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AirportsDubai Aerospace Enterprise, maxi-offer for Auckland's airport
Auckland, New Zealand - More than USD 1 billion
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, the group which controls also the carrier Emirates Airlines, has offered over USD 1 billion to buy the majority of Auckland's airport (from 51% to 60%), the most important air... more
AirportsSASE’s board reduced
Perugia, Italy - From 11 to 3 the members’ number
Notable reduction for SASE’s board, the society that manages the airport “Sant’Egidio” of Perugia: the number of members shifts from 11 to 3. It says the society through a communicate: the reduction has bee... more
AirportsAdR: Clessidra fund interested in 15% of the society
Rome, Italy - The share price is EUR 1.237 billion
"We are interested in taking over 10-15% of AdR - Aeroporti di Roma" said Alessandro Grimaldi, representative of Clessidra fund ready to join the capital stock of the management society of the airports... more
AirportsRome-Urbe air station closed for works from July 30 to August 10
Rome, Italy - For runway renovation
ENAC (Italian Authority for Civil Aviation) informs that the airport of Rome-Urbe will be closed from next July 30 to August 10 for the completion of the runway renovation works. The works will concern... more
AirportsSea: Malpensa, first airport in Europe, to install the RFID system
Milan, Italy - For the recognition and sorting of luggages
"SEA has signed an agreement with the Lyngsoe System society for the installation of RFID system in the management of baggages at Malpensa's airport. The RFID system is the first in Europe and the third... more
AirportsMinistry of Transport: signed today the decree of reliance of management of Pescara's airport
Rome, Italy - Even for runway extension and Perugia's airport
"Italian Minister of Transport, Alessandro Bianchi, has signed today the decree of reliance to SAGA (Società Abruzzese Gestione Aeroporto) the management for thirty years of airport of Pescara. At... more
AirportsPisa, SAT's IPO: stocks at EUR 12,35
Pisa, Italy - Next Thursday the payment and the start of negotiations
Fixed at EUR 12,35 the ordinary share's prices of SAT (Società Aeroporto Toscano), that manages Pisa's airport "Galileo Galilei": the highest indicated by analysts was EUR 12,5 for share. The IPO (Initial... more
AirportsCustoms officers on strike at “Leonardo Da Vinci”
Rome, Italy - From Thursday July 26 to Saturday 28
Customs employees at the “Leonardo Da Vinci” airport of Fiumicino will go on strike from next Thursday, July 26, to Saturday July 28 as a protest against the lack of personnel. The greatest inconveniences are... more
AirportsFiumicino: bomb alarm for a flight to London
Rome, Italy - The aircraft took off after hours of scrupulous checks
Last Saturday July 21 an anonymous phone call to the "Leonardo Da Vinci" airport of Rome-Fiumicino announced the presence of a bomb on board an Airbus A-321. It was flight AZ-204 bound for London-Heathrow. The... more
AirportsRadar at Isola, no by town council
Palermo, Italy - Next meeting in August to save the project
The tiring conflict continues among Isola delle Femmine's municipality and the authorities about the project of realization of radar to monitor the wind-shear phenomenon. Isola's mayor, Gaspare Portobello,... more
AirportsSolar panels for Bari's airport
Bari, Italy - Di Paola (AdP): "A similar project for Brindisi too"
Bari's airport "Karol Wojtyla" has now a photovoltaic lighting: it's the first time in Italy. Satisfaction by the chief executive of AdP (Aeroporti di Puglia), Domenico Di Paola, who has stated that a... more
AirportsBulgaria: a new airport for the city of Plovdiv
Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Military airport will be transformed in civilian
Transport and Defense Ministries of Bulgaria have agreed on transferring the ownership of Plovdiv Airport, the Bulgaria's second greatest city. The airport of Plovdiv will be owned by the Transport... more
AirportsAirports of Rome: expected 350.000 pax during the week-end
Rome, Italy - 308 thousands just in Fiumicino
For the week-end July 20-22, the managing company "Aeroporti di Roma" (Adr) foresee a number of approximately 350.000 passengers transiting in the two Rome's airports, Fiumicino and Ciampino. Particularly... more
AirportsAirport of Abruzzo: formalized the EUR 5 million financing
Pescara, Italy - For the security of the airport and the renewal of the thirty-year licence
Recently, Italian Transport Minister, Alessandro Bianchi, signed two important regulations for the Airport of Abruzzo strengthening. These two rules provide for a EUR 5 million financing, in order to carry... more
AirportsThe two charged for omissions in Catania airport could be Manera and Cardi
Catania, Italy - Two other Enac's managers inquired
In the investigation conducted for omissions in the services tower building in Catania-Fontanarossa airport, it seems that the two accused of "Attempt to trasport safety" are two important manager of... more
AirportsCiampino airport: impossible to come back to previous traffic levels
Rome, Italy - Deputy mayor Pede interviewed
In reference with the matter of air traffic in the "Pastine" airport of Ciampino (for details see AVIONEWS), and after the news by the ministry of Transport of the 30% cut to flights from next November... more
AirportsOrio al Serio growth, delays increase
Bergamo, Italy - The last of a Myair flight to Casablanca
