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Civil aviationPassenger finds an Arab writing in the toilette: warning signal aboard a London-Pittsburgh flight
Pittsburgh, USA - Actually, it was simply an ununderstandable scratch-work, according to what was verified by FBI
Fear aboard a US Airways flight en route from London Gatwick Airport towards the Pittsburgh international air station, in Pennsylvania (USA). During flight, a passenger would have found in one of the airplane's... more
Civil aviationSAAB's proposal for the security of the US airlines
Stockholm, Sweden - The Swedish company would have suggested to American Government a flares dispenser available on some important fighters
SAAB is participating to the competition needed by US Department for Home Security related to the provision of anti-missile systems, to be devoted to the American airlines' airplanes. USA's worry appears... more
Civil aviationMoscow is ready to prevent a September 11-style attack
Moscow, Russia - The defensive system available for the Russian capital schedules extremely reduced reaction times for fighter units
Russian air defence and Air Force's representatives have recently revealed that the defensive system created around Moscow, in order to prevent terroristic attacks similar to those which involved New York... more
Civil aviationBomb alarm at Rome-Fiumicino Airport: the warning e-mail arrived one day before
Fiumicino, Italy - Nevertheless, it would have been read only yesterday in the morning, despite the Minister Pisanu's recommendation on terrorism's threat
The bomb alarm occurred yesterday at Rome-Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport proved unfounded, despite Italian Judge decided then to investigate anyway about the responsible for such e-mail which indicated... more
Civil aviationUSA: passenger names have to be confronted against no-fly list
Washington, USA - The black lists given to airlines would be curtailed
Yesterday a security official said that the US government would plan to replace screening airline with a no-fly list of potential terrorists. According to the Security Undersecretary, the government can... more
Civil aviationFalse bomb alarms: three flights involved in a single day
Frankfurt, Germany - Three flights towards the same airport were affected by such worrying phenomenon on last Sunday
Some three different flights all flying towards Frankfurt International Airport were involved by bomb alarms on last Sunday even if they proved false later, all produced by anonymous announcements delivered... more
Civil aviationBomb alarm at Rome-Fiumicino Airport
Fiumicino, Italy - An anonymous e-mail would have indicated this morning the presence of a bomb but nothing suspicious would have been found
A bomb alarm occurred this morning at Rome-Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport. A company which attends to security serivices at the Italian capital's air station would have taken delivery of an e-mail... more
Civil aviationThe EU Regulation on airport security
Brussels, Belgium - New rules in order to increase the checking level for the members' airports
The new EU Regulation on airport security began to be implemented since last July 1st. The members will have anyway the possibility to fully adapt their own structures by July 1st 2009. According to the... more
Civil aviationProblems for a gear: an Air Malta's airplane forced to go back to Valletta
Valletta, Malta - The aircraft normally landed after burning the large part of its fuel
An Air Malta's Boeing 737 would have performed an emergency landing this morning at the international air station of the capital, Valletta. Immediately after the takeoff in fact, occurred at about 09:00... more
Civil aviationIran Air's aircraft performs an emergency landing at Fiumicino (2): the airplane already experienced problems after its takeoff
Fiumicino, Italy - The A-310 would have been forced yesterday to perform its first not-scheduled landing immediately after taking off from Athens Airport
