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CuriositiesBangkok: and so the new airport has been taken over by birds?!...Let's hunt 'em by the F-16s
Bangkok, Thailand - It would have been stated by part of Thai press on the occasion of the opening of the new air station as Prime Minister if going to attend
More than 40 years were necessary to accomplish the new Bangkok Airport but now it seems that Thai authorities can provide a go-ahead to the operational activities by next year. Nevertheless, nature seems... more
CuriositiesItalian Central Bank: "Who is going to pay for Fazio's private flight?"
Rome, Italy - Margherita Party's Deputy, Roberto Giachetti, wondered about it
Roman Margherita Party’s Deputy, Roberto Giachetti, wondered how Antonio Fazio can use a private airplane for his travels. "One could ask oneself about what thousands citizens affected by Parmalat, Cirio a... more
CuriositiesAlitalia (4): Coldiretti accused the carrier to prefer French cheeses instead of the Italian ones
Rome, Italy - French soft cheeses offered in the Alitalia's VIP rooms
"Alitalia VIP room at New York JFK Airport French cheeses are being offered despite Italy has seized a European leadership for typical and quality food and the US market represents a huge commercial opportunity... more
CuriositiesQueen Beatrix of the Netherlands is forbidden to use Rotterdam Airport
Rotterdam, Netherlands - She took off at night very often breaking anti-noise rules
The Queen can no longer fly from Rotterdam Airport after getting a spot fine for breaking anti-noise restrictions. Airport authorities had in fact claimed very frequent State flights, most of which operated... more
CuriositiesMilitary satellite launch caused a "Rainbow" at night
Los Angeles, USA - The military satellite was launched from California Vandenberg Base
Particular atmospheric conditions and the rocket’s features, produced by recycled parts from the Minuteman II intercontinental missile, enabled the launch of a military satellite, by a Minotaur rocket f... more
CuriositiesGambia's fans faked air emergency to watch soccer game
Lima, Perù - Airplane has been seized and charter airline will be investigated
An airplane of Rum Air carrier faked an emergency due to fuel shortage to allow passengers to watch a soccer game last Tuesday. The L-1011 TriStar was carrying 12 crew members and 289 Gambian passengers... more
CuriositiesJapan: 200 elementary students dragged a B-777 aircraft on the "Sky Day"
Tokyo, Japan - To celebrate the takeoff of the first Japanese commercial flight
After the Twin Towers attempts on September 11 2001, Japan failed to celebrate the "Sky Day": but the rising sun country restarted last Monday to feast the first Nippon commercial flight departed in 1952.... more
CuriositiesMoscow Airport to provide with anti-terrorism machine
Moscow, Russia - The Israel-made device is polyglot
"Someone did come to collect you?" , "Where do you go to stay?" and according to the answer and timber the Israel-made device should enable security services at Moscow’s Domedovo Airport to realize if a... more
CuriositiesJamiroquai: an airport at home as John Travolta
London, United Kingdom - The English pop star to cope with both cars and airplanes passion
Jay Kay, better known as the singer of the Jamiroquai, is planning to build a strip in the ground enclosing his luxury mansion in the Buckinghamshire (United Kingdom). British singer is well known for... more
CuriositiesUnited Kingdom: to-let sign fighter bomber to integrate Defence's balance
London, United Kingdom - Troops and barracks provided to sets for cash
British Ministry of Defence needs to integrate the balance and so it is available to hire out soldiers, facilities and materials to film-makers and advertising companies. Military equipments, including... more
CuriositiesAeroflot: woman gave birth on a flight bound for Los Angeles from Moscow
Moscow, Russia - Two doctors refused to aid the woman
Flight attendants helped the Russian woman to deliver her baby last night aboard the Aeroflot B-767 en route from Moscow to Los Angeles. Two doctors on the same flight refused to aid the woman without... more
CuriositiesContinental Airlines evacuated dogs from hurricane zone by a charter flight
Houston, Usa - Last Sunday on board of a B-737/800
Continental Airlines last Sunday, Sept. 11, has operated a Louisiana evacuation flight carrying up to 100 passengers -- who are all dogs. The dogs are all homeless as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The... more
CuriositiesHelicopter rescue may cost the earth to base-jumper Ben Gibson
