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SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 747 airplanes (2006-22-09)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracks in the overlapped skin panels, which could join together and result in reduced structural capability in the skin and consequent rapid decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 208)] [Page 62904-62906] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Various Aircraft Equipped With Honeywell Primus II RNZ-850( )/-851( ) Integrated Navigation Units (2006-22-05)
Washington, Usa - To ensure that the flightcrew has an accurate glideslope deviation indication
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 208)] [Page 62907-62910] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R, and A-300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (2006-22-02)
Washington, Usa - To prevent a hole in the RAT hub cover
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 208)] [Page 62888-62890] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 757-200, -200CB, and -300 series airplanes (2006-22-01)
Washington, Usa - To prevent escape slides from disengaging from the airplane during deployment or in use, which could result in injuries to passengers or flightcrew
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 208)] [Page 62886-62888] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFight against terrorism: EUR 9m from EU
Brussels, Belgium - The half of funds is destined to the protection of critical infrastructures
Yesterday October 26th, the European Commission has decided to allocate EUR 9m for the initiatives of the project "Fight against terrorism", to face problems like protection of critic infrastructures,... more
SecurityA new airport security system is under study in the USA
Washington, Usa - The Interior Department has allocated USD 4,1m for the tests
The US airport security officers could be soon equipped with some lasers and other particular devices that are currently under the study by the Interior Ministry. According to US press sources the Department... more
SecurityThe "Safety Database System"
Rome, Italy - A software for saftey control of air transport
A new software named "Safety Database System" promises to soar the control level and the safety of air transport analyzing data concerning all the occurrences, even the smallest ones, which can happen... more
SecurityFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-9-10; DC-9-20; DC-9-30; DC-9-40; and DC-9-50 series airplanes (2006-21-06)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking that could compromise the structural integrity of these airplanes
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 25, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 206)] [Page 62380-62384] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityThree Egyptian men tried to enter break in the cockpit; maybe was a terrorist attack
Prague, Czech Republic - The incident has been revealed only yesterday by the Czech Bis
Yesterday the Czech secret service, the Bis, has published yesterday the annual report about 2005, which revealed last year an incident occurred on a Czech passenger plane, and it could have been a terrorist... more
SecurityNATO-Russia Joint training
Moscow, Russia - The target is to learn to neutralize any attacks launched with no strategic ballistic missiles
The Russian and NATO Forces have realized joint trainings to block a possible missile attack. "The target is to learn to neutralize any attacks launched with no strategic ballistic missiles, which have... more
SecurityEnglish Police uses a spy-plane to patrol the Manchester Muslim Festival
Manchester, United Kingdom - The event to which will participate thousands of people to celebrate the end of Ramadan is surveilled by the Police
The Police of Manchester (Great Britain) warned the people participating to the Manchester Muslim Festival that a spy-plane will be used to prevent any anti-social behaviour on the occasion of the celebrations... more
SecurityCIA flights: a book titled "Ghost Plane" is out in the stores
Washington, USA - Written by British journalist Stephen Grey
The first passenger of CIA secret flights who was kidnapped because under suspicion of connections with terrorism is Martin Mubanga, a British citizen who now is 33 years old and lives in London. In April... more
SecurityFrance: the Interior Minister says the Muslim extremists cannot work in the airports
Paris, France - Sarkozy defends the decision to exclude some Muslims from operations in the sensitive areas
In France there are many polemics for the decision to retire the qualification to work in the extra-customs area as- according to the French Central Unit to fight terrorism (Uclat)- they represent a "Risk... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 777-200 series airplanes equipped with General Electric GE90-94B engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of a TR and adjacent components and their consequent separation from the airplane during flight or during a refused takeoff (RTO)
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 202)] [Page 61644-61646] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Turbomeca Arriel 2B series turboshaft engines (2006-21-10)
Washington, Usa - To detect wear on the splines of the HP pump drive gear shaft and coupling shaft assembly, which could interrupt the fuel flow and cause an uncommanded in-flight shutdown of the engine on a single-engine helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 202)] [Page 61634-61635] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Turbomeca Turmo IV A and IV C series turboshaft engines (2006-21-11)
Washington, Usa - To prevent dual-engine failure on a twin-engine helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 202)] [Page 61642-61643] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityNorth Korea (5): the USA control a suspicious ship
Tokyo , Japan - It is possible took on board material forbidden from the UN sanctions
