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ReportGreece: bookings for summer travel hold on
Athens, Greece - Director of National Hellenic Tourist Board makes it know
In the light of latest claims and actions in Greece, cause by the economical collapse of the country and whose heavy balance saw three persons paying with their lives. However it seems that the travel... more
ReportRome-Fiumicino airport: cocaine maxi-seizure
Rome, Italy - Liquid drug-soaked clothes inside four baggage
A hard blow to international traffic of drugs was inflicted at Rome-Fiumicino airport, where the Financial Police and customs officers discovered a 51-year-old Spanish man in the act, landed in the capital... more
ReportThe 48-hour strike begins in Greece: paralysed aircraft
Athens, Greece - One of the biggest claim of last ten years, union leaders say
This morning the public employees' 48-hour strike has begun, claiming against the new austerity plan, arranged by the Government of Athens with FMI (International Money Fund) and European Union (UE), in... more
ReportCar-bomb at Times Square: blocked at "Kennedy" airport suspect Pakistani man
New York, Usa - Arrested just before to embark on a flight to Dubai. He would have purchased the vehicle used as car-bomb
The car-bomb at Times-Square is one of the less elaborate attempt tried during last years in New York, and however, even rudimental, the Nissan full of propane and fireworks was nearer to make victims... more
ReportPrince Harry has earned his wings
London, Great Britain - From his office they say he's very pleasant to become an Army helicopter pilot
Harry, the younger son of Charles and the late Princess Diana, is third in line to the British throne, but known in the military simply as Lt. Harry Wales. Earlier this week, he passed the final exams... more
ReportIntersky aircraft goes off the runway during landing at the Elba's airport
Livorno, Italy - Forty people risking life seriously during a low-cost landing from Zurich
On 1st May at 5:45pm an Intersky low-cost airplane coming from Zurich 'Lost its way' during landing at the Elba Island airport of Marina di Campo (Livorno) by crashing against a high voltage electric-power... more
ReportStrikes: Airbus aircraft production stop continues to the bitter end
Toulouse, France - Employees supported by the unions claim for 3,5% increasing of wages
Airbus' employees working at Toulose's facility are continuing stop of production, began yesterday, today too, putting in action a series of strikes in turantion will last for all the week in many French... more
ReportTomorrow will be forty years of "Earth Day"
Rome, Italy - Thousands of events in 175 countries, remembering the Space Agencies' effort
Tomorrow will be forty years for the "Earth Day", and there will be a lot of happening organized in 175 countries world-wide, to make aware on issues about environment and ecology. In Rome it will happen... more
ReportVolcanic cloud and air traffic: France's position
Paris, France - The results of the meeting wanted by PM Fillon: special airplanes corridors and division for section of the air space
The French Prime Minister, François Fillon, has gathered yesterday the State Minister, Jean-Louis Borloo, Ecology, Energy, sea development's minister designate for green technologies and for negotiations... more
ReportVolcano's eruption: France enlarged air space's closure
Paris, France - The bulletin by DGAC
The DGAC, French civil aviation general direction, communicated that for security reasons linked to the cloud of ashes from volcano's eruption in Iceland, were closed the air traffic the following airports: -... more
ReportIceland eruption: France expands closure of air space in the north of Country
Paris, France - Landings allowed until 6:00pm of today only at Paris-Roissy, Le Bourget and Orly; always in the three airports and still until 6:00pm authorized take off in a limitation manner to evacuate the blocked passenger
On the base of the information sent by London's volcanology center in collaboration with Météo-France, the DGAC (French civil aviation General direction) informs in the last bulletin issued that the c... more
ReportVolcano's eruption in Iceland: North French air space still closed until 8:00pm
Paris, France - From 12 to 4:00pm opened a flight window, but only for landings
DGAC's bulletin (French Civil Aviation General Direction), that makes reference to Météo France center and London's volcanology one, is read that the airports in Calais, Merville, Le Touquet, Dieppe, C... more
ReportUpgrade about volcanic cloud and air space
Rome, Italy - Deleted 50% of USA's flights and some dozen in Japan
North Europe became a huge no-fly zone, as consequence of movement and spread by winds of dense and obscuring cloud. The worrying obstacle to air navigation originated by ashes came out from the Icelandic... more
ReportAshes eruption monitoring: French air traffic upgrade
