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AirportsPisa airport, Tuscany Region deliberates to hold 5% of shares
Florence, Italy - Only 11,8% of SAT will be sold to Argentinians of Corporacion America
Tuscan Regional committee decided "To sell only a part of shares held in SAT", the company which manages the airport of Pisa. In particular, it was approved that 5% of Società aeroporto toscano (SAT)... more
AirportsItaly. Pisa airport. Eurnekian raises the bid and rejects a new cogovernance agreement: Gina Giani’s reconfirmation in doubt?
Florence, Italy - The goal is to reach the 51% within the end of both the tender offers for Pisa and Florence whose deadline is June 3
Finally Corporacion America raised the bid to acquire the whole block of shares of Pisa airport. The international holding led by Argentinian tycoon Eduardo Eurnekian announced on May 22 the new offer:... more
AirportsItaly. Pescara airport. Saga and Abruzzo Region make an EUR 8 million agreement
Pescara, Italy - Money will be directed to the requalification and conclusion works for the “Airside” and “Landside” areas
Abruzzo Region and Saga, the company which manages the airport of Pescara, made on May 23 an EUR 8 million agreement directed to the structure requalification and conclusion works. In particular, money... more
AirportsCrotone airport. Italian Enav technicians' inspection to calibrate ILS system
Crotone, Italy - Possible installation would allow Ryanair to serve the Sant'Anna's stopover
The Instrumental Landing System (ILS) could be installed at the Crotone airport in a short while. Enav technicians (Società nazionale per l'assistenza al volo, the Italian air services provider) went... more
AirportsAirplanes and environment. ACI Europe: ACA programme commended by International Transport Forum (ITF)
Liepzig, Germany - The Airport Carbon Accreditation has already won praise from ICAO, UNEP, EU
The airport industry’s efforts to address its carbon emissions were highly commended at the annual global "International Transport Forum (ITF) Awards" announced at this week’s "ITF 2014 Annual Summit". The... more
AirportsPescara airport. Arriving 9 million Euros from the Region, but nocturnal closure is more likely
Pescara, Italy - In Enav's plan all the activities will be interrupted starting from July 1st, in the time slot between midnight and 7 am
More than 9 million Euros from FAS (fondi per le aree sottosviluppate, underdeveloped areas funds) are about to arrive to the Aeroporto d'Abruzzo. Money that the Region planned to spend in order to restyling... more
AirportsComiso airport, MUOS disturbances are not exlcuded
Comiso, Italy - A document would prove a relationship between aircraft safety and radiations
In addition to the risks for the environment and the population health, the Niscemi MUOS (Mobile User Objective System, a global satellite communications system used by the US Navy) negative effects could... more
AirportsPisa airport, debates between Sat and Corporacion America don't stop
Pisa, Italy - Argentinian typhoon Eurnekian complained with "Galilei" public partners who referred to an advisor evaluation
Controversies and debates between Corporacion America and Sat (Società aeroporto toscano, the company which manages "Galileo Galilei") seem don't stop. Argentinian entrepreneur Eduardo Eurnekian's... more
AirportsACI Europe: airports react to EC Report on airport charges directive (2)
Brussels, Belgium - The Thessaloniki Forum to take place on 13 June will discuss the application of it and changes
Earlier yesterday, the European Commission released a formal Report on EU Member States’ application of the EU Directive on Airport Charges, which took effect in 2009. ACI EUROPE took the opportunity t... more
AirportsGenoa Airport: the new direct flight to Bucharest inaugurated
Genoa, Italy - Served by Fly Romania three times per week by MD-83 airplanes
The new direct flight Genoa-Bucharest served by Fly Romania inaugurated last Saturday with a water cannon. At the inauguration ceremony with the ribbon cut were present C?t?lin Belciu, Legal advisor of... more
AirportsQatar Airways CEO: "European airports? They should allow aircraft movements 24 hours a day to compete with the Middle Eastern hubs"
London, United Kingdom - Akbar al-Baker pushes for Heathrow's and Gatwick's expansion
In order to compete with the biggest hubs in the Middle East, the European airports should allow airplanes to land and take off 24 hours a day: in an interview released to the "Telegraph", Qatar Airways... more
AirportsPescara airport, no flights to Moscow because of political tensions in Ukraine
Pescara, Italy - First flight was expected for the half of June
The increasing of political tensions in Ukraine and the consequent decrease of Russian tourists towards Western Europe convinced Saga, the company which manages Pescara airport, to postpone the flights... more
AirportsTurin airport, 41 charter flights for the Europa League final
Turin, Italy - Some aircraft with Portoguese supporters will land in Cuneo too
