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Aviation (Safety) Related Media News
Below you find a list of references to aviation safety related issues published on the internet recently. This page is powered by 'Europe media Monitor' (EMM) and isregenerated every 10 minutes 24 hours a day.
Spanair Halts Flights as Lifeline Runs OutSaturday, January 28, 4:17:00 PM CET Spanair SA, the Spanish airline involved in a crash that killed 154 people in 2008, ceased operations after Qatar Airways Ltd (105701QD) . halted takeover talks and the regional government refused to provide further financing. The final flight landed at about 10 p.m. yesterday, closely-held Spanair said in an e-mailed statement late yesterday. |
German-Swiss deal on Zurich airport noiseSaturday, January 28, 2:25:00 PM CET AFP Saturday, January 28, 2012 02:22:43 PM GENEVA - Switzerland and Germany on Saturday paved the way for an agreement on a long-standing dispute over flight noise from Zurich airport.
Germany imposed restrictions on some flights to the Swiss hub close to its border in 2003 after complaints from locals, clouding relations with its neighbour. |
Lack of funds grounds SA air forceSaturday, January 28, 2:14:00 PM CET Hundreds of millions of rand in cash injections are needed to keep the SAAF flying. This was the stark message delivered by Lieutenant-General Carlo Gagiano. |
US plans Mid-East 'mothership'Saturday, January 28, 2:03:00 PM CET The US military is rushing to send a large floating base for commando teams to the Middle East, as tensions rise with Iran, al-Qaeda in Yemen and Somali pirates. |
Nasair launches international connection flights via RiyadhSaturday, January 28, 1:40:00 PM CET Nasair, Saudi Arabia's National Carrier, announced it is launching connecting flights, offering Customers in Abha, Gizan, Dammam and Jeddah the opportunity to travel on Nasair to various international destinations via its hub in Riyadh. |
Panic and Pandemonium As Mugabe's Plane Billows SmokeSaturday, January 28, 1:10:00 PM CET Harare, -An Air Zimbabwe flight crew and an advance delegation accompanying President Robert Mugabe to an African Union summit on Friday hurriedly evacuated an aircraft they had boarded after smoke engulfed the plane just before the ageing octogenarian leader boarded it. |
Court refuses complaint lodged by Rolkan Investment Ltd to managementSaturday, January 28, 12:40:00 PM CET QURGHON TEPPA, January 28, Asia-Plus -- The Khatlon regional court on January 27 refused a complaint lodged by Sergey Poluyanov, director general of Rolkan Investment Ltd. The source says the letter by Poluyanov does not meet requirements of Tajikistan's procedure code, and therefore, “the court has returned the letter. |
Big Boys Toys to witness number of exclusive regional and global product launchesSaturday, January 28, 12:40:00 PM CET Big Boys Toys is set to bring the top products and services for the man who 'wants it all', across ten categories: Adventure, Aviation, Digital, Drive, Fashion, Lifestyle, Marine, Off Road, Ride, and Wellness - many of which are either unique or never seen before in the region. |
Gama Aviation opens new Sharjah FBO for Executive Aircraft HandlingSaturday, January 28, 12:40:00 PM CET Gama Aviation, the global business aviation and services company, announced that effective 23 January 2012, it will take responsibility for all business aircraft handling at Sharjah International Airport with the creation of a brand new FBO (Fixed Base Operation). |
Airline Spanair collapses, passengers strandedSaturday, January 28, 12:24:00 PM CET MADRID: Passengers were stranded at Spanish airports Saturday after airline Spanair abruptly went bust, cancelling all its flights at short notice. |
Spanair passengers stranded after collapseSaturday, January 28, 11:18:00 AM CET Passengers were stranded at Spanish airports Saturday after airline Spanair abruptly went bust, cancelling all its flights at short notice. "Faced with the lack of financial visibility for the coming months, the company has decided to cease its operations as a measure of caution and safety," Spanair said in a statement on Friday evening. |
TransNusa to open route linking Kupang with Dili, DarwinSaturday, January 28, 10:49:00 AM CET Privately-owned airline TransNusa Air Services will open routes linking the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial capital of Kupang with the East Timorese capital of Dili and the northern Australian ... |
