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SecurityAlitalia's flight performed an emergency landing at Sophia
Sophia, Bulgaria - The B-767 departed from Dubai and was returning to Italy
An Alitalia’s flight carrying 146 passengers has been forced today to an emergency landing at Sophia Airport (Bulgaria). Bulgarian Transport Ministry reported that pilots would have found problems with o... more
SecurityIsraeli paraglider's pilot fell into Lebanese territory
Beirut, Lebanon - Clashes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces
Tension is growing more and more along the "Blue line" after the facts occurred early today (see for details AVIONEWS): an Israeli paraglider’s pilot fell into Lebanese territory by Southern border with t... more
SecurityUS submarines to leave La Maddalena (2): Italian Communist Party asked for more clearness about a concrete committment
Cagliari, Italy - Doubts about the supposed strengthening of the base remain
Italian Communist Party appreciated the initiative related to US submarines withdrawal from Sardinia (see for details AVIONEWS). Nevertheless, Italian Defence Minister Martino’s announcement did not l... more
SecurityMartino: "US submarines to leave La Maddalena"
Washington, USA - Italian Minister of Defence announced it after meeting Rumsfeld, a measure decided within the changes of US military presence worldwide
Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, announced that the American submarines operating in Italy (in particular at La Maddalena, Sardinia) will leave the country. He did it from Washington, after... more
SecurityEuropean Parliament gave the green light to airlines black list
Brussels, Belgium - The new rule will enter into force in 2006
The European Parliament approved today the creation of black list including airlines that are considered unsafe to fly within the 25 nations of European Union. The assembly has voted like this: 577 votes... more
SecurityBulgaria: fighters identified a suspicious civil aircraft
Sofia, Bulgaria - A false alarm involved a regular Lufthansa's flight
A Lufthansa’s airplane in flight over Bulgaria would have been intercepted by two Bulgarian Air Force’s fighters. Ground controllers would have found difficult to identify the civil aircraft, at first thi... more
SecurityTerrorism: Swedish airport of Karlstad has been evacuated
Stockholm, Sweden - An individual was seen lurking through the air station suspiciously by an employee
The regional airport of Karlstad, Central Sweden, has ben evacuated today after a Scandinavian Airlines dependent informed to have seen a suspicious suicide bomber in the air station which was evacuated... more
SecurityCargo plane crashed on Afghan mountains
Kabul, Afghanistan - There would be 10 people on board
A cargo plane carrying about 10 passengers went down today on Afghan mountains near capital Kabul revealed a spokesperson for NATO-led peacekeeping forces (NATO’s International Security Assistance Force), b... more
SecurityIraqi President arrived in Rome for its first official visit in Italy
Rome, Italy - Jalal Talabani landed at Ciampino Airport recently
Jalal Talabani, Iraqi President, arrived this afternoon in Italy for his first official visit, landing at Ciampino Airport on his special flight followed by a large number of delegates (among whom several... more
SecurityItalian Air Force: F-16 intercepted a Rumanian suspicious aircraft
Rome, Italy - As it arrived in the Italian air space devoid of authorization, it was reached by the fighter over Abruzzo region territory
An Italian Air Force’s F-16A Adf Block 15 Fighting Falcon fighter interceptor took off immediately after a warning signal from Cervia Base (5th Wing headquarter) this morning around 09:10 am to intercept a... more
SecurityUS helicopter crashed at Ramadi
Ramadi, Iraq - Accident cause is not yet known
An US military helicopter crashed today outside Ramadi (100 Km West to Baghdad) in the Western province of al-Anbar (Iraq) where US aviation is carrying out bombings against safe houses of al-Qaeda’s m... more
