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AirportsCarabinieri Corps found irregularities in 17 airports out of 30
Rome, Italy - Check on refuses management
In the morning NOE (Environmental Operative Squad) of Carabinieri have checked the main Italian civil airports. They found irregularities in 17 airports out of 30. The operation, called "Clean Airport",... more
AirportsSAB: the new flight to Malta started today
Bologna, Italy - Served by the Maltese flag carrier
"The new scheduled flight Bologna-Malta by Maltese flag carrier, Air Malta, started today. The link, that will have two frequencies per week (Monday and Thursday) will be served with Airbus A-319 airplanes... more
AirportsBergamo-Orio al Serio: an airport for young low-cost travellers
Bergamo, Italy - Passengers over 65 are only 1.6%
The study centre for tourism and territory interpretation of the Bergamo University has made an analysis to help understand on what priciples is based the phenomenon of low-cost flights. The work describes... more
AirportsGreen light for the transfer of low-cost flights from Ciampino to Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Waiting for the ENAC order to reduce them to less than 100 a day
The Transport Commission of the Italian Chamber has approved a resolution asking the Government to make ENAC urgently issue a new order providing for the traffic decrease in the airport of Rome-Ciampino... more
AirportsHigh risk of collisions in the US airports
New York , USA - 370 incidents in 2007
GAO's (Government Accountability Office, investigative arm of Congress) heads alert the US air traffic operators. They presented a report that underline the high risk of collision in the runways of US... more
AirportsLazio's third airport, Marrazzo: "Avoid cannibalism between airports"
Rome, Italy - Lazio's President to another regional airport, but Latina wages its protest
This morning the President of the Region Lazio intervened in the hall of the Regional Council to report about his government's position in regard to the question of the third (and the fourth) airport of... more
AirportsRome-Urbe, the requalification project is to be completed
Rome, Italy - Within the end of 2007 the airport will have a modern heliport, which will be used 24 hours on 24
Rome-Urbe airport draws its look. Within the end of 2007 the airport will have a modern heliport, which will be used 24 hours on 24, with instruments for the night flight and lighted helipad also by the... more
AirportsAlghero airport: +39% of flights in month of November
Alghero , Italy - 1004 flights in one month
In the month of November 2007, Alghero airport registered an increase of 39% more flights (over 1000 flights) and an increase of 18% in passengers transit (over 80.000 passengers) compared with the same... more
AirportsLazio's third airport, Di Paola: "Viterbo take Stansted as model"
Rome, Italy - The President of Assaeroporti suggests the realization of a project like that of the London airport
Domenico Di Paola, President of Assaeroporti and sole director of Aeroporti di Puglia, makes his proposal with regard to the building of Lazio's third airport in Viterbo. Di Paola suggests to proceed with... more
AirportsBerlin-Tempelhof airport, symbol of the Cold War, will be closed
Berlin, Germany - Rejected the last appeal, within October 31th 2008 the stop to flights will be completed
The German federal Court of cassation confirmed the decision about the final closing of the central airport of Tempelhof within October 31th 2008. In 1948-49, in the first phases of the Cold War, it was... more
AirportsProtest in Ciampino's airport tomorrow, the air traffic has not been reduced
Rome, Italy - The citizens ask for the immediate transfer to other airports
The town administrations and citizens committee have organized a protest day, called "SOS Life", to ask for the immediate transfer of the low-cost flights from Ciampino. The towns of Ciampino, Marino and... more
AirportsSAB: press-conference for the presentation of the flight to Malta
Bologna, Italy - To be held tomorrow at 11:30 am at "Marconi" airport
SAB (Bologna airport management company) and Air Malta inform that the press-conference for the presentation of the new scheduled flight to Malta will be held tomorrow, Thursday December 6th, at 11:30... more
AirportsLazio's third airport: regional Council's extraordinary session
Rome, Italy - Marrazzo reports about local Government
Present a large number of administrators and unionists of the defeated Provinces "First round", Latina and Frosinone. Two coaches left from Latina this morning at 9:30. Some sheets ironically demand "And... more
