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Press releaseAlitalia: the document with information regarding the net financial situation, updated at the end of August
Rome, Italy - It meets the request put forward by Consob
In order to meet the request put forward by Consob, precise data can be shown about the net financial situation of the airline concerning the data available on August 31. Such situation consisted of some... more
Press releaseIFSC: in Olbia 30th of the Italian Flight Safety Committee meeting
Rome, Italy - Yesterday at the Sardinian airport
"It has been carried out yesterday, on Wednesday September 29, near the Olbia's airport, 30th assembly of IFSC, Italian Flight Safety Committee, the no-profit association that is taken care of security... more
Press releaseENAC on the 35th ICAO's General Assembly: Italy supports two important resolutions
Rome, Italy - It is still on going (September 28-October 8)
The 35th General Assembly of Icao (International Civil Aviation Organization) is still on going. In such occasion the 188 members will have a chance for approving the budget and the programme involving... more
Press releaseElba: the European Commission authorizes the financing from the island airport Italian authorities
Rome, Italy - The European Commission release
The European Commission has authorized a EUR 1,6m financial contribution for the Region Tuscany (Italy) for the development of the Marina di Campo Airport on the Italian island of Elba. It will serve to... more
Press releaseSecurity and emergency communications: the major issues of the Varese's aerospace conference
Milan, Italy - Produced by Euroways, from October 14 to 16
The Italian aerospace conference produced by Euroways and scheduled on next October 15 at Ville Ponti di Varese's conference centre, is aimed for the sixth time to put into evidence issues about Italian... more
Press releaseCub Trasporti: against the liquidation of Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The only trade union criticizing the situation, according to its representatives
All the trade unions except for Cub Trasporti would have prevented workers' protests in order to defend their own rights against the Alitalia's critical situation, according to such union's representatives.... more
Press releaseAlitalia: fixed the new date for the Board of Directors
Rome, Italy - It's for next Wednesday, October 6, 2004
"Following the previous press release in order to the Alitalia's Board of Directors with on the agenda, moreover, the approval of the June 30, 2004 six months report, it communicates that the new date... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: Board of Directors confers powers previously held by Mr Testore on Pier Francesco Guarguaglini
Rome, Italy - Thanking and appreciation for Mr Testore’s hard work and positive contribution to the group’s activities
"Finmeccanica’s board of directors has accepted Roberto Testore’s decision to step down as CEO and Managing Director of Finmeccanica. The board expressed its heartfelt thanks and its appreciation for... more
Press releaseAlitalia: the Board of Directors has been postponed till a new date
Rome, Italy - It had previously been scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday September 30
"The company advises that the Alitalia's Board of Directors with, among the other things, the approval of the 30 June 2004 six months report included in the agenda, has been postponed. A quick communication... more
Press releaseAlitalia: satisfaction by Unione Piloti for the Government's effort and participation
Rome, Italy - Confident about the reorganization and final relaunch of the the carrier
"Unione Piloti, with reference to the meeting occurring at Palazzo Chigi among Government, the company and the trade unions today proves satisfied about the practical contribution provided by Government... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Unione Piloti thinks desirable a strategic alliance with one or more national carrriers
Rome, Italy - It's necessary ed urgent reorganization not only of the national air transport but also of the handling fares
"According with the declarations released from the President-Ceo of Alitalia, Eng. Cimoli, regarding the appraisal of a national partner, Unione Piloti wants support strongly the plan thinking in fact... more
Press releaseAlitalia. Sult: the meeting at Palazzo Chigi proved insufficient
Rome, Italy - SULT trade union would have firmly criticized the lack of warranties about the future of the company
The meeting occurred today among the Government, Alitalia's board and the trade unions has simply produced the creation of two different and separated technical groups aimed to set the social safety valves... more
Press releaseVitrociset and Eads Space sign a Memorandum of Understanding
Rome, Italy - In the aerospace sector
"Vitrociset and Eads Space announce the signature in Paris of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the study of future initiatives and collaborations in the aerospace sector. Major field of cooperation... more
Press releaseLauda Air SpA: the A-330/200's Captain honoured the received permission
Vizzola Ticino, Italy - The aircraft, bound for Bordeaux, without passengers on board, for a technical positioning flight, was performing the taxiing stage
