Miscellaneous
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MiscellaneousAmadeus is in sale
Paris, France - Air France, Iberia e Lufthansa main shareholders of the firm
It is a news from the French daily "Les Echos" that Air France, Iberia e Lufthansa decided to start the sale of Amadeus, that is a travel bookings firm, in which the three European State carriers are the... more
MiscellaneousItalian Navy: the fifth edition of the "Regional Seapower Symposium 2004" finished
Rome, Italy - Tomorrow in Venice at the presence of many authorities
"Tomorrow October 15, in the historical seat of the Venice's shiphard, to the presence of the Minister of the Defence, Antonio Martino, and of the Chief of General Staff of the Defence, Adm. Giampaolo... more
MiscellaneousIsrael: "We believed it was a missile but it could be it was not"
Tel Aviv, Israel - Israeli statements regarding the supposed missiles put on board an ambulance, but UN want formal apologies
Israel retracts but do not apologizes for the supposed (though not verified yet, at least when considering the way Israel would have treated such matter) evaluation mistake made some days ago, when the... more
MiscellaneousTurkish fundamentalist today in Tribunal: in 1998 planned to detonate an airplane
Ankara, Turkey - He wanted to restore the Muslim Caliphate in Turkey
It will be today before Tribunal, the Turkish fundamentalist, Metin Kaplan, which in 1998 would have arranged a plan to diverted a plane over the Ataturk mausoleum to Ankara and then detonate it. The militant,... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli helicopter hits Hamas' militiamen
Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip - One died and at least two persons were wounded at dawn this morning according to Palestinian hospital sources
Israeli tanks and combat helicopters started a massive attack nearby Beit Lahiya city at dawn this morning, in the northern area of the Gaza Strip, in order to face the activities performed by the Hamas'... more
MiscellaneousEurofly: bomb threat delays six hours the take off of a flight destined to Sharm
Bergamo, Italy - Accomplished controls, the plane left after midnight from Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport
An Eurofly flight bound for Egypt to Sharm El Sheikh-Marsa Alam, leaving from Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport, which would have had take off at 5:45pm yesterday, was stopped by an anonimous phone call: "There's... more
MiscellaneousItaly: on Friday Anpac pilots and Sea staff strike
Rome, Italy - Next Thursday it happens to Enav dependants
As it occurs every year, the Autumn is the strike season in Italy: respect the air field on Friday, October 15, there is the ANPAC (National Civil Aviation Pilot Association) pilots 24 hour walk-out; ever... more
MiscellaneousIndisposition to a French female passenger stops an Alitalia flight
Palermo, Italy - It is occurred yesterday immediately before taking off
An Alitalia plane leaving at 10:55am from the "Falcone e Borsellino" airport in Palermo, when it was already taxiing, immediately before taking off, it turned about because of an indisposition occurred... more
MiscellaneousColombia: condemned principals of a plane seizure occurred in 1999
Bogota, Colombia - Thirty-nine years prison for two National Liberation Army leaders
Yesterday the main leaders of the National Liberation Army (ELN) - the second left-wing movement of guerriglia in the country - have been convicted in absentia to thirty-nine years prison, because they... more
MiscellaneousLinate radar: first investigator inspections
Milan, Italy - Verified anomalies into the cabin near the auxiliary power generators
The inspections go on to find causes of the stop occurred to the Linate Crav (Regional flights Assistance Centre) that last week paralyzed for two days not only North-Italy air traffic (see AVIONEWS).... more
MiscellaneousAmerican air strike on Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - Meanwhile, South Korea plans an increase of its military presence in the Arab country by November
Iraqi city of Falluja was involved by two American air strikes within four hours. The target, according to what underlined by the representatives of the US forces in Iraq, would have been a weapon and... more
MiscellaneousB-707 will transport the corpses of the two Italian girls dead in the Taba attempt (2): this evening the return
Rome, Italy - After some tests at Jaff forensic medicine institute
Sabrina and Jessica Rinaudo corpses would be already transferred this morning to Eilat, from where they will be transported to Tel Aviv in order to be embarked on board the Italian Air Force B-707 which,... more
MiscellaneousB-707 will transport the two Italian girls dead in the Taba attempt corpses
Rome, Italy - It took off few minutes ago towards Tel Aviv, where the bodies will be embarked
From the Pratica di Mare Airport (Rome) it took off the 14th Wind Italian Air Force B-707TT which will have to repatriate the two Italian girl corpses, Jessica and Sabrina died in the Taba terroristic... more
MiscellaneousAirlift to Lybia is finished
Agrigento, Italy - On Saturday the last transfer which took 90 immigrants to Tripoli
After the last take off on Saturday, when an Alitalia MD-80 leaved from Lampedusa Airport to Tripoli with the last 90 illegal immigrants on board, the airlift with Lybia is finished: the island hospitality... more
MiscellaneousItalian Air Force Falcon took again in Italy Jessica and Sabrina parents
Turin, Italy - After the news about their daughter body identification
Yesterday in the morning, from the Turin-Caselle Airport at 8:47am, an Italian Air Force Falcon freed by the Government, took the parents of two Italian sisters involved in the Taba attempt occurred on... more