A suspicious ship is left from a North Korea's port and is keep under from the USA, which hold as could take on board materials forbidden from the UN sanctions after the nuclear experiment last October... more
SecurityIndonesia rented two anti-fire planes from Russia
Jakarta, Indonesia - Moscow will also supply an heli-ambulance, a cargo plane and a passenger aircraft
Indonesia has signed today a deal with Russia to rent two amphibious planes to be used to fight the fires raging in the south-eastern of the Asian Country. The news has been given by the Minister for the... more
SecurityIsraeli security experts visited Los Angeles airport
Los Angeles , Usa - Three accomplished officers made proposals to increase airport security
The Israeli security experts gave to the Californian airport societies, and particularly to the Los Angeles one, some indication to increase security level against terrorist attacks. A trio of "Ben-Gurion"... more
SecurityNorth Korea. Rice: the nuclear test is a "Provocation"
Beijing, China - The US Secretary of State in visit to China defines the North Korea nuclear test as a serious danger for international peace
Condoleezza Rice has defined the nuclear test made by North Korea as a "Serious provocation which represents a threat to the international security". Rice went to visit China and during a joint press conference... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-321 airplanes (2006-21-07)
Washington, Usa - To require actions to correct the unsafe condition on aviation products
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 202)] [Page 61646-61648] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on AeroSpace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd. models N-22B, N-22S, and N-24A airplanes (2006-21-12)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the aileron due to undetected pre-existing aileron damage and airplane operation outside of the approved limits
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 202)] [Page 61636-61639] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-330/200, A-340/200, and A-340/300 airplanes (2006-21-08)
Washington, Usa - To prevent exposing any fuel leaked from the center fuel tank to the hot temperature areas of the air conditioning packs, which could result in a fire and consequent fuel tank explosion
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 202)] [Page 61639-61642] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA (Revision) AD on Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, - 7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, -17AR, -209, -217, - 217A, -217C, and -219 turbofan engines (2006-17-07R1)
Washington, Usa - To prevent prevent a rupture of an HPC front hub or an HPC disk that could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 201)] [Page 61395-61399] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 747-400, 777-200, and 777- 300 series airplanes (2006-21-05)
Washington, Usa - To prevent increased pressure drop across the humidifier and consequent reduced airflow to the flight deck, which could result in the inability to clear any smoke that might appear in the flight deck
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 201)] [Page 61391-61395] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityRice goes to Tokyo for the nuclear mission
Tokyo, Japan - The US Secretary of State will also fly to Seoul, Beijing and Moscow
The Asian diplomatic tour of American Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, has started today. The first stop is in Tokyo, where Rice will try to find a solution to the nuclear crisis together with her... more
SecurityUS pilots, too many fires onboard, we want sensors
Washington, Usa - In the first half of 2006 there have been 181 emergencies for fires onboard
In the first six months of 2006 there have been 181 emergencies for fires onboard the US planes; it is a problem in constantly increase, and now affects almost flight a day (see AVIONEWS). "A fire onboard... more
SecurityThe Australian airports are ready to face the bird flu emergency
Sydney, Australia - A training during these days is preparing more than 1000 people
In Australia in these days are taking place the training to face the threat of the bird flu possibly arriving by planes. Until this moment the H5N1 has not threatened Australia, but this year the Australian... more
SecurityScramble for an Italian Air Force F-16 aircraft this morning in northern Italy sky
Cervia, Italy - A Sudanese plane was flying without authorization toward the Italian air space
According to what reported by the daily on-line edition of "Romagna Oggi", this morning at 10:14am an F-16 aircraft of the Italian Air Force 5th Wing of Cervia, has lifted after a scramble order to intercept... more
SecurityEU: the air passenger data transfer agreement has been ratified
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - The US definitive approval tomorrow
The Foreign Ministers of the 25 EU Countries ratified in Luxembourg yesterday the agreement with the United States on data transfer of European passengers flying to USA. The agreement will be definitely... more
SecurityFAA (Correction) AD on General Electric Company CF34-10E series turbofan engines (2006-20-06)
Washington, Usa - To prevent engine in-flight shutdown due to MFP malfunctions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 199)] [Page 60663] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityNew York, East River air space off limits for small planes
New York, Usa - The FAA decision comes after the tragic crash of the Cirrus of Cory Lidle
The East River cannot been flown over by the small fixed wing tourism planes. After the tragic crash of the aircraft piloted by Cory Lidle, who died together with his flight instructor, the FAA (Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Cirrus Design Corporation models SR-20
Washington, Usa - To detect, correct, and prevent overheating damage to the brake caliper piston O-ring seals, which could result in leakage of brake hydraulic fluid
