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AirportsAci Europe: airport traffic report for the 3Q and September 2022
Freight and aircraft movements -ATTACHMENT
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE released yesterday its airport traffic report for the third quarter (Q3) and September 2022.Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +61%... more
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AirlinesSaudia Cargo CEO re-elected to chair SkyTeam Cargo Alliance
For another consecutive term of two years
SkyTeam Cargo the global alliance, announced the re-election of Teddy Zebitz, the Chief Executive Officer of Saudia Cargo, to be the chairperson of the SkyTeam Cargo Executive Board for another consecutive... more
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Latest newsMeloni Government: first phone call with Biden
"Ready to work together in the Atlantic Alliance"
Palazzo Chigi communicated in the past few hours that the president of the Italian Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, and the president of the United States, Joe Biden, had a first telephone conversation... more
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Civil aviationSalvatore Sciacchitano re-elected as President of ICAO Council
For a second three-year term
Salvatore Sciacchitano was re-elected by acclamation last Monday for a second three-year term as President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).Council President underscored... more
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AirlinesAir Côte d’Ivoire expands its fleet and network with A-330neo aircraft
Agreement was announced at industry's headquarters in Toulouse -DATA SHEET
Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has signed a firm order for two A-330neo aircraft to support its growth strategy.The agreement was announced at industry's headq... more
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Latest newsMeloni Government: the programmatic speech
The Chamber of Deputies vote of confidence will take place at 7pm. Declarations to the Senate tomorrow
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, gave her keynote address to the Chamber of Deputies. The chamber vote of confidence will take place at 7:00pm. Tomorrow the reply of the declarations... more
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Latest newsMeloni Government: the list of ministers
The oath on Saturday 22 October at 10:00 at the Quirinale
The president of Fratelli d'Italia Giorgia Meloni is the first woman in the Italian history to be president of the Council of Ministers. She accepts without reserve the task entrusted to her by the President... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: BoD revokes Altavilla's powers
Now the Italian Executive President could engage a legal battle
The Board of Directors of the air carrier ITA Airways voted by a majority in favor of the cancellation of the operational powers of the executive president Alfredo Altavilla. These are transferred to the... more
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Civil aviationAircraft. Tomorrow an air transport strike in Italy
According to estimates more than 250,000 passengers will suffer inconvenience, cancelled and delayed flights
A strike day tomorrow, Friday 21 October, for the air transport sector. According to some estimates, more than 250,000 passengers will suffer inconvenience, cancelled and delayed flights. The Italian Civil... more
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Defense"Euronaval" exhibition kicks off in Paris
Thriving global market marks + 5.5% in orders in 2020-2022
The "Euronaval 2022" exhibition, one of the main global events dedicated to the naval military sector, running until 21 October 2022, kicks off in Paris. It is an important showcase in which components,... more
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Civil aviationFincantieri at "Euronaval": agreement signed for the European Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette
Yesterday by CEOs of four companies during event ongoing in Paris
In July 2022, the European Commission selected the proposal submitted by the consortium led by Naviris together with Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia for the Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: new BoD meeting on 20 October
A vote will be taken to confirm or not proxies to President Altavilla
The executive chairman of the flag carrier ITA Airways, Alfredo Altavilla, has called an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors which has been set for Thursday 20 October at 2.30 pm. An important... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: the crux of Altavilla's proxies
Board of Statutory Auditors asks for a new BoD meeting
The Board of Statutory of the flag carrier ITA Airways has requested the calling of a new meeting of the Board of Directors of the company by the Executive Chairman Alfredo Altavilla, to whom the supervisory... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: Altavilla retains powers
Decision of the board of statutory auditors pending further management meetings
Over the weekend, the board of auditors of the flag carrier ITA Airways ruled that the decision taken by a majority in the board of directors last 12 October is not to be considered a resolution in all... more
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DefenseNATO: nuclear deterrence exercise begins
"Steadfast Noon" training involves 60 aircraft from 14 countries
The "Steadfast Noon" air exercise kicks off today, October 17, during which the air forces of the entire North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will exercise nuclear deterrence capabilities. The training... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: "A year of firsts"
Nine million passengers carried, a larger fleet of aircraft
You made us fly high. ITA Airways' maiden flight, number AZ1637 on the Milan-Linate/Bari route, took off on 15 October 2021, at 6:20 am, five minutes ahead of schedule, like a baby in a hurry to be born... more
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Civil aviationLorenzo Fontana President of the Italian Chamber
"The greatness of Italy is diversity. Italy's interest is to sublimate diversity"
The Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic has a new president: it is Lorenzo Fontana (Lega party). The Montecitorio assembly entrusted him with the seat of the third most important position in the... more
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DefenseLorenza Pigozzi is the new Fincantieri Communications director
The manager will also take care of the Group's external relations
The Fincantieri Group has a new Communications and External Relations Director: this is Lorenza Pigozzi who left the Mediobanca Group after 21 years, where since 2013 she has held the position of Head... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: opinions on Altavilla's proxies
Ministry of Economy deems the revocation lawful
The tug-of-war between the president of ITA Airways, Alfredo Altavilla, and the six members of the Board of Directors, appointed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Mef), who recently revoked all the... more
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AirlinesGenoa airport reopened
Yesterday the strike by Ansaldo Energia workers paralyzed it
The "Cristoforo Colombo" airport of Genoa-Sestri Levante is back in operation. Regularity restored of departures and arrivals. Today are regular again, after there was a suspension that lasted several... more
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Latest newsIgnazio La Russa elected President of the Italian Senate
"We do not talk about 'all at once', but we are not afraid of reforms, we must implement them together"
The new president of the Italian Senate has been elected: he is Ignazio La Russa (FdI). The seat of the second highest office in the state was entrusted to him at the end of the following vote: 186 out... more
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Finance and economyCica Forum: today Putin-Erdogan summit
There is expectation over Turkish proposals to end the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan began a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures... more
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AirlinesGenoa Airport: operations suspended
Air connections interrupted due to a protest by Ansaldo Energia workers
Operations at the "Cristoforo Colombo" airport of Genoa-Sestri Levante have been suspended in these hours. The cause is a protest by the workers of the Ansaldo Energia company, who entered the airport... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: in November it is decided on proxies to Altavilla
Today the BoD met to verify the legitimacy of the decision on the withdrawal of powers
The decision of the six members (appointed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Mef) on the nine of the Board of Directors of the carrier ITA Airways who have revoked all the powers of the executive... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: BoD removes delegations from Altavilla
Assigned to CEO Fabio Lazzerini
The Board of Directors of the State air carrier ITA Airways which was held this morning, as announced in recent days, has upset the balance within the company. In fact, the board took away all operational... more
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Civil aviationFincantieri partners with the Greek industry
MoU signed for four corvettes and services
Fincantieri today signed, at the Italian Embassy in Athens, a number of memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a selection of potential new suppliers in the context of the high-profile process pursued... more
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AirlinesITA Airways best airline for business travellers short and medium haul
The title at the first edition of "EMA"
ITA Airways was awarded yesterday the title of 'Best Airline for Business Travelers - Short and Medium Haul' during the awards ceremony of the "EMA" -European Mission Awards. This year in its first edition,... more
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AirlinesWisk Aero presents new eVtol
The air taxi will present the prototype to the FAA to obtain the first certification
The US manufacturer Wisk Aero, has unveiled in the past few hours its new version of aero-taxi "Generation 6". These are self-driving electric aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (eVtol, Electric... more
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Civil aviationItalian Enav: contract signed with Maldives Airports Company
The Group acquires a new customer
ENAV Group, through the subsidiary IDS AirNav, a reference global company in aviation information management systems, was awarded a contract with Maldives Airport Company (MACL) thus added to customer’s p... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: tensions ahead of the BoD
12 October important board meeting: financial accounts and proxies in the center
An important meeting of the Board of Directors of the carrier ITA Airways will be held on 12 October, on the occasion of which a clash at the top of the company. This will be determined by the presence... more
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AccidentsItaly: 21 years after the Milan-Linate Airport aircraft disaster
Today the National day not to forget the victims of the plane accidents
There was a thick fog on the morning of 8 October 2001 at the Milan-Linate airport. It was 8:10am. An ordinary day turned into a date to be circled in the calendar for years to come. Today we celebrate... more
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Civil aviationAircraft services market to double in value by 2041
Growth will require an additional two million people in the sector
Airbus expects the services market to recover to pre pandemic levels in 2023 and to double in value over the next 20 years - from $95bn today to over $230bn in 2041, according to its latest Global Services... more
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DefenseUkrainian war: death toll and wounded
According to Kiev, there are 61,330 victims among the Russian armed forces
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces today released the usual daily bulletin in which it specifies the losses inflicted on the Russians in these more than seven months of war, from 24 February... more
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Finance and economyEU transport: amendments to the 2023 budget voted
Vuolo (FI): "Defense of peripheral areas as a priority to guarantee equal opportunities"
