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ReportThe Italian Council of ministers approved international deals with Morocco
Rome, Italy - The Euromediterraneo agreement and one for satellite navigation
The Italian council of ministers approved yesterday a series of international deals proposed by minister of foreign affairs Franco Frattini, among which the Euromediterranean agreement on air transport... more
ReportFour terrorists arrested in New York
New York, USA - They were preparing attacks to a synagogue
Four people have been arrested yesterday by the FBI as they were preparing attacks against Bronx, New York, synagogues and Jewish communities. According to "Daily News" newspaper, they were placing what... more
ReportGeorgian police killed former officer involved in mutiny
Tbilisi, Georgia - Further two military were wounded during the shootout
A Georgian former army officer, Gia Krialashvili, was killed today during a shootout with the police that was trying to arrest him. Further two military were wounded and are now hospitalized. The three... more
ReportSri Lankan government shows the body of killed Tamil leader
Kotte, Sri Lanka - The rebels claimed he was still alive
Sri Lankan government showed today the the images of the body announced as belonging to Velupillai Prabhakaran, Tamil Tigers' leader. The video clearly shows the guerrilla's face and was broadcast after... more
ReportLos Roques, an Italian expedition to search for new elements
Caracas, Venezuela - To date the fate of the involved people is still unknown
It is currently in Venezuela an Italian delegation consisting of admiral Giovanni Vitaloni, air accidents' expert Mario Pica and some relatives of the victims of the presumed accident occurred on January... more
ReportRussia: midair collision near Moscow averted between two passenger airplanes
Moscow, Russia - The event occurred in April, but only today has been made known
Two Russian passenger airliners carrying some 300 passengers have averted the midair collision near Moscow, a paper said on Thursday, citing the state air navigation service Rosaeronavigatsiya. The... more
ReportThe US President Barack Obama appoints the new US forces commander in Afghanistan
Washington, USA - Stanley McChrystal to replace David McKiernan
After 11 months, the US President, Barack Obama, and the Pentagon have decided that "They new set of fresh eyes in Afghanistan" as the new top American commander, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said. According... more
ReportUSA: Buffalo accident, the pilot's skills questioned
Buffalo, USA - The accident provoked 50 victims
A twin engine DHC-8-402 Q400 airplane, operated by Colgan Air, Flight CJC 3407, crashed on February 12th, 2009, during the approch phase to the airport, 10 km North-East from Buffao Niagara International... more
ReportUSA: Japan Airlines airplane's engine sucked a metal baggage container
Los Angeles, USA - No injured among 245 passengers on board
Authorities say a metal baggage container was sucked into an engine of a Boeing 747 at Los Angeles International Airport. No one was injured. Marshall Lowe, an airport spokesman, says the incident occurred... more
ReportAir Force One low flight: responsible aide resigned
Washington, USA - A photo shoot caused panic in New York
Luis Caldera, White House aide responsible of the low flight of one of the presidential Boeing VC-25s, military version of the 747, that is called "Air Force One" when the president is on board, that on... more
ReportUkrainian minister rejected by Lufthansa resigned
Kiev, Ukraine - After being stopped in Germany because excessively drunk
Ukrainian minister of interiors, Yuriy Lutsenko, resigned after the scandal caused last week by him being forbidden boarding on a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Seoul because he was so drunk it could... more
ReportCooperation necessary for aerial firefighting services in the next years
Anaheim, USA - The results of the first "Aerial Firefighting Conference"
More interventions and investments to face the changing behaviour of summer fires. These the main topics of the first "Aerial Firefighting Conference" held in Anaheim, USA, to which 14 Countries participated.... more
ReportLa Reunion: captured Guru pedophile escaped by helicopter
Saint-Denis, La Reunion Island - He was serving a 15-year term for raping and sexually assaulting children