Paris, France - DGAC's report
As regards the volcanic ashes' fog erupted from the Icelandic Fimmvorduhals volcano, whose movements are continually monitored by meteorologist laboratories in all Europe, French civil aviation department... more
ReportUpgrade of Icelandic volcano eruption: closed and stopped airports, thousands passengers left at ground in all Europe
London, United Kingdom - The phenomenon involves Iceland, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Switzerland
Closed airports, stopped airplanes for the deleting of flights, thousands passengers at ground in all Europe because of the movement caused by winds of huge volcanic ashes' mass erupted by Fimmvorduhals... more
ReportEyjafjallajökull's volcano eruption: closed air spaces in UK, Denmark and Finland
Reykjavík, Iceland - On Scotland, Ireland and UK the action has been taken from 3:00pm of today to tomorrow morning, except changes, but stopped in all Europe
Also in a not indicative manner, the eruption continues began at early this morning of volcano of Eyjafjallajökull glacier, located in the south of Iceland. The enormous quantity of ashes spread from... more
ReportDassault Alpha Jet Patrouille de France's pilot ejects himself
Paris, France - Military aircraft crashes on the ground without causing any other damage
One of the French national acrobatic team's eight pilots members was forced yesterday to eject himself from the Dassault Alpha Jet Patrouille de France's aircraft, while performing an exercise flight at... more
ReportNew general strike in Greece stops airplanes on 22th of April
Athens, Greece - Many categories of workers participate, among which air traffic controllers
New national strike has been called in Greece on next 22th of April. The two country's most important labor unions let it know, informing the stop will last for 24 hours. They will abstain from work: state... more
ReportAvalanche invests MIL helicopter in Russia: at least 10 victims
Elizovo, Russia - Among 18 aircraft's occupants
Yesterday could be remained killed by avalanche created by himself, helicopter Mil Mi-8 pilot in the Russian Peninsula of Kamchatka to transport snowboards fan in an ideal place to practice this sport,... more
ReportThailand's rebellion: flights regularly served by Blue Panorama Airlines' airplanes
Rome, Italy - Even if yesterday state of emergency has been declared
"As regard the situation being in Bangkok, Blue Panorama Airlines, the only Italian air carrier flying to South- East Asia Country, communicates to passengers its connections to and from Thailand are quite... more
Report2010 World Soccer Cup and air tickets' price increase: South African air companies' offices inspected
Johannesburg, South Africa - South African, the low-cost Mango and AASA pointed by antitrust authority
South African antitrust authority continues to keep carefully watch on competition afraid of air carrier could join a trust with the purpose to increase ticket price on the occasion of "2010 World Soccer... more
ReportIsrael: rocket causes a death
Jerusalem, Israel - Taken off from Gaza's Strip and claimed by Brigades of Ansar al-Sunna
Today in Israel Qassam's blow-up, a rudimental steel rocket full of explosive, produced by Hamas. Became sadly well-known in Arabic-Israeli conflict, they don't need of artillery to be launched and are... more
ReportFalse bomb alarm at Polish airport in Katowice
Katowice, Poland - Lighter-souvenir mistaken for a grenade, but in the meanwhile the security plan activated
The security, in particular in this moment, is always high, especially in the airports. But maybe today at the Polish airport in Katowice it was too much, after the finding to the baggage control of an... more
ReportChina has selected two women as astronauts for the first time
Beijing, China - Among requirements to be selected, they need to be married
China has selected two women as astronauts for a space crew. They are both Pla's (People Liberation Army) pilots and they could take part in the next Chinese missions. Zhang Jianqi, former country space... more
ReportDonbassaereo's flight deleted: all the crew was drunk
Kiev, Ukraine - To denounce it was Leonid Grach, Ukraine Supreme Rada's deputy
Ukraine air company, Donbassaero, flight was deleted because all the crew members were drunk. The connection would have served a national route, between Simferopol and Kiev. To denounce the fact was... more
ReportIran "Expels" Russian airplane pilots
Tehran, Iran - The last deadline to let the Country within two months
The Iranian Transports minister, as read on "Israeli Infos", has fixed a two month deadline, and to the expiry all pilots of Russian airplanes will have to to leave Country, because this arranges numerous... more
ReportAirliner's pilot falls asleep at controls
Tel Aviv, Israel - 100 passengers on board saved thanks to the co-pilot
