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Science and technologySnow storm blocks the Usa
Washington, Usa - Blocked several airports of the Confederation
A big snow storm blocks by some days the area of the Great Plains and all the central area of the Confederation. An important consequence of meteorological event has been verified with the total and in... more
Science and technologyNew device to make safer the civilian aviation
St Petersburg, Russia - It will give clear images even in blind conditions
An important outcome that one caught up by the department of the Nita (New Information Technologies in Aviation) at St Petersburg's university that will allow, concretely, to change the way to fly in... more
Science and technologyHeathrow airport ready to increase fees, alarms for the carriers
London, UK - A dangerous attitude in a crisis period
According to the chief economist of BA (British Airways) Andrew Sentance, the raises planned by the Baa (British Airport Authority) would create those conditions to discourage the airlines to land on the... more
Science and technologyFarmers invade the airport of Larnaca: chaos in the whole island of Cyprus
Larnaca, Cyprus - Tension in Larnaca airport
During the daytime of Saturday 300 Cypriot farmers have invaded with their farm tractors the airport of Larnaca to reclaim the missed payment of the funds promised after the bad crop of the last year. The... more
Science and technologyBy January grants for the Bulgarian airports on the Black Sea
Sofia, Bulgaria - The decision has been taken by the Prime Minister
According to a recent disposal licensed by the Bulgarian government during this week, by the next Jennaury grants will be made available for the airports of Varna and Burgas on the Black Sea, that until... more
Science and technologyTsa orders to unlock the baggages for security reason
Florida, Usa - To be a bit patient until the screeners are installed
It could be needed of a control when the owner of the baggage is absent: at that point the emergency has the absolute priority and it can be proceeded to open also damaging the suitcase. In order to... more
Science and technologyFir to give a new tracing system to the US National Guard
Oregon, Usa - The contract has a value of USD 7,8m
The Flir System, American company that produces infrared imaging system for a variety of applications, will supply a new technology to the National Guard Bureau in order to improve the present apparatuses.... more
Science and technologyNew Redhill airport raises first doubts
London, UK - Scotland unsure about the benefit of the sixth Londonian hub
It has still not been constructed and already the sixth airport of London, after Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and City, has raised the first fears and judgments, in positive and negative. Firstly... more
Science and technologyNew airport to be built near the Londonian Gatwick
London, UK - A possible solution after the High Court's sentence
It will have a cost of approximately GBP 800m and will have the facilities designed for 15 million passengers a year: it is the plan of the new airport that the minister of the English Transport has preannounced... more
Science and technology"The project of an airport in central Scotland will never start"
Edimburgh, Scotland - Opposition of the President of the SCDI
The President of the SCDI (Scottish Council for Development and Industry) Donald Dowds has declared: "The project of building an airport in central Scotland will not be practically done because conditions... more
Science and technologyChicago airport could be delayed its expansion
Chicago, Usa - Ual and AA situation affect in rilevant way
The dramatic financial condition of American Airlines and, above all of United Airlines that loses approximately USD 20m per day, is revealing the first concrete consequences in the US civil aviation market.... more
Science and technologyIn Miami six luggage attendants are waiting for the process
Miami, United States - They stole in luggage of passengers
Like it's happened in Malpensa the last months, six luggage attendants of Miami airport are waiting for the process for robbery of valuable objects inside the luggage of passengers of British Airways;... more
Science and technologyFbi arrested 21persons of Chicago airport staff
Chicago, Usa - Already 800 arrested during the "Tarmac" operation
The Tarmac operation continues its investigative way, begun after the terroristic attacks of the last year and still in full development. This action is lead by the Fbi as service for the Ins (Immigration... more
Science and technology10 pictures of 17th century are exposed in Amsterdam's airport
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Rijksmuseum exposes inside the Dutch capital's airport
By yesterday in the new terminal of Schiphol airport are exposed 10 pictures of the 17th century, between them also one painting of the great Dutch painter Rembrandt. The painting are exposed in a hall... more
Science and technologyTwo US fighters land in the civil airport of Osaka: angry among the citizens
Osaka, Japan - It's the sixth in this year
Several citizen associations, but also the airport authority, protested yesterday when an US fighter has made an emergency landing at Osaka international airport, because the passengers safety would have... more
Science and technologyInterrupted the Siberian air traffic controllers' hunger strike
Moscow, Russia - The protest was going on from last week
The hunger strike, from some days, of the air traffic controllers of six siberian airports that were asking a salary increase and social benefits to the local air carrier Kolavia, has been interrupted... more
Science and technologyA light snowfall cancelled a lot of flights in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - It has been being since eleven years a snowfall didn't occur in December
The Japan panics for a light snowfall: a lot of trains are late and many flights are cancelled. It doesn't snow since eleven years in December and this exceptionality has generated many discomforts. In... more
Science and technologyAt Kerman airport in Iran some students were hitted from Islamic extremists
Teheran, Iran - They attended an Islamic liberal dissident
In Iranian airport of Kerman a group of Islamic integralists would have assaulted and hitted some students that they would have attended a famous Islamic liberal dissident, Ezatollah Sahabi. A lot of newspapers... more
Science and technologyPoliceman aims a gun to youth's head at Heathrow
London, UK - "How would you like it if someone pointed it at you in an aircraft?"
