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AirportsVenice-Tessera, problems at the electric system and industrial agitation
Venice, Italy - Yesterday no light for an hour on one floor
The airport of Venice-Tessera is rocked by different problems. Above all of technical nature, with the electric system that according to the local media is very deficitary. The electric cables get namely... more
AirportsLazio third airport: operating between 2011 and 2017
Rome, Italy - The repercussions in the Stock Exchange for Gemina shares
After the alternation of indiscretions on the possibility to create also a fourth airport for Lazio, the third airport could be in operation between 2011 and 2017. The forecast capability could be about... more
AirportsThird airport of Lazio: the final sprint
Rome, Italy - The name of the city, which will hold the new airport, will be disclosed within 7 days
During a meeting of Uiltrasporti union Alessandro Bianchi, the Minister of the Transport, has communicated to journalists that within the next week the name of the city, which will host the third airport... more
AirportsItalian airports development, the final plan will be delivered within the end of the year
Bari, Italy - Di Paola, Assaeroporti President, has already entrusted the first part of the reorganization programme to the minister Bianchi
Last September 30th, Domenico Di Paola, sole director of Aeroporti di Puglia and Assaeroporti President, had delivered the first step of the future airports development plan to the minister Bianchi. From... more
AirportsMalpensa and Linate, cancelled hundreds of Alitalia flights this morning
Milan, Italy - Even though the unions put off the strike to November 30th
Endless hardships for thousand passengers leaving this morning from the Milanese airports of Malpensa and Linate. Even though the strike, which was scheduled for today, has been postponed to November 30th... more
AirportsSEA, still disputes on the airport fares
Milan, Italy - The management company of the Milanese airports lodged an appeal to the Lazio TAR
Giulio Demetrio, general director of SEA, management company of the Milanese airports of Linate and Malpensa, refuses the accusations according to which the managed airports are the most expensive in Italy.... more
AirportsOrio al Serio airport, the cuts of SACBO board start
Bergamo , Italy - The number will decrease at least of 4 members
It is time of cuts also for the boards of the airport management companies. After the SEA, which manages Milan airports and has diminished its members of the board from 9 to 5, the SACBO (Bergamo-Orio... more
AirportsGesap SpA: started the Ryanair web check-in in the "Falcone e Borsellino" airport
Palermo , Italy - After Alitalia, Air One and easyJet
"News in the check-in system for the passengers departing from Palermo airport with Ryanair flights. After Alitalia, Air One and easyJet also Ryanair offers to its passengers the web check-in, contacting... more
AirportsAirport charges raise for Heathrow and Gatwick
London, UK - The announcement by the Civil Aviation Authority
Britain's Civil Aviation Authority has given its green light to increases of airport fees for the 2008/2009 period for carriers flying on London's airports of Heathrow and Gatwick. They are boosts by 15,6%... more
AirportsItalian entrepreneurs defend Malpensa's role
Milan, Italy - "A resource for the Italian economy"
As the talks on Alitalia's status carry on (see AVIONEWS), the Italian entrepreneurs' association, Confindustria, takes position in regard to the airport of Malpensa, whose destiny is uncertain as well... more
AirportsSEA: shareholders meeting to elect the new councillors
Milan, Italy - Giuseppe Bonomi confirmed president and CEO
"Today has been held the meeting of SEA SpA (Milan airports management company) shareholders. The meeting has decided in extraordinary session, according to the law 296/2006, for the modification of... more
AirportsGenoa, international tender for relaunching the air station
Genoa, Italy - Giovanni Novi, president of the port Authority, hopes for a joint management of "Cristoforo Colombo"
This morning, the president of the port Authority, Giovanni Novi, has communicated the opening of an international public tender aiming to decide who will support the current shareholders of Aeroporto... more
AirportsUK: Heathrow and Gatwick the worst records for delayed departing flights
