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ReportAirplanes and industry. Finmeccanica accused of kickbacks to former Italian Minister
Milan, Italy - The bribe would have been paid for the acquisition Drs Technologies in 2008
According to Milan district attorney's office, Finmeccanica bribed Giulio Tremonti in 2008, when he was minister of Economy of Italy, to get the approval for the purchase of the American defense contractor... more
ReportDonetsk airplane disaster: Dutch prosecutor to request information to Moscow
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The ground-to-air missile trail is still the more likely, but the magistrate is open to consider the hypothesis of another plane
“Based on the information available, a shooting-down by a ground-to-air missile is the most likely scenario, but we aren’t closing our eyes to the possibility that it could have happened differently”. Dutch... more
ReportAirplanes and justice. Former Boeing employee sentenced for corruption
Saint Louis, USA - The man provided subcontractors with non-public information about other competitors’ bids
Deon Anderson, a former Boeing procurement officer, was sentenced to 20 months of prison for corruption in the United States. Between November 2009 and April 2013, the man revealed non-public information... more
ReportVnukovo airplane accident: court decrees precautionary measures for three airport employees
Moscow, Russia - Provisions hit control tower operators and runway service supervisor
On Friday, 24 October a Moscow tribunal disposed precautionary measures for two people in service in the control tower and for the airfield service responsible at Vnukovo airport at the moment of the accident... more
ReportTransport strike in Italy: Vueling airplanes grounded at Italian airports
Rome, Italy - Chaos in Fiumicino: passengers had not been informed of the cancellations
Great inconveniences today, Friday October 24, in many Italian airports, after Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling employees decided to participate at the strike proclaimed by the union USB. In Fiumicino,... more
ReportAirplanes and health. False Ebola alarm: a man dies without medical assistance in Madrid airport
Madrid, Spain - Airport health authorities were waiting for a team specialized in infectious diseases emergencies
A man remained unconscious on the floor for 50 minutes, waiting for help, before dying at Madrid airport. Medical and paramedic staff did not intervene, thinking he was infected by Ebola. Only when it... more
ReportVnukovo airplane accident (2): Falcon 50 pilots noticed the snowplough on the runway 14 seconds before take-off
Moscow, Russia - The airplane was running at 250 km/h when it collided with the vehicle
Investigations go on in Moscow over Vnukovo airport disaster, in which Total CEO Christophe de Margerie died (for details see AVIONEWS). New details emerged today, October 23. The runway was free when... more
ReportVnukovo airplane accident: four airport employees detained
Moscow, Russia - Meanwhile the airport CEO and his deputy resigned
New detentions in Russia in regard to the Vnukovo airport disaster (for details see AVIONEWS). After the snowplough driver, investigators arrested four more employees: chief engineer of the airport’s s... more
ReportMalaysian Airlines airplane disaster: Moscow complains about poor investigation during UN assembly
New York, USA - But Russia itself has been often accused to of hampering the investigators’ work
“The investigation into the crash of MH-17 flight of the Malaysia Airline in fact reached its dead-end”. Alexey Zaitsev, First Secretary for Russia’s permanent envoy to the UN, said these words during a ses... more
ReportAirplanes and safety. Three American teenagers run away from home to join Isis. Intercepted in Frankfurt airport
Frankfurt, Germany - Investigators discovered their plane by analyzing their computers
Three young American citizens have been held in Frankfurt airport after running away from their houses in Denver, Colorado. German authorities put them on an airplane back to the United States, where the... more
ReportAirplanes and safety. Ebola: airplane cabin cleaners on strike in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, USA - The workers ask for appropriate safety measures and training
Two weeks after the strike at New York “Fiorello La Guardia” (for details see AVIONEWS), airplane cabin cleaners protested yesterday at Philadelphia International Airport. One of the demonstrators sta... more
ReportFrench flight controllers lose contact with Belgian airplane: the pilot was asleep