Zim govt struck a deal with British mercenary to buy his Boeing 727 for $1Saturday, January 28, 10:33:00 AM CET The Zimbabwean government struck a deal with British mercenary Simon Mann to buy his Boeing 727 aircraft for $1 as a condition for his release from prison. According to court papers, Mann could have tested freedom earlier had the deal to sell his aircraft for Z$100 000 to the Zimbabwean government in return for his freedom materialised. |
You Lazy (Intellectual) African Scum!Saturday, January 28, 10:33:00 AM CET So I got this in my email this morningâEuro ¦They call the Third World the lazy man's purview; the sluggishly slothful and languorous prefecture. In this realm people are sleepy, dreamy, torpid, lethargic, and therefore indigentâEuro ”totally penniless, needy, destitute, poverty-stricken, disfavored, and impoverished. |
Panic As Mugabe's Plane Billows SmokeSaturday, January 28, 10:07:00 AM CET Harare, January 28, 2012-An Air Zimbabwe flight crew and an advance delegation accompanying President Robert Mugabe to an African Union summit on Friday hurriedly evacuated an aircraft they had boarded after smoke engulfed the plane just before the ageing octogenarian leader boarded it. |
Ontario air-ambulance service buried call for tenders, interim CEO saysSaturday, January 28, 6:43:00 AM CET The province's air ambulance service shut out bidders interested in designing the medical interiors of its new helicopter fleet by publishing a request for competitive tenders where it would not be found, the service's interim chief says. Ornge posted the request for expressions of interest in a.... |
Transcript: Air Force Strategic Choices and Budget Priorities Brief at the PentagonSaturday, January 28, 6:05:00 AM CET CAPT. JOHN KIRBY, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MEDIA OPERATIONS: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome back. It's my pleasure to welcome here to the Briefing Room General Norton Schwartz, chief of staff of the United States Air Force. The general has been serving in that capacity since.... |
Transcript: Budget Impact to the Army Briefing at the PentagonSaturday, January 28, 6:05:00 AM CET CAPT. JOHN KIRBY, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MEDIA OPERATIONS: Well, good morning everybody, and thanks for being here. It's my pleasure to bring back to you in the briefing room General Ray Odierno, the 38th Chief of Staff of the United States Army. |
DoD News: Contracts for January 27, 2012Saturday, January 28, 6:05:00 AM CET DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Chevron Americas Products, Houston, Texas, was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $65,921,150 for aviation fuel. Other location of performance is Mississippi. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. There were four solicitations with three responses. |
Floating Bases Enhance Capacity For Quick StrikesSaturday, January 28, 5:34:00 AM CET Within the president's defense-budget plan is funding for an intriguing new item: a floating drone base that also could be used as a launching pad for commandos. |
Spain's Spanair airline ceases operationsSaturday, January 28, 5:20:00 AM CET MADRID Spanair ceased operations late Friday after a regional government in Spain announced it could no longer fund the airline, officials said. Spanair's financial woes were ... |
Traveller's guide: Affordable CaribbeanSaturday, January 28, 4:49:00 AM CET That's all very well, of course, but it's now that the islands' tropical climate and bath-warm seas are most appealing - the perfect antidote to our cold and dreary weather at home. When the travel industry was more buoyant, good Caribbean deals in the prime winter months were hard to come by. But that is no longer the case. |
Letter from Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs:Saturday, January 28, 4:35:00 AM CET September 27, 2011 Mr Dirk Barnes Managing Director Trinidad and Tobago Air Support Company Limited 73 Valle Drive Orange Grove TACARIGUA Dear Mr Barnes, Re: Letter of Intent I wish to express my thanks to your company for your interest to supply your unique services to the Trinidad and Tobago.... |
PLANE TALKSaturday, January 28, 4:35:00 AM CET OPPOSITION MP Donna Cox has questioned a $900,000 contract between the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service and a local company for air support services three months after e-mail exchanges between Deputy Commissioner of Police Jack Ewatski with the company's directors. |
Aircraft seats against emergency exit doorsSaturday, January 28, 4:13:00 AM CET I RECENTLY flew from Islamabad to Karachi by a private airline. Suffering from a stiff back and needing some extra leg, I requested the official at the check-in counter for a seat in the row just after the emergency exit door |
