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Science and technologyBird flu: precautionary and check measures through Italian airports
Rome, Italy - A healthy shield against avian flu
The Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport has begun implementing precautionary and check measures involving passengers and merchandise originating from regions affected by bird flu that is about to reach European... more
Science and technologyUSA: East Coast's airports troubled due to a computer's failure
Miami, USA - Long lines at passport controls
Computer system running check’s operations on passengers entering the United States caused a lot of problems in the East Coast airports particularly at Miami International Airport last evening. Earliest t... more
Science and technologyAdelaide crowded of passengers
Adelaide, Australia - A lot of national and international carriers have recently invested in the air station
Adelaide Airport marked more than 5 million of passengers in the last financial year ended on June 30. For the first time the Australian air station exceeded the figure of 5 million, thanks to the increase... more
Science and technologyMalpensa: Royal Air Moroc's flight made a "Priority landing"
Varese, Italy - A cracked window forced Morocco plane's pilot to request the special procedure
A Boeing B-737 of the Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc coming from Casablanca Airport and bound for Malpensa where it was scheduled to land at 12:55am yesterday, asked instead control tower for a "Priority... more
Science and technologySEA and its suitors
Milan, Italy - It attracts the Swiss, the Spanish and Romans as well
Francesco Bellavista Caltagirone, President of the Rome-based Group "Acqua Marcia" (through which he controls the ATA, managing Linate private airport), the Spanish giant company for infrastructure and... more
Science and technologyOrio al Serio: traffic statistics relating to July 2005
Bergamo, Italy - An increase of 36.1 percent respect to the past year
A figure of 466,383 passengers were recorded travelling through Orio al Serio Airport in the month of July 2005, equivalent to an increase of 36.1 percent respect to the past year. The figure for charter... more
Science and technologySendai Airport closed: powerful quake in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Flights from Tokyo airports were suspended
A powerful earthquake affected the north-Eastern regions of Japan this morning: at least 59 people emerged injured during the 7.2-magnitude quake. The most affected city was Sendai where the authorities... more
Science and technologyOperation "Secure Summer" at Fiumicino
Fiumicino, Italy - An increase of law enforcement units' activities against drug traffic, theft, false documents ownership and support to illegal immigration
Operation "Secure Summer": that is how the increase of security and checks measures at the "Leonardo da Vinci" Rome-Fiumicino Airport has been named, as a consequence most of all of the recent dramatic... more
Science and technologyBoeing: new solutions against noise
Washington, USA – A series of tests on engines and gear using a 777-300ER has begun
Boeing, General Electric, Goodrich, NASA and All Nippon Airways are cooperating within a programme aimed to find new solutions for the reduction of noise. A Japanese airline’s 777-300ER (Extended Range) l... more
Science and technologyUK: traffic growth biased by attempts occurred on July
London, UK - However, British capital's minor air stations would have suffered less thanks to the role played by the low-cost carriers
Data shown by the London’s air stations about one month after the attempts occurred in the British capital on last July 7 appear clashing. Passenger traffic growth reported compared to the same period i... more
Science and technologyBrazil: Rio Branco Airport shut down for zero visibility due to incessant fires
Rio Branco, Brazil - Too smoke barred fire-fighting aircraft from working
Tens of arson are trying the Amazon State of Acre sorely: smoke from fires even is barring fire-fighting helicopters and airplanes from working over the more than 60 blazes that have been burning for some... more
Science and technologyCiampino: 5 hour-shut down due to emergency repairs
Rome, Italy - International flights for London, Baden-Baden, Dortmund and Gerona were cancelled
It re-opened shortly before the 7:00pm (in accordance with what anticipated by AVIONEWS yesterday) Ciampino Airport that was closed at 2:00pm on Thursday, following the detachment of 10 square metres of... more
Science and technologyCiampino closed also to military traffic
Rome, Italy - Flight operations may remain suspended until 7:00pm