The Iran Air's airplane forced to perform an emergency landing at Fiumicino air station last night, already experienced technical problems just after leaving from Athens yesterday at 02:00 pm. This fact... more
Civil aviationNicaragua: hundreds MANPADS have been destroyed
Managua, Nicaragua - Government has decided to meet US requests for lowering the proliferation risk among the terroristic groups
Nicaragua’s Government has recently unveiled that it already started last May the destruction of hundreds portable surface-to-air very short-range missiles, in order to meet the requests put forward b... more
Civil aviationIran: armaments development worries the United States
Washington, USA - Opposing hypotheses about the effectiveness of the new Shahab 3 ballistic missile
The Iranian political-strategic situation is in the centre of attention during the last weeks regarding the regional stability and the armaments development, which also deals with a renewed effort by the... more
Civil aviation"Saddam Hussein ordered the cancellation of the Iraqi nuclear programme in 1991"
London, UK - It would have recently been stated by the major representative of the project, Jaffar Dhia Jaffar
Jaffar Dhia Jaffar, the major representative of the Iraqi nuclear programme who had been leading the research and development activities for 25 years under the Saddam Hussein regime, would have recently... more
Civil aviationIran Air's aircraft performs an emergency landing at Fiumicino
Fiumicino, Italy - It occurred last night while it was travelling from Athens to Madrid
Last night, an Iran air carrier’s airplane was forced to perform an emergency landing at Rome-Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport, due to a failure to its left engine. The aircraft was travelling towards M... more
Civil aviationEADS to make Romania's borders safer
Bucharest, Romania - The country will be able to modernize its own borders surveillance systems before officially joining the EU
Romania schedules to officially join the European Union on January 1st 2007, and it will have to adapt its own borders monitoring services to EU's exigencies. EADS has a major role for such plan in this... more
Civil aviationUSA: more controls at heliports in order to prevent attempts
New York, USA - After what FBI unveiled regarding the possible Al-Qaeda's deployment of helicopters in order to hit the country again
The warning signal for possible attempts in the Unites States always sounds loud, also after the recent statements released by FBI about the possible deployment of helicopters in order to perform terroristic... more
Civil aviationIran justifies the presence of enriched uranium
Teheran, Iran - And in the meantime it successfully tests the new Shahab 3 medium-range missile following the Israeli test of the Arrow
The restore of the Iranian nuclear programme could obviously produce reactions and a deepening of the matter at an international level (see for details AVIONEWS). IAEA’s (International Atomic Energy A... more
Civil aviationAbu Hafs Al-Masri Brigades: "Italian people, drive Berlusconi away or we will burn Italy"
Rome, Italy - It is the lates admonition against the country by Islamic terrorism but Italian Minister Pisanu reminds that the defence degree stays high
Italian Minister of Interior, Giuseppe Pisanu, underlined yesterday how the never-ending release by the internet of threats against Italy, its population and its political establishment by Islamic terroristic... more
Civil aviationThe Mirage 2000s to guard the Pope's visit in Lourdes
Lourdes, France - The visit of John Paul II to occur on next Saturday and Sunday with an impressive security system
The security system used in France on the occasion of Normandy landings’ celebration (see for details AVIONEWS) will be implemented again also on next Saturday and Sunday, when John Paul II visits France, a... more
Civil aviationFBI: Alitalia's flights used by mafia for drug traffics?
