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CuriositiesUV light: could it help contain coronavirus?
Boeing has already designed for its self-cleaning toilet planes that use ultraviolet rays
According to an article published on February 10 by "American Council and Science Health", an idea to contain the spread of infectious diseases, also considering the coronavirus emergency, could be to... more
CuriositiesPrince William visits military training in Kuwait
Accepted at the airport by an honor guard
Prince William went to Khasab airport in Oman for the second leg of his four-day visit to the Middle East to attend the joint British and Kuwaiti exercises held twice a year for four weeks, in a draft... more
CuriositiesA pig for therapy at the San Francisco Airport
It's part of a project to reduce passenger stress - VIDEO
For the first time in the world a pig is used for airport therapy and is located at San Francisco Airport. "LiLou", this is its name, is part of the "Wag Brigade" project, a "pet therapy" program that... more
CuriositiesAir Guilin, the Chinese carrier, pilot fired
He had allowed a passenger to enter the cabin
Chinese Air Guilin fired a pilot who had allowed a traveller to enter the cockpit. The image of a woman without a uniform in the cockpit of a passenger plane, published with the caption "many thanks to... more
CuriositiesFraport: testing hybrid aerial vehicle in passenger terminals
The H-Aero combines the advantages of a balloon, airplane and helicopter in a single system
The H-Aero is a small, helium-filled hybrid aerial vehicle. From October 28 to 31, passengers at Frankfurt Airport were able to see it floating almost silently through Halls D and E in Terminal 2. Fraport... more
CuriositiesMi-24 "Hind" helicopters found in an Australian landfill
They were buried following a diplomatic scandal
Today two Russian-made Mil Mi-24 "Hind" helicopters have been found in a Darwin landfill. The discovery took place at just over 330 km from their former depot at the Tindal base of the Royal Australian... more
CuriositiesHelicopter fails to rescue man stuck at 90 meters high
Salvage operations are underway in England
According to a "Dailymail" report, a rescue operation has been running since this morning for a man who has been stranded hanging from the top of an industrial chimney over 90 meters in North West England... more
CuriositiesKLM makes tools for aircraft from PET bottles
In particular for repair and maintenance -VIDEO
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is one of the first carriers in the world to recycle PET bottles to make tools for repairing and maintaining its aircraft. Empty bottles are collected at the end of every flight... more
CuriositiesNasa: a "helical engine" to reach the speed of light
Engineer David Burns is the creator of the project - ATTACHMENT
A Nasa engineer has devised a latest-generation accelerator called the "helical motor" that can potentially propel a spacecraft "close to the speed of light" without the need for fuel. David Burns, proposed... more
CuriositiesThe secret story of the "Spitfire" plane
Women and children built the pieces helping them win World War II - VIDEO
A campaign was launched in England for the construction of a memorial in honor of women and children who built more than 2,000 Spitfire aircraft in secret to help win the Second World War. It was a little-known... more
CuriositiesAustralia: campaigns against forced marriages in airport toilets
Action plan to combat the practice of "baby wives"
Australia is starting today a special campaign to prevent forced marriages: posters and communications describing the illegality of the practice will be shown in the Sydney airport toilets: in the last... more
CuriositiesPlane pilots film alleged USA ballistic missile launch
From the cabin of a Mexican Airlines passenger aircraft -2 VIDEO
Curiosity from the web: the alleged launch, witnessed by a video released on youtube, according to the Russian press and an American portal, would have happened at the beginning of last September more
CuriositiesAt Abu Dhabi airport the oldest man ever existed in the world
Surprise of airport staff to check documents
Abu Dhabi airport staff in the United Arab Emirates was very surprised yesterday at the passport verification of a passenger bearing the date of birth "August 8, 1896". If the date was true, the man, born... more
CuriositiesA new android from Russia after "Fyodor"
It will be able to imitate human emotions - VIDEO
After the Russian robot "Fyodor" also called "Skybot F-850" launched in space to assist the astronauts (see AVIONEWS), but revealed precisely because of its physical characteristics not particularly functional... more
CuriositiesA black hole tears apart a star to pieces
Rare phenomenon captured by NASA telescope - VIDEO
NASA has captured, through its "TESS" (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) telescope, images of a supermassive black hole that breaks up a star the size of our Sun in the center of a galaxy called 2MASX... more
CuriositiesAustralia: student pilot lands after instructor passes out