Airports"Dal Molin", Aeroporti Vicentini votes to keep the civil airport
Vicenza , Italy - December 14th the tribunal's decision on the bankrupcy motion of GSA is awaited
The directors' board of Aeroporti Vicentini SpA, managing society of the "Dal Molin" military airport open to civil traffic in Vicenza, voted in the yesterday's session against the closure of the civil... more
AirportsLazio's fourth airport, Bevilacqua: "For ENAC Latina is ahead of Frosinone"
Latina, Italy - The suitability indicators would give Latina 25 points, against 21 of Frosinone
Loreto Bevilacqua, secretary of the Province of Latina Democratic Party, specified that, contrary to the announcements of the official press release, in the ENAC's (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) report... more
AirportsLazio's third airport (2), Moscardelli: "The ENAC report is not believable, we need a commission"
Latina, Italy - The Democratic Party regional councillor does not exclude a change of the new Lazio's airport base
The regional councillor Claudio Moscardelli also intervenes on the matter concerning the Lazio's third airport (see AVIONEWS): "Both Latina and Frosinone consider that ENAC report on the third airport... more
AirportsLazio's third airport, Lucchetti attacks: " A study is necessary to unveil ENAC's lies"
Latina, Italy - The President of the association "Aeroporto per Latina" does not give up and promises a battle
The choice to build Lazio's third airport in Viterbo still gives rise to heated debates. Yesterday, during a meeting in Latina, the President of the association "Aeroporto per Latina" Dino Lucchetti said:... more
AirportsSEA: remains the interest by the Australian fund Babcock&Brown
Milan, Italy - Also if Alitalia leaves Malpensa
Babcock&Brown goes on being interested in a participation in the SEA capital, Milan Airports Management Company led by Giuseppe Bonomi, "Also if Alitalia leaves from Malpensa", said Antonio Lo Bianco,... more
AirportsVenice-Tessera, lightning strike after the meeting
Venice, Italy - Unions against the workers release procedure
The clinch between workers and management society at the airport of Venice-Tessera carries on. Yesterday a meeting was held, at the presence of the provincial councellor delegated to employment policies,... more
AirportsLazio's third airport, apple of discord
Rome, Italy - Ryanair, easyJet: "No interest in Viterbo"
The choice of Viterbo as seat of Lazio's third airport, affectuated by Minister of Transports Bianchi last 26 November on the basis of the work of a mixed Enac (Italy's civil aviation authority) - Enav... more
AirportsHigh wind at Fiumicino: cancelled 90 flights
Rome, Italy - Most of them were links served by Alitalia airline
About all yesterday the strong wind, which blown near Rome-Fiumicino airport, influenced the smooth air traffic. Between arrivals and departures, in the Roman airport, almost 100 flights have been cancelled,... more
Airports"Briefing - Asia Aviation" (6): Reliance Industries to bid for a new airport in Navi Mumbai
Mumbai, India - The second in the Western metropolis
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries, which is promoting the Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone, will bid for the proposed Navi Mumbai airport. Anand Jain, a close confidant of Reliance Industries... more
AirportsJAL to inaugurate some new check-in desks for reducing client waiting time
Tokyo, Japan - Starting from December 18th
Starting from December 18th, 2007, JAL - Japan Airlines will inaugurate at the Terminal 2 of the Tokyo-Narita International Airport some new check-in desks, a project that aims at reducing the client waiting... more
AirportsSacbo: new flights Bmibaby and Wizz Air from Orio al Serio
Bergamo, Italy - To Birmingham and Sofia
"The Bmibaby and Wizz Air carriers have announced the starting of two new links from Bergamo-Orio al Serio's airport during the Summer schedule of next year. Bmibaby will inaugurate next April 1st the... more
AirportsSAB about the Italian general transports strike: 35 flights cancelled at "Marconi"
Boulogne, Italy - 18 arrivals and 17 departures
"Italian general transports strike has provoked today the cancellation of 35 flights between national and international at 'Marconi's airport. In particular, have been cancelled 18 arrivals and 17 departures.... more
AirportsThe Veneto members of Parliament criticize SAVE
Venice, Italy - According to them, the airport management company does not invest on Venice airport
