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ReportSogeap, Aeroporto Parma, firm arrested
Parma, Italy - Owner of Meinl International Airports that holds 67% of the airport's managing society
It seems to have been arrested for fraud, embezzlement and trust abuse against the costumers Julius Meinl, owner of Meinl International Airports, society that holds 67% of Sogeap, the managing society... more
ReportPhilippines: still no trace of the missing airplane
Manila, Philippines - Despite the presumed sightings in the late days
Searches go on for the airplane that disappeared on last Thursday in the Philippines with 7 people on board (see AVIONEWS). Despite some presumed sightings local police stated yesterday that after days... more
ReportItaly, earthquake in Abruzzo (2): 50 victims so far
L'Aquila, Italy - Up to 50,000 evacuees, rescue operations underway
The provisional balance just a few hours after the tremendous earthquake that hit central Italy tonight at 3:32 am CET speaks of 50 certain victims (five children) and tenths of thousands, maybe up to... more
ReportEmirates Airlines pilots resigned after accident
Melbourne, Australia - No comment by the airline about the ongoing investigation
The pilots of the Emirates Airlines Airbus A-340/500 forced to an emergency landing on last 21th of March in Melbourne, with 225 people on board, have presented their resignations. The airline announced... more
ReportLos Roques air accident: first magistrature summoning
Rome, Italy - The relatives ask for more attention from the Italian government
Following to the report presented on the 31st of May 2008 by lawyers Riccardo Tropiano and Giovanni Bonifacio, who assist the families of the eight Italians missing in the presumed accident of Los Roques,... more
ReportMystery in the Philippines: airplane with 7 people on board disappears
Manila, Philippines - After taking off from Tuguegarao it never reached its destination
Concern is raising in the Philippines after a Chemtrad operated Britten-Norman "Islander" twin-engine aircraft with 7 people on board, 2 pilots and 5 passengers, disappeared this morning (tonight in Europe)... more
ReportGreece paralyzed by nation-wide strike
Athens, Greece - Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights
Olympic and Aegean Airlines cancelled today a total of about 200 national and international flights. This is the most sensational effect on the Greek air transports within the one-day nation-wide strike... more
ReportThe battle of the "Rome-Milan" goes on by rail: FS launches the low-cost train
Rome, Italy - Competition with the airplane tightens: € 33 to travel on the "Frecciarossa"
It has been launched today the "Low-cost" by the Italian railways. Booking in advance it will be possible to get one of the 250,000 monthly available seats with the new fares "Premium" (-15%), "Special"... more
ReportNorth Korea to shot down UAV for air space violation
Tokyo, Japan - Pyongyang to launch missile-satellite between April 4th and 8th
North Korea has threatened to shoot down any US spy planes that intrude into its airspace ahead of a planned rocket launch. Pyongyang said it will send a communications satellite into orbit on a multistage... more
ReportIs easyJet involved in another bad service?
Milan, Italy - For an event occurred on January 17, 2009 with 11 Italian students
British low-cost carrier easyJet for the second time in few months might have offered a bad service to a group of Italian pupils under the age of 18. After what happened in Paris-Orly airport on March... more
ReportBaby-immigrants on Air China airplane bound to USA
Shanghai, China - Three young people come from Fujian
Before take-off to USA, three Chinese young people were uncovered in the cabin of an Air China airplane. So a boy of 17 year-old and two girls of 16 years-old, were blocked at Beijing International... more
ReportTwo American journalists charged of being spies
Pyongyang, North Korea - Arrested last week because they unlawfully crossed the border from China
The two American journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, arrested last week for unlawfully crossing the border from China, should have been moved to the North Korean capital and should be now under interrogation.... more
ReportOdyssey in Paris for Italian students
Rome, Italy - Come back thanks to one mother's initiative (and credit card)
Should have departed with Saturday's 4:55 pm flight the kids, between 11 and 14 year old, of the "Regina Margherita" school in Rome after a trip to Paris. But, despite arriving early to "Charles de Gaulle"... more
ReportShe leaves her son in the airplane after giving birth on flight
Auckland, New Zealand - Blocked while trying to leave the airport, the woman will be denounced
She was trying to leave the airport yesterday after abandoning the son, born right before landing, in the toilet's bin on a Pacific Blue airplane just arrived in Auckland from Samoa. The 30-year-old woman... more
ReportAirlines have been victim of frauds for $1.4 billion in 2008
Mountain View, USA - The figures unveiled by a Cybersource report
Web security expert Cybersource published in these days the report about its survey on online frauds against airlines in 2008. These, according to the report, have been cheated for $1.4 billion, about... more
ReportChina: East Star Airlines chairman arrested while escaping
