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Press releaseItalian Audit Office about ASI, the Italian Space Agency
Rome, Italy - The financial management 2007 closed with a EUR 38 m deficit
"The Italian Space Agency (ASI) established to promote, develop and diffuse scientific and technological research applied to space and aerospace field, has an important role at European level, ambit in... more

Press releaseItalian SDL: fixed a 24 hour strike by Alitalia's staff
Rome, Italy - For next March 4
"SDL (Italian workers intercategory union) has announced a new strike for next March 4, 2009, after the four hour one occurred last January 19, and not having had no positive result by the society. This... more

Press releaseRyanair exposes Region Lazio's false claims
Milan, Italy - Regarding the noise at the Roman airport of Ciampino
"Ryanair, Europe’s low-fares airline, today (23nd January) called on Regione Lazio to accept the factual findings of the official noise report conducted at Rome-Ciampino Airport which confirmed that t... more

Press releaseAmnesty International about USA: move to suspend military tribunals a positive first step
Rome, Italy - And one in the right way
"Amnesty International welcomed the new US administration’s moves to suspend military commission proceedings at Guantánamo as a 'Positive sign' and said that it hoped it was a 'Clear signal of this ad... more

Press releaseAlitalia: the capital's increase decided yesterday
Milan, Italy - To the entry by Air France-KLM industrial partner
"Alitalia-CAI SpA (Compagnia aerea italiana) stakeholders ordinary and extraordinary meeting, gathered yesterday, has decided: to change the articles of society and to increase the capital of EUR 167.088.836,00,... more

Press releaseAlitalia and Air France-Klm launch a new strategic partnership.
Roissy, France - Air France-Klm takes 25% minority Stake
Alitalia and Air France-KLM have reached an agreement to launch a new strategic partnership, cemented by Air France-KLM taking a minority stake in Alitalia. A steincthened Alliance The primary... more

Press releaseItalian ENAC: signing for passage of properties, asset and certifications from Alitalia to CAI
Rome, Italy - The historical underwriting at the Authority's headquarters, at 9:00pm
"At the end of the ongoing transition process between Alitalia Group societies and CAI (Compagnia aerea italiana), ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) informs that next Monday, on January 12 at 9:00pm... more

Press releaseELFAA: claim to EC against EUR 700m subsidy destined to CAI/Alitalia
Brussels, Belgium - Calls to overturn the "Save Alitalia Decree"
"The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) today submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission against unlawful state aid to Alitalia and its successor Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA (CAI). CAI/Alitalia... more

Press releaseItalian SDL about strike of CAI/Alitalia staff next January 19
Rome, Italy - For four hours on all Italian territory
"SDL, the Italian workers intercategory union, has communicated a first four hour strike of all staff (flight assistants, pilots, ground personnel) of CAI (Compagnia aerea italiana)/Alitalia. The strike... more

Press releaseAmnesty International about Israel-Gaza Strip: "A firmer European voice is needed to unblock humanitarian crisis in the Middle East"
Rome, Italy - The Foreign Minister in Prague and on Friday the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
"As EU Foreign Ministers meet in Prague, Amnesty International urges them to spare no efforts to pressure Israel to end attacks which are directed at civilians or civilian buildings in the Gaza Strip or... more

Press releaseItalian ENAC on Malpensa Airport: problem on the connections' liberalization
Rome, Italy - "Until now authorized all non-EU connections requested"
"As regards the problem on the liberalization of the connections with Malpensa Airport, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) said all non-EU connection have been liberalized for the EU airlines, and... more

Press releaseItalian ATM-PP: the strike fixed for tomorrow postponed
Rome, Italy - A convocation is announced for today with the Transport Ministry
"The strike fixed for tomorrow, January 8, 2009, by ATM-PP has been postponed. The Federation (Air Traffic Management-Professional Project) has been introduced in a team work of the technical-political... more

