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Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce plc RB211-22B, RB211-524, and RB211-535 series turbofan engines (2004-19-04)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of critical life-limited rotating engine parts, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
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Civil aviationUSA demand the passengers data in order to test a new security system
Washington, USA - "Secure Flight" would confront the traveller names with the list of the terrorist suspects
TSA, The Transportation Security Administration, under US government order, would have proposed to 77 American airlines which operate domestic flights, to deliver the personal information of the passengers... more
Civil aviationA bomb alarm on a Virgin Blue airplane
Sydney, Australia - A handmade incendiary device would have been found in the hold of a carrier's 737
The handling service at Sydney Airport (Australia) would have found some explosive components on board a Virgin Blue's Boeing 737 on last Monday, hidden inside the hold of the aircraft. According to the... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at Workshop I&SI and Air Press: "New solutions for the Italian airports' old problems: security and meteorology" (5)
Rome, Italy - In the airport context is particularly delicate the tie between meteorological ambience and human activity , and it becomes important to linger on the "Wind shear"
The tropicalization tendency of the meteorological events in Italy by now is recognized unanimously. The episodes of violent and localized bad weather are more and more frequent and the engagement in order... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Cessna Aircraft Company airplanes
Washington, Usa - Models 208 and 208B
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 156)] [Page 56480] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on McDonnell Douglas model MD-10-10F, MD- 10-30F, MD-11, MD-11F, and 717-200 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent, under certain conditions during the FMS PROF descent, the uncommanded descent of an airplane below the selected level-off altitude, which could result in an unacceptable reduction in the separation between the airplane and n
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Civil aviationAVIONEWS at Workshop I&SI and Air Press: "New solutions for the Italian airports' old problems: security and meteorology" (4)
Rome, Italy - In the afternoon the safety themes in the meteorological range, with particular regard to the "Wind shear" phenomenon
In the afternoon safety themes in the meteorological range are illustrated, with particular regard to the "Wind shear" phenomenon. It come illustrated operational problems connected with this dangerous... more
Civil aviationSwitzerland: Army to protect the airports till 2007
Berne, Switzerland - The step scheduling the appointment of the Army in order to warrant the security of air traffic has been postponed
Swiss Government would have decided to postpone even till 2007 the deployment of the Army for the performance of monitoring activities regarding borders, infrastructures dedicated to air traffic and embassies.... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at Workshop I&SI ed Air Press: "New solutions for the Italian airports' old problems: security and meteorology" (3)
Rome, Italy - BFI Optilas' Alessandro Albertoni comment on the thermal cameras
Albertoni explained how the thermal cameras' technology enables to achieve a very good visibility even with critical conditions: smoke, fog, water and darkness, and how this technology can detect a person... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at Workshop I&SI ed Air Press: "New solutions for the Italian airports' old problems: security and meteorology" (2)
Rome, Italy - I&SI SpA's Eng. Nicola Zannin shows the biometric sensor for face identification
The device for face identification named "one-one identification" is currently considered as the safest. This technology performs analysis of the personal face localized features, which are the ones considered... more
Civil aviationAVIONEWS at Workshop I&SI ed Air Press: "New solutions for the Italian airports' old problems: security and meteorology"
Rome, Italy - Interventions by On. Paolo Ricciotti and Giuliano Sigismondi
On. Paolo Ricciotti from Italian Transport, Mail and Communications Commission, opened the conference produced by I&SI (Ingegneria & Software Industriale SpA) and Air Press this morning, currently occurring... more
Civil aviationDi Luca: "The supply of personnel and vehicles to Libya against illegal immigration to occur after the Ramadan"
Rome, Italy - Italian Parliament Committee on Immigration underlined it during an interview with AVIONEWS
President of Italian Parliament Committee for the Control on the Implementation of Schengen Agreement, Vigilance on Europol's activities, control and vigilance on Immigration's Matters, On. Alberto Di... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dassault model Fan Jet Falcon series airplanes and model Mystere-Falcon 20 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent fatigue cracking of the window frames in the flight compartment, which could result in rapid depressurization of the fuselage and consequent reduced structural integrity of the airplane
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Civil aviationUSA: from today searches more thorough in the airports
Washington, USA - Passengers will have to undress themselves of overcoat and jacket in order to allow in-depth controls
From today new security measures in the American airports: travellers will have to remove their overcoat in order to concur much more in-depth search. After the questions about the plastic explosive of... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Cessna Aircraft Company 120, 140, 140A, 150, F-150, 170, 172, F-172, FR-172, P-172D, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, A-185E, 190, 195, 206, P-206, U-206, TP-206, TU-206, 207, T-207, 210, T-210, 336, 337, and T-337 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent slippage of the pilot/co-pilot shoulder harness, which could result in failure of the shoulder harness to maintain proper belt length adjustment and tension
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Civil aviationUSA: a flight controllers computer breakdown puts to risk the traffic
Los Angeles, USA - Avoided a collision among 5 airplanes and hundred of flights cancelled