The airport of Orio al Serio (Bergamo), increased during last years thanks by low-cost carriers (from January to May 2007 has recorded 2 million and 200.000 passengers), needs to face negative effects... more
AirportsVenice's strike, 25 flights cancelled
Venice, Italy - The agitation regards SAV,SAVE and Alitalia's workers
Simultaneous strikes of SAV (baggage masters), SAVE (airport management) and Alitalia have sent off in tilt yesterday the airport "Marco Polo" of Venice, causing several cancellations of arrivals (11 of... more
AirportsWorld airports: 4.4 billion passengers in 2006
Atlanta, USA - Atlanta is still the busiest airport
4.4 billion transit passengers in intercontinental, international and domestic airports all over the world in 2006, a 4.8% increase in reference to the previous year. The largest increase was recorded... more
AirportsPort Authority of New York and New Jersey to purchase two new airports
New York, USA - The "Stewart International Airport" and another unidentified yet
Richard J. Codey, Acting Governor of New Jersey signed a new regulations that allows to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to purchase, over its jurisdiction, a new airport in both States. According... more
AirportsAldeasa: licences renewed for 14 Spanish airports
Milan, Italy - Until December 31, 2009
"AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegatión Aérea), the public authority managing the Spanish airports, has extended to December 31, 2009 the licences of Aldeasa SA, joint-venture between Autogrill SpA an... more
AirportsAlitalia, group of Italian minors left alone at Heathrow last Sunday
London, United Kingdom - The kids have got back to Milan on Monday
A group composed by Italian minors (from 10 to 17 years old), coming from a school holiday has been forced to "Camp out" to Heathrow airport because were not able to go on board of Alitalia flight that... more
AirportsLazio third airport, a new candidate: Tarquinia
Rome, Italy - The proposal comes from the mayor Mazzola
On the endless fight for the third Lazio regional airport, after the candidatures of Viterbo, Latina and Frosinone, comes out another name: Tarquinia. The proposal has been launched by the mayor of the... more
AirportsRadar, doubts from Isola's mayor
Palermo, Italy - Tomorrow the decisive meeting
It will be tomorrow the meeting among ENAV (Italian authority for flight assistance), ENAC (Italian authority civil aviation), GESAP (the society that manages the airport "Falcone e Borsellino") and the... more
AirportsSao Paulo air tragedy: airport partly reopened to flights
Sao Paolo, Brazil - Just the auxiliary runway, and for some airplanes only
The "Congonhas" airport of Sao Paulo has been reopened to air traffic after the crash that caused the death of about 200 people - some on the ground, some aboard the Airbus of TAM, Brazilian air carrier... more
Airports"Dal Molin": signed the tender for expansion works
Vicenza, Italy - Of no use the protests of Vicentines
"It's my duty to accomplish the best adjustment of the interests involved. This is why over the last weeks I have met representatives of all the categories of the area as well as local administrators and... more
AirportsAn enlargement expected for the Pantelleria's airport
Rome, Italy - A new air station within 18 months
Approximately EUR 19 million calculated to realize a new air station for the airport of Pantelleria in order to face the growing of the air traffic of the Sicilian island, which in the first semester of... more
AirportsTransition phase for Plovdiv airport
Plovdiv, Bulgaria - The Bulgarian government has to decide whether or not to privatize it
The airport of Plovdiv, the second Bulgarian city after Sofia, will be managed by the minister of Transport and not anymore by that of Defence which currently owns it. The air station, which will be... more
AirportsRussia and Liguria, agreements to improve tourism
Ekaterinburg, Russia - Charter flights, trade fairs and commercial partnerships
A Liguria's delegation composed by regional councillors of Tourism, Margherita Bozzano, and of Development, Renzo Guccinelli, together with president of Liguria International Franco Aprile has gone to... more
AirportsMalpensa and Alitalia, the possible prospects
Milan, Italy - The future of Milan's airport linked to carrier's destiny
The airport of Malpensa prepares its future waiting to know the plans of Alitalia's buyer. The chief executive of SEA, society that manages the airports of Milan, Giuseppe Bonomi, during the meeting with... more
AirportsAn excellent growth of the Honk Kong airport in June
Hong Kong , China - Passengers +5.7% and cargo +5.3%
The international airport of Hong Kong registered - only in June - a 5.7% growth with respect to the same period of the past year in passengers traffic and an increase in cargo of 5.3%. 3,85 million... more
AirportsAirport of Forlì, Nervegna (Forza Italia): The crash? It's fault of the left
Forlì, Italy - Under accusation the co-marketing policy with carriers and tour operators
Emilia Romagna's regional councilor, Antonio Nervegna, of the party Forza Italia has answered with decision to the Forlì's town councilor that accuses right political coalition to act a policy against... more
AirportsAlghero, chairman Spano answers to provincial president Giudici
Alghero, Italy - About the failed reorganization of the island's transport system
Algheros' chairman of the planning committee, Gianni Spano, has answered to the declarations of provincial president, Alessandra Giudici, that has invited the regional government to focus on the reorganization... more
AirportsSuspect package blocks Miami air station
