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ReportClashes in Gaza, fighters against rockets
Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories - Islamic Jihad looses 11 men
Heavy clashes between Palestinian Islamist militias and Israeli Armed Forces in the Gaza Strip and in the bordering territories keep on taking place. In the last 36 hours, 4 Israeli air raids have hit... more
ReportSpeciale case, magistrates investigating the use of reserved funds
Rome, Italy - "To cast light on the purchase of aircraft and state flights"
In the case of the Italian Guardia di Finanza (financial police) General Roberto Speciale, removed from its office by the Government, re-installed by the administrative justice last week and who at last... more
ReportTurkish raids in Iraq, Ankara: "Thanks to the US for help"
Ankara, Turkey - But the American embassy denies embarrassed
War week-end in northern Iraq. Around 50 fighter bombers of the Turkish Air Force took off around 02:00 on Sunday morning (23:00 GMT) from their bases to go hit the bases of the PKK, illegal Kurdish Workers'... more
ReportCold and snow in the south of Italy, Civil Defence intervenes
Reggio Calabria, Italy - Homeless dies at airport of Catania-Fontanarossa
After in the week-end a wave of polar cold caused remarkable discomforts in the centre and in the south of Italy, among which the closure of the airports of Bari and Brindisi in Puglia, now the bad weather... more
ReportPope Ratzinger in Australia, restrictions to air space
Sydney , Australia - Special security measures for the Pontiff's visit
In July next year, on the occasion of the World Youth Day, Pope Benedict XVI is going to travel to Australia for celebrating a mass in front of what is expected to be around 500,000 people, Australian... more
ReportPoor Italy: Transport national strike called for tomorrow
Rome, Italy - Already in trouble for truck drivers turmoil
After the turmoil of truck drivers, who went on strike from midnight of last Sunday causing a lot of problems to Italy and Italians, tomorrow will be another day of trouble due to the Transport national... more
ReportTropical storm rages in the Caribbean
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Helicopters involved in rescue operations in the Dominican Republic
A conglomerate of tropical storms named Olga, with a diameter of about 100 kilometers, has left a trail of destruction and death in the Caribbean. In the last days pouring rains and floodings were reported... more
ReportVietnam: flying with scorpions
Danang, Vietnam - The arachnids found on a scheduled flight of Vietnam Airlines
Onboard a B-777 airplane of Vietnam Airlines, shortly before taxiing in the airport of Danang with 170 passengers embarked, it was noticed the presence of two scorpions: the airplane was stopped, passengers... more
ReportNorth Sea: oil spill from the platform
Oslo, Norway - Spelt in the sea the equivalent of 21,150 oil barrels
"There was a very large spill while transhipping oil from the platform to a ship," said Inger Anda, spokeswoman for the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. the oil spill occurred on the oil platform "Statfjord",... more
ReportChina. Fire in a 28-floor building: helicopters and firemen in action
Whenzou, China - More than 20 dead so far
A large fire started inside a flower shop at the ground floor of a 28-floor building in Whenzou, South-Eastern China. The flames quickly spread to the whole building. According to the authorities there... more
ReportGaddafi in Paris, a € 10-billion-visit
Paris, France - Important investments in the defence, aeronautic and civil nuclear sector
The French press has given itself quite scandalized these days about the visit of a Head of State with a not-really-brilliant human rights record such as the Libyan President Gaddafi, received with all... more
ReportPakistan, suicide attack against air force school bus
Kamra , Pakistan - Five children and three adults injured
Kamra is a town in north-western Pakistan, known for the air force bases and the industrial complex bound to the aeronautic sector which are to be found there. There is also a school for children of air... more
ReportIsraeli air strikes, one victim
Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories - The Jewish state negotiates with some and fights with the others
The confrontations between Palestinian militants and Israeli Armed Forces carry on. The Islamic Jihad, radical Palestinian group, confirmed that one of its members was killed and two others were wounded,... more
ReportBrown visits British contingent at Basra airport
Basra, Iraq - "Soon the withdrawal"
British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, carried out yesterday a surprise-visit to the military contingent of the United Kingdom in Iraq, based at Basra in the South of the country. Brown addressed the troops... more
ReportUS FAA is investigating Newark episode
Newark , USA - Two Continental airplanes risked collision
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the episode, occurred last week at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, in which two planes of Continental Airlines risked collision.... more