One of the Americans flight controllers unions has reported that on Tuesday evening at 8:00pm in the California skies, it has risked an incident among 5 aircraft, to cause it seems a computer system breakdown... more
Civil aviationA man takes off from Afghanistan and arrives by airplane to NY with a full weapon baggage
New York, USA - At JFK airport he was arrested: he's a DynCorp security agency doctor
A United Arab Emirates doctor of DynCorp Security Agency (society working for the Pentagon in Afghanistan and Iraq), would be successful to make entering at New York "JFK" airport a paraphernalia composed... more
Civil aviationPadua Military Court: sites and naval units at amianthus rusk under investigation
Padua, Italy - The crime hypotheses would currently be the ones of avoided implementation order and negligent murder
Several military sites and vehicles would be considered as potentially dangerous for the Italian soldiers' health, according to Padua Military Court, and so considered as necessarily to be subjected to... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-330 and model A-340/200 and -300 series airplanes (2004-18-14)
Usa - To prevent uncommanded movement of a spoiler during flight, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane and consequent significant increased fuel consumption during flight, which could necessitate an in-flight turn-back or diversi
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 777 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent a possible source of ignition in a flammable leakage zone, which could result in an undetected and uncontrollable fire in the wheel well or wing trailing edge, and a possible fuel tank explosion
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B2 and B4 series airplanes; and model A-300 B4-601, B4-603, B4-605R, B4-620, B4-622R, C4- 605R Variant F, and F4-605R airplanes (2004-18-13)
Usa - To detect and correct cracking of the gantry lower flanges in the MLG bay area, which could result in decompression of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on DG Flugzeugbau GmbH, model DG-500MB sailplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the Warner LA10 spindle drive, which could result in failure of the engine pylon extension/retraction mechanism
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Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-10-10, DC- 10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, DC-10-30F, DC-10-40, DC-10-40F, MD-10-10F, and MD-10-30F airplanes
Usa - To prevent chafing of the wire bundle located behind the flight engineer's panel caused by the wire bundle coming in contact with the lower edge of the feed-through, and consequent electrical arcing, which could result in smoke and fire in the cock
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Civil aviationNew security measures for JAL and ANA
Tokyo, Japan - The two carriers should take delivery of their own first sky marshals for same routes from and to the United States
Japan would have decided to meet the requests put forward by the United States, regarding the exigency for remarkably increasing the security degree aboard the commercial airplanes of the major Japanese... more
Civil aviationHeathrow is the area at more high attempt risk in London
London, United Kingdom - A secretive document sended to the newspaper "Sunday Express" reveals it, in which emerges that only 1 Londoner on 7 would succeed to evacuate from the city
A secretive document made to arrive to the daily paper "Sunday Express" desk, it seems reveals that in London only one million citizens would succeed escaping in 13 hours in case of a chemical or nuclear... more
Civil aviationBulgaria: shepherds find surface-to-air missile-launchers hidden
Sofia, Bulgaria - 4 SA-7 Grail that, according to Bulgaria Police, could have been deployed for a terroristic attempt
A suspicious finding occurred in the Bulgarian countryside today 20 km far from the capital, Sofia. Some shepherds would have found 4 tubes, later identified by Kostinbrod city's Police as Strela-2 (SA-7... more
Civil aviationAnti-terrorism exercise in Pordenone
Pordenone, Italy - The activities aimed to face the effects of a chemical-bacteriological attack to gain a contribution by the USAF's 31st Fighter Wing
Verifying the reaction capabilities of the armed forces, the law enforcement units and the Civil Defence against a bacteriological terroristic attack: this is the purpose of the joint exercise occurring... more
Civil aviationAn "armoured" 68th "Fiera del Levante" in Bari to occur tomorrow
Bari, Italy - No-fly zone and fighters ready to take off to face any threat on the occasion of the event which starts just on September 11
Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is going to open the 68th "Fiera del Levante" in Bari (Italy) tomorrow, an important event which occurs just when the tragic disaster of September 11 is dramatically... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Revision)on CFM International (CFMI) CFM56-5C series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent low-cycle fatigue (LCF) failure of certain HPTR front air seals, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
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Civil aviationCivil aviation and embassies: the two targets risking attempts for Italy
Rome, Italy - A meeting at Italian Ministry of Interior headquarter has been scheduled for today aiming to consider further preventive measures
An important meeting at the Italian Ministry of Interior headquarter has been scheduled for today, and representatives from Italian intelligence services, Police and Carabinieri are going to gather there.... more
Civil aviationAttempts and insurance cover: Lufthansa asks for EU's support
Berlin, Germany - Insurance companies appear less and less willing to afford the financial expenditure related to such kind of risk
Insurance companies in Europe fear they are not able to afford the financial expenditure for the compensations related to the effects caused by possible attempts in the air transport sector. So, they would... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 727, 727C, 727-100, -100C, and -200 series airplanes (2004-18-08)
Usa - To detect and correct cracks and corrosion on the attach fitting holes of the forward trunnion attach fittings of the main landing gear (MLG), which could result in the collapse of the MLG
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-200, -200C, -300, - 400, and -500 series airplanes (2004-18-06)
