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Science and technologyFIAT'S PARTY IN THE HISTORICAL HANGAR OF ZEPPELIN
RIO DE JANEIRO, Carnival atmosphere, samba dancers, beuty women on the stage for the Fiat's party set up in a military base in Rio de Janeiro to unveil its "World car" Palio. Santa Cruz hangar was... more
Science and technologyINCHON AIRPORT WILL OPEN IN MARCH 2001
SOUTH KOREA, Inchon international airport, South Korea, will be operational within the early months of 2001: fifty airlines are waiting for the inauguration of the airport, under construction since... more
Science and technologyPLANE CRASH SURVIVORS CAN APPLY US RESIDENCE
FLORIDA, USA, The nine cuban survivors of the air crash (one died) have been allowed to apply for U.S. residence, provoking the ire of cuban press which defined "aberrant" the grant of residence permit... more
Science and technologyBRUXELLES AIRPORT MAY BE CLOSED FOR STRIKE
BRUXELLES, A 24-hours strike of the ground staff at Zaventem airport of Bruxelles could delay and cancel flights. Airport officials said that in case the strike will include firemen, the airport will be... more
Science and technologyMEMPHIS AIRPORT OPENS ITS NEW RUNWAY
MEMPHIS-USA, Memphis-Shelby International Airport has inaugured today its new two-mile runway called "World Runway" costed USD$110-million that will permit fully loaded, wide-bodied air cargo and passenger... more
Science and technologyNEW TERMINAL AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, Ansett Australia inaugurated a new terminal at Sudney airport. It will be able to run 2800 passengers and to send off 4800 luggages per hour. The Ansett terminal has included 33 desks among... more
Science and technologyADR, POSITIVE ANSWER ABOUT "LEONARDO" ACQUISITION OFFER
ROME, Aeroporti di Roma board of directors, which yesterday approved the balance of the first half of the year, and replaced Giancarlo Abete with Confindustria's vice-president Andrea Mondello, gave a... more
Science and technologyADR CLOSED FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR'S BALANCE WITH A CREDIT
ROME, Adr (Aeroporti di Roma) board of directors approved the balance for the first half of year 2000. The net profit reached $30 million, passenger traffic rose 12,1%. Aircraft traffic on the two airports... more
Science and technologyGIORGIO FOSSA: "SEA IS IN GOOD HEALTH, PRIVATIZATION AND A THIRD RUNWAY WERE SCHEDULED"
MILAN, Giorgio Fossa, Sea managing director has the future of the two airports of Linate and Malpensa very clear in his mind: There are no problems with European Union about Sea, it is in "good health"... more
Science and technologyBRAZILIAN PHOTOGRAPHER SALGADO ILLUSTRATES LIFE AT LINATE AND MALPENSA AIRPORT
MILAN, A gramma kissing her niece goodbye, a child starring at the runway, a couple in the waiting room: these are the pictures the brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado used to illustrate Milan airports... more
Science and technologyTWO GRENADES DISCOVERED AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, Two grenades, belonging to the second world war, were discovered at Sydney airport. The office in which they were found out was evacuated and the bomb-disposal experts detected the bombs were... more
Science and technologyOLYMPIC GAMES: AIR TRAFFIC RECORD AT SYDNEY'S AIRPORT
SYDNEY, The whole australian transport network bacame frantic for the beginning of Olympic Games. Sydney's airport starts to make an air traffic record. In the next days about 17.000 planes will lland... more
Science and technology"THERE WAS A PLAN TO CONQUER WEST BERLIN" BOMBING TEGEL AIRPORT
BERLIN, Otto Wenzel, revealed that during the dark years of the Cold War german authorities intended to attack and invade West Berlin, controlled by the winner countries, Usa, France, Great Britain. The... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA 200, INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES AGREE WITH CRANFIELD REPORT
BRUXELLES, Delegates of the 12 airlines, which last March 16 raised the question of air traffic allocation at Malpensa 2000, completely agree with report of Cranfield University, European Commission's... more
Science and technologyMR HYDE'S CRAZY CRAZY FLIGHT TRYING TO LIVE WRIGHTS' UNDERTAKING AGAIN
WASHINGTON, Ken Hyde, 61 years old, american airlines' jet commander for many years, had the weird idea of living legendary Wright brothers' flight again. One hundred years after their takeoff Hyde... more
Science and technologyGPS PERFORMANCES INCREASED
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Bill Clinton decided to erase Selective Availability (SA) function from Defense Department which is handling the satellite system GPS. That function, which was applied to... more
Science and technologyFRENCH AIRPORTS RUNNING OUT OF AVIATION FUEL
NICE, Nice International Airport is expected to run out of fuel by the weekend because of the french trucker protesting with blockade against the high cost of fuel. The situation is more serious in the... more
Science and technologyWASHINGTON APOLOGIZES TO NORTH KOREA FOR DELEGATES BODY SEARCH
SEOUL, A procedures error of American Airlines employees or a real diplomatic incident between North Korea delegates andd U.S. officials? The argument is still hot. U.S. administration sent a letter to... more
Science and technologyTHE PERMISSION DENIED TO MINISTER SIMITIS TO FLY OVER YUGOSLAVIAN SKIES: WRONG PROCEDURE OR POLITICAL TENSION ?
