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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
Science and technologyFiumicino: too many luggages made gone haywire the sorting system
Rome, Italy - For several hours delays have been registered in the national departures area
Last Saturday has been a field-day for the Roman airpot of Fiumicino. An overload of luggages between 7:30am and 9:00am in fact made gone haywire the sorting system, causing delays in the flights and discomforts... more
Science and technologySacbo: operative Summer newness at Orio al Serio airport
Bergamo, Italy - Connections operated by Myair and Belleair
"To be registered three new scheduled connections operated by Myair from Orio al Serio airport: Lampedusa, Palma di Maiorca and Ibiza. Lampedusa will be served on Saturday with return on the same day,... more
Science and technologyGeasar: new link to Geneva by low-cost easyJet
Olbia, Italy - From tomorrow, with daily frequency, the third route served by carrier
Tomorrow, July 22 the new link Olbia-Geneva will take off served by easyJet, the European low-cost carrier; the connection will have a daily frequency and the tariffs as of EUR 30,99 for a single flight,... more
Science and technologyNuance: for the airport authorities of Sydney has been indicated as "Favourite operator"
Milan, Italy - In the airport of the city the society invoices 12% of overall turnover
A press release by the Nuance group, owned for 50% by the Italian Stefanel and for the remaining 50% by Gecos, makes know that the society has been indicated as "Favourite operator" by airport authorities... more
Science and technologyAutogrill awarded a grant of value USD 675 million at the Oakland's airport
Rome, Italy - With Oakland Autogrill is present in 70 US air stations
The Autogrill Group, through the American subsidiary HMShot has awarded a new concession of USD 675 million in 12 years of the length of the contract. The agreement, which to have effective date from next... more
Science and technologySEA: record traffic for Malpensa and Linate foreseen for the last July week-end
Milan, Italy - The previsions of the society that controls the two Milan airports
The first semester of 2006 has seen passing across Malpensa and Linate air terminals 15 million of passengers, touching record numbers in the months of June and July, that has registered the 11% plus compared... more
Science and technologyNuance: extended for other 5 years the concession at Cairns airport
Milan, Italy - It's stated in a Stefanel' dispatch, the society that controls the 50% of Nuance
The Nuance Group has signed a contract that schedules the extension for 5 years of the concession at international Cairns airport, the fifth Australian airport for passengers international traffic and... more
Science and technology"Charles-de-Gaulle" Airport: LSG-Gate Gourmet joint-venture
Paris, France - European Commission green light
Zurich-based Gate Gourmet and Lufthansa subsidiary, LSG, two companies which supply meals to air passengers, have decided to merge. The European Commission has given the green light to the joint-venture,... more
Science and technologyGrowth of Morocco's airports in 2005
Rabat, Morocco - Increase of 19% in passengers traffic
The Morocco airport system has made registered a substantive growth in 2005. The Onda (Morocco airport agency) has announced trough its General Director, Mohammed Benallou, that the profit realized in... more
Science and technologyIsrael-Lebanon: Mea airline transfers the flights in Damascus
Beirut, Lebanon - The air traffic in Syrian airport increased of the 30%
Yesterday evening, Lebanese Airline Mea announced that hence tomorrow it will restart the flights from Damascus Airport, being Beirut Airport unusable after bombings that from July 13 hit the Capital. In... more
Science and technologyPark To Fly renews its website
Rome, Italy - New services in partnership with travel agencies and carriers
The Italian airport parking network, Park To Fly, has renewed its website to allow its customers, who want to book a car parking in an air station on view of plane trips, to have a clearer and intuitive... more
Science and technologyNew VIP Lounge at Rome-Ciampino airport
Rome, Italy - It has been launched today
The new VIP Lounge has been launched today at the general aviation area of "G. B. Pastine" Airport in Rome-Ciampino. Designed by the architect Antonella Luberti, the 70-square meter hall has a high-tech... more
Science and technologyAeroporti di Roma's Board has two new counsellors
Rome, Italy - They will replace the ones that resigned
The society Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), that manages the Fiumicino and Ciampino air terminals, has made known trough a press release that the Board of Directors that met on July 17, has elected two new counsellors,... more
Science and technologyItalian taxies have the highest rates in all Europe for the transport to airports
Rome, Italy - An average of 45,62 Euros against the 28,12 Euros of the rest of Europe
A search from Adoc (Italian Association for the defence and the orientation of consumers) has shown the remarkable difference between the average Italian rates for the taxi transport from and to airports... more
Science and technologyTurin airport: strike of 24 hours of the employees next July 26
Turin, Italy - Protest called by the Provincial and Regional secretaries
