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![An archive picture of Herb Kelleher co-founder of Southwest Airlines](https://avionews.it/resources/small/276caa371dd606ff6229127cf3e5d763.jpg.webp)
ReportSouthwest Airlines: co-founder Herb Kelleher died
Low-cost pioneer that revolutionized the air transport paradigm
Herb Kelleher died Yesterday at the age of 87. It was the man who in March 1967 together with Rolling King founded Southwest Airlines, the main low-cost airline in the world. Kelleher left the airline's... more
![Pabuk tropical thunder in Thailand](https://avionews.it/resources/small/f56296d4cfbf5ec0fa25fe314dbf2386.jpg.webp)
ReportThailand: tropical storm forces two airports to close
About 10 thousand people are stranded on islands in the south of the country
Approximately 10,000 people will remain on land in Thailand where the tropical storm Pabuk is crashing on the islands of the homonymous Gulf, very popular destinations among tourists. The huge storm forced... more
![Trump asks the Pentagon to pay for Mexican border's wall](https://avionews.it/resources/small/05aaf3c2eb37ec8fd035904f5b7ed513.jpg.webp)
ReportUSA. Trump returns to criticize Mattis
"I'm unhappy with what he did"
Shortly before a cabinet meeting yesterday, US President Donald Trump returned to speak with the press about the resignation of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who left his post before his "retirement"... more
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ReportVenice Airport: malfunction at ground radar
Many flights delayed
Huge difficulties at the Venice-Tessera airport where, due to a serious malfunction of the ground radar, there are many flights in delays, so much so that the management company -Save- has published on... more
![Russian ICBM launch during a test](https://avionews.it/resources/small/5fef13201c08255067115ca6db2d9a3e.jpg.webp)
ReportRussia: the Sarmat missile will be tested in the first half of 2019
The inaugural launch of the ICBM will be carried out
In the first half of next year Russia should carry out the first test launches of the new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) RS-28 Sarmant (NATO name SS-X-30), intended to replace the dated R-36M2... more
![Korean Air airplane with relief items to the victims of tsunami in Indonesia in December 2018](https://avionews.it/resources/small/be4b6cec74c7a09a280f023cda28d7f7.jpg.webp)
ReportKorean Air provides relief aid to tsunami victims in Indonesia
Through Indonesian Red Cross Society
Korean Air delivered 2,000 boxes of mineral water for victims of tsunami in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia, through Indonesian Red Cross Society on 26 December.Coastal towns on the islands of Sumatra and... more
![Pics taken during a bombing in Syria](https://avionews.it/resources/small/1326e3510ecf04799bcf86123dc5c314.jpg.webp)
ReportSyria: Saturday government meeting between Moscow and Ankara
It will be used to start discussing the future of the country
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Intelligence Director Hakan Fidan and Presidential Assistant Ibrahim Kalin will be at Moscow next Saturday to start high-level... more
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ReportGatwick Airport: still search for identify drone operators
The two arrested on Saturday were released with apologies
The police last Saturday arrested two people accused of be drone operators who forced to close the London-Gatwick airport for almost 48 hours last week, but yesterday the British police released them because... more
![Police secure the area after shots were fired in a restaurant in Vienna](https://avionews.it/resources/small/950bec491d85a364a2bec01ab637648d.jpg.webp)
ReportVienna: shoot in a restaurant. The terrorist trail is not excluded
On the trail of the police helicopter assailant
A new shooting in Europe, this time in Vienna where a man opened fire in a restaurant right in the center, killing one person and seriously injuring another person in the head. The assailant -whose provenance... more
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ReportUnited States: Secretary of Defense James Mattis resigns
Many divergences with President Donald Trump -ATTACHED
A bolt from the blu for the United States administration: infact the Secretary of Defense James Mattis presented his resignation yesterday, anticipating it by 3 months compared to the "retirement" that... more
![Chaos at Gatwick Airport](https://avionews.it/resources/small/49df9eb429942afc52df72f8b32255e3.jpg.webp)
ReportGatwick Airport: partially re-open but still many flight cancelled
The Secretary of Transport announces restrictive measures for other airports
After another closing day was planned, this morning the London-Gatwick airport was partially re-opened, since the drone that remained in the airspace yesterday for almost the whole day has not been sighted... more
![The Russian president Vladimir Putin](https://avionews.it/resources/small/2e562298018c851e0e233b4673931de8.jpg.webp)
ReportPutin: "The world underestimates the risk of nuclear war"
Statement by the Russian president during the traditional press conference
At the end of the year's press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin recalled how "the world is underestimating the danger of nuclear war", which could be near because of the likely collapse of... more
![Trump asks the Pentagon to pay for Mexican border's wall](https://avionews.it/resources/small/05aaf3c2eb37ec8fd035904f5b7ed513.jpg.webp)
ReportSyria: behind the withdrawal of US troops the sale of the Patriot to Turkey?
