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Science and technologyBaghdad Airport still closed
Baghdad, Iraq - Air station 24 hours stop
The Iraq’s Premier spokesperson unveiled by a statement that authorities have extended to other 24 hours Baghdad International Airport closing for safety reason: the air station stop had been ordered l... more
Science and technologyZurich-Kloten: nine kilos drug seized
Zurich, Switzerland - It was leaving from South-America bound for Africa
Today the Zurich Police said that Helvetian Customs Service delivered a blow to the international drug traffic: nine kilos cocaine has been seized at mid October in the Zurich-Kloten Airport. The drug... more
Science and technologyDHL chose Germany
Brussels, Belgium - Lipsia-Halle is the new operating base of the US courier
DHL, after having renounced to its Belgium expansion design, from 2008 will transfer its operating base from Brussels-Zaventem Airport to those of Lipsia-Halle in Germany, as it anticipated last month... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: the Nobel winners for peace arrived yesterday
Rome, Italy - Among them Yusuf Islam, who receives the award "Man for peace 2004"
Nobel for peace arrived, yesterday, at the Romanian air station of Fiumicino. They came in Rome because of the V Summit of Nobel for peace, organized by the Gorbaciov’s foundation and by Romanian Municipal c... more
Science and technologyBrussels: Biac sells a significant share of the Belgian International airport
Brussels, Belgium - The acquiring would be a society headed by the Australian MacQuarie Airport
MacQuarie Airport, which already owns 44% of AdR (Airports of Rome) would acquire for EUR 735m, 70% share of Brussels International airport: Belgian Government announced yesterday. Through the privatization... more
Science and technologyVoice control: the evolution of the UAVs
Boston, USA - A programme developed by some American researchers and based on a software able to process English idiom voice controls
UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) controlled by voice: this is the future of military aviation (but also of the civil one later) according to some researchers from Boston (United States), who would be carrying... more
Science and technologyAirports: IBM presents PaxFlow simulator
Zurich, Switzerland - The new machine gives the possibility to improve airports' service
IBM showed, recently, its PaxFlow simulator, an instrument which is capable of improving airports' service: it would allow to the air stations the possibility to foresee traffic passengers a week early,... more
Science and technologyHeathrow: Jamaican reggae singer repulsed
London, United Kingdom - His songs offend gay community
The Border Police at the London Heathrow Airport repulsed Jamaican reggae singer Sizzla in England for some concerts. It seems that recently British authorities were studying carefully the words of his... more
Science and technologyCairo's airport: 16 hawks discovered in a passenger's bag
Cairo, Egypt - The man admitted his trial to smuggle the predatory
A passenger who had a strange behaviour, was stopped, last weekend, at the Cairo's airport: 16 hawks, under sedation, were discovered in his luggage: they were destined to a hunter of Qatar, as confessed... more
Science and technologyMombasa: 250 Italian tourists clogged at the airport
Mombasa, Kenya - The aircraft of the Eurofly was stopped by the local airport authorities for some unclear reasons
Last Saturday, a group of 250 Italian tourists, which was returning to Italy after a week-holiday in Kenya, was clogged for several hours at the International airport of Mombasa, first on board of the... more
Science and technologyHeathrow tries the new super metal detector
London, United Kingdom - It can localize anything exactly, including traveller's privates
Until the end of the year, the Heathrow Airport will try a new X-rays device able to see through clothes to localize in an infallible way weapon and dangerous objects, including plastic explosive and ceramic... more
Science and technologyThe Kastrup Airport tax to diminish
Copenhagen, Denmark - It has been severely criticized by airlines
The Danish government aims to abolish partially the airport taxes at Copenhagen air station: "I can’t find a single reason why we should keep the tax. It should be abolished as soon as possible", a spokesman f... more
Science and technologyFraport: Lufthansa persuades cut costs
Frankfurt, Germany - The pressure on the operator made by its main customer would lease to the recent resolution
Fraport, one of the biggest European operator as well as operator of the Frankfurt Airport seems to act soon a cut cost: the reason for the recent measure seems to be Lufthansa's pressure on it, its biggest... more
Science and technologyRome: Iyad Allawi landed yesterday at "Ciampino"
Rome, Italy - Carabinieri Corps and Policy predisposed strict safety measures
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, landed yesterday at 8.47pm at the military airport of Rome-Ciampino: Carabinieri Corps and Policy predisposed strict safety measures. The special plane, a Boeing... more
Science and technologyBaa announces a 16 percent jump in its first- half pre-tax profit
London, United Kingdom - The operator of London's Heathrow Airport received a provision related to a legal spat with Ryanair
Baa, one of the Britain's biggest operator, which own the airport of the United Kingdom's capital, Heathrow, announced a 16 percent jump in its first-half earnings: thanks to cheap airfares and stronger... more
Science and technology"Marco Polo" Airport: a Chinese man has been blocked. He was transferring money abroad illegally
Venice, Italy - The Italian GdF seized EUR 22.000
The Italian Guardia di Finanza agents have seized about EUR 22.000 to a 34 year Chinese man during controls before embark at Venice "Marco Polo" Airport: the man, living in Udine, was boarding an airplane... more
Science and technologyAVIONEWS asked GESAP for explanations about the high grass problem at Palermo Airport
Palermo, Italy - "This aspect does not involve the entire airport, is a temporary one and regards an experimental stage for the expulsion of birds
AVIONEWS asked GESAP (the Palermo Airport’s operator) for explanations about the problem represented by high grass at the air station (see for details AVIONEWS). The representative from the communication o... more
Science and technology"Ben Gurion": the new terminal's activity started
Tel Aviv, Israel - It costed about USD 1bn for ten years planning and carring out
Yesterday, the activity of the new modern terminal of the Israeli "Ben Gurion" Airport - which was inaugurated last October 28 (see AVIONEWS) - was started in an official capacity by an El Al NY-bound... more
Science and technologyIs there high grass at Palermo Airport?
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS discovered this problem recently
It seems that high grass exists along the entire air station territory at the Palermo "Falcone e Borsellino" Airport. This fact could really produce some problems for pilots during the landing procedure,... more
Science and technologyMinnesota: some smaller airports of the American state may not have scheduled flights as well as jumbo jet
Alexandria, Usa - Many people is acting in order to reach the reorganization of those zones mainly for safety's sake
Some smaller air stations of Minnesota's American State may not serve several scheduled flights and jumbo jet: about one-third of the state's airport in fact deviate from Minnesota's model air station... more
Science and technologyGermany: political asylum for the Palestinian man that lived seven months in Prague Airport
Prague, Czech Republic - It has been declared yesterday by the German "Ong Opu"
Martin Rozumek, chief of the German "Ong Opu", organization that assist political refugee, announced yesterday that Germany will give political asylum at Palestinian Ibrahim Zijad that has been living... more
Science and technologyLinate: alarm for suspected items given on Saturday afternoon
Milan, Italy - An artificer of the Carabinieri Corps has intervened
The Police gave the alarm, on Saturday at 6 pm, in Milan-Linate airport, for the discovery of a kettle used to melt the wax, the one used by beauticians, found on the floor in the departure area. The Police... more
Science and technologySingapore: war insurance would be extended to the air sector
Singapore - It is a measure of the local government
The government of Singapore, last Monday, declared that it would extend the third part of the war insurance as covering for the operator of Chargi Airport, because of the lack of other commercial insurances:... more
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