Brussels, Belgium - It happened on June 28, but the news was spread now, at the end of the investigation
Last June 28 an Airbus A-319 airplane operated by Brussels Airline lost control with air traffic controllers while it was flying over Nantes, in France. It was reached by a Rafale fighter, which escorted... more
ReportVnukovo airplane disaster: investigators accuse the airport management
Moscow, Russia - French experts landed in Moscow to decipher pilots’ communications
As reported yesterday by AVIONEWS, the Russian Federation Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) opened a criminal probe on the accident happened few minutes before midnight on October 20 at Vnukovo airport,... more
ReportMalaysian airplane shot down in Ukraine: Russian Defence expert accuses directly the Ukrainian Army
Moscow, Russia - Pro-Russia separatists are not able to operate Buk air defence missile system, said the man during a TV interview
Western secret services know the truth, but they keep on concealing it. This is, in synthesis, the content of the interview done by Igor Korotchenko, Russian defence expert, in an interview with "Rossiya... more
ReportMoscow airplane accident (2): authorities start in-depth probe
Moscow, Russia - Investigators want to assess direct and indirect responsibilities behind the accident that caused the death of Total CEO
Russian investigators seized all video and audio recordings from the crash scene of the Falcon airplane on which Total CEO Christophe de Margerie was flying (for details see AVIONEWS). The French manager... more
ReportRussian representative: German intelligence report releases Moscow from any responsibility on the Malysian airplane shoot-down
Moscow, Russia - Alexey Pushkov says Ukraine manipulated the photos because it fears truth
Russian response on German secret services’ conclusions about the Malaysian Airlines crashed over Donetsk sky came soon. As reported by AVIONEWS, the president of the German intelligence Gerhard Schindler s... more
ReportGerman secret services: pro-Russian rebels shot down the Malaysian Airlines airplane
Berlin, Germany - Berlin intelligence deny the presence of a Ukraine fighter plane flying close the Malaysian Boeing
German secret services (Bundesnachrichtendienst, BND) have no doubts: the Malayisian Airlines airplane crashed in Ukraine on July 17 was hot down by pro-Russian separatists. Rebels captured a BUK air defence... more
ReportMalaysian airplane crashed in Ukraine: passengers’ personal belongings taken to Kharkiv for further investigation
Kiev, Ukraine - Dutch experts reached the Ukrainian town to resume investigation
Search for the bodies of the victims of July 17 airplane crash go on. On that day, a Malaysian Airlines Boeing-777/220 was shot down while flying over Donetsk, in Ukraine. The Kharkiv region administration’s p... more
ReportMalaysia airplane shot down in Ukraine. Netherlands minister: a passenger was wearing the oxygen mask
Amsterdam, Netherlands - But the public prosecutor calls for prudence in drawing conclusions
Several experts questioned about B-777/200 airplane operated by Malaysia Airlines, disintegrated while flying over Donetsk in Ukraine last July 17, said that the plane would have been destroyed too quickly... more
Report13th anniversary of “Linate Airport Disaster”: Italian ENAC releases the Charter of airplane accident victims
Milan, Italy - The result is due to the commitment of the victims’ relatives committee
Thirteen years ago, on October 8, 2001 at 6:12am and 37 seconds, the Linate airport control tower received a call from the Alitalia flight AZ2023 pilot: “We are at Alfa 15, we heard three bangs in sequence b... more
ReportFirst Ebola patient diagnosed in the US was flying on an airplane from Liberia
Dallas, USA - There are likely no threats for the other passengers, but contamination was possible in the days following the man’s arrival
The first man diagnosed with Ebola in the USA landed in Texas on an airplane coming from Liberia. The patient sought treatment a few days after arriving in Texas and was admitted to an isolation room at... more
ReportLufthansa's airplanes still blocked for pilots' strike by Vereiningung Cockpit from Frankfurt
Berlin, Germany - The protest will involve only the long range flights from/to/via the German airport
Vereinigung Cockpit, the pilots' union, announced a strike that will interest the long haul flights departing from Lufthansa's hub in Frankfurt. The protest is planned for tomorrow, September 30, from... more
ReportAirplanes and health. The melanoma occupation disease of pilots and flight assistants?
