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Science and technologyRome's major defends the agreement with Alitalia about Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - The capital's first citizen met the workers of the air station
Rome’s Major Walter Veltroni answered indirectly yesterday to the polemics born in Milan about the agreement between Rome’s Municipality and Alitalia about the re-launch of Fiumicino airport. Speaking in... more
Science and technologyAdR: new flight to Montreal served by Air Transat
Rome, Italy - The presentation press conference will occur tomorrow at 11am at "Leonardo da Vinci" airport
Air Transat and AdR (Aeroporti di Roma) communicate that the press meeting for the presentation of new link Rome-Montreal and all the newnesses of the carrier, will take place tomorrow, Thursday May 4,... more
Science and technologyAdR: press conference by Virgin Express for new plans and strategies
Rome, Italy - It will take place tomorrow, Thursday April 27, at 11:30 at "Leonardo da Vinci" airport
AdR, Roman’s airports management society and Virgin Express communicate that the press conference for presentation of new projects by carrier and new strategies by SN Holding, will take place tomorrow, T... more
Science and technologyAdR new designations: Stajano and Basile respectively President and CEO
Rome, Italy - 2005 budget has been made known too: +4.3%
The new designations for leadership change in Aeroporti di Roma, the mangement company of Rome’s Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, have been communicated today. The Board of Directors has convened and r... more
Science and technologyChanging of the guard at the top of AdR
Rome, Italy - It was retailed by newspaper "Il Messaggero"
Australian company Macquerie which, with Leonardo, is one of the big shareholders of Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), the company which manages Rome’s airports of Fiumicino and Ciampino, should have given its g... more
Science and technologyMeeting of Gemina Board for the new AdR designations
Milan, Italy - It is to decide Federico Falck's successor
Board of Directors and Union Deal of Gemina, Milan’s financial company, are meeting tomorrow April 12 to decide the new designations in AdR management, the company controlling Airports of Rome. Board m... more
Science and technology16 new passport control crosses at Rome-Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - They will allow safer and faster controls
Yesterday morning the inaugural tape cut of 16 new passport control cross stations for international flights took place at Rome’s "Leonardo Da Vinci" Airport, at the presence of Fiumicino’s Border Pol... more
Science and technologyTourists remember Pope Wojtyla at Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - Dozen messages left in the air station chapel
In the first anniversary of Karol Wojtyla’s death, several travellers passed at "Leonardo Da Vinci" Airport in Rome-Fiumicino left messages in the prayer book in the chapel allocated in international d... more
Science and technologyAlso Linate airport hit by a radars’ breakdown
Milan, Italy - Problems for the air traffic in Northern Italy
On last Friday, after the breakdown of the previous day at "Leonardo da Vinci" airport in Rome (see for details AVIONEWS), also at Milan’s Linate airport there were problems at the radar system which c... more
Science and technologyAir traffic crazed at Fiumicino because of a breakdown to the radars
Rome, Italy - ANSV started an enquiry on the event
Yesterday evening the air traffic of the most important air station of Italian capital, "Leonardo da Vinci" airport at Fiumicino, went in tilt because of a radars’ breakdown. The damaged hit the SAF s... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: Cites campaign has started
Rome, Italy - It needs to be careful to coral key case, tortoiseshell comb as well as shells
A campaign against the illegal traffic of animals and plants has been started at Rome-Fiumicino Airport. It aims at inform tourists about risks and conduct to adopt. The campaign has been arranged by Italian... more
Science and technologyThe after-tsunami on exhibition at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - While in the next days a book titled "Tsunami. I rode the killer wave" will be presented in the Rome's hub
The Italian Cooperation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have set, in collaboration with Airports of Rome, by the Terminal B at "Leonardo... more
Science and technologyAlitalia's gates at Fiumicino to change as from next Monday
Rome, Italy - Airport's spaces will be reorganized to offer passengers a better service
Check-in for Alitalia’s flights from Rome-Fiumicino Airport to Milan-Malpensa, including both domestic services and international connections with stopover in Varese hub, will be moved from Terminal B... more
