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Press releaseAlitalia and Meridiana-Eurofly strikes confirmed for next Tuesday by Filt Cgil
Rome, Italy - The first one by pilots and flight assistants, and the second one by all workers of Group, included Eurofly
"The strike by Alitalia's pilots and flight assistants has been confirmed for next Tuesday, February 16 from 10 to 2:00pm announced by Filt Cgil and IPA, AVIA and ANPAC. The protest has been declared for... more
Press releaseAlitalia presented three year plan for development on Milan's airports
Milan, Italy - The flights by Smart Carrier AirOne will take off from end of March
"The Alitalia Group presented yesterday a three year plan for development of its offer on Milan's airports that predicts strengthening of premium offer by Alitalia from Linate's airport, a new intercontinental... more
Press releaseeasyJet greets the Alitalia/AirOne's arrival in Malpensa
Milan, Italy - With reference to the presentation of the new AirOne's relaunch plan, announced for today
With reference to the presentation of the new relaunch plan by AirOne, announced for today, on February 11, 2010, François Bacchetta, Regional General Manager easyJet, declares: "easyJet warmly desires... more
Press releaseENAC and IAC, agreement for Superjet 100
Rome, Italy - It will introduce the airplane into the European market
"ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority, and IAC, Interstate Aviation Committee, the Russian civil aviation Board, have signed, last Friday, a MoU that will facilitate the introduction in Europe of... more
Press releaseAlitalia: strike re-fixed on February 16
Rome, Italy - For four hours
Filt Cgil: "The strike by Alitalia's flight crew has been re-fixed for Tuesday on February 16 from 10am to 2:00pm. The protest, initially announced on November 25 and then on December 5 and February... more
Press releaseItalian ANPAV: Meridiana's strike postponed
Olbia, Italy - "Abuse of authority"
"We inform you that in the evening of last February 2 the Italian Transports minister has diffused the postponement of strikes fixed into the air transport for tomorrow, on February 5. The postponement... more
Press releaseItalian Filt Cgil about postponement of Alitalia's strike on Friday
Rome, Italy - Franco Nasso, the general secretary: "It's abuse of authority by Matteoli"
"'Still a severe and unjustified act by minister of Transports'. Franco Nasso, Filt Cgil's general secretary, affirms that following to the order by the same Ministry that has postponed the strike fixed... more
Press releaseItalian ANPAV: next February 5 strike by Meridiana's flight assistants
Olbia, Italy - After months of meeting without results with the airline
"After months of meeting without results with the airline, ANPAV, represented by the major flight assistants of Meridiana Group, has decided the immediate restarting of unions' initiatives to support the... more
Press releaseItalian Adiconsum asks data to the Government about public money disbursed to the low-cost
Rome, Italy - "That the funds forecast for body-scanner are invested into the improvement of services to passengers and tourists"
"Pietro Giordano, national secretary of Adiconsum, declared 'It's not possible to continue with monopolies on air transport that don't allow a real competition on price and services in favour to the customers,... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: its president Riggio starts compensation request to Michael O'Leary (Ryanair)
Rome, Italy - To protect respectability and dignity of his person and of the Authority
"With reference to the declarations released by the Ryanair's CEO, Michael O'Leary, last January 26 in Milan during a press-conference, Vito Riggio, President of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority),... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC. Riggio: "O'Leary not deserves any answer"
Rome, Italy - Curt answer by the authority's President to the declarations by Ryanair's CEO
"'The words by O'Leary don't deserve any answer. I had already judged him: the hodiernal affirmations confirm that opinion'. Curt the answer by ENAC's President (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), Vito... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC on body-scanner: CISA decided the starting of experimentation
Rome, Italy - It will begin at half of February on millimetric waves and on that to infrared rays
"CISA (Interministerial Committee for air transport safety and airports), gathered yesterday afternoon, at ENAC's headquarters (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), under the presidency by Vito Riggio, as... more
Press releaseFILT CGIL-AVIA: Alitalia strike on February 5 confirmed
Rome, Italy - By pilots and flight attendants
"'Pilots and flight attendants' strike on February 5 has been confirmed', Italian trade unions FILT and AVIA said in a statement. They protest against "Alitalia's decision to proceed in discussing about... more
