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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
Science and technologyPescara-Kiev link started today
Pescara, Italy - New destinations for travelers departing from Airport of Abruzzo
Starting from today one can fly from Pescara Airport to Ukraine by a scheduled flight: the air connection will be operated once time per week and will found passengers among emigrant workers and business... more
Science and technologySagat: easyJet will celebrate the 6 millionth passenger
Turin, Italy - The premiation will occur on Wednesday morning at 10:30 at the Turin-Caselle Airport
The low-cost carrier easyJet and Sagat (Turin Airport) communicate that the achievement of 6 million of passengers transported from Italy will be celebrate on Wednesday July 13, 2005, at 10:30 near the... more
Science and technologyBalance of cancelled flights for airport workers' strike
Rome, Italy - The major Italian airports annulled more than 130 services
The strike of dependents of airport service companies, called by the unions Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uiltrasporti and UGL-TA yesterday from 12:30pm up to 4:30pm, caused the cancellation of 78 flight at Fiumicino:... more
Science and technologyScarecrow plane to remove birds
Beijing, China - It is able to fly up to 80 meters in height and is controlled by a ground operator
After problems created by US device scheduled to send out calls like those released from birds, Beijing Airport will throw itself on a radio-controlled aircraft able to release birdcalls and high-frequency... more
Science and technology"Leonardo da Vinci" to have a new hotel
Rome, Italy - Building yard started works yesterday
Cerimony for the laying of the first stone of "Hotel Scandic by Hilton Rome Airport" at Fiumicino Airport occurred yesterday. There were Fiumicino’s Mayor, Mario Canapini, Rome’s Mayor, Walter Veltroni as... more
Science and technologyAnti-terrorism exercise performed at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Security and efficiency of police forces have been tested
An anti-terrorism drill took place at 3:00pm yesterday in the area dedicated to US and Middle Eastern carriers by Terminal C hall at Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" International Airport. Five people dressed... more
Science and technologyRough storms forced Frankfurt Airport to closure
Frankfurt, Germany - Damages and injured people all over Germany
Winds of up to 100 kilometres per hour and rough rains affected all the Germany yesterday causing heavy results on Frankfurt International Airport, which was forced to resort to suspend flight operations.... more
Science and technologyPursuit of a thief at Phoenix Airport
Washington, USA - He lifted a pickup seeking refuge in the "Sky Harbor"
Passengers departing from Phoenix International "Sky Harbor" Airport got scared yesterday due to a man aboard a pickup made a raid in the airport battering down fence to elude the police pursuing him for... more
Science and technologyMalpensa: gang hooked on organizing clandestine flights with false documents has been broken up
Varese, Italy - Border Police arrested 22 Singhalese
Singhalese citizens hooked on organizing trips for clandestines paying a considerable sum have been arrested by Malpensa Border Police on charges of abetting illegal immigration. The gang was working at... more
Science and technologySummer test at Rome's airports
Rome, Italy - Due to the first great migration of tourists of the season
Fiumicino and Ciampino have been affected last week-end by the first test bed for the migration of tourist for the Summer. Terminal fo national, European and international departures were overcrowded.... more
Science and technologyBaghdad Airport closed because security workers do not have salary
Baghdad, Iraq - Transport Ministry is a three wages behind
Airport operations have been suspended last week end, from past Friday until this morning, because of a contract dispute emerged between Iraqi Transport Ministry and British Global Strategies Group attending... more
Science and technologyVesuvius watched by satellite's eye
Naples, Italy - Measuring every movements of the ground at 800 Km altitude
An international workshop on the "Use of Remote Sensing Techniques for Monitoring Volcanoes and Seismogenetic Areas" at Vesuvius Observatory, has started yesterday and is expected to finish today: it has... more
Science and technologySydney: the second airport will not see the light
Sydney, Australia - Government intends no impose additional costs on Australian aviation
Government has decided to exclude idea of the second terminal in the Capital saying that the "Kingsford Smith" will succeed in covering the expected traffic increase according to what indicated by the... more
Science and technology"Valerio Catullo": the first direct flight for India to Amritsar
Verona, Italy - From next July 21, served by Air Italy with a B-757 from 220 seats
"The first flight from Verona to India has been presented this morning at the ’Valerio Catullo’ Airport, starting from next July 21 to Amritsar, Punjab’s capital, thanks to a direct, no-stop and weekl... more
Science and technologyAeradria SpA: the flight Düsseldorf-Rimini served by low-cost DBA landed punctually
Rimini, Italy - The connection to Munich also well
"Breakfast in Germany and typical lunch in Rimini: the first flight of the new low-cost link Düsseldorf-Rimini (each Thursday until next October 6), served with a Boeing 737-300 by DBA airline, landed... more
Science and technologySlovakian airports towards privatizations
Bratislava, Slovakia - Bratislava and Kosice have been entirely owned by Executive until now
The main airports in Slovakia, the one of the Capital (Bratislava) and that of Kosice, will be soon subject to privatisation procedure. The international bid for selling the 66% of State shares will be... more
Science and technologyNew connection from Perugia to Paris
Perugia, Italy - Umbria Summer will talk French
A flight for Paris will take off on Thursday and Sunday starting from next July 21 at Perugia "Sant’Egidio" Airport until the next October. EUR 99 for flying to "Charles De Gaulle" in two hours aboard t... more
Science and technologyAeroporti Sistema del Garda: Air Italy's new flight presentation towards India
Verona, Italy - It will take place tomorrow at 12 near the press-room of the "Valerio Catullo" Airport
"Valerio Catullo", Verona-Villafranca’s Airport in collaboration with Air Italy and B4 For You Travel Agency communicate that the presentation press conference for the new connection with India, Verona-Amristar, w... more
Science and technologyStratellite: the unmanned airship for broad band transmissions
Washington, USA - It will be able to fly at an high-altitude for providing a stationary platform for various types of wireless communications
Wisconsin Sanswire Communication Corporation is working on a prototype of an unmanned airship, 75-meters long powered by solar powered electrical engines able to fly in the stratosphere 21 Km to the Earth... more
Science and technologyFlying informed at Fiumicino and Ciampino airports
Rome, Italy - Two daily newscast about air traffic, check-in procedures, parking facilities throughout the Summer
From June 18 until the first days of September, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with two radio connections (8:00-9:00am and 4:00-5:00pm), Fiumicino and Ciampino airports provide live information to... more