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Science and technologyBlack-out at Frankfurt Airport
Berlin, Germany - The power cut could be caused by a fault at transformer
Yesterday evening, the Frankfurt Airport left in darkness due to a power cut: all air traffic of the one of the busier air terminal in Europe has been stopped. Black-out would be last from 6.13pm to 6:24pm... more
Science and technologyZurich-Kloten: remonstrance against Germany air traffic rules
Zurich, Switzerland - Operations have to go down to 250.000 yearly according to protesters
Between Friday and Saturday, about 600 people protested in Gockhausen (Zurich) against landing from South at Zurich-Kloten Airport, rule which is effective from a year following the new Germany air traffic... more
Science and technologySix Iraqi kids arrived in Linate to receive treatment
Milan, Italy - They will go to the hospitals of Milan and Como
Tomorrow at 10:00pm, an airplane will land at Milan-Linate Airport six Irachi kids who will have to receive treatment in Lombardia Region. They will be homed in "Buzzi" and "Niguarda" hospital in Milan... more
Science and technologyMelbourne: about 400 people evacuated from an air station based near the city because of the escape of hydrochloric acid
Melbourne, Australia - 27 instead were transported to the hospital
About 400 people were evacuated, because of an involuntary accident, happened at a depot, close to an air station based in Melbourne; 27 people were transported to the hospital as the authorities claimed.... more
Science and technologyVienna-Schwechat Airport: a crackpot woman terrorized pedestrians by car
Vienna, Austria - After being stopped by Police she started writing her will and mumbling the words "America" and "Bin Laden"
An Austrian woman caused panic at Vienna-Schwechat Airport shortly after 4:00am yesterday: by her Volkswagen Golf she terrorized pedestrians in transit around air station, who are forced to spring from... more
Science and technologyHeathrow tests the new runway debris detection radar
London, United Kingdom - They cause delays and damages of USD 4bn worth every year
A radar system planned to reduce any potential risk of runway debris will be tested for two weeks at Heathrow, the world's busiest air station. The device, which is designed by Qinetiq, one of the European... more
Science and technologyMalpensa: two South American people arrested due to drugs traffic
Milan, Italy - The Italian Guardia di Finanza have found twenty kg cocaine in their baggage
The Italian Guardia di Finanza made a big stroke at Malpensa Airport in Milan: two young South American men leaving in Italy, have been arrested because they were coming back from holiday with twenty kg... more
Science and technologyThe US Air Force will be assisted by R-Gator
Washington, USA - Unmanned ground vehicle with artificial intelligence
John Deere, which is a society operating in work vehicles, and iRobot, operating in consumer robot, are working in the military project "R-Gator", which is an unmanned ground vehicle with artificial intelligence,... more
Science and technology"Ben Gurion": the new terminal has been inaugurated
Jerusalem, Israel - It will be operating as from next Tuesday
The new "Ben-Gurion" International Airport terminal 3 was inaugurated - five years behind schedule - on Thursday in a state ceremony attended by Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, President Moshe Katsav, and... more
Science and technologyAeradria: "The airport operator is not interested in a recapitalization of the carrier Air Alps"
Rimini, Italia - So giving the lie to the news released on the local press on last Tuesday
Aeradria, the "Federico Fellini" Airport's operator, would not intend to resort to a recapitalization of the Austrian regional carrier Air Alps. The news appeared on press is not true, according to the... more
Science and technologyUS fighters could be flown by mouse brain
Washington, USA - On board computer could be placed by animal cell "Biological processor"
An interesting test has been carried out at Florida University: a group of mouse’s brain cell can fly a US F-22, even if only in a flight simulator, as of now (see AVIONEWS). Researchers have studied t... more
Science and technologyBrussels: 600 poisonous frogs discovered in three passengers' bags
Brussels, Belgium - They were coming from Panama and had already established other illegal sale of animals
They were coming back from Panama, the three passengers stopped and searched by Belgium police at the airport of Brussels: they were transporting 600 little poisonous frogs native of South America, hidden... more
Science and technologyHonolulu airport evacuated for security reasons
Honolulu, Hawaii - Delay flights and passengers for about two hours
Honolulu airport was evacuated for security reasons by Transportation Security Administration's workers yesterday in the late morning after they noticed that a baggage screening machine was not working... more
