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Science and technologyA shoot-out with the police near Heathrow, one wounded
London, Great Britain - The agents ordered the man to stop
Although Scotland Yard has declared the incident is not a terroristic act, the shooting taken place yesterday near the airport of Heathrow leaves many doubts. Indeed the agents who garrisoned the perimeter... more
Science and technologyTo cost GBP 87m the rail station at Heathrow Terminal 5
London, UK - Also Heathrow Express is in reconstruction
It will be Balfour Breatty to construct the rail station at new terminal 5 of Heathrow, awarded from Baa (British Airport Authority) with GBP 87m. However Balfour Breatty participates to other important... more
Science and technologyFrench Police arrested in Paris airport CdG an Al Qaeda's kamikaze
Paris, France - He was directed to Reunion for an attack
The island of Reunion, French territory in the Indian Ocean for Karim Mehdi was the target of a suicide attack, but the French Police has succeeded in arrested him, while he was in "Charles de Gaulle"... more
Science and technology"Sars Emergency": almost paralysed the air traffic in Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan - More and more the international flight cancelled
It's one of the most difficult moment not only for the field of the air traffic but also for the economy of the island of Taiwan, hit hardly from the epidemic of Sars that has paralyzed the flourishing... more
Science and technologyNarita airport experiences a significative drop of passenger traffic
Tokyo, Japan - 56% of less flights in the first three weeks of May
The airport of Narita has reported a worrisome decrease in the first three weeks of the current month, because of the reduction of the flights caused from the Sars epidemic that still spreads in that area.... more
Science and technologyLufthansa to start Connexion By Boeing service on 80 planes
Frankfurt, Germany - The passengers will be benefit of a broad band connection
It has been announced this week the agreement reached between Boeing and Lufthansa care the supply, from part of the American colossus, of Connexion, that is a service provider to offer broad band using... more
Science and technologyManchester's airport in tilt for the re-entry of the Italian supporters
Manchester, United Kingdom - Delays and cancellations of flights
The non-stop flow of Italian supporters, that are coming back home from Manchester, after the Champions League's final between Juventus and Milan, concluded with the Black-White's defeat, it has sent in... more
Science and technologyFrench Government weighs the sale of Paris Airports
Paris, France - The Transport Minister do no not confirm nor deny
Many rumors care a possible privatization of the Airports of Paris has found a partial confirmation from the spokesman of the French Transport Ministry who has declared an operation of the sort is not... more
Science and technologyAt Heathrow airport they would lack of 300 security employers
London, UK - According to many complaints in the English Parliament
They’re are many to complain in the English Parliament about the security at the Londonian airport of Heathrow, one of biggest in the world, where it is still high, as in all Great Britain the terrorism a... more
Science and technologyIt’s Dubai the most loved hub in the world
Geneva, Switzerland – A Iata survey has revealed it
According to the data collected by Iata (International Air Transport Association) after a search that has been involved approximately 77.000 passengers around the world, the best airports are Dubai and... more
Science and technologyThe Usa gave the equipment to improve security at Kenyan airports
Nairobi, Kenya - It's tried to prevent any possible terroristic action
The American ambassador in Kenya, Johnnie Carson, has yesterday delivered, during a ceremony held at the international airport Jomo Kenyatta in Nairobi, the equipment in order to improve the security of... more
Science and technologyBritish Airways in favour of a third runway at Heathrow
London, UK - But the associations are furious for the Baa's U-turn
After the proposal made on the past days from part of the Baa (British Airport Authority) to increase the efficiency of the English airports with the construction of three new runways in its London airports... more
Science and technologyThree men ready to crash with a plane into a building in Jeddah have been arrested
Washington, Usa - It's terrorism psychosis, the alert is very high
They have been arrested on Monday at a Saudi Arabian airport three men suspected to make part of the terroristic network of Al Qaeda, among whom also the most wanted in the lists of the Saudi intelligence.... more
Science and technologyThales Atm won a contract to supply and install a comprehensive "Mode S" airport ground system at Linate
Rome, Italy - News has been confirmed by Enav
Thales Atm (Air Traffic Management) won a contract to supply and install a comprehensive "Mode S" airport ground system at Milan Linate. News has been confirmed this morning by Enav, Italian air traffic... more
Science and technologyGreens and radicals protest in Brussels airport against Us measure on the passengers' personal data
Brussels, Belgium -Today previewed manifestations in Vienna, Amsterdam and Paris
Greens and radicals Eurodeputy has protested yesterday in Brussels' airport, against the measure that previews the transmission to the Us customs authorities of passengers' personal data of the flights... more
Science and technologyIntroduced a new system for the fast connection for corporate jets
Geneve, Switzerland - An important solution for whom flies a lot
The Honeywell and the Thales Avionics will introduce this summer on the market the new HS-700/702 system, which will allow to transmit and to receive data from an aircraft up to 128 kbps speed, allowing... more
Science and technologyEverything is set at St Petersburg airport, renovated for the 300th anniversary of the city
St Petersburg, Russia - The hub will be closed May 30 and 31
They continue with great ferment the works in the city of St Petersburg that in few weeks will celebrate its 300th anniversary. And the jobs at St Petersburg's Pulkovo international airport are going to... more
Science and technologySan Francisco’s hub will the goats in order to prevent fires
Saint Francisco, Usa - News has been announced by airport’s director of the communitarian transactions
"We have property in the Western of Saint Francisco’s airport, a sensitive area where it is difficult to carry equipments or persons. So we have carried the goats, that eat the vegetation for prevention o... more
Science and technologyOpened the new hub in the Cambodian capital
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - But the tourism is in vertical drop
After 8 years of work and an investment of USD 32m, it has been opened today the international airport of Phnom Penh completely restructured and with a new terminal. This last one can manage a flow of... more
Science and technologyCanadian airport's security administrators ready to strike
Toronto, Canada - Wage settlements and means of protection the target of the workers
Canadian airport's security administrators of Dorval, Mirabel and Québec will strike next days for wage settlements. Agitation's target also the lacked adaptation at the new rules that since the days... more
Science and technologyNew runways in the hubs, a Baa's u-turn?