London, United Kingdom - Data provided for the Association of European Airlines
London's Gatwick and Heathrow airports had the worst records for delayed departing flights of all Europe's leading airports in the three months through September, the "Financial Times" reported. Gatwick... more
AirportsFrosinone, the pro-airport committee asks for two new airports
Frosinone , Italy - One must be built in the South, the other in the North of Rome
While Alessandro Bianchi, the Italian Minister of Transport, announces that the work of the technical commission on the third airport of Lazio is going to end, Stefano Venditti, the president of Frosinone... more
AirportsThe European Union to elaborate a decongestion plan for the regional airports
Brussels, Belgium - The forecasts of ECAC and EUROCONTROL
A forecast of ECAC - European Civil Aviation Conference and EUROCONTROL has estimated that within 2025 there will be over 9 billion passengers worldwide, and Asia will be the main market. According... more
AirportsVillanova d'Albenga, German airline interested in the airport
Villanova d'Albenga , Italy - The meeting of Tuesday in the ENAC headquarters has been useful to solve the crisis of the Liguria airport
The first details on the meeting of Tuesday, took place in the ENAC (Italian Authority for Civil Aviation) headquarters, to find a solution for the Villanova d'Albenga airport, come out. They are finding... more
AirportsSagat: passenger traffic record in Caselle's airport also in October
Turin, Italy - The Turin's air station increases more than the national average
"October is a new record month for passengers traffic in Turin-Caselle's airport. 297,291 passengers are transited last month, 14,4% more than October 2006 (259,835 passengers), the best result for the... more
AirportsSACBO: new Wizz Air routes from the Orio al Serio airport
Bergamo, Italy - To Bucharest with four flights a week from next Februry 29
"Wizz Air, the Eastern-Europe low-cost airline, has announced the expansion of its base in Bucharest, where starting from February 28, 2008 it will operate with a second new Airbus A-320 airplane and at... more
AirportsFoggia Airport, the bid for 5 new routes is ready
Foggia , Italy - The airlines have 60 days to enter their bids
Aeroporti Puglia SpA, the company who manages the airports of Puglia, announced a contract for new air links in the "Gino Lisa" airport of Foggia. These are the destinations requested: Catania or Palermo,... more
AirportsYunnan, an airport will be built where the US Flying Tigers helped the Chinese
Tengchong, China - The pilots were secretely sent to Asia by the American President F.D. Roosvelt in WW2
In the Chinese district of Tengchong, province of Yunnan, will be built a civil airport on the route of the "Camel Peak" (Himalaya mountains), called "Death route", trough which, during World War 2, a... more
AirportsSAT: net profit of "Galileo Galilei" airport falls
Pisa, Italy - Balance approved yesterday: gross operative margin decreasing
"The balance of the third quarter of Pisa airport has been approved yesterday, November 12 2007. Very good the traffic results: 2,876,469 passengers from January 1st to September 30th 2007, an increase... more
AirportsSave, net profit of 8.7 million Euros for 2007 third quarter
Venice, Italy - Growth of 6% compared with the same period of last year
SAVE, the company who manages "Marco Polo" Venice airport, registered a net profit of 8.7 million Euros in the 2007 third quarter, with a growth of 6%, compared with the same period of 2006. The capital... more
AirportsBari, EUR 20 million to develop "Karol Wojtyla" airport
Bari, Italy - Call for bids opened until next December 19th
Aeroporti di Puglia SpA puts work out to tender of 20 million Euros, financing with the funds of the programme agreement signed in 2003, which will be useful to develop Bari "Karol Wojtyla" airport. The... more
AirportsVillanova d'Albenga airport, Liguria Region studies the relaunch
Villanova d'Albenga, Italy - Bipartisan agreement also to restore the flight to Rome
The Regional council of Liguria approved unanimously an agenda that binds the council and the representatives of the minority political forces to find concrete solutions for the full future operativeness... more
AirportsAutogrill: the Board of Directors approves the results for the first nine months
Milan, Italy - And 3rd quarter of 2007
