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Aviation

Spring Flag 2008 debrief – part 1

The VIP / Media Day held on Apr 17 at Decimommanu airbase was the final act of the Exercise Spring Flag. The final press conference provided lots of interesting details…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 18, 2008
Aviation

Spring Flag pictures – part 4

The second week of the Ex. Spring Flag has begun on Apr 14. The scenario is always the same and the main difference with the first part of the Exercise…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 16, 2008
Italian Air Force

Spring Flag – part 3 + log

A log of the aircraft taking part in the Exercise Spring Flag 2008 from Decimomannu airport. Serials identified from the pictures. LIED MM7132 51-01 AMX MM7144 51-03 AMX MM7146 51-25…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 13, 2008
Italian Air Force

Spring Flag pictures – part 2

More pictures about the first week of the Spring Flag 2008 taken by the correspondent Giovanni Maduli. To have an idea of the air operations taking place during a SF…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 13, 2008
Italian Air Force

Spring Flag 2008 pictures

The air operations taking place during the first week of Exercise Spring Flag 2008 are shown in the following pictures that the reporter Giovanni Maduli took in Decimomannu airbase. Noteworthy,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2008
Military Aviation

FCO facing increased traffic with the current Alitalia network

With the recent transfer of the 70% of the Alitalia flights from Milan Malpensa (MXP) to Rome Fiumicino, FCO has been experiencing an increased amount of traffic. According to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 9, 2008
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