London, UK - According to previous pacts no extension work would be scheduled
Only yesterday AVIONEWS had dealt with the decision from part of Baa (British Aviation Authority) to inform the Government on the necessity to equip the South-Eastern of Great Britain with other three... more
Science and technologyToronto airport's infrared scanner is already vanished
Toronto, Canada - It was installed last Wednesday
Last week in Toronto's international airport was inaugurated an anti-Sars infrared scanner, instrument able to instantaneously measuring temperature. Today, according to the daily newspaper "Il corriere... more
Science and technologyAs soon as possible three runways more at south-east English airports
London, UK - Baa urges government to act quickly
Answering to the questions of the government about the capacity of the aviation in Great Britain and the right development for the next future, the Baa (British Aviation Authority) has declared that three... more
Science and technologyBaa: passengers traffic in decrease for long distance flights
London, United Kingdom - Increase the number on the European and national routes
British Airport manager Baa has declared that Sars virus and war in Iraq have pushed in decrease the number of the passengers in flight on the long distance routes, Baa has specified that in its seven... more
Science and technology"Sars Emergency": Russian authorities send back home a Chinese airplane
Moscow, Russia - On board of the aircraft about one hundred Chinese employers
In application of a governmental directive that prohibits the arrival in Eastern Russia of people coming from Chinese territory, last Saturday, Khabarovsk's authorities, in the Siberian Far East, has sent... more
Science and technologyLittle outbreak at Us airport
San Francisco, Usa - It was not an outrage, just a trite incident
A little outbreak at the airport of San Francisco has yesterday thrown into panic a hundred of passengers directed to Hawaii islands with a flight operated by United Airlines. Indeed at the moment of... more
Science and technologyBiometric scanning technology at London City Airport
London, UK - Since the end of 2004 to be used for all the passengers towards the Usa
The first hub in Europe to be equipped with a system that uses the fingerprints as a control in order to check the passengers will be the London City Airport, although the technology is by only used by... more
Science and technology"Sars Emergency": infrared scanner are operating in Toronto's hub
Toronto, Canada - A special camera is able to take temperature at a distance
Since yesterday, in Toronto's international airport are operative crosses with anti-Sars infrared scanner, instruments able to instantaneously take persons temperature. Bill Graham, Canadian Secretary... more
Science and technology"Sars Emergency": Ue is divided about controls in the airport
Brussels, Belgium - In Brussels summit Italian proposal of screening in entrance has been rejected
"It would be a false emergency and we cannot allow it", declared yesterday in anti-Sars Brussels summit, Klaus Theo Schroeder, vice German minister of the Health, referring to the Italian proposal to control... more
Science and technologyUs airports: passengers showing Sars symptoms will be kept
Washington, Usa - All airport employees asked for higher surveillance
According to a disposition of the last hour from part of the American authorities, the airport employees have been authorized to detain at the airports whoever passenger showing the symptoms of Sars. The... more
Science and technologyKansas City airport has suspended the flights for tornado
Kansas City, Usa - Us Midwest involved by phenomenon that has provoked 38 deads
Kansas City international airport, the largest in the region, has suspended all the flights for the violent tornado in the city. The terminals have been emptied and the disembarked passengers to that they... more
Science and technologyThird generation mobiles could change the in-flight communication
London, UK - The don't make any problems to the aircraft's instruments
Once upon a time there was a period in which the mobile phones wasn't permitted during flying, because of the interferences that could provoke to the delicate instruments in the cockpit, when every passenger... more
Science and technologyThe management of Iraqi airports will go to Skylink Air and Logical Support
Baghdad, Iraq - Signed a contract with the Usaid of USD 10,2m
American "Skylink Air and Logical Support" will be the company that will manage Baghdad, Bassora and Mosul airports. Us Agency for the International Development(Usaid) has signed in fact a contract with... more
Science and technologyBaa to invest GBP 8,4 bn to the development of Londonian airports
London, UK - In 10 years passenger numbers will grow of 50%
In a this morning announcement from part of Baa (British Aviation Authority), after a consultation with the involved carriers, it has been confirmed the investment of GBP 8,4bn for the widening and the... more
Science and technologyBlast at Amman airport, an employee was killed
Amman, Jordan - A device found in a Japanese journalist's baggage
The security at Queen Alia international airport of Amman has become tighter since the beginning of the war in Iraq and after the pillage of the Iraqi museums, of which it is hoped to find some "piece"... more
Science and technologyTsa lays off 6,000 screeners
Washington, Usa - The Congress tries to keep as low as possible the expenses
