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CuriositiesBeijing Airport birds do not understand the English language
Beijing, China - In order to scare away the winged animals by an US device, they have to translate overseas bird calls
China imported an United States-made machine to scare away the birds at Beijing Airport: the American scarer device is scheduled to send out calls and noises like those released from birds believed enemies,... more
CuriositiesDisabled woman involved into a weightlessness flight
Arezzo, Italy - Elma Schippa is 30 years old and suffers from reduced mobility
Elma Schippa, a 30 years old Italian woman who was born in Umbria (Italian central Region) and lives in Cortona (Arezzo), has been the first disabled woman who flew weightlessness. The event is lead to... more
CuriositiesRussian housewife to threaten legal action against Nasa
Moscow, Russia - The woman asked for USD 325m if the space agency would proceed to bomb the comet Tempe
A Russian housewife seems to have started a legal action against Nasa (US space agency) if it will proceed as it planned to bomb the comet Tempe on July, 4, in the Us Indipendence’s day. The woman will a... more
Curiosities"Edwards Air Force Base? There is a package for you including a F-104!"
Washington, USA - The last F-104D, whose delivery was scheduled in 1959 and never accomplished, has been supplied to the Californian base
Someone could have thought that it had been ousted from the "hangar’s door" but, as it seems, it succeeded to re-entry through some "window", even in one of the most important air bases in the United s... more
Curiosities"Air Force One, USAF orders you to land immediately"
Washington, USA - An embarassing violation of a TFR by the President Bush plane's crew which caused a scramble by two F-16s
The news released by US specialized press certainly appears incredible, but it would seem that someone already feared of it and that occurred. Indications about what happened do not make clear about which... more
CuriositiesBode sends by means of a plane the award conquered as champion of the world of skiing
New York, Usa - Having as result that when he went to retreat it he had it in return in thousands of piece, due to the fact that the mentioned award was a sphere of crystal
Bode Miller, presumably in order to show him being familiar with awards, was protagonist of a singular episode: the Us champion sends by means of a plane, and as a normal luggage, the award which received... more
CuriositiesSportsmen prefer flying by private planes
Rome, Italy - More and more athletes choose charter flights and private jet
It seems that the overpaid sportsmen can’t get out of them for craze or necessity: they use flying by airliner rarely to avoid the check-in lines. Various champions of football or motor racing (the most p... more
CuriositiesTwice awarded as best actress flies with an apple to New Zealand and is punished to pay a penalty
Auckland, New Zealand - It happened to Hilary Swank, unaware of the strict rules which governs the island related to the importation of good in order to avoid the introduction of diseases
Hilary Swank, twice awarded as best actress for her performance into the films "Boys Don’t Cry" and into the more recent one "Million Dollar Baby", had been condamned to pay a 230 penalty of New Zealand d... more
CuriositiesJohn Travolta: making love on board the airplane feels like touching the sky by a finger
New York, USA - Far from the "Saturday night fever": this is high ceiling fever
Travolta, as happily married with actress Kelly Preston, already well known for his passion for airplanes (which he pilots by himself) besides as a good actor, to an extent that his house is provided with... more
CuriositiesA new airline to connect Oxford to Cambridge
London, United Kingdom – From an idea of a Richard Branson’s fan
Martin Halstead, a 18 year old boy, fan of multi millionaire Richard Branson, is going to launch his private airline: it will be named Alpha 1 Airways and operate twice-daily flights between Oxford and... more
CuriositiesLondon-Reykjavik 666 flight piloted by Iron Maiden's lead singer
London, United Kingdom - 192 fans have the opportunity to fly with their favorites bound for Iceland's concert in June 7
Iron Maiden’s lead singer, Bruce Dickinson love flying and piloting Astraeus Airlines aircraft. So he chartered a B-757 leaving from London-Gatwick on Tuesday, June 7 scheduled to land at Keflavik-Reykjavik A... more
CuriositiesQatar Airways announced its new African routes by an unusual event
Rome, Italy - Carrier said this event was "The world’s biggest show"
Last January 28, the skies above South Africa’s cities of Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town were lit up in order to announce Qatar Airways new flights. Five helicopters were used to project starry lights o... more