Sydney, Australia - He will receive bills and a fine
He was rescued "Too much" times and the rescue helicopter service is planning to present the bill to the young Australian who is mad about the base-jumping. He was rescued for the umpteenth time by a... more
CuriositiesIsraeli former official "Trapped" on an El Al plane
London, United Kingdom - General Almog was flying to London to partecipate a fund-raising
Doron Almog, a retired Army General, arrived at London to partecipate a three days meeting destined to pick up funds in favour of an Israeli infant neurological institute, but some nationals advised to... more
CuriositiesKosovo: PM Kosumi confessed to have pocket a EUR 20,000 bribe
Pristina, Kosovo - He used money to pay a private flight
Premier Bajram Kosumi confessed that before journalists. He accepted the sum from a friend entrepreneur to pay the flight back from Turkey to Kosovo by a private jet. Kosovo’s law prohibits politicians t... more
CuriositiesLatvia: the erotic advertising posters away at the Riga's Airport
Riga, Latvia - The Transport minister, Ainars Slesers, decided it
Two large posters representing wonderful women in an almost "Adamitical" version publicizing a local strip-tease club are there to "welcome" the passengers landing at Riga’s Airport, in Latvia, from o... more
CuriositiesA failure for Paltrow's plane: no-show in Venice for the US actress
New, York, USA - She replied via mobile phone at journalists questions
Gwyneth Paltrow’s landing at Venice Film Festival to present her new movie "Proof" was unsuccessful because the Delta Airlines plane expected to fly the actress to the Laguna was forced to return back N... more
CuriositiesRoyal Navy's helicopter pilots protagonist in a pop-video
London, United Kingdom - Following British Army soldiers
Royal Navy officers on the frigate HMS Campbeltown currently on patrol in Indian Ocean, have perfomed a video of Queen’s legendary hit "Bohemian Rhapsody", produced in their spare time. It was not just a... more
CuriositieseBay.it: a PZL helicopter worth EUR 180,000
Cagliari, Italy - The dead-line for the best offer on the on-line auction web site is August 28
A used helicopter worth EUR 180,000 on eBay.it. You can purchase it by August 28, as the dead-line of the auction. It deals with a Polish-made PZL Mi-2 aircraft with a yellow-blue livery manufactured in... more
CuriositiesAsterix to decorate SN Brussels Airlines plane's livery
Brussels, Belgium - A homage to the new episode that will be presented at Brussels
In occasion of the release of new episode of Asterix, the famous toon created by Goscinny and Uderzo, two airplanes of SN Brussels Airlines will be decorated, starting from September 25, with the image... more
CuriositiesHarrison Ford aids youngs to fly
Washington, USA - "Our mission is to use aviation as a way to inspire and educate young people"
The known American actor is an avid pilot so he has been confirmed for other two years as Chairman for the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the program that introduces children to flying. The announce... more
Curiosities"Stealth", the movie: that is to say, what happens if the the X-45C gets nasty
Washington, USA - The significant Boeing's contribution to the film which also includes the presence of a completely invented aircraft, the F/A-37 Talon
Cinema accustomed flight-addicted people to everything, both with realistic and accurate portraits and with some quite related to imagination. The latest forthcoming US movie devoted to military aviation,... more
CuriositiesTom Cruise's helicopter landed in Caserta on "Mission Impossible 3" set
Caserta, Italy - Royal palace's architecture will replace Vatican's environment
Helicopter carrying aboard Tom Cruise landed on Italian Air Force’s runway near an armoured Caserta’s Royal Palace yesterday at 10:30am, selected as set for the third episode of "Mission Impossible". Palace, whe... more
CuriositiesThe first scheduled flight flown by three brothers
Hong Kong, China's People Republic - They come from England
Captain for the Airbus A-330/300 by Cathay Pacific, departing from Hong Kong bound for Sydney, announced to 234 unaware passengers before leaving they were starting a flight destined to go down in history... more
CuriositiesStrained by metal detector got undressed in airport
Barcelona, Spain - Barcelona's President did it
An incensed Joan Laporta, well-known as Barcelona’s owner, staged an unexpected strip last Saturday at Barcelona Airport after security system’s alarm sounded three times. President of one of the most tit... more
