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Science and technologyBAA refused the bid of Goldman Sachs
London, UK - The US bank had offered GBP 9.4 billion
BAA, British company which manages the airport of London and some international air stations such as, with the 65% of the shares, the Naples one, refused the bid of the US bank Goldman Sachs. The bank... more
Science and technologyAn health center at Heathrow
London, United Kingdom - It will be released by Virgin Atlantic
At London-Heathrow Airport a 2500 square meters lounge will be released for business and first class passengers’ relax, wellness and body care. Virgin Atlantic, the airline owned by eccentric billionaire R... more
Science and technologyMahé airport will be completed in June
Victoria, Seychelles - Enlargement works began last year
Enlargment and uploading works at Mahé International Airport, Seychelles, began in February last year, should be completed at mid June. Monette Rose, regional manager Italy of Seychelles Tourism Board,... more
Science and technologyChanging of the guard at the top of AdR
Rome, Italy - It was retailed by newspaper "Il Messaggero"
Australian company Macquerie which, with Leonardo, is one of the big shareholders of Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), the company which manages Rome’s airports of Fiumicino and Ciampino, should have given its g... more
Science and technologyGESAC (Naples' airport management society): the first flight for Easter by low-cost SkyEurope inaugurated yesterday
Naples, Italy - Prague and Budapest among the favourite destinations for Easter holidays together with other European capital cities
"The first direct flight to Prague by low-cost SkyEurope has been inaugurated in airport yesterday, April 13 at 2:30pm; this morning that one for Budapest. On the occasion has been organized a real event:... more
Science and technologyFraport: unsatisfying data for March 2006
Frankfurt, Germany - Passenger traffic decrease because of bad weather
Fraport AG, German airport operator which manages Frankfurt air station, announced unsatisfying traffic data for March 2006: the number of passengers passed through German air stations decreased by 0.7%,... more
Science and technologySAC: the effort continues by Catania's airport management society to improve the air station security
Catania, Italy - Besides works ongoing, a strong action of aeronautical education of all its own employees has been entered to
"The effort continues by the Catania’s airport management society to improve the air station security. Besides the works in operation to make the infrastructures able to times and to provide a suitable s... more
Science and technologyAeroporti Sistema del Garda: Ryanair presented the flight to Frankfurt
Verona, Italy - Further announcement will be made within few weeks for a new destination from Brescia-Montichiari's airport
Ryanair, the low-cost carrier in Europe, announced today nine routes from Frankfurt-Hahn to Verona, Trieste, Granada, Fez, Kaunas, Krakow, Marrakech, Murzia and Wroclaw. Alessia Viviani, Ryanair’s M... more
Science and technologyCar valet service at Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Passengers will be able to park near terminals
A luxury service will be available starting from next week at Edinburgh Airport: it is car valet, which allows passengers to leave their car near the terminal where they will be taken away. The service,... more
Science and technologyFunds allocated for the expansion of the Abruzzo airport
L'Aquila, Italy - Passengers increased in the air station
Regional Council of Abruzzo authorized the allocation EUR 4 million to finance the expansion plan of Pescara airport (Abruzzo airport). After the announcement of the last week of new domestic and international... more
Science and technologyIt is official the purchase of Airest by SAVE
Venice, Italy - Italian company bought the 100% of Austrian company's stock
SAVE, the company which manages Venice’s airport, formalized today the purchase of the 100% of Airest stock, the Food & Beverage company which operates in Lubiana airport, Slovenia, and in the air stations o... more
Science and technologyParkinGO service at Turin Airport too
Turin, Italy - It allows a series of services connected to car parking
After other Italian Airports, even Turin-Caselle Airport has had since today ParkinGO service. Through this service, available 24 hours a day during the whole year, passengers will be able to park their... more
