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Science and technologyMACHESTER AIRPORT FAILS SECURITY TESTS
MANCHESTER, UK, In the Manchester airport, UK government inspectors were able to breach security as part of a series of tests to evaluate standards applied: the personnel at the baggage security check,... more
Science and technologyGREEK GENERAL STRIKE CAUSES TROUBLES TO TRANSPORTS
GREECE, A general strike in Greece has caused many troubles to travellers and to trasports, as almost the totality of workers have stopped their duty. Operations at the Athens airport were limited, due... more
Science and technologyBARAK ORDERS GAZA AIRPORT CLOSURE
GAZA, ISRAEL, After an attack on a vehicle of Israeli workers in which seven of them were injured, the Israel Prime Minister Ehud Barak has decided to shut Gaza Airport, with exception of Palestinian leader... more
Science and technologySYRIAN PLANE LANDED TO BAGHDAD AIRPORT AFTER MORE THAN 18 YEARS
BAGHDAD, Syrian aircraft with doctors, nurses and humanitarian aid on board landed to Baghdad on Sunday. Leader of Syrian delegation declared: "We are here to support our brothers of Iraq". The visit... more
Science and technologyLESS RESTRICTION FOR BUSINESS AVIATION ON ROTTERDAM AIRPORT
ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, Until few days ago, on Rotterdam Airport in the Netherlands, night operations of business jet in the hours between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. have been restricted according to anti-noise... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA FIRST EUROPEAN AIRPORT FOR GROWTH RATE
MILAN, Sea, the company managing Linate and Malpensa airports, said the latter reached the top in the ranking for growth rate among european airports. It registered an increase of 24,8 per cent in the... more
Science and technologyACCORDIND TO CRANFIELD MALPENSA IS NOT A HUB
LONDON, Depending on a completed and trustfull survey conducted by the prestigious Cranfield College Aeronatics, Malpensa airport, Milan's intercontinental hub,doesn't possess the technical characteristics... more
Science and technologyINEFFICIENT SECURITY CHECKS AT LONDON STANSTED AIRPORT
LONDON, During a test for the of security system's efficiency at London Stansted airport, the airport's staff failed to spot, despite the X-ray detector, a fake bomb and a fake gun precisely hidden in... more
Science and technologyBAGGAGE SCREENERS AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT RETURNED TO WORK
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 25 baggage screeners at Australia's Melbourne Airport returned to work after a week of protests. The workers, who have been picketing the airport entrances creating many problems... more
Science and technologyJOINT-VENTURE FOR EXPORT GOODS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG, A group of companies, including BAE Systems, SAAB and DNA Sherwood, is promoting high-technology products export from South Africa. The companies are supported by Commerce and Industry... more
Science and technologyAIRPORTS E-BUSINESS PLAN
LONDON, BAA, UK airport operator, is in talks to set up e-business alliances with eight international airports. bAA said the airports are suffering for the loss of duty free sales and the new e-business... more
Science and technologyBAA LAUNCHES THE FIRST "AIRPORT ON LINE"
LONDON, The web site worldairports.com will soon offer all the services usually available in a real airport. Among them taxi service, e-commerce. Entering the site it will be possible to handle a detailed... more
Science and technologyZEPPELIN'S TOWER BERTH IS RUSTING
SAO PAULO, Fernando Lins, member of brazilian airship association gave a particular alarm: last tower berth of Zeppelin airship is rusting in Recife, north-east of Brazil, despite the airship was included... more
Science and technologyFAA ALLOW INCREASING OF AIRPORT PASSENGER FEES
USA, Starting April 1, the american airports will be able to increase the passenger's fees, following the FAA authorization granted to them. The increase has to be limited at a maximum of 4,5 USD per passenger.... more
Science and technologyMELBOURNE BAG HANDLERS ARE PICKETING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, Baggage handlers picketing Melbourne's international airport will meet today to decide wheter to ease their blockade. Ansett Australia requested a court order against the picket.... more
Science and technologyGERMAN AIRPORT COMPANY INVESTS IN AUSTRALIA
FRANKFURT, The Frankfurt Airport company FAG (Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG) has announced that it has acquired an equity investment in Brisbane Airport Corporation Ltd. of Australia, a consortium privatized... more
Science and technologyA STRIKE COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DENVER AIRPORT CLOSING
DENVER, The ground staff of Denver airport rejected the contract offered by a United's contractor for airport handling services and announced that a strike could stop the airport's working. United States,... more
Science and technologyCONFERENCE ABOUT INTERNATIONAL CRIME IN PALERMO: WHAT SAFETY FOR THE CITY?
