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Press releaseAmnesty International: EU migration policies put lives and rights at risk
Rome, Italy - The organization said it in a new report published today
In their determination to seal off their borders, the European Union and its member States are putting the lives and rights of refugees and migrants at risk, Amnesty International said in a new report... more

Press releaseAlitalia and Jet Airways reinforce code-share agreement on air links between Italy and India
Rome, Italy - The flights are on sale from July 1 for travel starting next Saturday
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, and Alitalia, Italy’s leading carrier, announce the expansion of their code-share partnership offering guests enhanced network connectivity between Ind... more

Press releaseItalian ANPAC, ANPAV and AVIA on Alitalia: general strike of the air transport for next July 20
Rome, Italy - The Ministry overlooks pilots and flight assistants
"The Italian Transport Ministry reiterates the unclear choice to not convoke the union associations of pilots and flight assistants on Alitalia-Etihad issue. A clearly undemocratic act that neglects the... more

Press releaseItalian ENAC: new appointments at ICAO extend the Italian presence in the organization and in the international civil aviation context
Rome, Italy - Satisfaction has been expressed on behalf of the Authority by its director general, Alessio Quaranta
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) unveils that the Italian presence in the context of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), UN Board that gathers the authority for civil aviation of... more

Press releaseItalian Anpac, Avia and Anpav on Alitalia's situation: "The debate continues but great dubts and worry on staff surplus"
Rome, Italy - The joint press-release issued by the pilots and the flight assistants associations
"The debate continued yesterday between the representations of crew, pilots and flight assistants and Alitalia. During the meeting quality and quantities of excesses have been examined in depth declared... more

Press releaseFinmeccanica: the BoD approves the guidelines to implement the Group's new Organizational and Operating Model
Rome, Italy - It encompasses in the new perimeter operating companies, 100% owned by it, of the Aerospace and Defence core business
The Board of Directors of Finmeccanica, convened yesterday under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, approved the guidelines to implement the new Group Organizational and Operating Model. The Model,... more

Press releaseItalian Filt, Fit and UglT unions about Alitalia: "Be available to a debate, not to a hodiernal convocation, considered abnormal"
Rome, Italy - The national administrative offices write together it in a note
"We receive this morning at 10:30 an anomalous convocation, not coherent with the path and the relational ways shared in the meeting of last June 12 with the CEO and reaffirmed in the gathering of last... more

Press releaseAlitalia BoD of last Friday. The proposal for a partnership with Etihad approved
Rome, Italy - The Board delegated the mandate to negotiate the contract to the President and CEO
The Board of Directors of Alitalia -Compagnia Aerea Italian SpA, chaired by Roberto Colaninno, met last Friday in Rome to approve the proposal presented by Etihad Airways for a partnership between Alitalia... more

Press releaseMauro Rossi (Italian FILT) about Alitalia: "Complex transaction but no ultimatum on layoffs"
Rome, Italy - The union director declared it
"The negotiation started yesterday is really complex". Mauro Rossi of the Italian FILT sustained it about the beginning of the debate with Alitalia on Etihad plan, underling that "Our operate in the transaction,... more

Press releaseItalian FILT. Rossi on Alitalia: "From today about the negotiation to protect job and airline's future"
Rome, Italy - The declarations by the union director
"Starting from today, we enter with Alitalia about the plan, so we ask about it far-back". Mauro Rossi of the FILT Union said it in view of the meeting of today with the airline's top management underling... more



Press releaseAlitalia increases international and domestic flights
Rome, Italy - The airline continues the expansion of its network
Alitalia continues the expansion of its network introducing for Summer 2014 new international routes (Rome-Marrakech and Trieste-Nice) and domestic routes (flights under Territorial Continuity regime between... more

Press releaseAircraft and transport. Italian ENAV sustains Brazilian airports
Rome, Italy - Massimo Garbini: "We proudly continue to export the national know-how"
ENAV, the Italian Air Navigation Service Provider and SINEAA, the association of Brazilian airports, have signed a three year memorandum of understanding aimed, on the whole, at guaranteeing evolution... more

Press releaseAirplanes and strikes. Italian ENAV: regular flights today
Rome, Italy - The four hour protest, announced by LICTA, postponed
ENAV (Italian flight assistance company) informs that the air traffic control will be ensured today, following to the postponement of the strike decided yesterday in the late evening by Infrastructure... more

Press releaseItalian FIM CISL on Thales Alenia Space: "The company's stance on is unacceptable, a major attention on all Country is necessary"
Rome, Italy - The declaration by the national FIM CISL coordinator of Finmeccanica Group, Carlo Anelli
We receive and publish: "The top management of Thales Alenia Space Italia during the meeting yesterday with the national administrative offices of FIM, FIOM, UILM and the national coordination of the Group,... more

Press releaseRossi (FILT) to Del Torchio (Alitalia): "Procedure and matter are wrong about layoffs"
Rome, Italy - The declarations by national secretary who answers to CEO
We receive and publish: "The procedure and matter are wrong". Mauro Rossi, secretary of the FILT CGIL union answers to Alitalia CEO, Gabriele Del Torchio about the numbers of redundancies of the national... more

