Un hombre entra en la base aérea de Getafe gritando que tenía el coche "lleno de explosivos"

jueves, 17 de noviembre de 2011

  • El conductor, vecino de Parla, fue detenido por la policía.
  • Hasta el lugar fueron técnicos de desactivación de explosivos que, por si acaso, activaron un protocolo de actuación.
  • Los hechos provocaron grandes atascos en la zona.

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Emirates 777 order was insurance against A350 delays; urges stretch A380

Emirates 777 order was insurance against A350 delays; urges stretch A380:


Emirates (EK) president Tim Clark confirmed to ATW that its order for up to 70 Boeing777-300ERs was an insurance against late deliveries of the Airbus A350 (ATW Daily News, Nov. 15). “We do not want to be caught out with a capacity shortfall,” he said.

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APA Calls Plans For Iberia Express 'Corrosive'

APA Calls Plans For Iberia Express 'Corrosive': Says Proposal Goes Against Merger Agreement Between Iberia/British Airways The union representing the pilots of American Airlines, the Allied Pilots Association (APA), issued a statement over the weekend expressing support for the Spanish pilots' union SEPLA, which has objected to plans for a low-cost airline called Iberia Express.

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Passengers on plane from India to Birmingham forced into £20k whip-round for fuel after they're told 'pay up or you won't get home'

British airline passengers were forced to stage a giant whip-round and hand over £20,000 in cash after being ‘held to ransom’ by their airline.

More than 180 were left stranded on their Boeing 757 when cabin crew announced during a refuelling stop that the Austrian carrier Comtel Air had ‘run out of money’.

The plane from Amritsar, in India, was on a stopover at Vienna en route to Birmingham. Passengers were told that the flight would continue only if 23,400 euros (£20,005) was handed over. Otherwise they and their luggage would be removed from the aircraft.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2062232/Comtel-Air-passengers-forced-20k-whip-round-pay-fuel.html#ixzz1dzYCflFs

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Soyuz Crew Reaches ISS

Soyuz Crew Reaches ISS: The spacecraft delivered three U.S. and Russian astronauts to the International Space Station on Nov. 16.

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Airbus Military opens in Poland its second service centre in Europe

Service Centre will focus on MRO services for the C295

Warsaw-based EADS PZL Warszawa-Okęcie, now branded Airbus Military, has officially opened a new MRO Service Centre dedicated to the repair and servicing of Airbus Military C295 aircraft. This is Airbus Military’s second service centre in Europe, adding to the capabilities of its centre in Seville, Spain. The newly opened facility will perform the full scope of repair and service work for C295 airlifters operated by the Polish Air Force and other operators and potential clients in Europe and worldwide.

The manufacturer EADS PZL Warszawa-Okęcie, now Airbus Military, has been granted a certificate to service Airbus Military C295 airlifters and the staff has been trained at the Airbus Military plant in Seville. The Service Centre employs about 30 people. Within Airbus Military´s Warsaw facilities a special hangar has been adapted and equipped to house the new centre.

“The inauguration of a service centre at Warsaw facilities of Airbus Military is an important milestone in Airbus Military’s activity in Poland and shows its commitment to the Polish market”, said Francisco Javier Diaz Gil, President and Managing Director of EADS PZL Warszawa-Okęcie S.A. “This development is a token of recognition for the accomplishments of the Polish aerospace industry as well as for Polish know-how and the skilled workforce”, added Diaz Gil.

The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of Ministry of Economy, Ministry of National Defense and representatives of Polish Air Force.

The Polish branch of  Airbus Military is  a major supplier of subassemblies for the CN235 and C295 programmes. In particular  it produces the  outer  wings for the Airbus Military C295 as well as the cargo doors, the ramp and the doors for the pilot, paratroopers and passengers on the CN235 and C295. This workshare  has been recently increased with the assembly of the nose  section for those aircraft, making the company the largest supplier to these programmes. The Polish Air Force has 11 Airbus Military C295s in service for transport and logistics missions.

About Airbus Military operations in Poland
PZL Warszawa Okecie, was acquired by Airbus Military (then EADS CASA) in 2001. It has two sites, Warsaw and Mielec, employing over 500 people. The industrial activities range from the design and manufacturing of light trainer aircraft to the manufacturing of subassemblies for the Airbus Military CN235 and C295, and wiring harnesses for several commercial Airbus types. The Mielec division is dedicated to agro-services, and maintenance including the C295

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Boeing Statement on Lion Air Commitment for up to 380 737s

BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 17, 2011 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] confirms that Jakarta-based Lion Air today will sign a commitment for the airline to order 201 737 MAXs and 29 Next-Generation 737-900 ERs (extended range). The agreement also includes purchase rights for an additional 150 airplanes.
With 230 airplanes at a list price of $21.7 billion, this deal when finalized will be the largest commercial airplane order ever in Boeing’s history by both dollar volume and total number of airplanes.

U.S President Barack Obama is scheduled to witness the official announcement at a ceremony Friday morning at the East Asia Summit in Bali, Indonesia.

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Boeing Ships WGS-4 to Cape Canaveral for January Launch


EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 17, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] shipped its fourth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to undergo final preparations for a scheduled January launch. The new WGS satellite will join three others that are already on orbit and carrying the bulk of satellite communications traffic for the armed forces and other government agencies.
Built at Boeing's El Segundo manufacturing facility, WGS-4 is the first Block II WGS satellite. The new series adds performance upgrades such as a switchable radio frequency bypass that supports the transmission of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery at data rates approximately three times greater than those currently available to the U.S. Department of Defense. With the addition of WGS-4, all WGS satellites will continue to provide warfighters with instant, worldwide SATCOM connectivity.
"New airborne surveillance platforms are driving a need for higher data rates, and the upgrades on WGS-4 are designed specifically to meet these emerging requirements," said Craig Cooning, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems.
WGS-4 will be placed into geosynchronous Earth orbit along with the three other WGS satellites that are operating over the Middle East, Pacific and Atlantic regions.
"We have three satellites on orbit that are meeting -- and in most cases exceeding -- customer requirements, and we remain committed to the mission of building affordable WGS satellites for the U.S. Air Force to connect warfighters worldwide," said Cooning.
WGS satellites are built on the proven Boeing 702HP platform, which features highly efficient xenon-ion propulsion, deployable thermal radiators and advanced triple-junction gallium-arsenide solar arrays that enable high-capacity, flexible payloads. The WGS communications payload has unique flexibility that is important to the military, as well as the ability to interconnect terminals that operate in different frequency bands and to reposition coverage beams based on evolving mission needs. WGS supports missions ranging from tactical communications to and between ground forces, to relaying data and imagery from airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms

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Ryanair recibirá 45 millones para operar en Gerona y Reus

Gerona.- La Generalitat, la Diputación y el Ayuntamiento de Gerona aportarán 9 millones de euros anuales durante cinco año a la compañía aérea de bajo coste Ryanair para que continúe operando en los aeropuertos de Reus y Gerona, según informó ayer en rueda de prensa el consejero de Territorio y Sostenibilidad, Lluís Recoder.


Noticia completa: Ryanair recibirá 45 millones para operar en Gerona y Reus

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Dubai Air Show Day 4 – highlights and summary

TIM ROBINSON reports on the Day 4 aviation and aerospace news highlights from this year's Dubai Air Show on 13-17 November – as well as wrap up thoughts.
 
 
With aviation executives from around the world now searching frantically for 'How to deal with a difficult customer handbooks', let's take a look at some of the other news and deals from Days 3 and 4 at the Dubai Air Show.
 
 

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