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AirlinesITA Airways: Meloni Government concerns
400 million aid approved; CEO Fabio Lazzerini's going to meet Unions on November 16
The negotiation for the privatization of the Italian airline ITA Airways has stalled and the process is further slowed down by the "perplexity" of the new center-right government, led by the new president... more
Civil aviationFincantieri: "Viking Neptune" delivered in Ancona
Cooperation on hydrogen fuel cell test
“Viking Neptune”, the newest ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri has built for the shipowner Viking, has been delivered today at the shipyard in Ancona. The unit is placed in the small cruise ship seg... more
AirportsUrbe Aero Flight Academy announces new simulator with Alsim
The device to be placed at Rome-Urbe Airport headquarters
Urbe Aero Flight Academy starts the renew of its flight simulators with the purchase of the new Alsim AL42 - FNPT II device to be placed at Rome-Urbe Airport headquarters. The Academy provides ATPL, MPL... more
Latest newsPelosi could be an ambassador to Italy
The spokesperson for the US House in an interview with the tv broadcaster
The spokesperson of the United States House of Representatives, 82-year -old Italian-American Nancy Pelosi, recently gave an interview to the American television station "CNN", during which she spoke about... more
AirportsUrbe Aero Flight Academy increases Diamond Aircraft fleet
The declarations by Lorenzo Mezzadri Accountable Manager
Urbe Aero Flight Academy placed a large order for the purchase of brand-new training aircraft from Diamond Aircraft, due to the excellent relationship the Academy has had with the aircraft manufacturer... more
AirlinesITA Airways: capital increase of 400 million
Towards a reduction of the BoD, ordinary management in the hands of CEO Lazzerini
The shareholders' meeting of the Italian airline ITA Airways took two important decisions yesterday. The first is that the number of board members will be reduced. Secondly, the Ministry of Economy and... more
IndustryGiuseppe Bono has died
The former CEO of Fincantieri was 78 years old
Breaking News. The former CEO of Fincantieri, Giuseppe Bono, 78 years old, has died. he was for 20 years at the helm of the Group, when he took office on April 29, 2002.His career is almost totally identified... more
AirlinesITA Airways: Altavilla resigns as President
Decision arrived on the eve of the board meeting
The Executive President of the air carrier ITA Airways, Alfredo Altavilla, decided to step aside in the past few hours, in a "conditional" way, before the board of directors' meeting. The airline manager... more
Civil aviationAircraft. IATA: September passenger demand stays strong
The results for total, domestic and international traffic
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for September 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel continues to be strong. Total traffic in September 2022 (measured... more
AirlinesITA Airways launched new Rome-Tokyo direct flight
For the first time the carrier operates in the Japanese market
ITA Airways' first flight connecting Rome-Fiumicino to Tokyo-Haneda departed last Saturday 100% full in terms of passengers and cargo. The new flight (three weekly frequencies) was operated with the Company's... more
AirlinesITA Airways: Mef asks for a reduction of the BoD members
Letter sent to management also asking for the removal of president Alfredo Altavilla
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (Mef) has sent a letter to the management of the Italian airline ITA Airways. In the letter he asks the current executive president Alfredo Altavilla to update the agenda... more
Civil aviationITA Airways: Altavilla sues
Accusations against 7 board members filed with the Court of Rome
ITA Airways executive chairman Alfredo Altavilla sues 7 board members of the Italian flag carrier. These are six board members appointed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Mef) and the CEO Fabio... more
AirportsAci Europe: airport traffic report for the 3Q and September 2022
Freight and aircraft movements -ATTACHMENT
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE released yesterday its airport traffic report for the third quarter (Q3) and September 2022.Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +61%... more
AirlinesSaudia Cargo CEO re-elected to chair SkyTeam Cargo Alliance
For another consecutive term of two years
SkyTeam Cargo the global alliance, announced the re-election of Teddy Zebitz, the Chief Executive Officer of Saudia Cargo, to be the chairperson of the SkyTeam Cargo Executive Board for another consecutive... more
Latest newsMeloni Government: first phone call with Biden
"Ready to work together in the Atlantic Alliance"
Palazzo Chigi communicated in the past few hours that the president of the Italian Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, and the president of the United States, Joe Biden, had a first telephone conversation... more
Civil aviationSalvatore Sciacchitano re-elected as President of ICAO Council
For a second three-year term
Salvatore Sciacchitano was re-elected by acclamation last Monday for a second three-year term as President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).Council President underscored... more
AirlinesAir Côte d’Ivoire expands its fleet and network with A-330neo aircraft
Agreement was announced at industry's headquarters in Toulouse -DATA SHEET
Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has signed a firm order for two A-330neo aircraft to support its growth strategy.The agreement was announced at industry's headq... more