Science and technologyFiumicino opened a smoking lounge
Rome, Italy - Smoking passengers have 52 square metres at their disposal
Almost one year later the anti-smoking rule entered into effect in Italy, Fiumicino Airport opened a smoking lounge. ADR Aeroporti di Roma and the British American Tobacco Italia will inaugurate today... more
Science and technologyAdR-Blue Panorama Airlines: maiden flight to Malpensa served by the Italian low-cost, blu-express.com
Rome, Italy - It will take off next Monday, November 21 at 2pm at the "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport
Aeroporti di Roma (AdR) and Blue Panorama Airlines communicate that the maiden flight Fiumicino-Malpensa served by blu-express.com to take off next Monday, November 21, 2005 at 2pm at Terminal A (check-in... more
Science and technologyGreece (2): six flights scheduled from Rome-Fiumicino have been cancelled
Athens, Greece - Two belonging to Alitalia, two to Olympic Airlines and two to Aegean Cronus Airlines
Also Rome-Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" International Airport suffered today for operational effects produced by air traffic controllers’ strike in Greece. A total number of six flights bound for Hellenic t... more
Science and technologyFinmeccanica: "Premio Innovazione" 2005 granted to three companies
Rome, Italy - Alenia, Galileo Avionica and WASS won in three different fields
Three winners have been granted with the Finmeccanica’s "Premio Innovazione" (Innovation Prize) this year. President Pier Francesco Guarguaglini and Italian Minister of Education, University and Research L... more
Science and technologyCancellations and delays at Fiumicino due to fog
Rome, Italy - Ten flights were annulled
Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport suffered for problems between 9:00am and 10:00am today due to a thick fog that forced to limit takeoffs and landings. Ten flights, both domestic and international, have... more
Science and technologyFiumicino among the most travelled airports in Europe
Rome, Italy - A study conducted by Eurostat revealed it
To Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, Rome-Fiumicino International Airport is one of the ten most travelled airports in Europe. Rome’s hub with over 25 million passengers per year i... more
Science and technologyRome-Fiumicino cancelled three flights due to a storm
Rome, Italy - Some flights have been redirected on Ciampino
A strong storm hit Rome today: rain forced Fiumicino’s "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport to delay about 20 minutes the departures and to cancel three flights -two by Alitalia and one by Air One- coming from M... more
Science and technologyBird flu: precautionary and check measures through Italian airports
Rome, Italy - A healthy shield against avian flu
The Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport has begun implementing precautionary and check measures involving passengers and merchandise originating from regions affected by bird flu that is about to reach European... more
Science and technologyOperation "Secure Summer" at Fiumicino
Fiumicino, Italy - An increase of law enforcement units' activities against drug traffic, theft, false documents ownership and support to illegal immigration
Operation "Secure Summer": that is how the increase of security and checks measures at the "Leonardo da Vinci" Rome-Fiumicino Airport has been named, as a consequence most of all of the recent dramatic... more
Science and technologyFinmeccanica and CNR together against terrorism
Rome, Italy - State-of-the-art technological solutions for the monitoring of sensitive areas have been developed
Finmeccanica and the CNR (Italian National Council for Research) unite their efforts searching for solutions against terrorism. Among the main programmes one needs to underline the one related to a sophisticated... more
Science and technologyENAC: "The best efforts by Fiumicino and Malpensa for quality and safety/security in Summer 2005"
Rome, Italy - Riggio and Manera asked for it in the meeting held today in Rome and entitled "Safety/security and quality of air transport at the beginning of Summer"
Air transport operator focused on Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Malpensa airport during the meeting entitled "Safety/security and quality of air transport at the beginning of Summer" held in rome today. ENAC... more
Science and technology"Leonardo da Vinci" to have a new hotel
Rome, Italy - Building yard started works yesterday
Cerimony for the laying of the first stone of "Hotel Scandic by Hilton Rome Airport" at Fiumicino Airport occurred yesterday. There were Fiumicino’s Mayor, Mario Canapini, Rome’s Mayor, Walter Veltroni as... more
Science and technologyAnti-terrorism exercise performed at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Security and efficiency of police forces have been tested
