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ReportItalian "Farnesina" about release "Rosalia D'Amato" ship: operation ongoing
Rome, Italy - Through Task-force
Farnesina (Italian Foreign Affair Ministry), through task-force, follows directly the phases of the release of crew on "Rosalia D'Amato" ship. It deals of an ongoing operation in a risk area, that... more
ReportItaly. New ministers appointed by Monti: Passera for transport, Di Paola for defense. The list
Rome, Italy - Monti President of the Council of Ministers and interim Minister for the Economy
Professor Mario Monti, according to the list that he has prepared for the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano. Composed of "High caliber experts" only. Monti has been chosen as President of... more
ReportIndia wants to purchase more A-50E/I AWACS aircraft
New Delhi, India - Based on IL-76
The "The Times of India" announced that New Delhi wants to purchase another two A-50E/I AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft, a Russian-Israeli co-production based on the Ilyushin Il-76... more
ReportRussia: sentenced for illicit aircraft engine and the arrest of two airliner pilots who smoked marijuana
Moscow, Russia - Harsher controls following several accidents
Two news have today confirmed that Russia and former USSR countries are applying more stringent aviation security controls, as requested by President Medvedev following a number of serious aviation accidents... more
ReportMore problems for Qantas A-380 aircraft
Dubai, UAE - Trent 972 engine shut down because of insufficient oil
The vicissitudes of the A-380 aircraft operated by the Australian carrier Qantas seem to have no end, which after the recent events related to the Trent 900 engine (see news AVIONEWS 1 and 2), another... more
ReportUN Security Council voted to end the mandate for military action in Libya
Rome, Italy - NATO is studying new ways to help the National Transitional Council
It's the end of another chapter in the war against Muammar Gaddafi's regime: finally, the UN Security Council has voted to end the mandate for international military action in Libya. Security Council... more
ReportChina to USA: "Stop sale of arms and upgrades for fighter aircraft to Taiwan"
Beijing, China - Undermined Sino-US military relations, according to Chinese Defense Ministry
The US government announced in late September its decision to sell arms valued 5.85 billion dollars to Taiwan - including upgrades for 145 of Taiwan's fighter aircraft- although United States had promised... more
ReportANA's Aero Dreamliner has operated its first commercial flight today
Hong Kong, Chinese Republic - Regular landing at Hong Kong after taking off from Tokyo, Japan
The first commercial flight of the B-787 Dreamliner, operated by the launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways), has been operated today from Tokyo-Narita to Hong Kong, with 252 passengers on board, crew... more
ReportFloods in Thailand: Bangkok airport closed for regional flights (VIDEO)
Bangkok, Thailand - Three days of forced vacation leave for the population of the capital city
Thai Justice Minister Pracha Promnog, who is leading the rescue and coordination centre, stated that "The water level rises and stretches". That is the reason why he announced the closure of schools and... more
ReportItaly. Malpensa accused of pollution and ecologic disaster
Varese , Italy - The city of Casorate Sempione denounces Enav, Enac, Sea, Arpa and Lombardy Region
Malpensa airport is still under indictment. In addition to the accuses of pollution, the declaration of ecologic disaster and the EU inquiry for missed observance of the European Union directives, it's... more
ReportGaddafi dead. Italian Defense Minister La Russa: "Italy will help Libyan people"
Rome, Italy - Italy ready to re-establish diplomatic relations with Libya
Following the confirmation of dictator Muammar Gaddafi's death, Italian politicians made their declarations. Extremely relevant the position of the Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa who sided with Libyan... more
ReportFlooding in Rome (2): inconveniences at the Fiumicino airport as well
Rome, Italy - Roman coast effected too