Latest newsMeloni Government: the programmatic speech
The Chamber of Deputies vote of confidence will take place at 7pm. Declarations to the Senate tomorrow
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, gave her keynote address to the Chamber of Deputies. The chamber vote of confidence will take place at 7:00pm. Tomorrow the reply of the declarations... more
Latest newsMeloni Government: the list of ministers
The oath on Saturday 22 October at 10:00 at the Quirinale
The president of Fratelli d'Italia Giorgia Meloni is the first woman in the Italian history to be president of the Council of Ministers. She accepts without reserve the task entrusted to her by the President... more
AirlinesITA Airways: BoD revokes Altavilla's powers
Now the Italian Executive President could engage a legal battle
The Board of Directors of the air carrier ITA Airways voted by a majority in favor of the cancellation of the operational powers of the executive president Alfredo Altavilla. These are transferred to the... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Tomorrow an air transport strike in Italy
According to estimates more than 250,000 passengers will suffer inconvenience, cancelled and delayed flights
A strike day tomorrow, Friday 21 October, for the air transport sector. According to some estimates, more than 250,000 passengers will suffer inconvenience, cancelled and delayed flights. The Italian Civil... more
Defense"Euronaval" exhibition kicks off in Paris
Thriving global market marks + 5.5% in orders in 2020-2022
The "Euronaval 2022" exhibition, one of the main global events dedicated to the naval military sector, running until 21 October 2022, kicks off in Paris. It is an important showcase in which components,... more
Civil aviationFincantieri at "Euronaval": agreement signed for the European Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette
Yesterday by CEOs of four companies during event ongoing in Paris
In July 2022, the European Commission selected the proposal submitted by the consortium led by Naviris together with Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia for the Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette... more
AirlinesITA Airways: new BoD meeting on 20 October
A vote will be taken to confirm or not proxies to President Altavilla
The executive chairman of the flag carrier ITA Airways, Alfredo Altavilla, has called an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors which has been set for Thursday 20 October at 2.30 pm. An important... more
AirlinesITA Airways: the crux of Altavilla's proxies
Board of Statutory Auditors asks for a new BoD meeting
The Board of Statutory of the flag carrier ITA Airways has requested the calling of a new meeting of the Board of Directors of the company by the Executive Chairman Alfredo Altavilla, to whom the supervisory... more
AirlinesITA Airways: Altavilla retains powers
Decision of the board of statutory auditors pending further management meetings
Over the weekend, the board of auditors of the flag carrier ITA Airways ruled that the decision taken by a majority in the board of directors last 12 October is not to be considered a resolution in all... more
DefenseNATO: nuclear deterrence exercise begins
"Steadfast Noon" training involves 60 aircraft from 14 countries
The "Steadfast Noon" air exercise kicks off today, October 17, during which the air forces of the entire North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will exercise nuclear deterrence capabilities. The training... more
AirlinesITA Airways: "A year of firsts"
Nine million passengers carried, a larger fleet of aircraft
You made us fly high. ITA Airways' maiden flight, number AZ1637 on the Milan-Linate/Bari route, took off on 15 October 2021, at 6:20 am, five minutes ahead of schedule, like a baby in a hurry to be born... more
Civil aviationLorenzo Fontana President of the Italian Chamber
"The greatness of Italy is diversity. Italy's interest is to sublimate diversity"
The Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic has a new president: it is Lorenzo Fontana (Lega party). The Montecitorio assembly entrusted him with the seat of the third most important position in the... more
DefenseLorenza Pigozzi is the new Fincantieri Communications director
The manager will also take care of the Group's external relations
The Fincantieri Group has a new Communications and External Relations Director: this is Lorenza Pigozzi who left the Mediobanca Group after 21 years, where since 2013 she has held the position of Head... more
AirlinesITA Airways: opinions on Altavilla's proxies
Ministry of Economy deems the revocation lawful
The tug-of-war between the president of ITA Airways, Alfredo Altavilla, and the six members of the Board of Directors, appointed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Mef), who recently revoked all the... more
AirlinesGenoa airport reopened
Yesterday the strike by Ansaldo Energia workers paralyzed it
The "Cristoforo Colombo" airport of Genoa-Sestri Levante is back in operation. Regularity restored of departures and arrivals. Today are regular again, after there was a suspension that lasted several... more
Latest newsIgnazio La Russa elected President of the Italian Senate
"We do not talk about 'all at once', but we are not afraid of reforms, we must implement them together"
The new president of the Italian Senate has been elected: he is Ignazio La Russa (FdI). The seat of the second highest office in the state was entrusted to him at the end of the following vote: 186 out... more
Finance and economyCica Forum: today Putin-Erdogan summit