The centre-left Veneto members of Parliament put a resolution to the Transport and Economics Ministers to know the reasons for which SAVE (management company of "Marco Polo" airport of Venice) does not... more
AirportsPrestigious "Oracle Partner Network (Opn) Innovation Award 2007" (2): acknowledgement for the development of a project in the airport management field
Milan, Italy - Again an Italian company, after Gn Informatica, secures the prize
"It's Italy again to lead at the Opn Innovation Award, prize that Oracle Emea assigns each semester to the most innovative partners. This edition - the seventh - was secured by Software Design, Italian... more
AirportsLazio's third airport: Latina is on strike against the choice of Viterbo
Latina, Italy - CGIL, CISL and UIL plan a protest for December 19
"The airport in Viterbo is in contrast to the commitments by the Region regarding the Latina Project", and "The development model concertized with the Region and and ended in the Latina Project as regards... more
AirportsFive workers denounced for theft at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino
Fiumicino , Italy - Four are employees of AdR, one of another company working in the cargo area
The police forces based at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino have denounced five workers of the airport with accusation of theft. It seems namely that they may be responsible for the disparition of goods in... more
AirportsNew Club Air routes from the Orio al Serio airport
Bergamo, Italy - From Monday, December 10
"On Monday December 10, 2007 the airline Club Air (www.clubair.com) will inaugurate two new routes from the airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio to Ancona and Tirana. The connection to the airport of Falconara... more
AirportsLyon Airport: 7.2 million passenger forecast for 2007
Lyon, France - In April 2008 a new terminal will open only for the low-fare carriers
Passengers forecast for the airport of Lyon's "A. Saint Exupéry" are 7.2 million, +7% compared with 2006. "Probably there will be a further growth -said the president Guy Mathiolon- because we count... more
AirportsSEA: strike in Lombardia's air transport against Alitalia plan
Milan, Italy - The four-hour protest is scheduled for next Friday
"SEA - Milan airports management company - informs that, due to the strike in Lombardia's air transport against the Alitalia plan, called by all the unions, on Friday November 30 from 11:00am to 3:00pm... more
AirportsFiumicino, third worst airport in Europe in terms of punctuality
Fiumicino , Italy - Better Malpensa and Linate
AEA, the Association of European Airlines (the low-fares-carriers are not members), published the data on flight punctuality for the third quarter (July-September) of 2007, considered per airport. Rome-Fiumicino... more
AirportsAir traffic boom, how can we cope with the airports saturation?
Rome, Italy - Guido Pugliesi, CEO of ENAV, shows his strategy
In the last years the big growth of the air traffic and the consequent risk of saturation of the infrastructures have come on the EU agenda. Recently the vice-President of the EU Commission, Jacques Barrot,... more
AirportsViterbo as Lazio's third airport (3), Riggio: the links must be conformed as soon as possible
Roma, Italia - According to the ENAC President Viterbo can not take the chance that the EU does not give authority
The ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) president Vito Riggio said "The links between Rome and Viterbo must be conformed as soon as possible. The connections - he said - are strict and we cannot take... more
AirportsViterbo as Lazio's third airport (4), the defeated's reactions
Rome, Italy - The mayor of Latina protests against the choice, more relaxed the reply by the president of Frosinone's province
There are still reactions after the choice of Viterbo, the city that prepares to host Lazio's third air station. Armando Cusani, president of the Latina province, defined this choice as "Wicked". "It... more
AirportsViterbo as Lazio's third airport (2), the Minister Fioroni: I am not the Saint in heaven
Rome, Italy - In the meantime Frosinone is waiting for the airport
Giuseppe Fioroni, the Italian Secretary for Education, replying to the journalists in respect of the choice of Viterbo as Lazio's third airport, wanted to clarify his role: "I've always been fighting to... more
AirportsViterbo as Lazio's third airport, the reasons of an announced success
