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ReportDili airport in Timor East is closed
Dili, Timor East - The decision of the authorities has been caused by the fights among gangs which threat the flights security
The fights in Timor East are going on; this time the violent battles of young gangs are worrying the Dili airport authorities which decided to close it and cancel the flights arriving and departing as... more
ReportNassiriya: the military enquiry on the massacre has been concluded
Rome, Italy - "It had decided to hit that base because the security measures were in short supply"
The enquiry of the Rome's Public prosecutor's office on the Nassiriya's attempt on November 2003 in which dead 19 Italian has been concluded. Within the end of the year the crown prosecutors Francesco... more
ReportNederlin Catastrophe. A secret 36 years long
Moscow, Russia - Today the anniversary of the tragedy in which 165 people dead
The Nedelin catastrophe or Nedelin disaster was a launch pad accident that occurred on October 24, 1960, at Baikonur Cosmodrome during the development of the Soviet R-16 ICBM. As a prototype of the missile... more
ReportCurrency traffic at Boulogne airport
Boulogne, Italy - Seven people were stopped for total EUR 461,000
A currency traffic has been discovered by the Boulogne Financial Police. EUR 461,000 passed through "Guglielmo Marconi" Airport from the end of August, to Albania (EUR 50,000), Nigeria (EUR 390,000) and... more
ReportThe Italian pilot who flew over the French atomic power plant is under investigation
Paris, France - The man last week photographed the Flamanville plant on board an ultralight plane
The Italian pilot who last week flew over without authorization the Flamanville atomic power plant, in France, is detained. The 50 year old man (his identity has not been revealed) stated he was working... more
ReportFive years later still human remains have been found at Ground Zero
New York, Usa - Yesterday other bones have been found under the street; about an half of victims still have not been identified
Five years later the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, Ground Zero still contains the human remains of many victims. Last year in September some bones were discovered in the roof of the Deutsche... more
ReportA Muslim leader has been forced to get off the plane directed to the USA
Washington, Usa - It is not the first time the US Government blocks the arrival of Muslim leaders
The founder of a British Muslim organization has been forced a few days ago to get off the plane of American Airlines which was about to lift directed to New York, because the United States deny the visa... more
ReportDenmark admits 37 CIA flights landed in its airports
Copenaghen, Denmark - According to press sources there would have been other thousand of planes of US intelligence flying over Denmark since 2001
After the last months polemics about the illegal flights operated by the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) in Europe, started from an investigation of the EU about transfers of people suspected to be terrorists... more
ReportLufthansa plane makes an emergency landing in Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia - The A-319 of the German carrier has been forced to return to the departure airport because of some problems to the navigation equipment
Yesterday the pilot of a Lufthansa A-319 plane has been forced to make an emergency landing at Pulkovo airport in Russia because of some problems to the navigation equipment onboard. The plane of the German... more
ReportFrench military plane catches fire on flight, the soldiers are safe
Mombasa, Kenya - The aircraft was flying from Mombasa to Djibouti
Yesterday a French military plane with 70 soldiers on board had to return to Mombasa, from where had departed, because of a fire in one of its engines. The flight of the French Air Force had lifted from... more
ReportThe bolt fallen into a roof belonged to a Singapore Airlines' plane
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The airline discovered a bolt was missing in a Boeing whih had flown in that route
The Singapore Airlines admitted the bolt fallen last Monday into an house roof in Australia (see for details AVIONEWS) belonged to one of its planes. In fact the controls on a Boeing 747, landed at 2:05pm... more
ReportKamikaze attacks a NATO means: maybe two soldiers died
Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan - They could be two British soldiers, many victims and injured among the civilians
The first news, still not confirmed, have said two British soldiers died in the suicide attack a kamikaze led against a NATO mean, which caught fire in southern Afghanistan. Witnesses said a man exploded... more