Science and technologyRussia: the work which aim to the renovation of "Sheremetyevo" would start on October 2005
Moscow, Russia - A USD 75m project was approved last Friday
At the end, after many years of discussion about the improvement of the Muscovite airport "Sheremetyevo", involving as well state Aeroflot airline, last Friday, it was approved a USD 75m project, after... more
Science and technologyStansted Airport: November 1,3 and 11 baggage handlers at Stansted Airport would be on strike
London, England - The industrial action comes out because of talks' failure
Baggage handlers at the Britain airport of Stansted announced that they would be on strike next November 1, 3, 11: the industrial action is due to the unions talks' failure in order to reach a 1% pay rise... more
Science and technologyComiso: the first foundations of the "Marenostrum"
Ragusa, Italy - The Mayor of the Ragusan little town about it said "A challenge of civilization"
On Saturday finally has been given the opening to the construction of the new airport of Comiso that will have "Marenostrum" as name: the Mayor, Pippo Digiacomo has put the first "stone" of that will be... more
Science and technologyRussia: suspected luggage at "Vnukovo" airport
Moscow, Russia - There are more controls at the Russian airports after the double terror attack by means of Chechen last August
Police evacuated, last Friday, air terminals of the Muscovite airport "Vnukovo" , because of the existence of a suspicious luggage: Itar-Tass’s agency comunicated, mentioning some airport sources. The b... more
Science and technologyPalermo: emergency landing for a Transavia's plane
Palermo, Italy - After an indicator gave a signal of fire in the area of undercarriage the crew of Boeing B-737/800 alerted
It happened last Saturday, around nine thirty in the morning, the emergency landing of the Transavia aircraft, which after took off from Amsterdam and having made a stop in Naples was directed to Catania.... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: a scheduled flight had a bust at its undercarriage immediately after having landed
Rome, Italy - No problem for passengers
Last Saturday, the pilot of a scheduled flight of the Air Alps, immediately after landing, discovered a functional anomaly to its undercarriage and informed the control tower, letting know that the plane... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: fog causes delay at night
Fiumicino, Italy - The situation turned normal in the morning anyway
A dense fog caused some problems for the operative activities of Fiumicino Airport. Some delay occurred in fact for the arrival and departure flights at "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport, so that two runways... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: child goes missing has been founded on the carousel
Rome, Italy - Polaria agents intervened and saw him got carried away by device
A 4 years Pakistani child sprang alarm at Fiumicino Airport because, while his parents were at check-in for embark to Lahore (Pakistan), climbed up the carousel. Alarm has been launched by radio to all... more
Science and technologyAeradria SpA: new link to Tirana from half of November served by Albatros Airways
Rimini, Italy - The press conference of the presentation will gather next Friday
Aeradria SpA, the society that manages Rimini-San Marino's airport and the Albatros Airways communicate the next Friday, October 29, 2004 at 11.30am at the "Federico Fellini" International Airport (Via... more
Science and technologyLos Angeles Airport: the upgrade plan approved
Los Angeles, USA - But critics threat already lawsuits
On Wednesday, the local administration approved an USD 11bn plan to modernize the Los Angeles International Airport. On the base of it, the air station capacity will have to improve by 30 per cent, to... more
Science and technologyDHL renounces to its Belgium expansion plan
Brussels, Belgium - The society is aiming to German or French air stations
DHL, global courier leader, seems has renounced for ever to its Belgium expansion plan at Brussels-Zaventem Airport (see for details AVIONEWS). Yesterday, the firm reported it will take into consideration... more
Science and technologyA French man was planning a terroristic attack against Heathrow
London, United Kingdom - He had already tried to organize an Al Qaeda cell in Japan
The French Lionel Dumont, arrested last December because he was arranging an Al Qaeda cell in Japan, would have planned a terroristic attack against the Heathrow Airport in London together an other Osama... more
Science and technologyThe former military base Silverstone track retires
London, United Kingdom - The first Grand Prix took place just here
Few person know that the Silverstone motor-racing track in England, that is the oldest in the Formula-1 history, is a World War Second former military airport discarded of Northamptonshire. Bernie Ecclestone,... more
Science and technologyBrazilian airplanes powered by alcool?
