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AirlinesIn-flight emergency: landing at Fiumicino due to bomb scare
For an American Airlines plane
An American Airlines plane, departing from New York bound for New Delhi, made an emergency landing at Fiumicino Airport at 5:22pm. The landing was made necessary due to a bomb scare, following which the... more
AerospaceLeonardo: foreclosed on a fifth of Profumo's salary
Bari court ruled on Divania crash and sentenced it to a precautionary patrimonial measure
Another rather heavy tile falls on the head of Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo. After being sentenced to six years in prison for rigging and false corporate communications relating to the line of inquiry... more
DefenseLeonardo: Alessandro Profumo is surrounded
He's focusing on hi-tech but Leonardo stock is at its lowest in five years, € 4 per share
The tsar is surrounded. Not only the voices for the resignation of Alessandro Profumo as CEO of Leonardo are increasing, even the stock market share seems not to comfort him. Does that market to which... more
MiscellaneousFinmeccanica and Italian MiBACT sealed an agreement for technologies and services for Pompei
Rome, Italy - Through its companies, Selex ES and Telespazio
The Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT) and Finmeccanica have sealed an agreement whereby the Group will donate innovative technologies and services for monitoring and protecting... more
MiscellaneousFinmeccanica to be the technology partner at "EXPO 2015" for the Safe City & Main Operation Center platform
Milan, Italy - It will provide innovative solutions to guarantee integrated security and surveillance for the event
The Finmeccanica Group will be the technology partner of "Expo 2015", the Universal Exhibition to be held in Milan from 1st May to 31st October 2015, for the Safe City & Main Operation Center platform. The... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS celebrated its 11 years of activity
Rome, Italy - The news agency began last Saturday its second year of the second decade of life
Eleven years have gone since the foundation of AVIONEWS, rich in facts and news that signed positively or negatively the first two five-year periods of the new century. Some of these, now that time has... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS celebrates the 150 years of the Italian unification
Rome, Italy - The Agency will open, after a long week-end, next Monday, on March 21
AVIONEWS communicates to its subscribers and readers that will be closed tomorrow and on Friday, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 150 years of the Italian unification, for a long week-end. The... more
MiscellaneousFinmeccanica launches book, "E l’Italia prese il volo. Vita di Renato Bonifacio"
Rome, Italy - Yesterday morning in Milan, with the preface by Romano Prodi
Yesterday morning in Milan, the book, “E l’Italia prese il volo. Vita di Renato Bonifacio”, by Guido Moltedo was launched at the Italian Army Officers’ Club at Palazzo Cusani. Published by UTET Libreri... more
MiscellaneousNight at the airport for 160 children waiting to fly
Rome, Italy - The kids of a refugee camp in Algeria have waited for 24 hours their flight at Fiumicino airport
The bad adventure has occurred to 160 children on a refugee camp Saharawi, in South Algeria, that after having spent two months in Italy, hosted by Italian families, Monday had to come back to Algeria.... more
MiscellaneousProdi-Putin summit: agreements on energy, industry and armaments
Moscow, Russia – Italy-Russia cooperation grows on paper
After yesterday meeting in Moscow, Italian Premier Prodi and Russian President Putin announce agreements in principle so that Russian companies can enter Italian energetic market in exchange of Italian... more
MiscellaneousProdi on tour in Moscow (2): economic goals of the visit
Moscow, Russia - More Italian investments on Russian territory
The Italian Premier, Romano Prodi, travelling today to Moscow, explained economic goals of his visit to journalists. What is more important, in Prodi’s words, is the enlargements of commercial relationship b... more
MiscellaneousFinmeccanica will continue to be a sponsor of the Olympics of Turin
Turin, Italy - Last days polemics denied
Finmeccanica will continue to be a sponsor of the Winter Olympic Games that will begin next days in Turin. The new arrived yesterday after a meeting between president of Finmeccanica Giorgio Zappa, and... more
MiscellaneousLockheed scandal: Lefebvre dead
Rome, Italy - He was the protagonist of the shame between '60 and '70
On January 23 the protagonist of poisoned season that hit Italy is dead, 96 years old. Ovidio Lefebvre d’Ovidio, was considered the mind of Lockheed scandal, he was accused to have paid a kickback of a... more