Press releaseItalian ADUC on Iberia's flight and 180 furious people
Rome, Italy - It has taken off with four hour-delay
"180 furious people against Iberia, the Spanish airline. The flight of last Friday, Madrid-Rome (nr 3678 of 4:20pm) has taken off with a four hour delay, three of them in airport and one on the airplane... more

Press releaseADUC. An Italian success: new Alitalia starts, also thanks to Fantozzi and Toto
Florence, Italy - The advantages for customers: "MilleMiglia" points valid
"CAI (Compagnia aerea italiana) will start in January, the spot are already taken off: it's the new era of the Italian aviation. The carrier with shares of Italian people has already decided the change... more

Press releaseEU Court of Justice: compensation to passengers also in case of the cancellation of a flight on account of technical problems in the aircraft
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Except for extraordinary circumstances
"Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-549/07 - Friederike Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia The Regulation on compensation and assistance to air passengers (1) provides that, in case of cancellation... more

Press releaseItalian unions' joint note sent to Minister Matteoli for a request for an urgent meeting: indescribable Manera's language
Rome, Italy - During the meeting of last December 17
"The Italian unions (FP-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uil-PA, Uil-Trasporti, Sdl, Usppi-Apac) has sent to the Italian Transport Minister, Matteoli, to ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) President, Vito Riggio,... more

Press releaseItalian ENAC: President Riggio does not intervene on the operational choices of carriers
Rome, Italy - About flights on Palermo Airport
"By confirming the yesterday statements about connections from/to Palermo Airport, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) President, Vito Riggio, said that to intervene in an airline's crisis talking... more

Press releaseeasyJet: "The new CAI member"
Milan, Italy - "We don't want to fund the Alitalia's recovery plan"
"The Italian Government has imposed an EUR 2 tax for passengers, backdated on October 28, 2008, on all departing flights from an Italian airport in order to finance Altalia. easyJet firmly opposed to... more

Press releaseItalian SDL about discriminations in hires of the new CAI-Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The workers intercategory union has denounced the choice of criteria
"Sdl has always denounced the choice of criteria about hires as a tool that would have created enormous discriminations of treatment among workers; it is in fact, this one of the themes that have brought... more

Press releaseAmnesty International. USA: safety of tasers questioned as death toll hits 334-mark
Rome, Italy - New report by the human rights international organization
"Industry claims that Taser stun guns are safe and non-lethal do not stand up to scrutiny, said Amnesty International yesterday as it called on governments to limit their deployment to life-threatening... more

Press releaseAmnesty International. Congo: war crimes are taking place
Rome, Italy - The key findings and recommendations by Amnesty's mission in the African Country
"In November and early December Amnesty International delegates took part in field missions to North Kivu province, eastern DRC, and to refugee sites along the Uganda/DRC border in south-western Uganda.... more

Press releaseItalian SDL: package of 60 hours of strike
Naples, Italy - The first ones on January 19, 2009
"Today, Sdl intercategory union, in the ambit of a package of 60 hours of strike, has announced the first four ones on January 19, 2009 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm by the staff of Alitalia/Alitalia Airport,... more

Press releaseCAI: the new Italian flag airline is now a reality
Rome, Italy - Mission and strategy; new network and destinations served
"The new Italian flag airline is now a reality. From last Friday, Alitalia has a new wholly private shareholding group made up of entrepreneurs who have decided to invest their capital in a complex challenge,... more

Press releaseAirOne: agreement with CAI signed
Rome, Italy - The integration between Alitalia and the airline started
"AirOne's President, Carlo Toto, and CAI's CEO (Compagnia aerea italiana), Rocco Sabelli, have signed an agreement to CAI for sale of AirOne, AirOne CityLiner, EAS (European Avia Service) and AirOne Technic... more

Press releaseItalian SDL union: the strike of today in air transport prohibited
Rome, Italy - The Minister Matteoli has communicated it a few hours before the beginning of protest
"The Italian Minister, Matteoli, has again decided that in the air transport today, on December 12, there is not strike, communicating it a few hours before the beginning of the protest and despite the... more