Rome, Italy - According to a study the illness would have a twofold impact compared to the ones remaining
The risk is linked to a major UV rays of the sun and to the cosmic radiation in those professional activities carried out at great altitudes, like those by who operates on board of airplanes, and that... more
ReportAircraft and transport. Bardarbunga status update: the volcanic-seismic activity stable but active
Helsinki, Finland - The ban to fly over continues in all area
An eruption began around at 00:02 of last night in Holuhraun, at North of Dyngjujökull. Seismic tremble has been monitored by all observation stations. At first glance the eruptive activity decreased... more
ReportAlitalia (2): prosecutor's office opens inquiry about baggage chaos in Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Lupi: "Zero tolerance on strikes or certificates for false illness"
The final act of a shameful fact exactly in these days, with major passenger movements at the Rome-Fiumicino international airport, gateway to the "Eternal city", sees damaged a mass of innocent travellers... more
ReportIsrael and Iraq: Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli begins 3-day visit to the front
Rome, Italy - To carry Italy's message of solidarity to the planet's "Hottest" spots
Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli is about to embark on a demanding 3-day trip for the purpose of carrying Italy’s message of solidarity to the planet’s "Hottest" spots: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Bag... more
ReportFinmeccanica, AgustaWestland helicopters. The Indian Government continues the investigation
Rome, Italy - Despite the decision taken by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Busto Arsizio, CBI goes on in the inquiry
Despite the decision taken by the Public Prosecutor of Busto Arsizio Eugenio Fusco to file the legal action against Finmeccanica due to the investigation for international corruption, that involved the... more
ReportLibya. Italian Minister Mogherini chairs coordination table with Embassy and Crisis Unit: aircraft for return of Italians and others in the next days
Rome, Italy - On the request of some governments, Italy has also arranged for the departure of 30 persons of other nationalities
In response to the worsening crisis in Libya, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini chaired a coordination meeting yesterday evening with our embassy and the foreign ministry Crisis Unit. The... more
ReportPalazzo Chigi meeting about Alitalia-Etihad: Lupi optimistic. Tomorrow the deadline of Etihad ultimatum and answer by Alitalia
Rome, Italy - But many tangles to dissolve in a few hours: the recapitalization, Midco, the position by Poste and the unions
The assembly at Palazzo Chigi ended a short time ago, gathered urgently to face the ultimatum sent yesterday by the Etihad's CEO, James Hogan to Alitalia's CEO, Gabriele del Torchio. On agenda, the... more
ReportIndia and AgustaWestland helicopters. Finmeccanica out of the investigation of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Busto Arstizio
Rome, Italy - It is scheduled on October 9th the judgement of first instance for the two managers
The public prosecutor's office of Busto Arstizio Eugenio Fusco filed the legal action against Finmeccanica due to international corruption, for which the state's attorney asked for 6 years of imprisonment... more
ReportUkraine. Italian Minister Mogherini: the new sanctions send a strong signal to Russia
Rome, Italy - "The Malaysia Airlines tragedy should have prompted the Russian authorities to at last respect, through concrete acts, the repeated commitments made in recent months. But that did not happen”
The new sanctions approved yesterday in Brussels send a strong, unified signal to Russia to keep to the commitments made in recent months. This was the view of Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who... more
ReportAirport of Tripoli as a war-theatre. Serious damages to the tail of the A-320/214 aircraft opted by Libyan Airlines (VIDEO)
Rome , Italy - Unaccessible runways, at least two aircraft were burnt and the control tower damaged
It is still ongoing the fight for the manage of the airport of Tripoli, that is causing several victims everyday among civilians. In fact, an aircraft operated by Libyan Airlines was seriously damaged... more
ReportAir Algerie. The second black box has been restored, too
Rome, Italy - They will be moved to France to be examined
The second black box of the airliner McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (registration EC-LTV) has been restored, operated by Air Algerie, crashed down in Mali last Thursday 24th of April, after disappearing from... more
ReportConcorde, fourteen years ago the accident that ended supersonic aircraft’ career
Rome, Italy - The history of the aircraft considered to be the fastest, most reliable and secure in the world
It was January 21, 1976 when the first Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde airplane began its commercial flights on London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio De Janeiro routes, and a few years later also to New York, where... more
ReportShot down aircraft in Ukraine, a new shocking theory on the causes of the disaster
Rome , Italy - A source from Ukrainian government talks about a terrible mistake made by Kiev army
The investigation on the causes of the shooting down of the B-777/200ER airplane operated by Malaysia Airlines are ongoing, with a new theory that from few hours is circulating among Russian and international... more
ReportShot down Malaysian aircraft (2). The first data downloaded from the black boxes
