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AirlinesAlitalia (2): total debts equal to 3.2 billion Euros
Rome, Italy - Confirmed the strike on November 25th
Yesterday Augusto Fantozzi reported "The total debts of Alitalia is over 3.2 billion Euros", then explaining it is possible to modify from this figure 625 million of debts that should be paid by CAI (Compagnia... more
AirportsBologna's airport about strikes fixed for next Tuesday
Bologna, Italy - The 24 hour strike at local level together with that at national's one by pilots and flight assistants
"SAB (Bologna's airport management society) informs passengers that next Tuesday, November 25, the airport services could not be ensured, because of a local 24 hour strike announced by RDB-CUB for workers... more
IndustrySELEX Sistemi Integrati: inauguration of the new Budapest radar system
Rome, Italy - The ceremony at the "Ferihegy" airport
"At the Budapest 'Ferihegy' airport (Hungary), a new terminal approach radar (TAR) supplied by SELEX Sistemi Integrati was recently inaugurated. The ceremony was attended by company representatives, the... more
SecurityFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-100B, 747- 100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, 747-400F, and 747SR series airplanes (2008-23-10)
Washington, Usa - To prevent certain discrepancies associated with the design which could result in the asymmetric flight control limits being exceeded, and could adversely affect the airplane's continued safe flight and landing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 67722-67726] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... 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
SecurityFAA AD on Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH model DA-42 airplanes (2008-23-08)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 67720-67722] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines new leader of oneworld
Milan, Italy - CEO Gerard Arpey today nominated Chairman of the Governing Board of oneworld
American Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Gerard Arpey was today nominated Chairman of the Governing Board of oneworld, the leading quality global airline alliance, in succession to Qantas Chief Executive... more
AirlinesEtihad Airways aims at saving
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Goal: to save 20 million dollars of fuel within 2008
Etihad Airways said that it plans to save 20 million dollars from its annual aviation fuel bill following a number of measures taken by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). So far, Etihad... more
AirportsFire in Tegel Airport: stop air traffic for half-hour
Berlin, Germany - Hard intervention by firemen
50 firemen and 35 fire-means have been involved in the military zone of Berlin-Tegel Airport to extinguish a fire burnt this morning in a wooden chalet and then extended it in an over 1,000 square metres... 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
IndustryTat Group takes delivery of its 40th ATR airplane
Toulouse, France - The aircraft will be leased to Bangkok Airways
"TAT Group’s leasing subsidiary, AIR Ltd., today took delivery of an ATR-72/500 aircraft which marks the 40th ATR aircraft delivered to the TAT Group. The aircraft will be leased to Bangkok Airways. C... more
Military aviationItalian Defense: four Tornado fighters for Afghanistan
Rome, Italy - They will be deployed at Mazar-e Sharif Airport
Four Tornado fighters of 6th Wing Ghedi (Brescia) will set off Mazar-e Sharif Airport, 500 km Northern-Eastern Herat, Afghanistan, on November 24th. The new airplanes will join the Italian contingent,... more
IndustryEADS Military Transport Aircraft delivers the sixth HC-144A Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Madrid, Spain - For the US Coast Guard’s Deepwater Programme
"Military Transport Aircraft of EADS has delivered the sixth HC-144A Ocean Sentry Maritime Patrol Aircraft for the US Coast Guard Deepwater programme. From a plan to purchase 36 aircraft, eight are already... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): "Indemnity on Augusto Fantozzi's actions", here is the decree
Rome, Italy - It is tardy and validates some decisions already taken
"A sort of indemnity on Augusto Fantozzi's actions", this is the definition that "Il Sole 24 Ore" gives to the decree that defines the power of the extraordinary administrator Augusto Fantozzi in the procedure... more
AirlinesCAI: Scajola Minister gives the go-ahead to the improved offer by 1,052,000,000 Euro
Rome, Italy - "Fronte del no" voted the CAI operation down
Economic Development Minister Claudio Scajola gives the go-ahead to the extraordinary administrator Augusto Fantozzi to accept the improved offer by 1,052,000,000 Euro by CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana),... more
AirlinesMeridiana crisis, 145 employees will be laid off?
