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Press releaseJob insecurity: Cub Trasporti Settore Aereo confirmed the March 4 strike
Rome, Italy - The confirmation follows the press conference occurred at the Chamber of Deputies, organized by on. Cento joined with the committees of Alitalia, Sea, AdR temporary workers and Cub Trasporti
"The strike scheduled next March 4, from 12:00am to 04:00pm, called by workers of the air sector against the job insecurity has been confirmed. The mobilitation initiative has been called to protest against... more
Press releaseLufthansa strengthened its presence at Florence Airport
Florence, Italy - The new ticket office has been inaugurated. The fifth daily flight for Frankfurt was introduced
"Lufthansa today presented innovations regarding the connections from Florence to Frankfurt and the new ticket office placed at ’Amerigo Vespucci’ Airport and announced the introduction of the fifth dai... more
Press releaseMyAir.com to fly from Venice to Paris
Venice, Italy - Beginning next April 21
"Myair.com announces that as from April 21, new low-cost connections from Venice to Paris-Orly Airport will be launched. Every day Myair.com will carry out 2 flights in departure from Venice and others... more
Press releaseAlitalia: net finance position on January, 31, 2005
Rome, Italy - + 0,7 per cent in December last year
Alitalia net financial position consisted of EUR 1,776m increasing up to +0,7 percent compared to the previous year. Financial availability is worth EUR 80m. The related release reveals useful information... more
Press releaseAir Dolomiti: the first transnational agreement for union protection of the pilots has been signed in Italy
Rome, Italy - The agreement has been signed between Anpac (Italian Association of Civil Aviation Pilots) and Vereinigung Cockpit e.V. (National Association of the German Pilots)
"Today Anpac (Italian Association of Civil Aviation Pilots) and Vereinigung Cockpit e.V. (National Association of the German Pilots) has signed the first international agreement in order to coordinate... more
Press releaseEADS: AirTanker selected by United Kingdom for RAF aerial refuelling airplane
Rome, Italy - CEO’s Philippe Camus and Rainer Hertrich welcomed it with satisfaction
"EADS welcomed the announcement by Geoff Hoon, the Secretary of State for Defence, that AirTanker has been selected for the ’Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft’ (FSTA) programme, the new RAF aerial refuelling air... more
Press releaseSEA: snow and ice slow down the operativity at Malpensa
Milan, Italy - Traffic is regular at Linate. There are problems in order to reach the airports
"This morning from 6:00am a heavy snowfall hit the Milan airports. The low temperatures have immediately transformed the snow into ice. These adverse atmospheric conditions have been connected at Malpensa,... more
Press releaseSEA: the agreement with the unions achieved last night
Milan, Italy - The strike scheduled to be held on February 28 has been cancelled thanks to the deal
Italian trade unions accepted last night to favour the sign of an agreement with SEA (Milan’s airport operator) and city’s Government. The first effect was the cancellation of the strike scheduled to... more
Press releaseSult about the Alitalia flight assistant strike of yesterday: confirmed strikes for March 4 and 16
Rome, Italy - The press release of the union
"Alitalia’s flight assistant strike of yesterday, February 21, has provoked the cancellation of about 85% of the flights interested to the strike. Despite of Alitalia effort to diminish the results of t... more
Press releasePiaggio Aero Industries about the P-180 Cai in Bolzano
Genoa, Italy - The inconvenient, and not accident, has occurred last Saturday
"The press have a little emphasized what happened last Saturday at our aircraft owned of Civil Defence and managed by Cai (Compagnia Aeronautica Italiana) that, in the landing phase, has had a technical... more
Press releaseAgustaWestland (2): EH-101 background notes
Yeovil, UK - Last January 28th US Navy selected the US-101, a variant of the EH-101
"EH-101 Background Notes On 28th January the US Navy selected the US-101, an American variant of the EH-101, for a new fleet of ’Marine One’ helicopters for the President of the United States. The 101... more
Press releaseGalileo Avionica: star trackers to guide Nasa missions
Rome, Italy - The contract of a value of around USD 1,5m
"Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica Company, has been awarded a contract with Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Center to provide two Autonomous Star Trackers (A-STR), for the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory p... more
Press releaseAgustaWestland: first Japanese EH-101 completes maiden flight
Yeovil, UK - It's the first of 14 aircraft ordered by the Japanese Defence Agency
