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MiscellaneousIvory Coast: foods by plane to refugees in Liberia
Butuo, Liberia - They began to come back home
The World Food Program (WFP) transported foods by plane to Butuo, in Liberia, where there are a lot of refugees from Ivory Coast, then these aids will be distributed to other sites which are hosting the... more
MiscellaneousCell phones on plane: US Communications Authority to gather on Wednesday
Washington, USA - To consider whether there are safety conditions
According to "The New York Times", the Federal Communications Commission meeting will occur on Wednesday to consider rules that would end the official ban on cell phone use on airplanes. The Commission... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli helicopters fired on Gaza
Gaza City, Strip of Gaza - At least, six rockets were fired
Israeli Apache helicopter gunships fired rockets on Gaza City overnight and at least six rockets have seriously damaged some buildings, following a Palestinian attack which left four Israeli soldiers dead... more
MiscellaneousUSA military plane dropped bomb on Mosul
Baghdad, Iraq - There were also eight Americans wounded
On Saturday, a US military aircraft has dropped a bomb on the city of Mosul, causing an unknown number of enemy casualties and slightly injuring eight American soldiers. The half-tonne bomb shaked the... more
MiscellaneousHelicopter crash: two US soldiers killed
Baghdad, Iraq - AH-64 and UH-60 chopper involved
An incident between two Joint Force helicopters at an air base in the Northern Iraqi city of Mosul killed two US soldiers and injured four, all from Task Force Olympia: an AH-64 Apache helicopter hit a... more
MiscellaneousThe developments of the training/pantomime at "Charles De Gaulle"
Paris, France - Dominique de Villepin said the episode is "Punishable and scandalous"
It seems it started a disciplinary action which would presumably seen penalized the two policemen, who are responsables of the training/pantomime at Roissy’s "Charles De Gaulle" (Paris), because of heavy l... more
MiscellaneousRabei, accused among the other of the terror attacks at Madrid, flow to the Spanish capital
Madrid, Spain - He took off on Tuesday evening on board of an Iberia's plane
Ahmed Al Sayed Osmai Rabei, the presumably to be Egyptian terrorist accused among the other of the terror attacks against Madrid's trains on last March, 11, flow on Tuesday to Madrid, after a request of... more
MiscellaneousTyphoon in Philippines: four survivors carried by helicopter to hospital
Manila, Philippines - Search is continuing to locate more survivors
Four persons have been pulled by rescuers, who have dug amongst the rubble of building crushed by landslides ten days ago, following three typhoon on Quezon province (East to Manila) (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
MiscellaneousCiampi flies to Italy after his official visit in China
Shanghai, China - The head of the Italian state is 84 years old just on today
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi leaved this morning with his wife after the end of his official visit in China. The plane of the Italian President took off from Shanghai's Airport and after a technical stopover to... more
MiscellaneousLast novelties on the cases Malik/Bagri accused among the other of Air India's 182 flight bomb attack
Ottawa, Canada - The verdict by March 2005: it is a news from the Canadian judge
These are the developments in the process of the two Sikh militants Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri accused, among the other, to be implied in the disaster of Air India’s 182 flight, which k... more
MiscellaneousTurin 2006 Winter Olympics: the flame to fly by helicopter and by plane
Turin, Italy - Thanks to means offered by Italian Minister of Defense
Approaching march to XX Winter Olympic Games of Turin, started: it is a year away the beginning of olympic torch travel which on December 8, 2005 will leave from Rome to arrive in Turin on February 10,... more
MiscellaneousThe developments of the humanitarian mission of the Italian Air Force mixed with Afmal and Arc
Rome, Italy - The weekly account is 150 eyes surgical operations, more than 800 medical visits and two prompt surgical operations
The humanitarian mission of the Italian Air Force in collaboration with Afmal (An association of the Fatebenefratelli’s hospital) and Arc (Association for the researches and cooperation in the country w... more
MiscellaneousThailand: former Italian pilot jumped out of a plane to commit suicide
Bangkok, Thailand - He was suffering from the final stages of leukaemia
A former Italian pilot last weekend committed suicide jumping out of a plane over the Gulf of Thailand: Andrea Petersek, 45, was suffering from leukaemia, so on Saturday he rented a small plane and jumped... more
MiscellaneousUS Consulate in Jedda: Al Qaeda claimed back the attempt against the diplomatic site
Jedda, Saudi Arabia - The attack would be an answer against the USA's military strikes on Falluja, according to a release by the terroristic movement
Al Qaeda claimed back the attempt occurred at the US Consulate in Jedda (Saudi Arabia) yesterday (see for details AVIONEWS). According to an on-line release by the terroristic movement, whose credibility... more
MiscellaneousJapan earthquake (2): now it is expected tsunami
Tokyo, Japan - Five Hokkaido airports have not taken preventive measures
Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the Eastern Hokkaido Island, it is a seismic sea-wave produced by some earthquakes and able to sweep away coasts. Five airports in Hokkaido, those... more
