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AirportsEU Parliament (4): the tenders for the ground assistance services have to be regulated
Strasbourg, France - The Commission is invited to publish clear stances or to make new proposals
The report about the air traffic, which has been illustrated in the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, concerned also the ground assistance services of the airports. The members of Parliament, who have presented... more
AirportsSAGAT: record passengers traffic at Caselle's airport, thanks also to the new connections
Turin, Italy - In September it recorded a +14,1%
"The trend of growth of passengers' traffic confirms still positive at the Turin-Caselle's airport. Last month, 308,790 transits, + 14,1% compared the figure recorded in the same month 2006 equal to... more
AirportsEU Parliament (3): slot assignment has to be clarified
Strasbourg, France - Rules and mechanisms based on market have to be introduced
During the long and detailed relation of EU Parliament about the increase of the air traffic in Europe, the members of Parliament have asked the Commission for clarification about the slot assignment in... more
AirportsEU Parliament (2): the regional development must safeguard the airports
Strasbourg, France - An intense collaboration between the State authorities and local administrations is necessary
The European Parliament has debated a relation with which the member States, regional and local authorities will have to safeguard the airports in their regional development strategies. Particularly, the... more
AirportsSAB: last Wednesday's acts of the board of the "Marconi" airport
Boulogne , Italy - They decided to entrust Koop Service for a year with the baggage movement services
"The board of directors of the Boulogne-based company ‘Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi’, which met on Wednesday after the usual update on company traffic data, decided to entrust the society Koop Service wit... more
AirportsEU Parliament: the air traffic increases, airports must be strengthened
Strasbourg, France - Important measures have been proposed to avoid delays and cancellations of the flights
The EU Parliament demands for strengthen the European airport system to face the growth of the air traffic and avoid so delays and cancellations of the flights, owing to the deficit of the airport capacity.... more
AirportsAlghero airport, the funds had already been appropriated
Alghero, Italy - The Sardinia Region councillor Amadu criticizes the present centre-left council
The Sardinia Region councillor, Amadu, brings a charge against the present current council of the President, Renato Soru. Amadu, who was chairman of Transport in the previous council, said "The financing... more
AirportsNew investments arriving for Rome’s airports
Rome, Italy - 161 million Euros from Gruppo Toti to Gemina
The reorganization of Gemina goes on, the Milan-based holding that controls Aeroporti di Roma SpA (AdR), which is the managing society of Rome’s two airports. Gruppo Toti lets know to have taken the “... more
AirportsPON funds of airports , great satisfaction for ENAC
Rome, Italy - The public body obtained other EUR 55 million of efficiency bonus, thanks to the celerity of expenditure
The balance concerning the strengthening of the South-Italy airports is extremely positive. Through the PON (National Operational Programme) funds and thanks to other projects called "Volàno" (financed... more
AirportsENAV: record growth for flights from Rome
Rome, Italy - Thanks to new technologies
The radar room of the the Italian capital is the biggest in Europe and it supervises an airspace which includes Lazio, Tuscany, Umbria, Sardinia, Campania and Sicily. In the Summer of 2007, ENAV (Italian... more
AirportsThe European Commission approves public financing for Grosseto regional airport, in Tuscany (Italy)
Brussels, Belgium - For three years as of 2008 and provide up to EUR 927,000
