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ReportTurkey: ground collision between Airbus airliner aircraft -VIDEO
One landed, the other taking off, came into contact at the "Atatürk" in Istanbul
"Wing blow" of an A-330 Asiana Airlines breaks down the vertical stabilizer of an A-321 Turkish more
ReportDonald Trump and Kim Jong-un will meet on June 12th in Singapore
"A very special moment for World Peace"
The official date of the historic summit between the United States and North Korea has been established: US President Donald Trump and Pyongyang leader Kim Jong-un will meet in Singapore on June12th.... more
ReportUS plane with 3 Americans released from North Korea landed
Donald Trump welcomes them at the Andrews Air Force Base
Three US citizens released from North Korea arrived with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Andrews Military Base in Maryland. Just before three o'clock in the morning (local time), President Donald... more
ReportTrump: United States out of nuclear deal. Sanctions for those who help Tehran
EU against US on the breaking of the agreement with Iran
US President Donald Trump announced yesterday the US administration's withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal signed in 2015 with Teheran together with the UN Security Council countries and Germany. The... more
ReportChicks' massacre at Brussels airport
20 thousand ones killed with gas due to a transport problem
Controversy in Belgium where a technical problem caused the death of 20 thousand chicks at Brussels airport.A container used for the transport of animals should have been loaded on board an aircraft bound... more
ReportAircraft and security. Hawaii, Kilauea volcano erupts
evacuation order issued - VIDEO
At the moment volcanic ash has not caused any consequence on the air traffic planned in the area more
ReportPilotes Volontaires: A plane that will save lives
Two French pilots fly over the Mediterranean to help migrants
Benoît Micolon and José Benavente decided to invest their savings in the purchase of a Colibrì MCR-4S tourism plane that will fly over a 150 km area from east to west, 50 km from Tripoli, to report to... more
ReportNiloofar Rahmani obtains asylum in the United States
Death threats for the first Afghan military pilot
Niloofar Rahmani, who has long been threatened with death, has obtained the right to asylum in the United States. The unacceptable desire of the young woman to pilot a fighter plane caused the violent... more
ReportSame time zone for North Korea and South Korea
Clock back by half an hour in Pyongyang
After the meeting that took place on April 27th between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korea's president Moon Jae-in (see for details AVIONEWS article linked), the two Koreas will return to... more
ReportInter-Korean Summit: the handshake between Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in
North and South Korea's commitment to denuclearization and peace
The meeting between the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South Korean president Moon Jae-in will make world diplomacy history as one of the most relevant and maybe unexpected events. The event... more
ReportRussia-USA flight connection at risk
Delays in obtaining Aeroflot pilots' visas
As announced by the Russian foreign ministry, the direct flight connection between Russia and the USA would be at risk due to delays and problems found by Russian crewmembers in obtaining the required... more
ReportNato won't deploy military reinforcement in the Baltic States and confronts the Netherlands
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are worried about possible Russian adventurism
The Alliance gives a negative answer to the request of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to strengthen NATO military presence by a greater deployment of soldiers and by use of American air defense systems... more
ReportFrance: Minister Hulot meets the zadist environmentalists
Tension continues in Notre-Dame-des-Landes
The meeting between the French environment minister Nicolas Hulot, local authorities and environmental occupants who do not want to leave the Loire-Atlantique French area is planned for this afternoon... more
ReportUS. Panic on Southwest Airlines plane
Engine explosion causes decompression. 1 casualty -VIDEO
A Southwest Airlines B-737/7H4 (WL) (registration: N772SW) headed to Dallas was forced to make an emergency landing at Philadelphia Airport in Pennsylvania. The aircraft suffered an in-flight uncontained... more
ReportSyria: state television talks about a new missile attack
Military sources deny it
The tension in Syria is growing while the state television provides fragmentary news on an alleged new night of terror animated by missile attacks. According to news from the local press agency "Sana",... more