French police has recaptured a cult leader jailed for child abuse after he escaped last week from a prison on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion by a helicopter. Dozens of police clad in bullet-proof... more
ReportHis Holiness Benedict XVI flies with Alitalia for his pastoral visit in Jordan
Rome, Italy - On board of the A-320 "Dante Alighieri" aircraft
"It will be an Alitalia aircraft to accompany His Holiness Benedict XVI in his flight from Rome to Amman, first stage of his pastoral visit in the Holy Land that will begin on May 8. Alitalia is honoured... more
ReportLufthansa pilot refuses to board drunk Ukrainian minister
Frankfurt, Germany - Diplomatic incident skimmed at Frankfurt airport
Ukrainian minister of interior Juri Luzenko was stopped yesterday by a Lufthansa pilot that refused to board him because he was so drunk to represent a danger for the other passengers. The politician was... more
ReportBoeing UK opens "Dispatches From Afghanistan" web site
London, UK - With stories, photos and videos of British and allied forces rely on Boeing aircraft
Boeing Defence UK today announced the launch of a public Web site titled "Dispatches From Afghanistan" that features stories, photos and videos documenting the experiences of British and allied forces... more
ReportCooperation renewed between Lecce local health unit and Italian Air Force 61st Wing
Lecce, Italy - To train Air Force's sanitary personnel
Italian Air Force (AMI) and Lecce local health unit (ASL) signed the renewal of the agreement, started in 2008, between the sanitary office and the Galatina airport 61st Wing for the supply of training... more
ReportAir Force One's low flight causes panic in New York
New York, USA - White House official apologies
One of the presidential Boeing VC-25, military version of the 747, that is called "Air Force One" when the president is on board, performed yesterday morning a low flight above New York escorted by two... more
ReportItalian Red Cross task forces in airports against the swine flu
Rome, Italy - To control passengers coming from high-risk Countries
Italian Red Cross informed two task forces specialized in the passenger's control will examine the landing in the Italian airports of passengers coming from high-risk Countries. "The task forces have... more
ReportPaedophile "Guru's" incredible helicopter jailbreak
Saint-Denis, Réunion - Another escape using a chopper
It already happened in Italy, France, Greece (see AVIONEWS) and in many other countries. From time to time someone tries and manages to escape from jail thanks to accomplices and helicopters. This time... more
ReportWill Jean Cyril Spinetta leave Air France for the nuclear?
Paris, France - On April 30th he will be appointed new President of Areva's Council
Jean Cyril Spinetta, Air France-KLM CEO, should be appointed in short time as new President of the Areva's Surveillance Council. Areva is global leader in the construction of reactors and he will have... more
ReportMexico, the measures by the Government against flu
Mexico City, Mexico - Mexican minister of Health, Josè Angel Cordova, stated
Concerning the flu which is striking Mexico, Josè Angel Cordova, minister of Health, stated: "For the purpose of keeping the public informed and according to the agreements reached by the General Health... more
ReportRussia may not fulfill foreign armaments' orders
Moscow, Russia - Due to the crisis hitting national industries
Rosoboronexport, Russian state armaments' export company, could face difficulties in fulffilling future orders, chairman of the company's board of advisers Alexander Brindikov said yesterday. Rosoboronexport... more
ReportESA launches the "Fly your Thesis" program
Paris, France - On a Zero-G Airbus A-300
ESA (European Space Agency) launched the "Fly your Thesis" program inviting European students to submit their experiments in microgravity to participate in a series of parabolic flights on the Airbus... more
ReportItalian air-ambulance service 118Air presented in Milan
Milan, Italy - It will take ill people back to Italy from foreign countries
118Air, Italian air-ambulance service company, was presented yesterday at Hangar 1 in Milan-Linate airport. The service will allow Italian citizens to be flown back to Italy if in need of cures. To... more
ReportJamaica (2): CanJet airplane hijacker captured
