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Science and technologyOsaka airport has the best welcome systems and sanitary facilities in the world
Osaka, Japan - A recent poll says that
A poll by Skytrax research company concerning the term between September 2005 and May 2006 stated that Osaka airport, Japan, is the first in the world in passenger welcome systems and in sanitary facilities... more
Science and technologyApril 2006: Aeroporto dello Stretto matches +90.8% passenger traffic
Catania, Italy - It is the highest increase according to Assaeroporti
Assaeroporti, Italian Airport Management Companies Association, published data concerning passenger traffic in national airports on April. Aeroporto dello Stretto is at the top, with a 90.8% increase compared... more
Science and technologyIstanbul airport: a sudden fire, there may be some victims
Istanbul, Turkey - The fire images on live broadcast on CNN and NTC local network
According to images and comments by the two TV networks reporting the live event, a huge fire has blown up in the last hours at Istanbul International Airport. Air traffic was stopped and arrivals were... more
Science and technologyRome's major defends the agreement with Alitalia about Fiumicino airport
Rome, Italy - The capital's first citizen met the workers of the air station
Rome’s Major Walter Veltroni answered indirectly yesterday to the polemics born in Milan about the agreement between Rome’s Municipality and Alitalia about the re-launch of Fiumicino airport. Speaking in... more
Science and technologyBAA: call for bids for Budapest Airport Handling sale
Budapest, Hungary - The managing company of the Magyar airport makes it known
A statement by BAA, owner of Budapest airport, made known yesterday that a call for bids has been started for Budapest Airport Handling sale. Budapest airport wants to make handling services more efficient... more
Science and technologyRonchi dei Legionari in difficulties
Trieste, Italy - Too strong the competition of the Lubiana's air station
The negative period of Ronchi dei Legionari airport continues. The competition of the near air station of Lubiana is putting in serious difficulties the airport far few kilometres from Trieste. Last week... more
Science and technologyWithin the next Summer Aeroports de Paris will be privatized
Paris, France - It was announced by French Minister of Finances, Thierry Breton
French Minister of Finances, Thierry Breton, announced today that within the next Summer Aeroports de Paris (ADP), the company which manages the air station of the French capital, Orly, Charles De Gaulle... more
Science and technology"Solar Impulse": the solar-powered airplane
Berne, Switzerland - A project by Swiss Bertrand Piccard
"Solar Impulse" is the name of an airplane which flies thanks to solar energy only. Its inventor, Swiss Bertrand Piccard who was the first man circumnavigating the world in aerostatic balloon without stopover... more
Science and technology"Abn Amro Lounge" at Amsterdam airport
Amsterdam, Holland - A vip area for ABN customers
Amsterdam-Schipol airport will have a lounge reserved to ABN Bank customers who have a EUR 50,000 minimum asset or a EUR 5000 monthly net income. The very exclusive vip hall, which is called "ABN Amro... more
Science and technologyBelfast airport named after George Best, football champion
Belfast, United Kingdom - Today he would have been 60
The ceremony which has named Belfast airport after George Best, Manchester United’s legend who died last November and who would have be 60 years old just today, has taken place today (see AVIONEWS for d... more
Science and technologyGESAP will manage for the next 40 years "Falcone-Borsellino" airport of Palermo
Palermo, Italy - Investments for EUR 421 million
ENAC, Italian civil aviation agency, decided to give the management of "Falcone-Borsellino" airport of Palermo for the next 40 years to GESAP company. The management will invest EUR 421 million, of which... more
Science and technologyBencini: Alitalia didn't neglect about Malpensa
Milan, Italy - The comment of the President of SEA about the agreement between Italian flagship carrier, Rome Municipality and ADR
Giuseppe Bencini, President of SEA, the company which manages Milan’s airports, expressed his hope that the recent agreement between Alitalia and Rome’s Municipality for the re-launch of Fiumicino air... more
Science and technologyBudapest's airport: in April +7,9% of passengers compared to the same month of 2005
