Report
5,353 news found
Report9th anniversary of Milan-Linate air disaster
Milan , Italy - Memorial initiatives organized in Milan by the foundation "Fondazione 8 ottobre 2001"
Today it is the anniversary of the air disaster occurred at Milan-Linate airport, in which, nine years ago, 118 people died, the worst accident in Italy's aviation story. The morning on October 8, 2001,... more
ReportItaly: new wave of strikes, aircraft grounded on October 14th and 25th and November 5th
Rome, Italy - Agitations for the personnel of Meridiana Fly, Alitalia and AirOne
A new wave of strikes involving schools and transport sectors (air, railway, public) is scheduled for October. Air traffic inconveniences on 14 and 25 October and on 5 November due to the stop of the personnel... more
ReportF2i buys 65% of Gesac: airport of Naples-Capodichino is "National property"
Naples , Italy - Agreement for the sale of the airport from Baa valued 150 millions
Friday, 1 October 2010, F2i, Italian fund for infrastructures, signed an agreement for the purchase of 65% of the capital of Gesac -Napoli-Capodichino's airport management society- from Baa Italia, belonging... more
ReportRace of balloons, "Gordon Bennett 2010": the cause of tragedy is still being examined
Bristol, UK - The statement issued last Friday
Gordon Bennett Control Centre issued this following statement on Fri, 2010/10/01 - 18:25 UTC: "The Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) has continued to search throughout the day with... more
ReportBalloon: desperate researches of the "Bennett Cup" pilots missing in the Adriatic Sea
Bristol, UK - An additional notice issued this morning
Gordon Bennett Control Centre has issued today this statement: "The search and rescue operation continues for Gordon Bennett Race pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer-Davis, Team USA2, balloon registration... more
ReportNo good news expected for crew of USA2 balloon, in flight in the "Gordon Bennett Cup"
Bristol, UK - The statement issued yesterday afternoon
The press release diffused yesterday in the afternoon reported that: "The Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) have been very proactive in their search using one aircraft, four boats... more
ReportRio-Paris flight 2009's air crash: existence of a "Criminal error" recognised
Paris, France - It's the first time that a French court judges a on board malfunction as a criminal error
Toulon's court "Tribunal de grande instance" (Tgi) recognized "The existence of a criminal error" related to the crash occurred to the Air France's Airbus A-330 which, on the 1st June of last year, carrying... more
ReportUSA2 and its crew still missing into the sea, for the "Gordon Bennett" balloons race
Bristol, Uk - Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer-Davis on board
Don Cameron, Race Director, has issued this statement at 19:00UTC of yesterday 29th September 2010, by Gordon Bennett Control Centre. "The balloon flying in the Gordon Bennett race designated USA2,... more
ReportBoeing and Northrop Grumman together to upload air defense system of MDA
Seattle , USA - Strategic partnership to award a contract evaluated 850 million dollars
Yesterday, Monday September 27th, Boeing and Northrop Grumman announced a strategic partnership finalised to award a 850 million dollar contract for the construction of OSF, Objective Simulation Framework,... more
ReportToday and tomorrow, chaos for air transport in Europe: stop of radar men in Belgium and Spain
Madrid , Spain - Air traffic controllers will strike in Belgium and, as part of the general strike, in Spain also
Air travel disruption, today and tomorrow, in Spain, with implications all over Europe and extra-Europe also. Started today at 02:00 pm, the 24-hour air traffic controllers strike in Belgium, announced... more
ReportIn the next days, a wave of aviation and rail strikes in Italy
Milan , Italy - Between September 30th and October 14th actions by Enav, FS, Meridiana fly and local public transport personnel are scheduled
For the next days, four aviation and rail strikes are scheduled. On Thursday, September 30th, staff of Padua's Area Control Center (ACC) of Enav (Italian society for flight assistance) is going to... more
ReportCivil aircraft: tomorrow possible strike in France's airports
Paris, France - French Directorate General of Civil Aviation warns...