Last night's storm arrived on the Roman coast too which till the early hours of this morning has caused flooding and landslides, to such a the point that the mayor Gianni Alemanno asked for a state of... more
ReportGeneral strike in Greece. Transport totally blocked
Athens, Greece - In protest, also air-traffic controllers and customs agents
The one-week strike called by Adedy and Gsee, two of the main Greek trade unions, has reached its climax of adhesion. In addition to public servants, also air-traffic controllers and customs agents have... more
ReportItaly. Siena (Tuscany). Ultra-light airplanes illegaly imported
Siena, Italy - The Financial Police seizes 16 aircraft
Yesterday 18th October, the Financial Police explained how the "Tango Sette" project will develop, operation aimed at detecting an illegal traffic of imported aircraft from the Republic of San Marino. Policemen... more
ReportDash-8 aircraft accident: 28 victims
Madang, Papua New Guinea - Only 4 persons out of the 32 that were on board managed to survive
Yesterday at 5:00am local time, 20 miles south of Madang, north coast of Papua New Guinea a DHC-8/102 aircraft crashed with 32 people aboard and caught fire while approaching the runway of Madang airport. Reports... more
ReportRussia. MI-8 helicopter missing: found by the rescue; safe the seven people on board
Moscow, Russia - The researches massive
A Mil MI-8 helicopter with a total of seven people on board between crew and passengers, missing yesterday while it was in flight above the forests of the Transbaikal's Mountain, has been found after a... more
ReportNATO debates how long the Libya air war should proceed
Brussels, Belgium - Defined 4 conditions in order to end all fighting
In a two-day debate held in Brussels on 5-6 October, NATO forces outlined the next plans regarding the ending of the mission in Libya; according to declarations made by NATO secretary general Anders Rasmussen,... more
ReportAirbus' facilities in Germany could be a theaters of strikes
Hamburg, Germany - A-320 final assembly capacity at risk
After nearly a year of negotiations between the parties, representatives of the Airbus management and German unions continue to talk as today they have met to discuss the future of workers. Following the... more
ReportGerman ministry flies on State aircraft for private reasons
Berlin, Germany - Uproar caused among politicians
Also in other European Countries sometimes they use State aircraft for personal commitments, as happened to the German minister for education and research Annette Schavan, who on last March, 29 would be... more
ReportAround 5000 ground-air missiles disappear from Libya
Benghazi, Libya - But according to estimates these could be more
It seems that more than 5000 ground-air missiles, which could even reach 10,000 according to the NATO military committee, disappeared from the arsenal of Colonel Gheddafi, which consisted of nearly 20,000... more
ReportBoeing employees arrested on charges of dealing drugs at the Ridley Park plant
Philadelphia, USA - After a 4 year investigation
US federal agents yesterday arrested 37 current and former employees of Boeing at its plant in Ridley Park, in Philadelphia: 23 of them charged for the sale of painkillers containing Oxycontin, and illegal... more
ReportEgypt intercepts anti-aircraft missiles smugglers in Sinai
Cairo, Egypt - And denounced the smuggling of weapons from Sudan and Libya
The Egyptian authorities announced that they had intercepted smugglers who were trying to carry 8 anti-aircraft missiles and 4 shoulder launchers in a location near the Suez canal; the weapons probably... more
ReportThe bodies of the three Italian soldiers killed in Afghanistan have arrived
Rome, Italy - Today the funeral of Di Legge
Italian Air Force C-130 landed yesterday in Rome, carrying the bodies of the three young soldiers killed in Afghanistan last September 23 due to a car accident (see AVIONEWS); they were Lieutenant Riccardo... more
ReportSmash-up in Afghanistan caused the death of three Italian soldiers
Herat, Afghanistan - There was not an attack
At around 11:20 am Italian time a road accident in Afghanistan has caused the deaths of three Italian soldiers, whose names are not revealed until the families will be informed. General Massimo Figari,... more
ReportMilitary aircraft. NATO mission in Libya extended by three months
Brussels, Belgium - Decision taken yesterday during a meeting held in Brussels
