Pratica di Mare 13.02.09
The following pictures were taken by Giovanni Maduli on Feb. 13 at Pratica di Mare. Interestingly, the G.222 MM62146 is still flying a lot for the locally-based 14° Stormo.
British Airways BA146 hard landing in London City Airport: is media over reacting to any aviation safety issue?
Today I had lunch with a friend of mine who commented on yesterday accident of Colgan Air DHC-8 saying: "....David, am I wrong if I claim that most of times…
Colgan Air Dash 800 crashes in Buffalo
On Feb 12, at 22.20LT, a Colgan Air De Havilland Canada DHC-8-204 Q400, N200WQ, flying from Newark to Buffalo Niagara International Airport as Continental 3407 (CO3407), crashed 6.1 miles to…
French Navy Rafales grounded by a computer virus
French Navy (Marine Nationale) has recently admitted that the Conficker worm struck some important systems preventing operative units to download their flight plans as databases were infected. Even if warnings…
Runway incursion of a B747-400 in Rome Fiumicino
The Italian Aviation Safety Agency (ANSV), will investigate in a runway incursion that took place on Jan 8, 2009, at Rome Fiumicino airport. A Thai Airways B747-400, with registration "HS-TGZ"…
Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group 2 visits Civitavecchia
From Feb 7 to Feb 9, the Standing NATO Reponse Force Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) made a port visit to Civitavecchia harbour. SNMG2 is a multinational, integrated maritime force composed…
