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SecurityThe oxygen in the bathrooms of the aircraft is a safety hazard
Washington, USA - The FAA is working to create a new type of oxygenation
The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has ordered the removal, or emptying, of emergency oxygen tanks from the bathrooms of all the aircraft of US airlines. The problem is security because these devices... more
SecurityBody imaging scanning equipments and pat downs might be banned in Texas airports
Austin, Usa - There are 15 advanced imaging machines in operation at Dallas-Fort Worth
A bipartisan group of more than 20 lawmakers have signed on in support of measures to ban the TSA from using controversial screening procedures in Texas airports like full-body scanners and invasive pat-down... more
SecurityIndia: covert cameras likely to be installed in passenger planes
Delhi, India - The country is increasing the measure to boost security
To boost airline security in India, passenger aircraft may soon be fitted with covert cameras to capture every incident on board. This is among a series of measures which the Bureau of Civil Aviation... more
SecurityIt's a Moroccan boy the person responsible of the attack of last Summer to the website of the airport of Catania
Catania, Italy - Denounced for unauthorized access to computer system with data corruption
On March 5, it was identified the man that last Summer made inaccessible for several hours the websites of the airport of Catania and other major companies. The suspect is a Moroccan of 22 years resident... more
SecurityA new monitoring system of air traffic for the airport of Thessaloniki
London, United Kingdom - It will be operational by winter 2011
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is providing to the international airport of Thessaloniki its Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS), which allows the monitoring of air traffic... more
SecurityFAA replies to the two recommendations issued by Italian ANSV
Rome, Italy - Following an event occurred to a B-737/700 plane
The reply given by US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to the two safety recommendations issued by ANSV (Italian Air safety board) during the investigation about the serious occurrence happened on... more
SecurityTwo safety recommendations by Italian ANSV addressed to US FAA
Rome, Italy - Following an event occurred to a MD-82 plane
The two safety recommendations that ANSV, Italian Air Safety board, following a problem found in the course of an investigation about the serious occurrence happened on January 3rd, 2010, to a MD-82 plane,... more
SecurityAirport screening could be considered sexual assault
Washington, Usa - Legislation in New Hampshire may see security workers charged for abusing their powers
New legislation in the US state of New Hampshire may see airport security workers charged for abusing their powers. Under the recently proposed legislation, Transportation Security Administration agents... more
SecurityPerimeter fence is a security concern at New York "JFK" airport
New York, Usa - At least a quarter mile is down
The perimeter fence at "JFK Airport" in complete disrepair: at least a quarter mile of the perimeter fence is down, leaving a gaping hole in security along a main "JFK" runway. A memo from a Port Authority... more
SecurityEC: new European satellite navigation service increases aviation safety
Brussels, Belgium - The EGNOS “Safety-of-Life”
Today the European Commission launched the EGNOS “Safety-of-Life” service for aviation. The system enables precision approaches by airplanes and renders air navigation safer as well as helps reducing del... more
SecurityAustralia: ATSB investigates on the occurrence happened to Qantas A-380 plane on Tuesday
Canberra, Australia - That seems to be due, once again, to problems with a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine
Not ended yet the problems for A-380s which, starting from the occurrence happened, on November 4, 2010, to a Qantas plane (see AVIONEWS), recorded a series of inconveniences due, as verified by tests,... more
SecurityEGIS: new version of the TCAS now in operations on the aicraft
Paris, France - This system is mandatory worldwide since 2003
The TCAS (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System) plays a critical role in Air Traffic Management (ATM) and is used as a last resort safety net to avoid aircraft collision, irrespective of distance... more
SecurityAirplanes pilot skills (3): they use to overestimate their capabilities
Washington, Usa - Expert say that airline recurrent training needs radical change
Pilots skills is becoming a great concern for international aviation authorities (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2). A group of 30 pilots from a major US carrier -split between long-haul wide-body and short-haul... more
SecurityAirplanes pilot skills (2): FAA urges an increase of courses
Washington, Usa - "A new kind of training is required"
A Federal Aviation Administration report, due to be published later this year, is expected to establish a connection between accidents and inadequate training of pilots (see AVIONEWS). FAA human factors... more
SecurityIndustry sounds warnings on airline pilot skills
Washington, Usa - Flightdecks have changed radically over the past 40 years but training has not adapted to reflect that
Draft findings from a Federal Aviation Administration study into pilots' relationship with airliner flightdecks are expected to argue that flightcrew are not properly trained for modern cockpits, and that... more
SecurityArmy aircraft are flying to North Queensland
Brisbane, Australia - Tropical cyclone "Yasi" emergency zone is enlarging
“Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft including both C-17 Globemaster’s (heavy transport aircraft) and C-130 Hercules are on standby to fly north to cyclone-affected areas and the Australian arm... more
SecurityUN staff evacuated with flights from Egypt
Cairo, Egypt - By yesterday the government eased the curfew
Today the United Nations moved to Cairo to evacuate much of its staff in Egypt. About 160 Americans were at the airport out of 5,000 passengers of various nationalities, waiting for commercial or government-chartered... more