ReportAfghanistan: 8 civilians died during a NATO air raid
Kandahar, Afghanistan - The Isaf command confirmed the bombing to a village near Kandahar
Last night the planes of the NATO armed forces bombed the village of Zhari, in the Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, killing 8 civilians. The news has been communicated by the Province Governor,... more
ReportAustralia: a plane's bolt crashed into a roof
Sydney, Australia - The bolt fell from a big altitude
The inhabitants of an house in Sydney have been very scared yesterday when a bolt fell from a plane onto their roof. The bolt fell from a big altitude into the building's roof, damaging it, and provoking... more
ReportBad weather in Greece: air connections have been suspended
Athens, Greece - The storm raging since last night blocked the flights to the Aegean Islands
The storm which is raging in Greece is provoking many problems both to the naval traffic and the air traffic, so that the Greek Government claimed the state of emergency. On all the southern Aegean Sea,... more
ReportNATO planes bomb Pakistani villages
Islamabad, Pakistan - No victims, the bomb fired a neightboring forest
According to what reported by Russian press sources, yesterday some NATO planes violated the Pakistani air space and bombed two villages in a border zone of the Country. Fortunately there have been no... more
ReportThe German CSU asks to the members of Parliament to boycott BA
Berlin, Germany - The appeal of the CSU comes after the decision of the British carrier to suspend an employee
According to what reported by the daily edition of the German newspaper "Die Welt", the German Christian Social Union (CSU) has launched an appeal to the German Parliament, asking to the members to boycott... more
ReportMilitary planes bombed in Sri Lanka the rebels positions
Colombo, Sri Lanka - The reaction of the Armed Forces after the attack which killed 103 soldiers
The day after the terrible suicide attack in Sri Lanka when 103 soldiers died, the Sinhalese Air Force reacted. Also this morning at daybreak the fighter jets were bombing the positions of the Tamil rebels,... more
ReportItaly officially joined UN Security Council
New York, Usa - Yesterday Italy was elected by large majority of the UN Assembley
It's official: Italy joins UN Security Council as no-permanent member for 2007-2008. As already yesterday reported (see for details AVIONEWS), the voting confirmed the entry of Italy into the Security... more
ReportUsa, another plane had to make an emergency landing because of the smoke in the cockpit
Washington, Usa - Yesterday an American Airlines aircraft directed to Orlando had to modify its route
It seems the like the emergency landings for smoke in the cabin are more frequent lately. The last one occurred yesterday to the flight 2294 of the American Airlines flying from Dallas to Orlando which... more
ReportIn Sweden a civil plane went near to a slaughter as a Czech fighter jet shot it by mistake
Prague, Czech Republic - Last week during a training a mistake on the target individuation was about to provoke a disaster
The Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic admitted yesterday that last week an F-16 pilot of Czech Republic almost shot down a passenger plane in the northern Sweden, because of a mistake in the calculation... more
ReportNorth Korea (3): the new UN General Secretary will visit Pyongyang in next January
New York, USA - Goal: acceptable solutions on the nuclear crisis
The new UN General Secretary, the South-Korean Ban Ki-Moon, in next January will realize a travel in North Korea. The visit will have the main goal to find acceptable solutions on the nuclear crisis: sources... more
ReportIsraeli air raid destroyed a power station on Gaza Strip
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The building supplied electric current to most of the town
A power station has been destroyed yesterday night by an Israeli air raid on the city of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip. No news about possible victims, but the building supplied electric current... more
ReportAir India flight hit by a turbolence: 14 injures
Mumbai, India - No one is in serious conditions, the plane passed trough a violent storm
At least 14 passengers have been injured in an Air India flight in service from Jeddah to Mumbai, because of a violent turbulence which hit the plane. Last night the flight 865 of the Indian carrier with... more
ReportDrunk passenger makes a KLM flight change route
Berlin, Germany - The 55 year old passenger got angry because the stopover had been suppressed