CuriositiesAir France A-330 hit a cow while was taking off
Port Harcourt, Nigeria - Incident would have not caused results
It happened around 4:30am local time today in the Nigerian airport of Port Harcourt: an Airbus A-330 aircraft belonging to the French flag airline, carrying about 196 persons, would have hit a cow shortly... more
CuriositiesSukhoi fighters do "not watch" over Mikhail Pogosyan's house
Moscow, Russia - The well known Russian aerospace company's leader robbed at night
If a time when Sukhoi’s leader must have firmly desired to be protected by his Su-27/37 fighters exists, it should have occurred just on last Wednesday, when some thieves went into his house at night t... more
CuriositiesUltralight landed on a running car and overturned
Berlin, Germany - Porsche was running at high speed on the runway at Bitburg's aerodrome
An ultralight aircraft in landing stage at Bitburg aerodrome -a former US Air Force base in South-West Germany- fell on Porsche’s sun-roof while car was carrying out a test drive at the speed of over 1... more
CuriositiesCrossing Atlantic Sea by a wooden-cloth made plane
Dublin, Ireland - A new air adventure for the billionaire Fossett
Steve Fossett with his co-pilot Mark Rebholz landed safely at Clifden, Western Ireland, yesterday: it was the destination of the latest extravagant challenge of the adventure sixty year old man who took... more
CuriositiesRapper P.Diddy chartered a plane to greet Philadelphia's Live8
Philadelphia, USA - The hip-hop icon defaulted the event at last minute
US rapper Sean Combs, known to his fans as P. Diddy, was invited on Philadelphia stage to sing at global concert for changing Africa’s history, but he declined the appeal launched by organizers and the w... more
CuriositiesLow-cost tickets in supermarket close to snacks and detergents
Berlin, Germany - Customers will save some EUR 50 respect to regular fares
The idea comes from Germany where State Railways had already offered one million of discounted tickets in a known chain of supermarkets some weeks before. No-frills Air Berlin airline intended to follow... more
CuriositiesPiece of plane hitting Twin Towers offered for sale
Sydney, Australia - But the Association of victim's families blocked the auction
An Australian man would have attempted to sell by auction a piece from one of the airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Centre in September 11, 2001, on eBay. "A piece of turbine blade belonging... more
CuriositiesHow much do "Flying Prince" maddest things cost UK subjects?
London, United Kingdom - Planes, helicopters...the Duke of York doesn’t worry about expense
Buckingham Palace has released the annual report on Royal Family expense yesterday which indicated that each English citizen spends EUR 1 a day (61 pence) for maintaining the Royal Family. Her Majesty’s t... more
CuriositiesUSA: a 14-year-old boy lifted a tourism plane
Washington, USA - He intended flying for a stroll only
A 14-year-old boy without fliyng experience, got into an unlocked Cessna tourism airplane left on the runway in a Fort Payne (Alabama) airport late in the evening and put at the controls for made a flight... more
CuriositiesMobiles aboard to disturb e-telescope's reception
Washington, USA - The alert called by astronomers don't trouble cell companies
There is a new chapter in the matter of cell use on airplanes. It seems that the National Academy of Science demanded to stop studies on mobiles’ use because cell phones may disturb frequencies of signals r... more
CuriositiesMBDA and Thales successfully tested the Aster missile naval version
Paris, France - An anti-ship missile has been destroyed about 10 km far from its target
French Navy recently successfully tested the launch of an Aster 30 missile jointly developed by MBDA and Thales. The guided rocket intercepted and destroyed an anti-ship missile flying with a sea skimming... more
CuriositiesBrazil: "UFOs often visited out country"
Brasilia, Brazil - Brazilian Air Force unveiled some secrets carefully concealed for decades
Unidentified flying objects remain a mistery but Brazilian military authorities are now unwilling to deny or conceal they have been registering their presence for decades. Brazilian Air Force decided in... more
CuriositiesNorth Korea: "The first missile? We designed it more than 1000 years ago"
Pyongyang, North Korea - Auto-propulsion-based weapons would have been designed and used in war even in the VII Century