"With reference to what released by press today regarding the event occurred at Milan-Malpensa Airport on last Wednesday (September 22) in the evening, Lauda Air SpA reveals that the Captain of its own... more
Press releaseEnav: no risk of crash at Malpensa
Rome, Italy - In the meantime, in caution the flight controller involved has been suspended from the service
"Enav confirms that on Wednesday September 22, occurred an anomalous event at Milan-Malpensa airport about the times of strip 35 crossing of an airplane (Lauda 9330), while on the same strip an other airplane... more
Press releaseENAC asks ENAV for details on the Malpensa's event
Rome, Italy - They are intended to verify the reasons which caused such event
"With reference to the traffic conflict occurred at Milan-Malpensa on last Wednesday September 22 between a MD-87 while taking off and a A-330, ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) reveals that... more
Press releaseAlitalia: a meeting between Cimoli and the unions occurred last night
Rome, Italy - The company confirmed the contents and the forecasts of the triennial industrial project
"Alitalia's President and CEO met the trade unions last night: Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl Trasporti, Anpac, Unione Piloti, Anpav, Avia, Sult Trasporto Aereo. The contents and the forecasts... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Cimoli remembers the necessity of a rearrangement and restoration of the national air transport system
Rome, Italy - In the course of the hearing of yesterday at the Senate; Enac, in fact, has undertaken the interventions regarding it
"Alitalia declares that the President-Ceo, Eng. Giancarlo Cimoli, in the course of the hearing yesterday at the Senate, has remembered the necessity of a deep restoration and normative rearrangement of... more
Press releaseAnsv investigates on a traffic conflict at Milan-Malpensa airport occurred last Wednesday
Rome, Italy - Between a MD-87 and an A-330
"The 'Agenzia nazionale per la sicurezza del volo, ANSV'(Italian Air Safety Board) has started a technical investigation upon receiving preliminary information about an airport manoeuvre area traffic conflict... more
Press releaseLivingston Aviation Group SpA anticipates its schedule-flights for Winter 2004-2005
Vizzola Ticino, Italy - It will be present at TTG Incontri 2004 in Rimini in October, from 22 to 24
"Livingston Aviation Group SpA, the air transport holding of the Gruppo Ventaglio ownership which Lauda Air SpA and Livingston SpA take part, presents in advance its scheduled and charter flights for the... more
Press releaseAlitalia's Board of Directors, as held yesterday, approved the triennial business plan of the carrier
Rome, Italy - It schedules a first reorganization stage and afterwards the start of the relaunch one; next meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday 28
"The Alitalia's Board of Directors, under the leading role of President and CEO Giancarlo Cimoli, approved the new business plan 2005-2008 yesterday, after the results stemming from the meetings with the... more
Press releaseAlitalia: an agreement with the flight assistants was also achieved on Saturday
Rome, Italy - It dealt with flight hours, on board crews' members number, 900 redundancies and saving for some EUR 80m
"An agreement was achieved among Alitalia and the flight assistants represented by the trade unions (Fit-Cisl, Filt-Cgil, Uilt, Ugl Trasporto Aereo, Anpav, Avia, Sult). On last Saturday, September 18,... more
Press releaseAlitalia: an agreement has been achieved with the six trade unions
Rome, Italy - On ruling and the new personnel employment limits
"Alitalia announces it has achieved an agreement with the 6 trade unions (ANPAC, FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UILT, UGL and UP), representing pilots on the ruling and the new personnel employment limits. The... more
Press releaseAvio consigns the first engines for the "Horizon" frigates
Turin, Italy - The order is worth EUR 70m
"The Italian company, Avio, leader in aerospace propulsion, has consigned the first two LM-2500 engines and relative on-board auxiliary systems, which will be fitted on the first of the two 'Horizon' frigates... more
Press releaseAlitalia (4): "We confirm we do not accept the company's fragmentation"
Rome, Italy - The Sult union commented again the problem, while Cub Trasporti schedules a meeting on September 15 and defends call centre workers
"Sult confirms again it cannot accept the idea of a fragmentation of the airline. It must fight against the strategy which aims to transfer all the effects of the Alitalia's crisis to employment. This... more
Press releaseUnione Piloti, in a responsible way, postpones Alitalia strike
Rome, Italy - Planned and already put off for next Friday, it has been changed in October 25, 2004
"Unione Piloti had scheduled a strike already deferred having as object the 'Industrial Plan' and 'Milan Base' for next September 17, 2004. Taking cognizance responsibly of the serious Alitalia's situation,... more
Press releaseENAC with reference to the statements put down to Alitalia's President
Rome, Italy - It gives the lie to the fact that the Agency can have allowed discrimination policies against the carrier by the airport operators