Press releaseAmnesty International on Haiti: protection of human rights must accompany relief efforts
Rome, Italy - The Organization called on the United Nations to put in place measures
Amnesty International (AI) called on the United Nations to put in place measures for the protection of human rights and the most vulnerable among the survivors of Tuesday's devastating earthquake. AI... more
Press releaseAviapartner handler of Czech Airlines in Malpensa
Rome, Italy - From next February 16
Aviapartner, airport handling society chosen by CSA (Czech Airlines), Czech Republic's flag carrier, for links to Milan-Malpensa. The society will interest, from next February 16, for services to passengers,... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC issues a temporary licence for air transport to Air Vallée
Rome, Italy - It was suspended last November 5, 2009
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) informs that has been issued last January 12, 2010 a temporary licence for air transport to Air Vallée SpA, following to the presentation of a financial reorganization... more
Press releaseItalian Transports Ministry, ENAC and GESAC signed agreement for EUR 3 million in favour to Atitech
Naples, Italy - Destined to reorganization, requalification and adaptation of the facility
Last Saturday, during the inauguration's ceremony of the new Terminal in Naples' airport in front of the undersecretary of the Premiership, Gianni Letta and Transports Minister Altero Matteoli, the ENAC's... more
Press releaseDGAC: hardships for snow at Paris-Orly's airport
Paris, France - The French Direction générale de l’Aviation civile unveiled it
A heavy snowfall has upset the normal activity at Paris-Orly's airport during this morning. The air station has been closed at 10:15am. The snowfall is ended at late morning, but the weather forecast announce... more
Press releaseThe agreement reached with Italian ENAC, Ryanair restores domestic flights in Italy
Rome, Italy - Allowed to embark to all passengers with passport or national Id card
"Ryanair, the Irish airline, today 7th January announced that it would restore all its Italian domestic flights – without interruption – from January 23rd next, as Ryanair and ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Aut... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: Riggio convokes Ryanair and CISA next January 7
Rome, Italy - Because the airline continues in an obstinate and ostensible manner to put uncertain the respect and rigidity of security controls by the Italian Authorities
"For the carrier continues, in a wilful and alleged manner, to put uncertain the respect and rigidity of security controls by the Italian Authorities, thing that creates baseless alarms and denigrates... more
Press releaseMovimento consumatori distrusts Ryanair to suspend some flights
Rome, Italy - And for passengers' right to use all ID
"Ryanair threatens to suspend the domestic routes from ten Italian bases as of January 23 because the ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority)'s orders oblige it to accept identification forms for passengers... more
Press releaseItalian Filt Cgil. Mauro Rossi about Ryanair: respect rules of the Italian Country also on work
Rome, Italy - The national secretary of the union is not surprised about the airline's behaviour
"'The procedures with which Ryanair is trying to impose its conditions even to the Italian Authority doesn't astonish me'. The national secretary of the Italian Filt Cgil union, Mauro Rossi declared it,... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: call for bids for modernization works at Pantelleria's airport on the European official gazette
Rome, Italy - It will be published shortly on the Italian one
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) informs that the call for bids has been published last Saturday December 26, 2009 on the European official gazette regarding an additional part of modernization... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC arranges controls on all flights towards USA
Rome, Italy - As requested by TSA, after recent events
"The ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority)'s President, Vito Riggio, also as a President of the CISA (Interministerial Committee for Air and airport Safety), in agreement with the law enforcements, has... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC sanctions easyJet
Rome, Italy - For EUR 110,000
"The ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) unveils that its airport management in Rome-Fiumicino has disbursed, last Thursday, three administrative sanctions (for a total of EUR 110,000) to easyJet,... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC about Linate airport (2): updated bulletin
Rome, Italy - Cancelled 15 arriving and 17 departing flights