Olbia, Italy - "The reasons are inside and outside the company"
Will Meridiana laid off 145 employees? The new leaked out by Union or ministerial sources, but it is sure the company started a mobility procedure. Possible redundancies will depend on the activity reduction,... 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
IndustryHawker Beechcraft awarded USD 171 million contract
Wichita, Usa - For 23 King Air 350ER airplanes
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) with an estimated value of USD 171 million. The contract is for 23 extended-range (ER) special mission... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines announces increase of frequencies of flight Pisa-New York from June 1st, 2009
Pisa, Italy - Non-stop connections will be 6 times a week with next Summer schedule
"Delta Air Lines announces increase of frequencies starting from June 2009 for the flight Pisa–New York: the route, at present the only direct connection between Tuscany and the US, will be served in t... more
SecurityFAA AD on Hawker Beechcraft Corporation model 390 airplanes (2008-23-13)
Washington, Usa - To prevent hydraulic fluid leaks from the left and right hydraulic fluid pump and to prevent the flow of hydraulic fluid into the engine compartment
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 67714-67716] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Saab model SAAB 2000 airplanes (2008-23-02)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 67716-67718] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (EMBRAER) models EMB-110P1 and EMB-110P2 airplanes (2008-23-12)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
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AirlinesAlitalia Series: Lufthansa calls transparency into question
Frankfurt, Germany - Reported by German carrier Financial Manager
"The series of Alitalia's take over is not transparent", Stephan Gemkow Lufthansa Financial Manager said to Reuters. "The Italian situation is very opaque", the manager said. In the meantime arrives... more
AirportsTSA at Miami International Airport named best in Agency
Washington, Usa - MIA’s TSA team wins Airport of the Year Honors
"The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) named Miami International Airport (MIA) as the agency's Airport of the Year during the 7th annual national honorary awards ceremony. The award recognizes... more
IndustryAlenia Aeronautica: the Sky-Y, the first European MALE UAV with European sensor
Rome, Italy - To accomplish live ground surveillance missions
"The Sky-Y of Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, is the first European unmanned aircraft of the MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) class to have completed a series of ground surveillance missions,... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Spinetta confirms the interest in the Italian airline
Rome, Italy - "It’s up to CAI to decide"
"Air France-KLM confirms its interest in Alitalia, but it’s up to CAI to decide". In this way the French-Dutch Group President returns to speak about the Italian airline. "Lufthansa is interested i... more
AirlinesAlitalia: in stand-by the process with SEA
Milan, Italy - The management company requested 1,200,000,000 Euro of compensation
In Stand-by the process between SEA (Milan Airports Management Company) and Alitalia. Yesterday the Court has interrupted the process in which the management company requested about 1,200,000,000 Euro... more
Weather forecastsBad weather in Italy: decreasing temperatures in the week-end
Rome, Italy - Strong winds and snow also at low altitudes on Centre-South
"A flow of cold air coming from Arctic circle will begin next Friday to move in a quick manner towards Central-East Europe, to reach, later, the Italian Peninsula. Very strong winds on the major part... more
AirlinesAlitalia: presented yesterday the "Programme for selling the complex of assets and contracts"
Rome, Italy - Fantozzi presented the report on the causes od the Companies insolvency to the Court
"The Extraordinary Administrator, Mr Augusto Fantozzi, announces that he presented to the Ministry for Economic Development yesterday the 'Programme for selling the complex of assets and contracts as per... more
AirportsLatina Airport: its Municipality binds the areas around the "Comani" airport
Latina, Italy - City council discusses on future possible projects of amplification
Last 10th November the president of the Latina Province, Armando Cusano, in the provincial council suggestion of Latina, despite the choice of the third airport in Rome is fallen on Viterbo, he has inserted... more
AirlinesAlitalia (3): protest of creditors in Rome-Fiumicno Airport
Rome, Italy - On November 21st at 2:00 pm
According to the statement of the "Comitato Imprenditori/Creditori Alitalia Aeroporto di Fiumicino", on November 21st, at 2:00 pm, at Terminal A, Alitalia's creditors will protest to the national airline. "Since... more
AirportsAirports of Paris: turn of business in growth
Paris, France - For the 2009 AdP promises to increase the volume of the entrances
The AdP (Aeroports de Paris), society that manages the airports in Paris, Le Bourget, Roissy, "Charles de Gaulle” and Orly, has made known the financial results of a growth that, despite the weakness o... more
AirportsFlorence-Peretola: it ignites the hope of widening the "Amerigo Vespucci"
Florence, Italy - Retrain as city airport
The airport in Florence offers an ample net of national and international connections and is one of the principals Italian airports. The AdF, society for management of the airport “Amerigo Vespucci” in... more
HelicoptersAW-139 enters service with Saudi Aramco
Cascina Costa, Italy - Its fleet is composed of seven AW-109 Power helicopters delivered in 2006
"AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announces that the AW-139 medium twin helicopter has now entered service with Saudi Aramco. Saudi Aramco's fleet of AW-139 helicopters is being used to support... more
AirlinesCAI: postponed the decision for the foreing partner
Rome, Italy - The choice not before the end of the year
The choice of the CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana)'s foreign partner, forecast for these days at first, -according to the national press- could be postponed in the end of the year. "We have no preferences,... more
AirportsACI Special Recognition Award goes to Beijing Capital International Airport
Beijing, China - Three key achievements
"ACI (Airports Council International) announced that the recipient of the highly prized ACI Director General’s Special Recognition Award is Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA). In presenting t... more
HelicoptersEurocopter receives the first airframe structure for the EC-175 prototype
Harbin, China - From Chinese Harbin Aviation Industry Co.