Budapest, Hungary - A press release by BAA, Magyar's airport management society, unveiled it
A press release by BAA, British Airport Authority, the society that manages the Budapest’s air station, unveiled that in the month of April 684,370 passengers have passed it, more 50,020 compared to t... more
Science and technologySITA will manage IT services and communications of "London City Airport"
London, United Kingdom - A seven-year contract signed for a first IT services outsourcing agreement for an English airport
An agreement between Geneva-based SITA and "London City Airport" - one of the most important business travel airports in the world- has been signed for the assignment of IT services and communications... more
Science and technologyAeradria: flights by Helvetic.com to Zurich inaugurated
Rimini, Italy - With two weekly links
"Luigi Guidotti, Marketing Responsible of Aeradria SpA, on behalf of the society that manages Rimini’s International airport ’Federico Fellini’ gave the welcome to the Captain and to all Fokker 100 crewm... more
Science and technologyBoulogne: a station-airport monorail in 2010
Boulogne, Italy - Italian Infrastructure Ministry has agreed
The Ministry of Infrastructures has agreed for the building of a people mover in Boulogne, Italy, i.e. a monorail which will link the central railway station to "Guglielmo Marconi" Airport. The structure,... more
Science and technologyNew international flights from Pescara
Pescara, Italy - From July 5 On Air weekly flight to Kiev
A new flight to Kiev from Pescara airport will be activated from July 5 to September 6. The service will be operated every Wednesday by On Air with a 130-seat Boeing 737 of Ucraina International, Ukraine... more
Science and technologyAutogrill renews the grants in America
Rome, Italy - The company will continue to offer retail and food & beverage services in three US airports
Autogrill made known to have achieved, through its subsidiary HmsHost, the renew of the concessions in Wichita, Salt Lake City and Dallas airports. The company signed a five year-agreement for the retail... more
Science and technologyThe negotiation between Alitalia and AdR for a dedicated terminal is in progress
Rome, Italy - Yesterday contacts in Campidoglio
Yesterday, during the signature in Campidoglio of an agreement between Rome Municipality, AdR (the company which manages Rome’s airports), Alitalia, ENAC (Italian civil aviation agency), the Trade Chamber a... more
Science and technologyBAA: Ferrovial has to offer much more
London, UK - It was retailed to Spanish reporters by British company Chairman, Marcus Angius
Talking with Spanish reporters who were asking about the progresses of the negotiations for the purchase by Grupo Ferrovial of the British airports management company BAA, the Chairman of this last, Marcus... more
Science and technologyRimini airport: good prospects for 2006
Rimini, Italy - A passenger traffic growth of 80,000 units is expected
The Board of Directors of Rimini’s "Federico Fellini" Airport, Italy, has just been renewed for 2006-2009 triennium, confirming Massimo Masini as President. 2005 budget registered a EUR 127,000 loss, b... more
Science and technologyPassengers traffic in USA airports increased
Washington, USA - Atlanta International Airport is the busiest of the world
The data of the air traffic in US airports in 2005 have been made known yesterday. Last year about 1,52 billion people passed in the US air stations, with an increase of the 4.3% respect the year before.... more
Science and technologyMaquarie Bank increases its investments in Europe
Berlin, Germany - It was confirmed by "Financial Times Deutschland"
According to the "Financial Times Deutschland" Maquarie Bank should be interested to invest in the infrastructure sector in Germany. In fact important deals should be signed in the next 6-12 months. In... more
Science and technologyBAA: decreasing profits, increasing sales
London, United Kingdom - -21% profits and +7.6% sales
BAA, British operator which manages three London air stations and other airport structures in Europe, made known that the fiscal year ended on March 31 registers a 21% drop of profits (equivalent to EUR... more
Science and technologyCeliac disease: appropriate products in Italian airports
Milan, Italy - From June 21 at Milan-Malpensa air station
Good news for who suffers from celiac disease, cereal-based meals gluten intolerance which does not allow to eat a lot of kinds of food and which can be a serious problem when those who suffer from it... more
Science and technologyThe Summer charter season from Turin-Caselle starts