More than 7000 supporters are expected at Turin airport today, May 14, on the occasion of the Europa League final match Sevilla-Benfica, 23 for Spanish and 18 for Portoguese fans. Further 380 of them... more
AirportsBergamo-Orio al Serio airport, works start today. Flights diverted to Malpensa until June 2
Milan, Italy - About 50 million Euros to remake the runway and the technological plant
Three weeks of work in progress, about 600.000 passengers and 90 flights per day diverted to Milan-Malpensa and Brescia-Montichiari airports because of restyling works on the Bergamo-Orio al Serio runway,... more
AirportsForlì Airport. Italian Enac examines the industrial plan
Forlì, Italy - Italian-American entrepreneurial network looks at logistics and maintenance
A cargo port of call for international trades, an airplane maintenance platform and an area where airlines will be able to benefit from fuel at a bargain are the nodal points of the rescue plan presented... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. New 14-billion-dollar airport for Beijing
Beijing, China - Capital, the current hub of the Chinese metropolis, is already operating above its capacity
China is planning to build a new mega-airport for Beijing, aimed to ease congestion of air traffic at Capital, the hub of the Asia metropolis, which is already operating above its maximum capacity. The... more
AirportsPisa airport. Eurnekian to relaunch after Sat's public partners rejection
Pisa, Italy - SAT public partners (holding 54% of the company) considered "Inadequate" the multinational corporation's bid, "Either economically and strategically"
The public partners of Società aeroporto toscano (SAT, which manages Pisa's "Galileo Galilei" airport), as well as the board of directors, rejected the takeover launched by Argentinian businessman Eduardo... more
AirportsBergamo-Orio al Serio airport. Tonight the last aircraft departure, then the closure until June 2
Bergamo, Italy - The flight scheduled to Barcelona at 10:45 pm local time. All "Caravaggio"'s activities will be redirected to Milan-Malpensa
For the next twenty days the Italian airport of Bergamo-Orio al Serio will be closed. Tonight at 10:45 pm the last flight will take-off to Barcelona. Tomorrow runway remake works and taxi ways redevelopment... more
AirportsConstruction of a third runway: Heathrow offers a 675-million-pound compensation scheme to those most affected by aircraft noise
London, United Kingdom - A panel will handle the distribution of the funds if the expansion of the hub goes ahead
London-Heathrow Airport's operator is proposing, in a submission to the Airports Commission this week, a new compensation package for people who would be most disrupted by the expansion of the airport,... more
AirportsPisa and Florence airports. Naldi, Corporacion America: "We will be the majority shareholders"
Florence, Italy - The holding wants to set up an airport hub with the volume of 11,5 million of passengers
"We are confident we can be the majority shareholders when our offer is launched". This is what Roberto Naldi, chairman of Corporacion America Italia, thinks about the possibility to hold 51% of shares... more
AirportsPisa airport. Naldi, Corporacion America: "We are ready for a new offer"
Florence, Italy - Eurnekian's holding Italian representative guaranteed that there won't be any money transfer between airports
In the course of a press conference, held in Florence yesterday May 7, Roberto Naldi, president of Corporacion America Italia suggested that the price proposed for the take-over of Pisa airport is likely... more
AirportsAci Europe: European airports report +4.6% in passenger traffic for Q1
Brussels, Belgium - Aircraft movements for the whole of Europe grew by +2.7%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic results for Q1 across the European airport network. Overall, passenger traffic at Europe’s airports reported a healthy increase of +4.6% c... more
AirportsItaly. Milan Airports: shareholders' assembly approves balance sheet 2013
Milan, Italy - The three month report 2014 by the BoD: passenger traffic +1.5%, cargo +9.5%
The shareholders' meeting gathered yesterday, at the Linate's legal head office, under the presidency by Pietro Modiano, examined and approved the balance 2013 that at Group level recorded funded revenues... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Construction of new taxyways at "Ataturk" Airport might cause many cancellations
Istanbul, Turkey - One of the runways of the Turkish hub will be closed for two weeks starting from May 13
One of the runways at Istanbul's "Ataturk" Airport (the 05/23, to be more precise) will be closed for about two weeks starting from May 13, in order to build new taxiways to connect the landing strip with... more
AirportsAirplanes and environment. Aci Europe: more airports working to actively reduce CO2
Geneva, Switzerland - Schiphol certified carbon neutral
At this year’s "Global Sustainable Aviation Summit" taking place in Geneva yesterday and today, ACI EUROPE and ACI ASIA-PACIFIC reported on the on-going work airports are doing to reduce their carbon e... more
