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Science and technologyA-380: light and safe thanks to material technology
Toulouse, France - Kevlar, Vespel and Nomex ensure more structural robustness, lightness and capability of containing flames
One of the most important technical aspects with reference to the Airbus A-380 programme is certainly the one concerning materials deployed for its construction. The new 555-800 seats long haul airliner... more
Science and technology"Valerio Catullo": new connection to Cologne and Bonn and newness for the Summer
Verona, Italy - After that one with Barcelona and South America
"For ’Valerio Catullo’ (Verona’s Airport) continues a 2005 full of newness. After the opening of the daily connection served by Iberia to Barcelona and from there, with all South America, a new connection that... more
Science and technologyFraport does not intend to purchase Zurich Airport
Frankfurt, Germany - "But Kloten will continue to have an important role in European air traffic"
Frankfurt Airport will start collaboration projects only with Zurich air station, but Fraport (German hub’s operator) does not aim to purchase the Swiss airport. Fraport’s executive board Chairman, Wil... more
Science and technologySave to concentrate efforts on Budapest
Venice, Italy - Venice's operator, ready to quote, takes part to privatization's tender for the Hungarian Airport
Save, Venice "Marco Polo" and Treviso ’s operator, intends taking part to Budapest Airport tender. But Enrico Marchi, both Chairman and CEO for Save, revealed the plan to acquire Southern airports of P... more
Science and technologyUnique said yes to temporary working rule on Zurich-Kloten
Zurich, Switzerland - But some doubts stand on ICAO's rules
Zurich Airport’s operator, Unique, approved on the whole the new temporary working rule issued last March by Civil Aviation Federal Department (UFAC) which provides for a larger operation space in determined t... more
Science and technologyCanadian airports to cut back on rents
Ottawa, Canada - The Federal Government's decision aims to reduce management costs and revitalize air sector
Canadian Transport Minister, Jean Lapierre, has decided to cut airport rent costs: his plan provides for 60 per cent reduction which will affect 21 federal air stations. The measure is aimed to relieve... more
Science and technologyAeroporti Sistema del Garda: Verona-Cologne/Bonn connection
Verona, Italy - The presentation press conference will hold next Thursday May 12 at 11
The Aeroporti Sistema del Garda (Verona and Brescia’s Airports) communicate that the presentation press conference of the new flight Verona-Cologne/Bonn, served by the German low-cost carrier, Germanwings, w... more
Science and technologyBoarding controls, found a gun barrel
Palermo, Italy - Denounced the enterpreneur who was on his way to Rome
The charge involves illegal possession and carriage of firearm and illegal possession of common and war ammunitions. The 68 years old entrepreneur from Palermo was blocked by the Police during the boarding... more
Science and technology"Valerio Catullo": the offer towards Moscow increases
Verona, Italy - The first link will take off on Saturday June 4 and for all Summer season until October 8
"The Tour Operator, Danko, offers new direct links from Verona to Moscow, increasing so the already strong offer of ’Aeroporti Sistema del Garda’ to East Europe. It’s a connection of the Russian Tour... more
Science and technologySacbo: visit of the Sandefjord Airport's delegation
Bergamo, Italy - The Norwegian Airport is linked with a daily flight departing from Orio al Serio from Monday to Sunday
"A Sandefjord Airport’s delegation of Torp, Norwegian city situated in the area of Oslo, visited the Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport. The Norwegian Airport is linked with a daily connection departing from O... more
Science and technologyEuropean Justice Court to decide on German flight restrictions
Berlin, Germany - Do limitations set up by Germany violate Chicago agreement on air traffic?
