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CuriositiesBomber Vulcan XL-391 on-sale
London, United Kingdom - It's the notice published on the well-known Internet site eBay
A British collector has offered for sale on the Internet site eBay, a Bomber Vulcan XL-391 made in Great Britain during the cold war time to transport nuclear bombs. "It's a piece of the aviation history"... more
CuriositiesEmirates Airlines sponsors the Arsenal Gunners
London, United Kingdom - The new ground of the club will be named as the Dubai's airline
The Emirates Airlines has signed a GBP 100m sponsorship deal with Arsenal club, a United Kingdom's Premiership football team: it is the biggest agreement in the British soccer history. Within such sponsorship,... more
CuriositiesFiumicino: Brad Pitt stopped some time at the Roman's air station
Rome, Italy - The actor of Hollywood creates a sort of panic even in some employees of the airport
The American actor, Brad Pitt, who was directed to London, landed yesterday at Fiumicino's air station for a couple of hours: just the time to drive his fans crazy, including some employees of the air... more
CuriositiesSpanish Air Force C-101 surpassed by racer
Madrid, Spain - It was steered by the 250cc world champion Fonsi Nieto
The Aprilia RSV 100R factory of the Spanish biker 250cc world champion Fonsi Nieto have surpassed a Spanish Air Force C-101 during a 1,000 metre range challenge contended at "Academia General del Aire"... more
CuriositiesUnited Kingdom: capitan Kirk of the tv series "Star wars" is in the list to make a tour in the space
London, United kingdom - The tour in the space has been proposed by Richard Branson
Richard Branson, chairman of the disco industry and airlines Virgin seems to be projecting the shuttle Virgin Galactic Spaceship, an aircraft which would transport tourists to 110 kilometres of altitude... more
CuriositiesDucati challenges the Starfighter
Grazzanise, Italy - A race along the runway between the bike which won the SBK World Championship and the Italian Air Force's fighter
Grazzanise Italian air base (Caserta), where the Italian Air Force's 9th Fighter Wing is located, was involved by an unusual race along the runway between a F-104 Starfighter airplane and a sport competition... more
CuriositiesUSA: on board computers endowed of neurons?
Washington, USA - Recent experiments carried out by resorting to some 25-000 mouse's neurons would have already proven satisfying
The United States' Government would be funding an aeronautics programme promoted by scientists from the University of Florida, and based on the possibility of creating linkages between neurons and mathematical... more
CuriositiesEngland: to save Concorde a petition
London, United Kingdom - Over 22.000 signature pick up
Over 22.000 persons have signed in England a petition calling for at least one Concorde to be kept in the Britain skies: petition has handed to Prime Minister Tony Blair. The Save Concorde group claims... more
CuriositiesA Nazi Ju-88 engine exhibited at Italian Museo delle Tradizioni popolari in Val Cavargna
Como, Italy - Plane's remains have been found last summer
The Italian Museo delle Tradizioni popolari in Val Cavargna (Como, near Milan), that is an ethnographic museum, from last June was recovering piece by piece remains of a Nazi Junkers Ju-88 A4, by which... more
CuriositiesRussia: "War" tourism fashion breaks out
Moscow, Russia - Living in barracks, flying on board military airplanes and driving tanks
In Russia the "War" tourism test has been set: it means to spend holidays in barracks in order to live as a Red Army troop, including consequences of bullying attitudes from senior soldiers towards recruits.... more
CuriositiesKarl Rove laid down in front of the wheels of an Air Force One plane
Washington, Usa - President George Bush was watching and laughing at him
"A funny moment during the campaign" it was the comment, at the bizarre and not much understandable gesture that president councillor, Karl Rove, has made in front of the eyes of the American journalist,... more
CuriositiesUSA: candidate to deputy Presidency misses take off
Washington, USA - John Edwards was directed to Baltimora
The Democratic candidate to US deputy Presidency, John Edwards, last week remained blocked to the Cleveland Burke-Lakefront Airport in Ohio: his airplane destined to Baltimora, in the Maryland, didn’t t... more
CuriositiesVirgin become conscious of the customers intimate needs
London, Britain - The new operative plans are focused on differentiation
The spirit of competition seems not have any limit in the delicate situation the big airlines are going through. Diversification seems to be the key word to get costumers choises, as it has been demonstrated... more
