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CuriositiesHow the new Airbus A-380 comes to life
Paris, France - The job of European technicians give life to the giant of skies
The Airbus A-380 is the biggest commercial plain ever built. The assembly of its pieces requires the work and the skills of dozens of specialists from all Europe. Clustered in a city of southern France... more
CuriositieseasyJet offers a job to its passengers
London, United Kingdom - A direct and unusual way to recruit new staff
easyJet is short of staff. As the peak Summer season has arrived, the British low-cost airline was forced to cancel some flights indeed. So what is better and cheaper than recruiting potential new employees... more
CuriositiesAngola: players are welcome at the airport as heroes by 50 thousand fans
Luanda, Angola - A week- long celebrations after beeing eliminated at World Cup
Angola’s football players are called "Palancas Negras", which means the "Black levers", and for them having reached the qualification to the 2006 World Cup, by beating the more qualified Nigerian team, h... more
CuriositiesParis Hilton has an emergency on helicopter
Berlin, Germany - And she lands on the garden of a German farmer
Emergency landings do not always happen because of engine breakdown or gear break. A German farmer saw an helicopter landing on his garden and Paris Hilton getting off, asking for a toilet. The blond protagonist... more
CuriositiesDrunk passengers are the most hated
London, United Kingdom – According to a website poll
A poll made by www.cheapflights.com, an economic flights booking website, reveals that the behaviour considered most bothersome by airplane travellers is that one of drunk passengers. 40% of interviewed... more
CuriositiesTwo Tornados overflying for 100 year-old British
London, United Kingdom - Henry Allingham was one of the RAF founders
Henry Allingham, the oldest British and the only Royal Air Force founder who is alive, turned 110 yesterday. On the occasion the man received a greeting letter by Queen Elisabeth, a visit by the Finance... more
CuriositiesTito's plane sold
Zagreb, Croatia - The aircraft which hosted Castro and Ho-Chi-Min is now owned by an Austrian billionnaire
Last week in Zagreb it has been sold to an eccentric Austrian billionnaire, Dietrich Matesic, the official aircraft of marshal Tito, who was the President of Yugoslavia until his death in 1980. Practically... more
CuriositiesFive members of same family to comprise entire crew of Continental Airlines flight
Houston, Usa - Captain Lockwood and his son, wife and in-laws work together to deliver that famous service
A Continental Airlines flight this week is being crewed by Captain Dewey Lockwood and four of his relatives -- all members of the Continental family. The Lockwood clan is crewing Flight 1683, a Boeing... more
CuriositiesJennifer Aniston suffers from aerophobia
Washington, Usa - After a misadventure on a Toronto-New York flight
Jennifer Aniston, famous protagonist of "Friends", the TV series, as well as Brad Pitt’s ex-wife, declared to teenhollywood.com she is terrified by airplane, after a misadventure on a Toronto-New York f... more
CuriositiesA John Lennon's letter sold for 12,000 pounds
London, UK - In the letter Lennon defends the Beatles by the pretences of an American journalist
Yesterday in London it has been sold, for GBP 12,000, a John Lennon’s letter, written on American Airlines’ paper, in which the ex-singer and guitarist of the Beatles denies that his band copied the bla... more
CuriositiesFull passport for Bono Vox
Maseru, Lesotho - No more blanks for stamps
Little setback for Bono Vox, U2 leader, who is travelling in Africa in these days. The rockstar was stopped at Maseru airport, in the Capital of Lesotho, where he had to take off headed to Rwanda and Tanzania,... more
CuriositiesAeronautical technology for car?