Unique (Zurich-Kloten Airport) and Swiss Air Lines, sued Germany for flight restrictions imposed to aircraft direct to the Swiss airport and considered noisy: such limitations would violate the 1944 Chicago... more
Science and technologyFiumicino thanked European Union
Rome, Italy - The Commission allocated project for rapid transit link at Rome Airport
EU Commission has just allocated more than EUR 14m to 9 projects regarding transport infrastructures: EUR 1m have been destined to Rome-Fiumicino hub to finance the accomplishment of a rapid transit link... more
Science and technologyTwenty people made ill at Montreal Airport
Montreal, Canada - Because of a mysterious white powder released by a baggage
An unidentified white powder spilled from a baggage, coming from Bangladesh aboard a BA’s plane, staying at customs, made ill twenty persons who were close that area in the Montreal "Elliott-Trudeau" A... more
Science and technologyNaples: handling workers to go on strike next Friday May 6
Naples, Italy - Minimum services and connections to the islands will be operated
CGIL CISL UIL, UGL and SULT union trades have called next Friday May 6, an 8-hours strike affecting ground services workers at Naples-Capodichino International Airport. Gesac Handling SpA, company managing... more
Science and technologyEngland: the first flight from new "Robin Hood" Airport has taken off
London, United Kingdom - The only British airport, except for London air stations, able to host the A-380
The flight 0915 bound for Las Palmas has been the first service operated by the new Brtish airport (the latest to be opened was the one of Stansted in 1966) entitled to "Robin Hood", located in South Yorkshire. The... more
Science and technologyEurnekian financed Aeroparque 2007
Buenos Aires, Argentina - It is the modernization plan for Buenos Aires Airport
The Argentine magnate Eduardo Eurnekian, well-known for his involvment in Volare Group failure (whose he was backer in 2003, see for details AVIONEWS), took part to cerimony for starting of "Jorge Newbery"... more
Science and technologyCaselle Airport modernization works to speed up
Turin, Italy - Sagat management called to report on the progress of restructuration works
The Organization Committee for Winter Olympic Games Turin 2006 called management of Sagat (Turin-Caselle Airport operator) to show to local authorities "The necessary actions to complete airport widening and... more
Science and technologyGB and Canada believe Teheran Airport unsafe
Teheran, Iran - But they did have not made clear which kind of dangers concerns them
Secretary of National Security Council (SNSC), Hassan Rowhani, on Saturday visited Teheran "Imam Khomeini" International Airport, which was officially re-opened Saturday April 30 after inauguration occurred... more
Science and technologyTurks and Germans interested in Skopje Airport
Skopje, Republic of Macedonia - Macedonia's Government intends to grant a concession for airport management
Within the end of 2005, Macedonia’s Government has to assign concession for Skopje International Airport management: the German Hochtief group as well as the Turkish Mng Holding Group have showed interest i... more
Science and technologyAirport "JFK": the best offerer will receive the forgotten objects by passengers
New York, Usa - The last initiative of the airport authorities of the "Big Apple"
Airport authorities of the New York’s "JFK" air station had an original idea about how to free of the different objects leaved by the million of passengers which passed through the airport of New York: t... more
Science and technologyFraport: the operator will spend EUR 150m to guest the A-380
Frankfurt, Germany - Frankfurt Airport will handle twenty A380 take-offs and landings a day from 2010
German airport operator Fraport said it will spend EUR 150m to enable Frankfurt airport to guest the A-380. The air station will handle twenty A-380 take-offs and landings a day from 2010, Fraport Chief... more
Science and technologyBaa's forecast over the next decade
London, United Kingdom - The airport operator cited a 3 percent annual increase
British airport operator, Baa, announced its expectations related to the number of passengers using its three London airports, citing a 3 percent annual increase in passenger traffic over the next decade.... more
Science and technologyTeheran Airport: impending re-opening after one year since a simile attempt
Iran, Teheran - The air station was closed in May 2004 on its first day in operation
The new Teheran’s International Airport "Imam Khomeini" will re-open on Saturday, 30, almost one year after a simile attempt, when it was shut down by Pasdaran on its first day in operation which saw o... more
Science and technologyFog caused problems to Fiumicino Airport (2): 41 services have been cancelled
Rome, Italy - It recorded delays up to 90 minutes