Wuhan, China - The indebted airline is under the eye of Air China for acquisition
After Air China, Chinese national airline, declared its interest in the acquisition of East Star Airlines (see AVIONEWS) there have been a couple of stall days because, according to what has been reported... more
ReportNew "Governmental" site for Italian ENAC
Rome, Italy - The web address of the authority changes to www.enac.gov.it
"ENAC, Italian authority for civil aviation, communicates the change of its web address, introducing the .gov.it domain that puts the site within the national governmental ones. The new web address... more
ReportThe American carriers have finished the possible extra fees
Washington, USA - From luggage to assigned seats, the airlines seem to have run out of fee extensions
Toilets, on-line check-in, assigned seats, access to lounge rooms... These are some of the extra services to which in these years the airlines added or are planning to add fees. But it seems that, at least... more
ReportDriving lesson on the runway, tragedy skimmed in the Philippines
Manila, Philippines - Civil aviation chief, ill-considered "Teacher's" father, has been suspended from service
Luis Santo Domingo used Legazpi, in the Philippines, airport's runway to give his girlfriend driving lessons, and risked to provoke a disaster. It was just for a 80-passenger Cebu Pacific Airways's... more
ReportBrazil: man steals a plane and crashes with his 5-year-old daughter
Goiania, Brazil - He was chased by the police for rape and violence
A man stole a small Embraer EMB-712 Tupi plane and then crashed in the parking area of a shopping center in Goiania, central Brazil. The accident happened yesterday evening at around 9:30 GMT. The man,... more
ReportItaly: 34 places for Enac-Crui stage
Rome, Italy - Open subscriptions until March the 30th
Open until the 30th of March the subscriptions for the assignment of 34 6-months (11 May - 11 November) stage places among ENAC, Italian authority for civil aviation. The project, realized together with... more
ReportFiumicino, disabled person stopped for missing certificate
Rome, Italy - A wheelchair basket player couldn't board on the plane for Turin. He departed in the evening
Roberto Lui, a disabled wheelchair basket player was stopped yesterday in Fiumicino airport because he didn't have the disability certificate, necessary for disabled people to board on planes. "I knew... more
ReportRome-Ciampino: Ministry of Defense to pay real estate taxes
Rome, Italy - The municipality has to receive almost € 500,000
The question between the Italian Ministry of Defense and the municipality of Ciampino about the payment of real estate taxes is over. The Ministry, that objected to the payment since 1996 and for all following... more
ReportCote d'Ivoire releases seized Nigerian plane
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire - Solved after long diplomatic negotiations the drawback of an Arik Air charter
Ivoirian authorities finally released the seazed Hawker HS-850 XP aircraft seized of February the 16th for supposed air space violation. Also released the crew members. Days of intense diplomatic negotiations... more
ReportValle d'Aosta, "Rifiuti Zero" committee against the enlargement of the airport
Aosta, Italy - The environmental association question the work because it would be polluting and not competitive
"There will be big planes that, landing in our small town, besides making a lot of noise, will release a huge quantity of polluting substances that will hazardously concentrate near the soil of the most... more
ReportEuropean Court: articles prohibited on board airplanes must be published
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Accepted an Austrian passenger's appeal: list of denied objects not published on the Official Gazette
The airport authorities can't forbid passengers to bring objects on board if they're not listed on the Official Gazettel. This is yesterday's, March the 10th, judgment of the Court of Justice of the European... more
ReportAmsterdam disaster: rescue put back by an armoured door?
Ankara, Turkey - At least one person could be saved
Air disaster B-737, near Amsterdam-Schipol airport last 25th of February: at least one of the nine victims could be saved, if it wasn't for a door to the cockpit, armoured for security reasons after the... more
ReportThe worst air accidents of 2008... to date
Rome, Italy - In total over 460 victims
The following is a list of major air accidents worldwide since 2008 to date. - February 21, 2008, a passenger plane belonging to a small Venezuelan airline company Santa Barbara crashed in the Andes... more
ReportA license for English airports
London, UK - The proposal from Secretary of State for Transport Hoon to guarantee better services to passengers
More attention to passengers and more control on environmental impact of the major English airports. This the proposal unveiled today by Secretary of State for Transport, Geoff Hoon. The idea is to ask... more
ReportLatina might have a commercial airport
Latina, Italy - Italian Minister Matteoli declared: "Viterbo was chosen for political reasons"
This morning was held the AN (Alleanza Nazionale) provincial congress during which Italian minister for infrastructures and transports declared his intention to open a commercial airport in Latina: "Also... more