Civil aviationExplosive at San Francisco Airport

United Airlines terminal evacuated

Terrorist alarm at San Francisco airport as explosive traces have been found in the United Airlines terminal yesterday morning. At 7.15am west coast time, security agents found explosive in a passenger's... more

Civil aviationPassenger with a revolver boards at Tel Aviv

Man declared he was unaware of the weapon

An israeli passenger inexplicably boarded a plane bound to New York with a gun in his luggage. The event happened at Ben Gurion airport. The passenger asserts he was unaware of the weapon. It is not... more

Civil aviationAccording to flight assistant association some airlines allow no sufficient time to perform controls on board

Flight attendants at a number of airlines are issuing a security alert for air carriers that are requiring flight attendants to conduct new exhaustive security searches in addition to current pre-flight... more

Civil aviationAlarm for a suspected bomb on a KLM flight

Four hours of controls at Boston-Logan airport

An intercontinental KLM flight bound to Amsterdam has been stopped at Boston by an anonymous man , informing via phone that on board there was a bomb. Indeed, the flight number reported via phone belonged... more

Civil aviationA NEW ANTI- HIJACKING SYSTEM

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Silicon Valley, the hearth of US electronic industry, could become the birthplace of a new anti-hijacking system. The device would be a silent alarm, not audible by the hijackers,... more

Civil aviationFAA AD ON MD HELICOPTERS MD-900 SERIES

USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more

Civil aviationFAA AD BELL 430HELICOPTERS

USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more

Civil aviationFAA AD GENERAL ELECTRIC ENGINES

USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more

Civil aviationFAA AD ON BOEING 737 AIRCRAFTS

USA, Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued by the Federal Aviation... more

Civil aviationFAA AD ON ISRAEL AIR INDUSTRY AIRCRAFTS

USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation... more

Civil aviationFAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS

USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more

Civil aviationEMBARRASSING SITUATION AT NEWARK AIRPORT

NEW YORK, The Israeli daily newspaper Maariv has unveiled that an embarrassing diplomatic incident has been badly avoided at Newark airport, concerning the past prime minister of Israel. The station security... more

Civil aviationX-RAY INSUFFICIENT AGAINST EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL

UNITED STATES, Waiting the new x-ray machines, able to discover explosive material in all american airports, within December 2002, USA authorities decided to employ more dogs' smelling. The number of findings... more

Civil aviationX-RAY INSUFFICIENT AGAINST EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL

UNITED STATES, From a linked Franch-American investigation, the obsolete x-ray machines and metal detectors (thought to discover only fire and knife arms) have been estimated by authorities inadequate... more

Civil aviationFAA AD ON PILATUS AIRCRAFTS

USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department... more

Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY AD (2) FOR EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS

USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC... more

Civil aviationEMERGENCY FAA AD ON EUROCOPTER HELICOPTERS

USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC... more

Civil aviationFAA AD ON ROLLS-ROYCE TRENTENGINES

USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC... more

Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY PA FOR EUROCOPTER EC-155 HELICOPTERS

USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation... more

Civil aviationINTENSIFIED CONTROLS FOUND WORKERS WITH ''DIRTY'' CRIMINAL REPORTS

S. FRANCISCO, USA, Following the Federal Aviation Administration requested intensified controls on airport workers, 29 employees of S. Francisco airport have been found with "dirty" criminal record and... more

Civil aviationUNITED AIRLINES FOUNDS CRACK IN A320 TAIL

WASHINGTON, USA, According to declarations of a U.S. carrier United Airlines spokesman, the airline technicians have found a small crack in the tail of an Airbus A320 aircraft. A subsequent inspection... more

Civil aviationBUSH NOMINATES CHIEF OF AVIATION SECURITY

WASHINGTON, US President Bush has nominated John Magaw undersecretary of Transportation security, with responsibility for overseeing the new federal security force for airports, buses, railroads, bridges... more

Civil aviationFAA AD ON BOMBARDIER AIRCRAFTS

USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration The following Airworthiness Directive issued... more

Civil aviationFAA EMERGENCY AD ON MD-600N HELICOPTERS

USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal... more

Civil aviationFAA TO ORDER INSPECTION OF AIRBUS A300 AIRCRAFT

WASHINGTON, The Federal Aviation Administration is to order an inspection of all the Airbus A300 aircraft operated by US airlines. About 34 of the 90 Airbus included in the checks are flown by American... more

Civil aviationUNITED AIRLINES TO PUT STUN GUNS IN COCKPITS

CHICAGO, United Airlines announced that it will be the first US major airline to give stun guns, manufactured by american company Taser, to its pilots in order to tighten security on its flights. The installations... more

Civil aviationFAA AD ON ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINES

USA, AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC... more

Civil aviationFAA AD ON AGUSTA A-119 KOALA HELICOPTERS

USA, EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration DATE: October 30, 2001 2001-22-51... more

Civil aviationFBI MEETS GOVERNMENT STRICT REQUIREMENTS OF FOREIGNERS FLIGHT PUPILS

WASHINGTON, USA, According the stringent Government requirements about aviation security, FBI arrested three Tunisian flight pupils and more recently two German flight pupils, who have the stay documents... more

Civil aviationCONTROLS INCREMENTED ON NON-U.S. CITIZENS WHO WANT LEARN TO FLY ON JETS

WASHINGTON, USA, Either U.S. Senate and House established new checks for strangers who want to learn to fly on jet propelled aircrafts. These people will be subjected to security checks like normal airline... more

Civil aviationCANADA CONSIDERING SKY MARSHALS ON DOMESTIC FLIGHTS

TORONTO, Canadian Transport Minister David Collenette said yesterday that the federal government is planning to adopt new security measures to protect canadian airlines. Among the possible measures there... more

Civil aviationPENTAGON SEEKS IDEAS ON COMBATTING TERRORISM

WASHINGTON, USA, The Department of Defense announced today that is sponsoring a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) asking for help in fighting terrorism. The BAA, issued Oct. 23 specifically seeks help in... more

Civil aviationSEVERAL U.S. CARRIERS REINFORCED COCKPIT DOORS

USA, Several U.S. airlines said that the installation of secondary locks on cockpit doors is completed or almost completed. Continental Airlines says it completed installation of secondary cockpit... more

Civil aviationSAS PLANE HELD AT TEL AVIV AFTER POWDER WAS FOUND

TEL AVIV, A SAS plane has been held at Tel Aviv airport after a white powder was found on the aircraft, in an area where mail is stored. According to the airline there was no danger but israeli authorities... more

Civil aviationFAA AD ON ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTERS

USA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. 2000-SW-67-AD; Amendment 39-12466; AD 2001-20-18] RIN 2120-AA64 Airworthiness Directives;... more

Civil aviationTWO PEOPLE ARRESTED IN USA FOR THREATENS OVER SECURITY

USA, It seems that human stupidity has no limits, particularly in these moment of maximum attention and poor tolerance against threats over airport security: A 33 years old German woman, who became upset... more