French DGCA, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, asked airlines to reduce flights operations: - by 50% on Orly airport; - by 40% on Roissy; - by 40% on all the airfields in the territory. Decision... more
ReportAmsterdam, a terrorism suspect stopped at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport
Amsterdam , Holland - Investigations are still in progress
On Sunday September 19th, police stopped a British citizen of Somali descent at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport. He was suspected to be implied with international terrorism. The man had been arrested and... more
ReportA tender for helicopter carriers for Russian Navy could be announced soon
Moscow , Russia - The call should happen at the end of September or at the beginning of October
A high placed source in the military industry complex said a tender for the purchase of helicopter carriers could be announced soon, agency "Ria Novosti" wrote today. According to the source "A tender... more
ReportMan found dead at Los Angeles airport
Los Angeles , USA - According to Police he may have committed suicide
A man was found dead on Wednesday morning (07:45 am local hour) in a toilette located at the upper level of Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport. The man, discovered by a cleaner, had his hands... more
ReportAirplane carrying Berlusconi makes emergency landing
Milan , Italy - Due to cockpit windshield problem, lands at Milan-Linate airport
On Thursday, September 16th 2010, at about 8:30 am (local hour), a "31° Stormo" Airbus A-319 State aircraft with Silvio Berlusconi on board made an emergency landing at Milan's Linate airport. The flight,... more
ReportPakistan: US drone airstrike kill 6 in tribal area
Islamabad, Pakistan - Two unmanned aircraft fired two missiles
At least six suspect militants were killed in an early Sunday morning US drones strike in northwest Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan bordering Afghanistan, local media reported citing official... more
ReportAirtankers USAF: decision on contract could be delayed
New York, USA - Within December 20th. If not in 2011, as analysts expect
USAF, United States Air Force, could delay further decision on the 35 billion dollars contract for 179 KC-X air tankers substituting the KC-135 air tanker fleet, dating back to Eisenhower's administration. Originally,... more
ReportNine years after the Twin Towers: the anniversary tomorrow
Rome, Italy - September 11, 2001 still shows effects of the worst attack suffered on US soil
9 years have passed since the attack that marked the history of the post-Cold War times and changed the international chessboard on which the great powers play the destinies of the World. The bloodiest... more
ReportS. Francisco blast: FAA denies airplane crash
San Francisco, USA - Souldn't be cause of the explosion
Should not have been the crash of a plane to cause the outblast of the gas pipelines in San Bruno (S. Francisco, CA), which took place yesterday evening at 18 (local time) and caused an immense fire. Ian... more
ReportSan Francisco, fierce fire next to the Airport
San Francisco , USA - Flames due to a gas pipeline explosion
Six people killed; about 40 people injured; 53 homes destroyed and other 130 damaged due to a gas explosion, happened yesterday in San Bruno, a San Francisco suburb, just a few miles from the International... more
ReportSomalia, suicide bombing at Mogadishu's airport: at least 13 people were killed
Mogadishu, Somalia - UN and AU representatives uninjured
On Thursday at least 13 people (including three civilians, five soldiers and five bombers) were killed because of a dual suicide bombing at the Somalia Mogadishu airport, where a meeting between representatives... more
ReportRyanair pilot refuses to take off, 130 passengers spend night in the airport
Pisa, Italy - The commander, landed with strong delay, did not want to go up again
Sure, you can not say that those in Ryanair are not eager: on Tuesday evening, at Pisa airport, the flight commander of the Irish carrier direct to Palermo refused to take off. The reason? Certainly the... more
ReportFalse bomb alert on a Thai Airways plane
Los Angeles, USA - FBI have begun a probe to discover the source of the threat
According to investigators, no evidence of a bomb was found aboard 794 flight from Bangkok to Los Angeles. The Thai Airways flight departed from Bangkok at 7:30 pm local time yesterday, carrying about... more
ReportMore than 200 Chinese civil pilots falsified their résumés?