Parma, Italy - It will be discuss in a meeting at Parma called "Il Veicolo Intelligente"
About 50 years ago, it was the 1958, it took place a technological revolution that, year after year, involved all the civil and military aviation. On 31 August of that year in fact there was the first... more
CuriositiesUnsighted pilot aims to world record
Paris, France - He will cover a tour of France in June
An unsighted Belgian 40-year-old man, Luc Costermans, wants to match two world records in June: the larger number of kilometers covered and the higher number of flight hours made by a blind man. With his... more
Curiosities"Red Bull Paperwings": the paper aircraft championship
Salisbourg, Austria - It took place Sunday at Hangar-7 in Salisbourg
Last Sunday the "Red Bull Paperwings", paper aircraft world championship organized by PAA (Paper Aircraft Association), took place at Hangar-7 aeronautic museum in Salisbourg. Three winners: Brazilian... more
CuriositiesUnited Airlines flight makes an emergency landing because of a strong smell of nail-varnish remover onboard
New York, Usa - A passenger has not renounced to put the nail polish during the flight
The uncontrollable desire to put the nail polish of a passenger on a flight United Airlines 787 from Chicago to San Diego, provoked an emergency landing of the airplane in Denver’s airport, in Colorado. T... more
CuriositiesWorld Championships of Germany 2006: O'Leary: at each goal to England I will give thousands of tickets
Dublin, Ireland - The Ryanair's CEO declared it
During an interview to German weekly "Welt am Sonntag", the Ryanair’s CEO, Michael O’Leary, famous also for his love for two sports, football and rugby, and also for a particular aversion to the English, and... more
CuriositiesMerkel has flown towards USA by an aircraft belonged to Honeker
Berlin, Germany - An Airbus 310 inherited by the Aeronautics of the Communist regime
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has arrived yesterday in New York for a flying visit of thirty hours. The curiosity is that she was on board of an A-310 belonged in the past to Erich Honeker, leader... more
CuriositiesA Czech Republic's Mig-21 sold on Ebay
Beijing, China - A Chinese collector bought it
A Mig-21 fighter of Czech Republic military Forces have been bought on Ebay, the on line auction site, by Zhang Cheng, Chinese wealthy business man. The newspaper "Beijing News" reports that, publishing... more
CuriositiesEcological house built with wreckages of Jumbo 747
Los Angeles, Usa - USD 100.000 to buy the wreckages and a final cost with six digits
Project ready to build an ecological house in Malibu, on the hills of Los Angeles, with the wreckages of a Jumbo 747, costed to the Californian woman, Francie Rehwald, USD 100.000, a final cost with six... more
CuriositiesSuspected of being a terrorist for a song by The Clash
Dirham, United Kingdom - It has happened to an English young man at Durham airport
A 24-year-old English man of Indian origin, Harraj Mann, was stopped and interrogated by the Police at Durham airport, Great Britain, because he was suspected to be a terrorist. The reason of the suspect... more
CuriositiesIndian cuisine on Singapore Airlines
Singapore, Republic of Singapore - The carrier employed a famous Indian chef
Singapore Airlines employed in its cook staff the famous Indian chef, Sanjeev Kapoor, "His creativity with Indian cuisine will be a welcome addition to the global cuisine and add to the variety of menus... more
CuriositiesFootball World Cup in Rome
Rome, Italy - The trophy arrived at "Leonardo da Vinci" airport of Fiumicino
On last Saturday the football World Cup arrived in Rome-Fiumicino airport, being Italian capital the last stop of the promotional tour of Germany 2006. The world trophy, created in 1974 by Silvio Gazzaniga,... more
Curiosities30 bisons in a plane from Canada to Iakuzia
Moscow, Russia - 9 flight hours to create a reserve in the Siberian region
Environment Safeguard Ministry of Iakuzia (East Siberia) and the Canadian Committee for Bison Rebirth decided together that the Russian region must be repopulated with bisons, as it happened until 3000... more
CuriositiesHigh-flying wine tasting with Air Italy
Rome, Italy - "Cantina Todini" promotes itself this way in occasion of "Vinitaly"
In occasion of "Vinitaly", the Italian wine saloon which is taking place in Verona from tomorrow April 6 until 10, the Umbrian "Cantina Franco Todini" vineyard decided to promote its Grechetto di Todi... more
CuriositiesVersace will furnish extra-luxury private jets
