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AirportsIATA launched global campaign to help travellers fly safely with Lithium Batteries
Seven simple safety rules and a recent survey by the Association - VIDEO
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched ‘Travel Smart with Lithium Batteries’, a global safety campaign that gives travelers seven simple rules for carrying mobile phones, laptops, pow... more
AirportsSAVE: the Venetian airports go to Finint and Ardian in a €2 billion mega-deal
Continuity at the top for Marchi and Scarpa. The operation marks the return to the territory.
They will lead the new North-East airport hub with ambitions of growth and acquisitions, after the exit of the Dws and Infravia funds more
AirlinesWizz Air announces new connection from Fiumicino
With daily frequency from March, it is served by A-321neo airplane
Wizz Air continues its expansion in Italy and announces a new route that connects the Italian capital, Rome-Fiumicino with Bratislava. The new air link will operate on a daily basis starting 16 March 2026... more
AirportsItalian airports: dispensers for free water refills for air travellers
By the end of the year there will be 22 associated with Assaeroporti; some have already been active for some time
By the end of the year, 22 airports affiliated with Italian Assaeroporti will offer departing passengers the possibility to refill reusable bottles and water bottles free of charge once they have passed... more
AirportsAgreement for the joint acquisition of Milione, SAVE company (Venice Airport, in Italy), signed
Closing of the operation is expected between late 2025 and early 2026
Ardian, a global company active in private market investments, and Finint Infrastrutture, created on the distinctive asset-management expertise of Finanziaria Internazionale Holding to drive the development... more
AirlinesAeroitalia takes over from Lumiwings at Foggia's "Gino Lisa" to ensure air connections
Cancellations and passengers stranded on the ground are only a memory: now work is underway on schedules, fleet and restoring trust.
It’s official: from November 1 the management of connections from Foggia’s "Gino Lisa" will move from Lumiwings to Aeroitalia. The Italian private carrier founded in 2022 and ranked second in the shortlist of... more
AirlinesAncona Airport: Giorgio Buffa is the new chief executive officer
A career between the sky and management, today at the helm of the "Sanzio" for the phase of consolidation and territorial continuity
Ancona International Airport has a new CEO and general manager: he is Giorgio Buffa, whose appointment was approved yesterday, 14 October 2025, by the Board of Directors of the managing company. The formal... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. Puglia Sky is launched: local consortium targets regional routes
Initial capital over 5.5 million, AOC process and plan for fleet, slots and personnel recruitment
A few weeks after the announcement by Confindustria Bari-Bat, an entrepreneurial project is taking shape to give Apulia a private regional airline. In a notary's office in Bari the deed of incorporation... more
AirportsFraport, traffic figures in September: most Group airports report growth
Around 6.0 million passengers flew via Frankfurt last month
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed approximately 6.0 million passengers in September 2025 – a 2.2 percent increase compared to the same month in 2024. With summer school vacations ongoing until mid-September i... more
AirportsEuropean Parliament: MEPs set out their red lines for air passenger rights changes
Compensation after three-hour flight delay
On Monday, the Transport and Tourism Committee adopted its negotiating guidelines on changes to EU air passenger rights by 34 votes in favour and two abstentions. The MEPs are seeking to ensure that passengers... more
AirlinesApprehension at Tokyo-Haneda: B-737 ANA during takeoff damages runway lights and nose landing gear
Forced to turn back. Similar incident occurred to a B-737/800 aircraft of Jal in April
The incident occurred last night. Investigations into an alleged incorrect alignment during takeoff. Delays and disruptions to the airport's evening air traffic more
AirlinesWizz Air announces a new route to Fiumicino
Twice a week operated by A-321neo aircraft
Wizz Air continues its expansion in Italy announcing a new air connection from Podgorica to Rome–Fiumicino; operated twice a week by an A-321neo airplane, with the first flight scheduled for 2 June 2026.The l... more
AirlinesAir France: 35 years of the Bologna-Paris air connection
It was the first city in Italy to welcome the Concorde airplane in 1987
It was 1990 when Air France began linking the city of Paris with Bologna. From that moment, millions of customers have boarded its aircraft to reach the "Dotta" from the "Ville Lumière" cities or to continue... more
AirportsSmarter operations at Geneva Airport
It prepares for future growth
With passenger traffic expected to reach 20 million by 2030, Geneva Airport is stepping up its digital transformation to make journeys smoother and operations smarter. The airport is introducing a modern... more
AirlinesAir Europa activates new emissions offsetting program
Two projects located in countries served by the air carrier
As part of its commitment to environmental protection and in line with its sustainability plans, Air Europa has launched a new carbon footprint offset program.The project, carried out in collaboration... more
AirportsFast-Consal Air Transport: strike today at AdR airports Fiumicino and Ciampino
The industrial action by all employees of the airport operator, called for from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Fast-Confsal Air Transport proclaims a national strike of all employees of AdR – Aeroporti di Roma, following the negative outcome of the conciliation procedures provided for by Law 146/90.The reasons f... more
