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Science and technologyUs airports as war zones
Washington, Usa - Fbi asks for anti-missile defense at the biggest airports
New and extreme emergency measures will be put in place at the greatest American airports, in order to face possible missile attacks like that one carried in Kenya against an Israeli airplane in November,... more
Science and technology"Iraqi Freedom": also the international airport is among the goals of the carpet bombing on Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq - Aircraft and missiles since this night are continuing to hit Iraqi capital
Aircraft and Tomahawk missiles have heavy hit Baghdad this night and this morning, centering "Saddam Hussein" International airport, the center of the Information office, a presidential palace used by... more
Science and technology"Iraqi Freedom": coalition Forces have bombed "Shaykh Hantush" Iraqi landing strip
Baghdad, Iraq - It's an important operation for advance to Baghdad
This morning, the Marines of the fifth Regiment have operated a carpet bombing against the important Iraqi landing strip of "Shaykh Hantush". Landing strip is about halfway between Baghdad and Al-Kut.... more
Science and technologyUsaf aircraft has taken off from Ramstein to Usa with on board American fallen in Iraq
Ramstein, Germany - They are twenty soldiers in Landsthul Us hospital
An Usaf's aircraft has taken off, this morning, from Us base of Ramstein, in Germany, to United States with on board the American marines, died in the Iraqi combats. News has come by base's spokesman,... more
Science and technology"Iraqi Freedom": Us cargos are landing in Bakrajo airport in Kurdistan
Paris, France - Landing strip activated by Kurdistan Patriotic Union
According to the French press agency France Press, several American cargo aircraft are landing in Bakrajo airport, 150 km in Northern of Harir. Landing strip has been activated by Kurdistan Patriotic Union.... more
Science and technologyTwo suspects held for Davao airport bombing
Manila, Philippines - They belong to the separatist Milf
A local Mayor said he has in custody two suspected terrorists who were behind the March 4 bombing at Davao International Airport, and added that they belong to the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front... more
Science and technologyJapan asks the Usa to review the controll of the airspace over Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan - It's needed to increase the operativity of Haneda airport
The Japanese Infrastructures and Transport Minister will formally ask the American government to reconsider the "borders" of the airspace over Tokyo, that allows the American air forces to have an important... more
Science and technologySuspect liquid found at Charles De Gaulle airport
Paris, France - A group of scientists are doing analysis
French police scientists were on Tuesday analysing an unidentified liquid found in three metal cans at Charles De Gaulle airport outside Paris. The containers were discovered Monday by a rubbish bin outside... more
Science and technologyEctasy bust at Joburg airport
Joburg, South Africa - A 21 year woman was arrested
A 21 year old South African woman was arrested at the Johannesburg International Airport after she was caught in possession of ectasy tabletts worth USD 3,1m. Captain Maisela said Vaa Rand policing area... more
Science and technologyMacquarie Airport purchases 28% of AdR
Rome, Italy - A business of EUR 290m
Macquarie Airport, an Australian private fund that has already a strong participation of Bristol and Birmingham hubs, has finalized the purchase of 28% of "Aeroporti di Roma", the society that manages... more
Science and technology"Iraqi Freedom": American soldiers wounded are landed in Ramstein Usaf airport
Ramstein, Germany - The soldiers has been transferred in the Landsthul military hospital
An airplane with 12 American soldiers remained wounded, in the border between Kuwait and Iraq, is landed this morning to Ramstein Usaf airport, in Palatinate. According to the first information, seven... more
Science and technologyIreland grants to the Usa the use of Shannon airport
Belfast, Ireland - A vote of the Parliament gives the free way
The American soldiers will be able to continue to use the airport of Shannon(Ireland) in their movements towards the Iraq. A vote of the Parliament, that has approved a motion introduced by premier Bertie... more
Science and technologyLos Angeles airport safe for travellers
Los Angeles, Usa - The police increased the inspections
Top officials in Los Angeles say the city’s airport is safe for travellers as US President Bush’s deadline for Saddam Hussein to surrender power passed unheeded on Wednesday. Los Angeles mayor Jim Hah... more
Science and technologySupply lines bog down at Kuwait's airport
Kuwait City, Kuwait - Army support units are waiting for freighters to be unloaded
Cargo handlers at Kuwait's airport are struggling to keep up with the crush of military supplies and equipment flooding in as more than 250.000 US and British troops. US military officials deny that the... more
Science and technologyChaos at the Kuwait City Airport
Kuwait City, Kuwait - The war has set off a general fear
A huge crowd has amassed at the first hours of this morning at the International Airport of Kuwait City, having obligated the responsibles of the hub to take drastic measures: only staff airport and the... more
Science and technologyCompuDyne gets security jobs at Jfk and two other airports
New York, Usa - It signed contracts for USD 2,5m
Compudyne Corp., a Hanover-based maker of security systems, said yesterday that it recently won contracts worth USD 2,5m to provide security technology at three airports. CompuDyne was awarded jobs worth... more
Science and technologyEmergency landing for a plane load of cocaine
Bogota, Colombia - It's happened in Capurgana, north east Colombia
A small airplane, with false US and UN standards and with cocaine aboard, has been forced, on Tuesday March 18, to an emergency landing at the airport of Capurgana, in north-east Colombia. To avoid a... more