Milan, Italy - The line will be realised in collaboration with TAG Group
In occasion of Milan’s "Salone del Mobile", next to Versace Home Collection and Home Couture news, the project of a new super-luxury interior design line for private jets was presented by the Italian m... more
CuriositiesLooking for wreckage of Second World War airplane in Bolsena Lake (Italy)
Capodimonte, Italy - A submarine is exploring bottom after a signal
From yesterday the wreckage of an English bomber B-24 Liberator, which would have sunk during the Second World War with seven men crew, is being searched in Bolsena Lake, Italy. A small remote controlled... more
CuriositiesVoluntary tax in Norwegian airports against carbon dioxide
Oslo, Norway - The measure already adopted by UK, Germany, Switzerland and USA
Norwegian environmentalist association "Framtiden" made known that since today in all the Norway’s airport the boarding passengers will be exhort to offer a voluntary contribution to help to fight against t... more
CuriositiesThe MB-326 in static exhibition permanent in Varese will change the placement
Varese, Italy - Ten technicians sent by Aermacchi to arrange to disassemble it and install it again
Ten Aermacchi’s technicians will be assigned next Monday to disassemble the MB-326 situated in Varese (Piazza della Libertà): two semi-wings and tail will be disassembled, and a strong crane will arrange to... more
CuriositiesRolls-Royce contributed to air carrier Illustrious' re-styling
London, UK - British car manufacturer realized the new commandant's armchair
Rolls-Royce realized the new commandant’s armchair of air carrier Illustrious, flagship of the Royal Navy. British car manufacturer, which other than cars makes also air propellor and nautical engines (... more
CuriositiesPython found at Sydney's airport
Sydney, Australia - The animal probably was abandoned by a runner
Yesterday at Sydney’s airport a green woody python, a not poisonous species which comes from South-East Asia, 1 meter long, was found in one of the ladies toilets. Probably the reptile was abandoned b... more
CuriositiesAsian airlines: its aircraft will bring the image of the national football team in the world
Seoul, South Korea - The B-747 of the second Korean carrier will have a special livery on the occasion of the World Football Championships 2006
The second carrier of the South Korea, Asian airlines, announced to be on the point of the paint on fuselages of its B-747 the image of the national football team that will participate to next World Football... more
CuriositiesComo's skies busy for the Pitt-Jolie's wedding
Como, Italy - On Saturday March 18 the lake will be super- patrolled by helicopters
Info from world of gossip said that both police station and Prefecture of Como have been sensitized to increase their attention level in the days before and after the next March 18, date in which two famous... more
CuriositiesUAE have their first woman pilot
Dubai, UAE - Her name is Aisha Al Hamli and has licensed at Jordanian Middle East Academy
The United Arab Emirates have their first woman pilot, her name is Aisha Al Hamli and has obtained the licence at the Jordanian Middle East Academy. The young Arab pilot, graduate at the Royal Jordanian... more
CuriositiesMaori Armed Forces Chairman in New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand - Jerry Mateparae is the first native to receive the assignment
For the first time in their history, New Zealand’s armed forces have a Maori Chairman: his name is Jerry Mateparae, 51 years old, army chief until now, with 24 years carrier and protagonist in 1988 of i... more
CuriositiesFirst graduated people at the school of hawk
Vicenza, Italy - Possibility to work in contact with nature
Last Monday in Marostica, near Vicenza, the first 23 Italian hawk trainers took their degree. Our country is the first to order this professional sector, which was born century and century ago, and that... more
CuriositiesEmirates Airlines will be new sponsor of the Hamburg's Football Team
Hamburg, Germany - The triennial contract foresees EUR 5 million per year
The Arab carrier, Emirates Airlines, with a triennial contract, will be new sponsor of the German football club of Hamburg. The contract with Emirates Airlines will provide for Hamburg a collection of... more
CuriositiesJay key from Jamiroquai becomes helicopter pilot
London, United Kingdom - Jamiroquai singer is taking flight lessons