"Harbin Aviation Industry Co. (HAIG) successfully delivered the first EC-175 airframe structure to Eurocopter at its factory in Harbin/China in the presence of representatives from both companies. This... more
Finance and economyIATA: assessment of premium and economy travel in September
Geneva, Switzerland - Key points
"IATA's assessment of premium and economy travel in September. Key points: - The number of premium passengers fell 8% in September, following a 1.5% decline in August; - Economy travel also fell... more
Civil aviationEU, Transport commissioner activated an e-mail address in defence of passengers
Brussels, Belgium - The Alitalia case shows us
European Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani has activated an emergency e-mail address, [email protected], in defence of passengers' rights (strike, flight cancellations, delays or overbooking),... more
SecurityFAA (Revision) AD on Boeing model 737-100, -200, -200C, - 300, -400, and -500 series airplanes (2008-13-12R1)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of the upper frame to side frame splice of the fuselage, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the frame and adjacent lap joint
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 67383-67385] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Airbus model A-318, A-319, A-320, and A-321 airplanes (2008-23-01)
Washington, Usa - To prevent electrical arcing in the fuel tank boost pump motor, which, in the presence of a combustible air-fuel mixture in the pump, could result in an explosion and loss of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 67379-67383] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
SecurityFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) model EMB-135, and EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, - 145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes (2008-22-19)
Washington, Usa - To identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Federal Register: [Page 67376-67379] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): postponed on November 21st meeting between Unions and Labour Ministry
Rome, Italy - Reported by Union sources
Postponed on Friday, at 10:00 am, the meeting between Alitalia Unions and Labour Ministry's technicians for the redundancy payment procedure. In the first formal meeting took place yesterday, Unions... 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
IndustryATR and LION AIR sign MoU for 20 airplanes
Jakarta, Indonesia - For ten ATR-72/500 with options for 10 additional aircraft
"ATR and Indonesia’s carrier LION AIR today inked an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for 10 firm ATR-72/500 with options for 10 additional aircraft. The deal, announced on the occasion of the 'Indodefence A... more
PeopleAlenia Aeronautica about the first delivery of a Typhoon airplane Tranche 2 to the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - The declaration by its CEO, Giovanni Bertolone
"'The delivery of the first Typhoon airplane of Tranche 2 represents a significant event for this international program whose value, in all its entirety, considering both the excellent operative features... more
AirlinesAlitalia: discomforts until December 1st
Rome, Italy - Stated by Augusto Fantozzi
About discomforts of the Alitalia flight cancellations in the last week, the extraordinary administrator Augusto Fantozzi stated the negative situation will continue until December 1st, date forecast for... more
Civil aviationTransport Commission of the Italian Chamber: on agenda the community acts in order to improve the European aeronautical system
Rome, Italy - In addition airports, ATM and services of air navigation
This morning at the IX Transports Commission of the Italian Chamber of Deputies have been discussed about the community acts regarding: - Proposal of Regulation by European Parliament and Council, with... more
ReportAustralia: New Wales of the South invaded by enormous swarm of grasshoppers
Sydney, Australia - Nine airplanes ready to intervene
The authorities of New Wales of the South, in Australia, have already prepared nine airplanes ready to intervene against an enormous swarm of grasshoppers, if this had to be near to the crops of wheat,... 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