SecurityBomb-alarm on an Turkish airline's A-321
Budapest, Hungary - The checks on the aircraft are ongoing
A Turkish airline’s A-321 with 80 passengers, departed from Zurich bound Istanbul, has made an emergency landing at the Budapest’s Ferihegy Airport due to a bomb-alarm. The aircraft landed safely at 12:... more
SecurityAn Italian Air Force's AMX fell headlong in Sardinia
Cagliari, Italy - Due to a technical failure, pilot proves safe and no damage would have been reported to things and persons on the ground
An Italian Air Force AMX Ghibli attack and close support airplane fell headlong in Sardinia today around 4:00 pm immediately after takeoff from Decimomannu Base (Cagliari). The aircraft, belonging to 51st... more
SecurityQantas airplane performed an emergency landing at Calcutta Airport
Calcutta, India - Crew would have detected smoke in the aircraft rear section
An Australian Qantas airline’s Boeing 747-400 airplane which had taken off from Singapore and was bound for London was forced to perform an emergency landing at Indian Calcutta Airport. It seems in fact t... more
SecurityRussia: armed attack at Republic of Kabardino-Balkariya
Nalchik, Republic of Kabardino-Balkariya - A 20 victims and several injured people
20 casualties and many injured people have been reported to date after the attacks moved by approximately 150 would-be Muslim extremists early today: they operated simultaneously against the headquarters... more
SecurityItalian soldier died at Kabul (2): he may be killed by an arm while was wiping it
Kabul, Afghanistan - He left his wife and two sons
"Seeing that the situation was serious, doctors of the Italian base of Camp Invicta, near Kabul, who were informed by collegues of the victim, promptly arrived, have decided the immediate hospitalization... more
SecurityItalian soldier died at Kabul
Kabul, Afghanistan - The cause of the death has not been reported to date
The news has been confirmed also if the details were not yet known: an Italian soldier belonging to Afghanistan multinational brigade, Corporal Michele Sanfilippo, died today at Kabul after his hospitalization... more
SecurityAir Sahara: false alarm, the flight left regularly bound for Kathmandu
New Dheli, India - Artificers found no bomb
The Air Sahara’s flight, see for details AVIONEWS, had been stopped before leaving from New Dheli bound for Kathmandu due to a phone call to Police which announced the presence of a bomb on board. After a... more
SecurityAir Sahara's B-737 stranded in the airport due to a bomb scare
New Delhi, India - The aircraft was en route from the India's capital to Kathmandu
An anonymous phone call to Indian Police raised the bomb-alert on the B-737 plane of the Air Sahara Indian carrier departing from New Delhi and direct to Kathmandu, in Nepal. Departure was cancelled and... more
SecurityItalian Air Force: Cyprus Airways' airplane lost radio communication, a F-16 fighter performed so a scramble
Milan, Italy - The commercial aircraft bound for Malpensa was escorted by the combat plane and regularly landed
An Italian Air Force’s F-16A ADF Block 15 Fighting Falcon performed an interception mission in the afternoon taking off from Cervia Base. An Airbus A-320 of Cyprus Airways left from Larnaca and bound f... more
SecuritySuspect baggage at Warsaw Airport
Warsaw, Poland - Air station has been evacuated
Airport authorities have ordered to evacuate air station shortly after an unattended luggage was found in a terminal at Warsaw’s "Frederick Chopin" Airport. A team of artificers troops has been alerted f... more
SecurityTerminal 2 at Manchester Airport has been evacuated
London, United Kingdom - A suspect package was found and a man was arrested
A part of Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2 has been evacuated after finding a suspect package early today. Police said to have arrested under the new Britain’s anti-terrorism law, a man who was approaching a p... more
SecurityMilitary copter went missing in Mexico: emergency landing or crash?