AirportsProblems for an aircraft stops traffic at East Midlands Airport
Derby, United Kingdom - The airplane involved is an Air Contractors' Boeing 737/400
Flight operations at East Midlands Airport, in the United Kingdom, have been suspended because of a problem which involved a cargo aircraft today, Tuesday 29 April 2014, in the early morning. A Boeing... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Also Atlanta Airport launches incentives to attract airlines
Atlanta, USA - The world's busiest hub is trying to maintain its advantage on Dubai and Beijing
Also in 2013 Atlanta's "Hartsfield-Jackson" confirmed itself as the world's busiest hub in terms of passengers, with 94,430,785 travellers who used the Georgia's hub (AVIONEWS). However, a slight decrease... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. New Doha Airport: opening in late May for all the airlines
Doha, Qatar - The new Middle Eastern hub has already missed several inauguration dates
The opening of Hamad International, the new airport which is destined to serve the metropolitan area of Doha, Qatar, might take place in late May for all the airlines, according to a bulletin issued by... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Rome-Urbe Airport is once again isolated because of a theft of copper
Rome, Italy - This is the third occurrence of a problem of this kind in less than a month
For the third time in less than a month Rome-Urbe Airport is isolated, with no phone and internet coinnections, because of a theft of copper. Just like in the other cases, the problem unfortunately... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Transavia Bari-Amsterdam flight inaugurated
Bari, Italy - "It will favour the growth of flows from an area of great interest", Giuseppe Acierno, AdP Chief Executive Officer
Yesterday, Thursday 17 April 2014, the flight operated by Transavia between Bari's "Karol Wojtyla" Airport and Amsterdam-Schiphol was inaugurated: the Boeing 737 aircraft of the Air France-KLM Group was... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Australia gives its go-ahead to the construction of Sydney's second airport
Canberra, Australia - Works are expected to start in 2016
The Australian government has approved the construction of Sydney's second airport, a project which has been debated for almost 70 years, whose realization will have a cost of about 2,4 billion Australian... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Temporary closure of the runways: Dubai International ready to reduce traffic by 26%
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 14 airlines will move to Al Maktoum International Airport during the period
The management firm of Dubai International Airport confirmed that all systems are go for a comprehensive runway upgrade project set to be launched at Dubai International on May 1, 2014 to boost safety,... more
AirportsRome-Urbe Airport isolated once again: second theft of copper in just a few days
Rome, Italy - No phone and internet connection, residents of the zone are also affected by disruption
Another theft of copper, which occurred during the past weekend, is causing serious disruption at Rome-Urbe Airport. A critical 30-metre cable was indeed once again stolen after it was replaced in the... more
AirportsACI Europe: passenger traffic at airports up 5.3% during February
Brussels, Belgium - EU airports registered a welcome increase averaging +4.1%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE yesterday released its traffic results for the month of February, across the European airport network. Europe’s airports saw an overall increase in passenger traffic o... more
AirportsItaly. Naples airport aims at international traffic with new routes and strengthening those already existing
Naples, Italy - The network for the Summer 2014 is 48 international and 11 domestic destinations
The network of scheduled direct flights of Naples airport for the Summer 2014 will aim at increasing of international links with 48 international, 11 national and over 50 charter destinations. Hamburg,... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Atlanta is still the world's busiest airport, but Beijing is narrowing the gap
Atlanta, USA - Dubai had the most significant increase among the top ten hubs
Airports Council International (ACI), the only worldwide association of airports, released the preliminary passenger traffic results for 2013 The first place is still of Atlanta's "Hartsfield-Jackson"... more
AirportsRome-Urbe Airport is unbelievably still isolated
Rome, Italy - Internet and phone connections might restart today
As we told you yesterday, Rome-Urbe Airport has been isolated during the past days from a communication point of view because of a theft of copper (AVIONEWS): all the facilities, including the control... more
AirportsItaly. Naples Airport enriches of five new links
Naples, Italy - From next Summer to Genoa, Olbia (Italy) and international to Nantes and Bordeaux (France) and Skiathos (Greece)
