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Science and technologyFuel shortage at Sydney airport
Sydney, Australia – It is causing flight problems which may last for one days
The fuel supplier of the largest Australian airport announces it is able to supply only 35% of the necessary fuel. The problem is due to shortfalls in the local refineries production as well as to delayed... more
Science and technologyBlack-out paralyzes the Scandinavian airports
Copenhagen, Denmark - The most important Danish airport was blocked
Millions of Scandinavian citizens have had to cope, this afternoon, with the problems caused by the giant black-out that affected some parts of Denmark and Sweden; but as it is easy to imagine, most difficulties... more
Science and technologyHeathrow Express strike may paralyze the connections between London and the airport
London, Great Britain - A protest to be spread for three days in October
The connections between the most important airport in Europe, that is Heathrow, and one of the major London railway junctions, Paddington Station, may not be ensured for three days this October. In fact,Heathrow... more
Science and technologyFlock of swallows blocks the Benjing airport
Benjing, China - Hundreds the flights diverted
Perhaps one swallow does make a summer, but at the International Airport of Beijing they have today carried at least one hundred of delays. In fact a gigantic flock of these birds has found comfortable... more
Science and technology10 Stansted dependents contaminated because a chemical agent
London, UK - No consequences for the airport activity
Probably some boxes not closed properly have been the cause of the spillage of a chemical substance that has contaminated 10 dependents at Stansted airport, just outside London. The incident happened... more
Science and technologyWH Smith exits from the Us market
London, UK - Too many losses since September 11
WH Smith Plc, one of the most important English retailer, withdraws today from the American market selling its airport and hotel activities for USD 78,5. In truth after the September 11 attacks businesses... more
Science and technologyBomb alarm at a German hub, chaos
Dueseldorf, Germany - Tens of thousand of passengers re-routed to other airports
Chaos and delays t the third German airport, that one of Dueseldorf, because of anonymous signallings that warned of the presence of bombs inside the structure; immediately the security measures have been... more
Science and technologyTraffic at Baa airports soars in August
London, UK - Almost 10% more in the European continent
The British Airport Authority (Baa) has communicated yesterday the results of the 7 greater English airports in August, the most important month for the coincidence of the holiday period and therefore... more
Science and technologySita to offer an Sms service on board of Singapore Airlines planes
Singapore - It will operate as a normal mobile service
Sita, world's leading provider of global information and telecommunication solutions to the air transport and related industries, will inaugurate an instantaneous Sms e-mail service on board of the Singapore... more
Science and technologyNew airport for the Chinese capital by 2015
Beijing, China - Meanwhile the current hub will be expanded
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (Caac) has communicated yesterday a second airport will be built in Beijing in order to alleviate the operations of the unique hub of the Chinese capital that... more
Science and technologyAmmunition accidentally brought on board of a Qantas flight
Melbourne, Australia - A serious breach of the airport security
The day that all the world remembers as that one of the tragedy and the hope should have a particular meaning in terms of airport security, inasmuch as the September 2001 attacks carried against New York... more
Science and technologyAirline ramp workers are not checked
New York, Usa - Measures less strict than those for passengers
While the visible aspects of security may be reassuring to passengers, the other side of the airport is a different matter. Despite dramatic improvements in passenger and baggage screening since the terrorist... more
Science and technology2 mainframe stolen from a restricted area at Sydney airport
Sydney, Australia - The authorities deny no sensitive information were stored
It's an embarrassing theft for the Australian authorities, especially for responsibles of the security at the airport of Sydney, the busiest of the Country, where around the end of August they have been... more
Science and technologyLufthansa and Alitalia may prefer Domodedovo to Sheremetyevo
Moscow, Russia - The former is more efficient
Two major European airlines, fed up with poor service and shabby facilities at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, say they may follow British Airways and move some or all of their flights to newer rival Domodedovo:... more
Science and technologyBaboon noses packed at Schiphol airport
Amsterdam, Holland - Customs officers attracted by the smell
Customs officers at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, opened a smelly suitcase to find it full of rotting baboon noses. The suitcase, which had come from Nigeria, was packed with up to 2000 of the body parts... more
Science and technologySwans creating nuisance at Shannon
Dublin, Ireland - Authorities will try to clip their wings
Low-flying swans are proving a lot of nuisance to planes landing at the Irish Republic's Shannon airport, so that authorities are deciding on clipping their wings. Air traffic control has reported 14... more
Science and technologyLos Angeles International Airport evacuated for a false bomb alarm
Los Angeles, Usa - The new security measures have been just inaugurated
