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Press releaseAmnesty International on Israel-Palestine: foreign-supplied weapons used against civilians by Israel and Hamas
Rome, Italy - "'In addition all states should suspend all transfers of military equipment, assistance and munitions to Israel, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups"
"Both Israel and Hamas used foreign-supplied weapons to attack civilians according to fresh evidence released by Amnesty International. Munitions from the USA, Israel’s main foreign arms supplier, w... more
Press releaseItalian SDL on Alitalia: a 24 hour strike is fixed for next March 4th
Rome, Italy - "Now is violated also the 'Lodo Letta'"
"The Italian unions Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti and Ugl Trasporti of Alitalia/Cai (Compagnia aerea italiana) have underwritten last February 19 a contract with the society in contrast with previously... more
Press releaseIATA-Bisignani called on the new Obama Administration to prioritise aviation’s role in economic recovery
New York, Usa - In the areas of security, environment and commercial freedoms
"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the new Obama Administration in the US to prioritise aviation as a catalyst to stimulate the US economy. 'Smart investments - not bailouts... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV: updating about crash in Trigoria
Rome, Italy - Occurred last February 7 at a Cessna 650 airplane, code I-FEEV
"ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board), according to recurring requests, by specialized press, about the timely of interpretation of FDR and CVR of the damaged airplane in Trigoria (Rome) last February 7, retains... more
Press releaseCAE 5000 series simulator surpasses 15,000 hours of training
Montreal, Canada - Aeroflot and Zhuhai Flight Training Centre simulators latest to achieve Level D qualification, while Ryanair simulators also qualified for training
CAE announced that its CAE 5000 Series full-flight simulator (FFS), which was launched in March 2007 and entered service a year ago, has surpassed 15,000 hours of training in its first year of service.... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC about Ryanair's declarations regarding supposed causes of crash happened last November in Ciampino
Rome, Italy - Occurred to a B-737/800 airplane of Irish airline during its landing phase
"ENAC, Italian Civil Aviation Authority, informs that the declarations of yesterday by Ryanair's CEO, Michael O'Leary, concerning the control of birds on Rome's skies and to causes of the crash happened... more
Press releaseAir France reveals updated logo
Rome, Italy - Over the past few years, the carrier has been committed to bringing its brand image up to date
"Over the past few years, Air France has been committed to bringing its brand image up to date. Air France unveils an important new stage, its revamped logo. To avoid additional costs, the changes will... more
Press releaseFinmeccanica: clarification about the contract for the supply of four ATR-72 airplanes to Air Force
Rome, Italy - The article published by "L'Espresso" has some inaccuracies
"With reference to the article published last Friday in "L’Espresso", entitled 'Cose turche all’Alenia' (Alenia involved in shady dealings in Turkey), Finmeccanica would like to state that the contract for... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV: updating about inspection on B-737's airplane engines
Rome, Italy - Involved in a bird-strike last November in Ciampino
"In the ambit of ongoing inspection about the engine of B-737 airplane involved in a bird-strike last November 10, 2008, on Rome-Ciampino's airport, ANSV (Italian Air Safety Board) informs that, following... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV: updating about event occurred in Venezuela more than a year ago at a LET-410 airplane
Rome, Italy - Following to the article reported on an Italian newspaper in the last days
"With reference to the news on press regarding to event happened last January 4, 2008, in Venezuela, at a Let 410 aircraft, code YV-2081, of the airline Transaven, appeared last Tuesday on 'Il Giornale',... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV, bird-strike of last November in Ciampino: a careful inspection on B-737 engines in Cardiff
Rome, Italy - Discovered similarities with the landing on water of A-320 in Hudson
"The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) informs that from 9 to 13 of February 2009, at the GE Aviation facilities, in Cardiff (Wales, UK), a careful inspection operation will be made on two engines of B-737... more
Press releaseAnpav on Meridiana Group: today Olbia's Mayor in Paris, then a protest and a meeting