The great interest to Naples is confirmed with the launch of five new connections served by Volotea, starting from the Summer of this year. The Italian city will be the take-off for two new domestic... more
AirportsAci Europe: European airports report 6.3% passenger growth during January
Brussels, Belgium - Istanbul-Ataturk airport jumped to the third position amongst the busiest airports, after London-Heathrow and Paris-"Charles de Gaulle"
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic results for the month of January across the European airport network. This first indication of the air traffic performance in Europe reveals... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Abu Dhabi Airport is operational again
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Etihad schedules extra-flights to clear the backlog
Abu Dhabi Airport is operational again, after the problems which characterized the Middle Eastern hub for the whole day on Thursday 6 March 2014: as explained by Etihad Airways in a statement, difficulties... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Operations temporarily suspended at Abu Dhabi Airport because of a "Technical failure"
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Disruption expected for the whole day
Problems have been reported today, Thursday 6 March 2014, at Abu Dhabi International Airport, one of the main hubs in the Middle East: a spokesperson of the operating company communicated that in the morning,... more
AirportsAutogrill starts operations at Abu Dhabi Airport and expands in the United Arab Emirates
Milan, Italy - The Group continues to develop in the Middle East
Through its HMSHost International subsidiary, Autogrill is starting up operations at Abu Dhabi International Airport, the second biggest airport in the United Arab Emirates by passenger traffic and the... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Also Doha might host US customs preclearance
Doha, Qatar - A facility was opened in January in Abu Dhabi, and Dubai could be the next one
Qatari civil aviation authorities are reportedly planning to apply for hosting a US customs preclearance facility, which would allow United States-bound passengers to undergo custom controls before their... more
AirportsF2i. AdF SpA: agrement reached between Aeroporti Holding Srl and Cedicor SA
Milan, Italy - For the transfer of about 33.402% of the Aeroporto di Firenze (AdF)
Aeroporti Holding Srl, company controlled by Sagat SpA (Turin airport management company, belonging to F2i) and subsidiary from Equiter SpA (Gruppo Intesa SanPaolo) and Tecnoinvestimenti (to the system... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Berlin-Brandemburg Airport: opening (maybe) in 2016
Berlin, Germany - The CEO of the management firm accuses authorities for the excessive bureaucracy
Too much bureaucracy: this is the reason why Berlin-Brandemburg Airport, the new mega-hub of the German capital which was scheduled to open in 2011, might not be inaugurated before 2016. Chief Executive... more
AirportsAircraft and finance. Heathrow is back in the black, but plans 200 layoffs
London, United Kingdom - Is it an attempt to put pressure on the CAA?
Heathrow Airport Holdings (HAH) announced its intention to cut 200 jobs, despite it has just communicated it concluded the past fiscal year with its first profit since 2006. The busiest European hub,... more
AirportsMunich airport gets the approval for the construction of a third runway
Munich, Germany - Satisfaction was expressed by the CEO of the airport’s operating company
Munich's "Franz Josef Strauss" airport, in Germany, has received the approval from the Bavarian authorities for the construction of a third runway. This was announced with great satisfaction by the airport's... more
AirportsAdministrative procedures related to airports. Regulation EU No 139/2014 published (see "Specials" section by AVIONEWS)
Brussels, Belgium - It is composed of 11 articles and of four annexes
The Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 of 12 February 2014, that fixes the technical requirements and the administrative procedures regarding the airports according to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. "Amnesty" incoming from the EC for state aid to airports?
Brussels, Belgium - A decision might come in the next few days
The European Commission is at moment handling 50 pending cases of alleged illegal state aid provided by the countries of the Union in favour of several airports: these financing might have indeed been... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Turkish authorities support Istanbul's new airport: "The construction will continue"
Istanbul, Turkey - According to the government the halt decided by the court is related to "Technical mistakes" in the environmental impact report
During the past days a Turkish administrative court stopped the construction works of Istanbul's third airport. The decision was taken following the lawsuit started by a group of experts because of serious... more