Coincidence that seems almost hides a barter
Strange coincidence yesterday in the United States where after the Department of State gave its "green light" to the sale of the anti-aircraft missile defense system Patriot to Turkey, President Donald... more
![Pics inside the Charles De Gaulle-Paris Airport](https://avionews.it/resources/small/a151dd0731914f491bdef24a558be398.jpg.webp)
ReportChaos at the "Charles De Gaulle" airport in Paris for the police strike
Protests against requests from the French government for more checks
A complicated day for passengers who have to take a plane today or who have arrived at the Paris-Charles De Gaulle Airport, where long waiting lines to check documents have formed due to the policemen'... more
![Attack at Strasbourg Christmas Market](https://avionews.it/resources/small/a4efdfd397e5f1ed699a264b1961f297.jpg.webp)
ReportAttack in Strasbourg: helicopters to try to identify the fleeing terrorist
He may have used accomplices to escape in Germany
The search to find Chérif Chekatt continues, the terrorist who opened fire on Tuesday night in a Christmas market in Strasbourg, killing 3 people and wounding 13. On his tracks there are about 720 policemen... more
![The Christkindlmarkt in Strasbourg](https://avionews.it/resources/small/0ad24494194803ebf164f13d4b33d790.jpg.webp)
ReportStrasbourg attack: budget of 3 dead and 13 injured
Searching open to the man who could have escaped to Germany
3 dead and 13 wounded: these are the numbers left by the attack of last night at a Christmas market in rue Orfèvres in the center of Strasbourg, the city where the European Parliament is located. An attack... more
![Douglas DC-9 -registration I-TIGI- aircraft of Itavia that crashed at Ustica in a pics taken in the 1973](https://avionews.it/resources/small/1582c45025cc9e962539ff8e6c9f7375.jpg.webp)
ReportUstica aircraft disaster: the Supreme Court of Cassation confirms the damages to Itavia
€ 265 million will have to be paid and also compensation to the heirs
The Third Civil Section of the Court of Cassation upheld the sentence of the Court of Appeal of Rome last Spring, condemning the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and that of the Defense to compensate... more
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ReportShips. NATO back to ask for moderation on crisis Strait of Kerch
Moscow-Kiev tension. Russian Commissioner for Human Rights will visit imprisoned sailors
NATO reiterated today the demand for moderate actions in the ongoing crisis between Moscow and Kiev on the Kerch Strait, calling on Russia to free the Ukrainian ships seized last November 25 and their... more
![Arcraft debris of the Boeing B-777/200ER of Malaysia Airlines found in Madagascar](https://avionews.it/resources/small/5a82f459bbd159dac535a1abcee83f1f.jpg.webp)
ReportMH390 Malaysia: was found new aircraft debris in Madagascar?
Passenger relatives ask to reopen the searches
The family members of the 239 people who were on board the Malaysia Airlines Boeing B-777/200ER plane, mysteriously disappeared during the flight between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing (MH370), asked to the... more
![Photography of the NATO Summit in Brussels NATO HQ](https://avionews.it/resources/small/ad60725d94c92b04ff2083a3d872b646.jpg.webp)
ReportNATO: meeting among foreign ministers to resolve the Russian question
On the table Ukraine and the violation of the INF Treaty
As soon as the G20 summit ends, NATO foreign ministers will meet on 4 and 5 December in Brussels, in an "extraordinary" summit that will serve to try to throw a single and general line concerning Russia's... more
![Investigators examine part of the landing gear of the Lion Air aircraft Boeing B-737 MAX 8](https://avionews.it/resources/small/f738da8fd93c77e14c3710f6041f8dec.jpg.webp)
ReportLion Air incident: wouldn't an indicator light have saved the plane?
