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New "Airborne" problem for Italian senate's president Schifani

Palermo, Italy - He was waited for the laying of the first stone of the new air terminal of Lampedusa

Italian Senate's president, Renato Schifani, is certainly not lucky about his relationship with aircraft. After May 29 problem that occurred in Moscow (see AVIONEWS) , the president has been victim of a new occurrence that delayed his trip from Palermo to Lampedusa. The Meridiana ATR-42 on which he was travelling reported an engine failure right before take off, blocking the delegation at Palermo...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1106098
Rome, Italy, 06/19/2009 19:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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