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Science and technologyFlorence airport closed from 29 to 31 March
Florence, Italy - For runway refurbishment
The Florence "Amerigo Vespucci" airport will be closed from 29 March at 7pm until 31 March at 7pm for works of refurbishment of the runway. Alitalia has announced that all flights operated before 7pm on... more
Science and technologyToronto airport: new terminal with state-of-the art security measures
Toronto, Canada - Checks on all baggage, not only on carry-on
The new terminal of the Toronto airport is due to open next 6 April and will be equipped with a system which can detect the smallest traces of explosives or bomb-making materials, not only in carry-on... more
Science and technologyPilots refuse to fly to Higuero
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – The Dominican pilot national association reminds to safety
After the transfer of the air routes from the airport Herrera to the airport Higuero, the Dominican Pilot National Association confirmed its refusal to fly if before the technical and safety problems will... more
Science and technologyDisruption at Brazilian airports for police strike
Brasilia, Brazil - Delays for hundreds of thousands of passengers
The Brazilian police agents strike restarted last Tuesday, a protest that has been raging for two weeks now and has been causing severe disruption even at the Country's airports: delays for about 100,000... more
Science and technology80 passengers of Alitalia lost their baggage
Lamezia Terme (Catanzaro), Italy - Protests against the employees of the Italian national-flag airline
Because of a misdelivery occurred in the departure airport, Milan-Malpensa, about eighty travellers arrived yesterday evening to Lamezia Terme did not found their baggage and put on a protest against the... more
Science and technologyContracts: "Airport equipment in Madrid (Spain)"
Rome, Italy - The notice publicated on the Official Journal of the European Union
Official Journal of the European Union S60 of 25 March 2004 E-Madrid: airport equipment Periodic indicative notice - Utilities not being a call for competition - Supplies I. 1) Official name and... more
Science and technologyContracts: "Airport control tower in Madrid (Spain)"
Rome, Italy - The notice publicated on the Official Journal of the European Union
Official Journal of the European Union S60 of 25 March 2004 E-Madrid: airport control tower Periodic indicative notice - Utilities not being a call for competition - Works I. 1) Official name and address... more
Science and technologyBulgarian Vice-Premier visits Rome's airports
Rome, Italy - For a study on private airport management
Bulgarian Vice Prime Minister, Nikolai Vassilev, who also is Minister of Transportation and Communication, visited the Rome-Fiumicino airport yesterday along with a government deputation, and will visit... more
Science and technologyVietnam: former American base becomes a civil airport
Hanoi, Vietnam - Opening planned in May
A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority in Vietnam, declared that in May will be inaugurated the new airport of Cam Ranh Bay, former American military base during the Vietnam War, later seat of a... more
Science and technologyContracts: "Security services in Palermo airport (Italy)"
Rome, Italy - The prior information notice publicated on the Official Journal of the European Union
Official Journal of the European Union S58 of 23 March 2004 Italy-Cinisi: security services Prior information notice - Services I. 1) Official name and address of the contracting authority: GESAP... more
Science and technologyContracts: "Taxiway in Fiumicino airport (Italy)"
Rome, Italy - The award notice publicated on the Official Journal of the European Union
Official Journal of the European Union S59 of 24 March 2004 Italy-Fiumicino: taxiway Contract award notice - Works This contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes. Section... more
Science and technologySafety: polemics after the test at the airport of Venice
Venice, Italy –"Just human faults", "Marco Polo" is safe
There is polemic after the gaps found in the security systems of the airport of Venice "Marco Polo" in a test arranged by the Ministry of the Interior and Enac (Italian authority for civil aviation) in... more
Science and technologyAirports: Riggio and Bencini talked today during a conference organized by magazine Air Press
Rome, Italy - Among the topics discussed, the Italian airports and the revision of system requirements
That of the future of the Milan-Linate city-airport has been one of the topics discussed during a conference organized today by the magazine Air Press about airports and low-cost airlines. Vito Riggio,... more
Science and technologyAirports: reopened this morning the airport of Alghero-Fertilia
Alghero, Italy - The intervention has been concluded in the days announced
This morning, with the Ryanair flight of the coming from Frankfurt and landed at 8:45 am, it has been reopened the airport of Alghero-Fertilia closed from the morning of Sunday 14 for maintenance works... more
Science and technologyTemporary closing for Bologna Airport
Bologna, Italy - Works in order to transform it in an intercontinental air station are beginning
In order to get works devoted to transform Bologna Airport in an intercontinental air station started (see for details AVIONEWS), such facility will remain closed for two months from May 3 to July 2. Its... more
Science and technologyAirports: continues the unbelievable increase of the Roman airport of Ciampino
Rome, Italy - In 2008 planned 7 million passengers per year
Thanks to the increasing of the low cost connections, the airport of Ciampino is in continuous increase, from the 700-800 thousands passengers of the charter flights and of the private airplane of the... more
Science and technologyRome's Mayor, Veltroni, urges co-operation between Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa
Rome, Italy - Fights between Italian airports may favour the European ones
Rome's Mayor, Walter Veltroni, stands for co-operation between Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa airports. According to him, in fact, the fight between Italy's main airports conflicts with the idea of... more
Science and technologyThe Bologna Airport becomes an intercontinental air station
Bologna, Italy - Traffic increasing up to 40%
The Bologna 'Marconi' Airport is going to become an intercontinental air station from the month of July. This project had been launched in 1996 and SAB management company will be quoted on the stock exchange.... more
Science and technologyVoice controls for the E-3 Sentry
Washington, USA - They could replace keyboards and mouses on command and control airplanes
The E-3 Sentry (AWACS) command and electronic control airplanes could be provided with a new human-machine interface for its flight operators. This new system in phase of designing and testing would be... more
Science and technologyKosovo: Pristina airport closed
Pristina, Serbia - Unknown the reopening date
From Wednesday March 17, the airport of Pristina, in Kosovo, has been closed to the civil traffic. The measure is connected to the closure of the road that connects the airport to the city and above all... more
Science and technologyAeradria SpA: tomorrow the press conference of the low-cost flights presentation served from the GermaniaExpress airline
Rimini, Italy - For Berlin-Tegel operational from next April 12, 2004
The management society of the Rimini-San Marino airport, Aeradria SpA, together with the APT Services communicate that tomorrow, Saturday March 20, 2004 at 11,30am near the international airport "Federico... more
Science and technology"Valerio Catullo": press conference next Monday for the presentation of Verona-Amsterdam flight
Verona, Italy - Of the Dutch low-cost airline Basiq Air
The Verona's airport "Valerio Catullo", in collaboration with the Dutch airline low-cost Basiq Air, communicate that next Monday, March 22 at 11,45am (near the Manufacturers Association of the Province... more
Science and technologyBad weather: still troubles in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - 50 flights cancelled because of the fog
For the third consecutive day the fog is creating strong troubles to the air traffic in the airport of Fiumicino. 50 flights in departure and as many in arrival have been cancelled, the situation however... more
Science and technologyHeli Expo 2004: Turbomeca celebrates the delivery of its one thousand Arriel 2
Las Vegas, USA - It will be fixed on a S-76
Right on the occasion of Heli Expo, Turbomeca could celebrate the delivery of the one thousand Arriel 2 engine, after providing at least 140 countries in the world with it with some 5500 engines of the... more
Science and technologyBad weather: fog in Naples and Rome
Rome, Italy - A lot of flights cancelled
The thick blanket of fog that is hitting the middle-south of Italy caused today various troubles in the main airports. In Naples all the departure flights reported a delay of 2 hours, specially the flights... more
Science and technologyMalpensa: airport dependent arrested for extortion
Malpensa, Italy - Caught by the "Guardia di Finanza" red-handed
A dependent of the Malpensa airport was arrested by the "Guardia di Finanza" for extortion on a woman who reported the fact. The man blackmailed the victim promising on payment of big money amounts the... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: the development plan goes on
Rome, Italy - Operative from 2008 also the new international terminal
In a short term will be made some new important works which will improve the prestige and the service offered by the Fiumicino airport, managed by the Aeroporti di Roma (Adr) society, for the benefit of... more
Science and technologyCatania airport: no access to the exit flights for disabled people
Catania, Italy - Complaint of the customer associations
The customer associations exposed the absence in Catania airport of the convenient facilities to enable the disabled people to get to the international flights exit (see AVIONEWS). The incredible deficiency,... more
Science and technologyRome: passenger increase starts again in Fiumicino and Ciampino
Rome, Italy - 2004 forecasts carried out
The "Aeroporti di Roma" Management Society estimated for this year a traffic of 28 millions of passengers, almost 2 millions more than 2003. Also Ciampino, thanks to the ever more massive presence of... more
Science and technologyBad weather comes back in North Italy
Milan, Italy - Alert in Milan airports
The bad weather wave comes back to assail North Italy: snow is forecasted even at low height starting from this late afternoon and for the next 24 hours. As in the past, the emergency plan is already... more
Science and technologyBologna: further disruption at the airport because of snow
Bologna, Italy - 5 flights cancelled or diverted
A new snow alert at the Bologna-Marconi airport. After being shut down last 28th February (see AVIONEWS), the airport suffered from bad weather conditions yesterday as well, although it was not closed.... more
Science and technologyMeridiana: pilots' strike on 10th March
Cagliari, Italy - 4 hours halt on all national flights
The Meridiana's pilots' strike planned for last 23rd February, then postponed by the Guarantee Commission for the strike law, will take place next Wednesday, 10th March. The strike will involve all national... more
Science and technologyAirport thefts: Sea asks for cameras
Milan, Italy - Urgently requested a meeting with unions
Following the latest developments in the investigation on the thefts committed at Milan-Malpensa by some employees of the airport, Sea, which manages the two Milan airports, urged for a meeting with unions... more
Science and technologyPrague: homeless man evades airport checks and hides onboard