Montego Bay, Jamaica - Nobody was injured
A gunman forced his way though airport security and hijacked a Canadian jet near Montego Bay, holding five crew members hostage for eight hours before police and soldiers stormed the aircraft on Monday... more
ReportJamaica: man hijacked a passenger plane. Five crew members in hostage
Montego Bay, Jamaica - Talks started with the kidnapper
A gunman hijacked a Canadian charter plane on the tarmac near the resort city of Montego Bay and was holding the flight crew hostage, the airline said Monday. Nobody had been injured, officials said. The... more
ReportFirst results of the "Finmeccanica for Abruzzo" solidarity initiative
Rome, Italy - The Group has around 700 employees in the L'Aquila area
A week after the launch of the "Finmeccanica for Abruzzo" initiative, Finmeccanica informs that good results are already being achieved, thanks to the contributions from Group companies based all over... more
ReportCanada: a boy commits suicide jumping from a plane
Cambridge Bay, Canada - The other occupants didn't manage to stop him
He fought with the other three occupants of the aircraft (two pilots and another passenger), an Adlair Aviation operated Beechcraft King Air 200, to open the door the 20-year-old boy that in the night... more
ReportInquiry on Madrid's accident: judge asks EASA for impartial technical analysis
Madrid , Spain - In the meanwhile Spanair looks into the future
Juan Javier Pérez, the judge in charge of the inquiry on the accident of last 20th of August at Madrid-Barajas airport involving a Spanair MD-82 aircraft, in which 184 people were killed, can't find highly... more
ReportItalian tour-operator Brevivet relies on charters for pilgrimages
Milan, Italy - Links with Holy Land, Lourdes and Turkey consolidated
Italian tour-operator Brevivet, specialized in journeys towards the Christian faith's lands, decided to rely on charter flights. These ones offer the possibility to organize an optimized permanence for... more
ReportAir accident alarm in Italy, but it could be a hoax
Bardolino, Italy - A German tourist stated that she saw a plane ditch in the Lake of Garda
The alarm launched yesterday evening by a German tourist that was in Bardolino, on the Lake of Garda in northern Italy, didn't have any positive feedback so far. The woman stated that she saw a plane ditch... more
ReportLos Roques air accident, Venezuela is not cooperating with Italian authorities
Rome, Italy - The judges declared it yesterday to the Superior Magistrature Council
The judges investigating on the case of the Transaven Let-410 aircraft that disappeared on the 4th of January 2008 in Los Roques, Venezuela, have been heard yesterday by the Italian Superior Magistrature... more
ReportUSA: Canadian steals airplane hoping to be shoot down by the F-16s
Ellsinore, USA - The 31-year-old seems to have told the police he wanted to commit suicide
"I wanted to commit suicide but I didn't have the courage to do it myself. So I hoped that the American fighters would shoot me down". This is what 31-year-old Turkish-Canadian Adam Dylan Leon seems to... more
ReportMerkel: a short visit in Afghanistan
Kunduz, Afghanistan - Directly from Prague to visit the German soldiers of the ISAF
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, with a short visit today, coming from US-EU summit in Prague ended yesterday, has met about 700 German soldiers in Kundur base, within the ISAF (International Security... more
ReportItaly, earthquake in Abruzzo (3): more than 100 victims
L'Aquila , Italy - 1,500 injured people in L'Aquila, half the buildings damaged
It has grown to 100 the number of the certain victims of tonight's earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy. Prime Minister Berlusconi said that 5,000 people are working to save those who are still trapped under... more
ReportSogeap, Aeroporto Parma, firm arrested
Parma, Italy - Owner of Meinl International Airports that holds 67% of the airport's managing society
It seems to have been arrested for fraud, embezzlement and trust abuse against the costumers Julius Meinl, owner of Meinl International Airports, society that holds 67% of Sogeap, the managing society... more
ReportPhilippines: still no trace of the missing airplane
Manila, Philippines - Despite the presumed sightings in the late days