CuriositiesFight on Transavia flight
Rotterdam, Holland -Eight travelers were arrested
Last Sunday it seems that a fight broke out on a Transavia airline Boeing 737 which was taken off from Gerona-Barcelona Airport destined to Rotterdam, Holland. A passenger would have tried to touch a woman... more
Curiosities"Lost", a TV series on a group of plane incident survivors
Rome, Italy - The Lockheed L-1011 as protagonist of the main scene
Forty-eight survivors of a plane crash fighting to survive on a Pacific Ocean desert island: it is the new series expected on air from Tuesday, March 22, at 9:00pm on Fox, the Italian Sky satellite channel.... more
CuriositiesFossett, the billionaire with a strong passion for challenges, is flying around the world
Washington, Usa - His return, if everything carries on according to plan, is forecast on Thursday morning
A tour around the world alone without any stopover in 80-hour time: Would the adventure sixty year old man Steve Fossett succeed in his initiative? The man, who has a certain familiarity with initiatives... more
CuriositiesDisappointment for "The Aviator"
Los Angeles, Usa - The film received only five awards compared to the 11 expected
"The aviator", the film directed by Martin Scorsese and interpreted by Leonardo Di Caprio, on the Howard Hughes’ life (for more information about the subject of the film see the news edited by AVIONEWS) r... more
CuriositiesPlaying tennis on the helipad
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Two of the greatest tennis player trained on helicopter platform
Andre’ Agassi and Roger Federer faced each other on a platform destined to helicopter landing of Burj Al Arab Hotel which is located in Dubai (UAE) where the ATP tournament is under way. The American a... more
CuriositiesThe air hijacking on the White House became a film
Rome, Italy - "The assassination" is the story of an aspiring kamikaze aiming to kill Nixon
Onto the big Italian screens it is expected the film about the man who attempted to hijack an airplane on the White House to kill President Richard Nixon. The face of the bankrupt businessman aspiring... more
CuriositiesA portal to fly at right fare at all times
Rome, Italy - A search engine for the cheapest low cost flights
During the Milan BIT (International Tourism Exchange), the web portal www.volaregratis.it introduced the "Low-cost flight control", a device to control the market shares of airlines, providing the average... more
CuriositiesHigh fashion uniform for Delta's personnel
New York, Usa - The famous fashion designer Richard Tyler presented it during the fashion week in New York
US carrier Delta’s personnel will wear soon a new high fashion uniform designed by the famous fashion designer Richard Tyler, who during the New York’s fashion week has shown the new uniform which he... more
CuriositiesAustralian carrier offers blue flights
Sydney, Australia - On board a Beech 18 including strawberries and champagne
A small airline located at Redcliffe (Australia) offers to couples searching for some original intimacies to fly on board a Beech G-18S aircraft in order to make whoopee behind a curtain so the pilot is... more
CuriositiesAn Alitalia B-777 carries "The dancing satyr" of Mazara del Vallo to Tokyo
Rome, Italy - The statue will be the protagonist of the Italian stand at the international exhibition of Achi
"The dancing satyr" of Mazara del Vallo, which will be first exposed at the museum of Tokyo and then will be the protagonist of the Italian stand at the international exhibition of Aichi, flew yesterday... more
CuriositiesRonaldo's wedding guests fly to Paris on a private plane
Madrid, Spain - The cerimony in the San Valentine's day in the Chantilly Castle
Ronaldo has made the things in great terms, and he will marry next February 14, San Valentine’s day that celebrates enamoured, in Paris with Daniella Cicarelli in the suggestive castle of Chantilly, s... more
CuriositiesAn Army Lynx diverted to carry a pizza to the girlfriend
London, United Kingdom - The extra cost caused by the change of course is not known
A British Army pilot has been disciplined after carrying a pizza to his girlfriend using a helicopter while he was making a training flight. Last January 25, the 25 lieutenant diverted the aircraft which... more
CuriositiesWilliams renounces to a private plane and an helicopter
London, United Kingdom - In order to finance a second wind tunnel at Grove
Patrick Head, co-founder and technical director of the stable Williams F1, asked about the recent decision of his team to sell a private plane and an helicopter in order to finance a second wind gallery... more
CuriositiesPolar tour by helicopter
Milan, Italy - For living a week among ice-caps enjoying Arctic Ocean and bears from on high