ATHENS, The diplomatic incident occurred yesterday in the skies of Yugoslavia regarding the denied permission to premier Costas Simitis to cross over the skies of the balcan country to fly to Onu summit... more
Science and technologyPRISTINA AIRPORT, COLONEL LUCA GORETTI TAKES OFFICE
PRISTINA, Luca Goretti has replaced the italian general Marco Ludovisi at the top management of second aeronautical operative department in Pristina, which handles the air space and the services of the... more
Science and technologyEC PROPOSAL EVOKES REGIONAL AIRLINES IRE
BRUXELLES, A European Commission proposal that could change the way aircrafts take off and land at Europe's largest airports evoked the ire of regional airlines fearful of losing access to their most important... more
Science and technologyPEOPLE LIVING AROUND MALPENSA ARE MOVING
MALPENSA, The citizens of some municipal districts, the closest to the airport of Malpensa, have started to move to areas far from noise pollution. The citizens of Ferno, Leonate Pozzuolo and Somma Lombarda... more
Science and technologyCHINA OPPOSING TO USA SPACE SHIELD
PEKING, Chinese government is aiming at complete abortion of U.S. project of antimissile space shield to carry on the efforts for a world control of weapons and to prevent a world ruled by Usa. President... more
Science and technologyFRENCH AIRPORTS GOING HAYWIRE FOR TRUCK DRIVERS STRIKE
NICE, French truck drivers are marching on the warpath to ask for measures to balance the oil rise. They also demand long term measures to absorb possible floating of fuel price. National flights of Nice... more
Science and technologyPARLIAMENTARY QUESTION OF DEPUTY SANTANDREA ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF "BOLOGNA AIRPORT SERVICE"
ROMA, Deputy Daniela Santandrea, of Lega forza nord per l'indipendenza della Padania (LFNIP) called a parliamentary question to ministry of Transport about the procedures of establishment of "Bologna Airport... more
Science and technologyNEW LEADERS FOR AEROPORTI DI ROMA
ROMA, The company managing Rome's airports, privatized in June when it was purchased by "Leonardo Consortium", will have a new managing director, Paolo Maria Pappalardo, who replaces Gaetano Galia, the... more
Science and technologyWHO DENOUNCES MALARIA SPREADING IN AIRPORTS
GENEVA, According to WHO (World Health Organization) even the airports have become places of malaria contagion. Moreover ares around the airports would be habitat for anopheles, the mosquito carrying malaria,... more
Science and technologyBODY SEARCH NO MORE INDISPENSABLE AT CONTROL GATES
NEW YORK, A new device, adjusted for passengers check at airport passages, will allow to avoid body search, so irritating and often useless. The system uses X-ray at low power and lower frequency of the... more
Science and technologyIN DOUBT THE CONSTRUCTION OF SECOND RUNWAY AT OSAKA
OSAKA, JAPAN, The plan of construction of a second runway at Osaka's airport is definitely pharaonic and expensive. The cost would be over $15.000 million. The project, if carried out, will be completed... more
Science and technologySTOLEN TWO-THIRDS OF A CHINESE AIRPORT LIGHT BEACONS
SHANTOU, CHINA, Chinese airport of Shantou, in Guandong province, experienced a very particular and dangerous theft: 69 landing light beacons (two-thirds of the ones on the runway) have been taken away... more
Science and technologyGECAS SALE OF 35% OF BLOCK OF SHARES TO BA CAUSES A PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
ROME, Senator Lauro, of Forza Italia, asked a parliamentary question regarding Gecas sale of 35% of block of shares to BA in a private negotiation. Gecas is the company running business of Naples airport... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURTER CRITICIZING MALPENSA AIRPORT CONDITIONS
BERLIN, The german newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" deeply criticized the conditions of Malpensa, one of the airports of Milan. The main point regards take off and landing rights. Alitalia will... more
Science and technologyTHE ONE- BILLIONTH PASSENGER LANDING AT JFK IS ITALIAN
NEW YORK, The billionth passenger landing at JFK airport of New York is an italian man. His name is Vincenzo Maglione, from Milan, who just arrived this morning in New York for an holiday with his... more
Science and technologyECLIPSE MAKES ITS DEBUT AT OSHKOSH
OSHKOSH, A small american firm, Eclipse, made its debut at Oshkosh with a cheaply executive jet. Only 830.000 USD for a pressurized six seats jet with Williams turbofan EJ 22 engine, wth a thrust of 7000... more
