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Lufthansa 044 wingstrike: how the newspapers changed their opinion

I think that the wingstrike at Hamburg was most probably caused by a pilot mistake in the "decrab" of the A320 just before touching down. My opinion is based only…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 16, 2008
Aviation

Trip report: Rome Fiumicino (FCO) – New York JFK (JFK) Round-Trip

Wednesday, 27 February 2008 Rome Fiumicino (FCO) – New York John F. Kennedy (JFK) Flight: AZ 610 Scheduled departure time: 13:50 Type of aircraft: Boeing B 767-343/ER Registration: EI-CRM "Amerigo…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 14, 2008
Italian Air Force

Preparing for the Spring Flag 2008

The Spring Flag (SF) is the Italian Air Force's most important annual day and night exercise. The main objective of the Exercise, organized and managed by the COFA (Comando Operativo…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 13, 2008
Italian Air Force

More pictures from the 20° Gruppo Change of Command

Here are some more pictures from Adriano Bonelli about the 20° Gruppo Change of Command that took place at Grosseto on Mar 10.

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 12, 2008
Italian Air Force

Grosseto 10.03.08: 20° Gruppo Change of Command

On Mar. 10, Grosseto airbase hosted a ceremony to celebrate the Change of Command of the 20th Gruppo between the outgoing, Maj. Marco Amort, and the incoming, Maj. Andrea Truppo.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2008

BA038 crash landing investigation update

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has recently published a Special Bulletin (that is available here) dealing with the BA038 incident at London Heathrow. Even if the investigation is still…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 7, 2008
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