Warning of incorrect sensor reading not present, but not mandatory
If the Lion Air had installed the "AOA Disagree" aboard its Boeing B-737 MAX airplane perhaps the incident of October 29 would not have happened, but the indicator light warns the pilots that the readings... more
![The Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and the President of France Emmanuel Macron](https://avionews.it/resources/small/d25a554525b39f4a32a3bdfaa99fae46.jpg.webp)
ReportRussia-Ukraine. Merkel: "Countries have the right to their independence"
But economic sanctions will not be tightened up yet
Speaking today at the Ukrainian-German economic forum in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel explained that "there can not be a military solution" to the tense situation with Russia, reiterating its full... more
![A Dassault Super Étendard aircraft](https://avionews.it/resources/small/06b61a68c8c8afb3cf6880b91b06edbc.jpg.webp)
ReportG20: ground radar and aircraft ready to intercept any threat
Argentina ready to deploy its security system
Argentina is preparing to host the G20 scheduled for November 30 and December 1 at Costa Salguero, a congress center in Buenos Aires on the banks of the Rio de la Plata, in what will be the first summit... more
![One of 12 shopping centers of Moscow evacuated for bomb alarm on November 28, 2018](https://avionews.it/resources/small/8173277d41563d3eff3062cc7cbf1025.jpg.webp)
ReportMoscow: 12 shopping centers evacuated
Anonymous phone calls have announced bombs
About 4500 people were evacuated this morning from 12 large shopping centers in Moscow after a series of anonymous phone calls announced the presence of bombs. According to the local press, there are those... more
![Two Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft in flight over the Kerch Strait](https://avionews.it/resources/small/7a997c321d364b810c1db9bcb46cd05b.jpg.webp)
ReportKerch Strait: tension between Moscow and Kiev increases
Reopened to ships headed to Russia. At 11 (New York) meeting at the UN
The tension between Russia and Ukraine increased dramatically yesterday after Moscow government decided to close the access to the waters of the Kerch Strait to Kiev civilian and military ships, but also... more
![Aerial view of Sydney International Airport](https://avionews.it/resources/small/8ddcd7e928373785543fcf6306e978af.jpg.webp)
ReportAustralia: strong wind causes cancellations at Sydney and Melbourne airports
Problems throughout the south-eastern coast of the country
The strong winds that are whipping the south-east coast of Australia today are causing many cancellations and delays for flights to and from Melbourne and Sydney airports, which are among the busiest in... more
![The astrophysicist Pietro Benvenuti the commissioner of Italian Space Agency (ASI)](https://avionews.it/resources/small/0d20404157dbe12cdcfa41d3c1dda26c.jpg.webp)
ReportItalian ASI. Benvenuti and Cinque appointed commissioners
The waiting for the decision of the Lazio Regional Administrative Court remains in the background
The indiscretions that the astrophysicist Piero Benvenuti, as commissioner of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the lawyer Giovanni Cinque sub-commissioner, have confirmed. In fact the same professor... more
![The Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft of Lion Air crashed in Indonesia](https://avionews.it/resources/small/f7f7514f3c5adb04b29d77a8898577b0.jpg.webp)
ReportLion Air incident: Boeing sued for murder
Lawsuit filled by the father of one of the 189 victims
An Indonesian man has sued the aerospace company Boeing, claiming that the crash of Lion Air's B-737 MAX 8 plane -where 189 people died- was caused by a design problem not communicated to the airlines.... more
![The Prime Minister of UK Theresa May](https://avionews.it/resources/small/b99bf10a0f92e200956df5f7f41e8d08.jpg.webp)
Report"Brexit": green light from the cabinet of ministers to the agreement
The situation for air transport will remain unchanged
The Cabinet of Ministers of the United Kingdom approved yesterday the draft agreement for "Brexit" presented by Prime Minister Theresa May, and now the last word before the final go-ahead will be the Parliament... more
![Mauro Moretti former CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato](https://avionews.it/resources/small/00bd7b514aebd6642a2735c88416fe0d.jpg.webp)
ReportThe second (judgment) exam for Mauro Moretti
For 2 crimes is incumbent the risk of the prescription
The second degree trial on the Viareggio train derailment, which caused the death of 32 people (including some young people), will resume on December 19th at 9:30am in the Third Section of the Court of... more