ReportUS sanctions: even United Russia applauds Moscow's countermeasures
American and Russian dangerous mutual relaunching
The United Russia General Council secretary Andrey Turchak commented on the draft bill currently being examined by the Duma. As Turchak said: "This is a bill that allows the government of the Russian Federation... more
ReportMacron: "I persuaded US to stay in Syria". Trump denies it
Putin warns Western countries
About 48 hours after the attack by the US, Britain and France against Syria, Vladimir Putin said he was worried that new military interventions could lead to further disorder in the already very unstable... more
ReportUsa, GB, France: raid against Syria -3 VIDEO
The international chessboard of the factions is outlined
USA, France, Great Britain with the applause by the West, by Germany and by Israel. Russia and Iran with Assad. Turkey hesitates more
ReportSanctions: Russia responds and limits export to the USA
Under consideration law suspending cooperation on aeronautics, nuclear, rocket propulsion
The rule will also include limitations on imports from the USA and "friendly" countries more
ReportBack-and-forth between US and Russia: the Syrian situation becomes central
Europe doesn't sit back
The threat of a possible missile attack on Syria was addressed yesterday to Russia by the American president Donald Trump through a tweet. "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria.... more
ReportMissiles on military airport in Syria
Pentagon denies involvement in the raid
According to Syrian State news agency "SANA" (Syrian Arab News Agency), the military airport "T-4" in Homs, central Syria, would have suffered a missile strike this morning.The Syrian Observatory for Human... more
ReportAircraft and transport: Switzerland and Vietnam renew agreement
Direct connections without limits
A contract signed in Hanoi that revives that one of 40 years ago more
ReportChaos: failure delays 50% of aircraft in Europe
Eurocontrol's Etfms system in tilt
The airlines are reworking flight schedule more
ReportRussia expels two Italian embassy officials
Convoked the Italian charge of affairs in Moscow
The Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry (Farnesina) announced today in a note that:"The affairs representative of the Italian embassy at the Russian Federation has been convoked at the Russian Foreign Affairs... more
ReportQatar fighter-bomber planes violate UAE airspace
New encroachment denounced in the skies of Bahrain
Threat to the safety of the Gulf countries: two United Arab Emirates (UAE) airplanes were approached last Monday by as many Qatar fighter-bombers. According to a statement by the general authority for... more
ReportFrance: Sarkozy in custody
Funded by Gaddafi in the run to the Élysée?
The investigation of Libyan funding is tightening up in the 2007 French election campaign more
ReportRussia: cargo plane loses gold and silver during taking off
Uncontrollable "Search to the ingots" -2 VIDEO
An Antonov An-12 cargo plane of the Russian airline Nimbus just took off from the Yakutsk Siberian airport between March 14th and 15th became the protagonist of an episode that caused a confusion among... more
ReportAircraft crash in Katmandu: victims rise to 51
Worry for safety in Nepal
2 VIDEO attached more
ReportNorth Korea: Kim behind murder of his half-brother
This is stated by Washington. New US sanctions. Again crisis?
The US-North Korea dialogue on denuclearization and missile testing is wobbling more
ReportSigns of thawing between the two Koreas
Talks, and Pyongyang will freeze missile and nuclear tests
The detente of the nuclear crisis through direct dialogues North Korea-South Korea-Usa? more
ReportHelicopters. Italy: rigged Hems rescue service contract, 4 arrests
Also two Babcock Mcs Italy managers at house arrest - 2 VIDEO
Prosecutor Gratteri: "Discovered step by step how to modify a tender ..." more
ReportThat plane never shot down in the plans to kill Arafat
The "Times" about it, signed by Ronen Bergman
How Israel tried for decades to eliminate the PLO leader more
ReportLondon. Police arrests drunk aircraft pilot
Cloche of a taking off airplane with 300 people on board -VIDEO
As confirmed by the Sussex authorities, it was about 8:30pm of last Thursday when a phone call alerted the police, who immediately rushed to gate 17 of the south Terminal of London-Gatwick airport: the... more
ReportAmsterdam airport closed for storm. Aircraft grounded
Strong winds lash the Netherlands and North-Europe -VIDEO
Air traffic in tilt: delays and cancellations. Heavy hardships for passengers more
ReportIsrael: forced illegal migrants exodus started
A plane ticket and 2900 euros to each one
Who refuses it, will be arrested. Rwanda and Uganda ready to welcome them if consenting more
ReportWill a private company unveil the mystery of the disappeared Malaysia airplane?
