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ReportBalloonist missing off US West Coast
Seattle, United States - He had left from Japan
A Japanese adventurer named Michio Kanda, 58 years, who had undertaken the crossing of the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the United States, is reported missing since last week, after his satellite cellphone... more
ReportChad, EU suspends military mission
N'Djamena , Chad - Evacuated foreigners keep on arriving in Paris
As government troops and rebel forces keep on clashing in Chad's capital N'Djamena, the EU countries have decided to suspend the military mission of support to the peacemaking process to bordering Sudan,... more
ReportTurkish air raids again on Iraqi Kurdistan
Baghdad , Iraq - No victims reported
According to what reported by local sources, airplanes of the Turkish armed forces have hit again targets in the Iraqi Kurdistan, apparently without making victims. A spokesman of the Peshmerga, autonomous... more
ReportNikolic: "Open up Serbian air-space to the Russians
Belgrade, Serbia - The statements of the defeated candidate to the Serb presidency
"I do stand for military cooperation with Russia. For example, I believe the skies over Serbia should be open for Russian aircraft to carry out security control for Russia and for ourselves". This was... more
ReportUS Air Force strike, civilians massacre in Iraq
Baghdad , Iraq - The military: "It was a mistake, we are sorry"
Iraq's civilians are still caught in the grip of terror and counter-terror in Iraq. Today the news spread that in the course of clashes occurred in the week-end between foreign troops and Al-Qaeda militants... more
ReportIran, launched in orbit the first space missile
Tehran, Iran - Tested today before Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iran tested today a missile capable of carrying satellites into space as part of a program to launch a research satellite in the near future. The rocket, called "Kavoshkar 1" ("Explorer-1"), was launched... more
ReportChad, rebel militias march on the capital
N'Djamena , Chad - A government helicopter shot down
The EU military mission in Chad, began in the past days (see AVIONEWS) as part of the international effort to solve the crisis of neighbouring Darfur (Sudan), starts uphill. Three political-military groups... more
ReportEU military mission in Chad has begun
Linz, Austria - First Austrian soldiers left on board of a C-130
At 08:00 of yesterday morning the first 12 soldiers of the European Union mission to Chad, central Africa, have left on board of a Hercules C-130 lifter from the airport of Linz-Hörsching. The troops... more
ReportJerusalem whitened: difficulty in air traffic; bad weather in all region
Jerusalem, Israel - Schools closed, traffic in tilt
Who wants to reach Israel, and in particular Jerusalem, is informed: the Country, the city and the surrounding areas, Palestinian territories included have been last night and are still interested from... more
ReportAir Canada's second pilot shows madness during flight: fear on board
Shannon, Ireland - The airplane lands in emergency; the man admitted in psychiatric hospital
Great panic for 146 passengers of an Air Canada's flight while made the route Toronto-London: the second pilot has suddenly showed signs of being unbalanced; it has been necessary to immobilize him with... more
ReportKenya, helicopters open fire on crowd
Nairobi , Kenya - "They drop bombs and shoot"
The violence in Kenya goes on after the disputed electoral results of last December. In the city of Naivasha, in the Rift Valley, two helicopters of the armed forces have opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators... more
ReportSri Lanka, governmental air strike hits Tamil Tigers
Colombo , Sri Lanka - 20 dead in joint air-ground offensive
In the course of a combined air-and-ground offensive of the armed forces of Sri Lanka against the separatist rebels of the Tamil Tigers (LTTE), 19 members of the LTTE and 1 army soldier were killed. This... more
ReportIsraeli Air Force hits again the Gaza Strip
Rafah, Gaza Strip - 4 Palestinian militants wounded
As Egypt is finding it hard to regain control over the border passage of Rafah, opened in the last days by the Hamas bulldozers to allow the shattered Palestinian population to restock beyond the frontier,... more
ReportDouble Israeli air strike, 4 dead
Rafah , Gaza Strip - Israel: "They were terrorists"
As Egypt is trying in these hours to contain the exodus of the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, fleeing the Israeli siege, the armed forces of the Jewish state have hit once again, with two targeted air... more
ReportFlooded Bolivia asks international community for helicopters
La Paz , Bolivia - Chile and Brasil in particular. Swollen streams: most of the country drown
Walker San Miguel, Bolivia's Defence Minister, has asked the international community for help, in particular Chile and Brazil, "In order that technicians may be sent over to evaluate the principal necessities".... more
ReportTaxi drivers assault photographer at the airport of Ciampino
Rome, Italy - "You've got to mind your own business"
A serious episode of violence took place in the last days at the airport of Rome-Ciampino. According to reports, a group of taxi drivers would have assaulted a 32-years-old Roman photographer, "Guilty"... more
ReportShanghai, one of the main electric lines breaks down: whole provinces in the dark, airports and stations
Shanghai , China - Due to the weight of snow that keeps falling: chaos in the transport sector for Chinese new year's day
Since January 17, when the important high-tension electric line of the "Three throats" dam of Shanghai broke own, many provinces are in chaos and in the dark due to the lack of energy. Railway stations... more
ReportA cellphone behind the near-accident of Heathrow?