After the four hours strike acted the last June 6, the employees of the Sagat Group, the society that manages the Turin-Caselle airport, will abstain from work for 24 hours next Wednesday July 26. The... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport: last June the passenger increased respect the same month of the 2005
Budapest, Hungary - It has been made known by a BAA's statement, the company which manages the Hungarian air station
A statement of BAA, British Airport Authority, the group which controls the management of the Budapest airport, made known that last June the passengers passed for that air station have been 811,554, the... more
Science and technologyBoom of traffic for low-cost Italian air terminals in 2005
Rome, Italy - Ever more travellers choose to depart with low-cost flights
The 2005 has made register in increase on passengers traffic of 5,6% compared with 2004, with an overall number of 112.981.117 people passed on Italian airports. Despite of the most crowded airports are... more
Science and technologyThe first dry battery plane flew in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - The prototype realized by the students of the Technology Institute of Tokyo
Today it could be started a new frontier for the aviation. A group of Japanese students in fact succeeded to make fly a dry battery plane. Some students of the Tokyo Institute of Technology realized a... more
Science and technologyTensions at Brindisi's airport because of the delay of the flight to Milan
Brindisi, Italy - Many families and holiday-makers in hold for hours
Moments of tension, protest and finally also the intervention of the police to placate the people waiting at Brindisi airport yesterday evening, after the announce of a several-hours-delay of the flight... more
Science and technologyNext space aircraft could be "made in Sardinia"
Cagliari, Italy - It will born a company that will utilize a patent of Cagliari University
It will be used industrially UHTC technology (Ultra High Temperature Composite), patented last April by Cagliari University. It is a new ceramic material’s preparing process, shared in three steps, which i... more
Science and technologyPescara: tomorrow the first flight coming from Moscow
Pescara, Italy - It will be a Tupolev 154
Tomorrow, Saturday July 15, the first flight coming from Russia and touching Abruzzo Region ground will be launched. A 166-seat Tupolev TU-154 will leave in Moscow and land at "Aeroporto d’Abruzzo" in P... more
Science and technologyPositive results for flight's test realized in third Civilian Airport of Tibet
Chengdu, China - It's possible to fly only for 100 days in one year
Air China Southwest announced that test’s flights in new Airport of Nyingchi, in Autonomous region of Tibet, have had positive results. It is not possible beginning date of regular flights between Chengdu, t... more
Science and technologyRequests for Spanish slots grows 28%
Madrid, Spain - Numbers of 2006/2007 Winter season
According to the Slot Coordination Conference, which was recently held in Vancouver, Canada, request for slots by airlines operating in Spain increased 28% for 2006/2007 Winter season. In fact 867,110... more
Science and technologySea:+11% passengers in transit in Milan airports
Milan, Italy - In Malpensa and Linate 15 millions travellers on the first semester of this year
The Sea, society that manages the Linate and Malpensa airports, has made known in an official report that the number of passengers in transit in the Milan air terminals during the first semester of 2006... more
Science and technologyChina will build second international airport of the Capital
Beijing, China - Langfang is the possible candidate
Langfang, in Northerly district of Hebei, to 50 km from Beijing, has indicated among possible candidates, as city will host second International Airport of the Capital. The building of this new Airport... more
Science and technologyContest for artist at Brindisi airport
Brindisi, Italy - Proclaimed by Aeroporti di Puglia SpA
The society that manages the Puglia’s air stations, the Aeroporti di Puglia SpA, issued a contest for the production of an artwork that will be collocated inside the passengers air terminal of the Brindisi’s air... more
Science and technologyMore than EUR 6m to Sardinian airports (2): Alghero is the low-cost pacer
Alghero, Italy - Mario Bruno, Regional Councilman of the Sardinia project, said it
Mario Bruno, Councillor of Sardinia Region, underlines the importance of the EUR 6m allocation to enhance low-cost flights in the Italian island. In 2000-2006 period 1 million and 588 thousand passengers,... more
Science and technologyMore than EUR 6m to Sardinian airports
Cagliari, Italy - Allocated by the Region to enhance low-cost flights
Sardinian Regional Committee decided to allocate total EUR 6.1m to management companies of three airports in the Italian island: 1,700,000 Euros in favor of Cagliari’s SOGAER, 2,700,000 Euros to Alghero’s SOG... more
Science and technologyNumber of passengers in growth on the BAA airports
London, Great Britain - Increase of 3,9% in the month of June
BAA is the society that deals with the management of seven airports in Great Britain-Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Southampton-and is considered one for the world leader... more
Science and technologyFederal funds to Rockingham airport in North Carolina
Washington, Usa - A bill gives 500.000 dollars to the airfield
The House of Representatives of United States has approved a bill that allocates funds to the Rockingham/Shiloh Airport in North Carolina. The contributions will concretize in 500.000 dollars, that will... more