Emirates SkyCargo Expands Bustling African Trade NetworkSaturday, January 28, 3:40:00 AM CET Emirates plane Emirates Sky Cargo, the freight division of Emirates, one of the fastest growing international airlines, has bolstered its operations on the booming Africa trade route. Supporting the thriving trade between Africa and the rest of the world, its weekly cargo capacity into and out of.... |
Arik Reiterates Commitment to Air Transport SecuritySaturday, January 28, 3:40:00 AM CET Arik Plane By Chinedu Eze Nigeria's major carrier, Arik Air, announced at the weekend that it started the New Year by enforcing its commitment to airline security and had undertaken a series of enhanced measures in response to the growing security threat in the country. |
Fly Nigeria Act 'll Earn Domestic Carriers N500bnSaturday, January 28, 3:40:00 AM CET Minister of Aviation, Mrs Stella Oduah By Chinedu Eze If passed into law and implemented, Fly Nigeria Act, which will make it compulsory for Nigerians travelling on government expense to fly Nigerian airlines, would earn operators N500 billion in five years. |
'Barefoot Bandit' gets federal sentenceSaturday, January 28, 3:31:00 AM CET A judge gives Colton Harris-Moore 6 1/2 years in prison for the theft of airplanes, boats and guns. 'I'm lucky to be alive,' the 20-year-old says in his first public statement since his arrest.Colton Harris-Moore's nearly four-year odyssey as the "Barefoot Bandit" came to a conclusion Friday when a.... |
Eaglexpress strikes first deal worth RM35milSaturday, January 28, 3:13:00 AM CET KUALA LUMPUR: Newly-launched airline company Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd has struck its first deal of RM35mil with a travel agent to roll out haj and umrah flights from March to September. |
Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino siteSaturday, January 28, 3:12:00 AM CET A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new Ohio casino, sending workers sliding to the ground, leaving one worker with serious injuries and hurting at least a dozen others. |
Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino site (AP)Saturday, January 28, 3:04:00 AM CET AP - A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new Ohio casino, sending workers sliding to the ground, leaving one worker with serious injuries and hurting at least a dozen others. |
'Rogue' marshal sounds alarmSaturday, January 28, 1:48:00 AM CET A LONG-SERVING air marshal is taking legal action against the Australian Federal Police alleging he was victimised after raising security concerns about Qantas flights. |
U.S. may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expectedSaturday, January 28, 1:15:00 AM CET The Pentagon has proposed delaying a plan to replace the U-2s with RQ-4 Global Hawk drones because of Defense Department cutbacks.Wars have come and gone. But for more than half a century, the CIA andU.S. military have relied on a skinny sinister-looking black jet to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions. |
Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino siteSaturday, January 28, 1:12:00 AM CET A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new casino, sending workers sliding to the ground and leaving at least a dozen with broken bones, bumps or bruises. |
N.Y. Airports Account for Half of All DelaysSaturday, January 28, 1:05:00 AM CET Despite changes in procedures and airline schedules, flight delays last year in the New York area were as bad as ever, and rippled across the country. |
Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino site (AP)Saturday, January 28, 1:00:00 AM CET AP - A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new casino, sending workers sliding to the ground and leaving at least a dozen with broken bones, bumps or bruises. |
Navy wants commando 'mothership' in Middle EastSaturday, January 28, 12:15:00 AM CET The Pentagon is rushing to send a large floating base for commando teams to the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran , al-Qaeda in Yemen and Somali pirates , among other threats. In response to requests from the U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, the Navy.... |
Struggling Spanish airline to shut downFriday, January 27, 11:55:00 PM CET Officials in Spain say struggling airline Spanair will cease operations because a regional government can no longer supply it with funds.Spanair's financial woes were exacerbated by a 2008 crash that killed 154 people. Eighteen... |
Gluten-Free Beer Company New Planet Taps Into Rapidly Expanding MarketFriday, January 27, 10:54:00 PM CET Pedro Gonzalez began to miss the simple foods within a couple years. In 2003, doctors diagnosed Gonzalez with celiac disease, a genetic autoimmune disease triggered by consumption of gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye, according to the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. |