CuriositiesParis: a man steals an airplane and buzzes over the city
Paris, France - The aircraft thief has been arrested earlier today
A 40 man, during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday in the last week, stole a tourism airplane, a DR-20, from the Coulommiers airfield, and for an hour buzzed the Paris skies - about 30 metre height... more
CuriositiesAirplanes and helicopters? Let's win them by lottery with prizeWise
Rome, Italy - The new challenge of the e-commerce protagonists against the traditional on-line auction
eBay tried to do it several months ago and it seems it succeeded in achieving a goon success: an on-line auction for third generation combat airplanes such as the Mig-29 Fulcrum, the F/A-18 Hornet and... more
CuriositiesIs the supersonic flight banned from civil aviation? Certainly not
Washington, USA - Two proposals are presently under development in the United States for the production of an executive jet able to reach Mach 2
The supersonic flight would not appear as banned forever from the civil aviation transport sector, at least concerning the executive segment. After the exit of the Concorde, two US companies would have... more
CuriositiesA plane with aboard Blair flies two thousand kilometres only for food suppling inbound from a mission against poverty
London, United Kingdom - From Ethiopia to Kenya and return, to find beef undercut, wine and champagne
A British Airways B-777 leasing from the British government for a Premier Tony Blair mission against poverty in Africa, would have flying through over 2000 kilometres - from Ethiopia to Kenya and return... more
CuriositiesThe shopping trolley-jet in arrival?
London, United Kingdom - A Britain flight trainer is the original creation planner
Curious experiment of a 35 years English man, Andy Tyler, who would have assembled a jet-engine on a shopping trolley fished out from a river. The young is a flight trainer aboard the ultralight aircraft,... more
CuriositiesUE ID even for our friends on four legs
Fiumicino,Italy - It has been done in Fiumicino Airport the first dog check-in
It has been taken at Fiumicino Airport the fist dog owning a UE ID. It is called Teddy and is a Yorkshire three months old, travelling in the way of Budapest with its two owners Thomas and Andrea, to... more
CuriositiesA sixty-seven man falls for the second time into the ocean: he has been saved by a container carrier-ship
Sidney, Australia - He has been stayed in water for fifteen hours
Yesterday a 67 years Australian pilot, Ray Clamback, for the second time in five years, has been saved after he fell with his Cessna plane into the Pacific Ocean, in Australian sea. A container carrier-ship... more
CuriositiesVirgin Atlantic can offer to its passengers a double-suite on clouds
London, England - The long and comfortable bed on board of two of the Virgin airline's aircraft
Virgin Atlantic has given to its passengers the possibility to travel closer together fitting four double suites on board of two of its B-747-400. "We are delighted that the Virgin Atlantic is the first... more
CuriositiesA Boeing 727 turned into a luxury car
Mexico City, Mexico - The last luxury car can whizzing 50 people along the highway, at up to 200 kilometres an hour
It was an idea of a Mexican limousine company to convert a Boeing 727 into a 6-cilinder turbocharged diesel engine. The new luxury six-tonne car has a bar, a dancefloor, a lounge including a romantic space... more
CuriositiesCat Stevens in the USA? It's only a spelling issue
Washington, Usa - The former singer would be succeed to embark himself on a States-bound flight thanks to a phonetic mistake
Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam (see news AVIONEWS) wuold be succeed all the same to embark himself on plane destined to the States, thanks to a "spelling issue": it seems in fact that the former... more
CuriositiesPrivate citizens aboard military aircraft? It will be possible in Cuneo from October 8 to 12
Cuneo, Italy - EUR 1800 payment and a certificate for good health condition will be enough
Flying aboard a military airplane: it will be possible to do it for the civilians in Cuneo from October 8 to 12 for the so called "flying days" on board Czech-made L-39 Albatros advanced trainers, provided... more
CuriositiesScorpion aboard an airplane prickles a passenger
Lagos, Nigeria - A private airline aircraft is landed at Lagos airport where the man has been undergone the medical care
A Nigerian passenger would have been prickled by a scorpion, while he was on board a plane, a DC-9 of a private airline in flight from Enugu to Lagos. The arthropod would have been slipped into the pants... more
CuriositiesElton John "appears" at Taipei airport
Taipei, Taiwan - The English singer would have insulted photographers and journalists come to receive him