In the plenary meeting of the transport commission of the European Union today some amendments to the general budget 2023 were voted: these are proposals to have a fair policy in the transport sector,... more
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DefenseKorean Air-Airbus axis for military drones
Agreement to develop unmanned aircraft for use in the navy
The South Korean air carrier Korean Air and the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus Helicopters have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of military drone helicopters... more
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AirportsHow to avoid air chaos in Summer 2023
Theme at the center of the meeting between the protagonists of the sector at Eurocontrol headquarters
In view of the Summer of 2023, European air carriers and airport management companies have questioned how to put an end to the delays and cancellations of aircraft that caused numerous inconveniences between... more
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AirlinesMAX 10 aircraft certification stalled
FAA's concern: approval subject to MAX 7 documentation
The US manufacturer Boeing predicts that it will not obtain certification to fly its new B-737 MAX 10 aircraft before Summer 2023. The reason is that the company must meet new safety requirements (especially... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: the plan of the air carrier Delta Air Lines
In the talks on privatization, the American carrier aims to reduce fleet and fuel costs
The privatization of the flag carrier ITA Airways tickles the appetites of the US airline Delta Air Lines, which together with Air France and the American investment fund Certares, is conducting exclusive... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: what has been discussed with the buyer
Sales, financial aspects, aircraft fleet expansion and new flight routes
The exclusive negotiation for the privatization of the national airline ITA Airways get into the thick of things. Yesterday the first meeting, which took place in Fiumicino, between the executive president... more
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AerospaceCristoforetti is in command of the ISS
The Italian astronaut will hold the reins of the International Space Station for a month
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, 45, became commander of the International Space Station (ISS). Today at 3:35pm Italian time, the handover to the Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev took place, who... more
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AirlinesITA Airways needs investments right away
Possible extension of negotiations with Certares to define details
The negotiation for the privatization of the flag carrier ITA Airways gets underway. Today the first meeting between the Italian managers and a large delegation of the consortium that presented the winning... more
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AirlinesHow the Etihad-branded Alitalia air carrier failed
Court of Civitavecchia lodged the indictment decree for 15 former managers
The decree with which the Judge for preliminary investigations (Gip) of the Court of Civitavecchia, Francesco Filocamo, explaines the indictment of 15 former managers and former directors (2015-2017) of... more
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AirlinesBoeing settles on B-737 Max plane crashes
It will pay 200 million dollars to the US Securities and Exchange Commission
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the federal body responsible for supervising the stock exchange, announced today that the Boeing Group, which operates in the aerospace and defense sectors,... more
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AirlinesPutin to the Nation: the escape of the Russians by plane
Sold out tickets for flights and trains departing from Moscow
After the partial mobilization of Russian soldiers announced yesterday by President Vladimir Putin, thousands of Russian citizens tried to leave the country. Immediately after the words of the head of... more
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DefensePutin to the Nation (2) and world reactions
Macron: "He will not impose will by military means"
The partial mobilization announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin this morning sparked the first reactions from European and non-European political leaders. Words followed by those of the Russian... more
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DefenseUkrainian war: Moscow announces separatist referendum
Vote from 23 to 27 September for annexation to Russia
The pro-Russian political authorities in the occupied territories of Ukraine have announced that referendums will be held later this month for the annexation of the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk to... more
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Civil aviationPutin to the Nation: mobilization of reservists is underway
"The aim of the West is to destroy us. We will use all the means at our disposal"
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke in a televised speech addressed to the nation this morning. The head of the Kremlin declared a partial mobilization of military reserves throughout Russia. In addition,... more
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AirportsSpain will abolish health checks for Covid-19
The measure will take effect from October or early November
Foreign travellers from countries outside the European Union and the States associated with the Schengen Agreement will no longer have to undergo health checks upon arrival in Spain, whether they use air... more
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AirportsQueen Elizabeth II's funeral begins
One million people expected in London, police helicopters patrol the skies
The State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is underway. One million people expected on the streets of London. Inside the Westminster Abbey where the funeral is celebrated there are currently about 2000 guests... more
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AirlinesAlitalia: 14 indicted for bankruptcy
Preliminary hearing date set for May
The Judge for the preliminary hearing of the Italian Court of Civitavecchia identified the date of May 8 for the first appearance of the accused in the trial of the financial failure of the former national... more