It will resume searches by autonomous underwater vehicles
With the approval of the Malaysian government, it will be paid only if it will succeed more
ReportIndia. Argument in cockpit: pilot and copilot leave control of aircraft
Mumbai, India - It happened last January 1st on a Jet Airways plane, according to the local press reported it today
The Indian local press reported it today but the fact happened on New Year's Day on a B-777 airplane of the Indian carrier Jet Airways, on the London-Mumbai route with 324 passengers and 14 crewmembers... more
Report"Eleanor" beats France and UK: strong winds, aircraft and transport in difficulty
Paris, France - Closed Basle-Mulhous-Fribourg Eurofacility and that in Strasbourg. The storm rages now to North
The "Carmen" tempest was not enough in the last days that has hit France lashed with winds up to 100 km/h. Last night Ile de France has been interested also with the passage of "Eleanor", that in its intense... more
ReportAirplanes. A woman with two kg of drug: stopped at Zurich Airport
Zurich, Switzerland - Cocaine, hidden in the false bottom of the suitcases
A 25 year old Slovenian woman has been stopped in the last days in the transit area of the Zurich-Kloten International Airport after have to make suspicious the security forces. Following to the controls... more
ReportKorea test: Hwasong-15 missile noticed at short distance from passenger-aircraft of Cathay -VIDEO
Rome, Italy - The fact happened last November 29, day of the last missile test in Pyongyang
Different international press media reporting what declared today by Cathay Pacific, report that the crew of an airliner aircraft of the Chinese carrier, CX893 flight took off from San Francisco to Hong... more
ReportMistery about the death of a Saudi Prince: a shot down helicopter, or an accident? The implications... -2 VIDEOS
Tehran, Iran - The day after the wave of arrests of princes and prominent persons. An intricate story, among struggles for power and claimants to the throne?
The rumors that were reported today by the Iranian news channel in Arabic language "Al-Alam News" about the death that occurred yesterday evening of the Saudi-Arabian Prince Mansour bin Muqrin -which was... more
ReportAirplanes. Pedestrian finds envelope with delicate data of Heathrow airport: London quivers
London, UK - 76 files with details of the airport security plans, but also the program of itineraries of the Queen and details on her safety net
The news, departed from "Sunday Mirror", yesterday spread on all British tabloid. An uninformed pedestrian has discovered by chance on the way an USB key in an envelope with Heathrow Airport security plans.... more
ReportAircraft and transport. Strike in France tomorrow
Paris, France - In the context of a national protest of the interprofessional public sector
DGAC, the French civil aviation Directorate general, unveils a notice of strike that in the context of a national protest of the interprofessional public sector, will interest also the field of air transport... more
ReportAirplanes. Malfunction creates chaos in the world airports
Rome, Italy - Black-out to the registration system and passenger embarking. The solution is gradually improving
From London-Gatwick to "De Gaulle" in Paris, from Washington to Frankfurt, Seoul, Baltimora, Melbourne, Zurich, Tokyo, to Singapore up to Johannesburg: it is chaos in the world airports that is provoking... more
ReportUkraine: ammunition depot exploded. Closed air space -VIDEO
Kiev, Ukraine - The second fire on a facility of this kind from the beginning of the year
One of the greatest Ukraine ammunition depots located near Kalynivka, in the central region of Vinnytsia, 200 km west of Kiev, has been interested in the last days from a wide fire that has provoked a... more
ReportAttack at the London Tube, an improvised bomb explodes
London, United Kingdom - About twenty people got injured, according to British police it would be terrorism
The explosion that occurred this morning at 8:20 in a carriage of the London (United Kingdom) underground was caused by an improvised explosive device, it was the English police to confirm it and to say... more
ReportSerious North-Korean risk: one of its missiles threatens Japan and the United States
Pyongyang, North Korea - The rocket travelled 3700 km, flying over the Japanese island of Hokkaido and falling into the Pacific
On Friday morning at 6:57 am (local time) North Korea launched another missile. The rocket probably a medium-range ballistic missile departed from the Sunan base -next to the airport of the North-Korean... more
ReportHoax bomb threats in Moscow, thousands of people evacuated
Moscow, Russia - The telephone calls warning about the presence of explosive devices would have been over one-hundred; in recent days similar threats in other Russian locations
About fifty-thousand people were evacuated yesterday in Moscow (Russia) following over one-hundred telephone calls that were received by local authorities that warned about the presence of bombs. The established... more
ReportHurricane "Irma": "the greatest airlift" since the last war to help French Antilles
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe - President Macron said that while visiting the region just after the passage of the storm
The French President Emmanuel Macron landed in the overseas French department of Guadeloupe, a territory marked by the recent passage of hurricane "Irma". From the devastated region he said about the aid... more
ReportIrritant gas at the airport of Frankfurt, 6 people treated
Frankfurt, Germany - The incident is being investigated, airport operations continue
Six people got intoxicated this morning at about 11 am at the Frankfurt Airport, experiencing breathing problems, eye irritation and needing medications. The incident took place in the Terminal 1 of the... more