Science and technologyCiampino airport: +32% of tourists in Easter 2006
Rome, Italy - A new route to Northern Europe opened
On occasion of the launch of Rome-Billund flight made by a Danish airline, Sterling, yesterday the Aviation Central Director of AdR (Airports of Rome), Carmine Bassetti, showed traffic expectations in... more
Science and technologyBirmingham's Airport, Alabama, will be upgraded
Birmingham, USA - USD 161 million will be spent in 15 years
Airport authorities of the Birmingham air station, Alabama, announced that they will spend about USD 161 million in the next 15 years to upgrade and expand the terminal, and to improve security, as also... more
Science and technologyAeradria: from "Federico Fellini"'s airport to Sharm el Sheikh by Eurofly
Rimini, Italy - From April 12 to November 29, 2006 with departure each Wednesday
"Eurofly, airline leader in Italy in the leisure flights’ sector, announces the restart of connections from Rimini (Federico Fellini’s international airport) to Sharm el Sheikh, confirming again its own... more
Science and technologyMeeting of Gemina Board for the new AdR designations
Milan, Italy - It is to decide Federico Falck's successor
Board of Directors and Union Deal of Gemina, Milan’s financial company, are meeting tomorrow April 12 to decide the new designations in AdR management, the company controlling Airports of Rome. Board m... more
Science and technologyOn-line ticket purchase for Naples airport
Naples, Italy - The service is on Gesac's site
From now on it will be possible to purchase air tickets on-line for those who want to leave from Naples airport. The service is already on Gesac’s site, management company of the air station, and it w... more
Science and technology8 hours delay for a Milan-Palermo Air One flight
Palermo, Italy - Palermo airport closed for sirocco and Catania, Trapani and Rome airports overcrowded
Many discomforts yesterday for travellers who flew to Palermo, Sicily, because of sirocco winds forcing "Falcone-Borsellino" Airport to close for most of the daytime (see AVIONEWS for details). The Sicilian... more
Science and technologyNewark airport is the most expensive in the world
London, United Kingdom - According to a ranking drafted by TRL
Newark airport, in New Jersey, is the most expensive in the world. It is what TRL, British consultancy company specialized in market researches in transport sector, said drafting a ranking of the most... more
Science and technologyAeradria: press conference for flight to Sharm el Sheikh served by Eurofly
Rimini, Italy - It will take place tomorrow at 12 (Vip room) of the "Federico Fellini" airport
Aeradria SpA, "Federico Fellini" Rimini’s airport management society, communicates that tomorrow, Tuesday April 11, 2006 at 12 at Vip Room of the same airport, a press conference by Eurofly will take p... more
Science and technologyBAA's stakeholders Ferrovial's bid is too low
London, UK - They asked GBP 9 for share
The confirmation that the Grupo Ferrovial’s bid for the purchase of the BAA, the company who manages, among the others, Londoners airports, will remain unchanged was received with coldness by British c... more
Science and technologyGeasar (Olbia's airport management society): the new scheduled flight Zurich-Olbia by low-cost helvetic.com started
Olbia, Italy - The service served by a Fokker 100 aircraft
"Last Saturday April 8, started the new direct link Zurich-Olbia and viceversa, served by low-cost carrier helvetic.com, which for the first time to link Sardinia with Switzerland’s heartland. A Fokker 1... more
Science and technologyPalermo airport closed for sirocco
Palermo, Italy - All the flights cancelled since the morning
The strong sirocco wind blowing since this morning on Palermo forced the "Falcone-Borsellino" Airport closure and the cancellation of all the flights planned from and to the Sicilian air station. Only... more
Science and technologyEuropean Commission sent a justified opinion to Italy about the adoption of the directive about the liberalization of the market of the airport ground services
Brussels, Belgium - Rules that obstruct the access to the market
European Commission, then the start to the second phase of the violation procedure against Italy for the limited adoption of the 2004 EU directive about the liberalization of the airport ground services,... more
Science and technologyFlorence airport re-opened
Florence, Italy - Closed for works since February 2
