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ReportUSA: 1500 flights cancelled for frost
Winter wave that will cause problems also today
The incredible wave of frost that is hitting the midwest of the United States, where temperatures have also reached -50 degrees, yesterday forced the carriers to cancel around 1500 flights that should... more
ReportThreat from Syria: "We will bomb Tel Aviv airport"
Increased the number of air defense systems in the airport area
After the massive raid that took place between 20 and 21 January in the Israeli Air Force against Iranian military targets in Syria that caused partial damage to the airport in Damascus, which remained... more
ReportNewark Airport: flight activity suspended due to two drones
New case of UAV in the airspace
The Newark International Airport, New Jersey, was closed yesterday evening for a few minutes after two drones (UAVs, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, remote control unmanned aircraft) were sighted in flight in... more
ReportBrexit: Theresa May's emergency plan
3500 soldiers deployed in ports and airports to ensure continuity
The hypothesis of a hard Brexit is always higher, and the rejection of the House of Commons of the agreement signed with the European Union has only increased this fear. Prime Minister Theresa May is... more
ReportEU. Vestager: "Alitalia and Fincantieri-Stx dossiers are on my table"
The objective is to be able to close it before the end of the Juncker mandate
In an interview to "Il Sole 24 Ore", the European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager explained -10 months before the conclusion of the Juncker Commission mandate- what will be the hot topics... more
ReportAirports in Germany: today's strike will hit 220,000 passengers
Many planes will remain at the ground
The security workers' strike in 8 German airports -including Frankfurt and Munich- which will run from 8am to 8pm is causing many cancellations and delays in departing aircraft. The agitation -proclaimed... more
ReportUSA-North Korea: in the week Pompeo-Yong Chol meeting?
It would be the prelude to a new meeting between Trump and Kim Jong Un
The United States and North Korea could hold new high-level talks in Washington, so as to probe the ground for a second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un with the aim of breaking the deadlock... more
ReportMiami Airport: shutdown requires early termination of terminals
Will there be soon problems in other airports?
The first effects of the long shutdown start to be felt in many airports in the United States since many of these have been forced to decrease the evening air movements. Up to now, only the Miami airport... more
ReportGermany: tomorrow there will be also strike at Munich airport
A black day for air travel is announced
The day of tomorrow for air travel in Germany could be remembered as one of the most complicated, since not only will strike the security guard at the airport of Frankfurt but also those at the airport... more
ReportGermany: January 15 strike at Frankfurt airport
Risk of a black day for air transport
If yesterday the strike of security personnel in Germany hit the airports of Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Cologne-Bonn causing the cancellation of 640 flights, what the union Verdi has scheduled for Tuesday,... more
ReportUSA: shutdown a problem for industrial exports
Today demonstration in Washington to ask to unlock the situation
The shutdown imposed by US President Donald Trump if it continues long could have serious repercussions on government activities and the US economy. To give the alarm -as reported by "The Washington Post"-... more
ReportFincantieri-Chantiers de l'Atlantique. Salvini: "Europe has to guarantee free competition"
Minister's attack on the decision to block the Italian acquisition
Speaking live on "Facebook" the Italian Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini touched on the issue concerning the decision of the European Commission to stop the acquisition of Chantiers de l'Atlantique,... more
ReportBrexit: exercise to prepare for exit without agreement
87 trucks shuttled between Dover airport and port
There are many preparations in the United Kingdom to avoid being caught by surprise if it will be a "hard Brexit", or the exit from the European Union without agreement. In fact, today the transport ministry... more
ReportTurkey: merchant ship sinks in the Black Sea
On-site helicopters to look for the missing
A cargo ship flying the flag of Panama this morning sank for unknown reasons off the Turkish coast in the Black Sea, after sending a sos at 6:10, and so far the budget is 2 dead and 4 missing, while 7... more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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