MiscellaneousThe Norwegian ethical council cuts seven societies out of its national pension fund
Oslo, Norway - They are exclused from former Petroleum Found
These seven enterprises out of national pension fund are: BAe Systems (for details AVIONEWS), Boeing, Finmeccanica, Honeywell International, Northrop Grumman, United Technologies and Safran. That’s because m... more
MiscellaneousFiumicino: airplanes full of Pope-boys bound for Cologne
Fiumicino, Italy - On the occasion of the XX World Youth Day Edition
There is a number of young persons leaving in these days bound for Cologne, as the site where is going to occur the XX World Youth Day Edition. Several various class flights have been set at "Leonardo... more
MiscellaneousSalvatore Santoro's coffin has landed at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - The Italian citizen killed by rebels at an Iraqi check-point last December
Mortal remains of Salvatore Santoro, a 52 year-old Italian resident in Great Britain since 1961, who was killed at Ramadi last December 16, have landed yesterday evening around 7:30pm at Rome-Fiumicino... more
MiscellaneousStorm on Rome caused troubles at Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - Domestic and international flights suffered from delays up to 30 minutes
The bad weather conditions suffered yesterday, have caused some problems at Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport: some flights have been in fact forced to delay up to 30 minutes, because of rain and wind.... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (7): Bush is flying towards Texas
Rome, Italy - Fiumicino cancelled almost 100 flights
Air Force One carrying the delegation led by United States President George W. Bush, took off at Rome-Fiumicino Airport at 1:35pm bound for Texas. Shortly after, also Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad,... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (5): Italy plans to airlift authorities
Rome, Italy - They're studying the possibilty to employ helicopters to avoid urban traffic
An air-bridge between Fiumicino Airport and Saint Peter square is ahead: authorities expected to land at Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" International Airport may be airlifted to assist to John Paul II funeral... more
MiscellaneousThe last respects to the Pope (3): no-fly zone on Saint Peter square
Rome, Italy - Rome's airports may be closed to the traffic
During the Holy Father’s funeral also fighter interceptor aircraft could be dispatched to protect Rome’s skies. All unauthorized aircraft will be banned from the air space just about for sure. HH-3F hel... more
MiscellaneousItalian journalist sequestered in Iraq: Pope's appeal "Let's pray for Giuliana Sgrena"
Rome, Italy - The first appearance of Giovanni Paolo II in public after his hospitalization was characterized by his thought for the "Manifesto"'s correspondent
The first appearance in public of Pope Giovanni Paolo II, after his hospitalization at Gemelli, in Rome, due to an influence which provoked some anxieties for Pope’s health, was characterized by his a... more
MiscellaneousDavis is in visit in Rome after landed at Fiumicino's Airport
Rome, Italy - This morning according to his plan Davis has a meeting with the Italian Under Secretary for the Intern Ministry Saponara while in the day he will encounter Fini
The General Under-Secretary of the UE Counsil, Terry Davis, who arrived yesterday at the Romanian air station "Leonardo da Vinci", is in visit in Rome. Yesterday Davis met the Italian President for the... more
MiscellaneousWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Gesa to organize welcome of Italian tourists getting in Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - It is a service located in the airport office tower to manage the anomalous situations
From last Sunday, a lot of Italian tourists are getting in Fiumicino Airport from the South-East Asian zones hit by the seaquake which has made more than 100,000 victims until now. Italian Civil Defence... more
MiscellaneousItaly: cancelled flights in Rome-Fiumicino, Ciampino and Ancona Airports
Rome, Italy - Twenty-eight international arrivals have been cancelled and 28 departures at "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport
Air France and Lufthansa have cancelled 5 flights between 12:00am and 4:00pm: Air France deleted three to Paris and one to Marseille and Lyons; Lufthansa cancelled one to Dusseldorf and two for Frankfurt... more
MiscellaneousForeigners run away from Ivory Coast were 5000
Abidjan, Ivory Coast - The Italian Air Force rescued about 300 civilians
The foreign citizens evacuated from Ivory Coast were almost 5000: the Italians were 130 (see for details AVIONEWS). The Italian Air Force Chief of General Staff, General Leonardo Tricarico, unveiled that... more