The balance of cancelled arrivals, covered 10 national flights and 10 international; as much domestic departures and 11 international have been cancelled. Flights diverted on other airports were four... more
Science and technologyFog caused problems to Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - It remained under category 2 more than two hours
Arrival and departures were delayed at Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport which was affected by fog conditions from midnight up to 8:00am, forcing airport authorities to re-direct some planes on other hubs,... more
Science and technologySpanish Airport staff to go on strike in next week-end
Madrid, Spain - The union Ugt called 14,000 workers not to work
Alberto Garrido, head of communications for Ugt, the union representing airport employees at Spanish airports, said the organization had called 14,000 workers to go on strike on the May 1st public holiday... more
Science and technologyAirport of Malta: the air station to be partly privatized
Valletta, Malta - The state decided to sell half of its 40 per cent
Malta said it intends to sell half of its 40 percent stake in the only Airport which serves the island by the end of this year. Though a spokesman for the Ministry for Investments said no decision had... more
Science and technologyBaa to consider investment in Budapest Airport
London, United Kingdom - Hungary planned to sell 75 percent of the capital's air station
British Airport operator, Baa, is considering to bid for Budapest Airport, of which Hungary planned to sell 75 percent to potential private investors, starting from the end of the current year. Denmark’s C... more
Science and technologyFog blocked Rome's airports
Rome, Italy - Ciampino and Fiumicino resorted to fog procedures
From 4:00 am to 7:00am today, Fiumicino Airport has been shrouded in fog which delayed up to an hour the 90 percent of "Leonardo da Vinci" flights. Arrivals and departures were operative on an unique runway... more
Science and technologyAirport "Charles de Gaulle": the estimate to rebuild the roof of the terminal 2E's structure collapsed in May 2004
Paris, France - Cited EUR 150m
French airport operator, Aeroports de Paris, said that the reconstruction of the roof at terminal 2E "Charles de Gaulle" Airport, which partially collapsed in an accident in May 2004, would cost about... more
Science and technologyThe launch of a new terminal at Manila Airport to be postponed
Manila, Philippines - It was planned on June, 21
The Government of Philippines announced that the opening of the new terminal at Manila’s Airport, planned previously on June, 21, has been postponed; the terminal was seized from German’s airport operator, Fra... more
Science and technology"Valerio Catullo": press conference of new flights presentation to Moscow
Verona, Italy - It will take place next Tuesday at 11
Valerio Catullo Airport, with the collaboration of the Lago di Garda Consortium, communicates that the press conference of the new connections presentation towards Moscow from the Verona’s Airport, by D... more
Science and technologySample of flu virus missing in Beirut found at the airport
Beirut, Lebanon - US has inadvertently distributed kits to 3747 laboratories in 18 countries
The last sample of the deadly flu virus H2N2, well-known as Asian flu, mistakenly sent to laboratories around the world, has been found at Beirut International Airport and will be destroyed as soon as... more
Science and technologyMacquarie Airports: 2005 March results
Rome, Italy - easyJet and Ryanair increased traffic at Fiumicino and Ciampino
Macquarie Airports Management (MAp) unveiled that at March 2005, Sydney, Brussels, Rome and Bristol airports, of which it owns stakes, have recorded a passenger traffic growth compared to the same month... more
Science and technologyAsur to post 2005 first quarter net profit jump
City of Mexico, Mexico - The operator said the growth was helped by a considerable increase of the number of passengers who passed though its airports
Mexican airports operator Asur said its net income related to the period January-March 2005 rose to USD 19,5m from USD 12,5 million the previous year. The operator said the result was mainly due to foreign... more
Science and technologyPope Benedict XVI: Rome's airports to make ready for new stop
Rome, Italy - Many presidents to be expected for Vatican's mass
Yesterday, Italian Civil Defence Department operating board, Rome Administration’s members, prefectship, air traffic and road system authorities, gathered to organize security plan in sight of the first m... more
Science and technologyFlying cars (3): the gyroplane as the alternative solution to the tiltrotor
Washington, USA - The CarterCopter combines STOVL capabilities with a sufficiently high speed
The CarterCopter is certainly another example of how it is being tried to provide new solutions for a more flexible and spread use of the aerial vehicles. Carter Aviation Technologies made an attempt to... more
Science and technologyFlying cars (2): Air Scooter, that is to say the flying motorcycle