![Airbus Helicopter H-135 of Swiss Army](https://avionews.it/resources/small/28084e0660e556c2235a4d51eed444cd.jpg.webp)
ReportSwitzerland: "crazy" expenses of army officers
Helicopter transfers and luxury dinners at the expense of taxpayers
A Swiss prove carried out by the former Zurich prosecutor Cornel Borbély, brought to light by the local press, made it possible to discover how funds were spent by the armed forces, especially by senior... more
![Ryanair planes in an airport](https://avionews.it/resources/small/93b596dc2055b7c687aa07f0ea493609.jpg.webp)
ReportRyanair: impounded a plane at the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport
Due to the non-payback of the sums due to the French State
A Ryanair aircraft was impounded yesterday by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) following a legal issue that also involved the European Commission in 2014, which had judged the subsidies granted... more
![Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu](https://avionews.it/resources/small/2c2a02110846f1f36cdff01750490597.jpg.webp)
ReportIsrael: critics to Netanyahu for the cost of the new State aircraft
Debate at the Knesset for the last tranche of the financing
Clash in the debat of today at the Knesset at regard of the financing for a State aircraft for the exclusive benefit of the Prime Minister and the Head of State of Israel, which is already under construction... more
![The Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft of Lion Air crashed in Indonesia](https://avionews.it/resources/small/f7f7514f3c5adb04b29d77a8898577b0.jpg.webp)
ReportLion Air incident: main suspect of the "defective" speed indicator
Same failure in the last 4 flights of the plane
The Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft of Lion Air crashed on Monday last week in Indonesia shortly after take-off from the Jakarta airport -according to the first findings of the commission of inquiry- would... more
![A Boeing B-737 MAX 8 of Lion Air](https://avionews.it/resources/small/0bd7ddfd81d3ef84b8bfeca631f78dfa.jpg.webp)
ReportLion Air incident (3): CEO Putut will meet Boeing technicians tomorrow
Suspended the order of 50 B-737 MAX 10 "awaiting evaluation"
Outside a hospital in Jakarta where doctors are working together with relatives to identify victims of Monday's plane crash, Lion Air CEO Daniel Putut told reporters that tomorrow he will meet a team from... more
![Turkish president Erdogan inside a plane](https://avionews.it/resources/small/50b86e5858202baede64d10783d5d51e.jpeg.webp)
ReportIstanbul Airport: high human cost for the "jewel" of Erdogan
Estimated 200 workers died on the construction site, although for Ankara they are "only" 27
The new "largest airport in the world" in Turkey that was inaugurated yesterday by Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be named "Istanbul", and will become the third largest airport in the city on the Bosphorus... more
![Render of the new terminal of Istanbul airport](https://avionews.it/resources/small/660583aadb3b69817c102d6773efa11b.jpg.webp)
ReportIstanbul Airport: today the inauguration of Erdogan
The name of the airport destined to become the biggest in the world will be unveiled
During the today celebrations for the 95th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, the new Istanbul airport will be inaugurated which in the intentions of the designers should become the biggest hub in... more
![Aerial view of Brussels-Zaventem Airport](https://avionews.it/resources/small/f3d12e1aef67496f53b261c2ff6e3c9a.jpg.webp)
ReportBrussels Airport: Workers' strike continues until Tuesday
29 companies forced to cancel numerous flights
The strike by Aviapartner baggage handlers at Brussels airport started last Friday could continue until Tuesday evening, since the meeting between the unions and the management of the company ended without... more
![Il principe Harry e Meghan Markle](https://avionews.it/resources/small/0e22149aea2f0a2f7fd9839ea2dbbe21.jpg.webp)
ReportPlane in which Prince Harry was traveling forced to abort landing
Moments of fear aboard the Qantas -VIDEO aircraft
Moments of fear for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their official visit to the countries of Oceania, since the plane they were traveling on - a Boeing B-737 from Qantas - had to have an abortion... more
![Jon James McMurray, Canadian stunt-rapper dead in an aircraft crash in October 2018](https://avionews.it/resources/small/6946da15e9bb1ba07e00a0778d7e4a42.jpg.webp)
ReportRapper dies while film music video on the wing of an airplane
Jon James McMurray, Canadian, was not new to extreme exploits -VIDEO
The news of the bloody death of a Canadian rapper, 34-year-old Jon James McMurray, killed in an incident last Saturday in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, is around the world during the filming of a video... more
