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Aviation

Afriqiyah Airways flying regularly from Rome to Tripoli

In spite of the current situation in Libya (120 dead, fights all around the country, Benghazi airport closed, etc - for a live update I suggest following the story on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 20, 2011
Italian Air Force

Italy-Russia ties

The visit of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Italy on Feb. 16 - 17, 2011, provided the opportunity to discuss the cooperation of the two nations various fields. Among…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 18, 2011

Gulf Air pilot almost blinded during landing at Abu Dhabi – exclusive story

On Feb. 15, a Gulf Air pilot was hit by a high-power laser during approach to Abu Dhabi suffering "high light intoxication" on one eye. The pilot, that was hospitalized…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 17, 2011
Military Aviation

AV-8B+ Harrier walk around

A recent visit to Decimomannu airbase provided the opportunity to perform a quick walk around of the AV-8B+ and TAV-8B Harrier of the Marina Militare (Italian Navy, ItNy) deployed there…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 16, 2011

Fire fighting with the Fire Boss

Take a ride on board an Air Tractor AT-802F Fire Boss as it flies as number 2 of a flight of 3 AT-802Fs involved in a fire fighting operation in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 16, 2011
Aviation

Capo Teulada range (from the Naval Landing Forces point of view)

Capo Teulada firing range was established by NATO in 1956 in south west Sardinia and it is now in size, the second largest Italian range. The +7,000 acres of territory…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 14, 2011
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