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Latest news on Spanair 5022 and Qantas decompression

According to the Wall Street Journal, an error with the flaps configuration may have caused the Spanair crash last month. As I wrote analysing the mishap in my post "Spanair…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 4, 2008
Italian Air Force

Largest Eurofighter formation ever?

On Sept. 1, Grosseto airbase hosted the hosted the ceremony for the 4° Stormo Change of Command. The new Cdr, Col. Achille Cazzaniga, replaced the former one Col. Vincenzo Nuzzo.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 2, 2008
Aviation

About Aviation Safety: what’s the safest seat?

Each time a mishap occurs in the World of aviation, one of the side effects is that people ask me if flying is dangerous (or more dangerous than before). I…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 29, 2008
Italian Air Force

Italian F-16s get new tail markings!

On Aug. 27, Vincenzo Smriglio went to Trapani-Birgi airbase, home of the 37° Stormo where he discovered that the F-16s of the locally-based 10° and 18° Gruppo are receiving new…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 28, 2008
Aviation

An Air France B747-400 skids off Montreal runway

On Aug. 26, at 17.47LT, an Air France B747-400 flying from Paris as AF346, with 508 people on board (480 passengers and 18 crew members), skidded off runway 24R in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 27, 2008
Italian Air Force

Italian Eurofighters visiting Germany

Twice during the last month, two Italian Air Force F-2000s (it must be remembered that according to the Mission Design Series, the Italian single seat Typhoon is designated F-2000A while…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 27, 2008
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