Olbia, Italy - It is organizing an assembly by workers in Milan and a 24 hour strike for next Tuesday
"Today the Olbia's Mayor is in Paris, while our colleagues will try to explain to the Prince that at these conditions there is not a future, we express our angry and don't pay for the errors made by His... more
Press releaseItalian ANPAV about Meridiana's dispute
Olbia, Italy - Next Wednesday morning a protest by airline's flight assistants at the Sardinia airport
"The Olbia Mayor, Giovannelli, will go in Paris next February 4 to the Aga Khan Prince with a delegation of workers' representation. If Meridiana is in crisis, why it doesn't accept Region's capital... more
Press releaseItalian ANSV about crash in California
Rome, Italy - Accredited an Italian investigator
"The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) has accredited an its investigator in a technical inquiry led by US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) about the event that has involved a Siai Marchetti... more
Press releaseAdr on environment data released by the authorities
Rome, Italy - Everything has been made according to Italian laws
"Concerning today news on the environmental situation surrounding the area of Rome-Ciampino, the Roman airports operator (Adr) says that its role in the matter has just been related to the release of data... more
Press releaseItalian Audit Office about ASI, the Italian Space Agency
Rome, Italy - The financial management 2007 closed with a EUR 38 m deficit
"The Italian Space Agency (ASI) established to promote, develop and diffuse scientific and technological research applied to space and aerospace field, has an important role at European level, ambit in... more
Press releaseItalian SDL: fixed a 24 hour strike by Alitalia's staff
Rome, Italy - For next March 4
"SDL (Italian workers intercategory union) has announced a new strike for next March 4, 2009, after the four hour one occurred last January 19, and not having had no positive result by the society. This... more
Press releaseRyanair exposes Region Lazio's false claims
Milan, Italy - Regarding the noise at the Roman airport of Ciampino
"Ryanair, Europe’s low-fares airline, today (23nd January) called on Regione Lazio to accept the factual findings of the official noise report conducted at Rome-Ciampino Airport which confirmed that t... more
Press releaseAmnesty International about USA: move to suspend military tribunals a positive first step
Rome, Italy - And one in the right way
"Amnesty International welcomed the new US administration’s moves to suspend military commission proceedings at Guantánamo as a 'Positive sign' and said that it hoped it was a 'Clear signal of this ad... more
Press releaseAlitalia: the capital's increase decided yesterday
Milan, Italy - To the entry by Air France-KLM industrial partner
"Alitalia-CAI SpA (Compagnia aerea italiana) stakeholders ordinary and extraordinary meeting, gathered yesterday, has decided: to change the articles of society and to increase the capital of EUR 167.088.836,00,... more
Press releaseAlitalia and Air France-Klm launch a new strategic partnership.
Roissy, France - Air France-Klm takes 25% minority Stake
Alitalia and Air France-KLM have reached an agreement to launch a new strategic partnership, cemented by Air France-KLM taking a minority stake in Alitalia. A steincthened Alliance The primary... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: signing for passage of properties, asset and certifications from Alitalia to CAI
Rome, Italy - The historical underwriting at the Authority's headquarters, at 9:00pm
"At the end of the ongoing transition process between Alitalia Group societies and CAI (Compagnia aerea italiana), ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) informs that next Monday, on January 12 at 9:00pm... more
Press releaseELFAA: claim to EC against EUR 700m subsidy destined to CAI/Alitalia
Brussels, Belgium - Calls to overturn the "Save Alitalia Decree"
"The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) today submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission against unlawful state aid to Alitalia and its successor Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA (CAI). CAI/Alitalia... more
Press releaseItalian SDL about strike of CAI/Alitalia staff next January 19
Rome, Italy - For four hours on all Italian territory
"SDL, the Italian workers intercategory union, has communicated a first four hour strike of all staff (flight assistants, pilots, ground personnel) of CAI (Compagnia aerea italiana)/Alitalia. The strike... more
Press releaseAmnesty International about Israel-Gaza Strip: "A firmer European voice is needed to unblock humanitarian crisis in the Middle East"
Rome, Italy - The Foreign Minister in Prague and on Friday the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