Press releaseAlitalia: flight increase during Christmas period
Rome, Italy - From 16 December to 12 January with a schedule of 356 daily routes
During last Tuesday meeting held at Enac (Italian civil aviation authority) in order to define the flight timetable for Christmas period, Alitalia confirmed the schedule organized for Christmas holiday... more

Press releaseItalian ANPAC-UP about the general strike for tomorrow
Rome, Italy - For eight hours, from 10am to 6pm, not for Venice's airport
"With the cancellation of strikes by Meridiana's pilots last December 6 and flight's controllers by ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Society) last December 17, the air transport, not for Venice's airport,... more

Press releaseItalian Sdl confirms the air transport strike set for next Friday
Rome, Italy - For eight hours from 10:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.
"Following to the general strike on 12 December 2008 Sdl intercategory reaffirms the full legitimacy and regularity, of the announced strike in the air transport, confirmed also by institutional controls. The... more

Press releaseItalian ENAC: managing director Silvano Manera at the ECAC meeting
Paris, France - For the presentation of the eE-Mor data collection
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) informed that last week the managing director Silvano Manera attended to the 131st meeting of ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference), took place in Paris. Mr... more

Press releaseItalian SDL about general strike for next Friday
Rome, Italy - The air sector in particular
"In the ambit of general strike for next Friday December 12, fixed by SDL and other unions, also the transports' sector will be involved. In particular: Local public transport: for all day Maritime... more

Press releaseCAI: is new management safe or competent?
Brussels, Belgium - European Cockpit Association, ECA, stongly support fellows-pilot of Alitalia
European Pilots Alarmed by Treatment of Safety Professionals in Sale of Alitalia The European Cockpit Association (ECA), representing over 38.200 pilots from 36 European countries, shares the Italian... more

Press releaseAntritrust about air transport: CAI will have to ensure wide tariff choice
Rome, Italy - CAI, to protect the travellers, to have to assure the payment of a compensation, proportional to the ticket's price paid, on the case of flights cancellation or prolonged delay
"Antitrust during its meeting on December 3, 2008 has imposed to CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) the necessary measures to prevent the risk of prices' enforcement or other contractual conditions, unfounded... more

Press releaseAlitalia: net financial position on 31 October 2008
Rome, Italy - Amounted to 1,248 million Euros
" - With the decree (DPCM) of 29 August 2008, ALITALIA – Linee Aeree Italiane SpA (hereinafter “Alitalia”) was admitted to the procedure for extraordinary administration as per legislative decree no. 3... more

Press releaseAmnesty International about new violence in India
Rome, Italy - Attacks an outrage
"The multiple attacks in Mumbai, targeting people in public places and tourist destinations such as a hospital, railway station, restaurant and hotels, blatantly violates the most fundamental principles... more

Press releaseItalian ENAC: postponed the date of CAI's start-up
Rome, Italy - Meeting of the surveillance permanent commission for the transitional phase between the two airlines
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) informs that afternoon the permanent surveillance and monitoring commission for the transitional phase between Alitalia and CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) met in... more

Press releaseItalian Foreign Affairs Ministry: Frattini's condemnation about attacks in Mumbai
Rome, Italy - The Farnesina has fixed a contact with the evacuated Italians from attacked hotels
"The Italian Foreign Affairs Minister, Frattini, informed about the gravity and probable matrix of attacks occurred yesterday in Mumbai, expressed the firm condemnation of such terrible and unfounded violence... more

Press releaseFinmeccanica: Moody’s confirms A3 rating for the Italian Group
Rome, Italy - Stable outlook
"In May, when Finmeccanica announced it had signed an agreement to acquire DRS Technologies Inc., Moody’s Investors Service put the company’s credit rating on credit watch with negative implications. Following the... more

Press releaseItalian SDL (workers union) about general strike on December 12
Rome, Italy - Antonio Martone, President of Guarantee Commission, convoke us
"The social situation, between temporary workers to expel and inappropriate salaries, is becoming explosive and Guarantee Commission intervenes with a series of intolerable instructions to limit the enlargement... more

