Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

Airplane crashed in Berlin: is air defence inadequate?

Berlin, Germany - Debates regarding risks of terroristic attacks from above and the real capability in preventing and facing them

Debates rose in Germany about the national security system concerning prevention against terroristic attacks. After the disaster occurred in Berlin on last Friday July 22, when a man decided to kill himself by crashing his small airplane on the ground just few hundreds metres from some leading institutional sites (see for details AVIONEWS), those who criticized the management of the situation underline...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 124434
Rome, Italy, 07/27/2005 13:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

AirlinesAir Canada orders five additional A-220 airplanes

On the fifth anniversary since taking delivery of its first model

Air Canada, the national carrier of Canada, has signed a firm order with Airbus for five more latest generation single-aisle A-220/300 airplanes on the fifth anniversary since taking delivery of its first... more

Civil aviationBrazilian Air Force acquires second firefighting equipment unit to equip KC-390 aircraft fleet

Contract will double FAB's firefighting capacity

Embraer has signed a contract with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) to provide a new Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II) unit. This will be FAB’s second device, which can be quickly installed o... more

AirlinesAer Lingus takes delivery of its first A-321XLR aircraft

Powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines

Ireland’s national carrier Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first of six A-321XLR aircraft. The airline becomes the second in the world to operate this model as well as the second in the International A... more