AirportsThe EU's new entry/exit system is actived: no more passport stamping
The EES will be rolled out progressively over a period of 6 months, until 9 April 2026
Member States started from yesterday introducing Europe's new digital border system, the Entry/Exit System (EES), across their external borders. As of this date, Member States started electronically registering... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines: new direct flight between Bari and New York
With four weekly frequencies
United Airlines announced yesterday that, starting May 2, 2026, it will operate a new direct flight between Bari’s "Karol Wojtyła" airport and its New York/Newark hub, with four weekly frequencies. Un... more
AirportsUmbria Airport: traffic-data in September
Growth +20% compared to the same month in 2024
The Umbria–Perugia International Airport "San Francesco d'Assisi" announces that in September 74,757 passengers transited through the airport, an increase of +20% compared with the 62,532 recorded in t... more
AirlinesAeroporti di Puglia: Bari-NY service from May operated by United
Vasile: “Opportunities for unique development are opening up for Apulia"
"A result made possible thanks to the synergies with the regional structures", adds the president of AdP more
AirportsDigital borders, the EuroAirport launches the new EES system from 12 October
The Basel-Mulhouse airport introduces the EU electronic system to record entries and exits of non-Schengen citizens
The EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg has announced the gradual introduction of the Entry-Exit System (EES), the new European system for managing the Schengen Area’s external borders. The airport, l... more
AirportsUSA Shutdown (2): aircraft and transport delays
Traffic controller shortages increase, and traffic wardens become more stressed
Air travel delays continue in the United States: due to the federal government shutdown that began on October 1st, there is a growing shortage of air traffic controllers, causing operations to slow down.... more
AirlinesRyanair cuts 1,2 m seats for S26 from regional Spain and closes all Asturias flights
As Government fails to stop Aena monopoly fee rises, or Bustinduy's illegal bag fines
Ryanair announced today that it will reduce its Summer 2026 schedule to Regional Spain by 1.2m seats (-10%). The low-cost will also stop all flights to/from Asturias Airport, as the Aena Monopoly continues... more
AirlinesA4E: EU infringement procedure against Spain
A win for passenger choice on extra cabin luggage
Airlines for Europe (A4E) has consistently maintained that the Spanish government’s measures to strip travellers of the freedom to choose whether they want to pay for extra hand baggage are against EU l... more
AirlinesITA Airways: Winter 2025-26 presented at event in Rimini
53 destinations, including 16 domestic, 21 international, and 16 intercontinental - PHOTO
Expansion of long-haul network with Mauritius; 12.6 million passengers carried in the first nine months of the year more
AirportsToscana Aeroporti: works are ongoing at Pisa "Galileo Galilei" airport
Approximately 20 million Euro invested to date
The new building completed for the start of Summer 2026 more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport: new T3 to be inaugurated in April
Inspections by the authorities successfully concluded
Remaining work now being done and preparations underway for trial operation with volunteers more
AirlinesAeroporti di Puglia: Ryanair launches Winter 2025 schedule for Apulia
46 routes, 4 aircraft and over 5 million pax per year
Ryanair announced today its Winter 2025 schedule for Puglia with over 600 weekly flights.In detail it includes:46 routes in total (34 at Bari and 12 at Brindisi)2 new destinations in Bari to/from Bucharest-Băneasa... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific announces return of direct Rome-Hong Kong flight
For the Summer 2026 season three times per week
After the successful resumption of flights in June this year for the Summer season, Cathay Pacific announces the return of its direct air links between Rome-Fiumicino and Hong Kong for Summer 2026. The... more
AccidentsOctober 8, 2001: the aircraft disaster in Milan-Linate, 24 years later
The collision between two airplanes caused the death of 118 people
October 8, 2001-October 8, 2025: 24 years have passed since that tragedy.It was 8:10am (local hour) when, at Milan’s Linate airport, two aircraft collided on a runway that was shrouded in thick fog. T... more
AirportsSAVE in the Finint-Ardian orbit: Veneto airports ready to take off
Major €1.2 billion deal closes the era of outgoing funds
An important financial operation in the Italian transport landscape is nearing completion: Save SpA, the company that manages airports in the Northeast (including Venice’s "Marco Polo", Verona, Treviso a... more
AirportsAlleged drone sighting in Norwegian airspace
Oslo airport operator: "Approaching aircraft placed in holding pattern, temporarily halting takeoffs"
Last night, Oslo-Gardermoen airport, Norway, temporarily suspended some operations following a reported sighting of drones. According to Norwegian press, a Norwegian Air pilot reported seeing three to... more
AirportsToscana Aeroporti: traffic data in September
The results of the two individual airports: Florence and Pisa
Toscana Aeroporti, the company that manages the Florence and Pisa airports, posts a new historic monthly result in September 2025, approaching the one‑million‑passenger threshold. At the two hubs, a t... more
AirlinesCondor expands air connections from Italy for Summer 2026
Venice third Italian destination, after Fiumicino and Malpensa