Washington, Usa - To find and fix fatigue cracking of certain upper and lower skin panels of the fuselage, which could result in sudden fracture and failure of the skin panels and consequent rapid decompression of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 airplanes
Usa - To prevent contact between the lockwire pigtail of the fitting and the stiffener located on the inside surface of the fuel access covers of the wings, which could serve as a potential ignition source within the fuel tank if a cover is struck by lig
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Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-9-14, DC-9- 15, and DC-9-15F airplanes; and model DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the outboard idler hinge fitting of the left and right wing flap at station Xw=333.148 due to fatigue cracking, which could result in a deflected flap that may cause asymmetric lift and consequent reduced controlla
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Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent the installation of incorrect pressurization discharge valves and cabin pressure controllers, which could subject the airframe to excess stress and adversely affect the airframe fatigue life
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-311 airplanes (2004-18-05)
Usa - To prevent disbonding of the subject skin panels, which could reduce the load-carrying capacity of the skin panels and result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
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Civil aviationAir disaster in Russia: two men arrested by Russian Police
Moscow, Russia - It is being suspected they helped the two kamikaze women to avoid checks but they could have also put the bombs on board the planes
Russian Police would have arrested two men suspected for participating to the double terroristic attempt occurred on last August 24, when two Russian commercial airplanes exploded in flight almost at the... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model MD-10-10F, MD- 10-30F, MD-11, MD-11F, and 717-200 airplanes
Usa - To prevent, under certain conditions during the FMS PROF descent, the uncommanded descent of an airplane below the selected level-off altitude, which could result in an unacceptable reduction in the separation between the airplane and nearby air tr
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Civil aviationDouble security alarm at Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles, USA - Three terminals were closed and evacuated for four hours with significant delay
Much fear occurred at Los Angeles International Airport on last Saturday. Three terminals of the air station would have been closed and evacuated at about 07:00 am (local time) due to two warning signals... more
Civil aviationPowell suggests to resort to sanctions against the Iranian nuclear programme
Washington, USA - According to American Government, Teheran's regime would be able to produce five atomic bombs soon
The Iranian nuclear matter appears more and more in the centre of attention also in the United States now (see for details AVIONEWS). US Secretary of State Colin Powell would intend to ask the United Nations... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-600, 737-700, 737- 700C, 737-800, and 737-900 series airplanes (2004-18-02)
Washington, Usa - To prevent high electrical resistance in the squib firing circuit, which could result in insufficient electrical current to fire the fire extinguisher bottle squib and discharge the fire extinguishing agent, which could lead to an uncon
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Civil aviationUSA: controls more thorough for the airplanes from Moscow
Washington, USA - Passengers and goods subordinated to more scrupulous inspections
From yesterday, controls more thorough on the Delta Airlines and Aeroflot flights, carriers that assure the four daily connections between Moscow and the United States. The decision has been communicated... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 777 series airplanes (2004-17-05)
Usa - To prevent leakage of fire extinguishing agent through the filter/regulator of the cargo fire extinguishing system, which could result in the inability of the fire extinguishing system to suppress a fire in the cargo compartment of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700 & 701), and CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking in any primary fuel ejector, which could cause fuel leakage into the center fuel tank, and could result in engine shutdown during flight
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Hoffmann Propeller GmbH & Co KG models HO-V343 and HO-V343K propellers
Washington, Usa - To prevent propeller hub failure and blade separation due to an unknown root cause, leading to damage and possible loss of control of the airplane
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Civil aviationLibyan airplane hijacked to Sudan: 15 Eritreans sentenced to five years in jail
Khartoum, Sudan - Persons forced to go back to their country would have been tortured, according to UN's sources
Some among the Eritreans responsbile for the hijacking of a Libyan airplane towards Sudan (precisely, 15 persons out of 76) would have been sentenced to five years in jail by Khartoum’s Judge (see for d... more
Civil aviationUSA-Libya relations under normalization in the aerospace and defence sectors
Washington, USA - The United States appear closer and closer to re-open air traffic with the African country and to give a green light to weapons export
After the announced effort by Italy for favouring the cancellation of european embargoes regarding Libya as soon as possible, also with reference to the possibility of purchasing aircraft (see for details... more
Civil aviationRussia-USA flights: more checks for Aeroflot
Moscow, Russia - Passengers are requested to arrive at the airport five hours before leaving
The United States would have asked the airlines performing flights between the US territory and Russia for increasing the checks procedures, in order to ensure a higher security degree. Among the carriers... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-10 series airplanes, model MD-10 series airplanes, and model MD-11 series airplanes (2001-14-08 R1)
Washington, Usa - To prevent various failures of electric motors of the auxiliary hydraulic pump and associated wiring, which could result in fire at the auxiliary hydraulic pump and consequent damage to the adjacent electrical equipment and/or structure
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