An anti-terrorism drill took place at 3:00pm yesterday in the area dedicated to US and Middle Eastern carriers by Terminal C hall at Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" International Airport. Five people dressed... more
Science and technologySummer test at Rome's airports
Rome, Italy - Due to the first great migration of tourists of the season
Fiumicino and Ciampino have been affected last week-end by the first test bed for the migration of tourist for the Summer. Terminal fo national, European and international departures were overcrowded.... more
Science and technologyA traffic of false goods through cargo flights from China has been found in Italy
Rome, Italy - Fiumicino's customs officers and GDF have seized over 200,000 articles
Italian Financial Police has carried out a great operation against counterfeiting at Rome-Fiumicino Airport where more than 200,000 articles worth EUR 2 million have been seized. No-EC marked cell phone’s a... more
Science and technology787 Dreamliner: works devoted to Alenia's structural adaptations in Grottaglie to start in August
Grottaglie, Italy - Activities to involve the airport but it will be necessary to adapt road linkages as well
Works devoted to a structural adaptation of Grottaglie Airport (Taranto, Italy) in line with Alenia Aeronautica’s plan related to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner programme are scheduled to begin next August. W... more
Science and technologyADR to make ready for ground personnel strike
Rome, Italy - The airport operator will try to reduce discomforts for passengers of Rome airports
In sight of the strike called by SULT union next Saturday, May 28, "All the proper initiatives will be performed" in order to limit discomforts for passengers at Fiumicino’s "Leonardo da Vinci" and Ciampino A... more
Science and technologyAssociazione Arma Aeronautica: a conference devoted to flight simulators for military deployment
Rome, Italy - To occur on June 6 and 7 at the CNR headquarter in the Italian capital with industrial, military and institutional representatives
The "Associazione Arma Aeronautica" (Italian Air Force Association) has set a conference to occur on next June 6 and 7 and entirely devoted to flight simulators concerning their deployment in the military... more
Science and technologyFog caused problems to Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - It remained under category 2 more than two hours
Arrival and departures were delayed at Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport which was affected by fog conditions from midnight up to 8:00am, forcing airport authorities to re-direct some planes on other hubs,... more
Science and technologyFog blocked Rome's airports
Rome, Italy - Ciampino and Fiumicino resorted to fog procedures
From 4:00 am to 7:00am today, Fiumicino Airport has been shrouded in fog which delayed up to an hour the 90 percent of "Leonardo da Vinci" flights. Arrivals and departures were operative on an unique runway... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (6): a minute silence at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - It bursts into big applause and suspended all operations
Vatican death knells have ended the funeral service held at Saint Peter square, after Karol Wojtyla’s coffin was taken away on 12 pontifical chair carrier’s back in order to be buried followed by a 10-... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (4): funeral live at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - AdR has set up a big screen at international departures
John Paul II funeral live were followed also at Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport: several airport workers and passengers stopped in front of the television screen provided by AdR, Rome Airport operator,... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (8): Fiumicino cancelled more than 30 flights today
Rome, Italy - In order to allow the international leaders arrival
Today "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport cancelled 33 services in all, tomorrow it will cancel 53 arrivals and 35 departures; it will be closed between 7:00am and 10:00, excluding intercontinental traffic. At... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (14): high security measures at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Police, CC and GdF to armour the arriving of international authorities
The Deputy President of Uganda Gilbert Bukenya, Deputy President of the Republic of Argentine Osvaldo Daniel Scioli and Australia’s Governor-General Michael Jeffery with his wife Marlena, have already l... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (3): cardinals landed at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - They are going to join others cardinals arrived in Vatican to select the new pontiff