Mexico City, Mexico - It was carrying Security Minister Ramon Martin Huerta too
The news was issued by Vincent fox’ spokesperson Ruben Aguila. The aircraft was carrying an eminent passenger, Ramon Martin Huerta, Security Minister and former Governor of the State of Guanajuato -friend a... more
SecurityCyprus Airways plane made an emergency landing
Athens, Greece - A technical problem forced jet to touch down at Rhodes
An airplane by Cyprus Airways en route from Larnaca to Athens, carried out an emergency landing at Rhodes today, would seem due to a problem with air-conditioning system. As soon as pilot found the technical... more
SecurityCharter plane went off runway at Rotterdam Airport
Rotterdam, Netherlands - Only one injured person was reported
Early today a charter plane operated by Dynamic Airlines skidded off the runway while was attempting the takeoff from Rotterdam Airport (Netherlands). The Metroliner was bound for the United Kingdom carrying... more
SecurityFrance. Cameroon Airlines banned from French skies (3): an Air France's flight went back to Charles De Gaulle Airport
Paris, France - The plane was bound for Cameroon and the measure would have been performed after the DGCA's announcement about the ban for the African carrier
An Air France’s flight which took off from the Paris "Charles De Gaulle" International Airport and bound for Cameroon would have performed a re-entry measure to the air station from which it had left i... more
SecurityFrance. Cameroon Airlines banned from French skies (2): included in the black list due to unsolved technical reasons
Paris, France - Transport of dangerous material, lack of full documents on board and aircraft gear maintenance problems
Ban affecting Cameroon Airlines in France and decided by French DGCA (Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile) would have been determined by the lack of requirements constantly found on the African car... more
SecurityFrance: Cameroon Airlines banned from French skies indefinitely
Paris, France - French authorities revealed it
Safety reasons: French authorities provided this explanation regarding the ban affecting the Cameroon’s carrier - founded in 1971 stemming from Air Afrique - which so cannot fly in France. DGCA stated i... more
SecurityUnited Airlines flight forced to return back Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan - Smoke in the cabin of an airplane bound for Los Angeles
A hour after departure of the United Airlines flight UA-890, the airplane, presumed to be a Boeing aircraft, has been forced to return back Tokyo Airport where it took off, due to smoke in the cabin. Pilot... more
SecurityColombia: an airplane may have been diverted
Bogotà, Colombia - It was carrying at least 20 persons
A Colombian plane carrying a twenty people would have been diverted yesterday while was flying a domestic route in the South according to the private network "Radio Caracol" that quoted military sources.... more
SecurityConcrete beam broke loose from the helicopter plunging down a cableway's car in Austria
Innsbruck, Austria - Nine killed on Tyrol's Alps
A big concrete beam airlifted by a helicopter working at communication facilities construction, plunged down a cableway’s car in Austria causing the crash of other two cars and killing 9 tourists and i... more
SecurityAN-26 dropped down in Eastern Congo
Isiro, Democratic Republic of Congo - The death could be seven
An Antonov 26 Russian-made cargo plane would have crashed today near Isiro Airport, 1500 meters from the runway where it was about to land, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The accident fatalities... more
SecuritySpanish military plane crashed on a building killing pilot
Madrid, Spain - The house was empty at incident's time
A Casa-101 military airplane went down today while was performing an exercise in Southern Spain, in the city of Baeza ( Andalucia), crashing on a building which was empty at incident’s time: Defence M... more
SecurityEarthquake in Rome: checks on runways and tower at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - The air station would not have suffered for damages while Firemen took off from Ciampino for a reconnaissance
A Richter Degree 4.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in Rome today around 02:00 pm. Epicentre was reported to be n the sea about 15 miles far from Anzio (data have been indicated by Italian Civil Defence... more
SecurityHungary: airprox between a Czech civil plane and Mig-29 fighters
Budapest, Hungary - It would have happened yesterday night but authorities eased about the relevance of what occurred
Hungarian military authorities would have found a case of airprox in the national air space last night. Air Force’s radars detected the suspicious presence of a tourism airplane ad they would have ordered t... more
SecurityRockets against a US naval unit in Jordan
Aqaba, Jordan - The ship was missed while another rocket fell nearby the Israeli Eliat city's airport
A double attack with ground rockets occurred today nearby Aqaba Harbour in Jordan and in the Israeli city of Eliat. In the first case, damages to infrastructures were produced killing one person and injuring... more