"A major milestone was achieved on Tuesday February 15th when the maiden flight of the Japanese EH-101 was successfully completed at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in the UK. The helicopter, designated K... more
Press releaseCub Trasporti: the project of the informatics division of Alitalia has been confirmed also by Cimoli
Rome, Italy - The employees of the same sector will continue to oppose to it
"The cession plan of the Alitalia’s informatics division has been confirmed also by Cimoli. A dangerous and unacceptable draft on which the informatics field employees will continue to oppose. Shortly w... more
Press releaseAeradria (5): workshop "Rimini as the Italian gate between Mediterranean and East". The speech of Doctor Alberto Rossini, Public Works councillor, Move, Road Network, Transport of the Rimini's Province
Rimini, Italy - The opportunities for cargo service
"The same geographical collocation of Rimini impose of our to look at what it is happening on the European scenery and in the International one with a different approach compared to the one used in the... more
Press releaseAeradria (4): workshop "Rimini as the Italian gate between Mediterranean and East". The speech of Doctor Gabriele Morelli, President of Rimini "Federico Fellini" management company
Rimini, Italy - "With the initiative performed today, we realize a project that Aeradria Board of Directors had approved a year ago"
"With the initiative performed today, we realize a project that Aeradria Board of Directors had approved a year ago when it ordered to professor Marco Spinedi, Transport Economy Advisor, a research aimed... more
Press releaseAeradria (3): workshop "Rimini the Italian gate between Mediterranean and East". Mario Tassone's speech, Vice-Minister of Transport
Rimini, Italy - The Rimini Airport, an interesting example to follow in the logic of the diversification and specialization
"I apprehend with particular interest the development programmes regarding the Rimini’s Airport, that has a name so illustrious and indicative for the cultural life of our Country (Federico Fellini). A... more
Press releaseAeradria (2): workshop "Rimini as the Italian gate between Mediterranean and East". The speech of Prof. Marco Spinedi, Economy Transport Consulting
Rimini, Italy - The market of air cargo and logistic services
"Globalization is nowadays synonym of movement of men and things on intercontinental distances. Predictions for air cargo talks about a word increase in 2017 to 450 billion tons of good up from 150 billion... more
Press releaseAeradria: workshop "Rimini as the Italian gate between Mediterranean and East"
Rimini, Italy - "Federico Fellini" is the attraction and development pole for air cargo
"The strategic relaunch of Rimini International Airport pass trough the cargo transport and logistic. Aeradria, the air station operator, and Rimini Province aims to redesign positioning of the airport... more
Press releaseAir passenger indemnities: "The protection of citizens-travellers doesn't stop to the air transport"
Verona, Italy - The declarations of the honourable Paolo Costa, Venice's Mayor and President of the Transport Commission of the European Parliament
"’The come into effect of this regulation for me is full of particular satisfaction because it arrives at the end of a long and suffered confrontation between European Parliament and national Governments’. It... more
Press releaseItalian Civil Defence. Seaquake in Sri Lanka: conventions with NGO have been signed
Rome, Italy - For over EUR 13m
"With the ones signed yesterday at Civil Defence Department conventions signed by this last with the non-governmental organizations rose to fifteen; NGOs were called by Italian Civil Defence to cooperate... more
Press releaseAlitalia's meeting is an irresponsabile one: flight assistants confirmed the strike scheduled on February 21
Rome, Italy - SULT's press release
Italian SULT trade union proves upset about Alitalia’s attitude concerning the employees needs with reference to flight and service timetable. According to SULT, the carrier does not make efforts to u... more
Press releaseTelefono Blu: compensations for air inefficiencies come into effect
Rome, Italy - It will be an illusion and what to do: advises according to the tax-payers association
According to Telefono Blu tax-payers association, one cannot prove happy with reference to the new EU 261/2004 Regulation related to compensations for air inefficiencies. The fact is that the compensation... more
Press releaseCub Trasporti: strike against the uncertainty in Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The four hour strike of Friday, March 4, confirmed
"The Alitalia temporary employees are in dispute against the uncertainty. The management behaviour of the carrier is scandalous, that doesn’t apply to stabilize the job of the temporary, but, in the m... more