"ENAC's (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) airport management of Milan-Linate airport stated that from today at 12 pm the weather situation is quickly getting better, a factor that is leading to recover... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC about bad weather emergency: improving situation into the North airports
Rome, Italy - Apart from the Linate's with specific update through reports
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), with reference to the limitations occurred in the last days in various airports in the North of the Country due to bad weather conditions, unveils that the situation... more
Press releaseENAC on bad weather in northern Italy: the situation at Milan-Linate airport
Rome, Italy - Update bulletins issued every two hours by the airport's management
"Concerning the persisting critical situation at Milan-Linate airport due to an exceptional snowfall and to bad weather in general, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority), while ensuring that it will... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: convention with Finmeccanica for EUR 8 million fund by the Authority
Rome, Italy - In favour of the Mid Air Collision Avoidance System program
"Today, at the General direction of ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) has been signed the convention ENAC-Finmeccanica in which is fixed a financial contribution by ENAC for EUR 8 million in favour... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: Authority's airport management guard sector to keep down hardships linked to the bad weather conditions
Rome, Italy - Activated the snow emergency management plans in all airports in the centre and north interested by snowy precipitations
"In consideration of the bad weather conditions that from the last days are interesting Europe and that have caused hardships into the transports also in Italy, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority)... more
Press releaseAlitalia and Etihad sign Memorandum of Understanding
Rome, Italy - To operate a code-share agreement from April
"Alitalia and Etihad Airways today exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that confirms the airlines’ intention to operate a code-share agreement from the start of the Northern Summer season in A... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: Lazio administrative court rejected Ryanair's appeal against the authority's regulation about identity documents' equivalence
Rome, Italy - The Irish airline must accept documents according to the Italian law
"The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) said that the Lazio administrative court (TAR), section 3T, yesterday rejected Ryanair's appeal against ENAC's regulation concerning the equivalence of the... more
Press releaseItalian FILT-CGIL about Meridiana. Unions will go on strike if the company will perform more unilateral actions
Rome, Italy - After the decision to make over the business unit of the carrier to Eurofly
"'A viable and strategical industrial plan that looks beyond the crisis, strongly backed with investments by the shareholder, the involvement of the Meridiana group in a system of international alliances... more
Press releaseItalian FILT-CGIL. Alitalia: cabin crew strike on February 5
Rome, Italy - For four hours, from 10 am to 2 pm
"A new strike of Alitalia's cabin crew has been announced for Friday, February 5, 2010, from 10 am to 2 pm. The protest, initially scheduled on 25 November and later on 9 December, had been postponed by... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC asks to quickly unlock airport investment funds
Rome, Italy - President Riggio to the presidents of the regions of Calabria, Campania, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily
"Italian ENAC (Civil Aviation Authority) president Vito Riggio announced that he had written a letter to the presidents of the regions with which the Authority had signed the agreements on airport investments,... more
Press releaseAlitalia and Aeroflot sign a Memorandum of Understanding
Rome, Italy - At present two carriers offer code-share jointly operated daily flights between Moscow and Rome, Milan, Venice and Turin
"The 3rd of December 2009, Rome – Alitalia and Aeroflot have signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two companies, within the framework of the official Russian – Italian intergovernmental sum... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: the vice-director of the Authority, Salvatore Sciacchitano, confirmed first vice-President of the Eurocontrol's Council
Rome, Italy - The confirmation arrives few days from the introduction of the second package of the "Single European Sky"
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) informs that the general vice-manager, Salvatore Sciacchitano, has been confirmed first vice-president of the Provisional Council of Eurocontrol, the European Organisation... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: satisfaction for agreement between Flightcare and unions for truce until January 10
