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Science and technologyIt could be cancelled the privatization of Amsterdam airport
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The Government has postponed to the end of September the discussion about the Schiphol Group privatization
The Dutch Government has communicated during last days that the topic about Amsterdam-Schiphol airport privatization will be discuss not before of the end of September. But in this way many fear that the... more
Science and technologyZurich airport: bar are closed for who flyes to US
Zurich, Switzerland - As precautionary measure for the terrorist attacks
The Zurich-Kloten that deals every day 12 flights with 8 US destinations, carrying daily hundreds of people, has announced, trough Joern Wagenbach, spokesman of the airport society, that has closed all... more
Science and technologyGB (2): British Airways could ask a reparation to Baa
London, United Kingdom - Yesterday the announce, following the economic loss of British for the cancelled flights in the airports
In an interview of yesterday to the English newspaper "Daily Mirror" the British Airways’ managing director Willie Walsh has announced that the English airline "Is seriously considering" the possibility t... more
Science and technologyGB: Iata criticizes Baa for its management of Heathorw airport in occasion of the terrorist emergency
London, United Kingdom - According to the international air transport association the Baa would had have asked hel to Army
In a presse conference that is taking place in these hours at Sydney, the Iata (international air transport association) administrator, Giovanni Bisignani has expressed heavy criticisms towards Baa (British... more
Science and technologyHeathrow airport is returning to normality
London, United Kingdom - British Airways has scheduled for today to operate the 80% of its capability
The air company British Airways has issued a press release where express its intention to reach for today the 80% of its ordinary operative capability. Also this is a signal of how -even if slowly- the... more
Science and technologyItalian airports: still delays on check-in
Rome, Italy - But the situation is slowly returning to the normality
While the passengers departing from the Italian airports must face the new restrictions for hand-luggages and the queues at check-in. The Adr (agency that manages the Rome airports) and Sea( that manages... more
Science and technologyBolzano airport: Southward runway will be extended
Bolzano, Italy - To enlarge flight supply
Luis Durnwalder, President of Bolzano Province, said to journalists that Bolzano airport will remain regional, but it will have an updated masterplan which will avoid little constant and periodical interventions.... more
Science and technologyGB: cancellations and delays today and during week-end
London, United Kingdom - For flights to and from London
Discomforts for passengers headed and departing from London is going on today and the week-end, after the terroristic plan that was thwarted yesterday on transatlantic flights to USA and consequent extraordinary... more
Science and technologyBAA rises 3.1% passenger traffic in July
London, United Kingdom - 15 million people passed through London's airports
BAA (British Airport Authority) has made known that 15 million passengers passed through London’s airports which it manages (Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted) in July. The number signals a 3.1% growth c... more
Science and technologyGB (3): no liquids in luggage at Rome-Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - For passengers headed to UK, Israel and USA
Passengers headed to Great Britain, USA and Israel leaving from Rome-Fiumicino airport cannot carry liquids in their luggage. Italian Home Office and ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Authority) have... more
Science and technologyGB (2): Heathrow airport is closed
London, United Kingdom - Almost all airlines cancelled their flights to and from the London air station
After the terroristic alarm in Great Britain, London-Heathrow airport has been closed at least until 4 pm today for all arrivals and departures. Alitalia, British Airways, Lufthansa, Klm, Air France, Olympic... more
Science and technologyA runway of Los Angeles airport has ben closed for works
Los Angeles, USA - To adapt it to A-380 landing
Los Angeles International Airport closed one of its two runways to make fitting works for A-380 landing requirements and for wide-body aircraft security improvement, increasing the separation between the... more