He felt asleep while was at the controls, the pilot of a B-737 airplane belonging to the Israeli company El Al, after having swallowed, inadvertently he affirms, some sleeping pills to regulate blood pressure. To... more
ReportChile: airplane with humanitarian aids departed from France
Paris, France - It transports 7 seismologists and 1,3 tons of materials
The head of French diplomacy Bernard Kouchner has announced that from France an airplane has departed with humanitarian aids to Chile, with seven seismologists and 1,3 tons of materials on board. In the... more
ReportLittle boy directs air traffic at tower of control
New York, Usa - Event sounds like a mock in urgent need of security time
In period of urgent need of security, and execution of measures to guarantee it, above all in the field of air transportation, a fact emerged last days sounds like a mock: a little boy "Worked" in control... more
ReportHe piloted airliner with false license: arrested
Amsterdam, Holland - For 13 years he worked with several air companies, in Italy, Belgium and UK
In past times he was owner of a flying license valid for small aircraft, certainly not for those airliner. When it was due, he thought well of not renew and to falsified one for commercial aviation planes.... more
ReportItalian Fiavet intervenes on case Ryanair in Sardinia
Cagliari , Italy - Think globally about the division, in period of difficulties
The Italian Federation of travel and tourism associations intervenes (Fiavet) on the case Ryanair, that announced want to delete 8 routes from Cagliari, from next 29th of April. Enzo Manunzam, Fiavet... more
ReportChile's earthquake: air helps by Brazil and Argentina; Piper PA-31 falls down
Santiago, Chile - Next hours food, medicinals, generator will be delivered from the sky
Helps organization, started slowly because of objective environmental problems, begins moving with more effectiveness. Brazil and Argentina ensured their airplanes are ready to bring assistance to disastered... more
ReportAtlantic storm "Xinthia" flogs Europe
Paris , France - More than 50 deaths, hundred of flights cancelled in the most important airports
The Atlantic storm "Xinthia" started from south-western Europe flogged France, and later Holland and Germany. Deaths are more than 50, air transportation and not only, have been seriously stricken. Very... more
ReportChile's earthquake: today Santiago's airport partially reopened
Santiago, Chile - Deaths up to over 700
It's already pretty heavy the weigh of awful earthquake, 8.8 Richter grade, that stroke Chile. The epicentre was in the district of Concepcion, on Saturday 27 morning. Deaths are 708, undefined number... more
ReportGreece: flights grounded by transport strike
Athens, Greece - Workers protest against the "Austerity" wanted by the government
Greece is living days of great tension due to the economic difficulties in which the Mediterranean country found itself. A nationwide strike of transport is creating great problems: today, in fact, flights,... more
ReportBody scanner, the Pope: "Respect for the person"
Rome, Italy - Meeting Saturday with representatives of the Italian air transport
Pope Benedict XVI Saturday met representatives of the Italian air transport, managers and employees, to underline the importance of their work also in making the Pope's journeys safe and secure. But he... more
ReportAverted probable coupe d'etat in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - The premier Erdogan announces it today from Madrid
The Turkish Prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has announced today during a press-conference in Madrid, where he is for a visit, that the authorities have averted an attempt of military takeover, and... more
ReportRyanair leaves passengers on the wrong island
Fuerteventura, Spain - Abandoned in Fuerteventura instead of in Lanzarote
Ryanair passengers of a flight bound for Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Spain) have been left by the carrier on the islands of Fuerteventura. Nothing serious if they had received any assistance by the low-cost... more
ReportCoupe d'etat in Niger: air space closed
Niamey, Niger - The State's Constitution suspended and all institutions dismissed
"The Supreme Council of which I am the spokesperson -Col. Goukoye Abdoulkarim has declared to radio and State tv- has decided to suspend Country's Constitution and to dismiss all Institutions". With this... more
ReportMistery in Santo Domingo: body falls from airplane
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Likely a stowaway
A cargo airplane en route from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to Miami, the USA, yesterday lost a very special load: a human body! The recovery took place within the territory of the Dominican Republic,... more
ReportTexas, airplane crashes on governmental building
Austin, Usa - An act of madness or a terrorist attack?