"As EU Foreign Ministers meet in Prague, Amnesty International urges them to spare no efforts to pressure Israel to end attacks which are directed at civilians or civilian buildings in the Gaza Strip or... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC on Malpensa Airport: problem on the connections' liberalization
Rome, Italy - "Until now authorized all non-EU connections requested"
"As regards the problem on the liberalization of the connections with Malpensa Airport, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) said all non-EU connection have been liberalized for the EU airlines, and... more
Press releaseItalian ATM-PP: the strike fixed for tomorrow postponed
Rome, Italy - A convocation is announced for today with the Transport Ministry
"The strike fixed for tomorrow, January 8, 2009, by ATM-PP has been postponed. The Federation (Air Traffic Management-Professional Project) has been introduced in a team work of the technical-political... more
Press releaseItalian ADUC on Iberia's flight and 180 furious people
Rome, Italy - It has taken off with four hour-delay
"180 furious people against Iberia, the Spanish airline. The flight of last Friday, Madrid-Rome (nr 3678 of 4:20pm) has taken off with a four hour delay, three of them in airport and one on the airplane... more
Press releaseADUC. An Italian success: new Alitalia starts, also thanks to Fantozzi and Toto
Florence, Italy - The advantages for customers: "MilleMiglia" points valid
"CAI (Compagnia aerea italiana) will start in January, the spot are already taken off: it's the new era of the Italian aviation. The carrier with shares of Italian people has already decided the change... more
Press releaseEU Court of Justice: compensation to passengers also in case of the cancellation of a flight on account of technical problems in the aircraft
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Except for extraordinary circumstances
"Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-549/07 - Friederike Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia The Regulation on compensation and assistance to air passengers (1) provides that, in case of cancellation... more
Press releaseItalian unions' joint note sent to Minister Matteoli for a request for an urgent meeting: indescribable Manera's language
Rome, Italy - During the meeting of last December 17
"The Italian unions (FP-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uil-PA, Uil-Trasporti, Sdl, Usppi-Apac) has sent to the Italian Transport Minister, Matteoli, to ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) President, Vito Riggio,... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: President Riggio does not intervene on the operational choices of carriers
Rome, Italy - About flights on Palermo Airport
"By confirming the yesterday statements about connections from/to Palermo Airport, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) President, Vito Riggio, said that to intervene in an airline's crisis talking... more
Press releaseeasyJet: "The new CAI member"
Milan, Italy - "We don't want to fund the Alitalia's recovery plan"
"The Italian Government has imposed an EUR 2 tax for passengers, backdated on October 28, 2008, on all departing flights from an Italian airport in order to finance Altalia. easyJet firmly opposed to... more
Press releaseItalian SDL about discriminations in hires of the new CAI-Alitalia
Rome, Italy - The workers intercategory union has denounced the choice of criteria
"Sdl has always denounced the choice of criteria about hires as a tool that would have created enormous discriminations of treatment among workers; it is in fact, this one of the themes that have brought... more
Press releaseAmnesty International. USA: safety of tasers questioned as death toll hits 334-mark
Rome, Italy - New report by the human rights international organization
"Industry claims that Taser stun guns are safe and non-lethal do not stand up to scrutiny, said Amnesty International yesterday as it called on governments to limit their deployment to life-threatening... more
Press releaseAmnesty International. Congo: war crimes are taking place
Rome, Italy - The key findings and recommendations by Amnesty's mission in the African Country
"In November and early December Amnesty International delegates took part in field missions to North Kivu province, eastern DRC, and to refugee sites along the Uganda/DRC border in south-western Uganda.... more
Press releaseItalian SDL: package of 60 hours of strike
Naples, Italy - The first ones on January 19, 2009
"Today, Sdl intercategory union, in the ambit of a package of 60 hours of strike, has announced the first four ones on January 19, 2009 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm by the staff of Alitalia/Alitalia Airport,... more
