A "strange" picture from St. Maarten – Princess Juliana airport
I have often criticised media inaccuracy when talking about aviation matters. Usually, this happens when aviation emergencies are technically analysed, but today's inaccuracies have nothing to do with technical details.…
Emirates to introduce the A380 in the Dubay-Rome-Dubay on Dec 1st 2009
One of the highlights of the 2009 for Rome Fiumicino airport is the expected upgrade of the Emirates EK097/098 DBX-FCO-DBX daily routes from the Boeing B777-300 (B773) to the Airbus…
The F-2000s of the 12° Gruppo begin the alert service duty
On Jan 5, at 12.00 LT, the 12° Gruppo belonging to the 36° Stormo of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF), based in Gioia del Colle, will undertake its…
The year 2008 in pictures
It's only when you get to the end of the year that you get the full picture of what has happened in the previous 12 months. Images collected during worlwide…
2008: a bad year for Italian military helicopters
Most probably, 2008 will be remembered as one of the worst years in the history of the Italian military helicopter aviation. At least 5 accidents occurred to aircraft belonging to…
Four ATR72MP to replace the ageing Italian fleet of Br.1150 Atlantic
On Dec. 22, a press release from Alenia Aeronautica announced the agreement reached by the Finmeccanica company and the Direzione Generale Armamenti Aeronautici (General Management for Aeronautical Armaments) of the…