We could imagine that Jamiroquai singer, Jey Key, had a passion for flight seeing his videoclips where the artist shows himself in mid-air or in gravitationally uncertain positions. Among the other things,... more
CuriositiesAlone men at the airport go shopping
Paris, France - A research carried out by Aèroports de Paris said it
For the first time Aèroports de Paris ordered an ethnographic study about men attitude towards shopping: in an airport environment, in particular, men being alone seem to feel more autonomous and responsable... more
CuriositiesThe Olympics of Turin seen through some numbers
Turin, Italy - An organizing engine that required thousand of people's efforts
The "XX Olympic Winter Games" of Turin actuated an enormous organizing engine that required to the country a big effort. And now that the games are finished we can draw a balance about numbers... and curiosities: there... more
CuriositiesTravolta arrives in Nice onboard his B-707
Sanremo, Italy - The actor, guest star at Sanremo's festival
A special guest for the opening of the "56th Italian song festival", this evening at Sanremo (Imperia): the American actor John Travolta, who should perform in a "sketch" with linkman Giorgio Panariello.... more
CuriositiesAlenia Aeronautica's "Sky-X" shown at the Teatro Regio of Turin
Turin, Italy - The union between culture and technology
Since yesterday in Turin Teatro Regio’s entrance hall "Sky-X", the unmanned air vehicle for civil and security missions created by Alenia Aeronautica, will be shown. The aircraft will accompany until n... more
CuriositiesOn tour by plane
London, UK - Rocker rents an Airbus for his fans
The not much known English rocker John Otway, for his first world tour, thought to bring his audience with himself: for this purpose, he rented an Airbus A-340 which will carry him and 300 of his most... more
Curiosities"Frecce Tricolori" draws the Olympic circles in the sky
Rome, Italy - The new figure to celebrate the Olympics of Turin
Italian fantasy accomplished a new record in the world. For the first time in fact the 5 olympic circles have been drawn in the sky by the "Frecce Tricolori", the Italian PAN (Acrobatic Team). This is... more
CuriositiesWoman stopped with a skull in the suitcase
Miami, USA - The upsetting discovery at the customs control
Today in Florida at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport a woman was stopped because of a human skull that was in her suitcase. The discovery was made by the policemen of the customs office. Anyway the... more
CuriositiesFossett's flight around the world carries on
New York, USA - The adventure of the American billionaire who is trying to beat the record of the world tour
It seems that the initiative of the American billionaire Steve Fossett, who is trying to beat the record of the alone world tour in 80 hours, was carring on without any important problem. The start was... more
CuriositiesA small Israelian carrier offers the possibility to make sex at elevate altitude
Tel Aviv, Israel - The newspaper "Yediot Aharonot " reported it
A small Israelian carrier, owned by pilot Tamir Harpaz, makes available of its own customers a service destined to the lovers at high altitude, lovers in both senses. Who wants profit by this service will... more
CuriositiesArrested because of oral sex during the flight
Amsterdam, Holland - They could avoid the penal case if they paid the penalty
Two men, an Irish and a South Korean, met each other since some hour and they could not wait for further time to play their forbidden game, and so they started to do oral sex aboard the flight that was... more
CuriositiesHe falls asleep in the baggage bay in Jeddah and he wakes up frozen in Turkey
Istambul, Turkey - It's happened to a cargo worker of the saudi airport
It isn’t only a problem of professional code of conduct, to fall asleep on job could be dangerous also for health. Muhammet Ahmet Mursi knows something about, he is an cargo worker in the airport of J... more
CuriositiesLan Airlines will compensate Peru
Lima, Peru - The company was sued for denigration by the government of Lima
Lan Airlines, the Chilean company, will compensate Peruvian government after it has been convicted for denigration by a congressional commission. The diatribe was born last April when some video aboard... more
CuriositiesMicrosoft announces "Flight Simulator X"
Las Vegas, Usa - Bill Gates announced the new game during a speech
The new flight simulator game by Microsoft will arrive next Christmas. "Flight Simulator X represents the top of almost 25 years of Flight Simulator. It will completely optimized for Windows Vista and... more