Science and technologyMadagascar stops the flights

General national strike decided by the opposition reaches air transportation

After surface transportation, water and electricity distribution, general strike inside Malagasy republic expands to both domestic and international flights since this morning. Agitation, and public demonstration... more

Science and technologyAviano military terminal improves its runways

Second "restyling" in three years

The 2700 meters long runway of the biggest air base in Italy, recently used for military purposes in the Balkan operations,needs a new restructuring after last intervention dated 1999. Three years ago... more

Science and technologyTorino-Caselle airport upgraded

Italian airport admitted in Category"3B"

The italian national body for flights' assistance (Enav), upgraded Torino-Caselle in 3B Category. This improved position, enables the airport to fully operate within 75 mt of horizontal visibility. Sagat,... more

Science and technologyWalt Disney will help passengers waiting for flight

How to entertain passengers in the airports

The waiting time in the airports, due to the increased security measures,has inspired airport managers to copy what Walt Disney Productions does in order to reduce inconveniences to customers waiting at... more

Science and technologyGAS LEAKAGE CAUSES EXPLOSION AT ISFAHAN AIRPORT

TEHERAN, Today a strong explosion caused one death and 4 injuries on Isfahan airport, Iran, as announced by the local radio broadcasting. The explosion is not due to a terroristic attack but by a gas leakage... more

Science and technologyO'HARE RECOVER THE ''BUSIEST AIRPORT'' TITLE

CHICAGO, USA, With 911,861 takeoffs and landings recorded at Chicago's O'Hare in 2001, this airport largely beaten Atlanta Hartsfield (887,403) as the nation's busiest airport. The top 10 busiest airports... more

Science and technologyPASSENGER CHARGED FOR A KNIFE AT LONDON AIRPORT

LONDON, A passenger has been charged yesterday in the evening, having attempted to embark with a little knife. The case happened at London Heathrow, where the man, aged 54, tried two times to bamboozle... more

Science and technologyBERGAMO- ORIO AIRPORT UPGRADED TO CAT. 3B

BERGAMO, Enav, the italian airspace control authority, has granted Bergamo - Orio al Serio airport the ILS category 3B. With this category aircraft may land with only 75 metres of horizontal visibility,... more

Science and technologyCOMISO NATO AIR BASE RETURNING TO ITALIAN ADMINISTRATION

RAGUSA, The old Nato base at Comiso, Sicily, used by US forces, will return under italian administration. The buildings of Magliocco airport, at the moment practically desert, have been sold to Italy for... more

Science and technologyLONG LINES AT U.S. AIRPORTS EXPECTED WITH APPLICATION OF THE NEW BAGGAGE CHECK RULES

USA, US airlines travelers will face for delays at airports across the nation as new security checks on baggage come into force on Friday, even if Delta Airlines is introducing new procedures from... more

Science and technologyGUNSHOT AT LAHORE AIRPORT

LAHORE, PAKISTAN, This morning two men on board of a car opened fire against agents guarding the Lahore airport terminal entrance. The security forces reacted but the two aggressors succeeded in escaping;... more

Science and technologyTHE MAIN RUNWAY AT KABUL OPENED TODAY

KABUL, The main runway of the Kabul airport has been opened today, following a long stop due to repairs and mine removal operations. As it has already been said, ONU declared the opening of the runway... more

Science and technologyGROUND TRAFFIC TO JAKARTA AIRPORT BLOCKED BY HEAVY RAIN

JAKARTA, INDONESIA, Due to the heavy rain in the Jakarta zones, the routes to the local airport have been blocked and several flights registered heavy delays also due to the runway flooded. more

Science and technologyFRANKFURT, PASSENGER FLOW DECREASED IN YEAR 2001

FRANKFURT, On the busiest airport of continental Europe passenger traffic decreased around 1.6% on the whole last year. After all the decrease has been modest, as immediately after the Twin Towers... more

Science and technologyAFTER FOUR MONTHS FROM U.S. ATTACKS, STILL EXPLOSIVE SNIFFERS ARE MISSING

USA, Four months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the makers of machines that detect explosives in airplane luggage has yet to receive an order from the federal government. More than 2,000 bomb-scanning... more

Science and technologyBRUSSELS, TRUE ALARM FOR A WRONG BOMB-BAG

BRUSSELS, On date January 12th, late afternoon, Brussels-Zaventem airport has been disturbed by a wrong alarm for a possible terroristic action, that for about one hour threw into disorder the airport... more

Science and technologyMAN JUMPING OVER AN AIRPORT FENCE BLOCKED BY POLICE

TRIESTE, ITALY, A young man that at dawn was attempting to overtake the Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari airport fence has been arrested by the italian border police. The fellow tried to justify himself alleging... more