ReportAfghan Air Force loses helicopter, 4 dead
Kabul , Afghanistan - Air strike kills various alleged arms traffickers
The battle for the control of Musa Qala, Taliban stronghold in the South of Afghanistan, seems to proceed toward its conclusion, as it is reported to have been conquered by units of the Afghan Army, supported... more
ReportIndonesia's president: "I will come to Europe only on our planes"
Jakarta, Indonesia - Visit delayed to 2008
Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who was supposed to pay visit to various countries of the European Union in these days, let know through his speakers that he will postpone his official... more
Report66 years ago the Japanese air strike against Pearl Harbor
Washington , USA - It marked the entrance of the US in WWII
Several ceremonies across the United States will celebrate today the 66th anniversary of the Japanese attack against the Pacific-fleet of the US Navy, anchored at Pearl Harbor, which marked the entrance... more
ReportCessna disaster in Sardinia, Prosecutors ask for 22 months sentence for the air-traffic controllers
Cagliari, Italy - According to the prosecution they know that the plane was off course
At dawn of February 4th 2004 a Cessna Citation 500 plane crashed in Punta Baccu Malu dei Sette Fratelli (Sardinia) and all the six occupants died (see AVIONEWS). Yesterday, Mauro Mura and Rossana Allieri,... more
ReportUS, petition to environment agency for cutting aircraft emissions
Washington, USA - States and environmentalist groups want binding measures
In April this year, the US Supreme Court set down that the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for limiting polluting and greenhouse gases of cars in the United States, according... more
ReportAfter 15 years, four high-rank former Jugoslavia officers commited for trial
Rome, Italy - They are charged for a Nato helicopter shooting down
After 15 years from the shooting down of a Nato Helicopter in former Jugoslavia, in which the crew of three Italians and one French died, four high rank officers of that Country have been committed to... more
ReportAustralia: narco-trafficker gets rid of six kilograms of cocaine
Sydney, Australia - Thrown in a lavatory WC of an airplane
Fear of being arrested, a gleam of honesty or feeling of guilt? We know nothing about it: the passenger, still unknown, of a scheduled flight landed in the airport of Sydney, Australia, got rid of a package... more
ReportThe extravagant official visit of Gheddafi in France
Tripoli, Libya - With 400 people, a big tent and maybe some camels
The official visit of Libyan leader Moammer Gheddafi to the Elisée will last three days. According to the Kuwaiti newspaper "Al Jarida", the trip, officially the first after 34 years, would have also... more
ReportAeronautic terminology in dribs and drabs... <b>T as "Tailless"<b>
Rome, Italy - One of the best examples is the NASA/Boeing X-36
A Tailless aircraft (often tail-less) traditionally has all its horizontal control surfaces on its main wing surface. It has no horizontal stabilizer. A tailless type usually still has a vertical stabilizer... more
ReportFirst flight school opened by the US in Iraq
Kirkuk , Iraq - Aim is to progressively rebuild the Iraqi Air Force
Three years and a half after the invasion of Iraq, the US armed forces have finally decided to found the first flight school for Iraqi pilots, for trying to rebuild the country's air force, practically... more
ReportSri Lanka, bomb detected in officers' apartment building
Colombo , Sri Lanka - Air Force commander possible target
Sinhalese security forces defused this morning a 1,2-kilos-heavy explosive device, found inside the garden of an apartment building lived-in mostly by Army officers and Members of Parliament. It seems... more
ReportAfghanistan, US air raid kills 5 alleged Talibans
Kabul, Afghanistan - One would be involved in the kidnapping of Daniele Mastrogiacomo
US Armed Forces in Afghanistan reported in a release to have eliminated yesterday in an air raid 5 Taliban militants. One of these is indicated as one leader of the Islamist militia responsible for the... more
ReportNew transport strikes in December
Rome, Italy - In the air sector and railways
The transport workers' unions (Cgil, Cisl, Uil, Ugl, Apm Up, Anpav, Cobas and Cisal) have programmed new protests against the government's policies and measures contained in the 2007 budgetary law regarding... more
ReportChad: rebels at war against French and foreign troops
N'Djamena , Chad - Population on the run
Anti-governmental rebels of the Forces for Democracy and Development in Chad (UFFD) have officially declared war to the French - whose troops and planes are dislocated in the country in consequence of... more
ReportAt least 45 illegal flights, the Court of Accounts claims damages to General Speciale
Rome, Italy - Within the end of January should be formalized the responsibility for fiscal damage
The military power of attorney of Rome ascertained that General Roberto Speciale, the financial police ex-head, who is investigated for peculation, used one of the two financial police ATR-42 aircraft... more