Science and technologySry Lanka President seeks judicial action against an airport official
Colombo, Sry Lanka - The airport official would have helped LTTE terrorists
Chandrika Kumara, President of Sry Lanka, has called for tough action against an airport official for allegedly helping the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Ltte) to smuggle unchecked items through the... more
Science and technologyThe Usa have strengthened the security measures in the airports
Washington, Usa – Alarm level is "orange"
The United States Government has arranged the strengthening of the security measures near all Country’s airports and the deployment of thousand agents to the borders. These are some of the "Operation S... more
Science and technologyExplosive found near Gatwick airport
London, UK - It's terrorism alarm in all Europe
A large quantitative of explosive has been recovered by the "Metropolitan Police", the London police forces, in a flat close to the International Airport of Gatwick, southern of the English capital. The... more
Science and technologyA second runway at East Midlands airport could obliterate a village
London, Great Britain - 250 homes would be demolished
Campaigners have warned that a village will be obliterated if plans are passed for a second runway at East Midlands airport. A number of houses in Diseworth, Leicestershire, would be demolished and local... more
Science and technologyIntroduced at Heathrow a three-dimensional X ray and a powerful detector
London, Great Britain - It will enable to find weapons or explosives
The Heathrow airport has adopted two new security systems: a three-dimensional X ray machine and one powerful detector in order to prevent that eventual terrorists can carry weapons or explosives on board. While... more
Science and technologyPneumonia strain fears Gisborne airport
Auckland, New Zealand - New Zealand Health Ministry asks people to reconsider Asian travel plans
A man claiming to have been diagnosed with the deadly pneumonia strain that has killed 9 people and infected 150 worldwide declared himself at an Air New Zealand check in desk in Gisborne this morning. He... more
Science and technologyGreek government increased emergency measures in the airports because of Iraq war
Athen, Greece - Today the government will adopt economic measures also
The Greek Ministry of Communication and Transports has announced that the government has decided to increase the emergency measures in the country airports because of an eventual war against the Iraq. It'll... more
Science and technologyBelgrade airport has been closed, have garrisoned all the Serbian Capital’s bridges
Belgrade, Serbia - These are the first provisions after Djindjic’s murder
After the attack, in which today PM Zoran Djindjic is died, Serbia Government has gathered in order to face institutional crisis. Among the first urgency provisions taken by the authorities it has been... more
Science and technologyScottish Government pledged on the rail link to Glasgow airport
Glasgow, Scotland - The consultants decided that it wouldn't provide value for money
Scottish Transport Minister, Ian Gray, insist the Government remains committed to providing a rail link to Glasgow airport and is expected to announce the next stage soon. But in a report in 'The Herald'... more
Science and technologyIn UK'S airports there is a passenger number increase
London, Great Britain - The only fall is to and from Ireland
Passenger numbers at the UK's major airports soared last month. Airport operator BAA's 7 airports handled a total of 8,7 million passengers in February, a 6,3% increase on the same month last year. The... more
Science and technologySms service at Bristol airport
London, Great Britain - The management society will inform about eventual delays
New service at Bristol airport. Its management society will send sms to the cellular of the travellers in wait in order to inform them about eventual delays. Those who will want use it, have to record... more
Science and technologyMeeting between Berlusconi and Schroeder: air traffic blocked for an hour at Brema airport
Brema, Germany - Extreme measures of emergency have been adopted for the visit of president Berlusconi
Today, at 3:00 pm, at Brema airport, the air traffic has been blocked for an hour for the visit of the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi. In order to avoid the risk of terrorist attacks, similar... more
Science and technologyA conflict in Iraq could lead to a Gps interruption
London, UK - Probably a deterioration of the signal to regional level
According to what was reported today by the English magazine "Financial Times", that cites authoritative sources of the security both English and American, a possible conflict in Iraq could carry to the... more
Science and technologyWashington and Los Angeles airports risked an attack
Washington, Usa - Fear of a missile attack from the sea
The Wall Street Journal, in the edition of Tuesday March 4, publishes the preliminary conclusions to which the American experts, who are rewiewing the main US airports, arrived. It emerges that the... more
Science and technologyMuscovite Domodedovo airport to be certified according to Iso-9001:2000 standards
Moscow, Russia - It's the first time for a Russian hub
The next week the international airport Domodedovo of Moscow will receive the document from Iso (International Organization for Standardization) that will certify the reached standards of quality. Domodedovo... more
Science and technologyAn Islamic group claims responsibility for the yesterday attack in Philippines
Manila, Philippines - Official sources tell about 21 deaths and 150 wounded
According to what has been specified in an official notice sent to a local television, the yesterday attack at the airport of Davao, an island in the south of the Philippines, has been carried by the Muslim... more
Science and technologyIppr survey supports introduction of one congestion tax in order to improve airport services
London, Great Britain - The tax would be progressive and the greater costs would fall on who can allow it