"Consolidated revenues rise to € 3,516.8m (up 23.8%) in the first nine months and to € 1,482.4m in the 3rd quarter (up 38.3%). Double figure growth in all geographical-organizational regions First nin... more
AirportsProtest of SEA workers: hardships in Malpensa and Linate
Milan, Italy - Convened two meetings in view of the maxi-strike scheduled for Thursday November 22
This morning at Milan-Malpensa and Milan-Linate airports have been held the trade-union meetings of the SEA SpA e SEA Handling workers. There have been flights delays which vary from 20 to 45 minutes on... more
AirportsTransport strike: 74 flights cancelled this morning at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The unions against the Finance BIll
From 10:00am to 6:00pm will be held the general strike called by the base unions SDL and CUB against the Finance Bill, and 74 flights have been cancelled at the airport of Rome-Fiumicino, mostly Alitalia's.... more
AirportsSAB: signed agreement with ENAC for a 22 million Euro contribution
Boulogne, Italy - For the runway extension and related works
"The general manager of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), commander Silvano Manera, and the president of the management company of the 'Guglielmo Marconi' airport of Bologna, Giuseppina Gualtieri,... more
AirportsBianchi: "We have no intention to suffer Ryanair's arrogance"
Rome, Italy - "They have to stop with these attitudes"
After the conference on the mobility held today at the University of Roma Tre, the Italian minister of Transport Alessandro Bianchi answered AVIONEWS about the matter of Ryanair at Ciampino, of which he... more
AirportsDozens of illegal workers found at Chicago airport
Chicago, USA - More than 20 arrested, 110 fake IDs seized
The two managers of a temporary work agency and 24 Latin American illegal immigrants who worked at O'Hare International Airport of Chicago, in the US, have been arrested yesterday after a crackdown of... more
AirportsAirport of Sant'Egidio: announced financing equal to EUR 35 million
Perugia, Italy - In order to comply with the European standards
The amount of financial resources for the airport of Perugia-Sant'Egidio has been announced during a press-conference took place in the airport few days ago. The funding will be necessary to comply the... more
AirportsSAB: in October +15.7% passengers at "Marconi" airport
Bologna, Italy - Exceeded 3,700,000 since the beginning of the year
"Large growth in October for the 'Marconi' airport of Bologna: the passengers, 372,955, increased by 15.7% in reference to the same month of 2006, while the movements of aircraft, that reached 5182 units,... more
AirportsCiampino case: Ryanair surprisingly wins
Rome, Italy - The Council of State allows the appeal
After the defeat by the TAR last month, the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair had presented an appeal to the Council of State against the decision with which TAR Lazio approved the reduction of flights in... more
AirportsAVIONEWS interviews Vincenzo Mareddu, Sogaer president
Cagliari, Italy - Some news for Cagliari-Elmas airport
Following the press conference held yesterday for the unveiling of the new easyJet flights operated from Cagliari-Elmas airport, AVIONEWS interviewed Vincenzo Mareddu, the president of Sogaer, the airport... more
AirportsThe Prefect of Italian Police, Carlo Mosca: no more pines at Coccia di Morto
Rome, Italy - They hindered the air traffic of Fiumicino
ENAC, the Italian civil aviation authority, had been demanding their cutting-down for years, and now it seems that their fate be definitely decided. We are speaking about the 381 maritime pines which are... more
AirportsTurmoil at "Marco Polo" airport in Venice-Tessera goes on
Venice, Italy - After yesterday's employees' strike
A day of hard workers struggle has caused yesterday at the "Marco Polo" airport of Venice-Tessera the cancelling of more than 20 percent of the flights, the suspension of the charge operations for cargo... more
AirportsAutogrill: new contract in San Francisco Airport
Milan, Italy - And concession renewal in Maui
"Through its American division HMSHost, Autogrill Group has strengthened its presence in California and the Hawaiian islands by winning a new contract to operate retail services in San Francisco International... more
AirportsLombardy approves the new law on airport management