The German Condor carrier has announced a further expansion of its Summer schedule from Italy, with the introduction of Venice starting on May 1, 2026, after the success achieved by the air links to Rome-Fiumicino... more
AirportsMunich Airport: flights are running normally again
Suspended due to several drone sightings
Late in the evening of October 2, German air traffic control (DFS) restricted flight operations at Munich Airport from 10:18 pm and later suspended them altogether due to several drone sightings. As a... more
AirlinesStrike on October 3 in Italy: transport, schools, healthcare, and firefighters affected
Italian Enac: no list of guaranteed flights has been prepared due to lack of advance notice
A general strike is underway today "in defense of the Flotilla, constitutional values, and in support of the people of Gaza", wrote the Cgil union. Already called in recent days by several unions, it has... more
AirportsGround collision at New York's "LaGuardia": a flight attendant injured
At low speed on the airport taxiway, between 2 aircraft operated on behalf of Delta Air Lines
A low-speed collision between two regional jets operated for Delta Air Lines occurred last evening, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at around 9:56 pm (local time) on a taxiway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. T... more
AirlinesEmbraer celebrated 20 years of E-Jets service with Finnair and Norra
The Finnish carrier operated its first E-170 from Helsinki to Oslo
A special milestone marked yesterday in European aviation as Embraer, Finnair, and Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra) celebrate 20 years of E-Jets service. On October 1, 2005, Finnair operated its first... more
AccidentsItalian ANSV: final report on B-767/300ER aircraft accident in 2023
Registration N189DN, occurred climbing after take-off from Milan-Malpensa International Airport on July 24 - ATTACHMENT
ANSV (Italian Flight Safety Board) communicated to have published a new document on its website.This one is about:final report on accident occurred to the Boeing B-767/300ER aircraft, registration marks... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviews Gaetano Intrieri, ceo of Aeroitalia
The airline will change its name following the Rome court ruling: it will be called Air Italy /VIDEO
Following a recent ruling by the Rome court, AVIONEWS interviewed Gaetano Intrieri, ceo of Aeroitalia, to clarify the reasons and consequences of the dispute with ITA Airways. Aeroitalia will have to change... more
AirlinesUSA: stowaway found dead in the wheel well of an American Airlines plane
The Charlotte police are investigating. The death occurred on a long-haul flight from Europe.
US authorities have launched an in-depth investigation following the macabre discovery of the lifeless body of a stowaway aboard an American Airlines aircraft. The body was found inside the landing gear... more
AirportsDenmark, drone alarm: anti-intrusion radars installed at Copenhagen Airport
Necessary countermeasures after the recent sightings of unmanned aircraft over sensitive sites
Meanwhile the Country has unlocked the largest military investment ever to shield itself with 8 new air defense systems, including the Franco-Italian SAMP/T more
AirportsTourism Summit (2): intermodality of transport is fundamental
The meeting between representatives of Capital/A AirAsia, Msc Group, Italo Spa and Vertimas
Among the topics discussed at the "Global Tourism Summit 2025", held in Rome from September 28 to 30 (see AVIONEWS), was the transportation sector in relation to travel. The panel, titled "Industry Deep... more
AirportsRome: the 2025 Global Tourism Summit
Meloni: "Create new air, rail, and sea connections". AVIONEWS present at the event
This year, Italy will host one of the most important events for international tourism, the 25th edition of the "Global Summit 2025". Rome is championing Italian culture and craftsmanship in a global context:... more
AirlinesMayday in flight: Qantas plane makes emergency landing in Auckland
It was a false fire alarm in the cargo hold. An investigation is underway into a fault in the smoke detection system
156 passengers on board the B-737/800, all disembarked safely and uninjured more
AirlinesWizz Air assigns a new A-321neo aircraft to Fiumicino
Starting from March 2026
Wizz Air takes another step forward in its growth story in Rome with a significant increase in frequencies from its Fiumicino base. This new investment adds nearly half a million seats per year, supported... more
AirportsValue Group inaugurates a new lounge at T2 Heathrow Airport
Dedicated to assisting passengers affected by air service disruptions
Delays, cancellations, overbooking, missed connections and diversions: every year, millions of travellers are affected by flight disruptions. In this scenario an Italian company active in its field is... more
AirlinesAir Europa adds second B-737 MAX and will receive a total of four aircraft this year
Until reaching twenty units by mid-2028
Air Europa has integrated the second B-737 MAX aircraft into its fleet. The airline, the first in Spain to operate this model, thus confirms its strong commitment to innovation by advancing the renewal... more
AirportsDenmark: one-hour blockade at Aalborg airport
The airspace above the airport has been closed due to the suspected presence of drones
Aalborg airport in Denmark halted operations for about an hour last night, starting at 11:40 pm local time. "The airspace above the airport was reopened at 12:35 am (10:35pm Gmt) on Friday after being... more
AerospaceEnac-Icao (2): Italian Authority and US FAA sign aerospace transport agreement
In the presence of Italian Deputy Minister Rixi (Mit)
The commitments of the Italian delegation at the 42nd ICAO Assembly in Montréal, taking place from 23 September to 3 October (see AVIONEWS), continue: yesterday a Declaration of Intent (DoI) was signed... more