'Barefoot Bandit' gets 6 years for plane-stealing crime spreeFriday, January 27, 10:46:00 PM CET Colton Harris-Moore, the gangly "Barefoot Bandit" who as a wily thief and self-taught pilot managed to elude police with aplomb from Washington to the Bahamas for two years, has been sentenced to 6-1/2 years in prison. |
'Barefoot Bandit' handed six years in jail for international crime spreeFriday, January 27, 10:43:00 PM CET Colton Harris-Moore led police on a dance across US, Canada and Bahamas, involving improvised rides on stolen planes Colton Harris-Moore, the "Barefoot Bandit" who led police across six US states and three countries on a merry dance that involved his improvised piloting of stolen planes and.... |
Meet the galaxy's 26 newest planetsFriday, January 27, 10:02:00 PM CET Chalk another one up to NASA's Kepler Mission. The Agency's team of planet-hunters announced yesterday the discovery of 11 new planetary systems, which together harbor 26 brand spanking new planets. For those you keeping score at home, that brings the total number of Kepler-confirmed extrasolar planets from 34 to 60, and more than triples the [. |
US seeks greater military ties with ChinaFriday, January 27, 9:21:00 PM CET WASHINGTON: The US commander handling Asia on Friday called for greater military relations with China, saying that dialogue between the Pacific powers has not advanced beyond broad strategic issues. |
Mexico beating victim Sheila Nabb returns homeFriday, January 27, 9:15:00 PM CET A Canadian woman who was savagely beaten in an attack at a Mexican resort touched down in Calgary Thursday, transported from Mazatlan by a private air ambulance company and with her husband travelling at her side, according to the pilot who says he flew the aircraft. |
Hero controller puts spotlight on pilot "saves"Friday, January 27, 8:17:00 PM CET (CBS News) As Charlie Rohrer sat in a class on how to recognize the symptoms of hypoxia last May, he had no way of knowing that what he was learning that day would soon be put to the test along with the rest of his 22 years of experience as an air traffic controller. |
Bus-Size Asteroid Buzzes Earth in Close Flyby (SPACE.com)Friday, January 27, 7:49:00 PM CET SPACE.com - A small asteroid the size of a city bus zoomed between Earth and the moon's orbit Friday (Jan. 25) just days after its discovery, but it never posed a threat to our planet, NASA says. |
Not easy to replace BOD - KidneyFriday, January 27, 6:42:00 PM CET Ireland coach Declan Kidney knows who will step in to fill Brian O'Driscoll's boots but admits it's tough to replace his injured captain. O'Driscoll, who underwent shoulder ... |
Garuda to launch 3rd daily KL-Jakarta flight from Feb 19Friday, January 27, 6:41:00 PM CET KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia's national airline, Garuda Indonesia, will launch a third daily flight between Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta on February 19. The new service will operate using a Boeing 737-800NG aircraft, which features Garuda Indonesia's new "Nature's Wing" livery, signature interior and.... |
Superhospital site faces safety checksFriday, January 27, 6:09:00 PM CET Quebec's workplace health and safety board orders thrice-daily inspections of the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal's construction site after a spate of accidents. |
Fukushima Daiichi Status ReportFriday, January 27, 5:11:00 PM CET Fukushima Daiichi Status Report 27 January 2012 The IAEA issues regular status reports to the public on the current status of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, including information on environmental radiation monitoring, the status of workers, and current conditions on-site at the plant. |
S.African Task Team to Advise on Mine ClosuresFriday, January 27, 5:09:00 PM CET South Africa's chief mine inspector on Friday defended safety-related mine closures that have cut into production at the world's top platinum producer. |
BAMS radar system testing beginsFriday, January 27, 4:33:00 PM CET PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has begun flight testing of the Multi-Function Active Sensor radar system to be used on the MQ-4C unmanned aircraft system. |
Airbus Military details 2011 performanceFriday, January 27, 4:33:00 PM CET MADRID, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Spain's Airbus Military said it delivered 29 aircraft to customers last year and received five new orders for its transport aircraft. |
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