Science and technologyBAA: TRAFFIC DECREAS ON TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTS

LONDON. GREAT BRITAIN, The British group holding the administration of British airports and duty-free shops, BAA, declared that transatlantic flights had a great loss after 11 Sept. attacks. It caused... more

Science and technologyALERT STATE AT KANDAHAR AIRPORT RISING AT HIGHER LEVEL

KABUL. AFGHANISTAN, Security measures established around Kandahar airport, Afghanistan, have been increased following the gunfight happened yesterday night. The aircraft transporting the first group of... more

Science and technologyPASSENGER TRAFFIC REDUCTION AT BIRMINGHAM UK AIRPORT

BIRMINGHAM, GREAT BRITAIN, According to Birmingham International Airport sources, passenger traffic dropped by more than 5% in the last quarter of 2001. The airport says 7,816,024 travellers... more

Science and technologyPASSENGER ARRESTED AT ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AIRPORT

ATLANTA, USA, A man, Michael Lasseter, 32, faces up to two years in jail and USD$2,000 in fines after to have been arrested by Hartsfield International airport police in Atlanta, for have... more

Science and technologyGAZA RUNWAY BADLY DAMAGED BY AN ISRAELI ATTACK

GAZA, Tanks and bulldozers of Israeli Army on the early morning destroyed the runway of Palestinian airport located at Gaza. Also in the past Gaza airport had been closed to air traffic or partially damaged;... more

Science and technologyMAZAR-I-SHARIF AIRPORT FINISHED AT THE END OF JANUARY

AFGHANISTAN, Afghan military sources assured that the repairing works of Mazar-i-Sharif airport, in the North of Afghanistan, will be completed at the end of January, in order to allow the arrival... more

Science and technologyPASSENGER DECLARING POSSESSION OF A BOMB ARRESTED AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT

MANCHESTER, Yesterday evening Police arrested at Manchester Airport a passenger embarking on a plane bound to Philadelphia, PA. The passenger spontaneously declared to have a bomb, as refers the daily... more

Science and technologyWORKERS DEMONSTRATION AT ROISSY AIRPORT

ROISSY - FRANCE, Seventy employees of LSG Sky Chefs, the catering company which provides 38 airlines, are on strike from Tuesday January 8, in the terminal 1 in front of Lufthansa bureau, whithout... more

Science and technology40% OF MALTA AIRPORT WILL BE BUYED BY A SINGAPORE CONSORTIUM

SINGAPORE, A consortium which includes also the management of the Singapore Changi airpopr will buy 40% of the Malta's international airport. This has been announced by Singapore Civil Aviation Authority;... more

Science and technologyKABUL AIRPORT WILL BE PROBABLY REOPENED IN THE NEXT WEEK

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, The works on the Kabul airport, in order to repair the ruined runway to allow large military aircraft operation are coninuing day and night. According to UK forces spokesman, the airport... more

Science and technologyAIR FRANCE: TOULOSE BLAGNAC AIRPORT LOSES 2% OF ITS TRAFFIC

TOULOSE, FRANCE, Following sept. 11 attacks, also French airports suffered losses of passengers , especially concerning home traffic, while the international flights, principal objective of Air France... more

Science and technologySTRIKE OF THE LUGGAGES SHUNTING STAFF OF ROISSY AIRPORT ENDED

PARIS, FRANCE, The strike of the Company Euronetec staff, begun yeterday ended this morning after a negotiation which gave a salary increase of 2% and a further prize of about 304 euros. Thanks to a full... more

Science and technologyU.S. CONGRESSMAN FORCED TO STRIP AS HE TRIGGERED THE AIRPORT ALARM

USA, A U.S. 75 years old congressist, has been forced to undress himself, as he have triggered metal detectors at Northwest Airlines terminal of Washington's Reagan National Airport. The Rep. John Dingell... more

Science and technologyAIRLINES PROTEST AGAINST TOKYO NARITA FEES INCREASE

TOKYO, JAPAN, Several airline which operate on Tokyo's Narita Airport are fighting plans to raise landing fees, already the world's highest. New Tokyo International Airport Authority wants to... more

Science and technologyFAA EXPECTS TO INSTALL A GPS BASED APPROACH SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON REAGAN AIRPORT

USA, According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesman, it plans to launch a new satellite-based approaching and landing system at Washington's Reagan National Airport to allow airliners... more

Science and technologyCATERING OPERATOR STRIKE RESTARTS AT CDG

PARIS, FRANCE, The strike of the workers of the catering company LSG Sky Chefs, which provides service to 38 airlines operating at Charles de Gaulle Paris Airport, has restarted. Workers protest against... more

