Shardan 2009: an Italian UAV flies from Amendola to Decimomannu
On Aug. 3, 2009, a General Atomics Predator A Unmanned Air Vehicle, belonging to the 28° Gruppo of the 32° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF), was…
Air Transport IT Security needs
There are a lot of signs confirming the (near) future positive trends in Information Security investments by airlines and airports all around the world. According with the analysis made by…
The Italian Canadairs in seasonal firefighting service
This Summer I've spent two weeks in Sardinia island, the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily), located to the West of the Italian peninsula. During the period, massive…
Alitalia MD-11 hard landing at Kai Tak
In the previous post about Kai Tak ("Kai Tak thrilling approach") I explained how particular and somehow dangerous an approach to RWY 13 in Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport…
Kai Tak Thrilling Approach
The Breathtaking Approaches and Unique Challenges of Kai Tak International Airport Once the third busiest airport of the world, the Kai Tak International Airport was the international airport of Hong…
High Blaze: Dutch Cougars and Chinooks at Frosinone
As explained in a previous post, Dutch military helicopters have been deploying to Frosinone, Italy, homebase of the 72° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) to conduct…