Ugly episode at Taipei airport in Taiwan, where the English pop star, Elton John, is landed on Thursday by his private jet: the singer, reached in order to hold a concert in the Chung Shan stadium, after... more
CuriositiesThailandia: new appeals to aerospace industry in order to export fowl
Rome, Italy - After gathering with Italian Government, Thai Prime Minister would be trying to export meat in exchange of Sweden fighters
Efforts by Thai Government in order to encourage the export of large amount of meat grown following the problems caused by the chicken flu do not are restricted to the commercial relations with Russia... more
CuriositiesBritish European suspends the Swiss flights of the Helvetic referee guilty of a goal nullified
London, United Kingdom - The Meier umpire not awarded a goal during the last European Championship
Power of the football: the low-cost airline British European suspends the flights of the Helvetic referee Urs Meier, guilty to have cancelled an England's team goal during the last European Championship... more
CuriositiesProfessional tennis player mistaken for rackets smuggler
São Paulo, Brazil - The event occurred at São José dos Campos Airport's customs
"They saw I had many rackets and they asked me for paying in order to carry them to the country. I tried to explain that I'm a professional tennis player, but they thought I was a smuggler. Finally, they... more
CuriositiesAny airplanes in flight on the remake of the film "King Kong" scenes
Rome, Italy - A "Plane spotter" will advise film maker about an aircraft approach
For the remake of the famous film "King Kong", "The lord of the rings" director, Peter Jackson, has assumed a singular figure: the "Plane spotter", whose task is scanning the sky advising about a whichever... more
CuriositiesParachute launch to celebrate the 93rd birthday
Washington, USA - The protagonist is a Virginia grandma, Bush father emulous
A Virginia old lady at her venerable age, has celebrated her 93 years launching herself by a parachute, emulous of the same enterprise carried out from the USA ex-president George Bush senior for his 80th... more
CuriositiesAirplane forced an emergency landing for a Bush-Kerry argument
Winnipeg, Canada - He's Democratic, she's Republican: at airport arrive the man was been handcuffed
It seems yesterday an airplane has been forced to an emergency landing because of an argument aboard between a Republican supporter and a most faithful Democratic. It's what happened on a Northwest Airlines... more
CuriositiesHelicopter transports one of the most famous houses of prostitution
New York, USA - The air-bridge will make to live again the Mustang Farm, historical brothel closed in 1999
An air-bridge will make to born again the Mustang Farm, the first legal historical house of prostitution of Nevada, one of the most puritan states of America. The Mustang had been sealed in 1999, but an... more
CuriositiesAlarm-bomb by sms on a flight for the Canaries
Brussels, Belgium - The author is a jealous husband because of his wife was escaping with an other man
On Saturday afternoon a Thomas Cook flight, leaving from the Brussels airport and directed to the Canaries islands, has taken off with a 2 hours delay because of a false alarm-bomb. To make to release... more
CuriositiesA helicopter to turn the last video-clip of Laura Pausini
Los Angeles, USA - Aerial shooting flying over the Vasquez Rocks to launch the new single that will make as forerunner for the next album of the Italian singer
Aerial views in the new video-clip that it will make as launch for the Italian singer Laura Pausini next single in appearance in October 1st, world-wide contemporary in 40 countries: the last April in... more
CuriositiesIsrair wishes to the former US President Bill Clinton a speedy recovery
Jerusalem, Israel - The Israeli carrier will distribute on its flights some postcards with the message "Tihiyeh bariums, haver"
"Tihiyeh bariums, haver", "Get well, friend", it is the Hebrew wishing that the former USA President, Bill Clinton, operated the last Monday at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York, will receive from... more
CuriositiesIdentified a fighter pilot passed away in Vietnam in 1965
Washington, USA - 39 years for giving a name to the rests of the major Schuler that lost the life during the conflict
After 39 years has been identified a fighter pilot, died during the Vietnam conflict in 1965. In 2001 the Pentagon had made to recover the rests of some American soldiers, that came subordinated under... more
CuriositiesA passenger causes one hour delay for joke, and he will compensate airline
Amsterdam, Holland - Klm plans to be reimbursed from the American citizen who ironized on the bomb presence aboard