It has been surely an unfortunate action that one conducted by Avtar Bhamra, a 39 years old policeman in service at Heathrow airport, on September 5th. Indeed the agent, asking to a boy of 15 years,... more
Science and technologyThe new ASR-11 DASR Raytheon radar will be implemented in US Air Force bases
Washington, Usa - More than 200 to be installed
Raytheon has signed an important contract with the US Air Force for the supply of the new revolutionary radar ASR-11 DASR. The decision has been taken after that all the tests are turn out positively and... more
Science and technologyMost of flying passengers would pay more to have an Internet connection
Seattle, Usa - Boeing to offer the necessary technology
If it is not possible to do without connecting Internet while flying, this would not have a problem anymore. The model of passenger of 21st century demands more and more optionals on the flight and the... more
Science and technologyHunger strike of twenty Russian flight attendants
Moscow, Russia - The protest is going ahead by some days
Stormy air in the airport of Siberia. A group of employees, nearly twenty, are going ahead with an hunger strike against the local air carrier "Air Navigatsia" to raise of the salary and the dismissals... more
Science and technologyUSA, airports are closed because there is a snowstorm
New York, United States - It has caused serious damages
Many airports are closed in United States because there is a snowstorm that has provoked many discomforts in every transport. The storm has caused serious damages in Texas and in Virginia and now is directed... more
Science and technologyTomorrow inaugurated the new terminal in airport of Nice
Nice, France - It will can receive 13 millions of passengers
The new Terminal 2 will be inaugurated tomorrow from Francis Perugini, president of Chamber of Commerce, and from Dominique Bussereau, undersecretary of Transport but only Tuesday 17 December it will be... more
Science and technologyIn Madrid a meeting about a new Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
Madrid, Spain - In 2020 air traffic will double
Today in Madrid a two working days about "GNSS", Global Navigation Satellite System for civil aviation. Organised by Eurocontrol (European Organisation for the Safety of Air) in cooperation with the European... more
Science and technologyUSA, tested new technics to identify victims
Washington, Usa - Results will issue in December
According to New York Times new technics on analysis of Dna would test from legal doctors to recognize victims don't identify. The results will be issue within December and they would can to consent the... more
Science and technologyThe expansion plan for the English airport will be postponed for one year
London, UK - The decision after an High Court's verdict
The important airport of Gatwick had been omitted from the government's 30 year plans to modernize the English hub. A decision that had made angry the anti-expansion campaigners, because that would have... more
Science and technologyIn 2006 at Dubai the greatest airport in the world
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Increased Emirates's fleet and cargo's field
The government of United Arab Emirates will spend "USD 3,5 bn" to finance the development of international airport of Dubai. In 2006 the structure will receive 55 million of passengers respect at 22 nowadays. This... more
Science and technologyBisignani answers to the critics about Malpensa airport
Milan, Italy - "We have choosen Paris for the best relation between quality and production"
The managing director of Iata, Giovanni Bisignani, answering to the critics about Malpensa declares: "To begin I have to say that these are company's strategies in which Iata does not make an intervention,... more
Science and technologyIn Scotland perhaps it will close the only airport on the beach
London, Great Britain - "It costs too much to maintain it"
In Great Britain they are talking about the possible definitive stop of an airport unique in the world that has a runway directly on the beach. The airport is on the Barra island, in Scotland and the runway... more
Science and technologyFormigoni asks the restoration of the flights Malpensa-Peking
Milan, Italy - "Our traders must be protected"
The president of Regione Lombardia, Roberto Formigoni, asks to the direction of Malpensa airport the immediate restoration of the direct flights to Peking cancelled some months ago. The Lombard politician... more
Science and technologyMarseille's airport reopened
Marseille, France - The truck driver's block ended
The direction of Marseille airport, called by phone by AVIONEWS, has declared that in this moment the airport has come back to work regularly. (0025) more
Science and technologyAvoided the strike at seven English airports
London, UK - Baa offers a generous increase
It's still high the tension in the English civil aviation, but for now the strike that Thursday would have paralyzed the air traffic, stopping 7 airports, has been averted. The protest has been in fact... more
Science and technologyBlocked Marseille's airport
Marseille, France - French truck drivers block the airport
In the field of the protests of th French truck drivers associated to the two major trade unions of their working category Marseille's airport has been blocked. The reason for this block is the denied... more
Science and technologyDouble incidents grazed at the Zurich airport
