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CuriositiesThe Air Force One cannot be attacked by missiles
Washington Usa - Says Loren Thompson, a military analyst
The U.S. President's aircraft cannot be attacked by missiles. That is what Loren Thompson, a military analyst, stated in an interview with the Washington Post. The only danger of yesterday's Bush's journey... more
CuriositiesOne of the Concordes in exhibition in Filton (Great Britain)
London, England - Prince Andrew took part to the landing
The "legendary" Concorde goes back "home". One of the seven BA Concordes landed in Filton, near Bristol, where it was built 30 years ago. This is its final destination, where it will be exhibited. Thousands... more
CuriositiesBurbank Glendale Pasadena Airport to change name
Burbank, Usa - It will be named after the Usa showman Bob Hope
The authorities of Burbank, Glendale e Pasadena are about to realize the dream of the great Usa comic actor Bob Hope, recently passed away at the age of 100 years. He desired that an airport was given... more
CuriositiesSpace tourism in Russia
Moscow, Russia - The plane could move up to 1,000 passengers
Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) presented yesterday at the opening of an international exhibition "Aviation and Astronautics-2003", a plan of a unique space-plane. The airplane is capable to carry passengers... more
CuriositiesNew method for the handling of the A-380 Glare
Rome, Italy - Its the new Ipfa transport system
Airbus has introduced a new method for the handling of the Glare, the composite elastic made of aluminium and fiber glass used for the covering of the higher shell of the A-380 fuselage. Initially those... more
CuriositiesA bored alligator goes for a stroll in the plane
New York, Usa - Alligator wonders out the cage in the hold of an AA flight
Pushed by the need of "stretching its legs" an alligator has been found strolling around the hold of an American Airlines flight from Miami to Newark, New Jersey, while its owner was comfortably sitting... more
Curiosities"Longlegs" defend themselves: invented "anti-reclining" seat device
Washington, Usa - Excogitated appliance to protect tall people's knees
Ira Goldman, a 1.90 metre American tall man, tired by now of suffering during flights, invented a device that if put on the arm of the table, will stop the passenger in front from reclining the seat. The... more
CuriositiesEngland: rescuers attacked by llamas
London, Uk - Eventful hundredth mission of rescue for medical team
It was their hundredth rescue mission but they could not sure have celebrated this goal in a more original way. The medical team that was about to fly the 72-year-old Graham Bailey to the hospital had... more
CuriositiesEnds trip around the world for raising money
Florida, Usa - USD 12,000 raised for ALS research
Carol Ann Garratt returned to Florida after a 41,000-mile flight around the world on board of a Mooney M-20 airplane. The trip started in early February from Kissimmee. She flew over the South Seas, then... more
CuriositiesEnglish man flies in a hang-glider with his hawks
London, Uk - It took years to the falconer Jonathan Marshall to achieve the objective
Jonathan Marshall loves the birds since his childhood and has been a falconer since he was 15. The 35-year-old Englishman is the protagonist of an exceptional performance: flying in a hang-glider with... more
CuriositiesAmerican man purchases the last two tickets for the Concorde
Washington, Usa - He paid more than USD 60.300
David Hayes is the purchaser of the last two tickets available for the final flight New York-London (see AVIONEWS) that will definitively pension the Concorde on October 24th. The man, a Toledo resident... more
CuriositiesLove madness: an anonymous telephone call causes plane delay
Cairo, Egypt - 6 hour delay for an Egypt Air aircraft
The last attempt of a desperate lover was only able to spread fear among the passengers of an Egypt Air flight which last Monday departed from Copenaghen airport directed to Cairo. As to what declared... more
CuriositiesMy dear gourmets, no oysters on board
Paris, France - According to Air France the cutting edge of the mussels belongs to the list of improper weapons
This is what has been told to a group of tourists that, coming back from Brittany, were carrying oysters in their hand luggage, in order to eat them at their dinner table, once back in Italy. But they... more
CuriositiesThe case of the missing bag
Florence, Italy - The disavventure of an Italian insurance broker
The story of Mr Luciano Vannucchi started about a year ago, when as usual he decided to spent the Christmas holidays with his wife in Santo Domingo, although this time they decided to take a new airline. Their... more
CuriositiesBarbados asks British Airways to house the Concorde
Bridgetown, Barbados - It will be exposed
The Barbados authorities are in talks with British Airways board in order to estimate the possibility at least one Concorde can be yielded. The Minister of Tourism, Noel Lynch, has declared yesterday... more
CuriositiesGuy flies inside a case to save on the ticket price
Washington, Usa - Now he'll have to pay a large fine
If the case, where he was hidden, hadn't been loaded in a pressurized cabin Charles McKinley, from New York, probably would be died of cold; instead he will just pay a large fine. Indeed McKinley had... more
CuriositiesPriest piloting a plane over Bush residence
Washington, Usa - And he had no flight licence