SecurityFiumicino: warning signal called due to unattended baggage
Rome, Italy - No bomb inside the trolley nearby Terminal B door
An unattended trolley at Rome-Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" made call the warning signal at Terminal B (international flights) door this morning. Intervention by artificers around 11:00 am was an immediate... more
SecurityMalpensa: emergency landing due to engine failure
Milan, Italy - No problem for persons aboard the Greek airline Alexandair's MD-82 flying from Zante to Manchester
A Greek airline Alexandair’s MD-82 airplane flying from Zante to Manchester has been forced to an emergency landing at Milan-Malpensa air station today around 12:30 pm. Captain asked the airport for b... more
SecurityVolareweb: gear blocked on an airplane after takeoff, immediate re-entry to Linate
Milan, Italy - Safety measures were quickly set but the technical problem was fortunately solved before landing
An emergency landing has been performed this morning at Linate Airport by a Volareweb’s A-320. The airplane took off at 10:35 am from the Milan’s air station bound for Catania but immediately after its... more
SecurityMauritania: borders, airports and airspace have been closed due to a coup
Nouakchott, Mauritania - It has been taken control of the Army Chief of Staff , national radio and television stations
While Mauritania’s President Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya was in Saudi Arabia to attend Fahd’s funeral (see for details AVIONEWS), dissident troops would have taken control of the capital, Nouakchott: air... more
SecuritySudan's Vice-President killed in helicopter crash (4): Khartoum airport has been closed
Khartoum, Sudan - Curfew has been called
The hotbed of disorders started in the capital today after what rebels considered to be not a helicopter crash which killed also Sudan’s Vice-President John Garang but an attempt to the life of the ex-leader o... more
SecurityCatania: bomb-alarm on flight for Spain
Catania, Italy - Airplane is currently undergoing a clearance
Italian Police, Carabinieri and Firemen, are working to verify if the phone signalling the presence of a bomb on a charter flight departing for Spain, was a well-founded news or not. The plane was blocked... more
SecurityValle d'Aosta, missing tourism aircraft (2): wreckage found
Aosta, Italy - Perhaps four victims
It seems that the tourism airplane, took off yesterday from Chambery, in France, haven’t arrived at Chamois’ mountain airfield (Aosta), like it thought initially, and so at dawn the researches have beg... more
SecurityValle d'Aosta: searching for a tourism airplane missing this morning
Aosta, Italy - The searches concentrated in Valle d'Aosta but also in France
The small French aircraft, yesterday, seems was on the route Chambery-Chamois landing on the mountain airfield of this last one in the afternoon. This morning, probably, it was on the inverse route when... more
SecurityWarning signal called at Boulogne Airport
Boulogne, Italy - The air station has been closed after an indication with warned Italian Firemen and lead them to inspect a suspicious airplane
A warning signal was called this afternoon at Boulogne Airport. Italian Firemen immediately acted and some of them were provided with NBC equipment (nuclear, bacteriological and chemical), inspecting an... more
SecuritySwitzerland (2): armed forces restructuring also in the helicopter sector
Berne, Switzerland - Some bases to be closed while others will be operating till 2014
Also helicopter units from the Swiss armed forces will be involved by changes which will affect the national armed forces till 2010. Rotor-winged aircraft operating at Dübendorf base (Zurich Canton) will... more
SecurityLondon: blasts heard, Underground has been closed
London, UK - Three stations have been evacuated but also shots have been heard and maybe even a bus would have been involved
Tension goes back to the British capital. Metropolitan Police made three Underground stations evacuate (Warren Street, Oval and Shepherd’s Bush) following some explosions but new would still be uncertain. S... more
SecurityBomb in an Italian car dealer at Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain - It has been used a pressure cooker this time
An additional attempt against an Italian target occurred in Spain early today: a small explosive device blasted opposite an Italian car dealer at El Prat de Llobregat, at the gates of Barcelona. Injured... more
SecurityItalian soldier got killed in an accident at Nassiriya
Nassiriya, Iraq - Other two militaries emerged injured and they will be returned home in the next hours
An Italian soldier, Sergeant Davide Casagrande, was killed today (around 12:30pm) in an accident aboard an armoured vehicle, the VM-90, while other two soldiers, the First Corporal Paolo Chiarillo and... more
SecurityFrance and Holland suspended Schengen Treaty
Paris, France - Frontiers' controls to be reinforced
London July 7 terroristic attempt effects risk to become more worrying than forecasted for tourism. France and Holland decided to reinforce checks along borders, suspending Schengen Agreements on free... more