The Ippr, British institute for Public Policy Research emphasizes, in a survey that will come published next month, that in order to arrest the increase of air traffic and to avoid airports congestion,... more
Science and technologyA new airport in Dubai, dedicated to the traveler
Dubai, Emirates - An investment of more than USD 4bn
Every activity must look at the quick changes in the field of the economy and to adapt to the demands that come from the market, characterized by the requirements of the individuals; all that is much truer... more
Science and technologyOutrage at Philippines airport (2): a second bomb blows at coach terminal
Manila, Philippines - The list of casualties' first attack raises to 16
An other explosive device has blasted few minutes after that devastating one exploded at the arrival hall of the airport of Davao: but this time it has been a coach terminal the target, although it is... more
Science and technologyOutrage at Philippines airport: dozen victims
Manila, Philippines - It's pointing on the Muslim extremist as the material executor
"We don't know whether it's a bomb or a granade", has declared the presidential advisor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, but sure it was a terroristic attack what happened about 2 hours ago at Davao city airport,... more
Science and technologyA new airport for Kuwait Airways
Kuwait City, Kuwait - It will be ready by 2015
The Kuwaiti government is planning the construction of a new airport exclusively dedicated to its national air company, Kuwait Airways, which would have to be localized close to that one existing. It... more
Science and technologyOn March 10th the new route Pisa-Moscow of Airstars Aircompany will be inaugurated
Pisa, Italia- The air company carries out 50 flights charter per month
On March 10th, at Galilei airport, the Airstars Aircompany will inaugurate the first flight all cargo Pisa-Moscow. After the collapse of Soviet Union and the end of Aeroflot monopoly, Airstars has been... more
Science and technologyFrom April 1 air companies will pay higher tolls for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted
London, Great Britain- Uprising of the carriers who will increase the costs for passengers
The Caa ( british civil aviation authority) has announced a 40% increase of the toll that the companies will pay to Baa group, for the use of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports. There was an uprising... more
Science and technologyIt has been decided the plan to enlarge Gatwick airport
London, UK - Two more runways will be added to the existing one
There were three alternatives on which the issue of the widening of Gatwick airport was centralized, and to the end it has been decided, today, to choose the most drastic, that is the construction of two... more
Science and technologyShannon airport blocked by pacifist group: US carriers decided to avoid the hub
Dublin, Ireland - A huge manifestation has been planned for next Saturday
The wave against the war crosses all Europe and it's large the number in these days of the pacifists' actions in order to hinder the activities of their governments that can be in relation with war operations.... more
Science and technologyA Texan airport will take the name of the Columbia’s commander
Amarillo, Usa - The astronaut was born in the city
International airport of Amarillo, in Texas, will call Rick Husband International Airport. Husband is the Commander of Columbia and the last February 1 died, together to other six astronauts, in the tragic... more
Science and technologyFailure of Delta new systems to speed the queue in New York airport
New York, Usa - They roll the system out in other 81 airports
The New York airport Fiorello La Guardia is testing a Delta innovative project that will make better use of technology to speed passengers through the lobby with as little as two-minute wait. But during... more
Science and technologyAn outbreak has destroyed the stores of a Philippine airport
Manila, Philippines - Victims number is not known
This morning, a violent expolosion has destroyed the beside the Awang airport's stores, in the island of Mindanao, in the southern of the Philippines. Victim number is not still known, but according to... more
Science and technologySandstorm hit yesterday Il Cairo
Il Cairo, Egypt - Air traffic suspended because of the visibility lack
On February 19th, the air traffic from and for Il Cairo had had problems because of an intense sandstorm that has reduced the visibility. Two Egyptair airplanes coming from Arabic peninsula have been forced... more
Science and technologyIn Johannesburg airport police has confiscated 12 kg of drug
Johannesburg, South Africa – Detectives have arrested a South African nationality 30-years old woman
A South African police’s operation, completed yesterday in Johannesburg international airport, have allowed the seizure of 12 kilograms of cocaine, in seven packages, worth about 571.000 Euro on the S... more
Science and technologyStopped at Belgrade airport an air loaded of weapons going to Kenya
Belgrade, Serbia - Serbian police is inquiring on an international traffic of weapons
B-92, the television of Serbo/Montenegrina Republic has announced that police has blocked at the airport an aircraft loaded of weapons going to Kenya. The airplane, coming from Bulgaria, would have landed... more
Science and technologyIt still continues the clear of mines around Kabul Airport, but it will last years
Kabul, Afghanistan - A process to return to normality
Kabul is sure different than some year ago, when the Taleban regimen repressed every try of freedom and democracy under the threat of terror and a religious ideology that carried to the extreme consequences... more
Science and technologyFake pilot tries to get in a cockpit
New York, Usa - Still unknown the real intentions of the man
According to what it was reported by the police of Kennedy International Airport of New York, a man named Shahid Basksh has tried to elude the surveillance systems in order to enter in the cockpit of an... more