Bejing , China - Because of the CAAC finding, Chinese Government is conducting an investigation
CAAC, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, found that more than 200 Chinese pilots lied, in 2008 and 2009, declaring on their résumés more hours spent flying than they really did. More than h... more
ReportFrance, national warning strike to disrupt air traffic tomorrow
Paris, France - The demonstration will be against public-sector pension reforms
French DGCA, director general of civil aviation, announces that tomorrow, September 7th 2010, travel by airplanes is likely to be disrupted because of a warning strike announced by French public services'... more
ReportPakistan: US drone strike kills 6
Data Khel, Pakistan - 25:1 ratio of civilians killed against intended military target, according to reports
At least six people were killed and two others injured in a US drone strike launched Saturday night in Pakistan's northwest tribal area, reported local media. According to the report, the strike took... more
ReportRecord heat and fires in Russia: Medvedev buys other firefighting aircraft?
Moscow, Russia - He'd have said it in a telephone conversation with Putin
From what we read on "Ria Novosti" agency, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev would be deeply concerned by the terrible state of drought which the country is in, following one of the most heavy and abnormal... more
ReportArrives at Malpensa airport the A-380 airplane by Emirates
Milan, Italy - On board Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum, President of the carrier. On runway Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi expects
11:30 am, Malpensa, Italy. Is the estimated time of landing for A-380 airplane of Emirates, the first scheduled flight to touch Italian soil operated with the majestic jewel of the Toulouse manufacturer. On... more
ReportAir transport: French air controllers' strike until Thursday morning
Paris, France - Against the reorganization of European skies. DGAC asked companies 50% flights cancellations on Orly and 20% on Roissy
At the conclusion of a unions' meeting held yesterday evening, in agreement with French directorate general of civil aviation (DGAC), the associations of air traffic controllers have confirmed the notice... more
ReportItalian soldiers wounded in Afghanistan is not life-threatening
Bala Morghab, Afghanistan - The Eurocopter Cougar ISAF helicopter shot while evacuating seriously injured
The three Italian soldiers' lives aren't in danger: the three were wounded this morning at 11am (local time) in Bala Morghab in Afghanistan in a firefight. Assurances from the Italian Defense Minister... more
ReportAustralian Chinook helicopter fired upon by insurgents
Kandahar, Afghanistan - Two soldiers on board received minor wounds
An Australian CH-47 Chinook helicopter was fired upon by insurgents yesterday as it was taking off from a coalition patrol base in the Arghandab Valley region of Kandahar. Two coalition forces soldiers... more
Report3 Italian soldiers wounded in a firefight in Afghanistan. Also damaged a helicopter
Bala Murghab, Afghanistan - 2 soldiers in serious conditions
Three Italian soldiers wounded in a shootout occurred about 3 hours ago in western Afghanistan. Also hit a helicopter. The firefight, as we know so far, occurred south of Bala Murghab, one of the most... more
ReportChinese "UFO" crashes air traffic in Zhejiang
Huangzhou, China - The unidentified flying object seen in Ningbo and Wuxi cities, too
A "UFO" has blocked air traffic in eastern China, according to Xinhua agency. According to the Chinese agency, the unidentified flying object was spotted around 9 on Wednesday evening (local time) in... more
ReportUnited pilot briefly detained after lowering his pants during security screening
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Not the first American pilot gotten into trouble over Brazil's airport security measures
A United Airlines pilot found himself in hot water after lowering his pants during a security screening and laughing at Sao Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport officials. Pilot Michael D. Slynn,... more
ReportFrance available to Italian judge's requests about slaughter of Ustica
Rome, Italy - A few days from 30th of Itavia plane-crash, ministries of Defense, Internal affairs and Transportation ordered to pay compensation of 1 million Euros
On the eve of the thirtieth anniversary of the massacre of Ustica, the Rome prosecutors ask France and the US about military air traffic in the airspace off the coast of Ustica (Sicily), the evening of... more
ReportTurkey stationed army troops, warplanes, Uav and helicopter along the border with Iraq
Ankara, Turkey - Strong solution against Pkk guerrilla warfare after the death of eleven soldiers
Turkey stationed yesterday army troops, panzers, warplanes, helicopters, and an Uav (Unmanned aerial vehicle) during an offensive against the Pkk along the border with Iraq - in those passages used by... more