"The European Commission has decided today to allow Italy to grant start-up aid for new air routes from Grosseto (Tuscany) regional airport to other European destinations. The measure will last three years... more
AirportsFiumicino's new hub on the way
Rome, Italy - The anticipations of AdR's President
It is still unknown when exactly the call for projects will be summoned, but it already clear that it will have to be beautiful, ultra-modern and functional, the new hub of the "Leonardo da Vinci" International... more
AirportsSicily, the PON funds for the airports have been used
Palermo, Italy - The management companies invested almost in full the sum appropriated by the Minister of Infrastructures
The management companies of the Sicilian airports are completing the use of PON (National Operating Programme) funds appropriated by the Minister of Infrastructures. It is a sum equal to EUR 113,650 million... more
AirportsSardinia: the Region appropriates millions of EUROS for the international air traffic
Cagliari , Italy - Olbia, Cagliari and Alghero airports have been benefited
The Sardinia Region, in its budget, has foreseen the expenditure of about EUR 8 million for the starting, advertising and marketing projects to develop the international air traffic to and from Sardinia.... more
AirportsGenova airport, capital increase authorized
Genoa, Italy - The act obliges the Harbour Authority to agree on a relaunch strategy of the airport
The Harbour Committee (an Authority corporate body) authorized the capital increase of the company Aeroporto di Genova spa for EUR 3,100,000. The 60% (EUR 1,800,000) chargeable to the Harbour Authority,... more
AirportsAdF SpA tranfers to Banca Monte dei Paschi Siena
Florence, Italy - A share equal to 19% of the airport of Siena, keeping 1.9%
"AdF Aeroporto di Firenze SpA (Florence airport management company) has transferred a share equal to 19% as well as the relative option rights of the Siena airport SpA's capital stock (641,385 shares)... more
AirportsLamezia airport reopened among the debates
Lamezia, Italy - Numerous protests of the passengers
Although Lamezia Terme's airport has been closed for only five hours due to a failure in the radio assistance system, provoked by a violent thunderstorm, many passengers protested, above all for the absence... more
AirportsAir India wants a hub in Europe
New Delhi, India - Various airports under exam
Air India is examining various airport facilities in Europe, as well as terms and conditions offered by diverse European alliances, in order to develop a hub in the "Old Continent". Among the destinations... more
AirportsMalpensa: low-cost carriers can not solve the empty of Alitalia
Milan, Italy - After Ryanair that's easyJet
The exchanges between SEA, Milan Airports Management Company, and Irish low-cost Ryanair continue on the matter of empties leave by Alitalia at Malpensa. Milan-Malpensa does not intend to become a low-cost... more
AirportsRagusa, meeting on the airport system of South-East Sicily
Ragusa , Italy - The Presidents of ENAC and ENAV also intervened
An important meeting on the airport system of South-East Sicily and on the job perspectives of the "Fabio Besta" Institute students has been held in Ragusa. During the conference the most important exponents... more
AirportsAdR: today the Gemina Borad of Directors to launch the capita increase
Rome, Italy - It will serve to the AdR 44.7% purchase
Today the Gemina Board of Directors has been summoned to launch the 1.25 billion Euro capital increase that will serve to the purchase of the AdR's 44.7%, the Rome Airports Management Company. See AVIONEWS... more
AirportsGenoa's airport, the major demands a meeting with ENAC
Genoa, Italy - Authorities will shed light on security
Genoa city council demands a meeting with ENAC (Italian Authority For Civil Aviation) to debate "On security conditions of the "Cristoforo Colombo" airport". The request comes directly from the last town... more
AirportsSlot in the Italian airports, UE opens an infraction procedure?