London, Great Britain - BA confirms the communications lead
A call from or to a cellphone on board during the landing phase would have caused a tailspin in the computer system of the airplane, causing the switch-off of the engines and the following crash landing.... more
ReportHeathrow, crashed airplane removed from runway
London, Great Britain - The technical investigation deepens
The British Airways aircraft crash-landed at Heathrow airport last Thursday has finally been removed by the area around the southern runway, where it had ended because of an engine-failure, so as to allow... more
ReportLebanese anti-aircraft reacts to airspace violation by Israeli airplanes
Tyre, Lebanon - Worsening of the relations between the two Countries
For the second time after the cessation of the war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah, today a Lebanese anti-aircraft militarily replied to the non-authorized overflight, a violation of its airspace,... more
ReportIvory Coast, France reduces its troops contingent
Abidjan , Ivory Coast - "We'll keep though all aircraft"
The situation in the Ivory Coast seems to have improved, and so the high commands of the French Armed Forces have decided to reduce their troops from 2,400 to 1,800, present as stabilization forces in... more
ReportHeathrow incident: pilot acclaimed by the British newspapers
London, United Kingdom - Today 50 flights cancelled
The yesterday British Airways BA-38 flight that arriving from Beijing carried out an emergency landing in the London-Heathrow airport (see AVIONEWS), has suffered that is defined "Catastrophic power collapse":... more
ReportA ton of snakes onboard of a Vietnam Airlines aircraft
Hanoi, Vietnam - They belong to a protected species destined to the smuggled sale
They were passed off as fishes and packed in 60 containers full of water and ice: over a ton of snakes, belonging to the protected species of python, have been found onboard a Vietnam Airlines airplane... more
ReportKarzai celebrates the first steps of the reborn Afghan Air Force
Kabul , Afghanistan - Helicopters from UAE and Czech Republic arriving
Afghanistan's President, Hamid Karzai, on the occasion of the "Air Power Day" held at Kabul airport, celebrated the "Rebirth" of the Air Force of his country. 22 combat and transport helicopters are namely... more
ReportThe missile launch on southern Israel keeps on
Gaza , Gaza Strip - Israeli Army maybe available to ceasefire
After the battle of the last days in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel has left behind a trail of dead and wounded people (see AVIONEWS), the launch of Qassam-rockets from the Palestinian side on the... more
ReportIsraeli missile test. Oil rises again
Tel Aviv, Israel - Conducted at Palmahim air base
"Israel Radio" reported that the armed forces carried out today a missile test, at the air base of Palmahim, in the central area of the Jewish state, with a rocket of "Unconventional payload". The Israeli... more
ReportGaza, the war goes on
Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories - Israeli air strikes against Palestinian rockets
The account of the yesterday's battle which involved Palestinian militants and units of the Israeli armed forces is heavy: at least 19 dead among the Palestinians, 15 of whom were fighters and 4 civilians,... more
ReportCall for bids by ENAV for insurance services
Rome, Italy - Deadline March 14th
ENAV, Italy's flight assistance company, has emitted a call for bids for the appointment of a three-year-contract for the supply of "Insurance services related to goods and the institutional activity of... more
ReportIsraeli raid in Gaza, at least 15 dead reported
Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories - Tanks and helicopters in action
In combined attack on the ground and from the air, the Israeli armed forces have killed today at least 15 people in the Gaza Strip, in the majority militants of the radical groups tied to Hamas, which... more
ReportToday a simulation of the flight incident occurred in Venezuela
Caracas , Venezuela - For facilitating the search by the oceanographic ship
In order to facilitate the search for the airplane that went lost off Venezuela last Friday with 14 people on board, among which 8 Italian tourists (see AVIONEWS), today will be carried out by the Venezuelan... more