Press releaseAlitalia: the board of directors calls the assembly of shareholders in late June and July
Rome, Italy - For the approval of the balance sheet ending on December 31, 2013
The meeting of Alitalia's board of directors, which met today under the guidance of Chairman Roberto Colaninno, called the ordinary assembly of shareholders on June 29 in first instance and on July 25... more

Press releaseAmnesty International asks to JHA to turn the tide on the EU's approach to migration
Rome, Italy - “Italy’s efforts through the 'Mare Nostrum' operation should be applauded". “But they cannot be left to carry out this life-saving work alone"
As European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministers gather in Luxembourg on 5 and 6 June, Amnesty International is urgently calling on them to put the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum... more

Press releaseAircraft and airlines. SkyTeam records growth in member collaboration
Doha, Qatar - The alliance enhances customer experience through improved connectivity and airport services
SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, projects an increase of 18% in membership cooperation for the year 2014. The increase is the result of more codeshares and bilateral agreements amongst its member... more

Press releaseAlitalia-Etihad Airways: welcome to the tourism program "Made of Italians"
Rome, Italy - Unveiled yesterday in 14 Italian embassies and consulates around the world
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Alitalia, Partner of SkyTeam, have joined forces to support the "Made of Italians" 2015 tourism program with attractive airfares. Unveiled... more

Press releaseAircraft and transport. Alitalia: strike by SEA and SEA Handling staff for tomorrow
Rome, Italy - The changes not involve the intercontinental flights
Alitalia and AirOne, in view of the protests by workers of SEA and SEA Handling (Milan-Linate and Malpensa airports), planned for the entire day of tomorrow, Friday May 30 and due to the impossibility... more



Press releaseItalian USB union: strike for airplanes and buses next May 30; trains on May 29
Rome, Italy - Tomorrow a picket line at the Ministry
"USB (Italian union) organizes tomorrow a picket line by the sector workers at the Italian Transport Ministry, in Piazzale di Porta Pia in Rome, starting from 10:30am. During the initiative, the Union... more

Press releaseAgustaWestland: Indian Contract - the Court of Milan partially upholds the complaint lodged by the Indian Ministry of Defence
Milan, Italy - AgustaWestland will assert its rights to recover the aforesaid
AgustaWestland informs that today, the Court of Milan partially upheld the complaint lodged by the Indian Ministry of Defence, and thereby revoked the order issued by the judge on last March 17 on the... more

Press releaseFinmeccanica (2) Appointment of Committee members and of the Surveillance Body
Rome, Italy - The Board of Directors also appointed the members of the internal Committees
CONTROL AND RISKS COMMITTEE • Paolo Cantarella • Guido Alpa • Fabrizio Landi • Silvia Merlo REMUNERATION COMMITTEE • Dario Frigerio • Marina Elvira Calderone • Alessandro De Nicola • Mar... more

Press releaseFinmeccanica: the Board of Directors appoints Mauro Moretti Chief Executive Officer and General Manager.
Rome, Italy - Governance resolutions. Expiry of employment contract with Mr Alessandro Pansa.
The Board of Directors of Finmeccanica, convened today following the Shareholders’ Meeting, confirmed the current delegated attributions to Board Chairman Giovanni De Gennaro, who legally represents t... more

Press releaseEC and aircraft: report indicates that Member States still need to strengthen enforcement of passenger rights
Brussels, Belgium - A review published today of complaint handling between 2010 and 2012
The European Commission has published today a review of passenger rights' complaint handling and enforcement in the European transport (aircraft) sector between 2010 and 2012. The review shows that complaints... more

Press releaseAircraft. Italian ENAV wins an international tender in Uganda for the provision of the flight inspections services
Rome, Italy - Massimo Garbini :"We won the challenge. Now we are among the first but we have to stay there"
ENAV (Italian Air Service provider) continues the consolidation into foreign markets, winning the tender held by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority for the supply, for the next two years of the flight... more

Press releaseAircraft and transport: almost 90% of the pilots confessed to suffer of extreme sleepiness
Rome, Italy - The second day of "ANPAC Safety Day" emerged it
"Almost 90% of aircraft pilots sustained to suffer of extreme sleepiness. It emerged at the second day of the 'ANPAC Safety Day' promoted by Italian Pilots Association (Anpac) at Rome-Fiumicino airport... more

Press releaseAircraft and transport. Italian ENAV: financial statement project 2013 approved, profit margins of EUR 50 million
Rome, Italy - Massimo Garbini, CEO, declared "We're ready for any challenge"
ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Company) has approved the Financial Statement project for 2013 which shows a net profit margin of 50.5 million Euro (+9.4%), EBIDTA of 245.2 million Euro (+4.6%) and EBIT... more

Press releaseALITALIA: board of Directors meeting April 22, 2014
Rome, Italy - The results showed an improvement compared to the same period in 2013, and are in line with the Company’s expectations.
Alitalia's Board of Directors, chaired by Roberto Colaninno, met today to review the Company’s first quarter economic and operational results. The results showed an improvement compared to the same period i... more

Press releaseEtihad Airways announced strong first quarter with positive growth over previous year
Rome, Italy - A total of 3.2 million passengers travelled with the airline between January and March 2014
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced its strongest ever passenger and cargo volumes for a first quarter, together with USD1.4 billion in total revenues during... more