Sao Paulo, Brazil - It is the challenge of Embraer which has started testing the new fuel after the Government's green light
Researches aimed to find good alternative solutions compared with the traditional aeronautics fuels, after the proposals related to soya oil and coal (see for details AVIONEWS), go on. Notwithstanding,... more
Science and technologyKosovo: numbers concerning the activity of the Italian airport "Amiko"
Pristina, Kosovo - 36.000 passengers which passed through the airport in 5 years time
The International South-West brigade have let know, through a communicate arrived in Rome, the response of the Italian airport’s "Amiko", made by the first Italian independent operate division (Roa) o... more
Science and technologyTurin-Caselle: man arrested because had 1,3 kg cocaine inside his stomach
Turin, Italy - By Italian Financial Police on duty at air station
Italian Financial Police on duty at Turin-Caselle Airport, have picked out and arrested a man who carried 1,3 kg cocaine, because they became suspicious about his documents from which realized he made... more
Science and technologyDHL refuses to curb noisy planes at Brussels Zaventem Airport
Brussels, Belgium - As from 2011 it will become its major European hub
Yesterday, DHL refused the Belgian government demand to curb the use of noisy planes as part of the American firm's plan to turn Brussels Zaventem Airport into its major European hub. The US courier insists... more
Science and technology7E7 Dreamliner: a possible extension of the Grottaglie Airport's runway
Grottaglie, Italy - An intervention aimed to favour the transport of the aircraft's components manufactured in Italy, by resorting to the cargo version of the 747s
Grottaglie "M. Arlotta" Airport (Taranto, Italy) could be involved by the production of the 7E7 Dreamliner programme, according to what set by the agreements between Boeing and Alenia Aeronautica with... more
Science and technologyOttawa Airport: stop at the terror
Ottawa, Canada - The first Canadian air station which started using the new measures against terrorism
The capital city air station is the first airport of the country which started, this week, to use the new security measures against terrorism, by means of the use of special scanner capable of individuate... more
Science and technologyBy tram to the Zurich-Kloten Airport
Zurich, Switzerland - Swiss people against pollution and smoke
In a short time, the Zurich-Kloten Airport will be also reached by tram, thanks to the new link which will join air station with city: it seems that this means of conveyance is being back. Tram behind... more
Science and technologyKenya: two injured because of an explosion at an air station of the capital
Kenya, Africa - It seems to be followed by a terroristic attack as well
It caused two injured the explosion which happened yesterday, in the afternoon, at "Wilson" Airport of Nairobi. The two victims are two women, custom employees: the detonation provoked the fall of part... more
Science and technologyRussia: towards the airports denationalization
Moscow, Russia - It would be required by the high management costs but a new ruling changing the current strategic status of the structures is necessary
Russian Government would be seriously thinking to start a concrete denationalization process for the airports in the country, with reference anyway to the airfields as well. Moscow's Ministry of Transport... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: the Roma football team left for Germany by an Alitalia flight
Rome, Italy - Fans crowd surrounded the team in the Roman airport
The Alitalia charter flight with on board players, managers and technical staff of the AS Roma football team, took off from the Fiumicino Airport at 10:20am: the team tomorrow will be engaged against the... more
Science and technology"Marco Polo" Airport: arrested a man involved in a great stolen car's traffic
Venice, Italy - The organization skilled in laundering and receiving stolen goods, operated at international level
Within an operation conducted by the Italian Police with the Spanish Interpol throughout several Italian cities and Bilbao (Spain), to the Venice Airport "Marco Polo" has been arrested Sandro Levach, 41... more
Science and technologyIsland of Borneo: fires, provoke several problems at the air traffic
Jakarta, Indonesia - The local residents had to put on respirators