Press releaseAeradria: "Federico Fellini" Airport, gate of Italy between Mediterranean and East
Rimini, Italy - A meeting in Rimini to redesign the future of the Rimini-Miramare Airport in the air cargo field
"The ’Federico Fellini’ International Airport of Rimini, that in 2004 has recorded a traffic of 350,000 passengers and 3000 tons of goods, has changed a development programme in the air cargo sector to... more
Press releaseEnav: Rome ACC air traffic controllers' strike postponed
Rome, Italy - Fixed for four hours next Monday
"Enav (Italian National Flight Assistance Authority) informs that the strike announced by the air traffic controllers of Rome ACC, adherent to the Cgil, Cisl and Cisal unions, fixed for February 21, 2005,... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Board of Directors approved the fourth quarter 2004 of the group
Rome, Italy - It gathered today under the presidency of Engineer of Giancarlo Cimoli
Alitalia Board of Directors met today in order to approve the fourth quarter 2004 of the group. The total value of the production consists of EUR 1045m (-4%) compared to the previous period. The airline... more
Press releaseCub Trasporti: next March 4 strike against the insecurity
Rome, Italy - From 12 am to 4pm
"Within the intervention against the job insecurity in all the air transport field (airlines and airport operators) Cub Trasporti has announced a strike for next March 4, from 12 am to 4pm for the Alitalia,... more
Press releaseCub Trasporti: union initiative against the sell to third of the Alitalia's informatic division
Rome, Italy - A project not acceptable and dangerous that the employees have already refused many times in the past
"The Cub Trasporti relaunches the union initiative against the sell to third of the Alitalia’s Informatic sector. A project not acceptable and dangerous that the employees have already refused many times i... more
Press releaseSult strike of tomorrow: Alitalia cancels 141 flights
Rome, Italy - 67 domestic, 66 international and 8 intercontinental
"In consequence of strike announced by Sult for tomorrow, February 10, from 12:30am to 4:30pm for the flights in departure from the Rome and Milan’s Airports, Alitalia communicates the cancellation in i... more
Press releaseSea: national Sult Trasporto Aereo strike next Thursday
Milan, Italy - Of four hours
"Sea - Milan’s Airports, communicates that, due to the national strike announced from Sult for the ground personel of the air transport, next Thursday, February 10, 2005, from 12:30am to 4:30pm, moreover t... more
Press releaseFARE founded last February 2 in the London-Stansted assembly
Pisa, Italy - 32 European Regional Airports have officially constitute it
"Near Hilton Hotel of London-Stansted last February 2, 2005, the European Regional Airports Forum (Fare) has been established officially from the General Assembly erected by the delegates of the 32 Regional... more
Press releaseEurocopter and IGE+XAO sign a strategic partnership agreement
Toulouse, France – Three years after the EADS contract
"Three years after the EADS contract and two years after the implementation of IGE+XAO’s SEE Electrical Expert, the Eurocopter Group (Germany, France and Spain) has decided to work with IGE+XAO in order t... more
Press releaseAlitalia: specifications regarding the news published on the press
Rome, Italy - The carrier "Expresses its disappointment and stigmatizes the illegal diffusion of news of so considerable refinement"
"Alitalia confirms that the data appeared are those provided, also through the Italian Government, within the confrontation started, with the European Commission’s qualified offices, regarding the news p... more
Press releaseAlitalia: net financial standing on December 31, 2004
Rome, Italy - It is worth EUR 1764m
In order to answer CONSOB (Italian Committee for Stock Exchange), Alitalia has released data related to the net financial standing on December 31, 2004. It puts into evidence the fact that the general... more
Press releaseEuropean Commission authorised German aid for the development of regional airports
Brussels, Belgium - Also the satisfaction of the Vice-President Barrot
"The European Commission decided that a German aid scheme for the construction and development of regional airports in structurally weak regions is compatible with European legislation. The public aid... more
Press releaseGalileo Avionica to supply precision approach radars to AMS for the UK Navy
Rome, Italy - It's SPN-720
"The SPN-720 developed by Galileo Avionica has been selected by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) within the contract awarded to AMS to guide the deck landing of the Harrier GR Mk 9 aircraft for the aircraft... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica (2): Pier Francesco Guarguaglini and Giuseppe Orsi's declarations on the US-101
Rome, Italy - They are Finmeccanica's President-Ceo and AgustaWestland's Ceo respectively