Press releaseCAI: the new Italian flag airline is now a reality
Rome, Italy - Mission and strategy; new network and destinations served
"The new Italian flag airline is now a reality. From last Friday, Alitalia has a new wholly private shareholding group made up of entrepreneurs who have decided to invest their capital in a complex challenge,... more
Press releaseAirOne: agreement with CAI signed
Rome, Italy - The integration between Alitalia and the airline started
"AirOne's President, Carlo Toto, and CAI's CEO (Compagnia aerea italiana), Rocco Sabelli, have signed an agreement to CAI for sale of AirOne, AirOne CityLiner, EAS (European Avia Service) and AirOne Technic... more
Press releaseItalian SDL union: the strike of today in air transport prohibited
Rome, Italy - The Minister Matteoli has communicated it a few hours before the beginning of protest
"The Italian Minister, Matteoli, has again decided that in the air transport today, on December 12, there is not strike, communicating it a few hours before the beginning of the protest and despite the... more
Press releaseAlitalia: flight increase during Christmas period
Rome, Italy - From 16 December to 12 January with a schedule of 356 daily routes
During last Tuesday meeting held at Enac (Italian civil aviation authority) in order to define the flight timetable for Christmas period, Alitalia confirmed the schedule organized for Christmas holiday... more
Press releaseItalian ANPAC-UP about the general strike for tomorrow
Rome, Italy - For eight hours, from 10am to 6pm, not for Venice's airport
"With the cancellation of strikes by Meridiana's pilots last December 6 and flight's controllers by ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Society) last December 17, the air transport, not for Venice's airport,... more
Press releaseItalian Sdl confirms the air transport strike set for next Friday
Rome, Italy - For eight hours from 10:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.
"Following to the general strike on 12 December 2008 Sdl intercategory reaffirms the full legitimacy and regularity, of the announced strike in the air transport, confirmed also by institutional controls. The... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: managing director Silvano Manera at the ECAC meeting
Paris, France - For the presentation of the eE-Mor data collection
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) informed that last week the managing director Silvano Manera attended to the 131st meeting of ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference), took place in Paris. Mr... more
Press releaseItalian SDL about general strike for next Friday
Rome, Italy - The air sector in particular
"In the ambit of general strike for next Friday December 12, fixed by SDL and other unions, also the transports' sector will be involved. In particular: Local public transport: for all day Maritime... more
Press releaseCAI: is new management safe or competent?
Brussels, Belgium - European Cockpit Association, ECA, stongly support fellows-pilot of Alitalia
European Pilots Alarmed by Treatment of Safety Professionals in Sale of Alitalia The European Cockpit Association (ECA), representing over 38.200 pilots from 36 European countries, shares the Italian... more
Press releaseAntritrust about air transport: CAI will have to ensure wide tariff choice
Rome, Italy - CAI, to protect the travellers, to have to assure the payment of a compensation, proportional to the ticket's price paid, on the case of flights cancellation or prolonged delay
"Antitrust during its meeting on December 3, 2008 has imposed to CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) the necessary measures to prevent the risk of prices' enforcement or other contractual conditions, unfounded... more
Press releaseAlitalia: net financial position on 31 October 2008
Rome, Italy - Amounted to 1,248 million Euros
" - With the decree (DPCM) of 29 August 2008, ALITALIA – Linee Aeree Italiane SpA (hereinafter “Alitalia”) was admitted to the procedure for extraordinary administration as per legislative decree no. 3... more
Press releaseAmnesty International about new violence in India
Rome, Italy - Attacks an outrage
"The multiple attacks in Mumbai, targeting people in public places and tourist destinations such as a hospital, railway station, restaurant and hotels, blatantly violates the most fundamental principles... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC: postponed the date of CAI's start-up
Rome, Italy - Meeting of the surveillance permanent commission for the transitional phase between the two airlines
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) informs that afternoon the permanent surveillance and monitoring commission for the transitional phase between Alitalia and CAI (Compagnia Aerea Italiana) met in... more