Science and technologyAeroporto d'Abruzzo: increasing foreign arrivals
Pescara, Italy - A possible direct connection to New York
Foreign arrivals rise 20% at "Aeroporto d’Abruzzo" in Pescara, Centre Italy. Data report a passage from 72,826 from January to July 2005 to 89,227 in the same period this year. Main flows come from London a... more
Science and technologyLos Angeles Airport: jumps landing system
Los Angeles, USA - Caos in the fifth terminal most crowded of the world
Yesterday afternoon, has gone in panne the electronic system that manages the instrumental landing procedures of the International Los Angeles Airport, the fifth terminal most crowded of the world. One... more
Science and technologySogas: direct link from/to Zurich from September 12
Reggio Calabria, Italy - The twice per week connection is served by Helvetic Airways
"A new direct service from/to Zurich to start as of Tuesday, September 12, served by Helvetic Airways by a Fokker 100 aircraft. The connection, twice per week, already purchasable on-line (by the www.helvetic.com),... more
Science and technologyPassengers record at Rome-Fiumicino's airport: 111,000 on Sunday, August 6
Rome, Italy - Last year's 106,000 people record has been surpassed
Rome-Fiumicino airport reached its absolute record on Sunday, August 6: in concomitance with Summer holidays exodus, almost 111,000 passengers passed at "Leonardo da Vinci" departing or arriving. Last... more
Science and technology"Charles de Gaulle": since the foundation beyond 800 million of passengers
Paris, France - Opening of the first information point for tourists
AdP, Administrator of the French Capital’s Airports, has made known in last days that since 1974, year of the "Charles de Gaulle" Airport’s foundation in Roissy, the Parisian terminals have received bey... more
Science and technologyFour people were arrested at Prestwick airport
Prestwick, United Kingdom - They were protesting against US planes stopovers with weapons to Israel on board
Three women and a man were arrested yesterday at Prestwick airport, Scotland, after they ran on to the runway in order to protest against the use of the air station by the Pentagon in its armaments to... more
Science and technologyFlight for Dusseldorf returns in Malpensa
Varese, Italy - Problems of pressurization
Last Friday, the flight AZ-464 by Alitalia headed for Dusseldorf has made return in Malpensa from where has taken off for problems of pressurization detected in altitude. To precautionary purpose, has... more
Science and technologyRonchi dei Legionari: +6% passenger traffic in the first 7 months of 2006
Gorizia, Italy - More than 387,000 people
Also thanks to a good performance in July, with +18.5% passenger traffic, the first 7 months in 2006 signals a 6% growth for Ronchi dei Legionari airport (North Italy), with more than 387,000 people against... more
Science and technologyOne million passengers at Bratislava airport
Bratislava, Slovakia - 837,000 in the first 7 months in 2006
"M.R. Stefanik" Airport in Bratislava welcomed last Friday its one millionth passenger in 2006. In the first seven months of this year the air station registered 837,000 passengers, with an increase of... more
Science and technologyAdR: last Friday signed the final deal for the sale of AdR Handling to the Spanish of FCC
Rome, Italy - The Rome's airports management society realizes a surplus-value of EUR 42 million
A press release by AdR SpA, Rome’s Airports (Fiumicino and Ciampino) management society, makes known that last Friday, in accomplishment of decision undertaken by board of directors and a sale’s procedure end... more
Science and technologyFalse bomb alarm in the Berlin-Tegel Airport
Berlin, Germany - Law enforcement and passengers maximum attention at packages and baggages unguarded
Last Friday, a travelling bag abandoned in the international Berlin-Tegel Airport, has made released anti-terrorism measures. At the finding of the object, Police has immediately imposed the block of... more
Science and technologySoru: increasing arrivals in Sardinian airports
Cagliari, Italy - 10% more in May and June
Renato Soru, President of Sardinia Region, announced positive incoming data for the island, with 10% more arrivals in airports in May and June and 20% more in April. Tom Barrack, President of Colony Capital,... more
Science and technologyBerlin does not know what to do with Tempelhof airport
Berlin, Germany - The gigantic structure will be closed next year