Science and technologySPATA AIRPORT COMPLETELY REOPENED

SPATA, GREECE, Spata airport, 20 kms north of Athens, has been completely reopened to traffic, after have been semi paralized due to intense snow fall of the last days. Hundreds of passengers remained... more

Science and technologyNO PEACE FOR UK AIRPORTS SECURITY

LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Another hard action blown UK airports security: two Sunday Times newspaper journalists affirmed to have passed security checks in Gatwick airport carrying with them several prohibited... more

Science and technologyAFTER TO HAVE PERMITTED SMALL KNIVES TRANSPORT, THE ZURICH AIRPORT AUTHORITIES STARTS EXCEPTIONAL SECURITY MEASURES

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, After the last failed attack of the man hiding explosives in his shoes, Zurigo’s airport have adopted new safety’s emergency measures. Swissair will submit to x-ray both baggages and... more

Science and technologyTERRORISM ALARM: POLARIA REPORTS MORE 1000 INSPECTIONS IN FIUMICINO’S AIRPORT

ROME, ITALY, Some elements have been pointed out by Italian airport Police, Polaria, about security in Fiumicino's airport in this moment of particular terrorism’ alarm. More of 1,000 inspections have b... more

Science and technologySPAIN: 150 CUBANS ASK POLITIC ASYLUM AT MADRID’S AIRPORT

MADRID, SPAIN, At the Madrid's Spanish airport “Barajas”, 150 cuban people, among them dancers, lawyers and common people, asked politic asylum for hoping to escape from the heavy economic conditions and... more

Science and technologyONE MILLION PASSENGERS EXPECTED FOR 2002 AT GOSSELIES AIRPORT

CHARLEROI, BELGIUM, According to the expectations of the management of the regional Brussels South Charleroi Airport of Gosselies, in the 2002 are expected over 1 million passengers, thanks also to the... more

Science and technologySTUDENT ARRESTED FOR KNIFE IN THE SHOE

BOSTON, USA, A 23 year old student, who tried to board a flight to Pennsylvania, has been arrested by police at Boston's Logan airport when a 10 cm blade knife has been found in one of his shoes. more

Science and technologyCDG CATERING WORKERS STRIKE

PARIS, FRANCE, About one-third of the employees of the LSG Sky Chefs catering company are in strike, protesting against a social plan in process. The company serves also several airlines like Lufth... more

Science and technologyNEXT PROLONGEMENT OF THE TLEMCEN AIRPORT RUNWAY

TLEMCEN, ALGERIA, According to Algerian civil aviation authorities, soon in the airport of Tlemcen will start works to increase length of the runway, in order to accommodate landing of larger aircrafts... more

Science and technologySECURITY IN U.S. AIRPORTS FAR TO BE REACHED

USA, It seems that security in U.S. airports is a target difficult to be reached. A man has been arrested after a random search found a loaded pistol in his hand baggage, when the man, Barry Burnstein,... more

Science and technologyFOR SHOES EXPLOSIVE EVIDENCES, MAN QUESTIONED FOR TWO HOURS

USA, A man, on which shoes has been found explosive evidences, has been keep under questioning for two hours at San Antonio, Texas, airport. The man has been released when has been ascertained that there... more

Science and technologyNARITA AIRPORT REGISTERS A HEAVY TRAFFIC LOSS

TOKYO, JAPAN, Tokyo's main international Narita airport rgistered a "concerning" passenger numbers reduction of 32%, compared with last year's figures. According to management dclarations, if thisa situation... more

Science and technologyLOS ANGELES AIRPORT TERMINAL CLOSED AFTER SUSPECT BAG FOUND

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles airport Tom Bradley terminal has been closed by police after to have found a suspect lost bag. Opened by bomb squad, the bag has revealed inside only wear clothes. more

Science and technologyIVORY TUSKS SEIZED AT ZURICH AIRPORT

ZURICH, The customs officials of Zurich airport have seized 22 ivory tusks, 72 kilos in weight, last September 24. The police operation was announced only today. The seizure was reported to be a hard blow... more

Science and technologyDALLAS/FORT WORTH AIRPORT INSTALL A NEW INTELLIGENT SECURITY SYSTEM

DALLAS, USA, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport is now equipped with a new video surveillance systems that detect and immediately alert security guards to "wrong way" motion. Installed in the passenger... more

Science and technology4.5% TRAFFIC GROWTH AT ORLANDO SANFORD IN NOVEMBER

ORLANDO, "Passenger traffic at Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) for November 2001 grew by almost 4.5% from November 2000. Over 64,000 passengers passed through the airport's terminals during... more

Science and technologyPART OF FT. LAUDERDALE AIRPORT CLOSED FOR ''STRANGE SMELL''

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, A strange smell has caused the temporary closure of the arrival zone of the Fort Lauderdale airport due to irritation to eyes, throat and nose caused by it reported by several... more