The International Airport of Los Angeles has been completely evacuated after the finding of a suspicious package, than then has been identified as a car battery. The alarm was released few hours ago,... more
Science and technologyVladimir Putin landed at Olbia airport received by Silvio Berlusconi
Olbia, Italy - Both reached Berlusconi's residence with a helicopter
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, landed at 2pm at Olbia's airport, with approximately one hour of delay. To attend him on the runway there was the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, together... more
Science and technologyLogan Airport: record of armed people
Boston, Usa - Many only willing to grant self-protection
A record number of potential weapons (640.891) were confiscated last month from passengers trying to board planes at the nation's airports, according to federal officials. But the record at Logan International... more
Science and technologyAjaccio: a bombing failed
Corsica, France - Maybe Nfcl is responsible of the attack
Terrorism alert in Corsica: police artificers found and defused three bombs placed at Ajaccio airport. Local agents referred the news today, stressing two devices had been placed under the offices of... more
Science and technologySerial Sur Sa wins Carrasco airport contract
Montevideo, Uruguay - Sea of Milan among the contractors
A group to which Sea (Società Esercizi Aeroportuali) of Milan belongs, obtained yesterday a contract in Uruguay to run Carrasco International Airport in Montevideo. The Serial Sur Sa Group offered USD... more
Science and technologyNext week a computer simulation of the Boeing's 737 AEW&C aircraft
Melbourne, Australia - A software trials the technology in real-life scenarios
Next week a computer simulation will allow the yet-to-be-built Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability to be put through its paces at an exercise, which will run Boeing's 737 AEW&C aircraft... more
Science and technologyYellow X on the new runway at Miami International Airport
Miami, Usa - It created too much confusion
Miami International Airport plans to open a new 8.600-foot runway on September 4, but pilots are already lining up to land on it now: the problem is the fact that pilots cleared to land on the main east-west... more
Science and technologyDIA organizes itself for the Annual Meetings of the World Bank
Saudi Arabia, Dubai - New measures to speed up the operations
Dubai International Airport (DIA) has replaced its traditional x-ray machines at customs with advanced scanning terminals to ensure smooth baggage processing for participants to the Annual Meetings of... more
Science and technologyUK: a new hub or three new runways?
London, United Kingdom - The decision by the end of the year
According to the Sunday Times, the UK Government is going to give the go-ahead for three new runways at London's major airports. The controversial decision, to be announced later this year, will allow... more
Science and technologyNew airport control device
Perth, Australia - An Australian company designed it
Perth QRSciences, an Australian company, stated it realized a high-technology system which is able to sense explosives in luggages carried on planes. The technic is named "quadripolic resonance": the luggage... more
Science and technologyBoeing new radar technology
St. Louis, USA - Test flights with the radar operating completed successfully
The Boeing FA-18-E Super Hornet program moved closer to equipping the fleet with the latest in radar technology: on July 30 at Naval Air Systems Command China Lake, California, a test aircraft carrying... more
Science and technologyDutch police have seized 620 kg of cocaine
Amsterdam, Holland - Drug was packed into 11 containers
Dutch police have seized 620 kg of cocaine worth around 40 million euros stashed in the cargo hold of a plane at Amsterdam airport.In one of the biggest hauls of cocaine at one of Europe's busiest airports,... more
Science and technologyA second Sydney airport will be created
Sydney, Australia - They are looking for an available site
The Federal Opposition set up yesterday a working group to look for a new site for a second Sydney airport. A spokesman said Badgery' Creek, formerly proposed by some Sydney MPs, was rejected as the new... more
Science and technologyNew system preventing air-crash
New York, USA - Airbus and Honeywell realized it
New technology has been developed by Airbus and Honeywell International Inc: it is a system which would take control of airplanes to prevent them from crashing into obstacles. The system would link crash-warning... more
Science and technologyO'Hare airport will be expanded
Chicago, USA - But the project needs the Faa approval, and there are yet polemics
Illinois governator Rod Blagojevich signed a bill Wednesday authorizing a USD 6,6bn expansion of O'Hare International Airport. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said the plan will create "an airport for the... more
Science and technologyThe Bush administration will hold off on deciding the future of the space shuttle
Washington, Usa - The space shuttle could be flying as soon as March 2004
The Bush administration will hold off on deciding the future of the space shuttle program until investigators complete their report on the Columbia disaster, a senior White House analyst told participants... more
Science and technologyIraqui government hopes to reopen the Basra airport in southern Iraq
Basra, Iraq - It should happens by the end of the month
The head of Iraq's interim government says he's ready to take a "big step" toward re-opening Iraq to the rest of the world.Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the current head of the Us picked Governing Council, says... more
Science and technologyGround staff at Newcastle Airport have voted to strike over pay.