Spending EUR 13,500 it is possible flying to North Pole helicopter: the first departure is scheduled on April 17 with the Italian tour operator "Azonzo Travel" for living a week trough ice-caps. The first... more
CuriositiesHe renounces to a plane but he cannot renounce to his 13th wife
Manzini, Swaziland - The King of Swaziland was forced to renounce to the purchase of a USD 45 m plane following an order of the countries of the International Community
The King of the African state Swaziland, Mswati third, chose recently his 13th wife: British press disclosed. Recently the last King of Africa was forced to renounce to the purchase of a USD 45m plane,... more
CuriositiesLondon: Police deployed its air means for a spot fine
London, United Kingdom - It spent EUR 14,000 to prove a EUR 90 spot
Aerial photographs, a video shot from helicopter and ten audiences in order to prove a spot fine imposed to a 23-year-old nurse prosecuted for eating an apple while behind the wheel. It is occurred in... more
CuriositiesAmong English Royal family were spent too many money due to air travels
London, United Kingdom - The Duke of York may be forced to cut his many travel by means of plane and helicopter
467,000 Euro: it is the sum of money spent because of the Duke of York's air travels in one year long, the major of which lead to his favourite sport, golf. Prince Andrew, brother of Charles, according... more
CuriositiesIs it a sexy shop in airport? Zurich's Airport would start the initiative
Zurich, Switzerland - "Hard Films and accessories to highly fly even with fantasy"
Time changes and even airports' duty-free do it, especially if this is useful to increase sales in this period which resulted to be really poor in this sense (it seems that according to a research, in... more
CuriositiesEnemy Engaged: a game for helicopter lovers
Rome, Italy - Realistic engagements with fighting and transport planes and choppers
A newness arrived for whom dreams to fly the RAH-66 Comanche or the KA-52 Hokum B: Enemy engaged is a DVD-game simulating perfectly an in-flight fighting. There three settings: the actions between China... more
CuriositiesThe owner of the Virgin Group will open 12 fitness centers in Italy
Rome, Italy - The investment has been valued EUR 120m
Richard Branson, the UK billionaire who owns the airline Virgin, but whose empire, by means of the same mark, includes books and music as well as vodka, announced his new project related to the open of... more
CuriositiesJudge "drives" a Vulcan bomber away from a Manchester's pub
Manchester, UK - The owner of the plane purchased on-line is forced to move it from the garden of his hall or pay a specific tax
Chris Ollerenshaw, as the owner of a pub in Manchester (Great Britain), purchased a military airplane on the internet and decided to exhibit it in the garden nearby his hall, hoping not to lead the competent... more
CuriositiesBush analyses national health disservice and technicians the Air Force One's "disorders"
Washington, USA - While US President was commenting about this important matter, its 747 proved quite "hydraulically" sick at the airport
The United States President, George W. Bush, was in Collinsville on last January 5, a small city in Illinois where he was analysing the policies devoted to health care, underlining some major aspects of... more
Curiosities"The Aviator" in preview this evening in Rome
Rome, Italy - The film is focused on the Howard Hughes' life, a billionaire with the passion for flight
It has been fixed for this evening the preview of "The Aviator" which would be on at cinema in Italy starting from next January, 28. For the occasion it has been organized a set with a period plane to... more
CuriositiesA historic weather forecast's phenomenon: snow and cold in the Emirates
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The special office for weather forecast at Dubai's airport specified
The weather forecast's office of Dubai's Airport confirmed the unusual weather condition phenomenon, the first ever registered in the Emirates history: the mountain chain Al-Jees situated in Ras al-Khaimah... more
CuriositiesAn earthquake? No, it was only a Typhoon
London, UK - Some worry among the Wales and Scotland's territories but it actually dealt with a Eurofighter which surpassed Mach 1
Health care and civil defence authorities in Northern Wales and Southern Scotland were often called some days ago by persons who thought an earthquake was occurring. Some among the seismologists in this... more
CuriositiesFrance: excrement rain from airplanes
Paris, France - Illegal discharges from aircraft's tank
A strange rain has been hitting the Southern France village called Mauguio for a long time: an excrement rain from the sky above houses and cars. A local car-dealer raised the report over the matter after... more
CuriositiesArterial blood pressure goes up in-flight?
