Another supersonic scramble
Even if in the F-104 age there were many scrambles, I remember that only a few times the interceptor "broke" the sound barrier during the mission. Even in the post…
More from the GEA Reunion
I have been receiving more pictures about the first GEA Reunion held in Cervia on Oct. 4. The following ones were provided by Matteo Marianeschi; noteworthy the image depicting the…
Qantas flight forced to land: is turbulence dangerous?
On Oct. 7, an A330-330 "VH-QPA", flying from Singapore to Perth as Qantas 72 with 303 passengers and 10 crew members on board, made an emergency landing in Learmonth Western…
Largest ItAF F-16 formation for the GEA reunion
On Oct 4, the Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (GEA) of the 5° Stormo, at Cervia, celebrated its first Reunion. The "Primo Raduno GEA" was celebrated by a formation of 9 F-16s…
Flight checks at Pratica di Mare
On Sept. 30, Giovanni Maduli went to Pratica di Mare to spot some of the aircraft operating on the largest Italian airbase. He then sent me the following pictures. Interestingly…
An Alitalia B777 makes an emergency landing in Recife
On Sept. 25, an Alitalia B777-200 flying from Rome Fiumicino to Buenos Aires with 295 people on board, performed an emergency landing in Recife, Brasil, for an unspecified technical problem.…