"President and General director of ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency), On. Prof. Vito Riggio and Com. Silvano Manera, during the meeting held in Palermo by the Agency's Board of Directors, with... more
Press releaseAlitalia: meeting of the carrier with pilots' representatives
Rome, Italy - Remuneration related to the increasing productivity by the crews
"Alitalia has achieved an important result yesterday during a meeting with the trade unions representing its pilots' interests. It dealt with the increasing productivity of the crews linked to a remuneration... more
Press releaseA new civil airport to be built in Sicily
Rome, Italy - The contract for building the Comiso Airport has been awarded
"The contract for the building of the new Sicily's Comiso Civil Airport has been awarded. The new air station (after Palermo, Catania, Trapani Birgi, Pantelleria and Lampedusa) is going to be a second... more
Press releaseBasiq Air continues as Transavia
Amsterdam, Holland - The air company press release
"Transavia is to become the Dutch airline offering the largest choice of destinations and holiday destinations, with its familiar à la carte service, as well as new and surprising products and services,... more
Press releaseDelta Air Lines outlines transformation plan
Milan, Italy - Simplified and more efficient structure
"Simplified, more efficient airline designed to improve the customer traveling experience while delivering significant savings. Profit sharing planned in the face of additional job losses, pay cuts... more
Press releaseAnsv about Boeing 767s: from the inquiries of the Agency indicative contributions in order to improve the security of the international air transport
Rome, Italy - The activity of the inquiry from the investigators on the two events has been continued for all the month of August
"Following the fires to an engine that had been involved last July 16 a B-767/300ER, (code EI-CXO) and the successive 28 a B-767/300, (5Y-QQQ code), the Italian Air Safety Board (Ansv) had opened the technical... more
Press releaseAlitalia (3): the only solution to save the company and jobs is to buy it
Rome, Italy - Italian SULT union's press release
"We are going to buy Alitalia. Negotiation with its board goes on but there is a concrete fear about the possible fragmentation of the carrier. This fact could even lead to oversell the airline to privates,... more
Press releaseAlitalia (4): "De Palacio must not interfere in matters regarding our country"
Rome, Italy - Italian trade union SULT's press release
"Italian Minister Maroni goes on threatening workers just when we are waiting for the meeting with Alitalia's board. Even European Commissioner for Transport de Palacio does the same, attacking the unions... more
Press releaseCUB Trasporti about the Alitalia's situation
Rome, Italy - Relaunching the demonstration initiative against the denationalization and liquidation of the carrier
"CUB Trasporti relaunches its own initiative against the denationalization and splitting of Alitalia, in order to save its employees. The carrier can be saved as a publicly owned company. The airline must... more
Press releaseItalian Civil Defence Department: Italy offers its own aid availability to Russia
Rome, Italy - For the overall needed health care, personnel services, rescue teams and means useful for injured persons
"Italian Premier On. Silvio Berlusconi has ordered that the Civil Defence Department will be ready to immediately act in order to provide Russia with all the needed health care and personnel aid to face... more
Press releaseEnav and unions: on Monday 6 regular flights
Rome, Italy - Suspended strikes of the air traffic controllers in Fiumicino, Turin and Brindisi
"Enav and the unions of the air traffic controllers communicate that the strikes planned for Monday, September 6, from 12am to 4pm - at the Turin, Rome-Fiumicino airports, and at Brindisi's Control Centre,... more
Press releaseAlitalia: the unions and the professional associations met the board yesterday
Rome, Italy - For a common effort regarding possible solutions to be considered in a meeting to occur on next September Monday 6
"After the meeting between the Alitalia's board and the trade unions, another important meeting has been scheduled and it will occur on next Monday, September 6. It will be devoted to an overall analysis... more
Press releaseAlitalia: Board of Directors gathered yesterday
Rome, Italy - Under the Eng. Giancarlo Cimoli Presidence
"During the Board of Directors of Alitalia, the main data regarding the situation of the carrier have been shown. During the first half of 2004 the loss has been of EUR 329m, so that the worsening condition... more
Press releaseENAC: meeting with Alitalia, carriers and taxpayers associations on intercontinental tariffs
Rome, Italy - The agency suspends the request of tariff alignment and asks for treatment reciprocity by other countries' civil aviation authorities
"A meeting headed by ENAC's (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) President Vito Riggio and attended by Alitalia occurred on last Friday, aiming to manage the intercontinental tariffs. Also representatives... more
Press releaseLaunch of the 2005 FAI Young Artists Contest
Lausanne, Switzerland - Invites young people to express in art the theme "More than 100 years of human flight".