MiscellaneousThailandia: Hercules dropped origamies as a peace-offering to the Southern Islamic armed movements
Bangkok, Thailandia - But the answer was a hard one with blasts and some national security's members wounded
Thai Government decided to resort to a curious conciliatory step addressed to the Islamic armed movements existing in the country, following the several struggles with the Buddhist populations which would... more
MiscellaneousUSA and Austria foil illegal plot to aid Iran Army
Vienna, Austria - Two Iranians were trying to buy night vision goggles for Teheran Government
US and Austrian agents thwarted a plot to import thousands of American night vision goggles into Iran: after a two-year joint investigation, Austrian police arrested two Iranians in Vienna, Mohammed Seif... more
MiscellaneousPhilippines: helicopters to give help to typhoon victims
Manila, Philippines - USA to offer means and troops
Tool was about 1400 people dead or missing because of floods and landslides caused by three typhoons which have hit Philippines last days (see for details AVIONEWS). Washington offered to dispatch means... more
MiscellaneousThe pilot of Finnair who resulted to be inebriated before taking off has been condamned
London, United Kingdom - He resulted to be positive to the breath test, he had to spend six month time in prison
The pilot of Finnair, who on last August, 23, resulted to be positive to the breath test, was condamned to six month reclusion. The man was arrested just before he was preparing to drive a Boeing B-757... more
MiscellaneousItalian President Ciampi visiting China: "Italy encourages the cancellation of embargo on weapons export"
Beijing, China - It would have been underlined by President of Italian Republic during his official visit in the Asian country
President of Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is visiting China and he seized a chance to comment on two delicate matters regarding regional security and defence. First of all, Italy agrees with "the... more
MiscellaneousBomb-signalation on board of a Lufthansa's plane
Dublin, Ireland - The Boeing B-747/400, which was flying from Frankfurt to Newark, made a force land in Ireland
A plane of the national German airline, Lufthansa, which was flying from Frankfurt to Newark (Usa) has been grounded in Ireland, on Friday, because of a bomb-alarm, which revealed to be groundless. The... more
MiscellaneousWinnie storm brings Philippines to its knees (2): an other hurricane is getting there. Troubles to air traffic
Manila, Philippines - While Nanmadol moved towards Taiwan
It is sure that Philippine will suffer from other, serious, alluvial events and landslips so the alert state is more than ever justified above all in the towns placed on the summit of mountains or near... more
MiscellaneousWinnie storm brings Philippines to its knees: helicopters rescue people on the roofs
Manila, Philippines - Toll over 1000 victims
Over 1000 people are dead or missing after the storm triggered landslides and floods in the East Philippines (see for details AVIONEWS): the most hit coast cities were Real, Infanta and General Nakar.... more
MiscellaneousFiumicino: Italians survived Myanmar wreck arrived at dawn
Rome, Italy - There were the five casualties corpses
Two Italian tourists survived the wreck occurred off Moruk coasts, North to Myanmar (see for details AVIONEWS), and five casualties corpses, arrived in Rome by a scheduled flight landed at Fiumicino Airport... more
MiscellaneousThe train threatens more and more the plane
Milan, Italy - This would be the conclusion of a study recently published "Il trasporto aereo in Italia, le imprese e le politiche",
According to what works out from a study recently published "Il trasporto aereo in Italia, le imprese e le politiche" made by two teachers of the Milan University Bocconi, Oliviero Baccelli and Lanfranco... more
MiscellaneousBad weather conditions caused some discomfort even to US Premier Bush's Air Force One
Ottawa, Canada - The American President had to postpone his trip from Ottawa to Halifax because of heavy snow
The plane,(one of the two special jumbo Air Force Ones, which Boeing fit completely out by modifying a B-747/200B and which are always ready to service Us presidency), on board of which George Bush should... more
MiscellaneousItaly and Bulgary on the European air traffic control integrated system
Rome, Italy - Fini and Minister Solomon Isaac Passy talked about it
The relevance of Bulgarian presence in the air traffic control integrated system in South East Europe has been one of the main points during the meeting occurred at Farnesina between the Italian recently... more
MiscellaneousMortars strike in Baghdad's Green Zone
Baghdad, Iraq - Two US Black Hawks arrived immediately after blasts
A blast occurred outside the office of "Iraqna" mobile company, killing one person and wounding nine others. A grenade destroyed a car wounding two persons, on a street near the Tigris river as other mortar... more
MiscellaneousChina: hundreds of flights cancelled due to heavy fog
Beijing, China - It is impossible to take off frm Beijing Airport
A heavy fog locked transports by hundreds of flights delayed or cancelled and streets and expressways closed. In Beijing, the visibility is reduced no over than 100 meters, so that over 120 flights from... more
MiscellaneousIvory Coast: Gbagbo denied he had filed suit with the International Court of Justice
Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Over France's destruction of his air force
Last days, it was going round the news about Ivory Coast would have filed suit with the International Court of Justice over France's defense agreement and destruction of Ivory air force's fleet. An Ivory... more