ReportToo fat. He had to leave the airplane
London, United Kingdom - A 440 lb man had to go to Canada to visit his ill aunt
Sandy Russell was on an Air Transat airplane that was leaving from London-Gatwick and was directed to Toronto, when the flight attendants on board told him to leave the airplane because he was too fat.... more
ReportSwitzerland. Dies during repatriation, compensation to the family
Zurich, Switzerland - Swiss Confederation will have to pay 50 thousand Francs
The Swiss Confederation will pay fifty thousand francs to the family of Nigerian asylum seeker died at Zurich airport last March during his forced return to their country of origin. The anticipation... more
ReportCongo: Australian mining executive and one of the richest men in the country missing after their plane lost contact
Yaounde, Cameroon - Perhaps it crashed in dense jungle. Search resumed at dawn this morning
Missing in Congo airplane carrying the Australian billionaire Ken Talbot and Geoff Wedlock, chairman of mining company Sundance. The aircraft was directed at the project "Mbalam iron ore" site (which... more
ReportFiumicino Airport: 125k Euro fines on fake taxi drivers
Rome, Italy - Foreign tourists preferred prey of illegal drivers: their rates twice the standard
Carabinieri of the Airports Company blitz on illegal taxi drivers in Fiumicino “Leonardo Da Vinci”. The harvest of the operation found 173 violations and 17 high road traffic contraventions, a total of... more
ReportAirplane with dozens of human skulls stopped in Arkansas
Little Rock, USA - The load was directed to a research center in Texas, but the authority investigates
A load of human body parts - 4 complete skulls and 40 parietal bones and sound blocks - discovered yesterday on board of a Southwest Airlines' airplane. The usual investigation procedure has started and... more
ReportFlight attendant at aircraft's controls for the landing
Chicago, Usa - The co-pilot fell suddenly sick and was worthily
A flight attendant who has a pilot's license replaced an ill first officer during at O'Hare Chicago's International Airport this week. Officials said the co-pilot of an American Airlines plane that... more
ReportMilan-Malpensa: arrested thieves specialized for airports
Milan, Italy - A man, a woman and a partner in crime had already acted at Klagenfurt, Vienna, Bremen, Budapest and Frankfurt
It was just the last robbery to give away them, that one made in a jewelery inside the Milan-Malpensa airport's transit area, after which investigations started by the airport's border police leading to... more
ReportUltralight flying at low altitude over the town, Carabinieri helicopter unit intercept
Trapani, Italy - Palermo Carabinieri intimate landing and the pilot gets reported to authorities
Acrobatic maneuvers over the town of Alcamo Marina (Trapani), but pilot is identified and denounced. A first concrete example of the fight - long overdue - to the ups and downs that often ultralights... more
ReportUSA. IAM union refuses Boeing proposal: strike for 2500 workers
St. Louis, Usa - If an agreement will not be reached, the protest to regard the workers in the St. Louis area
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) 837, which represents about 2,500 employees in the St. Louis area, voted yesterday to reject the best and final contract offer The... more
ReportSmolensk aircraft's disaster: victims' credit cards stolen
Smolensk, Russia - Four Russian soldiers would have stolen them in the incident's scene and used to withdraw money
In the "Moskow Times" newspaper we can read that 4 Russian soldiers would have been arrested by the Polish authorities because of they stole some credit cards on the Smolensk disaster's scene, where on... more
ReportFour deads in three crashes happened to helicopters R-22, HSA-316B Chetak and B-222UT
Rome, Italy - Two happened in USA, one in India
Last Wednesday unfortunately the report registered three fatal incidents happened to as many helicopters, two in USA and one in India. At 4:30 pm a Robinson R-22 Beta II operated by the Inland Helicopters'... more
ReportToday repatriation of the Italians involved in the Israeli attack
Rome, Italy - Also the last pacifist, longer hold in Israel, has left in the morning
Hundreds of activists who were on the humanitarian convoy guided by Turkish against whom the Israeli forces made a raid, where landed today at Istanbul, proven by the facts but welcomed as heroes by thousands... more
ReportA woman falls asleep and remains locked alone on airplane
Philadelphia, USA - After landing at Philadelphia airport. Now she want to sue the air company
It's possible to be left locked alone on a plane after landing? It seem just so and the American woman, who has tried it personally, remained so much as 4 hours locked in the aircraft fuselage grounded... more