Miami, USA - Terminal F evacuated; flights delayed
It turned out to be false this morning's bomb alarm at the terminal F of Miami's international airport, featuring both domestic and foreign flights to Europe and South America. In fact, the air station... more
AirportsRadar at Isola, the decision next Thursday
Palermo, Italy - For the system to monitor the wind-shear
To realize the radar at Isola delle Femmine (Palermo) is decisive the meeting on Thursday 19 among ENAV (Italian authority for flight assistance), the regional and provincial government, the mayor of Isola... more
AirportsAeradria: yesterday evening the landing of the first Albanian Airlines BAe-146 aircraft
Rimini, Italy - Four weekly flights
"Yesterday evening (Sunday, July 15 2007) the first BAe-146 (www.albanianairlines.com.al) of Albanian Airlines - Albanian flag carrier - landed minutes early in the 'Federico Fellini' international airport... more
AirportsCapodichino air station at maximum levels
Naples, Italy - Due to the growth on record average
There are rumours about a new air station in order to ease the traffic of Napoli-Capodichino airport, to be realized nearby the already existing military air station of Grazzanise. What might cause implementation... more
AirportsHardships expected the 18th of July in "Marconi" airport
Boulogne, Italy - The strike has been confirmed
Many hardships are expected for passengers arriving or taking off from the Boulogne's airport "Marconi" on next July, 18. They will be caused by the announced strike of ground crew, with a consequent paralysis... more
AirportsA record traffic at the Frankfurt's airport
Frankfurt, Germany - Almost 5 million passengers in June
The Frankfurt "Flughafen-Rhein-Main" airport reached a total amount of 4 million 831.305 registered passengers only during the month of June, a record figure for the air station. During the first semester... more
AirportsViterbo's airport, is it necessary a railway connected with Rome?
Rome, Italy - In many European cities the bus is preferred
Despite the technical advices of ENAC (Italian civil aviation authority) and ENAV (Italian flight assistance authority) that encourage the choose of Viterbo as third airport of Lazio, the president of... more
AirportsWoman without identity card lives since a month in an airport of Honduras
San Pedro Sula, Honduras - No evidence of her entrance in the country
Since a month a woman of African origin lives inside the airport of San Pedro Sula (Honduras) without possessing an identity card; anyway she stated to be Sara Williams. She lives thanks to the airport's... more
AirportsA single governance Crotone-Lamezia Terme?
Reggio Calabria, Italy - Even Sibari's airport is closer
There could be a chance for a single management society for the airports of Crotone and Lamezia Terme in Calabria, after the failed hypothesis of a governance by three including Reggio Calabria air station. In... more
AirportsPuglia, boom of passengers: +19,2%
Bari, Italy - During the first half of 2007. Bari is the first
A notable increase for Puglia airports' air traffic, that has scored an increment of 19,2% compared with the same period of last year: totally the transits at the air stations of Bari and Brindisi have... more
AirportsMeeting in Palermo for the anti wind-shear radar
Palermo, Italy - Among ENAC, ENAV and GESAP
Meeting in Palermo for the boards of ENAC (Italian civil aviation authority), ENAV (Italian flight assistance authority) and GESAP (the society that manages the airport "Falcone e Borsellino" of Palermo)... more
AirportsThe prefect Serra wants a squeeze on Rome's airports
Rome, Italy - The proposal on Tel Aviv pattern: robots linked to surveillance cameras
After the incredible intrusion of an Ethiopian inside the Ciampino airport's runway that blocked the air station for some hours last Monday, the prefect of Rome, Achille Serra, will transmit to the ministers... more
AirportsTurrisi SAC's president, positive reaction by CGIL-Catania
Catania, Italy - "The right man in the right place" said secretary Battiato
Today through a press release the provincial federation of the union CGIL-Catania unveils its positive reaction to Turrisi's nomination as new president of SAC (Società Aeroporto di Catania). The General... more
AirportsAdR: the Antitrust will not go on with the inquest
Rome, Italy - The closing from 16 to 20 of July
The Anti-trust, the trust-buster of competence and market, will not go on with the inquest on the operation of purchase made by Leonardo, of 27.839.350 stocks - 44,68% of the total capital stock - of... more
AirportsLow Cost Airport Group invests on Parma
Rome, Italy - The English group will invest 60 million
The aim is to reach 1 million passengers through a EUR 60 million investment in five years to better infrastructure and relying on the strategic position of the airport which is easy reachable with the... more
Airports"Too much noise, Ciampino must close" ENAC says
Rome , Italy - A plan to bring a part of low-cost flights to Fiumicino by October
The solution for Ciampino's exorbitant air traffic is to move a part of low-cost flights to "Leonardo da Vinci" airport" by next October: this is the plan of one of the two commissions composed by minister... more
AirportsFiumicino: airport's record in June
Rome, Italy - ENAC's President Riggio: the target is to double passengers number
The president of ENAC (Italian Authority for Civil Aviation), Vito Riggio, set as a target for "Leonardo Da Vinci" airport the doubling of the passengers number within five years, bringing it from 32 to... more