Newcastle, England - The first strike is due to take place on 22 and 23 August
More than 150 check-in and baggage handling staff who work for Groundstar, are angry they are paid less than colleagues at Stansted. Ballot papers were sent to staff at the airport, following the breakdown... more
Science and technologyGates' identification creates confusion at Heathrow
London, UK - There are only numbers, and pilots take the wrong direction
The English Guardian published an article denouncing the confusion created by the new identification system of the plane arrival points at Heathrow, the London international airport. The Guardian reported... more
Science and technologyAirport privatisation in New Zealand has failed
Auckland, New Zealand - "Airport Authority Act to be reviewed" said Bisignani
Airport privatisation in New Zealand has failed and the Government must step in to curb massive fee increases to airlines, International Air Transportation Association (Iata) director general Giovanni... more
Science and technologyA fourth XM satellite in the project of Boeing
St. Louis, USA - A high-power spacecraft for satellite radio service
Boeing is going to build a fourth Boeing 702 satellite for XM Satellite radio, the Washington-based provider of the nation's leading satellite radio service. The XM-4, as the satellite has been designated,... more
Science and technologyBilbao: Italian carrier arrives too late and has no permission to land
Milan, Italy - Volare Airlines is bewildered
On Saturday night the Spanish Bilbao airport denied the access to VA-8203 flight of the Italian Volare because of a marked delay. The plane with 163 passengers on board took off from Malpensa at 11:40... more
Science and technologyPrivatization of Hong Kong Airport
Hong Kong - The airport seeks investors
The process of privatization of the Hong Kong airport started: the Government announced to seek financial investors to privatize the airport. "We all know that a healthy air transport industry is at the... more
Science and technologyQantas dependents go on strike
Sydney, Australia - They do not want to undergo drug and alcohol tests
Today Australian Qantas has seen about 900 of its dependents go on strike to protest against the decision to introduce random alcohol and drug tests. The Trades Union Congress, together with 10 labour... more
Science and technologyThere won't be two Sydney Airport
Sydney, Australia - The draft plan for the next 20 years
Sydney Airport Corp Ltd (SACL) today released for public comment a draft master plan for the next 20 years of airport development. Its chief executive Max Moore-Wilton stated the airport won't be divided... more
Science and technologyQsNet II soon on the market
Rome, Italy - The new interconnection for computers by Quadrics
Quadrics, belonging to Alenia Spazio/Finmeccanica, announced it will soon launch on the market QsNet II, a new technologic solution for computers interconnection. The Chief Executive Cristoforo Romanelli... more
Science and technologySeeking a more silent sonic boom
California, Usa - New solutions to soft the noise of the supersonic speed
The real tests will begin only in several weeks but the new and modified F-5E jet has already completed its first flight, to find the right trim in order to break the sound barrier. Although the supersonic... more
Science and technologyFlorida A&M University receives pollution control technology by Boeing
Chicago, Usa - Also funds to realize the project
The Boeing Company has given two patents and related technology for reducing pollution in internal combustion engines to Florida A&M University. It also donated research documents and funds to be used... more
Science and technologyBoeing shows how works the apparatus that prevents tank explosions
Chicago, Usa - Nitrogen will save our lives
Yesterday there were both reporters and technicians from the Faa (Federal Aviation Administration) attend to the Boeing's demonstration of a system that should prevents tank explosions, like that one happened... more
Science and technologyVietnamese woman found in possession of drug
Hanoi, Vietnam - She is in danger of death sentence
Yesterday a Vietnamese woman was arrested at Tan Son Nhat international airport. The 35 year woman was attempting to smuggle heroin out of the country by plane to Taiwan: security officials found 700 grammes... more
Science and technologyIrruption in a protected area at Melbourne Airport
Melbourne, Australia - A man arrested
On July 27 a 35 year man was arrested after a security breach at Melbourne Airport. At 5:30 pm the man, an Australian citizen, entered a protected area which is banned to the public from an international... more
Science and technologyHeathrow is preparing for the A-380
London, UK - In 2016 10% of the flights at Heathrow will be operated by the new sky giant
The arrival on the market, previewed for spring 2006, of the new A-380 is forcing many societies to redefine the airport structures unfit, in some cases, to accommodate an airplane with a 80 m wing span.... more
Science and technologyDevelopment of the Ucar system
New York, Usa - Phase II will end in 2004
The second phase of the Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (Ucar) program is in progress. Three teams have received funds from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) and the US Army: they... more
Science and technologyNew developments in Agno-Geneva flight
Geneva, Switzerland - August is the crucial month
August is going to be a warm month for the decisions on Agno airport’s destiny: there are currently parallel negotiations in order to take over the federal granting on the flight now holden by Swiss. On a... more