Turin, Italy - Besides the traditional destinations, this year also the new flight to Malta
"Djerba, Sharm el Sheik, Monastir, Rodi, Crete, Palma de Majorca, Mahon (Minorca), Ibiza and Malta: these are the Summer destinations already inclosed in the abundant charter programme that will distinguish... more
Science and technologyFraport's passengers increased on April 2006
Frankfurt, Germany - It was made known by the airport management company
Fraport, the company which manages among the others the Frankfurt’s airport, made known that on april 2006 the passengers who passed through the German air station increased of the 3.1%. Totally 4.387 m... more
Science and technologyTerroristic risk in India
New Delhi, India - The controls in the country's airports improved
On last Friday the Indian intelligence agencies have warned about the real possibility that human bombs could try to attack one of the State’s airports. It is not excluded also the possibility of a plane’s hij... more
Science and technologyCAA issues policy update on price control review for BAA's airports
London, UK - Including implications of review for financing of air stations
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today published, as planned, the next policy document in the price control review for BAA’s designated airports (Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted), which is leading t... more
Science and technologyGesac: the flight to New York by Eurofly has restarted yesterday
Naples, Italy - Three weekly connections towards "Big Apple"
"Eurofly, the private airline in the leisure sector and from last December quoted at the Milan’s Stock Exchange, with Campania Region and GESAC, Naples’ airport management society, announced that yesterday the... more
Science and technologySAB: the direct connection to New York will start again tomorrow
Boulogne, Italy - The initiatives to "Live the Big Apple" also begin
"The direct flight Boulogne-New York will restart tomorrow, after the optimum trend last Summer. Served by Eurofly with an Airbus A-330 (26 seats in Business class and 256 in Economy one), the no-stop... more
Science and technologyBelgrade's airport: flights by Montenegro Airlines and by Centavija will arrive
Belgrade, Serbia - Previously the airport was used only by JAT
Newness in view for the Belgrade’s international airport, according to what the Serbian newspaper "Glas Javnosti" reported. The Balkan airport, used until now only by JAT, the Serbia’s flag carrier, wil... more
Science and technologyTicino Canton will join financial management of Lugano airport
Lugano, Switzerland - The Canton's Counsellor of State has made it known
Marco Borradori, Counsellor of State of Ticino, Switzerland Italian Canton, has announced that the Council of State and the Great Council decided to acquire a stake of the new anonimous management company’s c... more
Science and technologyLegambiente: Ciampino airport pollutes too much
Rome, Italy - A recent research detects high pollution
A research presented by Ciampino municipality detects the airport near the town utters 314 tons of carbon monoxide every year, 316 tons nitrogen oxides, 82 tons volatile hydrocarbons and more than 38 tons... more
Science and technologyLuggage sorting: RFID system at Malpensa airport too
Milan, Italy - It should be tested within the end of the year
After heathrow, also Milan-Malpensa airport should be endowed with the new RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system for luggage electronic control within the end of the year (see AVIONEWS for details).... more
Science and technologyPassengers traffic in BAA's airports increased
London, UK - It was announced by the company in a statement
BAA, the company which manages among the others the Londoners airports, made known that in April it registered an increase of the passengers traffic of the 7.8%, respect the same month of 2005. The raise... more
Science and technologyScottish air traffic increased
Edimburgh, UK - It is scheduled the opening of new routes to the North of Great Britain
The Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd., the company which manages the airports of the Northern Scotland, said to expect a raise of the investments in the region’s air stations. The Scottish area in f... more
Science and technologyThe Major of Romanian capital proposed the construction of a second city airport
Bucharest, Romania - It was retailed by "Bucharest Daily News" newspaper