![The Japanese premier Shinzo Abe](https://avionews.it/resources/small/924e9030560739b5a6808667086dded6.jpg.webp)
ReportTokyo: Abe announces new era in relations with Moscow
Towards the resolution of territorial problems and a peace treaty
Distinctive wind between Japan and Russia: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a speech to Parliament has announced in these hours that the country will open a new era in relations with Moscow: "On the... more
![A Boeing B-777/300ER aircraft of Air Canada during landing](https://avionews.it/resources/small/8e67115da531e6bed191a05b2be92260.jpg.webp)
ReportAir Canada: liberalization of cannabis does not change company policy
Absolute ban for those working on flight operations and technicians
In Canada the use of cannabis for recreational purposes will become legal today, but the country's carriers have made it clear that there will be an absolute ban on use for employees involved in flight... more
![Dassault Rafale take off from an aircraft carrier (archive picture)](https://avionews.it/resources/small/917817722ee2a6d1b83dae00b0b14dbc.jpg.webp)
ReportDassault: the choice of Reliance for Rafale aircraft taken freely
The Indian government would not have conditions
The French aerospace company Dassault has declared that it has chosen autonomously Reliance Defense as a partner in the supply of the Rafale airplanes to India, denying all the indiscretions and the declaration... more
![A map of "Michael" hurricane](https://avionews.it/resources/small/5fd62303dfe24417d8e4abad21e7e164.jpg.webp)
ReportUSA. The arrival of the "Michael" hurricane is scheduled for today
Closed airports and cancelled many flights from Florida, Georgia and Alabama -VIDEO
Today the "Michael" hurricane will hit Florida, Alabama and part of Georgia, after its passage in Central America where it killed 13 people and above all it has not lost its power so much so that the National... more
![Qantas A-380 airplane lands and Melbourne Airport](https://avionews.it/resources/small/e044a647db9f9e7a6c102305ef1d96bf.jpg.webp)
ReportAustralia: 65% of airline employees have been harassed
Of these only 31% have been reported
A study by a trade union of Australian air transport workers reported staggering data, namely that 65% of flight attendants suffered sexual harassment by passengers who blocked, attacked, touched inappropriately... more
![Artistic representation of a hacker](https://avionews.it/resources/small/0f0af80ee45a0cb2103ca3c365782d0e.jpg.webp)
ReportNetherlands: cyber-attack at Opac by Russian
Probably agents of the military intelligence service
The Minister of Defense of Netherlands Ank Bijleveld, has accused Russia of attempting in April -but announced today- to perpetrate a cyber attack against the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical... more
![Handling service worker in an airport](https://avionews.it/resources/small/b8ed3961216cef3b1c337d46c067a761.jpeg.webp)
ReportSpain: strike of 60,000 workers from three airports over the week-end
Huge inconveniences for air transport
Workers at the airports of Tenerife, Malaga and Gran Canaria are in the process of starting a strike during this week-end to demand better working conditions and a higher salary. In total there should... more
![Mount Soputan eruption in Indonesia](https://avionews.it/resources/small/9e5254e77de6cbb9bf5399a8f74a7dea.jpg.webp)
ReportIndonesia: after the earthquake and tsunami also a volcanic eruption
Air traffic diverted on other routes for safety -VIDEO
The number of victims caused by the earthquake and tsunami that hit the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia rose to 1407, but is destined to rise as well as that related to damage and displaced persons. The... more
![Aereo su pista in fase di atterraggio](https://avionews.it/resources/small/bbc37a65e6a16d39f909192cd220a44c.jpg.webp)
ReportGermany: proposal for a "work-to-rule" for airport employees
Protest to be extended to 12 other European countries
A "singular" strike is what is urging the Green union in Germany, which asks airport employees and trade unions of 12 other European countries to organize a symbolic protest against precariousness, asking... more
![Photo of accident of Marines F-35B in South Carolina](https://avionews.it/resources/small/30574c8500d091412b9876da9bad8014.jpeg.webp)
ReportF-35: fifth generation aircraft crashes in USA
Accident occurred during a flight in South Carolina
For the first time F-35B fifth-generation planes were used last Thursday by Marines in a troop support operation in Afghanistan, on Friday an airplane of the same version crashed near the Beaufort Air... more