Perfect execution but it was his first Cessna flight
Max Sylvester, a flight pilot student in Australia, managed to make the landing after his instructor passed out. With professionalism and a cool head he made an emergency call to the Perth airport controllers... more
Curiosities"Heathrow Pause": activists threaten to stop aircraft by drones
They would like to block the London airport from September 13
"Heathrow Pause" is a sub-group of British activists belonging to the wider "Extinction Rebellion" organization (abbreviated as "XR"), a non-violent social-political movement in the United Kingdom that... more
CuriositiesUS researcher would have discovered radioactive spills in North Korea
Possible serious environmental and health crisis
While the world is in alarm following the worrying loss of radiation from the Russian military base in the village of Nenoksa (see AVIONEWS), according to an article published today on August 21 by "Dailymail"... more
CuriositiesMIA just got a little more “Miami”
Some of its most famous voices welcome passengers and visitors at the airport
Miami International Airport’s (MIA) passengers and visitors will soon receive a warm welcome from some of its most recognizable voices.World-renowned artists, athletes and local personalities have lent t... more
CuriositiesEd Bastian (Delta's CEO): "I didn't meet Trump for a family vacation"
The absence at the White House meeting irritated the US president
The President Donald Trump met in July the main US companies at the White House. A meeting called for by US carriers United, American Airlines and Delta to demand action in response to what they say is... more
CuriositiesHarry and Meghan accused of hypocrisy for disproportionate use of private jet planes
The singer Elton John defends them
Environmental activists attacked Harry and Meghan to pollute too much given the disproportionate use of private planes: in just four days the royals would fly four times. While the Swedish Greta Thumberg... more
CuriositiesA peanut allergy would have blown up an Air Asia flight
The passenger would not have signed the release of liability release
According to reports from the "Dailymail", an English couple, Jade Cosgrove a student of 21 years, and Dave King 23 years old, would be prevented to take on a plane Air Asia directed to Bali. They wo... more
CuriositiesSeagulls pose a serious threat to the drones
In Paris numerous incidents between Police UAS and birds - VIDEO
In Paris the seagulls are starting to represent a problem for security: according to an article from "Le Parisien" appeared yesterday August 6, there are more than a dozen accidents between the birds and... more
CuriositiesANA carries the Olympic flame
And it becomes a support partner for the "Tokyo 2020" Olympics Games
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has signed an agreement with the organizing committee of the "Tokyo 2020" Olympic and Paralympic Games to become a "Supporting Partner" of the Olympic torch relay. The carrier... more
CuriositiesExtreme heat in Europe: the energy radiates the Earth
Spectacular images from the satellite
Europe is experiencing this week extreme heat and the Space satellites of the European Space Agency (ESA) are measuring the energy radiating from the Earth. With the data reported by "Sea land", the radiometer... more
CuriositiesThe "flying man" fails to attempt to cross the English Channel
Franky Zapata fell into the sea -VIDEO
Franky Zapata, the Frenchman known as the "flying man", failed to cross the English Channel on his "Flyboard", a turbulent board of his invention powered by a tank placed in his backpack, filled with fuel... more
CuriositiesAsteroid fragment has been disintegrated over Canada
Debris could provide useful information about the origin of the Universe -VIDEO
A small asteroid fragment measuring just 30 centimeters has disintegrated over Canada. By the time it became visible, the "fireball" moved at an altitude of 58 miles above the northern shore of Lake Ontario... more
CuriositiesOakland, Sommerville and San Francisco say no to facial recognition technique
Possible discriminations and privacy violations
Oakland, Sommerville and San Francisco have banned the facial recognition technique, based on artificial intelligence methods, widely used by police and airports. The system, according to the mayor of... more
CuriositiesThe long beards of the hipster fashion tendency queues at the airports
Slowdowns for facial identification
To identify passengers using an electronic passport at the airport, it is increasingly required to scan their image digitally using a face recognition system: before accessing them, travellers are required... more
CuriositiesDakota C-53 plane trapped from the II War on the Swiss Alps
It will emerge in 16 years and could provide information on the movements of the Gauli glacier
During the Second World War, an American military aircraft Dakota C-53 felt on the Bernese Alps in the Oberland. According to studies it will emerge from the ice in 16 years. Following the accident in... more