Another Qantas engine failure?! The wrong week to fly from Singapore to Sydney?
The Qantas Airbus A380 uncontained engine failure experienced by QF32 on departure from Singapore on Nov. 4, 2010, has already made the news. The following day, Nov. 5, a B747-400ER…
F-35, STOVL, Joint Force: will Italy follow the British path?
On Oct. 19, 2010, British Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled the key changes to the Britain military that will be introduced as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.…
Qantas Airbus 380 uncontained engine failure
Two months ago, commenting about the uncontained engine failure involving the Qantas B747-400 just departed from San Francisco (for details read here) I wrote: "Unlike other minor failures occuring almost…
Italian Armed Forces Day arrivals
As happend in 2008 and 2009, Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo) in Rome will host an exhibition with equipment belonging to the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force), Marina Militare (Italian Navy)…
Wings over Atlanta: the Dobbins Air Reserve Base airshow
In the last few weeks readers of this blog have had the opportunity to read articles and watch pictures taken at airshows all around the world: in September, with a…
Axalp 2010
In 2006 I went to Axalp, Switzerland, and wrote a detailed report (in both Italian and English) that provided all the "tips and tricks" to reach the Axalp Ebenfluh range…