Washington, USA - Its designer aimed to produce a light, flexible and cheap vehicle for a really "daily" deployment
AirScooter Corporation is a US company which believed (and it goes on doing it) in the idea that one can produce a light, handy, flexible and safe aerial vehicle with a quite low cost when compared to... more
Science and technologyFlying cars: NASA thinks about a "road network" in the sky
Washington, USA - Anyone could be able to resort to it by using their own private aerial vehicle
The topic dealing with flying cars always remains a fascinating one and AVIONEWS deepened this matter in the past (see for details the news nr. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6). Nevertheless, it deals with a constantly... more
Science and technologyNew security system to be installed at London-Heathrow
London, United Kingdom - It will avoid long lines for some passengers
For many passengers which have to pass through the airport London-Heathrow long lines would presumably vanish considering that next week it will be installed a new security system that replaces face-to-face... more
Science and technologyAirline's employees demonstrated at Buenos Aires Airport
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Three Police's agents wounded: airport activities have been suspended for four hours
Last morning Buenos Aires Airport has been theatre of a demonstration performed by Líneas Aéreas Federales (LAFSA) dependents: after 4:00am, demonstrators tried to block boarding room and caused incidents w... more
Science and technologySpanish Airport staff to announce 48-hour strike
Madrid, Spain - It is planned in the week-end lead to May, 1, 2005
Spanish Airport staff announced 48-hour strike which has been planned in May, 1st, in order to protest against new contracts. A spokesman for one of Spain’s leading unions, Ugt, said it had called 14,000 w... more
Science and technologyQuake hit Japan: also Fukuoka Airport shaked
Tokyo, Japan - 13 people have been injured, no victim were reported
A strong 5.8 magnitude earthquake shaked, yesterday at 6:11am local hour, Southern Japan: at least 13 persons have been wounded, including one seriously. The main jolt has been followed by other minor... more
Science and technologyUSA: Santa Barbara Airport to have new terminal
Washington, USA - It will be three size bigger than the current one
Santa Barbara Airport will have a new and bigger passenger terminal in the next years: the air station director, Karen Ramsdell, said at the moment the project is still in the earliest stages. The expansion... more
Science and technologyBangalore Airport construction works to start
Bangalore, India - All bureaucratic procedures have been firmed up, building yard is going to open next May
Bangalore, capital of the India Central State of Karnataka, will have its airport soon: building works of Greenfield Bangalore International Airport (BIAL) will begin next May and the first flight may... more
Science and technologyFraport to plan outsourcing its work-force
Berlin, Germany - By means of a measure aimed to cut costs
German airport operator, Fraport, planned to outsource 20 percent of its work-force by means of a measure aimed to cut costs as the firm has to face up pressure to cut fees from its customers, including... more
Science and technologyUAE: Global Airport Expansion Congress
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Aviation industry on the up has ambitious plans to build airports and expand facilities
Today is the last day of the Global Airport Expansion Congress at Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates): the event, started last Sunday April 17, has been arranged by national civil aviation department and... more
Science and technologyKerosene tampered at the airport "Ben Gurion": is it lead to terrorism?
Tel Aviv, Israel - All flights grounded as an inquiry started after a casual control
All flights taking off from Tel Aviv’s International Airport "Ben Gurion" have been suspended as an inquiry started after a casual control about the supplying of fuel revealed that the kerosene used b... more
Science and technologyFraport and Vinci against Copenhagen Airports about the management of Bulgarian airports
Sofia, Bulgaria - The protests may delay the official signature of the deal
German airport operator mixed with Vinci Airports is contesting the decision of the Bulgarian Government to let Copenhagen Airports upgrade and run (see AVIONEWS) the airports of Varna and Bourgas situated... more
Science and technologyAirport "Valerio Catullo": a strike provokes the cancellation of 55 flights, 80 percent of adherents
Verona, Italy - The employees protested against the lack of personnel and work conditions
The employees of the airport "Valerio Catullo", in Verona (Italy), planned a strike yesterday which provoked the cancellation of 55 flights than the 101 scheduled for the day. According to what declared... more