Geneva, Switzerland - To be investigated about the vicissitude
It has been Skyguide, the Helvetic society that manages the air traffic control to give the embarrassing news that, on the yesterday morning, a double incident has been grazed at the international airport... more
Science and technologyRosen in Australian airports the terrorism alarm
Canberra, Australia - The alarm has been launched in the last days by the government
The federal government of Australia has launched the alarm about possible terrorist attack in the federation caused by Al-Qaeda. The rising of the alarm level is due to principal reasons: the first is... more
Science and technologyLanding fees at Osaka airport could raise
Tokyo, Japan - Clear the position of the Japanese carriers
If the plan of the government to preserve the area around the Osaka's airport had to pass, an appropriation of not less than JPY 10m would be needed. In order to find such sum it would have to raise the... more
Science and technologyThe new control system has been inaugurated at Philadelphia airport
Philadelphia, USA - Many are sceptical about this new expensive equipment
That one of Philadelphia is the first airport of great dimensions to make experience of the modern control system installed on Sunday. The Stars (Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System), so... more
Science and technologyA cargo Boeing catches fire, East Midland airport closed for one hour
London, UK - People were all uninjured
The incident has caused the closing of the East Midlands airport between 03.30 and 04.10 of this morning, and that's way the air traffic has not be affected. But it was an emergency situation that one... more
Science and technologyClosed for some hours Strasbourg's airport
Strasbourg, France - The stop has been caused by deer
Last Saturday Strasbourg's airport has been closed during some hours because in the French airport there was a group of deer. This fact has caused the divertion of several flights from the French town's... more
Science and technologyProposal the construction of a new airport in London
London, Great Britain - For the realization the promoters think to a new tax
Proposed from some British authorities a project for the construction of a new airport near London. For the realization of the eventual new London airport the promoters think to create a new tax to find... more
Science and technologyStrengthened the safety system at Heathrow
London, Great Britain - The decision has been taken after some arrests
After some arrests happened during the last days, caused by some criminal facts about smuggling and falsification of documents has been powered the security system, already present at London airport. Together... more
Science and technologyThe truth is in the eyes
New York, USA - Kennedy is the first to use the eye-scan
There are approximately 300 the Kennedy to make experience, for the first time, the new device of emergency that it promises to be to test of whichever error. However the optical reading of the iris does... more
Science and technologyLaser lights to land safer
Alaska, USA - Collision risk would be strongly reduced
It has been tested at the airport of Anchorage just because here the visibility is extremely reduced and it is easy to cross the routes of the other aircraft. The managers of the hub aim a lot at this... more
Science and technologyKey West to open back for international flights
Florida, USA - It was kept closed for 40 years because the Cuban missile crisis
Situated to 90 km from the communist island of Cuba, the international airport that is located on the Key West island is ready to open back. After more than 40 years since its closing to the international... more
Science and technologyBig problems at Moscow's airports
Moscow, Russia - Big snowfall blocks Russian capital's airports
Russian winter begins to show its first consequences on aerial. Three of four airports (Domodieovo, Vinukovo and Bykovo) of the Russian capital have been blocked last Friday because a strong snowfall... more
Science and technologyAutogrill will be present also in Toronto airport
Milan, Italy - Big incomes are previewed within 2012
Autogrill society, Benetton's subsidiary, will operate in Toronto airport in 2003 and it's previewed an income about USD 300m within the next decade. In a society's note we can read: "The contract that... more
Science and technologyBlocked the plan of transferring the most crowded flights from Eilat to Aqaba
Aqaba, Jordan - The decision has been taken by the Civil Aviation Administration
The Jordan Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) has blocked the plan of transferring to Aqaba the flights previewed at Eilat airport. As a first consequence of this decision the Israeli delegation, headed... more
Science and technologyInspections in the airport and in the barracks in Banja Luka
Sarajevo, Bosnia - Inspections inthe Serbian enclave
The military airport and the barracks in Banja Luka have been often controlled by the SFOR (NATO's Stabilization Force); the news has been given by Bosnian television. As well as the two Bosnian army... more
Science and technologyArrested 5 Italian citizens in Budapest
Vienna, Austria - The charge is international commerce of drugs
Fifty kilograms of pure cocaine, for a value of EUR 12,5m, have been found at Vienna airport. Drug has been closed in 17 hydraulic cylinders, coming from Colombia, hidden in boxes and documents that showed... more