A diplomatic source spread the news that during yesterday's meeting held in Brussels between the 29 NATO member States it was decided that the "Unified Protector" military mission in Libya will be extended... more
ReportGuarguaglini (Finmeccanica) denies that he has ever accepted Berlusconi's proposal
Rome, Italy - Declared during an interview with "Il Messaggero"
The newspaper "Il Messaggero" published an interview of Pierfrancesco Guarguaglini, president of Finmeccanica, one of the most important industries of the Italian economy which has lately been in the limelight... more
ReportEarthquake in India, Nepal and Tibet: at least 66 victims (VIDEO)
New Delhi, India - Highly stricken Sikkim zone
The strongest earthquake in the last two decades, took place yesterday in India, so far has caused the death of 66 people found and a further hundred were injured. Research continues incessantly and with... more
ReportUS drone kills the leader of Al Qaeda in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - Reported these days
The US authorities announced that on Sunday 11 September, co-incurring with the tenth anniversary of the Twin Towers attack, in Pakistan a CIA drone seems to have killed Al-Qaeda's leader of local terrorist... more
ReportSarkozy and Cameron visit officially Tripoli (VIDEO)
Tripoli, Libya - For the first time after Gheddafi's regime fall
The French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Cameron were eagerly welcomed during yesterday's first official visit to Tripoli and Benghazi; this is the official first visit by foreign... more
ReportMaxi-compensation for the Ustica victims' relatives
Palermo, Italy - Ministry of the interior and transport condemned
Yesterday the ruling issued by the Court of Palermo was delivered, condemning the ministry of the interior and transport to compensate the relatives of the 81 victims the sum of 100 million euros, plus... more
ReportLow activity nuclear site explodes in France: no radiation leaks
Marcoule, France - Balance: one death and four injuries, of whom one seriously injured. At the moment no danger for Italy
"ASN has activated its emergency centre at 12:30pm today after an accident at the nuclear facility Centraco (Center for treatment and reprocessing nuclear waste) located in the city of Codolet near Marcoule,... more
ReportFrom Italian "L'Espresso" this week: Finmeccanica-Lavitola Panama deals
Rome, Italy - The contract seems to be partly funded by Italy
According to the weekly journal "L'Espresso", Valter Lavitola mediation, investigated by the Naples public prosecutor for alleged extortion against the prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, seem to have guaranteed... more
ReportNew York: celebrations and safety measures for the tenth anniversary of the 11th September 2001
New York, USA - Obama will visit crash sites
New York prepares the commemoration of the 11 September 2001 tragedy: Manhattan will host exhibitions and activities in memory of the event that devastated many lives, exhibited in galleries and museums... more
ReportMoscow checks all Yak-42 aircraft operating on the territory
Moscow, Russia - Measure taken after yesterday's tragic accident killing an entire team of ice hockey
The Russian transport minister Igor Levitin said today that "Over the next three days an unscheduled inspection will be conducted" of all the Yak-42 aircraft operating in the area, that is, on 57 models... more
ReportMedvedev: "The number of domestic aircraft has to decrease drastically"
Yaroslavl, Russia - The president pays tribute to yesterday's victims
This morning, Thursday, September 8, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, accompanied by the governor of the region Sergei Vakhrukov, visited Yaroslavl near-abouts, on the riverbank of the Volga River and... more
ReportFalse bomb alerts threat Pakistan International Airlines aircraft
Istanbul, Turkey - One lands in Turkey, the other one in Malaysia
The press and the authorities announced that yesterday, 7th September, two Pakistan International Airlines aircraft have been forced to make an emergency landing in two airports within a short time span,... more
ReportMoscow: meeting between French-Russian ministers of foreign affairs and defense. Will Mistral be discussed?