It has been an animated flight the one of a KLM plane which last Friday lifted from Amsterdam airport directed to Hof, in Germany. But the pilot was forced to make a not scheduled landing as a drunk 55... more
ReportA NY Yankees player overun with a private plane
Washington, Usa - The incident few days after the death of Cory Lidle in an air crash
This is not a good period for the New York Yankees, the baseball team to which belonged Cory Lidle, the player died in the crash of his Cirrus plane against a New York skyscraper. Two days later the tragic... more
ReportComair denounces the US Government
Washington, Usa - The airline wants to sue Washington for the responsibilities on the air crash of August 26th
The Comair, the airline to which belonged the plane crashed shortly after the take off at Lexington-Blue Grass airport, Kentucky. The decision -explained a carrier's note- is aimed to make also the Government... more
ReportShe wears a crucifix and the British Airways suspends her
London, United Kingdom - This is what happened to a carreir's employee
The decision of the British Airways to suspend a christian employee because she refused to suspend a christian woman employed who refused to remove a necklace with a crucifix worn even during the working... more
ReportHawaii heartquake, no problem for the flights
Honolulu, Hawaii - A 6,6 degrees quake hit yesterday the Hawaii
Yesterday an earthquake of 6,6 degrees hit the Hawaii archipelago. It has not been so strong to create a tsunami but enough to provoke panic among the population and fear for the flights both arriving... more
ReportIndia, a plane comes back because of a bomb alert
Chennai, India - A telephone call warned the security officers there was a bomb onboard
Yesterday at Chennai airport (India) a bomb alert forced a plane of Air Lanka to return to the airport after its departure to Colombo. The alert, which revealed to be a false, started shortly after the... more
ReportGaza, 22 Palestinian died during the last 48 hours. Olmert :We will multiply the attacks"
Gaza, Gaza Strip - The Israeli Prime Minister wants to go on until the militants will not been disarmed
Tragic weekend in the Gaza Strip, where since Wednesday 22 Palestinian people (mostly militants), during the fights with the Israeli Army. In the night between Saturday and Sunday nine people died, after... more
ReportAbkhazia solicits the international community to recognize its sovereignty
Sukhumi, Abkhazia - Common idea of thr little State of the ex-Sovietic block
Different no governmental organizations of Abkhazia will solicit Russia and the international community to recognize the independence of this self-proclaimed republic in the Georgia territory. "The behaviour... more
ReportThe CV-22 Osprey officially enter to take part of US Air Force
Washington, USA - Concluded the activities of evaluations and acceptance of new aircraft
The tilt-rotor CV-22 Osprey has officially entered to take part of the American Air Education and Training Command, the division of the Air Force Special Operations Command that is provisionally using... more
ReportBell/Agusta 609 tiltrotor second prototype begins ground runs
Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy - Last week in the afternoon
The Bell/Agusta BA-609 a/c 60002 performed its first ground run on July 13th at AgustaWestland’s facility in Cameri, Italy. The first ground run was completed successfully at 17.05. Mr. Pietro Venanzi, P... more
ReportThe first CV-22 Osprey delivered to US Air Force
Washington, USA - The tilt-rotor will be soon used in Afganistan and Iraq
Bell Boeing delivered the first tilt-rotor CV-22 Osprey to the US Air Force (see for details AVIONEWS). The aircraft, an hybrid between a plane and a helicopter, will be used for long range infiltration... more
ReportNext year Osprey will be operative in war zones
Washington, USA - Marine's corps gave the announcement
US Marine’s Corps made known that by one year the Osprey aircraft, a hybrid vehicle between a plane and a helicopter, will be in service in war zones. The aircraft has at the end of the wings two mobile r... more
ReportOsprey: new naval units devoted to the military tilt-rotor
Washington, USA - The USS San Antonio class ships will be able to carry up to three MV-22 of Marine Corps
When the MV-22 Osprey enters service with Marine Corps in 2007, a new air carrier class will have been waiting for it: the USS San Antonio. It deals with naval units devoted to expeditionary forces and... more
ReportOsprey: "It will deliver the deadliest of weapon systems: US Marines"
Washington, USA - Marine Corps' officers appear convinced of it as this is the major customer of the military tilt-rotor
Marine Corps has taken delivery of an improved version of the V-22 Osprey with measures involving softwares, maintenance and reliability. It deals with the major customer of the military tilt-rotor jointly... more