Besides civil traffic also military flights would have been suspended because of the detachment of 10 square metres of runway’s tarmac (see for details AVIONEWS). AVIONEWS learned that the trouble would h... more
Science and technologyDesperation travels: other corpse found in Paris in an aircraft landing gear
Paris, France - The young, 15 years old by all appearances, is clear African origins
It’s still to identify the young man, found dead, probably for a congelation, last Tuesday in an undercarriage of an Air France’s aircraft, took off from Montreal, during the normal checks at the Paris "Ch... more
Science and technologyCiampino closed up to 5:00pm: flight diverted on Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - It happens because of the detachment of some square metres of runway's tarmac
Rome-Ciampino Airport’s suspended all flight operations because of the detachment of 10 square metres of runway’s tarmac: recovering actions are currently in progress but the air station will be closed up... more
Science and technologyThe new terminal at Dallas Airport
Washington, USA - The economic effort on security has been high
It has recently inaugurated the new terminal at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: terminal D extends over an area of about 186,000 square metres where more than 5 million of travellers will... more
Science and technologyPassengers increased both at Fiumicino and Ciampino
Rome, Italy - At least additional 3 million of passengers respect to the precedent year
ADR, Rome airports operator, that inaugurated the new airport infrastructures at Fiumicino (terminal AA, domestic flights) and illustrated the works of enlargement to improve passenger services last Monday,... more
Science and technologyDucted fan: the future personal aircraft powerplant according to Kestrel
London, UK - A hybrid electric-ducted propeller for an aircraft developed in several versions
It has been talking about personal aircraft capable of enabling people to increase their transport autonomy for along time (see for details AVIONEWS). Now, the latest newness comes from the United Kingdom... more
Science and technologyThe largest terminal devoted to a single airline has been inaugurated at the "JFK"
New York, USA - It was baptized by American Airlines
Th new USD 1.1bn American Airlines terminal at "John F. Kennedy" International Airport of New York, will be the largest one devoted to a single airline, with over 100 ticketing counters and 36 gates. It... more
Science and technologyLagos Airport closed due to work in progress
Lagos, Nigeria - Domestic flights runway needed urgent repairs
Nigeria’s Lagos Airport was closed for 4 hours yesterday in order to allow patching the holes on the runway some days after the accident occurred last Saturday which involved an Airbus A-330/300 of the G... more
Science and technologyLuton: supposed terrorist was arrested
London, United Kingdom - Air traffic was temporarily suspended
The supposed terrorist was arrested this morning while was about to board a plane flown by the low-cost carrier Ryanair bound for Nimes, in France: his identity has not been released yet. Following the... more
Science and technology"There is a bomb at Vilnius Airport": phone's author was handcuffed
Vilnius, Lithuania - Police's investigation traced a 25 years old man
A phone threatening a blast at the airport of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, alerted the entire air station yesterday: passengers and airport workers were not evacuated but Police special squad and... more
Science and technologyVienna: "distracted" couriers leave in airport suitcase full of drug
Vienna, Austria - Inside 24 kg of cocaine
The couriers that have embarked on a scheduled flight, coming from Mexico City, a suitcase full of 24 kg of pure cocaine inside 22 bags, probably more than forget it have considered too much dangerous... more
Science and technologyItalian Transport Minister-unions agreement on airport workers' contract
Rome, Italy - Contract renewal, salary increase and safeguard clause to favour the trade unitarity
Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport and the trade unions succeeded in achieving an agreement yesterday concerning airport workers’ contract. Among the measures set one can consider in fact a... more
Science and technologySacbo: Ryanair announced new route towards Bratislava
Bergamo, Italy - Extra flights to Brussels-Charleroi and Frankfurt-Hahn
"Ryanair announced today a new daily service from Bergamo to Bratislava and an increase on the frequencies from one to two per day on the connection from Bergamo-Orio al Serio to Brussels (Charleroi) and... more
Science and technologyStealthy or weapon-stuffed? That is the modern combat planes’ dilemma