The reasons that yesterday led Joseph Andrew Stak first to set fire to its home and then to steal an airplane and crash on the Echelon Building, a governmental palace which also hosts the US tax office,... more
ReportSardinia protests against Ryanair's monopoly
Alghero, Italy - Too much freedom granted to the low-cost carrier
Alghero and the Sardinia Region are protesting against the low-cost airline Ryanair's decision to cancel seven links to and from the city, opening Fertilia airport to new carriers to increase competition... more
ReporteasyJet VS Ryanair: Stelios sues O'Leary
Dublin, Ireland - He had called him "A liar like Pinocchio"
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, has decided to sue Ryanair CEO, Michael O'Leary, due to a series of ads in which the Irish manager had called his colleague "A liar", representing him with a long... more
ReportSnow in Rome: Ciampino airport closed
Rome, Italy - Reopened after two hours, flights diverted to Fiumicino
Ciampino airport was closed this morning due to a heavy snowfall that hit Rome, causing serious problems to the mobility of the city, which is not used to such events. Several blocks of the city have... more
ReportPope Benedict XVI to visit Malta in April
Rome, Italy - For a trip on St. Paul's footsteps
As announced today by the Vatican, Pope Benedetto XVI will be in Malta on April 17 and 18 for a trip on St. Paul's footsteps. The Pope and his delegation will fly from Rome-Fiumicino to Luqa on an Alitalia... more
ReportAirplane seats: Japanese firm falsified safety tests
Tokyo, Japan - The cheat regarded 150,000 seats installed on airplanes of 32 world carriers
Koito Industries, the most important Japanese producer of airplane's seats, has falsified the results of safety checks regarding 150,000 seats, then installed on aircraft of 32 world airlines. Takashi... more
ReportThe helicopters of "Cavour" ship landed in Port-au-Prince
Port-au Prince, Haiti - Sailed last January 19 from La Spezia, after a short stop in Fortaleza, the flagship of the Italian Navy is still offing of the Hispaniola isle
The first helicopters have finally landed in Port-au Prince, took off from "Cavour", the flagship of the Italian Navy, the aircraft carrier sailed last January 19 from La Spezia and arrived today in the... more
ReportHaiti, airlift to the USA reopened
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - To carry people with critical injuries
The airlift to carry seriously injured people from Haiti to the USA, previously closed due to Florida's protest against the heavy support cost, has been reopened. In particular, Florida asked the federal... more
ReportCagliari, Elmas airport reopened
Cagliari, Italy - After Alcoa workers' protest
The situation at Cagliari-Elmas airport has been unlocked by the intervention of Cagliari prefect. The airport had been occupied by Alcoa workers who stopped all airport operations. Several flights had... more
ReportItaly, Cagliari airport blocked by Alcoa workers
Cagliari, Italy - Ryanair and Meridiana airplanes stopped on the runway
Workers of Alcoa this morning occupied Cagliari-Elmas airport, blocking its operations. Also a Ryanair airplane bound for Treviso has been stopped on the runway with 131 passengers on board, who have been... more