Florence’s "Amerigo Vespucci" Airport, closed since February 2 for redecoration works which will allow the air station to increase its total capacity from 1.5 to 2.2 million passengers per year, was r... more
Science and technologyGrupo Ferrovial will not increase its bid for the purchase of BAA
Madrid, Spain - The total value of the operation is of GBP 8.7 billion
Spanish company Grupo Ferrovial, which in the last months launched a bid to the British airports manager BAA (see for details AVIONEWS) announced that it will not increase its bid for the "beyond the Channel"... more
Science and technologyAdR: departure of the daily flight to Prague served by SkyEurope
Rome, Italy - The press conference next Monday at the Hotel Boscolo Esedra in Rome
SkyEurope, in collaboration with Aeroporti di Roma (AdR, Rome’s airports management society), on the occasion of the departure of daily connection Rome-Prague, communicates that the press conference f... more
Science and technologySEA must pay reparations for the passenger of "Black Christmas" 2000
Milan, Italy - The flight to Maldive was cancelled because of snow
A passenger, who during 2000 Christmas holidays could not fly to Maldive because of the snow fallen on Malpensa airport, had presented reparation request against SEA, management company of Milan airports,... more
Science and technologyOnAir for mobile and computer use on board
Rome, Italy - Ad hoc products to communicate during the flight
OnAir is a company born in 2005 in order to reply to air passengers need to communicate and share information via mobile and computer during the trip. The enterprise is a SITA (World provider of IT solutions... more
Science and technologyEU violation procedure against Italy
Brussels, Belgium - Airports' ground services have to be liberalized
European Commission put into force the second phase of the violation procedure against Italy concerning the free access to the ground services’ market in the airports, such as fuel supply, passengers a... more
Science and technology16 new passport control crosses at Rome-Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - They will allow safer and faster controls
Yesterday morning the inaugural tape cut of 16 new passport control cross stations for international flights took place at Rome’s "Leonardo Da Vinci" Airport, at the presence of Fiumicino’s Border Pol... more
Science and technologyRimini airport passes from military to civil control
Rimini, Italy - Technical meeting called yesterday by Defense Undersecretary
Rimini-San Marino airport will turn from military to civil. In a technical meeting wanted by Filippo Berselli, Italian Defense Undersecretary, executive procedures were defined yesterday concerning the... more
Science and technologyIATA and SITA in synergy for a faster and safer boarding
Rome, Italy - "Semplifying the Business" is the name of the project
IATA (International Air Transport Association) is promoting some initiatives in the field of automation and consequent costs cutting-down for anything concerning airoport boarding. In particular, these... more
Science and technologyMalpensa Airport: no violation for environmental impact
Milan, Italy - The European Commission stated that
There was no violation by Lombardia Region (Italy) in environmental impact assessment procedures concerning expansion works of Milan-Malpensa airport. It is what European Commission has stated, archiving... more
Science and technologyThe Museum of Italian Aeronautics will be born in Malpensa
Milan, Italy - It will be ready for the end of 2011
Yesterday a plan agreement between Lombardia Region, Italian Ministry for the Cultural Heritage, Province of Varese, SEA (management company of Malpensa Airport), Ticino Park, Museum of Air Force Foundation... more
Science and technologyAeradria: DBA's story
Rimini, Italy - A German carrier with a fleet of 29 airplanes
"Since 1992 the DBA is a carrier that serves domestic traffic in Germany, at the moment it has over 4 million of passengers per year. The DBA’s society, that employs currently about 700 workers, has i... more
Science and technologyEight new Summer destinations for Palermo airport
Palermo, Italy - New low-cost airlines will operate in the air station
Virgin Express flight to Brussels won’t be the only Summer newness for Palermo’s "Falcone-Borsellino" Airport (see AVIONEWS for details). Other low-cost airlines will lift to eight the new destinations ope... more
Science and technologyLarger efforts of Canada for air transport security
Ottawa, Canada - It is necessary to use the latest available technologies