Berlin authorities do not know how to use Tempelhof airport in the future, with its gigantic 1.2-kilometer long terminal and an area that covers almost the size of New York’s Central Park. The air station, w... more
Science and technologyEnana allocates USD 400m to enlarge the Angola airports
Luanda, Angola - It's been announced by the President of the African Country's agency for the control of the air traffic
The Enana (Agency for the control af the air navigation in Angola) has announced, trough its President Jorge dos antos Correia de Melo, that the development of the airport net in the African Country will... more
Science and technologyMilan-Malpensa airport: staff fingerprints to enter luggage area
Milan, Italy - In order to avoid suitcase thefts and opening
Italian Privacy Warrantor has authorized the project of a company, which operates in goods and passengers ground movements in airports, concerning the use of fingerprints at Milan-Malpensa air station... more
Science and technologyItali Airlines: new flights from Ancona and Pescara airports to Olbia Spalato
Rome, Italy - A statement by the airline makes it known
Itali Airlines makes known that from August 5 to September 10 four new flights from Ancona and Pescara airports to Olbia and Spalato will be operative. Flights will be served with a 31-seat Dornier 328... more
Science and technologySwissport: the Helvetic airport management society has purchased the Japanese industry ShinMaywa Ground Services
Zurich, Switzerland - The Japanese society operates in the airports of Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka
A press release by Swissport, Swiss handling and general services society, controlled by the Spanish group Ferrovial, known for having purchased also the English British airport authority, makes know that... more
Science and technologyMaintenance Operations for Skymark with new software Toolbox
Seattle, Usa – Already in use on fleet 737 of New-Generation
Japanese Airline Skymark has adopted Boeing’s Web-based maintenance solution "Maintenance Performance Toolbox". The Productivity Tools has designed to unify an airline maintenance and engineering operationf f... more
Science and technologySydney airport registers 6,1% plus on the gains
Sydney, Australia - The merit goes mostly to the many investments made during the year
The airport of Sydney has registered an increase of 6,1% on the gains for what concerns the financial year 2005/06. The growth has been surely helped by the commercial activities recently developed in... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: 300 passengers of a China Airlines flight to Bangkok blocked since 20 hours at the airport
Rome, Italy - The connection has been cancelled due to technical reasons
It seems endless the sequence of delays and cancellations that in these days is involving the Italian air transport. This time the discomforts hit 300 passengers of a China Airlines flight that should... more
Science and technologyThe spy airplane for global changes research at "Catullo" Airport
Verona, Italy - It arrived Tuesday and went to Marrakesh this morning
"Ex-Soviet spy airplane M-55 Geophysica, that arrived at ’Catullo’ Airport last Tuesday, made flight test to Sicily Friday after being equipped with scientific means in Verona airport hangar, which was... more
Science and technologyAt Fiumicino the longer waits on the flights to Sharm el Sheikh
Rome, Italy - In the long week-end of passion there have been delays up to 4 hours cumulated by the charter directed to the Red Sea localities
It seems as it’s an endless discomfort-list those that have been afforded by the travellers during the last July week-end (see also AVIONEWS). In the Roman air terminal of Fiumicino the major delays w... more
Science and technologyWeek-end of discomfort at Fiumicino for the connections with Spain
Rome, Italy - Cancellations and delays due to the strikes at Barcelona and Madrid airports
The protest that involved last Friday the employees of the handling societies of the airports of Madrid and Barcelona has had effects also on the Roman air terminal of Fiumicino. Since Friday and for all... more
Science and technologySAT postpones its listing project
Pisa, Italy - Because of the coming of Summer
SAT, the company that manages Pisa’s "Galileo Galilei" International Airport, Italy, explained in a note that its share listing project on the Stock Exchange will get a momentary interruption because o... more
Science and technologyCan Malpensa have its third runway?