ReportNBAA: Bell and AgustaWestland show the BA-609
Orlando, USA - A mock-up of the tilt-rotor is being exhibited together with a VIP version of the AB-139 helicopter
Bell and AgustaWestland are showing the BA-609 civil tilt-rotor during the 58th edition of NBAA (National Business Aviation Association) being held in Orlando (Florida, USA) from November 9 to 11. The... more
ReportV-22: damages up to USD 1m due to ice
Washington, USA – Technicians ensured that the operational versions will be provided with de-icing systems anyway
Cost of damages affecting recently the power plant of a Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor in the USA, forced to land after a sudden failure during a flight with bad weather conditions (see for details... more
ReportV-22 Osprey: non-profit association warned about de-icing
Washington, USA – Following an emergency landing occurred on last October 18 but programme representatives downsized its relevance
A CV-22 Osprey destined to US Air Force would have performed an emergency landing on last October 18, following a problem affecting its powerplant which could have been caused by ice on the engine nacelles.... more
ReportThe V-22 will not compete for the CSAR-X programme
Washington, USA – Boeing and Bell decided to withdraw as USAF does not need an aircraft provided with high speed and long range
Boeing and Bell, as the US V-22 Osprey military tilt-rotor makers, decided to avoid to compete for the US Air Force CSAR-X (Combat Search and Rescue) programme bid (see for details AVIONEWS). The indicate... more
ReportMarine Corps gets ready to take delivery of the Ospreys
Washington, USA - Some 360 tilt-rotors have been ordered and they will be delivered within about six years
Marine Corps is getting ready to take delivery of the first MV-22 Ospreys when considering the start if full production for the military tilt-rotors jointly produced by Bell and Boeing. There are some... more
ReportThe V-22 "unleashes hell" on mission...but also US Islamic community's rage
Washington, USA – An advertisement depicting a Osprey operating over a mosque rose US Islamic associations' protests
A remarkable gaffe was made by Boeing and Bell in promoting the V-22 Osprey military tilt-rotor. By an advertisement, an aircraft of this type is depicted while one mission being in hovering just few dozens... more
ReportV-22 Osprey: here is the Pentagon's green light for mass production
Washington, USA – Great fulfilment by both Boeing and Bell programme representatives
"The most versatile aircraft in the world and whose production enables tilt-rotor technology to come to life in a big way". The V-22 Osprey programme representatives from both Boeing and Bell welcomed... more
ReportUSAF: first CV-22 Osprey has been delivered
Washington, USA – The armed force to have some 50 military tilt-rotors of this type available by 2009
Bell and Boeing delivered to the first out of the 50 CV-22 Ospreys ordered by US Air Force. The military tilt-rotor will achieve its full combat readiness in 2009 and will be deployed in particularly hard... more
ReportBell-Boeing awarded an almost USD 9m contract
Washington, USA - For the spare parts of the CV-22 Osprey
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded an $8,829,289 ceiling priced order contract for spares for the CV-22 Osprey. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa. (69 percent)... more
ReportBA-609: nothing to envy to a turboprop
Fort Worth, USA - First flight with horizontally-set engine nacelles for the Bell/Agusta civil tilt-rotor
The first civil tilt-rotor ever designed, the Bell/Agusta BA-609, aims its rotors forward and finally shows it can fly like a real fix-winged aircraft faster than any other conventional helicopter. The... more
ReportV-22 Osprey: tests accomplished, bound for mass-production
Washington, USA - The announcement for the manufacturing is awaited in September after 750 h trials in all operational conditions
Operational tests for the Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey military tilt-rotor were accomplished after 750 hours flying in all weather and environmental conditions, with aerial refuelling trials and activities... more
ReportOsprey: maritime operational re-deployment for eight military tilt-rotors
Washington, USA - The most important evaluation ever performed on the vehicle is being carried out in the Atlantic Ocean in these days
US USS Bataan air-carrier is currently far from the US Eastern coasts in the Atlantic Ocean, with several aircraft on board among which some eight MV-22 Ospreys, as the version of the well known tilt-rotor... more