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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
MiscellaneousPhilippines typhoon: helicopters cannot take off to supply necessaries
Real, Philippines - There were hundreds of casualties and missing
The tropical storm which hit Northern Philippines would have killed about 500 people, but toll increases hour by hour and rescues are difficult: a lot of streets were strewn, rescue helicopters can not... more
MiscellaneousIt started the activity of the mission "Ridare luce a Gao" of the Italian Air Force-Afmal-Arc
Rome, Italy - 20 surgical operations, about 100 hundreds medical visit: the result of the first day working of the two medical equipe at Gao (Republic of Mali)
The plane, a C-130J, of the Italian Air Force took off on Monday from Pisa’s Airport, and after a stopover in Pratica del Mare, in order to load medical materials (about 6 tons including medicines and e... more
MiscellaneousUSA: hundreds of flights cancelled due to bad weather
Washington, USA - The body of NBC Sports's Chairman Ebersol's son has been found
Air transport and haulage is haywire in USA because of a snap of bad weather which hit West of the country: cancelled flights were hundreds in the last hours. Heavy snowstorm caused several casualties... more
MiscellaneousAlgeria President visiting Switzerland
Berne, Switzerland - The first official travel by an Algerian Head of State since 1962, when national independence was called
Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, landed at Berne-Belp Airport this morning, during the first official travel by an Algerian Head of State since 1962, when national independence was called: the... more
MiscellaneousBush tomorrow would fly to Halifax for an homage visit to the Canadians
Ottawa, Canada - After the terror attacks against Usa the air space was closed; many flights were diverted to different Canadian airports
George Bush, who is today in visit to the Canadian premier, Paul Martin, at Ottawa, will fly tomorrow to Halifax (Atlantic Cost) for an homage visit to the ones who guested temporarily the flights directed... more
MiscellaneousItaly: cancelled flights in Rome-Fiumicino, Ciampino and Ancona Airports
Rome, Italy - Twenty-eight international arrivals have been cancelled and 28 departures at "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport
Air France and Lufthansa have cancelled 5 flights between 12:00am and 4:00pm: Air France deleted three to Paris and one to Marseille and Lyons; Lufthansa cancelled one to Dusseldorf and two for Frankfurt... more
MiscellaneousBodies of Italian tourists died in Myanmar arrived to the Rangoon Airport
Rangoon, Myanmar - On board the same plane, there were also two fellow countryman survivors
The airplane carrying bodies of five Italian tourists drowned near Moruk village, landed around 10:00am (Italian hour) in the Rangoon Airport (Myanmar, former Burma) (see for details AVIONEWS). On board... more
MiscellaneousSvoboda while flying to Qatar had to return to his country: because of a bust of the plane
Prague, Czech Republic - Because of a split in the small window, which the pilot checked during the flight, the Czech Minister had been constrained to return to Prague
He had as destination Qatar but then even Kuwait, Jordania and Sudan: these were the stopover of the program of the Czech Minister, Cyril Svoboda, who was constrained yesterday to return to the capital,... more
MiscellaneousFive Italian tourists died off the former Burma coast: local Tourism Minister supplied a special flight
Rangoon, Myanmar - Coffins will be transferred to Rangoon to wait authorization to repatriate
Tomorrow, a special flight offered by local Tourism Minister, will take to Rangoon the corpses of five Italian tourists died offshore Moruk, in Myanmar (former Burma): they were on board their boat and... more
MiscellaneousVietnam: typhoon Muifa killed forty people. Necessaries dropped by helicopters
Hanoi, Vietnam - Due to landslide the mountainous district of Tay Tra was cut off
At least 40 people have been killed and 42 are missing in Vietnam because of typhoon Muifa caused floods and landslides through the central regions of the country. Four days after typhon killed tens of... more
MiscellaneousPalestinian rockets against the Israeli territory
Tel Aviv, Israel - Nevertheless, no damages to things or persons would have been produced
Israeli military authorities revealed that two Qassam rockets would have fallen in the Southern region of the country this morning, after being launched from the Gaza Strip by members of the Palestinian... more