PALERMO, The first Senate Commission approved the call for the Conference about international crime in Palermo. So today the regulations and measures to assure the safety of the conference will be discussed... more
Science and technologyFIAT'S PARTY IN THE HISTORICAL HANGAR OF ZEPPELIN
RIO DE JANEIRO, Carnival atmosphere, samba dancers, beuty women on the stage for the Fiat's party set up in a military base in Rio de Janeiro to unveil its "World car" Palio. Santa Cruz hangar was... more
Science and technologyINCHON AIRPORT WILL OPEN IN MARCH 2001
SOUTH KOREA, Inchon international airport, South Korea, will be operational within the early months of 2001: fifty airlines are waiting for the inauguration of the airport, under construction since... more
Science and technologyPLANE CRASH SURVIVORS CAN APPLY US RESIDENCE
FLORIDA, USA, The nine cuban survivors of the air crash (one died) have been allowed to apply for U.S. residence, provoking the ire of cuban press which defined "aberrant" the grant of residence permit... more
Science and technologyBRUXELLES AIRPORT MAY BE CLOSED FOR STRIKE
BRUXELLES, A 24-hours strike of the ground staff at Zaventem airport of Bruxelles could delay and cancel flights. Airport officials said that in case the strike will include firemen, the airport will be... more
Science and technologyMEMPHIS AIRPORT OPENS ITS NEW RUNWAY
MEMPHIS-USA, Memphis-Shelby International Airport has inaugured today its new two-mile runway called "World Runway" costed USD$110-million that will permit fully loaded, wide-bodied air cargo and passenger... more
Science and technologyNEW TERMINAL AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, Ansett Australia inaugurated a new terminal at Sudney airport. It will be able to run 2800 passengers and to send off 4800 luggages per hour. The Ansett terminal has included 33 desks among... more
Science and technologyADR, POSITIVE ANSWER ABOUT "LEONARDO" ACQUISITION OFFER
ROME, Aeroporti di Roma board of directors, which yesterday approved the balance of the first half of the year, and replaced Giancarlo Abete with Confindustria's vice-president Andrea Mondello, gave a... more
Science and technologyADR CLOSED FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR'S BALANCE WITH A CREDIT
ROME, Adr (Aeroporti di Roma) board of directors approved the balance for the first half of year 2000. The net profit reached $30 million, passenger traffic rose 12,1%. Aircraft traffic on the two airports... more
Science and technologyGIORGIO FOSSA: "SEA IS IN GOOD HEALTH, PRIVATIZATION AND A THIRD RUNWAY WERE SCHEDULED"
MILAN, Giorgio Fossa, Sea managing director has the future of the two airports of Linate and Malpensa very clear in his mind: There are no problems with European Union about Sea, it is in "good health"... more
Science and technologyBRAZILIAN PHOTOGRAPHER SALGADO ILLUSTRATES LIFE AT LINATE AND MALPENSA AIRPORT
MILAN, A gramma kissing her niece goodbye, a child starring at the runway, a couple in the waiting room: these are the pictures the brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado used to illustrate Milan airports... more
Science and technologyTWO GRENADES DISCOVERED AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, Two grenades, belonging to the second world war, were discovered at Sydney airport. The office in which they were found out was evacuated and the bomb-disposal experts detected the bombs were... more
Science and technologyOLYMPIC GAMES: AIR TRAFFIC RECORD AT SYDNEY'S AIRPORT
SYDNEY, The whole australian transport network bacame frantic for the beginning of Olympic Games. Sydney's airport starts to make an air traffic record. In the next days about 17.000 planes will lland... more
Science and technology"THERE WAS A PLAN TO CONQUER WEST BERLIN" BOMBING TEGEL AIRPORT
BERLIN, Otto Wenzel, revealed that during the dark years of the Cold War german authorities intended to attack and invade West Berlin, controlled by the winner countries, Usa, France, Great Britain. The... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA 200, INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES AGREE WITH CRANFIELD REPORT
BRUXELLES, Delegates of the 12 airlines, which last March 16 raised the question of air traffic allocation at Malpensa 2000, completely agree with report of Cranfield University, European Commission's... more
Science and technologyMR HYDE'S CRAZY CRAZY FLIGHT TRYING TO LIVE WRIGHTS' UNDERTAKING AGAIN
WASHINGTON, Ken Hyde, 61 years old, american airlines' jet commander for many years, had the weird idea of living legendary Wright brothers' flight again. One hundred years after their takeoff Hyde... more
Science and technologyGPS PERFORMANCES INCREASED
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Bill Clinton decided to erase Selective Availability (SA) function from Defense Department which is handling the satellite system GPS. That function, which was applied to... more
Science and technologyFRENCH AIRPORTS RUNNING OUT OF AVIATION FUEL
NICE, Nice International Airport is expected to run out of fuel by the weekend because of the french trucker protesting with blockade against the high cost of fuel. The situation is more serious in the... more
Science and technologyWASHINGTON APOLOGIZES TO NORTH KOREA FOR DELEGATES BODY SEARCH
SEOUL, A procedures error of American Airlines employees or a real diplomatic incident between North Korea delegates andd U.S. officials? The argument is still hot. U.S. administration sent a letter to... more
Science and technologyTHE PERMISSION DENIED TO MINISTER SIMITIS TO FLY OVER YUGOSLAVIAN SKIES: WRONG PROCEDURE OR POLITICAL TENSION ?