Rome , Italy - Examined in Farnborough, they will be deliver to Dutch experts
It is still ongoing the exam on the two black boxes of the aircraft shot down in Ukrainian skies, that arrived to England, in the headquarters of the Air Accident Investigation Branch, in Farnborough.... more
ReportMalaysian aircraft. The first bodies landed to Netherlands, while two Ukrainian figheter jets were shot down over Donetsk
Rome , Italy - Thousands of white balloons raised to the sky from Dam Square
There are still too many mysteries around the shooting down of the Malaysian Boeing B-777/200ER in the Eastern skies, and the diplomatic tensions are still ongoing, while Ukrainian army announced that... more
ReportShot down aircraft. Only 200 bodies arrived to Kharkiv
Rome , Italy - The first bodies would be repatriated today by an Hercules C-130 bound to Eindhoven
According to Dutch experts, only 200 bodies arrived to Kharkiv yesterday, not 282 as pro-Russian rebels told. The first bodies would be repatriated today, by an Hercules C-130 military transport plane... more
ReportMalaysia Airlines plane (5). OSCE asks for drones to supervise the crash area
Rome , Italy - The answer would arrive on Friday 25th of July
Following the air disaster occurred on Thursday 17th of July (see AVIONEWS), when a Boeing B-777/200ER was shot down by a missile launched by hands that are still unknown, the Organization for Security... more
ReportMalaysia Airlines plane (3). Declarations made by US and Ukrainian Presidents
Rome, Italy - It is still ongoing the buck passing between Moscow and Kiev
It is still ongoing the buck passing between Moscow and Kiev, and US and Ukraine Presidents made strong declaration, after those made by the US Under-Secretary John Kerry (see AVIONEWS) that would confirm... more
ReportMalaysia Airlines plane. UN Security Council condemns the shooting down. Donetsk delivers the black boxes
Rome, Italy - “Intact, even if a little bit damaged”
The UN Security Council that met yesterday at 9 pm (Italian time), voted unanimously for the resolution condemning the shooting down of Malaysian airliner. UN body asked to pro-Russian militiamen to guarantee... more
ReportMalaysia Airlines plane (2). The train carrying the bodies of the victims has left, bound to Kharkiv
Rome, Italy - Putin: "The Boeing was shot down by an air-to-air missile launched by Ukrainian fighter jet"
The train carrying the bodies of the victims of the air disaster that took place in Ukraine, left yesterday, bound to Kharkiv, a city in the North-east of the country (see AVIONEWS), from where the bodies... more
ReportMalaysia aircraft shot down (6). Strong declarations made by US Under Secretary
Rome , Italy - International leaders are indignant for how the bodies of the victims have been treated, robbed of their personal effects
Among the sunflower fields, approximately 40 kilometres far from Donetsk, the Dutch investigators have arrived this morning to examine, under the strict supervision of pro-Russian militiamen, the 298 bodies... more
ReportMalaysia aircraft shot down (2). Malaysian minister of transport arrives to Kiev together with a team composed by 133 experts
Rome, Italy - "It has to be opened a safe corridor as soon as possible"
Following the terrible air disaster occurred the last Thursday, when a Boeing B-777/200ER airplane operated by Malaysia Airlines was shot down while it was flying 40 kilometers far from the pro-Russian... more
ReportMalaysia aircraft shot down. Bodies gathered on a train, directed who knows where
Rome, Italy - It seems that the flight data recorders are placed in Donetsk, but a new presumed interception comes out
The tragedy occurred on Thursday evening is getting crueler, when a Boeing B-777/200ER operated by Malaysia Airlines, departing from Amsterdam bound to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down by a missile over the... more
ReportCrash of the Malaysian airplane in Ukraine (11): joint statement by the President of the EC Barroso and Van Rompuy
Brussels, Belgium - "We are shocked. We call for an immediate investigation"
Joint statement by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, on the crash of the Malaysian airliner in Ukraine "We... more
ReportUkraine. Italian Foreign Minister Mogherini deeply saddened by airplane tragedy (5)
Rome, Italy - "Investigation needed to establish responsibility", according to her
The Ministry is still carrying out checks using the information provided by Malaysian Airlines and the Dutch authorities on the plane allegedly shot down on the Russia-Ukraine border. It seems that one... more
ReportMissing Malaysian Plane. Authorities will send new support equipment
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The search will not stop until the aircraft will be found
At the opening of a photo exhibition dedicated to the Malaysian B-777/200ER aircraft on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian Government said that it will send more ships to continue the investigations. It... more
ReportHelicopter crash in Russia, no deaths
Moscow, Russia - Fourteen people aboard the Mi-8 aircraft
The fourteen people that yesterday were aboard the Mil Mi-8 helicopter registration RA-24541 of Aerovir helicopter operator are alive, when the aircraft crashed in Russia’s Far Eastern Khabarovsk Territory, a... more
ReportUpgrades on Malaysian plane B-777/20ER
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The reading of satellites' data generates new hypotheses
After moving the focus of investigations (see AVIONEWS 1161112), and reading the satellites' data of involved countries, Australian authorities showed a new theory, according to which the plane could have... more