Washington, USA – Analysts ask themselves about the right stelthiness degree for the latest fighters
Military analysts ask themselves about the stealth degree that a modern combat airplane should have in the present international geostrategic environment. Actually, experts found that an increasing stralthiness... more
Science and technologySacbo: Ryanair announces newness from Orio al Serio's Airport
Bergamo, Italy - The press conference will take place next Tuesday
The Irish low-cost carrier, Ryanair, announces important newness from the Bergamasque Airport during a press conference that to take place next Tuesday, July 26, at 11am near the Orio al Serio’s air s... more
Science and technology.Autogrill increase its presence in the European air stations
Rome, Italy - With contracts signed and related to Vienna and Palma de Mallorca and the confirmation of the one in Athens
Autogrill company which is the first in the world with reference to catering services - operates in more than 90 air stations which are anyway in large part located in North America - goes on rising to... more
Science and technologyUK: the future of unmanned flight is "small"
Bath, UK - Few centimetres-sized aircraft under development with both institutional and industrial funds
Research for the production of very small aircraft (just few centimetres) go on at Bath University (UK, see for details AVIONEWS). British Ministry of Defence, British Aerospace and QinetiQ ensured their... more
Science and technologyFiumicino offers additional parking areas for Summer
Rome, Italy - A promotion over parking fares
Rome-Fiumicino Airport provided more than 3000 parking spaces in August and from the 1st up to 31 of the same month, at "Lungasosta" and "Multipiano" parking a discount of 50% less on normal fare will... more
Science and technologyFinmeccanica and CNR together against terrorism
Rome, Italy - State-of-the-art technological solutions for the monitoring of sensitive areas have been developed
Finmeccanica and the CNR (Italian National Council for Research) unite their efforts searching for solutions against terrorism. Among the main programmes one needs to underline the one related to a sophisticated... more
Science and technologySikorsky X-2: the anti-tiltrotor
Washington, USA - A technology demonstrator which will have to combine helicopter flexibility with higher speed
Sikorsky intends to develop a technology demonstrator able to meet what it thinks to be one of the mai exigencies for customers belonging to both the civil and military fields, that is to say keeping helicopter’s d... more
Science and technologyMalpensa and Linate fligths in Swiss teletext
Lugano, Switzerland - Real-time information regarding arrivals and departures
Swiss teletext started at the beginning of July to publish in its air traffic dedicated page information about flights to and from Malpensa and Linate airports. From page 440 "Milan’s air traffic", one c... more
Science and technologySat: Ryanair's press conference during which an important announcement will be given
Pisa, Italy - Tomorrow at 1pm near the "Galileo Galilei" Airport
The Sat (Society Tuscan Airport) CEO, Pier Giorgio Ballini, and that one of Ryanair, Michael O’ Leary, communicate that the press conference will take place tomorrow, on Wednesday July 20, 2005 at 1pm n... more
Science and technologyHong Kong Airport troubled due to Typhoon Haitang
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Flight operations have been suspended yesterday
Hong Kong International "Chek Lap Kok" Airport cancelled more than 30 flights and delayed at least 20 take-offs because of Typhoon Haitang which affected North-East Taiwan’s coast. Air connections from a... more
Science and technologyThere is a giant planet with three stars
Washington, USA - Theories constructed until now to be overturned
A scientist from the California Institute of Technology has discovered in the constellation Cygnus that would be bigger than Earth. It orbits a star but it is part of a three-star system. The finding has... more
Science and technologyRolls Royce: "electrical" solutions for the engines of the future
Manchester, UK - A centre devoted to study improvements of performance and lower weight and costs
Rolls Royce really believes in research and opened recently a centre devoted to the study of technical solutions related to aviation powerplants at Manchester University, solutions based on an increasing... more
Science and technologyENAC (2): airports security measures reinforced without special solutions
Rome, Italy - Riggio pointed out the difficulties in resorting prospectively to a suspension of Schengen Treaty for air transport
ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) President Vito Riggio commented on security matters during the meeting "Safety/security and quality of air transport at the beginning of Summer" held in... more
Science and technologyENAC: "The best efforts by Fiumicino and Malpensa for quality and safety/security in Summer 2005"
Rome, Italy - Riggio and Manera asked for it in the meeting held today in Rome and entitled "Safety/security and quality of air transport at the beginning of Summer"
Air transport operator focused on Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa airport during the meeting entitled "Safety/security and quality of air transport at the beginning of Summer" held in rome today. ENAC... more
Science and technologySagat: easyJet celebrates 6 millions of passengers transported from Italy
Turin, Italy - The lucky winner at Caselle's Airport left with a carrier's flight towards London
"The low-cost carrier easyJet celebrates today the achievement of an important objective: six millions of passengers transported since 1998 when the English carrier has begun to serve on the Italian market.... more
Science and technologyGot British citizenship after 13 months spent in the airport
Nairobi, Kenya - He will be able to fly to England next week
A Kenyan citizen, whose name is Sanjay Shah, 43 years old, has been living in the airport of Nairobi (Kenya) for 13 months before succeeding in gaining British citizenship. He spent about 400 days between... more
Science and technologyEnac: two minutes of silence in the Italian airports tomorrow at midday
Rome, Italy - To commemorate the victims of the London's attacks
"The Italian Civil Aviation Board, Enac, in according to the Italian Government’s instructions and in harmony with the other European countries, has given instructions in order that tomorrow, on Thursday J... more
Science and technology"Pontecagnano to be operative by the end of 2005"
Salerno, Italy - Italian Deputy Minister Tassone promised that
During the cerimony for the official start of new Campania’s low-cost airline Airsal, Italian Deputy Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Mario Tassone, announced that airport of Pontecagnano (Campania R... more
Science and technologyBratislava and Kosice airports are more and more close to privatization
Bratislava, Slovakia - Interested groups have to come forward by August 15
Slovakian Government has launched an offer to sell its stakes in the Bratislava and Kosice international airports, by tender. Investors have to send their applications by August 15, regarding the purchase... more
Science and technologyBangladesh: Chittagong Airport was reopened
Chittagong, Bangladesh - It has been closed for nine days due to an airliner's accident
It restarted operations last Sunday after nine days closed due to the incident of a DC-10 by Bangladesh carrier Biman Airlines skidded on the wet runway last July 1st. Meanwhile airport authority provided... more
Science and technologyThe second day of strike performed by Zurich Airport's cabs
Zurich, Switzerland - Passengers landing at Kloten may suffer for discomforts
Agitation performed by Zurich Airport’s cabs is going on today too. The owners of white cars are strikebound before terminal waiting for knowing something about negotiations started today by unions and K... more
Science and technologyLinate is ready against risk of attacks
Milan, Italy - An anti-terrorism exercise has been performed 2 months ago
Italian Ministry of Interior had already ordered ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Board) to provide for training air stations for such emergencies last March. Milan-Linate Airport carried out in May the simulation... more
Science and technologyCab strikebound at Zurich Airport
Zurich, Switzerland - White cars are striking against airport taxes
Passengers landing at Zurich cannot take taxi since 11:00am this morning because cabs are attending a strike called against the increase of taxes ordered by airport’s operator. At least 70 white cars a... more
Science and technologySpying enemies or calling friends: one just needs an aerostatic balloon
Washington, USA - The economic and clean solution suggested by a group of US researchers
Cheaper and ecological solutions to spy rivals and call on the mobile. An aerostatic balloon could fully meet both exigencies even if one considers the different interests, according to some US researchers.... more
Science and technologyFiumicino to use Sunrai, the optical reader for documents
Rome, Italy - They may replace check-in servicemen in a short time
Sunrai, the biometric reader for passport control, will work at the International Airport of Rome-Fiumicino departing from July 15. An inner database will confirm information got by reading passenger’s d... more