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Science and technologyNew discount airline at Pittsburgh airport
Pittsburgh, Usa - It starts next year
A new discount airline will take off at the Pittsburgh international airport next summer and it will operate flights between Pittsburgh and 9 other cities. The carrier is created by Edward Beauvais, former... more
Science and technologyEuropean security airports: committee of Schengen-Europol-Immigration starts a survey
Rome, Italy - Enac Ceo will be heard
"The committee wants to place questions on that one of insufficient situation and inadequate control in the Malpensa, Linate and Fiumicino airports", declared Alberto Di Luca, president of the bicameral... more
Science and technologyGB: 15 flights delayed by a fuel tanker overturned
Newcastle, UK -The airport was operational within 40 minutes
A fuel tanker overturned and spilled its load near a runway last night at Newcastle airport. The airport was closed for 40 minutes while the airport's fire service cleaned the area by drenching it with... more
Science and technologyAtomic clock is worth for over EUR 16m contracts
Rome, Italy - Galileo Avionica firm commissioned by Esa for European navigation system
The Italian firm Galileo Avionica of Finmeccanica group has been commissioned by the European Space Agency (Esa) with over EUR 16m contracts to make and supply the main aircraft's clock for the first two... more
Science and technologyWeather condition improving at Moscow airports
Moscow, Russia - Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports operative again
The flight arrival schedule at Moscow airports was changed last night because of a heavy fog. Six flights were directed to reserve airports, four of them landed elsewhere within the Moscow aviation zone... more
Science and technologyBlackout strikes "De Gaulle" airport
Paris, France - Two consecutive power interruptions cause inconvenience to flights
The cause of confusion yesterday at the Frech airport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, seems to be a supply problem to the thermo-electrical system, which caused two blackouts. The first one from 6.24pm to 6.28pm... more
Science and technologyPunished for being too diligent
Corsica, France - French public prosecutor complains to have been victim of a too accurate security check
Daniel Butelt, airport director of the Ajaccio airport, has been reported by the French public prosecutor Philippe Courroye, for being too diligent at work. As a matter of fact, once back in the French... more
Science and technologyLaser: new discovery for aviation
Alabama, Usa - Nasa tests a new source of energy for aircraft
"It really is a groundbreaking development for aviation", said Robert Burdine, laser project manager, about the new Nasa's experiment. A small plane, of 300 grams of weight and 1.5 metre wingspan, which... more
Science and technologyChanges in territory for the Lifeflight Eagle Air Ambulance
Kansas City, Usa - The company hopes a larger number of patients will be saved
Lifeflight Eagle Air Ambulance is changing the position of one of its helicopters from the downtown airport to Blue Springs, on the perimeter of the fire station at Adams Dairy Road and I-70. This change... more
Science and technologyBA buys a GBP 12 million Heathrow slots in internet auction
London, UK-BA owns now 41 per cent of the Heathrow slots
BRITISH Airways bought GBP 12 million take-off and landing slots from US carrier United Airlines in the first internet auction for landing slots. Therefore BRITISH Airways owns now 41 per cent of the Heathrow... more
Science and technologyOngoing Heathrow protest
London, UK - Four protesters spent the night on top of a crane
Four protesters calling themselves Hounslow Against New Terminals spent their third night up on the crane at the Terminal 5 building site at Heathrow on Wednesday. The cause of the protest: government's... more
Science and technologyCharter flights cut down for the British airports
London, Great Britain - Gatwick Airport affected
The diminished number of the package holidays sold this summer because more and more tourists preferred organising their own trips using budget airlines had a negative influence upon the airports. One... more
Science and technologyAdvanced bookings above the average at Columbia Airport
Columbia, Usa - Most probably the result of strong marketing campaign
Beth Harrison, national sales manager of Trans States Airlines made public the fact that advanced bookings for American Connection flights out of Columbia Regional Airport exceeded the average of all the... more
Science and technologyAltair Avionics is Pratt & Whitney Canada 's WebECTM® DAC
Ottawa, Canada - Pratt & Whitney Canada benefits from a new data system
Pratt & Whitney Canada chose Altair Avionics Corporation as its first Designated Analysis Center (DAC) using webECTM®. P&WC's integrated its enhanced version of ECTM®(Engine Condition Trend Monitoring) s... more
Science and technologyTempelhof airport about to close
Berlin, Germany - It was the protagonist of the airlift that saved Berlin in 1948
The closure of the historical Tempelhof airport has been decided for October 30th 2004. Back in 1946 Tempelhof was the protagonist of the airlift organized by the Allies that saved many Berlin’s citizens f... more
Science and technologyBAA traffic increases
London, UK - The traffic increased by 2.6%
Thanks to the rise of the airlines budget, BAA was able to increase the passengers traffic up to 2.6 % in its 7 British airports. The company declared that in September it had 12.5 million passengers while... more
Science and technologySeattle companies launch airborne internet systems
Seattle, Usa - Tenzing vs Connexion
Tenzing Communications Inc. launched a new system for inflight e-mail and text messaging. Commercial airliners already benefit from a Tenzing similar system. There are six airlines around the world currently... more
Science and technologyPartnership between Sikorsky and Northrop Grumman UCAR team
Stratford, UK - They are developing a new Unmanned Combat device
Sikorsky Aircraft announced yesterday to have joined the Northrop Grumman team to develop an Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR)designed... more
Science and technologyBaltimore-Washington International Airport has to thank Southwest Airlines
Baltimore, USA - "Business has been very good at BWI", a BWI spokesman declared
Baltimore-Washington International Airport saw its passenger figures rising to about the same number as before the September 11 terrorist attacks, mainly thanks to Southwest Airlines. The low-fare carrier... more
Science and technologyNew means of smuggling: dogs’ belly containing 2 kgs of cocaine
Amsterdam, Holland – Labrador dogs used to smuggle cocaine
Yesterday, the Amsterdam’s airport police unmasked an attempt to introduce cocaine with a flight coming from Columbia and going to London. The drug smugglers chose two Labrador dogs as mean of transport, t... more
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