Many cardinals expected to take part to conclave for the election of John Paul II successor, have landed early today at Rome-Fiumicino Intercontinental Airport. At 7:40am the New Zealand’s cardinal Thomas W... more
Science and technologyThe last respects to the Pope (7): the AdR's sorrow for the traveler Pontiff's death
Rome, Italy - Mourning-flags at Fiumicino international flights terminal
"In the memory of the various flights made by His Holiness through the Roman airports, the company Aeroporti di Roma joins the sorrow of the worldwide Christianity for the death of Pope John Paul II":... more
Science and technologyMalpensa's Airport to serve new interconnections
Milan, Italy - In next summer season
Sea, the airport operator of the Milan’s airports, announced that in the incoming summer season which is getting closer and closer, the airport of Milan-Malpensa would serve five new direct interconnections, i... more
Science and technologyBecause of fog, "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport's operativity to be reduced
Rome, Italy - Including the cancellation of some flights, delay and re-directing of some other services
Because of fog, Rome-Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport’s operativity was reduced, including the cancellation of some flights, delay and re-directing of some other services. According to airport sources f... more
Science and technologyAdR's results in 2004
Rome, Italy - The airport operator handled 30,7m passengers during last year
AdR (Airports of Rome) announced its results for 2004 after yesterday the counsil of the group approved the project of account of funded and business for 2004. According to this last AdR 2004 profit... more
Science and technology"Leonardo da Vinci" Airport: a training simulates terroristic attack
Rome, Italy - All security systems activated
It took place in about 34 minute-time the training which simulated yesterday a terror attack at the "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport, in Rome, where three armed men were individuated by security services out... more
Science and technologyBad weather knocked out half Europe: Fiumicino cancelled several flights
Rome, Italy - Genoa Airport closed until 10:00am for snow
In the regions of North-Italy and in the Center-Europe it is snowing on several airports: meaningful repercussions on Rome-Fiumicino where various cancellations are recorded, in particular the three connections... more
Science and technology"Leonardo da Vinci'"s airport: British Airways' employees in protest
Rome, Italy - Against the risk about loosing their job for 73 employees who work at call center service
It started this morning at about 10:00 o’ clock the protest show of twenty British Airways’ employees who wanted to sensitize passengers’ public opinion in transit at the Fiumicino’s airport about the ris... more
Science and technologyAeradria President's resignation: Region's President has to intervene on the transit of Marines at Rimini Airport
Boulogne, Italy - The request comes from Masella, member of regional government by Rifondazione Comunista
The councilman for Rifondazione Comunista at Emilia Romagna Region, Leonardo Masella, commented positively on the resignation of Aeradria President (see for details AVIONEWS articles 1, 2, 3, 4) "Because... more
Science and technologyItaly: one arrest and four notifications of baggage thefts
Rome, Italy - Investigation started thanks to the denunciation of some forwarders
There have been other baggage thefts in Italian Airports (see for details AVIONEWS): at "Leonardo da Vinci" Rome-Fiumicino Airport, airport police Polaria arrested a dependent of an external company working... more
Science and technologyBad weather conditions constrain authorities to close some "Leonardo da Vinci" runaway
Rome, Italy - Discomforts can be translated in terms of delays above all about international flights
A 50-kilometre hour wind constrained the appropriate authorities to close two runaway of the Fiumicino's Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" because of security reasons. According to some airport sources discomforts... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: fog causes delay at night
Fiumicino, Italy - The situation turned normal in the morning anyway
A dense fog caused some problems for the operative activities of Fiumicino Airport. Some delay occurred in fact for the arrival and departure flights at "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport, so that two runways... more
Science and technologyFog to Fiumicino: tens of delays, cancelled flights or diverted
Rome, Italy - Unease to Ciampino during the early morning, too
Today it is the fog to alarm travellers which are waiting to leave from the Rome International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci": since the early morning a dense blanket of fog surrounds in fact the capital,... more