"The 2005 FAI Young Artists Contest invites young people to express in art the theme "More than 100 years of human flight". Every year, national member organisations of the Fédération Aéronautique In... more
Press releaseEnac: East African authorization has been restored
Rome, Italy - In July 30, the Kenyan airline activity on national territory had been suspended for preventive measures
"Italian National Civil Aviation Agency (ENAC) said that East African Kenian airline authorization to operate on Italian territory, has been restored. Flight authorization has been restored after the... more
Press releaseAir France: flights punctuality in July 2004
Paris, France - 80,5% of flights started on time
"Since November 1 2000, Air France has been regularly communicating data concerning its flight punctuality. This communication is monthly, on the occasion of airline results publication. The standard chosen... more
Press releaseAir France: first international airline flight to Baiyun, the new Canton airport
Paris, France - The AF-106 is the first international flight landing on this new platform
"Since August 5 2004, Air France uses the new Canton airport, Baiyun, for links by Airbus A330 between Paris and Canton. The flight AF-106 was the first international flight landing on this new platform,... more
Press releaseRepublic Airways Holdings converts four Embraer 170 options
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Deliveries to begin in the middle of next year
"Embraer yesterday announced that Republic Airways Holdings has converted four EMBRAER 170 options into firm orders. Deliveries from this order will begin in the middle of next year. Yesteday ’s announcement b... more
Press releaseEmbraer announces second quarter 2004 results in US GAAP
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The quarter’s net sales are the highest ever in the company's history
" The Company's operating and financial information is presented, except where otherwise indicated, on a consolidated basis in United States dollars (US$) in accordance with US GAAP. The financial data presented... more
Press releaseRonchi dei Legionari: a first account for the summer charter activity
Gorizia, Italy - Flights leaving from Friuli air station met with a great approval
"Creta, Djerba, Ibiza, Rodi, Sharm el Sheikh and Tunisia: these are the charter flight destinations leaving from Friuli Venezia Giulia airport during this summer. In June and July, amount of those choose... more
Press releaseAlitalia about the industrial plan
Rome, Italy - Data concerning the industrial plan are still subject to board and unions resolution
"Data reported on some press organs today have fitted into Alitalia industrial plan 2005-2008 and are still subject to board and union meetings resolution"(see news AVIONEWS). more
Press releaseNew link from Orio al Serio to Poland
Bergamo, Italia - With the Krakow route activation the Polish air stations linked with Bergamo airport will be 3
"New link from Orio al Serio to Poland, start from the next September 30, 2004. SkyEurope Airlines, the Central Europe low-cost airline, announced the establishment of the daily flight destined to Krakow.... more
Press releaseMarginally positive earnings for second quarter of 2004
Stockholm, Sweden - Revenue went into drop, while passenger traffic is growing
"Operating revenue for the first half of the year amounted to MSEK 27,710 (29,010), a decrease of 4.5%. For comparable units, operating revenue for the period fell 4.2% or MSEK 1,216. · Traffic... more