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Latest newsCanadair crashed in Abruzzo
L'Aquila, Italia - The injured is still there
The heavily injured component of the Canadair CAN19 is still on the site where the firefighting aircraft crashed in the last afternoon, near Sant'Onofrio, l'Aquila. According to Pierluigi Caputi, manager... more
Latest newsAlitalia: no more bidders, also Toto leaves
Roma, Italia - Must be considered the possibility of a new entry
The auction for the acquisition of the flag Italian carrier Alitalia seems to be a real endless situation. According to last news, it's remained without bidders, after the leaving of Carlo Toto, president... more
Latest newsThe oversight commission halved general strike
Rome , Italy - Of 13 July. Leonardi's accusations
The general strike of 13 July promoted by CUB (the backing unions) and other unions has been "Halved" by the oversight commission right to strike. Pierpaolo Leonardi, one of the national CUB's coordinator,... more
Latest newsIraq: shot down American Kiowa helicopter
Baghdad, Iraq - Safe two pilots
A US helicopter was shot down by militiamen near Baghdad on Monday but its two pilots escaped with only minor injuries, the U.S. military said. "An AH-64 Apache helicopter rescued (the) pilots after... more
Latest newsDiscovered currency traffic of EUR 250,000
Bari, Italy - Egyptian stopped by financial police at the airport
Financial police of Bari's provincial command has confiscated today at "Giovanni Paolo II" airport a sum of money of about EUR 250,000 composed by undeclared titles without any headings to an Egyptian... more
Latest newsTornado of Italian Air Force crashed near Ferrara: save the pilots
Ferrara, Italy - Unhurt because ejected
Italian Air Force confirmed the news that a Tornado aircraft crashed today afternoon on Magliarino, near Ferrara. The pilots, before ejecting, would have taken the fighter on a campaign zone. At the... more
Latest newsRare tuberculosis sufferer wandering about Europe, Canada and USA
Washington, USA - Among the destinations also Italy
American Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) have launched a Tuberculosis alert for all the passengers of Air France flight AF-385 from Atlanta to Paris on May 12nd and Czech Airlines flight... more
Latest newsTaiwan: four dead in a fighter jet crash
Taipei, China's Republic - Also nine Singaporean servicemen were injured
An ageing Taiwan fighter jet crashed today in northern Taiwan during preparation for an exercise aimed at countering an attack by China, killing two Taiwanese pilots and two visiting Singaporean soldiers... more
Latest newsBrazil: an helicopter crashes into a mountain and explodes
Vittoria, Brazil - Six victims
An helicopter, probably an helicopter ambulance with onboard doctors, a nurse and police men, crashed into a mountain in Espiro Santo district, in South-Eastern of Brazil, killing the six people onboard.... more
Latest newsThe tourists stopped in Mombasa just landed on Rome
Rome, Italy - Landed most of the people, the plane now ready for Malpensa
The plane carrying the 281 tourists stopped in Mombasa due to the third fault to an Eurofly plane registered in few days (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2) has just landed. The plane, whose passengers landed quite... more
Latest newsAn Indian missile skimmed a Boeing aircraft and grazes the slaughter
Jakarta, Indonesia - Sure the diplomatic case to have not give any warning
An Indonesian passenger aircraft was forced to turn around over Indian airspace after a nuclear-capable ballistic missile streaked across the sky, the Foreign Ministry said Friday, demanding an explanation... more
Latest newsCheetah IAF helicopter crashes in Siachen
New Delhi, India - This rotor has belonged to 114 Helicopter Unit, known as Siachen Pioneers
A two-seater Indian Air Force (IAF) Cheetah helicopter crashed over the Siachen glacier in Jammu and Kashmir early Wednesday prompting a massive search operation to locate the two pilots and a court of... more
Latest newsCruise ship strikes rocks and sinks off Santorini
Athens, Greece - 1,600 people on board. On site, planes, helicopters and combat ships
Yesterday, a military transport plane, four combat ships and four helicopters arrived off Santorini coast, Greece, to rescue a cruise ship with 400 crewmembers and 1,200 passengers on board (the trade... more
Latest newsThe 15 British sailors landed on London
London, UK - Now travelling to Chivenor military base to meet their relatives
Today, at 12:02 local time, the 15 British sailors captured by Tehran government about two weeks ago landed on the airport of London-Heathrow. The yesterday announcement of the liberation by the Iranian... more
Latest newsAnnounced immediate release of 15 British sailors
Tehran, Iran - The Iranian President today during a press conference
Today, during a press conference, the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced the liberation of the 15 British sailors immediately after the end of the meeting. He explained the reasons of his... more