Tsa (Transport Security Administration) has announced that by September they will be 6000 the screeners to be laid odd, on a total of 55.000 workers, that is 11% of the work-force. 3000 have been already... more
Science and technologyRabbits' invasion poses a threat at Miami International Airport
Miami, Usa - The rodents attract many birds, the real hazard for the flying planes
A group of rabbits that lives near the international airport of Miami is creating not little problems to the operation of the hub because of the incredible proliferation of the community. The rabbits... more
Science and technology"Sars Emergency": measures also for Cairo airport
Cairo, Egypt - At present there are not suspiciones cases signaled in Egypt
The rigorous preventive measures against the spread of the Sars have been taken also in the airport of Cairo. News has been communicated by airport sources. The measures regard the passengers in arrival... more
Science and technologyAmerican soldiers seize airport in north of Iraq, near the border with Iran
Baghdad, Iraq - An important outpost to lead military operations in Diyala Province
The American soldiers have seized, on last Saturday, a military airport near the city of Baqubah, in the Northeastern of the Iraqi territory, along the border with Iran. An important conquest from the... more
Science and technology"Sars Emergency": next week security measures also for Swiss airport
Bern, Switzerland - Passengers coming from the risk countries will have a card
Swiss Federal Office of the Public Health has declared today that next week also the Helvetic country will take security measures in the airports, against Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). According... more
Science and technology"Sars Emergency": inadequate controls in the Chinese airports risk to diffuse virus in Europe
Berlin, Germany - Denunciation come by an Who's expert
According to Wolfgang Preiser, Who's expert and virologist in the University of Frankfurt, prevent controls in the Chinese airports would be inadequate to avoid the sick passengers boarding. This situation... more
Science and technology11 dependents of NY La Guardia airport has been arrested for the theft of 400.000 alchool bottles
New York, Usa - Robbery would have yielded USD 1,5m
Eleven Lsg Sky Chefs dependents of NY La Guardia airport have been arrested for theft and they risk seven years to prison. According to the accusation, arrested persons have made disappear from a Queens... more
Science and technology"Sars emergency": infrared thermograph at the Nippon hubs
Tokyo, Japan - They can identify a persons with high fever
Whichever measure is allowed in order to fight the Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and Japan has decided to resort to the most sophisticated technologies, which could be a valid aid to whom make... more
Science and technologyNew theft in the airports: 27 "Charles De Gaulle"'s dependent arrested
Paris, France - As a result of an inquiry of several months
A phenomenon seems to spread in the airports of all the world, it is that one of thefts perpetrates by baggages employed of hub's handling company. Suitcases cut or forced, objects vanished and the cost... more
Science and technologyOpened the first Bulgarian military airport according to Nato standards
Sofia, Bulgaria - In short time another hub will be available
The signature for the entrance of Bulgaria on last November in the Atlantic Alliance has engaged the Government of Sofia in an updating work of its military infrastructures in order to satisfy the standards... more
Science and technology"Iraqi Freedom": International airport of Baghdad will be reopened within a week
Baghdad, Iraq - Now flights will be limited at humanitarian
"Within a week Baghdad International Airport will be opened for humanitarian flights", declared Us General Bufort Blount. International Airport Saddam has been occupied by Us troops of the Third Division... more
Science and technology"Iraqi Freedom": Austrialian forces have discovered 51 Iraqi jet fighters
As Saliyah Camp, Qatar - The aircraft were in a military airport
"In the last 24 hours, in an Iraqi Air Force airport, we have discovered 51 jet fighters abandoned by Iraqis", Mark Eliott, Australian lieutenant-colonel, has declared today, but model is not specified.... more
Science and technologyPlated gold Kalashnikow has been seized in Heathrow
London, United Kingdom - It's similar to that one founded in the palace of the Saddam's son
According to the British newspaper Daily Mirror, an Ak-47 plated gold Kalashnikov, similar to that one uncovered last week in the palace of Uday, Saddam Hussein's son, yesterday it would have been seized... more
Science and technologyCoalition Force are preventing the landing in Erbil of an airplane with on board medical supplies
Erbil, Iraq -This is the denunciation of Rob MacGillivray, responsible of Save the Children
"Coalition Force are preventing since more than a week the landing in Erbil of an airplane with on board medical supplies, in order to cure 40,000 persons". This is the denunciation of Rob MacGillivray,... more
Science and technologyLapa has suspended Easter holiday flights and in Argentine is chaos
Buenos Aires, Argentine - Passengers have blocked hub and assault the air company leaders
"The oil company Repsol Ypf does not grant more credit to us and it refuses to supply the fuel to us for the aircraft", yesterday said Argentine airline Lapa, after having taken the decision to suspend... more