E-3 AWACS contrails over Northern Italy
On Apr. 30, around 10.00AM LT, Fabrizio Berni noticed some contrails above Brescia and took the following interesting pictures. As the aircraft was orbiting, the shape of the contrails was…
Air-to-air photo sessions: when better communication would prevent panic
During my career as a journalist, I've had some chances to chase other aircraft and take interesting air-to-air pictures. It happened when I took the a/a pics of the F-104s,…
Frecce Tricolori season's opening and Rome International Airshow
With the mini-airshow that will be held in Rivolto, home of the Frecce Tricolori, on May 1, the airshow season of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) will officially…
Boeing KC-767A delay and the compromised Italian air-to-air refueling capabilities
On Apr. 3, 2008, the last of 4 B.707TT of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) equipping the 8th Gruppo of the 14° Stormo based in Pratica di Mare…
About the hack into the F-35 Lightning II JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) project
In the last couple of days, I was asked by many friends and colleagues about the recent Wall Street Journal news that top secret details about the Lockheed F-35 JSF…
Air India 101 conspiracy theory
Thanks to Anand, a visitor of my site that manages the WordPress blog http://aviatingindia.wordpress.com/ (dealing with Indian Aviation), I've had the opportunity to read an interesting (conspiracy?) story about the…