An ultra-eighty-years-old catholic priest flew illegally over Camp David presidential residence: the man had had his licence revoked, but the passion to fly was stronger. John Faustina, a priest in Vermont,... more
CuriositiesVeteran and his watch survive a plane-crash
Kirton, UK, - Their reunion after 60 years
An American Second World War veteran has been given back the watch he lost 60 years ago when his plane went down. The 82 years Jim Hoel last remembers wearing the chronometer on 17 May 1943, whilst navigating... more
CuriositiesBald Ibis flying after hang-gliders
Faenza, Italy - An unusual migration program
A bevy of Bald Ibis flying from Austria to Tuscany led by two hang-gliders: it's the singular display which can be seen raising the eye to the sky. A searcher group of the Konrad Lorenz Institut in Grunau... more
CuriositiesChinese carrier buys 88888888 for USD 282,000
Benjing, China - It's the lucky number for the Chinese people
Every country has its own custom but, perhaps, in the Global Village described by McLuhan, it would not exists anymore. But in China, as it is known, the habits are still deep-seated rather than the... more
Curiosities105 airports in 41 hours is the effort of 2 Us students
Florida, Usa - Together are less than 40 years old
A performance that goes down in history when 2 American students, Ben Riecken, 21, and John Palombo, 18 have landed at 105 airports in Florida in 41 hours. The 2 are Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University... more
CuriositiesNew rule in the US: carriers must report pet deaths
Washington, USA - The rule wait for the White House approval
On Monday aviation regulators required U.S. airlines to report monthly on the number of pets they lose and how many of them die or are injured on commercial flights. The Federal Aviation Administration... more
CuriositiesAnd then it was a star-marriage
Washington, Usa - Iss commander just married while orbiting
The space marriage happened (see AVIONEWS): there was no rings exchange, no kiss, no wedding cake cut, but Iuri Malencenko, orbiting 400 km far from the earth, and Iekaterina Dmitrieva just married on... more
CuriositiesNew-born with iron-wings
Bern, Switzerland - Cameroonian woman gives birth at high level
A woman from Cameroun gave birth yesterday on a Swiss flight. She was in her eighth month of pregnancy, leaving from Malabo (Equatorial Guynea) and directed to Geneva. When the plane was flying 10.000... more
CuriositiesSuccessful flight for the modern Icarus
London, UK - Baumgartner crossed the Channel with his carbon fibre wing
Felix Baumgartner managed to fly over the Channel with a carbon fibre wing (see the news reported yesterday by AVIONEWS). The man launched himself from a plane 9000 metres high over Dover at 06:09 am and,... more
CuriositiesFlying man on the Channel
London, GB - The flight will be realized with a carbon-fibre wing
Tomorrow a 35 year Austrian is attempting to follow Icarus by flying over the Channel with a small carbon-fibre wing. His name is Felix Baumgartner: launching himself at a height of 9000 mts over Dover,... more
CuriositiesIntergalactic marriage aborted
Moscow, Russia - After early fervour, the delay for a traditional marriage
In December 2002 he asked her to marry him. But in April he had to leave. His destination: the outer space. Nevertheless this did not consume Yuri Malencenko's intentions, sitting Commander in the International... more
CuriositiesPilot sleeps in clouds
Washington, Usa - Amateur video of a passenger
Airport authorities are making inquiries about the pilot who, in the line of service on a charter leaving from Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale (Florida), fell asleep in the flight cockpit. Co-pilot continued... more
CuriositiesA Qantas B-737 grounded for a mouse
Sydney, Australia - The rodent could pose risks to the aircraft
It has been necessary the employment of a disinfestation team armed of carbon dioxide in order to kill a rat that, since last June, forced a Qantas B-737 to proceed in fits and starts. Indeed the rodent... more
CuriositiesCar crashes to see the Thunderbirds
Colorado, Usa - Today the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony
The 45th Air Force Academy graduation ceremony for the Thunderbirds pilots will be carried out today in Colorado, and every year it attracts thousands of fans from all the America. But the atmosphere... more
CuriositiesBaby alarm makes problems to Luton control tower
London, UK - The hitch found after two weeks of searches
They were several days some pilots who flew over the Londonian airport of Luton received a child cries instead of the orders of the control tower and on the fact it had been opened an inquiry from part... more
CuriositiesHe stole Columbia's washroom: police handcuffed him
Sabine County, Usa - Thief risks 12 years of jail
Daniel Christopher Williams, accused by Nasa, risks 12 years of jail to have stolen a Columbia's rest, the "refusals assemblage tank", Shuttle bath. 12 years of prison and USD 250.000 are the maximum of... more
CuriositiesEffusions of love of high altitude on board of a BA flight for Hurley
London, United Kingdom - Protests of the passengers
"We are enthusiastic to see that our customers make good use of the first class' spacious bed. It's the confirm that our beds are not only comfortable, but they have space for two seats". A British Airways... more
CuriositiesFlight Miami-Cancun has inaugurated the aviation for nudists
Miami, Usa - The nudists are cover themselves before the landing
Last May 3, 87 passengers of the flight Miami-Cancun have inaugurated the first nudist flight in the history of civil aviation, having accepted to pay a fare of USD 500(about the double of the normal fare).... more