New York, USA - It would have recently been unveiled by the American security services
FBI would be investigating on drug traffics based on the cooperation between US and Sicily's mafias, by analyzing a clear matter which would involve even the air transport sector. According to recent reports... more
Civil aviationTerrorism: a massive deployment of law enforcement units at Malpensa
Milan, Italy - As August 15 is nearer, security forces' efforts at the airport is progressively increasing
Terrorism warning in Italy has determined a massive rise of the already significant deployment of law enforcement and armed forces' units at the majot Italian airports, most of all when considering that... more
Civil aviationAn Air Europa's Boeing 737 worried the air defences of several European countries
Madrid, Spain - It occurred on last May 1st and it would have been caused by the lack of communication procedures with the ground operating personnel
A Boeing 737 of the Spanish carrier called Air Europa with 186 passengers on board would have caused some problems for the air defences and flight security agencies in a large part of Europe. It has been... more
Civil aviationFalse bomb alarm at Sofia Airport
Sofia, Bulgaria - An anonymous phone call would have indicated the presence of a bomb at the air station but Police did not find anything
A false bomb alarm occurred at Sofia Airport, Bulgaria, this morning. A man, who did not introduce himself, would have called Bulgarian capital air station's Police to indicate the presence of a bomb at... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Thales Avionics TA/RA VSI-TCAS indicators
Paris, France - To prevent the TA/RA VSI-TCAS indicator from displaying a conflicting "RA FAIL" message during a multi-aircraft encounter, which could result in the flightcrew ignoring the correct aural command and traffic display information if the f
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2002-NM-284-AD; Amendment 39-13770; AD 2004-16-14] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Thales... more
Civil aviationIran gets its own nuclear programme started again
Teheran, Iran - The Islamic Republic suddenly asks for Germany, United Kindom and France's diplomatic support though they denounce illegitimacy
Israel had warned at the end of July the international community on such possibility and, as it seems, it has occurred (see for details AVIONEWS). Iran would have started its own nuclear sector research... more
Civil aviationAl-Qaeda: hit New York by explosive material-stuffed helicopters
New York, USA - Details on such possible operations would have been found out inside the computers seized to members of the terroristic organization
Recent successes of Anti-terrorism units in Great Britain and Pakistan (see for details AVIONEWS) would have unveiled particularly relevant details with reference to the new possible threats which the... more
Civil aviationOlympic Games: the NATO sea-air police operations have started
Athens, Greece - "Distinguished Games" begins: it's the anti-terrorism operation to police sea and air space
On Friday August 13, the Olympic Games 2004 will start, the first Olympics after September 11,: since last Friday NATO began the Greek seas control operations, to ensure largest security of the show, fixed... more
Civil aviationUnited Kingdom: attempt warning is still high
London, UK - Airplanes landing at Heathrow were in the sights of the Pakistani terrorist Al-Naeem Noor Khan
Alert for terroristic attacks in Great Britain is still high. According to country’s press, at least five persons would have succeeded in escaping to Scotland Yard and they would be still in the national t... more
Civil aviationS-300 missiles to protect Athens' Olympic Games
Athens, Greece - Some batteries to be located in Crete island in order to increase the long-range defence of the territory
Greek Government had unveiled some days ago that the Olympic Games would have been defended even by the resort to the Patriot PAC-3 surface-to-air missiles, located nearby Athens in order to provide a... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-330, A-340/200, and A-340/300 series airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct corrosion pitting and cracking of the piston rods for the MLG retraction actuators, which could result in rupture of a piston rod, non-damped extension of the MLG, high loads on the fully extended MLG, and consequent reduced
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Civil aviationFBI agent feigns a weapons trader: two Islamic militants were arrested
Albany, USA - They intended to buy a portable missile-launcher
A FBI agent suggested to some Albany's mosque representatives to purchase a portable missile-launcher while he feigned a weapons trader. After the first negotiations, even the mosque's Imam himself would... more
Civil aviationLula: fighters to defend Brazil from the plague of drug
Brasilia, Brazil - On the basis of a new bill, Brazilian Air Force will be able to shoot down aircraft employed for drug traffic
Lula's Government is firmly willing to stop drug traffic performed in his country by the resort to aircraft. For such purpose, Brazilian Government would have produced a bill aimed to regulate the possibility... more
Civil aviationBomb alarm on a Korean Air's flight
Anchorage, USA - The 747 en route from Seoul to New York was forced to land for necessary checks but no bomb was found
A Korean Air's Boeing 747 en route from Seoul to New York was forced to land at Anchorage Airport (Alaska) on last Tuesday 3 August, due to a warning signal regarding a bomb. Such alarm would have been... more