Rome, Italy - A study over 1000 travellers at Rome-Fiumicino Airport would report it
From December 2, about 1000 people have been undergone a pressure test at Rome-Fiumicino Airport: this test seems to indicate that the arterial blood pressure goes up beyond measure during a flight. The... more
CuriositiesSaudi women to Civil Aviation Academy to become pilot
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - But they will come with their husband or brother for training
Also Saudi women could fly airplanes, soon: Defence Minister, Prince Sultan ben Abdel Aziz announced it during the recent inauguration of the Jeddah Civil Aviation Academy. The measure is aimed in fact... more
Curiosities90-day prison due to in-flight molestations
Washington, USA - Woman groped while she was sleeping
It occurred to a 29 man convicted of "Abusive sexual contact", because on October 14, 2003, he groped a female passenger flying on an United Airlines Miami-Denver flight. Alexander Vladimirovich Kolotov,... more
CuriositiesLipsia-Halle Airport to be set of new Jodie Foster's film
Berlin, Germany - She is in Germany to shoot "Flightplan"
Jodie Foster is shooting some takes of her new film "Flightplan", directed by Robert Schwentke, in which the 44 Hollywood's actress plays the part of a mother whose daughter goes missing mysteriously,... more
CuriositiesDocumentary series on "Helicopter Museum"
Rome, Italy - To be broadcast on Discovery Channel today
"21st Century war machines" is a new television documentary series and will feature "The Helicopter Museum" in Weston Super Mare (United Kingdom) in its second episode. The episode, entitled "Hellfire... more
CuriositiesWreckage of a DC-10 reappears from the Antarctic ice
Wellington, New Zealand - It crashed killing 257 passengers
The remains of the Air New Zealand DC-10 that went down on Mounts Erebus 25 years ago, killing 257 persons, would have emerged from Antarctic ice. According to a report in the "New Zealand Herald" newspaper,... more
CuriositiesIt started wolf-hunting from the helicopter in Alaska
Washington, Usa - War between animalist and local authorities
It was lately authorized the wolf-hunting from the helicopter in Alaska: the reason is due to the fact that this breed registered a large growth which seems to have put in danger the population of other... more
CuriositiesIndonesia: palm oil in exchange of SU-30 fighters
Moscow, Russia - These would be the procedures of the contract regarding the provision of eight Sukhoi-made fighters
Russian proves quite willing to export towards the Asian countries its combat airplanes in exchange of agriculture products. After the proposal put forward by Thailand for the stock clearance of its chickens... more
CuriositiesU2 surprises NY with free concert: air shooting by helicopters to make live video
New York, USA - Thousands people in Manhattan and Times Square
Irish rock band U2 launched their new album with a surprise, free concert that saw the group performing in the streets of Manhattan in New York on a flatbed truck while cameras filmed the scene on board... more
CuriositiesSaudi Arabia to have its first woman pilot
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Captain Hindi first flight will be carried out by mid-2005
Saudi Arabia, a country where women are not allowed to drive, as from next year will have its first woman pilot who flies with the private fleet of 44-year-old billionaire Saudi Prince, Al-Walid bin Talal,... more
CuriositiesFrance: helicopter followed the Shark X-Tream
Paris, France - That is a race of extreme sports at the end of physical and psychological abilities
Last week end, in Saint Jean De Lutz in South of France, the Shark X-Tream took place: it is a heavy test at the end of physical and psychological abilities. To plunged into the icy water of Ocean in order... more
CuriositiesRecord compensation to daughter of pilot executed in Bay of Pigs invasion
Washington, USA - His body was put in a morgue for 18 years before it was shipped back to his family
The Court of Miami (Florida) would have awarded an USD 87m compensation the daughter of a CIA's pilot, Pete Ray, shot down in Cuba during the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, the failed attempt financed and... more