The old North Korean nuclear matter constantly alternate talks resume to threats, stages when diplomatic and commercial requests, warranties concerning security and even traditional regime propaganda demonstrations... more
CuriositiesMigratory birds flying following ultra-light route
Orbetello, Italy - It is time to come back North
A cloud of Bald Ibis passed the Winter by the WWF Oasis in Orbetello (Toscana Region, Italy) after being arrived in Italy from Austria last Autumn, trained by a group of Austrian searchers and pilots who... more
CuriositiesVirgin Atlantic launched the Frequent Flyer Card for dogs and cats
London, United Kingdom - Pet accumulating air miles give a free ticket to their owners
Considering that Virgin Atlantic carried more than 1000 animals last year, the Flying Paws Card is available also for dogs and cats which are regular customers of the British airline starting from this... more
CuriositiesFrogs retired: space travellers on a mission get relax with the nightingale's song
Moscow, Russia - The new music record will be sent within June 17th
Sing a different song on board of the space aircraft involved in the space mission. The news comes from Russia; it seems that after passing six months in the space, the Russian astronaut, Salezhan Sharipov,... more
Curiosities6000 thousand fans will fly to Instanbul on Wednesday to assist "Champions League"
Milan, Italy - Malpensa airport ready to assure efficiency
Malpensa airport is ready to get on 6000 thousand milan supporters direct to Istanbul to assist on Wednesday the Champions League Competition, Liverpool- Milan, involving their favourite football team.... more
CuriositiesTexan planes offer romantic and hot flights
Washington, USA -But Castroville airport authority rise up
Blue flights appear to be in vogue, or they are simply a business. Few months before a small airline located in Redcliffe (Australia), offered travels on Beech 18 including strawberries and champagne (see... more
CuriositiesAirlines and funeral services agencies stipulate agreements
Washington, Usa - Frequent flyers programmes for the undertaker's
It is clear that the deceased transport represent an important business both for undertaker’s agencies and airlines who encourage initiatives to award the funeral services agencies organizing the transports. J... more
CuriositiesUndertaking on glade flying from Italy to Cape North in 15 days
Rimini, Italy - Two Italian expert pilots accompanied by a dog will fly over nine European countries
Achille Cesarano and Maurizio Radi will be the protagonists of an undertaking without precedent next month: they intend flying over nine countries by glade, from Italy to Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Hungary,... more
CuriositiesSolar radiations pollute the air: testing has been carried out on ultralight aircraft
Rome, Italy - Details from a research which has been conducted for two years in Val Padana
A study made by researchers from Boulogne University, Finland’s Kuopio University, Garmisch’s Research Centre Karlsruhe and Research Centre Aachen (Germany), unveiled that sun would contribute to pollute the... more
Curiosities"Sportiva Latina" Fiat: car or aircraft?
Barcelona, Spain - The automobile presented in advance at the Car show of Barcelona
A car, new born of Fiat, which has more of an aircraft than of a common automobile, starting from the wheel that it isn’t, but a kind of airplane cloche inclusing several buttons that activate all the e... more
CuriositiesSchumi does not consider the "Red" enough, so he flies by the Falcon's wings
Rome, Italy - The jet has been characterized by particular inner devices
"Michael wants to visit his wife Corinna and his sons every time he can between a race and another one" Willi Weber stated, as the manager of the Formula 1 German champion Michael Schumacher. So, according... more
CuriositiesUSAF: Protestant proselytism among the cadets
Washington, USA - It would have been revealed by some studies and authorities would be trying to verify if violations on religious freedom have been made
Recent studies in the United States would have shown that US Air Force Academy is suffering for a certain "Protestant proselytism" maybe promoted by violating religious freedom. In fact, it would seem... more
CuriositiesEven air tickets to try to gain the Olympic Games 2012
Rome, Italy - London announced it has 20 million pounds which will be converted into benefits for competitors
The different countries have been fighting the match in order to win the Olympic Games 2012 even by means of benefits, besides the various initiatives. The last announcement concerns United Kingdom, where... more