Civil aviationItaly under international terrorism's threat: the highest alert level all over the country
Rome, Italy - Checks at national air stations to be strenghtened during August
A high warning degree in Italy after the several and constant threats against the country by some Islamic extremist groups during last days. Italian Interior Minister, Giuseppe Pisanu, has decided for... more
Civil aviationNew rules by FAA on safety: the carriers will be able to adapt their fleets by 2008
Washington, USA - So, saving for some USD 200m regarding the carriers have been forecasted
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently unveiled that the deadline for the adaptation od technical checking procedures on the American carriers' maintenance, has been set for 2008. Current procedures... more
Civil aviationEmergency landing at Fiumicino for an Air Malta's airplane
Fiumicino, Italy - This aircraft was flying from Corfù to Manchester when smoke began spreading inside the cabin
An airplane of Air Malta carrier performed an emergency landing last night at Rome-Fiumicino Airport due to a technical failure. This aircraft, an Airbus A-320 with about 170 passengers on board, was flying... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Agusta SpA model A-109K2 helicopters
Usa - To detect a crack and prevent fatigue failure of the trunnion, loss of the tail rotor hub and blade assembly, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation model S- 61L, S-61N, S-61-NM, and S-61R helicopters
Usa - To detect an impending engine bearing (bearing) failure, which, if undetected and not addressed by appropriate crew action, may result in oil leakage, severing of the shaft housing, an uncontained in-flight fire, and a subsequent emergency landing
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Civil aviationOlympic Games: a multinational security force to be available for such event
Athens, Greece - Some 70.000 security members, together with choppers and Awacs to ensure the success of such show against international terrorism
Furhter details, regarding the security system set to protect Olympic Games against prospective terroristic attacks, have recently been unveiled by Greek Government (see for details AVIONEWS). International... more
Civil aviationAir Accident Investigation Branch: "Ryanair personnel's training appears insufficient"
London, UK - The British agency would have found shortcomings regarding carrier personnel's training on the occasion of an accident in 2002
One of the two engines of a Ryanair's Boeing 737 burnt just before landing on February 27 2002 at London Stansted Airport, while it arrived in England from Dublin. No one among the 117 passengers aboard... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. model PA-46-500TP airplanes
Washington, Usa - to detect and remove any protective cover over the percussion cap, or any silicon tube over the end of the trigger mechanism pin, which could result in failure of the emergency oxygen system
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To ensure the structural integrity of the engine-to-wing load path and prevent possible separation of the engine from the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Cessna Aircraft Company airplanes
Washington, Usa - Models 172R, 172S, 182S, 182T, T182T, 206H, and T206H
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Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company CF34-3A1 and -3B1 series turbofan engines
Usa - To prevent LCF failure of stage 5 LPT disks and stage 6 LPT disks, which could lead to uncontained engine failure
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Air Tractor, Inc. models AT-401, AT-401B, AT-402, AT-402A, AT-402B, AT-501, AT-502, AT-502A, AT-502B, AT-503A, AT-602, AT-802, and AT-802A airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks in the upper aft longeron, which could cause the fuselage to fail. Such failure could result in loss of control of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-310 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To ensure that fuel quantity indication wires are properly separated from wires carrying 115-volt alternating current (AC)
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter France model EC-155B and B1 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent an electrical short circuit, failure of landing gear to extend, and an emergency landing
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes
Usa - To ensure that there is sufficient lightning bonding at the electrical harness for the tail boom strobe light, and to prevent the simultaneous failure of multiple avionics systems in the event of a lightning strike, which could result in reduced co
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Civil aviationEuropean Parliament: appeal to the Court of Justice against USA-EU's agreements on passengers' personal details
Brussels, Belgium - Parliament does not appear willing to accept the requirements suggested by the United States
European Parliament has been trying for months to lead the European Court of Justice to decide about the legitimacy of European Union-United States’ agreements, regarding the provision to US authorities o... more
Civil aviationEast African reacts against Enac's decision for suspending activities in Italy
Rome, Italy - According to the African carrier, international ruling regarding flight safety would be fully honoured
East African Safari immediately reacted to Enac’s (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) decision aimed to suspend African carrier’s activities in Italy, with reference to the necessary period intended to... more