Prague, Czech Republic - Found in the baggage hold
A 56-year-old homeless man from Prague managed to evade last Friday all security checks at the airport of the Czech capital and got onboard a Hungarian aircraft. The man sneaked into a baggage tunnel and... more
Science and technologyBaghdad: mortar fire at airport
Baghdad, Iraq - Explosions occurred shortly before the signing of an interim constitution
Some mortar blasts were heard this morning from 10.00 to 10.15 am around Baghdad international airport, in the South-Western area of the city, where American fighter, patrol and transport airplanes are... more
Science and technologyDominican woman blocked at Milan-Malpensa with 21 ounces of cocaine in her stomach
Milan, Italy - She is now in custody at Monza's women's prison
She had ingested 21 ounces of cocaine in small packages before leaving. In this way, a Dominican citizen tried to evade security controls at the Milan-Malpensa airport, but did not succeed. Her behaviour... more
Science and technologyShuttle bus connections to Romagna's airports to be resumed in May
Rimini, Italy - Air traffic at Rimini and Forlì keeps on growing
The shuttle bus connections operated between Rimini and Forlì airports and a number of resorts on the Romagna riviera are due to be resumed in May, after transporting 6,000 passengers last summer. It... more
Science and technologyNaples: aircraft stuck in a pothole
Naples, Italy - Airport closed for a few hours
Naples airport was closed yesterday between 5.30 pm and 9.05 pm after an airplane got stuck in a hole on the junction that joins the take-off runway and the taxi strip. The Alpi Eagles Fokker 100, leaving... more
Science and technologyRome-Fiumicino: passengers wait nearly 2 hours for baggage to be returned
Rome, Italy - The flight had last only one hour
Exasperated the passengers of the flight VA 8505 operated by Volare from Venice to Rome-Fiumicino landed yesterday around 9.00 pm, waiting for their baggage to be returned. After a one-hour flight to reach... more
Science and technologyNew national meteorological radar at Rome-Fiumicino worth EUR 7m
Rome, Italy - It will provide more accurate forecast on a 250 miles radius
Fiumicino has a new national meteorological radar, which cost Enav (Italian company for air navigation services) EUR 7m. The radar, which is digitally operated, allows to obtain weather forecast on a 250... more
Science and technologyPavullo: school near airport where two airplanes crashed
Modena, Italy - Regional councillor of the Lega asks for the results of the feasibility study
A new establishment of the elementary school in Pavullo, near Modena, Italy, should be built near the airport. Two accidents occurred nearby. The first one occurred on 26th August 2000, when a four-seat... more
Science and technologyCanada: patented airplane that breaks itself apart in case of emergency
Toronto, Canada - Each section would then be parachuted to the ground
A patent has been issued in Canada for the project of an aircraft that can subdivide into segments, each one able to reach the ground independently by using parachutes. The airplane, in fact, would be... more
Science and technologyNaples: two Chinese carrying EUR 125,000 blocked
Naples, Italy - Earned by trading counterfeit items. Accused of money laundering
The Italian financial police blocked two Chinese citizens who were carrying EUR 125,000 hidden in the pockets of their coats, in newspaper sheets and in plastic bags placed in their suitcases yesterday... more
Science and technologyAutogrill wins contracts in Athens and Marseille
Rome, Italy - Great results for the group in airport catering
After having secured its place at Seattle, Houston and Amsterdam airports, and having renewed several other contracts, the Autogrill group has now won Marseille as well and is going to expand in Athens,... more
Science and technologyInsufficient security checks at Munich airport
Munich, Germany - At least 60 police posts are apparently uncovered
Local radio station Bayerische Rundfunk and national TV channel Ard announced it: security checks at Munich airport are insufficient. It seems that, because of a lack of police personnel, it is very easy... more
Science and technologyTomorrow's strike at Rome-Fiumicino suspended
Rome, Italy - It was planned at Milan-Linate and Milan-Malpensa, too
The strike announced for tomorrow, 3rd March 2004, at Rome-Fiumicino, Milan-Linate and Milan-Malpensa was suspended. The strike was called by unions in support of the employees of Hub srl, a company deputed... more
Science and technologyParmalat aircraft parked in Geneva for 2 months
Geneva, Switzerland - Apparently, it has not been seized
A Bombardier belonging to bankrupt Italian group Parmalat, worth about USD 40m landed last 17th December at the Geneva-Coitrin airport - where it arrived for technical checks - and has never left ever... more
Science and technologyFake opening ceremony for Agrigento airport today
Agrigento, Italy - Masquerade organized by the Lista Di Pietro
The opening of the new ’Valle dei Templi’ airport in Racalmuto, in Province of Agrigento, Italy, becomes every day more unlikely (see AVIONEWS), hence the Lista Di Pietro party has organized an ironic pla... more
Science and technologyBilbao airport closed down because of weather alert
Madrid, Spain - Snowfalls and strong winds throughout the Country
These days’ bad weather not only has brought Italian air-traffic to its knees (see AVIONEWS), but is causing disruption in Spain, too. Yesterday Bilbao airport was closed, and also the other infrastructures o... more
Science and technologyMaui airport closed for car driven into ticket lobby
Maui, USA - The vehicle was then set on fire, but it apparently is not a terroristic attack
The airport of the island of Maui, in the Hawaii, was closed yesterday for several hours because of a car driven into the ticket lobby and then set on fire. At 7.48am a 52-year-old man drove his car onto... more