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CuriositiesA Tu-154 aircraft used as a tourist attraction is back to fly
Moscow, Russia - It had attracted an unprecedented numbers of tourists
A Soviet Tu-154 plane that in September of last year made ??an emergency landing without sustaining casualties in the Russian taiga, is back to fly. The aircraft that was left for six months in a tourist... more
CuriositiesCrew members of Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft raise flags of their Nations
Astana, Kazakhstan - At Baikonur's cosmodrome
According to today's reports by Roscosmos, Russian Federal Space Agency, the crew members of the shuttle Soyuz TMA-21, following a tradition, have raised the flags of their Nations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome... more
CuriositiesWi-fi on over 200 Continental Airlines aircraft
Chicago, USA - Starting from next year
Continental United Holdings announced it is going to provide a wi-fi connection with Ka-band over 200 flights on Boeing 737 and 757 airplanes operated by its subsidiary Continental Airlines. The company... more
CuriositiesFood on the airplanes: travellers intrigued by eastern flavours
Trento, Italy - According to a Skyscanner's survey
Emirates would be the best airline for in-flight meals. According to a mentioned as the best airline in-flight meals. According to an international survey recently made by Skyscanner (www.skyscanner.it),... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner: unification of Italy or Saint Patrick?
Trento, Italy - These are the places to where the Italians fly
The big capital and other European cities, and other European cities, magnets for tourism, remain firmly at their place in the rankings. With London, Paris, Barcelona and Amsterdam it's really difficult... more
CuriositiesPrince Harry ends training course for Apache helicopters
London, United Kingdom - He may return to Afghanistan for the second time
Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor, usually called Prince Harry, has just completed a ten month training course for the piloting of Apache helicopters. Now he has to follow an even more... more
CuriositiesATR consigned to Azul "Pink" airplane
Toulouse, France - To sponsor the breast cancer fight
ATR, a joint-venture between Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica company) and EADS, today delivered to the Brazilian carrier "Azul Linhas Aéreas" a pink painted ATR-72 aircraft, in order to promote the... more
CuriositiesAeroporti di Roma: parking of "Leonardo da Vinci" gets pinker
Rome, Italy - Tomorrow, on the occasion of March 8th
Tomorrow, March 8th, Aeroporti di Roma will celebrate the female passengers departing and arriving at "Leonardo da Vinci" Rome-Fiumicino airport, offering them a mimosa branch together with an information... more
CuriositiesAir India to run all-women crew flights on Women's Day
Delhi, India - One of these will be from Delhi to Toronto
National-carrier Air India will operate eight flights with an all-women's crew on the International Women's Day Tuesday. According to the statement, the flag-carrier will also have a non-stop flight... more
CuriositiesNetJets may use electronic maps of Ipad on their aircraft
Columbus, Ohio - The authorization came after three months of test
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the request of the airline NetJets to be able to use an application of the Ipad of Apple, developed by Jeppesen, instead of the aviation maps. The... more
CuriositiesNigeria: aviation workers will be trained on customer care
Lagos, Nigeria - Following complaints from both domestic and international air travelers
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has mandated airlines, agencies, and the various parastatals in the sector to train their employees in the efficient delivery of customer services to travelers. The... more
CuriositiesRyanair: SMS confirmation for the boarding card
Milan, Italy - The service helps passengers to remember it
Ryanair today urged forgetful passengers to sign up to its confirmation SMS service so that they can easily retrieve their booking confirmation number in order to check-in on-line (between 14 days and... more
CuriositieseasyJet and Air Dolomiti celebrate women
Milan, Italy - With mimosas and discounts for March 8th
easyJet, the European low-fare airline, celebrates all the Italian women on the occasion of March 8th, with mimosas and discounts up to 18%. On Tuesday, March 8th, the airline will pay homage to all... more
CuriositiesDonald Trump purchases a new Boeing 757 airplane
Palm Beach, Usa - "It is quieter than my former 727"
Donald Trump, Palm Beach's most famous almost-presidential candidate, confirmed he bought a Boeing 757, which he said is about twice the size of his other plane, a Boeing 727. Although he did not talk... more
CuriositiesOne hundred years ago the first plane on Venice
Venice, Italy - The fog did not stop the pilot
On February 19, 1911, was the day when the first plane, piloted by Commander Umberto Cagno, flew over Venice. This episode is related to desire of the owners of the Excelsior hotel to surprise their guests.That... more
CuriositiesBoeing will donate 5 million dollars to Air Force Museum Foundation
St. Louis, USA - Over the next three years
Boeing yesterday announced that it will make a donation worth 5 million dollars to the Foundation of the national museum of US Air Force at Air Base of Wrigtht-Patternson near Dayton, Ohio. The sum,... more
CuriositiesPAN's MB-339 planes today in the skies of Sanremo
Sanremo, Italy - "Frecce Tricolori" will exhibit in the evening dedicated to the unification of Italy