Rome, Italy - Responsibility act to avoid hardships to travellers during the imminent Winter holidays
"The ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) expresses satisfaction for truce reached yesterday between company and Flightcare workers, society that offers ground assistance services to some carriers that... more
Press releaseNew cross-border training center for the Italian Air Force
Berne, Switzerland - Agreement inked with the Swiss air force
"On Thursday the Italian and Swiss Air Forces have signed an agreement concerning a common cross-border training air center (CBA, Cross-Border Area). The new CBA neighbours the current training centers... more
Press releaseItaly: ENAC orders workers back to work after Fiumicino inefficiencies due to Flightcare employees' assemblies
Rome, Italy - President Riggio expressed his concern for the regularity of air transport during the upcoming winter holidays
"The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) announced that, due to the interrupted discussions between trade unions and the Flightcare company, which manages ground handling services on behalf of certain... more
Press releaseThe mayors of Ciampino and Marino complained against the Italian Transports Minister
Rome, Italy - For omissions or abuse of official acts
"The mayors of the municipalities of Ciampino, Walter Enrico Perandini, and Marino, Adriano Palozzi, instructed by Professor Carlo Taormina - two statutory bodies - to file criminal complaint, signed by... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica presented today its sustainability report 2008
Rome, Italy - Guarguaglini: "We go on in the current direction"
"Finmeccanica has presented today its second sustainability report, an information tool capable to measure, through suitable indicators, the economical, social and environmental performance of the Group... more
Press releaseAlitalia, trade unions announce strike for December 9
Rome, Italy - "The minister's decision is against the right to protest"
A joint press release by the Italian trade unions FIT-CISL, UIL Transport, UGL Transport and ANPAV criticized Transports and Infrastructure Minister Matteoli's decision to delay the strike of Alitalia-CAI... more
Press releaseItalian ENAV: ten flight controllers in Germany
Rome, Italy - They will support the German colleagues
"Ten air traffic controllers of the ENAV (Italian Society for the Flight Assistance), have begun activity at the ACC in Karlsruhe (Germany) to support the German operating line for the management of air... more
Press releaseMeridie SpA: Board of Directors approves the intermediate management report of the first quarter
Naples, Italy - Closed on 30th Septermber 2009
The Board of Directors of Meridie approved on Friday the quarterly report closed in September 30, 2009. The salient data are: · Results of the first quarter of the exercise 2009-2010 (vs first... more
Press releaseTap Portugal prized by "World Travel Awards"
Rome, Italy - As a world airline leader for South-America
"Tap Portugal, airline member of Star Alliance, is awarded 'World Travel Awards' prize as an air world Leader for South America. The prize was given to Luiz Mór, CEO of Tap Portugal, during the gala... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: remains licence of air transport of the ai company Vallée remains suspended
Rome, Italy - Decided by the Authority a week ago
"The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) explains that up until now the suspension of the licence for air transport exercise of the Air Vallée SpA carrier, suspended last November 5th, remains valid. Yesterday... more
Press releaseTechno Sky Assembly nominates new CDA
Rome, Italy - Testa president, Iozzino reconfirmed CEO, and Garbini advisor
"The Techno Sky Srl assemly, gathered yesterday in Rome, has appointed Fabrizio Franco Testa as president of the society. The new Board also includes Antonio Iozzino, reconfirmed CEO, and Massimo Garbini... more
Press releaseSaponaro reports the Alitalia agreement with Air France Klm Cargo
Milan, Italy - According to the regional consultant of Lombardy, the agreement will bring a hundred job losses
The regional consultant of the Verdi in Regional Council of Lombardy denounces the agreement which will be taking place between Air France-Klm Cargo and Alitalia as from coming November 16. On the basis... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: exercise in Palermo airport on the night between 12 and 13 November
Rome, Italy - Named "Airex 09"
"The ENAC (Italian civil aviation Authority) unveiled that during the night between 12 and 13 November, at the 'Falcone e Borsellino' airport in Palermo, an exercise, named 'Airex 09', will take place... more