There is expectation over Turkish proposals to end the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan began a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures... more
AirlinesGenoa Airport: operations suspended
Air connections interrupted due to a protest by Ansaldo Energia workers
Operations at the "Cristoforo Colombo" airport of Genoa-Sestri Levante have been suspended in these hours. The cause is a protest by the workers of the Ansaldo Energia company, who entered the airport... more
AirlinesITA Airways: in November it is decided on proxies to Altavilla
Today the BoD met to verify the legitimacy of the decision on the withdrawal of powers
The decision of the six members (appointed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Mef) on the nine of the Board of Directors of the carrier ITA Airways who have revoked all the powers of the executive... more
AirlinesITA Airways: BoD removes delegations from Altavilla
Assigned to CEO Fabio Lazzerini
The Board of Directors of the State air carrier ITA Airways which was held this morning, as announced in recent days, has upset the balance within the company. In fact, the board took away all operational... more
Civil aviationFincantieri partners with the Greek industry
MoU signed for four corvettes and services
Fincantieri today signed, at the Italian Embassy in Athens, a number of memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a selection of potential new suppliers in the context of the high-profile process pursued... more
AirlinesITA Airways best airline for business travellers short and medium haul
The title at the first edition of "EMA"
ITA Airways was awarded yesterday the title of 'Best Airline for Business Travelers - Short and Medium Haul' during the awards ceremony of the "EMA" -European Mission Awards. This year in its first edition,... more
AirlinesWisk Aero presents new eVtol
The air taxi will present the prototype to the FAA to obtain the first certification
The US manufacturer Wisk Aero, has unveiled in the past few hours its new version of aero-taxi "Generation 6". These are self-driving electric aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (eVtol, Electric... more
Civil aviationItalian Enav: contract signed with Maldives Airports Company
The Group acquires a new customer
ENAV Group, through the subsidiary IDS AirNav, a reference global company in aviation information management systems, was awarded a contract with Maldives Airport Company (MACL) thus added to customer’s p... more
AirlinesITA Airways: tensions ahead of the BoD
12 October important board meeting: financial accounts and proxies in the center
An important meeting of the Board of Directors of the carrier ITA Airways will be held on 12 October, on the occasion of which a clash at the top of the company. This will be determined by the presence... more
AccidentsItaly: 21 years after the Milan-Linate Airport aircraft disaster
Today the National day not to forget the victims of the plane accidents
There was a thick fog on the morning of 8 October 2001 at the Milan-Linate airport. It was 8:10am. An ordinary day turned into a date to be circled in the calendar for years to come. Today we celebrate... more
Civil aviationAircraft services market to double in value by 2041
Growth will require an additional two million people in the sector
Airbus expects the services market to recover to pre pandemic levels in 2023 and to double in value over the next 20 years - from $95bn today to over $230bn in 2041, according to its latest Global Services... more
DefenseUkrainian war: death toll and wounded
According to Kiev, there are 61,330 victims among the Russian armed forces
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces today released the usual daily bulletin in which it specifies the losses inflicted on the Russians in these more than seven months of war, from 24 February... more
Finance and economyEU transport: amendments to the 2023 budget voted
Vuolo (FI): "Defense of peripheral areas as a priority to guarantee equal opportunities"
In the plenary meeting of the transport commission of the European Union today some amendments to the general budget 2023 were voted: these are proposals to have a fair policy in the transport sector,... more
DefenseKorean Air-Airbus axis for military drones
Agreement to develop unmanned aircraft for use in the navy
The South Korean air carrier Korean Air and the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus Helicopters have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of military drone helicopters... more
AirportsHow to avoid air chaos in Summer 2023
Theme at the center of the meeting between the protagonists of the sector at Eurocontrol headquarters
In view of the Summer of 2023, European air carriers and airport management companies have questioned how to put an end to the delays and cancellations of aircraft that caused numerous inconveniences between... more
AirlinesMAX 10 aircraft certification stalled
FAA's concern: approval subject to MAX 7 documentation
The US manufacturer Boeing predicts that it will not obtain certification to fly its new B-737 MAX 10 aircraft before Summer 2023. The reason is that the company must meet new safety requirements (especially... more
AirlinesITA Airways: the plan of the air carrier Delta Air Lines
In the talks on privatization, the American carrier aims to reduce fleet and fuel costs
The privatization of the flag carrier ITA Airways tickles the appetites of the US airline Delta Air Lines, which together with Air France and the American investment fund Certares, is conducting exclusive... more