Moscow, Russia - Discussions will focus on international issues, the NATO missile defense system, and also bilateral agreements
Today, the French ministers of foreign affairs and defense, Alain Juppè and Gérard Longuet respectively, arrived in Moscow to take part in the tenth session of the council for security cooperation between t... more
ReportBolivia: missing airplane between Santa Cruz and Trinidad
Trinidad, Bolivia - 9 passengers on board
A Swearingen SA-227 Metroliner (registration CP-2548) aircraft operated by the Bolivian carrier Aerocon is currently missing after losing radio contact with the control tower yesterday afternoon at around... more
ReportAl-Qaeda buys weapons from Libya including surface-to-air missiles - potential danger area to aircraft and helicopters
Rome, Italy - But also lighter weapons
AQIM (Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb), the North African branch of the terrorist organization is increasing its weapons supply from Libya. Gilles de Kerchove, coordinator for combating terrorism within... more
ReportYemen, 7 civilians accidently killed in a plane attack
Sana'a, Yemen - In a bombing against the Grand Mosque
According to reports by a local official, later confirmed by local medical sources, during a plane attack implemented today by Yemeni air force in Jaar, al-Qaeda's stronghold 12 km north from Zinjibar-... more
ReportNegotiations over Bani Walid's surrender failed
Tripoli, Libya - Saadi Gaddafi says his brother Saif al Islam to blame for the end of the talks
Abdullah Kenshil -intermediary of the Libyan National Transitional Council- announced that negotiations with the tribal heads for a peaceful surrender of Bani Walid are to be considered failed. According... more
ReportNimrod area will lead special service in memory of soldiers who died in Afghanistan
Elvington, UK - To take place at Yorkshire Air Museum
Next Sunday September 4 between 1:00pm and 2:45pm local time, a public memorial mass will be held at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington to honour 14 soldiers killed in Afghanistan on September 2, 2006... more
ReportFinance: "Lega" attacks the civil aviation sector
Rome, Italy - National aircraft concentration in Northern Italy
All eyes focused on the final "Composition of financial measures" of the budget: the meeting held between minister Roberto Calderoli and minister Maurizio Sacconi this morning seems to confirm that pensions... more
ReportLeaders of 60 Nations attending the "Friends of Libya" meeting held on Thursday in Paris
Paris, France - To take fundamental decisions about the reconstruction of the Country in the post-Gaddafi era
Leaders of 60 Nations from all over the world met today to plan the reconstruction of Libya when, after 42 years, will be definitively beaten the leader Muhammar Gaddafi. The event was organized by... more
ReportHelicopters and fire-fighters busy in Texas and Oklahoma
Austin, USA - Tens of houses burnt and hundreds of residents evacuated
Wildfires broke out yesterday in some areas of Texas and Oklahoma, forcing authorities to evacuate the areas at a greater risk, destroying dozens of homes and nearly 1500 acres of land in Oklahoma and... more
ReportNTC: "To kill Gaddafi is our right"
Tripoli, Libya - Son of the colonel is ready to be part of the revolution
It's going on the revolution against the regime of Muhammar Gaddafi in Libya, according to rebels close to an end, and contemporaneously in the capital city the end of the Ramadan is being celebrated. According... more
ReportAmnesty International reports Sudanese armed forces attacks against rebels
Khartoum, Sudan - Thousands forced to evacuate
After a week-long visit, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reported yesterday August 30, that the Sudanese government is bombing almost daily the area of the Nuba Mountains, Southern Kordofan,... more
ReportTwo Italian parachutists injured in Afghanistan due to a bomb
Khabul, Afghanistan - The ministry of Defense: "They're not in peril of life"
Herat military command unveiled that this morning two Italian parachutists were slightly injured in Afghanistan due to the explosion of a IED, Improvised Explosive Device. The accident occurred while... more
ReportGaddafi's wife and sons through Algeria to a third Country
Algiers, Algeria - Diplomatic crisis is feared. NTC: it was an "Act of aggression"
Algerian foreign ministry confirmed that on Monday morning some relatives of Muhammar Gaddafi -his wife Safia, his daughter Aisha and his sons Mohammed and Hannibal- passed through the Algerian territory,... more
ReportGaddafi wants to discuss about the formation of a new transition government; National Transitional Council: no negotiation, he must surrender
Tripoli, Libya - In the meanwhile rebels advance to Syrte, bombed from several days
It goes on the advance of the rebels to Muhammar Gaddafi's home town, Syrte, bombed yesterday for the third consecutive day by NATO's aircraft. A spokesperson of the Ally would have stated they're paying... more