Also at 61th festival of Sanremo it's going to be celebrated today the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. At 5:00pm local time, in the presence of Italian Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner: flirt in airplane, 45% admits to have had it
Trento, Italy - The survey unveils a new trend in air travels
Airlines have always used the thrill of flirting to sponsor their flights, from the rigorous "Glamour" criteria for the crew, to the recent and sexy advertising campaigns of airlines such as Virgin. A... more
CuriositiesItalian Space Agency, ASI: comics on the astronaut Roberto Vittori
Rome, Italy - At the newsstand from February 16th the new adventure of Roby Vic, alias Roberto Vittori
"Donald Duck, Roby Vic and the project Blackduck" is the title of the second comic, published on the number 2882 of the famous weekly newspaper Disney, whose main character is the astronaut Roberto Vittori.... more
CuriositiesThe safest seats in airplane? In the rear
London, UK - A report made by an English company says that is always safer to fly
The air travel has never been safer. A research made by the English company Ascend reveals that in 1945 death rate was 27 casualties out of 1 million passengers. Today it's less than one. Statistics... more
CuriositiesFree Facebook access on certain US carriers in February
Washington, USA - Happy FB fans logged on even at 30,000 feet
In February there will be free in-flight Facebook access on U.S. planes, namely on AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America. The... more
CuriositieseasyJet passenger numbers rise to 50m each year
Milan, Italy - The mileston has been celebrated with Laura Tabourin
easyJet, European low-fares airline, has reached an important milestone in its history as it now welcomes 50 million passengers each year. The airline has seen phenomenal growth since it began operating... more
CuriositiesSweden tests iPad as flight instruments
Stockholm, Sweden - There will be any papers in the cockpit
The Swedish company Amapola is testing the use, on the cockpit of its planes, of an electronic flight-bag installation, based on Apple's iPad, for its Fokker 50 biturboprop fleet. This technology, that... more
CuriositiesThe children are too "Harassment" to travel with adults
London, United Kingdom - The guilty are the parents
In a conference, that will be held next week in London, a survey, on a 1000 customers of "Business-class", will be presented. This investigation clearly says that children are not welcome on planes and... more
CuriositiesThai airline PC Air is the first in the world to hire transsexual hostesses
Bangkok, Thailand - Six already employed, many other curricula are currently being examined
According to reports from international sources, Thai airline PC Air, which from April will operate commercial flights to some Asiatic destinations from Suvarnabhumi International Airport of Bangkok, opens... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner expects for 2011 a continuously growing trend for big Eastern metropolis
Trento, Italy - Tripled the on-line request for Asian destinations
Skyscanner, the Italian free web-site for the online search of low-cost flights (www.skyscanner.it), unveils that the travelers from Italy are increasingly interested in Asia. Five of the top ten destinations... more
CuriositieseasyJet: newness regarding transport of musician instruments
Milan, Italy - Music to their ears
easyJet, European low-fares airline, highlighted that its musician friendly hand baggage policy is one of the best within the airline industry. Over recent months the airline has been in dialogue with... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner: top ten in the on-line search of flights in 2010
Trento, Italy - The website unveils cities and Countries most desired last year in the Internet research
Skyscanner the Flight Finder, the most popular free website in Italy in the search of low-cost flights (www.skyscanner.it), presents the ranking of the top ten cities and Nations searched by Italy during... more
CuriositiesAirport in Florida closes a runway due to the magnetic north pole
Washington, USA - Advanced more rapidly than usually
According to reports from international sources, the shift of the Earth's magnetic north pole, which occurs continuously between Canada and Siberia, would have happened faster than usual, becoming problematic... more
CuriositiesUK's aviation regulator body has refused to re-certify Mile High Flights
London, UK - It's a charter carrier allowing passengers to have sex while on board
United Kingdom's aviation regulator body, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), has refused to re-certify Mile High Flights, an air charter company located in South West England for allowing its passengers... more
Curiosities"Monocle" names Helsinki Airport the "Best airport for connections"
Helsinki, Finland - According to the British magazine in its latest December-January issue
In its latest December-January issue, British "Monocle" magazine named Helsinki Airport the "Best airport for connections". The magazine praised Helsinki Airport for "...its human scale, outstanding wayfinding,... more
CuriositiesUSA: 6ft 7 ins passenger forced to stand for 2 hours flights
Chicago, Usa - The FAA says it's not illegal to stay on one's feet during a flight
When Brooks Anderson boarded a flight to spend Christmas with his family, he didn't expect to be standing for the next two-and-a-half hours. But the 25-year-old stands 6ft 7ins, while the legroom on the... more
CuriositiesSolved the mystery of Amelia Earhart, the aviatrix disappeared with her airplane 73 years ago?