Jim Cherry, Canadian Airports Council Chairman, partecipating today at the Canadian Aviation Security Conference, asked to all the aviation security stakeholders to cooperate more and more closely to guarantee... more
Science and technologyGreen light for the privatization of Indian airports
New Delhi, India - The State will have the 26% of the shares
Indian Government signed today two important agreements for the privatization and the modernization of the two principal air stations of the country, New Delhi and Mumbai’s airports. The deals have been s... more
Science and technologyAeradria: press conference for the presentation of the flight to Munich
Rimini, Italy - It took place in the afternoon at "Federico Fellini"'s airport
Aeradria SpA, Rimini’s airport management society, communicates that the press conference took place in the afternoon of today at 3pm, near the vip room of the same air station to present the first link M... more
Science and technologyUmpteenth grazed incident at Chicago "O' Hare" International airport
Chicago, Usa - FAA investigations are in progress
Federal agents are investigating in Usa about the possible safety violation, which should involve two aircraft, at Chicago "O’Hare"’s International Airport, the third enquiry in less than one week (se... more
Science and technologySagat: Condor's first flight to Munich took off
Turin, Italy - Three times per week
"The first A-320 that links Turin to Munich took off at 3:40pm of today three times per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). This new route will give a further impulse to the Turin-Caselle’s airport c... more
Science and technologyOrly airport's new hall 2 launched today
Paris, France - The works have been financed totally by Aeroports de Paris
The new Hall 2 of the Paris-Orly’s airport has been launched today, after 13 months of works. The spaces were reorganized to make easier the boarding and the disembark, while the grouping of the security g... more
Science and technologyAeroports de Paris: in the 2005 there was a profit of EUR 179.9 million
Paris, France - By June the privatization phase should have to start
Aeroports de Paris company, which manages the French capital’s airports, made known to have closed the 2005 accounting period with a net profit of EUR 179.9 million, +24.4% respect the 2004. AdP declared m... more
Science and technologyTourists remember Pope Wojtyla at Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Dozen messages left in the air station chapel
In the first anniversary of Karol Wojtyla’s death, several travellers passed at "Leonardo Da Vinci" Airport in Rome-Fiumicino left messages in the prayer book in the chapel allocated in international d... more
Science and technologyThe airplane changing shape on the fly
Washington, USA - The prototype is being studied at MIT
A research made by MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and financed by DARPA, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, with the contribution of Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Karlsruhe... more
Science and technologyAeradria: Hlx.com's new Cologne/Bonn-Rimini flight inaugurated
Rimini, Italy - A positive baptism
"A splendid day saluted this morning, March 31, the punctual (11:55am) arrival of the first passengers (80) of the inaugural flight of the Summer connection (March-October) che Hlx.com (German low-cost... more
Science and technologyMeridiana will link Boulogne to the Malta's Republic
Boulogne, Italy - Two times per week by a MD-82 from 165 seats
The Italian carrier, Meridiana, from "Guglielmo Marconi" with bi-weekly frequency (Thursday and Sunday), will link the Boulogne’s airport with La Valletta, on the Malta’s Isle, using a MD-82 from 165 sea... more
Science and technologyAeradria SpA: press conference for presentation the first flight served by German Hlx
Rimini, Italy - It will hold tomorrow, Friday March 31 at 12am at "Federico Fellini"'s airport
Aeradria SpA, Rimini’s Airport management society, communicates that tomorrow, Friday March 31 at 12 near the vip room at the "Federico Fellini"’s airport a press conference will take place for first fli... more
Science and technologyHundredth delay for Manila airport’s new terminal
Manila, Philippines – The works had to end in 2002
Philippine’s Government was obliged to postpone again the opening of the new terminal at the International Airport "Ninoy Aquino" of Manila, because of the collapse of the provisional ceiling at the b... more