Rome, Italy - In the slot allocation there might be a conflict of interest
Cristiana Muscardini, member of the Italian Parliament, President of Union for Europe of the Nations at the European Parliament and responsible for EU Policies of Alleanza Nazionale, asked a question to... more
AirportsFiumicino: slow-downs for departing passengers
Rome, Italy - Problems due to lack of personnel
Gianni Ciotti, a cop belonging to the SILP-CGIL union, is worried about the situation of surveillance at the "Leonardo Da Vinci" international airport of Rome-Fiumicino, which reveals the alarming awareness... more
AirportsAlitalia (4): Malpensa and Linate will lose over 7000 positions
Milan, Italy - Soon the project's details
There is no point in hiding behind a finger, "If Alitalia will carry out its plan, it will be a disaster": there are the words of Victor Morchio, national secretary for the air transport of SdL (workers... more
AirportsThree employees of Baghdad airport arrested for terrorism
Baghdad, Iraq - They would have prepared some attempts
"Coalition forces have arrested yesterday three extremists during an operation in the international airport of Baghdad. These employees have been accused to be spies in responsibility jobs of the airport.... more
AirportsGESAC: BAA confirmed its interest
Naples, Italy - Investments for the airport of Capodichino and Grazzanise
The meeting among local authorities of Campania and BAA and Ferrovial representatives took place yesterday. Inigo Meiras, CEO of Ferrovial Aeropuertos, and Terry Morgan, executive director of BAA, confirmed... more
AirportsHigh-speed train will link Munich to airport
Munich, Germany - Transrapid project finally approved
After years of discussions the project for the construction of the Transrapid-railway, which will link the city of Munich to its airport, has finally been approved. Transrapid is a German monorail train... more
AirportsIn Great Britain new explosives detectors introduced
London, United Kingdom - Advanced airport security measures
In seven different airports of the United Kingdom, among which Heathwow, Gatwick and Glasgow, a new type of x-ray scanner is going to be introduced capable of detecting the presence of explosives and liquids... more
AirportsAeradria: Autumn/Winter towards Egypt, Tunisia, Greece and Spain
Rimini, Italy - The "Fellini", first airport of Medium Adriatic between Venice and Bari; traffic-passengers increases
"An Autumn/Winter to Egypt, Tunisia, Greece and Spain; Tenerife (Canaries) a destination that returns, scheduled in the past. After an optimum Summer season, the Rimini's airport proposed the flight planning... more
AirportsGermany, the Chinese buy Parchim airport
Parchim , Germany - Agreement between German authorities and the Asian multinational Link Global Logistics
LGL (Link Global Logistics) signed an agreement for the acquisition of the German airport of Parchim, an ex-Soviet air-base situated in the East of Germany. The investment amounts to about EUR 100... more
AirportsTarquinia reclaims the airport too
Tarquinia , Italy - North-South conflict around the third airport of Lazio
The debate on the third airport-pole of Lazio gets more heated. While Viterbo's environmentalist write to the Minister of Environment to oppose the realization of the third airport on their territory (see... more
AirportsBulgarelli: "What is the real function of the airport of Elmas?"
Rome, Italy - Parliamentary question at the Senate
Inside of the military airport of Cagliari-Elmas a first-reception centre (Cpa) is being built, which should be used to shelter and identify all the immigrants who landed on the coasts of Sardinia in the... more
AirportsLazio’s third airport, environmentalists of Viterbo write to Pecoraro Scanio
Viterbo , Italy - “Wretch and senseless work”
While the Ministry of Transports’ decision about the third airport of Lazio is awaited, the environmentalists of Viterbo raise their voice with an open letter addressed to the Minister of Environment, P... more
AirportsGaeta endorses the third airport in Latina
Gaeta, Italy - The major: "To go beyond particularism"
Antonio Raimondi, major of Gaeta (Latina), has no doubts: “The airport ought to be realized in Latina. The economy of the province needs it”. The first citizen intervenes this way in the heated debate aro... more
AirportsLow-cost on Malpensa, SAGAT's President objects
Turin, Italy - The fear is all the Northern Italy airports are penalized
Maurizio Montagnese, the President of SAGAT, the company who manages Turin "Sandro Pertini" airport, rails against the hypothesis to move the low-cost flights on Malpensa, after the downsizing of the same... more
AirportsComiso: airport ready within the end of April 2008
Comiso, Italy - Announcement by the mayor Digiacomo