ATHENS, The diplomatic incident occurred yesterday in the skies of Yugoslavia regarding the denied permission to premier Costas Simitis to cross over the skies of the balcan country to fly to Onu summit... more
Science and technologyPRISTINA AIRPORT, COLONEL LUCA GORETTI TAKES OFFICE
PRISTINA, Luca Goretti has replaced the italian general Marco Ludovisi at the top management of second aeronautical operative department in Pristina, which handles the air space and the services of the... more
Science and technologyEC PROPOSAL EVOKES REGIONAL AIRLINES IRE
BRUXELLES, A European Commission proposal that could change the way aircrafts take off and land at Europe's largest airports evoked the ire of regional airlines fearful of losing access to their most important... more
Science and technologyPEOPLE LIVING AROUND MALPENSA ARE MOVING
MALPENSA, The citizens of some municipal districts, the closest to the airport of Malpensa, have started to move to areas far from noise pollution. The citizens of Ferno, Leonate Pozzuolo and Somma Lombarda... more
Science and technologyCHINA OPPOSING TO USA SPACE SHIELD
PEKING, Chinese government is aiming at complete abortion of U.S. project of antimissile space shield to carry on the efforts for a world control of weapons and to prevent a world ruled by Usa. President... more
Science and technologyFRENCH AIRPORTS GOING HAYWIRE FOR TRUCK DRIVERS STRIKE
NICE, French truck drivers are marching on the warpath to ask for measures to balance the oil rise. They also demand long term measures to absorb possible floating of fuel price. National flights of Nice... more
Science and technologyPARLIAMENTARY QUESTION OF DEPUTY SANTANDREA ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF "BOLOGNA AIRPORT SERVICE"
ROMA, Deputy Daniela Santandrea, of Lega forza nord per l'indipendenza della Padania (LFNIP) called a parliamentary question to ministry of Transport about the procedures of establishment of "Bologna Airport... more
Science and technologyNEW LEADERS FOR AEROPORTI DI ROMA
ROMA, The company managing Rome's airports, privatized in June when it was purchased by "Leonardo Consortium", will have a new managing director, Paolo Maria Pappalardo, who replaces Gaetano Galia, the... more
Science and technologyWHO DENOUNCES MALARIA SPREADING IN AIRPORTS
GENEVA, According to WHO (World Health Organization) even the airports have become places of malaria contagion. Moreover ares around the airports would be habitat for anopheles, the mosquito carrying malaria,... more
Science and technologyBODY SEARCH NO MORE INDISPENSABLE AT CONTROL GATES
NEW YORK, A new device, adjusted for passengers check at airport passages, will allow to avoid body search, so irritating and often useless. The system uses X-ray at low power and lower frequency of the... more
Science and technologyIN DOUBT THE CONSTRUCTION OF SECOND RUNWAY AT OSAKA
OSAKA, JAPAN, The plan of construction of a second runway at Osaka's airport is definitely pharaonic and expensive. The cost would be over $15.000 million. The project, if carried out, will be completed... more
Science and technologySTOLEN TWO-THIRDS OF A CHINESE AIRPORT LIGHT BEACONS
SHANTOU, CHINA, Chinese airport of Shantou, in Guandong province, experienced a very particular and dangerous theft: 69 landing light beacons (two-thirds of the ones on the runway) have been taken away... more
Science and technologyGECAS SALE OF 35% OF BLOCK OF SHARES TO BA CAUSES A PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
ROME, Senator Lauro, of Forza Italia, asked a parliamentary question regarding Gecas sale of 35% of block of shares to BA in a private negotiation. Gecas is the company running business of Naples airport... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURTER CRITICIZING MALPENSA AIRPORT CONDITIONS
BERLIN, The german newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" deeply criticized the conditions of Malpensa, one of the airports of Milan. The main point regards take off and landing rights. Alitalia will... more