Curious adventure the last week on a Klm flight in departure from Amsterdam and directed to Minneapolis, in the United States: it seems that before the takeoff, an American passenger addressing to a travel... more
CuriositiesUSA: democratic candidate blocked in airport because of a Republican cargo
Harrisburg, USA - A C-17 with the equipments for the Bush convention obstructs the track to John Edwards flight
On Wednesday, September 1, the airplane of the Democratic candidate for the USA Vice-Presidency, John Edwards, has endured a 2 hours delay in Pennsylvania at Wilkes-Barre International Airport, because... more
CuriositiesA year of jail because of cellular aboard plane
London, United Kingdom - It happened to a British Airways passenger that has refused to extinguish it
An English man, employee of an oil company, en route towards Manchester on a British Airways flight, would not have resist to the temptation using his cellular telephone after takeoff, and he would have... more
CuriositiesBirds in exchange for aircraft: the incredible commercial proposal by Thai Government
Bangkok, Thailandia - The Asian country intends to solve in this way the negative effects caused by the chicken flu
Dozen thousands tons frozen meat stopped at Thai producers' facilities: Government does not succeed in convincing potential purchasers that its own chicken did not were affected by the flu which damaged... more
CuriositiesCuban reaches USA by a cargo hid in crate
Washington, USA - It was not clear how she introduced herself in the small box
A young Cuban woman, in her 20s, would reach the United States stowing away in wooden crate by a flight from Bahamas. Woman has been uncovered on Tuesday evening by some DHL employees in the cargo area... more
CuriositiesMelbourne: boy stopped at airport with 2 pigeons in the pack
Melbourne, Australia - He risks up to 10 year detention
This morning at international airport of Melbourne, a 26 boy was stopped from customs officials because he was transporting in his pack 2 live pigeons belonging to a rare species: according to quarantine... more
CuriositiesJournalist makes out to be a baggage master and brings on a plane a false bomb
London, UK - He presents a false curriculum and is assumed by a just 20 minutes selection
A newspaper "Sun" journalist on the last June 17, made out to be a baggage master to reveal how to elude airport controls and also transporting on a plane a bomb, even false, is simple. It occurred at... more
CuriositiesUSA's Senator in the passenger black list: a case of coincidence of names due to terrorism warning
Washington, USA - Senator Ted Kennedy would have unveiled his difficulties aiming to board on the flights towards the capital during the last months
Also Democrat Senator Ted Kennedy had despite himself suffered for the increased warning situation in the United States, following the tragic events occurred on September 11 2001, with reference to the... more
CuriositiesA smelling liquid stops the Fort Wayne air station
Fort Wayne, USA - Airport has been closed for 9 hours because of a suspicious strong smell from a luggage
Yesterday the Fort Wayne airport, Indiana, has been closed for 9 hours for an authorities order, which was alarmed by a strong-smelling liquid leaking from an unclaimed suitcase. It seems luggage belonged... more
CuriositiesAnimals also travelling on airplane
Paris, France - Air France transports the largest tons amount of them
The French "Roissy Charles de Gaulle" air station is one of the most frequented by animals, and the flag airline Air France one of the most engaged carrier in their transport, due to its collaboration... more
CuriositiesThe Latvian athletics manager loses Olympics Games
Riga, Latvia - He is too much drunk to board the aeroplane and go to Athens
Gints Bititis olympics dream, Latvian athletics national squad manager, broke at Prague airport last Tuesday, where he should have boarded the aircraft to flight to Athens for the Olympics Games. But the... more
CuriositiesMishap on Brussels-Vienna flight: a cat in the flight deck
Brussels, Belgium - Pilots choose for emergency comeback to Belgian air station
Yesterday on a Brussels-Vienna flight, after take off, a cat escaped from a female passenger's cage, got in the flight deck of airplane: it was the pilots meal moment, and the hostess left the deck door... more
CuriositiesHe tried to resort to a forced repatriation aiming to avoid to pay the ticket
Gerusalem, Israel - He intended to go back to Russia after nine years in order to reunite with his mother
A Russian native, an Israeli citizens as he has been living and working in this country since 1995, has designed a particular plan: he could not pay the ticket which could make him go back to Russia to... more