Yesterday, in the Indonesian zone of Borneo's Island was "One of the worst day", due to the fact that the fires provoked too much smoke: as claimed the spokesman of Banjarmasin's Airport in Kalimantan,... more
Science and technologyTsa announces some news about security
New York, USA - Five new Explosives Detection for five selected airports
The Trasportation Security Administration (Tsa) announced, yesterday, that it is in talks with Smiths Detection of Pine Brook (NJ)to order five Explosives Detection Trace Portal which would be collocated... more
Science and technologyLinate: the Milan Airport employee was sentenced to 7 months in prison
Milan, Italy - He stole some pieces of cheese from a passenger's bag
Guglielmo Imposimato, Sea's employee, who stole last Saturday three pieces of cheese from the bag of a passenger from Sicily was sentenced to 7 months in prison. It was the magistrate, Cilia Clerici, who... more
Science and technologyUsa: The American government would probably make changes at "O'Hare" Airport
Chicago, USA - The airport suffers from congestion
Some sources of the American government claimed that it could start really soon a new schedule changes at "O'Hare Airport" for the international carriers which use the American airport, in order to avoid... more
Science and technologyBomb-alarm at San Antonio Airport
San Antonio, Usa - A deranged crashed with his car through the airport's fence
San Antonio International Airport's Authorities asserted that, fews days ago a deranged Mexican man got, crashing his car through the surrounding, into the runway where a Delta airplan to Atlanta was going... more
Science and technologyFrankfourt: traffic passengers rose in the German air base
Frankfourt, Germany - One of the best third quarter in Frankfourt's airport history
Traffic passengers rose 3.1 percent in September at Frankfourt's airport related to the same period of last year, to a total of 4.83 million passengers, as airport sources reported last Tuesday. Take off... more
Science and technologyCanada: troubles at Toronto Airport for the PSAC dependant strike
Toronto, Canada - Some flights have suffered delays
Yesterday there were troubles at Toronto "Pearson" Airport, because of the public dependant of PSAC, Public Service Alliance of Canada: 115.000 workers have been on strike since Monday to claim against... more
Science and technologyNo exceptions on control in the American airports
Denver, Usa - "It was surreal. It was like out of a movie"
It’s about rigid efficiency or we are in front of a joke? Surprising the treatment reserved to Ava Kingsford at Denver International Airport, during the passengers security check. The female TSA (Trasportation S... more
Science and technologyLugano-Agno: the reorganization hypotesis is appearing
Lugano, Switzerland - The 2003 society accounts has been money-losing
The Lugano municipal council is afraid for Agno Airport, which has exceed the last year budget by a CHF 600.000 money-losing and forecast for 2004 are not better. So the reorganization hypotesis is appeared... more
Science and technologyDomodedovo airport would match third-category Icao standards
Moscow, Russia - The Muscovite air base would receive airlines in bad weather
Domodedovo airport, which is situated not far from Moscow, would receive airlines, in bad weather condition by the end of the year. The happened improvement could introduce the Russian air station into... more
Science and technologyIt is very hot at Sydney airport
Sydney, Australia - It is already started the fire season in the kangaroo land
At International Airport of Sydney there is a very record hot, so temperature seems reached 38,3 degrees, going above the previous 38,2 degrees record registered October 4, 1942. While also in the Sydney... more
Science and technologySolar Impulse: sustainable development and medicine progress
Lausanne, Switzerland - There are several concrete applications which could be produced by the interesting project of Piccard
It had already been announced during the last months: the Bertrand Piccard’s project for the production of an airplane powered by solar energy able to perform a flight around the globe and named Solar I... more
Science and technologyBus service from Verona's and Brescia's airports
Trento, Italy - The new bus service is directed to some of the main touristic place of Trento
It would start next December, 11, 2004 the new bus service which would link Verona's and Brescia's airports to some of the main prestigious districts of Trento. The project aims to facilitate passengers... more