Searches go on for the airplane that disappeared on last Thursday in the Philippines with 7 people on board (see AVIONEWS). Despite some presumed sightings local police stated yesterday that after days... more
ReportItaly, earthquake in Abruzzo (2): 50 victims so far
L'Aquila, Italy - Up to 50,000 evacuees, rescue operations underway
The provisional balance just a few hours after the tremendous earthquake that hit central Italy tonight at 3:32 am CET speaks of 50 certain victims (five children) and tenths of thousands, maybe up to... more
ReportEmirates Airlines pilots resigned after accident
Melbourne, Australia - No comment by the airline about the ongoing investigation
The pilots of the Emirates Airlines Airbus A-340/500 forced to an emergency landing on last 21th of March in Melbourne, with 225 people on board, have presented their resignations. The airline announced... more
ReportLos Roques air accident: first magistrature summoning
Rome, Italy - The relatives ask for more attention from the Italian government
Following to the report presented on the 31st of May 2008 by lawyers Riccardo Tropiano and Giovanni Bonifacio, who assist the families of the eight Italians missing in the presumed accident of Los Roques,... more
ReportMystery in the Philippines: airplane with 7 people on board disappears
Manila, Philippines - After taking off from Tuguegarao it never reached its destination
Concern is raising in the Philippines after a Chemtrad operated Britten-Norman "Islander" twin-engine aircraft with 7 people on board, 2 pilots and 5 passengers, disappeared this morning (tonight in Europe)... more
ReportGreece paralyzed by nation-wide strike
Athens, Greece - Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights
Olympic and Aegean Airlines cancelled today a total of about 200 national and international flights. This is the most sensational effect on the Greek air transports within the one-day nation-wide strike... more
ReportThe battle of the "Rome-Milan" goes on by rail: FS launches the low-cost train
Rome, Italy - Competition with the airplane tightens: € 33 to travel on the "Frecciarossa"
It has been launched today the "Low-cost" by the Italian railways. Booking in advance it will be possible to get one of the 250,000 monthly available seats with the new fares "Premium" (-15%), "Special"... more
ReportNorth Korea to shot down UAV for air space violation
Tokyo, Japan - Pyongyang to launch missile-satellite between April 4th and 8th
North Korea has threatened to shoot down any US spy planes that intrude into its airspace ahead of a planned rocket launch. Pyongyang said it will send a communications satellite into orbit on a multistage... more
ReportIs easyJet involved in another bad service?
Milan, Italy - For an event occurred on January 17, 2009 with 11 Italian students
British low-cost carrier easyJet for the second time in few months might have offered a bad service to a group of Italian pupils under the age of 18. After what happened in Paris-Orly airport on March... more
ReportBaby-immigrants on Air China airplane bound to USA
Shanghai, China - Three young people come from Fujian
Before take-off to USA, three Chinese young people were uncovered in the cabin of an Air China airplane. So a boy of 17 year-old and two girls of 16 years-old, were blocked at Beijing International... more
ReportTwo American journalists charged of being spies
Pyongyang, North Korea - Arrested last week because they unlawfully crossed the border from China
The two American journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, arrested last week for unlawfully crossing the border from China, should have been moved to the North Korean capital and should be now under interrogation.... more
ReportOdyssey in Paris for Italian students
Rome, Italy - Come back thanks to one mother's initiative (and credit card)
Should have departed with Saturday's 4:55 pm flight the kids, between 11 and 14 year old, of the "Regina Margherita" school in Rome after a trip to Paris. But, despite arriving early to "Charles de Gaulle"... more
ReportShe leaves her son in the airplane after giving birth on flight
Auckland, New Zealand - Blocked while trying to leave the airport, the woman will be denounced
She was trying to leave the airport yesterday after abandoning the son, born right before landing, in the toilet's bin on a Pacific Blue airplane just arrived in Auckland from Samoa. The 30-year-old woman... more