Viterbo, Italy - The absence of competing civil airports facilitated the Etrurian city's victory
After yesterday's announcement (see AVIONEWS) the city of Viterbo prepares to host an air station that, together with Rome-Fiumicino and Rome-Ciampino, will face the traffic increase in Lazio's airport... more
AirportsENAC grants 4 new airport concessions
Rome, Italy - They will have a forty-year term
The decrees for the airport concessions of Alghero, Catania, Palermo and Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (see AVIONEWS) airports have been registered. Last days the board of ENAC (Italian Authority for Civil Aviation)... more
AirportsSave: a 54.3 million Euro investment plan for the airport of Venice
Venice, Italy - On condition that there is an equivalent increase of the airport fares
Save, Venice Airport Management Company, has planned a 54.3 million Euro investment plan for the airport until 2010, but on condition that there is an equivalent increase of the airport fares. Only the... more
AirportsAerdorica passes the budget 2007
Falconara, Italy - It closes with a deficit of over 3 million Euro
The Aerdorica (Ancona's airport management society) shareholders assembly has passed the budget 2007 with a deficit of 3,456,000 Euro and with a reserve to insert in the count a contingent asset equal... more
AirportsEU cancels the exclusive, the Sardinian airports will be opened to the competition
Brussels, Belgium - Ryanair low-cost airline, exclused from the public service system, reported the case to the EU Commission
After two years of dispute with the EU, Italy will streamline the "Public service obligations" concerning the airlines which operate the connections from Sardinia. Within 2008 the current regulations,... more
Airports"Comitato aeroporto di Viterbo": the decision, finally
Viterbo, Italy - From today the Tuscia's capital, city of Europe
"Rome, London, Barcelona, Paris, Bergamo, Berlin. Airports: Viterbo, Stansted, Gerona, Beauvais, Orio al Serio, Shoenefeld. From today Viterbo is city of Europe. Viterbo takes off, thanks to its... more
AirportsThird airport of Lazio: Viterbo wins
Rome, Italy - The Minister of Transport, Alessandro Bianchi, communicated it
During a press-conference with the President of Lazio, Piero Marrazzo, the Minister of Transport, Alessandro Bianchi, announced that the third airport of Lazio will be Viterbo. Bianchi said: "At the end... more
AirportsBloated fares, AerTre and Save under indictment
Venice, Italiy - The management companies of Treviso and Venice airports would charged unjustified rises
In the ENAC (Italian Authority for Civil Aviation) offices of Venice and Treviso the Financial Police acquired documents regarding AerTre and SAVE (the management companies of Treviso and Venice airports,... more
AirportsForty-year license to the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia airport
Gorizia, Italy - A procedure lasted two years
After a procedure lasted two years, the forty-year license to the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia airport has been released by ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) in last days. The new license will allow... more
AirportsReggio Calabria's airport shut for 24 hours
Reggio Calabria , Italy - Due to a cloud of ashes of the Etna. Debate on society structure goes on
In Reggio Calabria the "Tito Minniti" airport remained shut, from 1:00pm of last Saturday to 2:00pm of yesterday, because of a cloud of vulcanic ashes erupted from the Etna, which have obscured the sky... more
AirportsItalian Transports Ministry: Bianchi convoked Marrazzo this morning
Rome, Italy - For the presentation of conclusions about third Lazio's airport
"On completion of the preliminary works by Commission and following valuations, the Italian Transports Minister, Alessandro Bianchi, has summoned for this morning the President of Lazio Region's Piero... more
AirportsMen at work at the "Sant'Anna" airport in Crotone
Crotone , Italy - New directors' board appointed
The restructuring of the "Sant'Anna" airport in Crotone goes on, airport in Calabria controlled by the Bergamo-based company Miro Radici Finance, belonging to Nicola Radici. The airport is namely enjoying... more
AirportsA plane flies too low and damages some houses roofs near Turin-Caselle
Turin, Italy - No injured people, but great fear for the families who live near the airport
Yesterday, shortly after 1:30pm in Turin-Caselle airport, a landing airplane has sucked numerous roof-tiles of some houses flinging them on the same roofs and underlying courts. The aircraft probably flew... more