Romanian newspaper "Bucharest Daily News" retailed today some considerations of the Major of the capital Adriean Videanu, who proposed the construction of a second city airport in the moment in which the... more
Science and technologyThe Stansted second runway will not be completed in 2013
London, United Kingdom - About two-year delay announced by BAA
The building of the second runway for Stansted, the airport North-East of London, won’t probably be completed in 2013, as it had been expected, but in 2014 or 2015. BAA (British Airport Authority), the m... more
Science and technologyVarna and Burgas airports: Fraport trusts good result for its bid
Sofia, Bulgaria - "Sofia News Agency" says that
As it is said by "Sofia News Agency", Fraport, Frankfurt airport management company, which is running for the management of Varna and Burgas Bulgarian airports, trusts to bring to a happy end the matter... more
Science and technologyDubai is building a second hub
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - A USD 33bn project
The city of Dubai owns an international airport which reached 24 million passengers transit last year and 28 million are expected this year. In order to underburden the structure, the rich capital of Arab... more
Science and technologyCorruption at Pristina airport
Pristina, Serbia-Montenegro - Two dismissals and five warnings
Two employees at Pristina International Airport "JSC", Kosovo, were dismissed and five others received warnings for corruption, fraud and mismanagement reasons. The directors of the company operating in... more
Science and technologyChina: other 48 airports will be built in the next five years
Beijing, China - The Chinese newspaper "China Daily" writes it today
The Chinese newspaper in English language, "China Daily", reports a news that shows once again the number of giant that China is producing in its unstoppable economic and industrial growth. According to... more
Science and technologyRFID System at Heathrow against luggage loss
London, United Kingdom - The new labelling system will be tested since September
Every year 200,000 suitcases are lost or stolen, while about 30 million are loaded on wrong flight, with more than two billion Euros total cost for airlines. Starting from September, London-Heathrow Airport... more
Science and technologyPescara airport: since July first the connections with Russia will start
Pescara, Italy - It was announced by Abruzzo Transport Councillor Enrico Paolini
During a press conference which took place in Pescara last Saturday, the Regional Tourism Councillor, Enrico Paolini announced that since next July first the new charter flights to Russia will start. The... more
Science and technologyGEASAR: the flight Amsterdam-Olbia by no-frills carrier, transavia.com, inaugurated
Olbia, Italy - The link will have biweekly frequency and served by B-737/800
"The new connection Amsterdam-Olbia and viceversa served by the Dutch no-frills carrier, transavia.com, has been inaugurated. The new route has semi-weekly frequency, (Wednesday and Saturday) and operated... more
Science and technologySiria: the Director General of National Aviation Authority announces an enlargement project of Damascus airport
Rome, Italy - A statement of Italian Embassy in Siria makes it known
Italian Embassy in Damascus, Siria, makes known that the Director General of Siryan Civil Aviation Authority, Fayez Issa, said he soon wants to start infrastructural interventions at the international... more
Science and technologyNight fire at Brussels Airport
Brussels, Belgium - A destroyed airplane and a seriously injured man is the current assessment
A fire blown last night around midnight in one of the hangars at Brussels-Zaventem International Airport and put out around 2:30 am destroyed an airplane and damaged other three ones. A Sabena Technics... more
Science and technologyIt was launched the terminal 3 of Casablanca's airport
Casablanca, Morocco - The air station should have to pass from 4 to 8 million passengers every year
The works for the new terminal 3 of Casablanca airport have been ended. According to the air station authorities’ plans the goal is to arrive from 4 to 8 million passengers every year. The new structure, l... more
Science and technologyBAA refuses Ferrovial's bid again
London, United Kingdom - 9.5bn pound investments announced
BAA (British Airport Authority), the company which manages London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports and other European air stations, refused the bid of Ferrovial Group once again for the acquisition o... more