SecurityWikileaks. Security in airplanes potentially threatened by toys filled with explosive
London, United Kingdom - Airport employees ordered to raise the threshold of attention
Yesterday the British newspaper "Daily Telegraph" published the content of one of the cables of the US State Department released by the website Wikileaks, which contains statements that would have been... more
SecurityNew airport scanners are being tested in 3 US airports
Washington, Usa - Here is how they work
The Transportation Security Administration (Tsa) began testing a new, more modest body scanning system at three US airports. They hope it will assuage critics' concerns that the nearly 500 full-body scanners... more
SecurityMoscow: tour operators do not sell holidays in Egypt anymore
Cairo, Egypt - The situation is too dangerous
Ongoing from seven days the anti-government protests in Egypt and the assessment of 150 dead and 4000 injured, reported by "Al-Jazeera TV", scares travelers and airlines. In Russia Rostourism (Russian... more
SecurityGheddafi calls Mubarak up and 2,500 Libyan citizens can leave Egypt
Cairo, Egypt - Japan hardly manages to repatriate its 600 fellow citizens
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Lybian leader Muhammar Gheddafi stay allegedly in touch with each other. Last Sunday in the meantime 2,500 Lybian citizens left Egypt. Lybian media reported the... more
Security250 Eni employees and Italian tourists have come back to Italy. In the world countries are rushing to repatriate their citizens
Cairo, Egypt - Throughout the world governments are sending flights to Cairo to evacuate tourists and their fellow citizens
Three charter flights to Rome-Fiumicino Airport were scheduled yesterday to repatriate 250 Eni employees together with their families living in Cairo. Tourists are continuing to come back mainly leaving... more
SecuritySTART will enter into force within early February
Moscow, Russia - Russian-American arsenals will be cut to 1,550 nuclear warheads from the current 2,200
The new Russian-U.S. strategic arms reduction, which is named START, has been ratified by the Russian parliament Wednesday and it could come into force in early February, said Friday President Dmitry Medvedev,... more
SecurityCases of people pointing lasers at planes or helicopters are increasing worldwide
Washington, Usa - In north America is a federal crime and a guilty risks many years of prison
Bright lights assumed to be lasers being shone into the cockpit of airplanes is a growing problem for pilots in Canada and the United States. In Canada in 2010, flight crews complained of bright lights... more
SecurityACI Europe&ACI World: joint statement on the terrorist attack at Moscow-Domodedovo airport (VIDEO)
Brussels, Belgium - Support to the colleagues and sympathy to all those affected by this tragedy
Following the terrorist attack that took place on 24 January at the airport of Domodedovo in Moscow, Airports Council International (ACI) would like to express its heartfelt support to our colleagues at... more
SecurityUSA: Transportation Security Administration plans to introduce a new version of its body imaging scanners
Washington, Usa - It will create a generic image that highlights any suspicious items with a rectangle
The blast in Moscow-Domodedovo airport has made the security officials more focused in providine more efficient measure to prevent such attacks. "Terrorists will hit the United States again". Of this,... more
SecurityMacao and China sign a cooperation agreement for civil aviation safety
Macao, China - CAAC will invite Macao to participate in training courses and exchange activities
Civil aviation authorities of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Chinese mainland signed a cooperation agreement for civil aviation safety, in an effort to share resources, acquire mutual support... more
SecurityRussian president blames airport officials after the attack at Domodedovo
Moscow, Russia - "There were violations in providing security" he said
Russian president Dmitri A. Medvedev today sharply questioned security precautions at the airport on Moscow that was hit by a suicide bomber yesterday, saying that officials must be held responsible for... more
SecurityChina tightens security measures at Beijing's main airport
Beijing, China - Following the attack at Moscow-Domodedovo
China's official Xinhua News Agency says security at Beijing's main airport has been tightened after the bombing in Moscow that killed 35 people and wounded tens of others (see AVIONEWS). Xinhua says... more
SecurityFAA tightens rules for charter flights pilots
Washington, Usa - Regulators seek to enhance the safety of some 1,600 airlines and air-taxi companies
US aviation regulators, seeking to enhance the safety of some 1,600 charter airlines and air-taxi companies, issued a final rule Thursday requiring pilots of such planes to receive specialized training... more
SecurityICAO and Dubai Civil Aviation authority to train cops to cope with explosives
Abu Dhabi, UAE - And how to handle diplomats and other people with legal immunity
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dubai Civil Aviation Avsec Center and the Regional Center in the Middle East will jointly train more cops in handling airport and aviation safety,... more
SecurityNew airport scanners couldn't see through sikh turbans
Washington, Usa - They have been warned that they could now face 100% screening of their "Pagris"
Already peeved by security pat downs, Sikhs in the US have been warned that they could now face 100% screening of their turbans at American airports as the new imaging technology cannot see through their... more
SecurityFurther case of laser pointer on an airplane
Bari, Italy - Landing at the Italian Bari's airport
Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 10:25 pm. An Alitalia flight from Milan-Linate is landing at the "Karol Wojtyla" airport of Bari, where a laser pointer with a green light, coming from an area not far from the... more
SecurityNTSB has called for the FAA to require an immediate check of ELTs on airplanes of general aviation
Washington, Usa - They must be connected with external antenna