CuriositiesIt could land in a Russian airport the Pope's aircraft directed in Mongolia
Rome, Italy - Travel has previewed in August
According to the Polish radio Rms-Fm, during the travel previewed in Mongolia on next August, Pope's aircraft could make an intermediate technical stop in Russia. Airplane would have to land in Kazan,... more
Curiosities"French Toast" will not fly more on the Air Force One
Washington, Usa - It will be replaced by authartik "Freedom Toast"
"French Toast" has disappeared from menu of the Air Force One, Presidential American airplane. It will arrive the authartik "Freedom Toast". It's an other measure was born to eliminate every reference... more
CuriositiesAn Air Force constituited by pigeons is the Us' arms against Iraqi chemical attack
Washington, Usa - Birds are sensible to gas
A new avian force constitueted by a company of pigeons is the Marines arm against iraqi chemical attack. If the birds will start to get sick, it could indicate a chemical attack and give the Marines a... more
CuriositiesAVIONEWS real time: Iraqi crisis (5): Germany State Secretary Fischer' s speech
New York, Usa - It's necessary to continue pacific disarming
"Until now we have not had proofs that the Iraq has constructed or is constructing nuclear weapons, also because the industrial situation of the country would not allow it. We hope that Iraq goes on to... more
CuriositiesRyanair President takes the taxi licence
Dublin, Ireland – It is an original idea against traffic
Several Irish daily newspaper, multimillionaire Michael O' Leary, President and creator of Ryanair, would have disbursed EUR 6.000 for a taxi licence to drive in Dublin. O' Leary idea is to turn inside... more
CuriositiesAfter 50 years revealed Stalin sentimental relationship
Moscow, Russia - She was one of the first Ussr women pilot
After 50 years from his death, it's revealed the news of Stalin love affair. The source is one its former body guard, such Aleksiei Rybrin. The lover, who will be in love with the dictator from 1938... more
CuriositiesSoccer game for kosovarian children
Rome, Italy- Italian Air Force meets national singers and show men
Italian soccer association and 2/o operating Unit of italian Air Force play play, today February 24th, a football match for "Smile for children", day dedicated to the Kosovo children and the families... more
CuriositiesFound a diamond between ice antiformation salt
Cincinnati, Usa - Security agent recovered a piece of an engagement ring
On the outside of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky airport terminal, a security agent has found, between ice anti-formation salt, a precious diamond. It had slid last month from Michelle Glass engagement... more
CuriositiesScent bottle gets airport alarm to ring
Philadelphia, Usa - Questioned and released a young arab
Yesterday, February 19th, at Philadelphia international airport a 22 years Arab is stopped for controls while he tried to embark on a flight for Gedda. While the boy showed the content of a scent bottle,... more
CuriositiesHe has been removed Kitty Hawk's Commander because of a love story with a female official
Washington, Usa - His place has been taken by the second-in-command
Kitty Hawk American aircraft carriers' Commander Steven Kunkle, that is catching up the Persian Gulf in sight of a next conflict with Iraq, has been removed from its assignment because he has had, as it's... more
CuriositiesThe air produced by the helicopter’s rotor blades has been used to dry a soccer’s field
Crete, Greece - Yesterday the first attempt was a success in Greece
After a violent downpour on Crete Island, where it was in program the friendly soccer’s match Greece-Norway, the game seemed destined to be postponed. But an odd idea has allowed the players to play. I... more
CuriositiesAmerican airport giving free socks to passengers for controls
Tennessee, USA – It is a singular anti-terrorism initiative
"We know that the random shoe check are annoying, but we can’t do much to chance the security process". This is Melissa Thomas declaration, Tri-Cities Regional Airport’s Marketing Director. As a way of... more
CuriositiesGwyneth Paltrow: heroin in "Shakespeare in love" and now disinhibited sexy hostess
USA – Together with her John Travolta’s wife features
In the film "To view from the top", we will see the diaphanous actress to abandon the role of angelic heroin to wear the cloth of an uninhibited hostess, that in order to make career, she does not scorn... more
CuriositiesThe new Vietnamese fashion is to swim with airplane’s life jacket
Hanoi, Vietnam - The Vietnamese air company spends every year about USD 50.000 to replace the jackets
"On many flights between the 16 and 20 life jackets disappear". This is the declaration of the Internal Security Services Director of the air company, Hoang Duy Khanh to the Vietnamese newspaper Thanh... more
CuriositiesBoeing has offered to 70 boys a free flight
Washington, Usa - The fligth has been made with B-717
Through its foundation Make-a-wish Boeing Corporation, one of the greatest aeronautical and aerospace industries in the world, has offered to 70 boys, sons and daughters of its own employees with a low... more
CuriositiesMouse blocks for more than 24 hours a commercial flight
Zurich, Switzerland - The fact has happened in Switzerland
It's incredible but true, a little mouse blocks on the ground a commercial flight of Swiss International air carrier landed last Wednesday from Boston in Zurich airport. To catch the mouse, named "Speedy... more