Press releaseAlitalia's cancellations: Italian ENAC will supervise about passengers rights' tutelage
Rome, Italy - The Civil Aviation Authority's press release
"ENAC, Italian Civil Aviation Authority, according to Alitalia's communication about a further reduction of schedule from tomorrow, following to new airline's flight plan, unveils that will continue to... more

Press releaseItalian SDL (Workers union) on Alitalia: general strike fixed for Friday December 12
Rome, Italy - Thousands of temporary workers within the end of this year
"A flood of temporary workers will be at the end of this year in public and private societies without perspectives to find a new job and without any economic support. Cgil-Cisl and Uil are co-responsible,... more

Press releaseRyanair: Failte Ireland Statistics confirm traffic falls at Irish airports
Dublin, Ireland - With total air traffic down 1%, compared to October 2007
"Ryanair last Thursday Nov 20th drew attention to the Failte Ireland release of passenger statistics to/from the Republic of Ireland for the month of October 2008 which shows a continuing decline in air... more

Press releaseCouncillor Bartoletti for Viterbo's airport: easyJet repetition
Viterbo, Italy - The airline opposite to the transfer of its flights from Ciampino to Viterbo
"easyJet, following the wave by Ryanair, is contrary to the move of its flights from Ciampino to Viterbo, and announces the will to transfer its headquarters in Rome-Fiumicino. The two low-cost airlines... more

Press releaseItalian ENAC: established a permanent committee for Alitalia and CAI to monitor the transition phase
Rome, Italy - The meeting this morning in ENAC Headquarters
"The meeting called by ENAC President Vito Riggio and General Manager Silvano Manera with extraordinary administrator, Augusto Fantozzi, and CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) CEO, Rocco Sabelli, took place... more

Press releaseFantozzi to the companies of the Alitalia Group under extraordinary administration
Rome, Italy - Accepted the CAI offer
"The Extraordinary Administrator, Mr Augusto Fantozzi, announces yesterday that he has accepted the Offer formalised on 19 November 2008 by CAI SpA for the purchase of the assets and contracts relating... more

Press releaseItalian ENAV decreases the tariffs of air control
Rome, Italy - The Italian air space confirms the most competitive in Europe
"Thanks to the costs limitation and improvement in productivity, also for 2009 the ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Society) tariffs, presented from Italy in the annual session of Eurocontrol, underline... more

Press releaseItalian Senator Filippi (Partito democratico): the Italian Enac's General Manager should be suspend himself from the role
Rome, Italy - Following to the articles published on "L'Espresso" magazine
"Italian Senator Marco Filippi, leader of Partito democratico in Communications and Public Works Commission, asks to the ENAC's General Director (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) to suspend himself: 'In... more

Press releaseItalian ADUC about passengers' rights on the case of flight cancelled
Rome, Italy - In these days of chaos, clearness on passengers' rights
"In these days of chaos in air transport, many travellers called us, asking information about their rights. 1) Flight cancelled for exceptional causes The passenger can choose the refund of ticket... more

Press releaseItalian ENAC calls Alitalia and CAI
Rome, Italy - On November 21st, to establish a monitoring commission for the transition phase
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) announced a meeting for November 21st with Alitalia extraordinary administrator, Augusto Fantozzi, and CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) CEO Rocco Sabelli, to establish... more

Press releaseIATA: Europe's environmental challenge
Bordeaux, France - "Single European Sky" by 2012
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) challenged Europe to deliver a Single European Sky (SES) by 2012. 'After decades of talks and little action, failure to implement an effective SES... more

Press releaseRyanair appeals 8 EU decisions
Dublin, Ireland - And exposes Commission bias
"Ryanair, one of the Europe’s largest international airline, last Friday (14th November) lodged appeals against eight separate EU decisions to block Ryanair access to documents in the Commission’s ong... more