"Pier Francesco Guarguaglini’s declaration, President and Ceo of Finmeccanica: ’We are proud to offer, as partner of the Team led by the American Lockheed Martin, our tested helicopter, supported by... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: US-101 selected by US Navy for Presidential helicopter replacement program
Rome, Italy - It will be "Oval Office in the Sky"
"The US Navy last Friday selected the US-101 for a new fleet of ’Marine One’ helicopters for the President of the United States. Lockheed Martin, which leads Team US-101 as prime contractor, will rec... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica (2): board approves agreements with BAE Systems (defence electronics) and Alcatel (space)
Rome, Italy - Heads of Operations appointed for group companies
"Finmeccanica’s board of directors has authorised Chairman and CEO, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, to sign the final partnership agreements with UK group BAE Systems (EuroSystems) in defence electronics a... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: signed EuroSystems agreement
Rome, Italy - The industry to become an European leader in defence electronics
"Finmeccanica and BAE Systems yesterday signed the final agreement for EuroSystems in the Defence Electronic sector. The agreement is of great strategic and economic value for Finmeccanica in terms both... more
Press releaseAlitalia on the Board of Directors held today
Rome, Italy - Financial performance, business plan and the appointment of Dr. Antonio Migliardi among the issues analysed
The Alitalia Board of Directors gathered today under President Giancarlo Cimoli lead. The three major issues analysed were the financial performance, the business plan and the appointment of Dr. Antonio... more
Press releaseEnac's Board of Directors decided the rules about the flight and service time of the crew
Rome, Italy - Fixed in twelve months the provisional period of the adaptation for the carriers
"Enac's Board of Directors, in the meeting of yesterday, has ended the analysis of the new national rules regarding the flight and service time of the crew that operates in the passengers and cargo air... more
Press releaseGalileo Avionica signed an agreement with Bulgaria on the TIPS programme
Rome, Italy - Between Finmeccanica group's and Bulgarian Rakovski Defence and Staff College
"A cooperation agreement has been signed today in Sofia on the TIPS programme between Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica's company, and the Bulgarian state-owned firm known as Rakovski Defence and Staff... more
Press releaseEads: activity of the Russian Technology Office following of the Technology Forum di Mosca
Rome, Italy - Daniel Deviller, Eads Cto, present to it
"The Russian Technology Office (RTO) of EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company has been operational since October 2003 and has already initiated more than 30 research and technology contracts,... more
Press releaseTelefono Blu Italia: the emergency in the Indian Ocean exactly a month ago
Rome, Italy - We restart with the tourism and diving in order to clean again the coral reef
"Exactly a month ago the great tragedy that has exterminated whole populations, tourists and created a devastation that we cannot forget. After a month from the terrible seaquake, togheter with the international... more
Press releaseEurely makes a further step toward Galileo concession (2): the founders and partners of the industry
Rome, Italy - Societies both national and international level
"THE FOUNDERS OF EURELY AENA: Aena is a Public Business Entity entrusted with the planning, development, building, installation, operation and managing of the 44(+3) Spanish civil airports and the air... more
Press releaseEurely makes a further step toward Galileo concession
Brussels, Belgium - The offer contains further details in addition to the original proposal of last September
"Eurely, the consortium formed by Alcatel, Finmeccanica, AENA and Hispasat, today provided its final proposal for the Galileo Concession. The offer submitted to European Commission by Eurely, contains... more
Press releaseEnav SpA: the national air traffic controllers' strike of the next January 30 called off
Rome, Italy - Declared for eight hours, from 10am to 6pm
"Enav SpA (Italian National Flight Assistance Authority) informs that the national strike declared from the air traffic controllers adherent to the Cgil, Cisl, Uil and Ugl unions, fixed for the next January... more
Press releaseFlight assistance: the strike foreseen on Sunday would not take place
Rome, Italy - On the Ceats' dispute (a deal for the national air space concession of North-East Italy)
"On January 24 it took place, at the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, an encounter to solve some problems lead to Ceats’ project (a deal for the national air space concession of North-East I... more