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 198)] [Page 60414-60417] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecurityFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) model EMB-135BJ and EMB-145XR airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent undetected build-up of clear ice on the wing surfaces, which could lead to reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 198)] [Page 60417-60419] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
SecuritySecurity: EUR 15m from the European Commission
Brussels, Belgium - They will finance 15 anti-terrorism projects
The European Commision allocated a EUR 15m package in order to strengthen the European citizens protection from eventual terrorist attacks. The new funding will be used to finance 15 projects in the field... more
SecurityBomb alert on a plane at Sydney airport
Sydney, Australia - The Pacific Blue flight was departed from Fiji Islands
A spokesman of Sydney airport, Peter Vickary, has retailed that a plane of the carrier Pacific Blue, coming from Fiji Islands and landed a few time ago at the Australian airfield, has been evacuated ad... more
SecurityThe hijack of a Qatar Airways plane has been thwarted
Amman, Jordan - According to "Al Jazeera" TV
Arab TV "Al Jazeera" reports that an attempt to hijack an airplane of Qatar Airways headed from Amman (Jordan) to Doha (Qatar). The same source says that the hijacker is a 21-year-old Eritrean, who tried... more
SecurityBlitz of Italian "Carabinieri" in Aermacchi central office
Venice, Italy - The documents related to the Amx fighters' hood has been requisitioned, suspected of beeing faulty
The operation has been carried on disposition of Cagliari public prosecutor Giancarlo Moi, in the field of an investigation about the incident occured 2005 October 20 to an Amx fighter in service at 51th... more
SecurityIsrael-Lebanon (7): summit in Rome for Middle-East crisis
Rome, Italy - Condoleezza Rice has leaded off to a diplomatic tour to search a sustainable truce in Lebanon
Next Wednesday July 26 an international conference about situation on Middle East will hold, in particular reference to conflict between Israel and Lebanon, and will see the presence Foreign Ministers... more
SecurityIsrael-Lebanon (6): Israeli helicopter fallen
Beirut, Lebanon - Assessment of two victims
Tv "Al Arabiya", round about 12 am, has retailed that an Israeli helicopter has fallen near Israeli-Lebanese border, without give details. The Shiite Movement Hezbollah has reclaimed the fall of the aircraft,... more
SecuritySudanese Falcon 50 was flying without authorizations: intercepted by a F-16
Rome, Italy - Escorted until the territorial water limit
The Italian Air Force has announced that an airplane Falcon 50 of the Sudanese civil aviation has been intercepted and escorted until the territorial water limit by an F-16 of the Cervia 5th Wing. It’s h... more
SecurityIndonesia (2): the provisional assessment records 379 dead
Jakarta, Indonesia - The survivors to the tsunami invoke help
Are still in progress the frenetic researches of the survivors in Java’s island destroyed yesterday from tsunami. 1500 first-aiders, among Army and Police, are engaged to localize victims and wounds i... more
SecurityIndonesia: seaquake in Jakarta. Alert tsunami
Jakarta, Indonesia - Epicentre in Indian Ocean
A seaquake of magnitude 7.2 of scale Richter has hit today Indonesia, and at more than one hour and half of distance from the tremor, a wave high two meters has damaged houses and hotels of Java’s island, w... more
SecurityIsrael-Lebanon (3): Beirut airport has been struck again
Beirut, Lebanon - It has been the fourth attack since the beginning of Israeli offensive
Beirut International Airport has been bombed today again, for the fourth time in not much more than 24 hours. Until now they aimed at neuralgic points, such as fuel deposits, taking off and landing runways.... more
SecurityMission in Afghanistan. Napolitano: "I appreciate Casa delle Libertà's decision to vote for mission"
Florence, Italy - If current Majority had not to vote compact, for President of Republic Napolitano, would open delicate political scenarios
Italian Republic President, Giorgio Napolitano, shown in parliamentary debate in process, all his authority of his function and of his institutional office. Talking from Florence, where was in visit, stated... more
SecurityAir One flight makes and emergency landing in Catania
Catania, Italy - The reason is a pilot's illness
An Air One flight, departed from Pisa and directed to Catania has been compelled to make an emergency landing in "Priority conditions" in the Sicilian air terminal. The cause for the alert would have been... more
SecurityMission in Afghanistan. Selva: in the fight against terrorism can not be Party or coalition's involvements
Rome, Italy - Center-right, according to AN parliamentarian Gustavo Selva, expressed an act of policy intelligence
"I clear with Casa delle Libertà (Italian Center-Right Coalition)’s leaders for decision to vote the financing of Italian mission in Afghanistan. Not only is an act of coherence with that made Berlusconi’s gove... more
SecurityMission in Afghanistan. Annan: Italian presence is essential
Rome, Italy - Can not to abandon Asian State to confront problems all alone
United Nation Secretary-General, Kofy Annan, yesterday has been in visit to Palazzo Chigi, central Office to Italian government, when has met Premier Romano Prodi. After meeting has seen the Italian reports... more
SecurityThe Minister of Transport of Timor Est Minister resigns
Dili, Timor Est - Ovideo Aramal resigns to protest against the Prime Minister Altakiri
The Minister of Transport of Timor Est, Ovideo Aramal, presented his resignation yesterday to protest against the decision of Prime Minister Mari Altakiri not to leave the head of government. The resignation... more
SecurityAn Italian soldier died in Nassiriya
Nassiriya, Iraq - According to the first news, he is a "Carabiniere"
The name of the Italian military man who died yesterday evening in Nassiriya has not been made known yet. He is probably a "Carabiniere" who was killed in an ambush by Iraqui rebels while he was on a military... more