction of the Armed Forces after the attack which killed 103 soldiers
The day after the terrible suicide attack in Sri Lanka when 103 soldiers died, the Sinhalese Air Force reacted. Also this morning at daybreak the fighter jets were bombing the positions of the Tamil rebels,... more
ReportItaly officially joined UN Security Council
New York, Usa - Yesterday Italy was elected by large majority of the UN Assembley
It's official: Italy joins UN Security Council as no-permanent member for 2007-2008. As already yesterday reported (see for details AVIONEWS), the voting confirmed the entry of Italy into the Security... more
ReportUsa, another plane had to make an emergency landing because of the smoke in the cockpit
Washington, Usa - Yesterday an American Airlines aircraft directed to Orlando had to modify its route
It seems the like the emergency landings for smoke in the cabin are more frequent lately. The last one occurred yesterday to the flight 2294 of the American Airlines flying from Dallas to Orlando which... more
ReportIn Sweden a civil plane went near to a slaughter as a Czech fighter jet shot it by mistake
Prague, Czech Republic - Last week during a training a mistake on the target individuation was about to provoke a disaster
The Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic admitted yesterday that last week an F-16 pilot of Czech Republic almost shot down a passenger plane in the northern Sweden, because of a mistake in the calculation... more
ReportNorth Korea (3): the new UN General Secretary will visit Pyongyang in next January
New York, USA - Goal: acceptable solutions on the nuclear crisis
The new UN General Secretary, the South-Korean Ban Ki-Moon, in next January will realize a travel in North Korea. The visit will have the main goal to find acceptable solutions on the nuclear crisis: sources... more