The city of Comiso (Ragusa, Sicily) will have an airport whose realization will be completed within April 30, 2008. The news was spread by Pippo Digiacomo, mayor of the Sicilian town, who said: "After... more
AirportsOctober 1st starts the Apron service at the airport of Catania
Catania, Italy - The declarations of the under-secretary Gentile at the Transports Commission
Responding to a question made by the deputies Silvano Moffa and Basilio Catanoso, of the Alleanza Nazionale party, the under-secretary of Transports Raffaele Gentile announced that, after the last agreements... more
Airports"Panero", a "Flower" airport
Albenga, Italy - Many voices claim an airport enlargement
The Villanova di Albenga airport (Liguria Region) is kept in high consideration by local people, but not by government who seems not to understand the importance of this airport in the local reality. This... more
AirportsFormigoni: we have the rights to discuss about Malpensa slot assignments
Milan , Italy - The "Northern airline" theme is coming back
The theme of the "Northern airline" is coming back, in the spelling of Lombardy governor, Roberto Formigoni, who said that this carrier joint-venture could be composed by private capitals for 51% and an... more
AirportsAdR (2), EUR 149 million appropriated to streamline Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - "Leonardo da Vinci" will become again the real one Italian intercontinental airport
AdR, the company for the management of the capital city's airport system, allocated an investment of EUR 149 million to develop Rome-Fiumicino airport. The fund will be committed to face the increase of... more
AirportsAir Berlin wants to acquire Condor from Thomas Cook
Berlin, Germany - Two-step selling by 2010
German low-fares airline Air Berlin wants to expand its fleet by acquiring the charter carrier Condor, presently owned by Thomas Cook. The agreement found between the air company and the travel firm foresees... more
AirportsThe Italian Council of Ministers approved a decree against the irregular assignments of the slots
Rome, Italy - On proposal of European Politics and Justice Ministers
The Council of Ministers nr 27 of September 21st, on proposal of European Politics Minister Emma Bonino and the Minister of Justice Clemente Mastella, has approved a government decree that "Provides for... more
AirportsAustralian and Canadian funds acquire 48 percent of Birmingham airport (UK)
Birmingham , United Kingdom - First foreign direct investment for VFMC
With an investment of GBP 420 million the Australian Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) and the Canadanian Ontario Teachers Pension Plan bought a 48.25 percent stake in the British Birmingham... more
AirportsAdR: the appointment of the new directors during the last Board
Rome, Italy - To replace the Australian shareholders
The shareholders’ meeting of Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), held last Friday under the chairmanship of Fabrizio Palenzona, appointed the company directors after the resignation of the directors representing t... more
AirportsMalpensa's pickpocket arrested
Milan, Italy - He is a Maghribi man
Abdel Zozo, the Maghribi man arrested, had found a "Regular job" in Malpensa airport and he was well-known to the police for a string of crimes. He changed on each occasion disguise and he often frequented... more
AirportsSea: alliance between the management society and Schiphol International BV
Milan, Italy - The two groups, thanks to a MoU, will cooperate in aviation sector, marketing and real estate
"SEA SpA (Milan's airports management society) and Schiphol International BV have signed last Wednesday a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) that starts a cooperation agreement and creation of synergies... more
AirportsSAB: green-light for the new flight towards Valencia by September 3rd
Bolougne, Italy - The connection, presented officially today, will have four frequencies a week
"The new flight Bolougne-Valencia started last September 3rd. The connection is operated by Iberia Regional Air Nostrum with a 50-seats CRJ-200 aircraft and commercialized in Italy by Iberia. In the first... more
AirportsDelayed planes: hard line started
Rome, Italy - The Board of Ministers will talk about a government decree to ask for more punctuality
Tomorrow Emma Bonino, the Minister of International Trade and for EU Policies, and Clemente Mastella, the Minister of Justice, will move a government decree issued under parliamentary delegation sanctions... more
AirportsOpening of Beijing’s new air terminal imminent
Beijing, China - It will be the largest airport-complex in the world
The Chinese economic miracle can brag to have met another important goal. It has namely taken only three years to realize the new Terminal 3 of the airport of Beijing, which becomes this way, with 99 hectares... more