Science and technologyCONCORDE CRASH GIVING NEW MOMENTUM TO BULIDING THIRD PARIS AIRPORT
PARIS, The director of Paris Airports Authority said the crash of Air France Concorde gave new momentum to the proposal of building a third Paris airport. Crousquer said "there are risks involved in living... more
Science and technologyEMIRATES SATISFIED WITH PURCHASE OF A3XX
FARNBOROUGH, President of Emirates, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saaeed Al-Maktoum showed his satisfaction to Noel Forgeard, sales manager of Airbus, about the signing of the contract which represents the starting... more
Science and technologyCHARLES DE GAULLE PARIS 'AIRPORT RENEWS CONTRACT TO COMPASS FOR CATERING SERVICE
PARIS, Catering group Compass clinched a contract with Paris' Charles De Gaulle airport to supply food and drink to the airport's terminal 2. It is a renew of the contract signed in 1994, with a ten years... more
Science and technologyFRENCH CONSULTING FIRM WANTS TO BUILD AIRPORT IN NEPAL NEAR BUDDHA'S BIRTHPLACE
KATMANDU, A french consulting firm should be studying the possibility of building Nepal's second international airport near the Buddha's birthplace. The airport would be named Gautam Buddha Airport at... more
Science and technologySTRASBOURG AIRPORT TO CLOSE FOR SIX WEEKS FOR RUNWAY REPAIR
STRASBOURG, The Strasbourg Entzheim airport will be closed for six weeks, from July 17 to August 25, to allow repairs to be made on the main runway. It's dreinage system is no proper anymore and so it... more
Science and technologyFLOATING AIRPORT FROM JAPAN
TOKYO, It is called Megaflot and it is the new floating airport in stage of testing in the bay of Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. Equipped of a runway long one km, the metal structure raises three meters high... more
Science and technologyTODAY NATIONAL DAY AGAINST VIOLENCE IN THE SKIES
ROME, International Federation of transport's worker promoted for today the national day against violence in the skies. The purpose of this event, happening in all airports, is to make authorities aware... more
Science and technologyEL CAIRO: EXPENSIVE AIRPORT
EL CAIRO, An increase of 100% of handling services in egyptian airport of El Cairo was defined untolerable by the main airlines working in that airport. Those services are run by Eas (Egyptian Aviation... more
Science and technologyMAYBE NEW ENTRY IN LEONARDO PARTNERSHIP
ROME, Consortium Leonardo, handled by Gemina and directed by Pier Giorgio Romiti, who controls AdR, could have soon a new member, that is Enea consortium, led by Bpm, Abn-Amro and airports of Frankfurt... more
Science and technologyTOMORROW STARTING ITALIAN CONTROL OF PRISTINA AIRPORT
BARI, From tomorrow Pristina airport will be controlled by italian Air Force, which is going to replace the british one. Among the duties will be the control of military and civil air traffic of that area... more
Science and technologyNEW MOSCOW TERMINAL FOR AEROFLOT
MOSCOW, Board of directors of russian company Aeroflot approved the plan of construction of a third terminal in Moscow Sheremetyevo airport. It will handle both domestic and international flights. Construction... more
Science and technologyGERMAN MANAGEMENT FOR SPATA'S STOPOVER
ATHENS, According to greek newspaper "Athens News", international stopover of Spata, placed 20 kilometres west far from greek capital, will be organized by Goldair Handling, a german group belonging to... more
Science and technologyGROUND SURVEILLANCE RADAR SYSTEMS FOR 25 AMERICAN AIRPORTS
USA, FAA Administrator Jane Garvey said 25 airports across the country will be equipped of a ground safety system to help prevent runways collisions. ASDE-X, this is device's name, is designed to show... more
Science and technologyNOISE POLLUTION: SOON MEASURES
ROME, During the meeting organized by Arcan (National Association of Airport Municipalities) in Rome came out that situation of noise measurement in italian airports definitely got worse, especially in... more
Science and technologyADR: CONSIDERABLE RISE IN VALUE WITH PRIVATIZATION
ROME, According to what stated by managing director of Adr, Gaetano Galia, the privatization of company was absolutely profitable both for the shareholders and for the country and the same company. Infact... more
Science and technologyMISSED DANGER AT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT OF NEW YORK
WASHINGTON, An Airbus A320 of US Airways risked collision with a private aircraft, authorized to take off on a crossing runway, while was landing. The fact happened one week ago, but was spread only yesterday... more