Latest newsHorn of Africa: Etiopian helicopter shot down
Mogadishu, Somalia - During a gunfight on a stronghold of the rebels
Insurgents shot down an Ethiopian helicopter gunship in Mogadishu on Friday during a second day of fighting after Ethiopian and Somali forces launched a major attack on Islamists and clan militia. As... more
Latest newsIran delays the captured woman liberation
Tehran , Iran - U-turn by British government
Iran, in response to the relations freeze announced by British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett today threatened not to free the sole captured woman Faye Turney (see AVIONEWS). In fact, the Iranian... more
Latest newsHorn of Africa: first bombing by Ethiopian helicopters
Mogadishu, Somalia - Early days to make an assessment of the victims
This morning several missiles were launched from Ethiopian war helicopters on South of Mogadishu. Witnesses report it. The Ethiopian Army launched a great attack through the raid of two helicopters... more
Latest newsIranian ship seizes 15 members of Royal Navy
Teheran, Iran - During a normal inspection boarding operation
An Iranian war ship captured 15 members of Royal Navy in force on the "HMS Coventry", a Type 22 frigate. According to the British Defense Ministry, the soldiers group were boarding a merchant ship in... more
Latest newsAfghanistan: kamikaze attempt to USA convoy
Kabul, Afghanistan - Only one victim
An attempt with a car bomb against an USA convoy was realized this morning in Kabul outskirts. According to the first investigations by Police, the kamikaze is the only victim of the attempt carried... more
Latest newsAfghaniztan (2): wounded an USA diplomat
Kabul, Afghanistan - Other three Afghan civilians were injured; among these a child
An American diplomat remained wounded in the kamikaze attempt against a USA convoy of this morning in Kabul. Only the attacker in the driving seat of the car bomb is died. The US Embassy spokeswoman,... more
Latest newsIndonesia: Garuda liner on fire after a "Long" landing and a runway overrun
Jakarta, Indonesia - At least 22 victims
Garuda Airlines Boeing 737/400 GA200 flight burnt into flames after being landed suddenly in Yogyakarta airport, Java island. The aircraft left from Jakarta airport. On board there were 140 people,... more
Latest newsCorsica (3): the pilot of Mirage is dead
Ajaccio, Corsica - An inquiry on the reason of the air crash was started
Defense Minister of France officially announced the pilot of Mirage 2000C aircraft crashed today off the Bonifacio coasts is dead. A Puma helicopter took off from Solenzara AB immediately after the... more
Latest newsCorsica (2): no information about the pilot
Ajaccio, Corsica - Sunk 10km Western of Bonifacio
A Mirage 2000 fighter belonging to French Air Force crashed this morning at 10:50 am, 10 km Western of Bonifacio, in the strait between Corsica and Sardinia, according to home security services for reasons... more
Latest newsCorsica: a Mirage fighter sank in the sea
Ajaccio, Corsica - The reasons still to ascertain
A Mirage 2000 fighter of French Armée de l'Air crashed this morning off Bonifacio, in extreme South of Corsica for reasons still unknown. A spokesman of Région de gendarmerie de Corse announced it. Currently a... more
Latest newsAircraft crashes in Vnukovo airport of Moscow
Moscow, Russia - It took off with only the crewmember
A small jet carrying a crew of four Americans but no passengers has crashed while taking off from Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport. Russian Transport Minister, Timur Khitmatovo, official says two members were i... more
Latest newsBritish Airways stops all the aircraft from London
London, United Kingdom - Strike of the flight attendants
British Airways informs to have cancelled all the departing from London in next January 30 and 31, due to the strike announced by the flight attendants. Precisely, from London-Gatwick will be cancelled... more
Latest newsProdi: oK for "Dal Molin" enlargement
Bucharest , Romania - USAF will enlarge its base on the Vicenza airport; righteous indignation by citizens and left Italian party, positivism from patronising people, Vicenza Major on the top
Astonishment from the left Italian party, that threatens to call a referendum, and pacifist people, about the unexpected decision expressed by Prodi, the Italian Premier, during last evening, that allows... more
Latest newsIndonesia incident: the wreckage are kept on the seabed
Makassar, Indonesia - Aileron, seats and the corp of a woman
An ocean of mysteries continues to wrap the incident of Boeing 737/400 of Adam Air Indonesian low-fare airline direct to Manado, Sulawesi Island, with onboard 102 people and disappeared from radar on January... more
Latest newsHorn of Africa: third American air strike in two days
Mogadishu, Somalia - Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed: "Has a right to bombard terrorist suspects"
Another American air strike swooped on Somalia. The news has been confirmed by the Adebirisak Hassan spokesman of Somalia government. It is the third American raid in two days against the "al-Qaeda"... more