Milan, Italy - But it should be built on area of Ticino Park
The airport terminal of Milan-Malpensa could still improve. This is the opinion expressed by Mitre, the American study centre that makes researches about safety and increase on airports management, in... more
Science and technologySummer exodus: discomforts and delays at Malpensa
Milan, Italy - The last July weekend sees million of Italian people engaged on departures toward holidays localities
The predictions made by Sea (the society that manages the two Milan’s airports) about the record-traffic of passengers in the Milan air terminals during the last July weekend are coming true (see for d... more
Science and technologyBan night flights of Boeing 747/200 at Manchester airport
Manchester, United Kingdom - The proposal in the aim of a more severe policy regarding the noise pollution
It could soon ban at Manchester airport the night flights of Boeing 747/200. The reason is the high levels of noise pollution made register recently in the English terminal. Following a new line, assumed... more
Science and technologyNaples flies low-cost
Naples, Italy - 346 thousand passengers from January to May
From January to May 2006, 346 thousand passengers used Naples-Capodichino airport to travel low-cost, a number which represents 17% of total traffic. The main destinations served by low-fare airlines that... more
Science and technologyBlack-out yesterday morning at Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - It's lasted for 14 minutes, the generators immediatly entered in function
A 14-minutes black-out has isolated yesterday morning the Roman air terminal of Fiumicino from the national network. The fault, probably due to an overcharge on the network, can be brought back to the... more
Science and technologyIsrael-Lebanon (6): well in hand situation at Larnaca airport
Larnaca, Lebanon - After the last days over-crowding caused by Lebanon refugees
The Cyprus National Tourism Authority made known that the situation at Larnaca International Airport is "Fluid", after the Mediterranean island had been assaulted by foreigners escaping from Lebanon, since... more
Science and technologyGlobalia will manage handling services in 7 Spanish airports
Madrid, Spain - In Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Bilbao, North Tenerife, South Tenerife and Las Palmas
Globalia, Spanish tourist group which owns Air Europa, won seven licenses for handling services in Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Bilbao, North Tenerife, South Tenerife and Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) airports.... more
Science and technologyRimini: low-cost flights make enhance the number of German tourists
Rimini, Italy - There have been 4000 influxes from Germany in the first semester of 2006
The data on the influx to "Federico Fellini" airport of Rimini for what concerns the first 2006 semester made register a big increase of travellers coming from Germany. Thanks to low-costs flights operated... more
Science and technologyAvoided for a little the air disaster at Chicago airport: two Boeings "Graze" on runway
Chicago, Usa - The crash has been avoided for a second
It could be a terrible air disaster the one that, for a second-discard, has been avoided at the busy airport of "O’Hare" at Chicago, protagonist for the fifth time this year of inconvenient caused by m... more
Science and technologyChina starts a building program for four airports
Beijing, China - The overall cost for the project is about USD 200m
The development program created by CAA (Civil Aviation Administration of China) for what concerns 2006-2010 has the aim to take up to 220 the number of operative airports in the Asian Country, turning... more
Science and technologyVeltroni: more taxies for Rome
Rome, Italy - And fixed fares for connections with Fiumicino and Ciampino airports
The Major of Rome, Walter Veltroni, presented the agreement between the municipality and taxi drivers: 3000 more taxies in the Capital, with a 40% service improvement and concession of 40 new licenses... more
Science and technologySacbo: Albatros Airways increases the frequency of the flights to Tirana
Bergamo, Italy - As of July 26 by Fokker 100 from 100 seats
"Albatros Airways, the Albanian carrier that has begun to serve on the Bergamo-Orio al Serio’s airport last December 2004, improves the scheduled flights to Tirana. As of July 26 there is a third weekly f... more
Science and technology"Valerio Catullo": the M-55 Geophysica spy airplane will arrive tomorrow
Verona, Italy - Next Friday the test flight
"Tomorrow, Tuesday July 25, will arrive at Valerio Catullo, Verona’s airport, the spy aircraft ’ex-sovietic’ M-55 Geophysica, an airplane that the European Scientific community uses to study the clima... more
Science and technology"Wings of Condor": the team that has completed the D'Arrigo's dream has returned at the Catania's airport this morning
Catania, Italy - Laura Mancuso, the widow, has met the press at her arrival in the airport by an Alitalia's flight
"Laura Mancuso has met the press this morning at her arrival at 11:40 at the Catania-Fontanarossa’s airport, international arrival room. Inca and Maya free on the skies of Sagrada’s valley; so the D’A... more