London, United Kingdom - Found some objects and a bone, that will be subjected to the genetic fingerprinting test
It may be that it has been found the evidence that could shed light on the destiny of the famous aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who disappeared with her plane, a Lockheed 10E of a special model named Electra,... more
CuriositiesNew Zealand unveils Air Force's files on UFOs
Wellington, New Zealand - Covering a period between 1954 and 2009
According to the international press, New Zealand would have unveiled the the Air Force's files on UFOs' sightings by pilots of military and commercial aircraft, personnel and passengers in a period of... more
CuriositiesAC Milan poised to return to Dubai for Emirates Challenge Cup
Milan, Italy - On board of an airline's airplane
AC Milan’s collection of global superstars is poised to return to the Middle East for the Emirates-sponsored Winter Tour and to participate in the "Emirates Challenge Cup". The seven-time European C... more
CuriositiesFor New Year's Eve 2011 easyJet passengers choose European destinations
Milan, Italy - Paris, London and Berlin
What are the destinations preferred by Italians who decide to spend abroad New Year's Eve 2011? Analyzing the reservations made by its passengers, easyJet has found that their favorite destinations... more
CuriositiesSanta Claus from Russia arrived in Rimini
Rimini, Italy - They landed by a Ural's A-320 airplane
Santa Claus arrived from Russia, landing at "Federico Fellini" International Airport of Rimini-San Marino. Indeed, the Santa Claus of the "Riccione XMas" committee, organizers of the walk-event "Riccione... more
CuriositiesFrankfurt Airport, clown to entertain children
Frankfurt, Germany - And make less unpleasant the hours spent waiting at the airport
As already announced by our agency, the Frankfurt International Airport's runways are now newly operating (see AVIONEWS). The news comes after days of disruption due to the bad weather that has struck... more
CuriositiesSkyscanner: ranking of the destinations chosen to celebrate the new year
Trento, Italy - Italian and European
"As it is known, Italy is an excellent destination for all the year and the desire of unforgettable landscapes, delicious food and an immensurable culture, enchants tourists also for the New Year celebration.... more
CuriositiesOne-hour wait for the baggages for half of the air travellers, according to Skyscanner
Trento, Italy - The results of a survey
Once the luggage have been consigned to the airlines, how much time does one have to wait to see it again on the baggage carousel? Following the mysterious story of the red suitcase of Milan-Malpensa and... more
CuriositiesFantasy travel to Santa Claus on a Continental Airlines airplane
Cleveland, USA - For 50 children of two Cleveland hospitals
The American media reported that last Saturday was held in Cleveland, at the "International Hospkins Airport", a charity initiative that has been repeating for some years. About fifty children of two Cleveland's... more
CuriositiesItalian SEA: presentation of the new nurseries for mothers and children in the airport
Milan, Italy - On Monday December 13th at 12:00 am in Milan-Linate airport
Giuseppe Bonomi, President of SEA (Milan airports) and Walter Locatelli, Director general of the local health authority (ASL), announce that today, on Monday, 13 December 2010, at noon, in the "Orsetta"... more
CuriositiesAlitalia awarded for the quality of the meals on board the airplanes
Rome, Italy - As the best airline in the world
Alitalia was awarded in the "Best Airline Cuisine" category, as the best airline in the world for the quality of the meals served on board. The prize was conferred by the American monthly magazine "Global... more
CuriositiesToday, NASA press conference on an astrobiology finding
Washington, USA - "That will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life"
Yet another event full of expectations for the new NASA conference, scheduled for 08:00 pm (Italian time) today. During the meeting will be discussed, as NASA writes on its website, a "An astrobiology... more
CuriositiesFirst flight F-27 airplane today 55 years ago
Nieuw Vennep, The Netherlands - The model was delivered in 1958 to Aer Lingus
Today 55 years ago on November 24th 1955, the first prototype of the F-27 plane with registration PH-NIV made its maiden flight. A few years later, in November 1958 the first production model, the... more
CuriositiesSeattle airport: woman strips to underwear to protest against the body scanners
Seattle, USA - She makes a video and put in on her blog
A US blogger has stripped to underwear at Seattle airport to protest against the body scanners and the "Deep" pat downs which are being in use as alternative to these scanners in American airports. The... more
CuriositiesAir Malta designed official carrier at the first international workshop on spare time and Mice
Milan, Italy - It will take place in Malta from today to Monday
Sts Handling and Destination Meetings Ec Air Malta appoint Air Malta as the official carrier of the 1st international workshop about the spare time and Mice that is to be held in Malta 12 to 15 November... more
CuriositiesFirst edition of the "Festival Aérospatial de l'image et du Livre" in Blagnac, France
Toulouse, France - It will take place from Friday to Sunday
Bernard Keller, Mayor of Blagnac, General Counsillor of the Haute-Garonne (France) and Grand Toulouse's vice-president, together with Catherine Gay, President of the association "Des Etoiles e des Ailes"... more
CuriositiesLow-cost airplanes: in October, in the ranking of Skyscanner are improving the exotic resorts
Trento, Italy - From Asia to South America, and the Christmas destinations
"The biggest step has been made by the Cuban capital which jumped up 13 positions obtaining the 39th place in the ranking of Skyscanner. Is that because of the cold season that is coming? Is it due, maybe,... more
CuriositiesGoogle Chrome offers free Wi-fi connection to use on the airplane
Washington, Usa - "Gogo Inflight" will be available for free from November 20th to January 2nd 2011 flying with several American carriers
"Google Chrome" wants to offer a little Christmas present to all the passengers whom, in the period between 20 November 2010 and January 2, 2011, will travel on domestic routes with the US carriers AirTran... more