Milan , Italy - Increased influence of the Region in the air transportation policies
One of amendments approved in the ambit of the new law for the coordination and management of the airport system of Lombardy, sets down that the Region "Can adopt initiatives meant to allow the full development... more
AirportsTransport Ministry: no choice made yet about Lazio's third airport
Rome, Italy - According to press-news and releases on the matter
"According to the press-news and releases concerning Lazio's third airport, the Ministry of Transport informs that no choice has been made yet and therefore there are no formal acts, and minister Bianchi... more
AirportsSagat and Meridiana inaugurate the new flight to Krakow
Turin, Italy - With a three time frequency
"Meridiana inaugurated this morning in Turin the new Winter season 2007/2008 with the take off of the new link to Krakow, served by one of the 18 MD-82 airplanes present in the carrier's fleet. The... more
AirportsRieti's "Ciuffelli" re-opens, two days a week
Rieti, Italy - The fire brigade's OK on the fire-fighting system has arrived
After Antonio D'Angeli, president of Rieti's Aero Club, had announced that the financial problems that had caused the temporary closure of the "Ciuffelli" airport, have been solved (see AVIONEWS), last... more
AirportsFiumicino: ready to put up the Airbus A-380
Rome, Italy - The first airport in Italy
Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), Rome airport system manager company, has announced that the "Leonardo da Vinci" airport is preparad to put up the new Airbus A-380 operations flight. It took off last week for... more
AirportsAdR: the Gemina Board launches the capital stock increase
Rome, Italy - Starting from next November
This morning the Gemina Board of Directors has decided the capital stock increase of over 1,1 billion Euro. Following the obtainment of the neccessary authorizations the offer may start. They forecast... more
AirportsSagat: Wind Jet inaugurates the Turin-Moscow and doubles from Catania
Turin, Italy - From December 29 the Turin-Moscow and from October 28 two daily flights to Catania
"Wind Jet will increase further flights from and to Russia as of next December 29; for this date, in fact, the new weekly connection (on Saturday) from Turin to the Russian capital city will be inaugurated.... more
AirportsSOGAER: press-conference for presentation low-cost flights by Ryanair
Cagliari, Italy - This morning at 10:30 at Elmas' airport
SOGAER, Cagliari-Elmas' airport management society, communicates that the press-conference for the presentation of direct low-cost flights that will link the Sardinian city to Madrid and Bergamo, took... more
AirportsBrussels against Berlin on the subventions to Munich's airport
Munich, Germany - EU Commission is examining the case
Around the mid-90's various air-companies threatened to leave the airport of Munich, in Germany, due to the jet fuel costs, higher than in other European airports because of the lack of proper links with... more
AirportsSOGAS, AN (Italian Party) councillor Cananzi annouces a press conference
Reggio Calabria , Italy - Stabilize the situation rapidly, then develop a business plan
Concerning the capital increase of the SOGAS (Management Company for the Air Strait), AVIONEWS has interwiewed Francesco Maria Cananzi, provincial councillor of Alleanza Nazionale (Italian party), who... more
AirportsMaxi-recapitalization for SOGAS, Reggio Calabria airport management company
Reggio Calabria, Italy - Over 6 million Euro to make up
All the knots come to the comb, and this time Senator Pietro Fuda, sole director of SOGAS (Reggio Calabria airport management company) has many knots to undo. The hole in the SOGAS accounts is of 6,018,000... more
AirportsSACBO: new routes from Orio al Serio's airport
Bergamo, Italy - From yesterday with Winter schedule
"In coincidence with the Winter times, some of the new routes introduced into the program of scheduled destinations from Bergamo-Orio al Serio's airport, have become operational starting from yesterday,... more
AirportsSAGAT: new flight to Moscow served by Wind Jet
Turin, Italy - It will be announced tomorrow in the morning during a press-conference
Wind Jet and SAGAT (Turin-Caselle's airport management society) communicate that the press conference for the presentation of the new Turin-Moscow will take place tomorrow, on Tuesday October 30, 2007... more