MiscellaneousJeep at high speed finishes up in the check-in of the Berlin Airport: two casualties
Berlin, Germany - The off-road driver taken heart attack, lose the car control
This morning a big off-road would be plumbed into a check-in area of the Tegel International Airport of Berlin, because the car driver was taken a hill. The man, that it seems was taken heart attack,... more
MiscellaneousLinate (4): new auxiliary power generators supplied by an English multinational
Milan, Italy - The "Chloride Silectron" of Castel Guelfo in Bologna
The new auxiliary power generators for the Linate Airport have been supplied by the "Chloride Silectron" of Castel Guelfo (Bologna) as yesterday had anticipated Osvaldo Gammino, responsible of the "Airlines... more
MiscellaneousLinate (3): flights are regular
Milan, Italy - The Sea operative manager confirms it
Marco Alberti, Sea official, confirmed the Linate air traffic is now regular: "Until 8:00am there was still a traffic restriction for safety, then, at peak hour, the normal operativeness has been restored".... more
MiscellaneousLinate (2): Italian magistracy of Milan opened an inquire
Milan, Italy - Maybe the two auxiliary power generators are the radar-stop cause
"Public service stoppage": this is the offence formulated against unidentified culprits from the Italian magistracy of Milan which opened an inquire about Linate events (see for details AVIONEWS). The... more
MiscellaneousDon't forget the Linate tragedy (2): the Sea operative manager puts flowers on the incident runaway
Milan, Italy - Relatives today visit the stones to the beech-wood in the airport
While the Lombardia regional council began meeting with one silence minute, this morning Marco Alberti, operative manager of Sea - society that manages the Milan air stations - and a firm deputation put... more
MiscellaneousThree terroristic attempts in Egypt: 30 died and more 100 were injured
Taba, Egypt - Victims and wounded persons would be mainly Israeli-natives while Al Qaeda would be responsible for such massacre
International terrorism hits again and this time it occurs in Egypt, striking tourism sites in Taba (Red Sea) and in Sinai. Three relevant blasts would have in fact been produced last night. The first... more
MiscellaneousDon't forget the Linate tragedy
Milan, Italy - In Italy, religious ceremony to commemorate the third anniversary of the crash
Today in the Milan Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie there was the religious ceremony to commemorate 118 victims and 4 Sea (society that manages the air station) dependants which were working in a hangar,... more
MiscellaneousAmerican airplanes and helicopters attack Al Zarqawi's assistants in Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - Ten died and 16 were wounded following the air strikes occurred last night, according to local hospital's sources
US Army's combat helicopters and US Air Force's strikers would have performed a series of missions over the Iraqi city of Falluja. Local hospital's sources would have talked about at least 10 dead and... more
MiscellaneousThere has been a bust in the plane of the Polish premier
Warsaw, Poland - Other difficulties create to the Polish Government delegation by a means of transport produced in the sovietic period
It seems to be a TU-154M the plane from which, before taking off, gave off smoke coming from one of its engines, which repulsed the Polish Government delegation, headed by the premier Marek Belka, which... more
MiscellaneousLinate Radar (4): almost EUR 20m damages for airlines
Milan, Italy - The Linate "Airlines Committee" responsible declared it
After the fitful days lived between yesterday and today, the airlines begin to draw the first balances about loss suffered because of the several flights cancelled: Osvaldo Gammino, responsible of the... more
MiscellaneousThe airlift occurred yesterday brought back some 360 illegal immigrants. Berlusconi is going to Lybia today
Lampedusa, Italy - Italian Premier to be in Lybia today, right on the "Revenge Day" which celebrates the repulse of the Italians from the African country
Italian Government would have decided to avoid for Alitalia and AirAdriatica the trasnport of the illegal immigrants arrived in Lampedusa (Italy) during the last days, as it resorted to four C-130 Hercules... more
MiscellaneousFog to Fiumicino (2): fifty flights cancelled
Rome, Italy - Strong hardships for who travelled on the planes diverted
"Aeroporti di Roma", society that manages Roman air stations, reported that the situation to Rome-Fiumicino is improving (see AVIONEWS): at moment the balance is about 24 flights diverted towards other... more
MiscellaneousLinate Radar (3): The Italian Minister of Transport Pietro Lunardi statements
Rome, Italy - "It was a techinical problem"
During a workshop of an Italian logistic and transport Association (Confetra) held today in Rome, the Italian Minister of Transport, Pietro Lunardi, commented the new stop occurred this morning (see for... more
MiscellaneousRadar Linate (2): this morning an other stop
Milan, Italy - Blocked again the air traffic
The Linate International Airport this morning seems to have back to normality (see AVIONEWS), when it has been ordered a new air traffic block from 9:56am, and from 10:10am to Malpensa Airport. It seems... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli helicopter attacks Palestinian militiamen: two children died as well
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - It would have ben revealed by Palestinian hospital and security sources regarding the Israeli armed operation occured yesterday
An Israeli Army's combat helicopter would have killed by the launch of a missile two children too, during the strike performed yesterday against the Palestinian refugee site in Jabaliya, in the Gaza Strip.... more