Fiumicino (LIRF / FCO) 20.07.08
A few hours before on the other side of the World Pope Benedict XVI boarded on the Qantas B747-400 "QF6035" departing from Sydney to Rome Ciampino via Darwin (as usual…
AB.212 emergency landing
According to a brief news published by the ecodicaserta.it website, on Jul 17, an AB.212 of the 9° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare, performed an emergency landing near Mondragone after…
Pope Benedict XVI in Australia with the longest Alitalia twin engine flight ever
When I visited St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney in May 2007 I was surprised to find a display above the Hyde Park gate of the largest Australian chuch. Interestingly, it…
Helmet Mounted Display for the C-27J & Sky-X automatic refueling
Until I received the press release and the following pictures from Alenia Aeronautica, I'd always thought that Helmet Mounted Displays were available only on fighters. And I was wrong, since…
Air-to-Air videos
Each time I fly I have at least one camera with me. Doesn't matter if I'm in a B747-400, an MD-80 or a Siai 208. I like to take as…
RAF Typhoons deployed to Grosseto
Four RAF Typhoons belonging to the 29 Sqn OCU of Coningsby are currently deployed to Grosseto to operate with the F-2000 of the 20° Gruppo OCU of the Aeronautica Militare.…