A fatal general aviation accident in which four badly injured survivors' lives were put at risk by the failure of the aircraft's emergency locator transmitter (Elt) has worried the US National Transportation... more
SecurityASN airplane accident digest 2010: review
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The factsheet is on the "Specials" section on the AVIONEWS' home-page
Over the year 2010 the Aviation Safety Network recorded a total of 29 fatal airliner accidents, resulting in 831 fatalities and 6 ground fatalities. The number of fatalities is higher than the ten-year... more
SecurityMedvedev has signed a new national security law
Moscow, Russia - That defines the threats for the Nation and establishes the measures to adopt to remedy
The press office of the Russian President, Medvedev, unveiled that the head of State yesterday signed a new security law. The same Medvedev, on the occasion of a meeting with the members of the Security... more
SecurityTerrorism alert in India: security measures have been strengthened, particularly in airports
New Delhi, India - Authorities foresee attacks in the first days of the new year
Indian Interior minister has ordered today the state of alert all over the country and in particular in big cities, "Ians" agency released today. Indian intelligence assumes that in the first days of the... more
SecurityJapan Airlines, wheelchairs in bamboo in two airports
Tokyo, Japan - In 2011, to reduce the time for the security checks
Japan Airlines has confirmed that, next year, it will equip two airports, that of Haneda and the one of Oita, with wheelchairs made of bamboo. The initiative, which if successful with the the passengers... more
SecurityFAA asks US owners to register again their civilian airplanes
Washington, Usa - For safety reasons
On Friday, December 10, 2010, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, asked the American owners of civilian aircraft to register them again, in order to improve the quality of its documents: according to... more
SecurityQantas and SIA modify A and B versions of Trent 900 engines for their planes
Sydney, Australia - Adapting them to the latest variant
Qantas Airways has already completed the replacement of 5 of the 16 Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines to modify or replace on the aircraft of its fleet. The changes are due to a secondary oil leak, which last... more
SecurityEmirates civil aviation authorities suspended the operations of five foreign airlines
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The carriers were not named
The civil aviation authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) suspended the operations of five foreign airlines within the Gulf region after they reportedly violated air safety and security instructions. The... more
SecurityDo airlines under report safety incidents to regulators? Australian pilots union says yes
Sydney, Australia - An airbus A-330 first officer has been fired
Australia's largest pilots union claims airlines are ''Under reporting'' safety incidents to regulators and that pilots are too afraid to air their concerns because of fear of reprisals. A Jetstar... more
SecurityPakistan's civil aviation said orders to make all Russian aircraft undergo strict checks
Karachi, Pakistan - Authorities won't allow any plane to operate without complying with the given guidelines
Pakistan's civil aviation authorities have started grounding planes reaching the country from different parts of the world in an effort to enforce strict technical checking procedures, after a Russian... more
SecurityEuropean Union sets up recommendations for air cargo security
Brussels, Belgium - Following the 30 October alert when explosive were found in freight airplanes
European Commissioner for Transports Siim Kallas, meeting with the high-level group on air cargo security, has set out a series of recommendations on the EU's response to the 30 October security alert,... more
SecurityUsa e Panama firmano memorandum per lo scambio informazioni che renderanno più sicuro il trasporto aereo in ottica anti-terrorismo
Panama City, Panama - Janet Napolitano e il presidente Ricardo Martinelli si sono incontrati oggi nella capitale del Paese dell'America latina
Janet Napolitano, segretario generale Usa per la sicurezza interna, è in visita ufficiale a Panama City, per incontrarsi con il suo omologo e per sottolineare l'impegno dell'amministrazione Obama nella... more
SecurityFAA proposes duty of photo on airplane and helicopter pilots' certificates
Washington, Usa - Made of plastic to avoid tampering, it will be a duration to allow the updating of the photo
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it is proposing that all pilot certificates include photos of the certificate holder. This action follows a requirement that all pilot certificates... more
SecurityUS airport operators must give information on workers who have access to sensitive areas
Washington, USA - It has been requested by the Department of Homeland Security
The inspector general at the Department of Homeland Security is asking airports to deliver personal information on workers who have access to secure or sensitive areas. A memo sent to airport security... more
SecurityAirport scanner: scientist say that the risk of getting cancer from it is the same as chance of a terrorist blowing up a plane
Washington, USA - It would take 5,000 trips through it to equal the dose of a single chest X-ray
The discussion on airport scanners is going on. The last word has been released by British scientists who have said the risk of getting cancer from an airport scanner "Is the same as chance of a terrorist... more
SecurityGUCE: European regulation on investigations, prevention of air crashes and of occurrences
Rome, Italy - The document that repeals Directive 94/56/CE
The EU's official gazette (GUCE) published on November 12, 2010, the EU Regulation number 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 in Strasbourg about the investigations... more
SecurityQuestions and answers on the "Body scanners" at airports
Washington, USA - One can refuse it but then must undergo a mandatory pat-down
The Transportation Security Administration is battling a viral wave of criticism after multiple stories have emerged of all-too-intimate full-body pat-downs and a screaming, tearful girl being searched... more