Science and technologySlovakia's Premier opposes Bratislava and Kosice airports sale
Bratislava, Slovakia - Flughafen Wien, the tender winner, confides in Antitrust
The new Slovakian Prime Minister, Robert Fico, declared he wants to cancel the sale contract of 66% stakes in the Bratislava and Kosice airports to Flughafen Wien (see AVIONEWS for details). The management... more
Science and technologyFirst half-year of growth for the airport of Palermo
Palermo, Italy - Increases of 8,3% in the number of passengers
Are all positive the data registered in the first half of the current year in the airport "Falcone-Borsellino" of Palermo. The society that controls the Sicilian terminal, Gesap that is currently engaged... more
Science and technologyThe new Bangkok airport in September
Bangkok, Thailand – 45 million passengers per year are expected
The new Bangkok International Airport will be the largest in Asia: placed in Nong Ngu Hao, 25 km East of the Thailandese Capital, it will cover a 3100 hectare area, it will have a 563 thousand square meter... more
Science and technologyThree bomb alarms in a week at Dublin airport
Dublin, Ireland – Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
Last Tuesday a man went to the arrivals hall in Dublin airport yelling he had a bomb. Then it was found out that the pack he was holding contained only clothes and newspapers. The following day another... more
Science and technologySogerma (EADS) employees protest: Bordeaux airport blocked
Bordeaux, France – The aeronautic maintenance centre has been threatened to be closed
As a protest against enclosure threat of Merignac plant, France, some employees of Sogerma, EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space) subsidiary aeronautic maintenance company, blocked Bordeaux-Merignac... more
Science and technologyThe growth of Spanish air traffic
Madrid, Spain - Eurocontrol valuations
In statements of last days, Victor Aguado, Director General of European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol), informed that Spanish air traffic will growth of the 5,3% every years,... more
Science and technologyIridium satellite phones in Hospital and Personnel
Washington, USA - Communications bomb-proof
MedStar, the first no-profit health organization in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area, selected Roadpost Company to equip hospitals and personnel with Iridium satellite phones, to emergency backup communications,... more
Science and technologySacbo: new flight Orio al Serio-Istanbul
Bergamo, Italy - Served by Myair with A-320
"The link between Bergamo-Orio al Serio’s airport and Istanbul, served by Myair.com, begins today, July 7, with Airbus A-320 from 180 seats. The connection is operated on Monday and Friday. Already from n... more
Science and technologyAlgiers has a new international airport
Algiers, Algeria - It costed EUR 530 million
It has been working since June 30th, but was officially inaugurated only yesterday morning the new international airport located 20 kilometers far from Algiers, during a ceremony in occasion of the 44th... more
Science and technologyAirport of Brasov: the works to build the new international terminal have begun
Bucharest, Romania - Started this month, will be completed by October 2007
The Romanian newspaper "Bucharest Daily News" today writes that the Canadian building society Intelcan Technosystem Inc. has begun the construction of the new Brasov airport. The Canadian company owns... more
Science and technologyNew terminal at Zaragoza airport
Zaragoza, Spain - It will cost EUR 22.7m
The works for the building of a new terminal at Zaragoza airport, Northern Spain, will start during Summer. The project plans the partial demolition of the building currently used for arriving passengers... more
Science and technologyAir Force closes its weather intercept program of Yokota
Yokota Air Base, Japan - It was the last program of that type still operative
The AFWA (Air Force Weather Agency for global forecast) has decided to shut down its global weather intercept program, based on Yokota, Japan. The program, operated by the 374th Yokota Squadron, had been... more
Science and technologySevere restrictions on hand luggages at Edinburgh airport
Edinburgh, Scotland - Since today closer controls in the Scottish terminal about the suitcases size on board
The UK Department of Transport has recently asked to the airlines and airports more strict measures to make respect the international regulations on the allowed hand-luggage maximun size on planes. The... more
Science and technologyAir traffic: Chicago airport overtakes Atlanta
Chicago, USA - According to FAA data
According to FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) statistics, in the first semester of this year the airport registering maximum number of aircraft movements is not Atlanta’s "Harstfied-Jackson" (Georgia) a... more
Science and technologyBomb alarm at Dublin airport
Dublin, Ireland - Departing flights were blocked for few hours
Dublin airport was evacuated yesterday at 1:45 pm (local time), after a man had announced the presence of a bomb in his luggage. Flights were authorized to land, but passengers were forced to stay on board;... more
Science and technologyThick fog causes discomfort in Argentinean airports
Buenos Aires, Argentina - No landing in airports
Jorge Newery, Buenos Aires, La Plata and Montevideo’s airports, today, are been closed because of a thick fog extended to metropolitan area, of Rio de La Plata and of adjacent areas. Argentinean air f... more