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Alitalia and Air One: airlines for the best services to its customers

Alitalia e Air One sono state riconosciute dai sondaggisti dell’Istituto tedesco per la qualità del servizio, come “ the best airlines in terms of services offered to its clients ”, vincendo medaglie d’oro More »

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Vueling: the way to Florence – Catania

Vueling, leading airline at the hub of Barcelona-El Prat , further increases the range of flights available to passengers departing from Florence during the winter season 2013, with the introduction of the new route More »

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THAI: new offers for a summer eastern

Per l’estate alle porte THAI lancia un invito speciale: experience a new travel size , approfittando delle tariffe promozionali appena lanciate per volare in Estremo Oriente, Australia o Nuova Zelanda nella prestigiosa More »

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May: the ideal month for a weekend Romagna

May is a beautiful month : is not too hot , there are not many tourists around and you can admire the natural beauty without suffering from excessive heat and the crush . Between More »

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100 years of Alenia Aeronautica

Alenia Aermacchi celebra il suo primo secolo di vita. One aeronautical company in the world that can boast a hundred years of activity under a common brand name , was established way back in 1913 of More »

Alitalia and Air One: airlines for the best services to its customers

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Alitalia and Air One pollsters have been recognized by the German Institute for Quality of Service , come “ the best airlines in terms of services offered to its clients ”, winning gold medals thanks to the high satisfaction rates achieved , respectively 82, 6 % for Alitalia e dell'82% for AirOne .

The survey was conducted by the German Institute for Quality of Service ( DISQ ) on a sample of 74.000 Italian consumers , analyzing the service offered by 274 companies, divides in 49 categories including airlines , rail operators , a eroporti , banche , aziende online , supermarket chains , bookstores and other resellers . DISQ Secondo , Alitalia and Air One are the leaders , surpassing even the German carrier Lufthansa (78,7%, 4 points less than Alitalia ) and Air Berlin (75.3 %, 9 points less than Alitalia ).

Also, according to the study DISQ , the traditional airlines are widely preferred over the low-cost carriers , although the average price to fly is sometimes much higher ( for example by a brief statistics on the Rome-Milan you can see that book a flight on Alitalia Bravofly costs on average 20 euro more , regardless of the day of the week ).

1998 QE2: an asteroid to Earth?

The 31 May 2013, l'asteroid 1998 QE2 will approach the Earth closer to about 5,8 milioni km , or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the Moon .

And while the QE2 is not of great interest to astronomers and scientists in search of dangerous asteroids , is of interest to those who dabble in astronomy and radar telescope or larger have at their disposal . Every time an asteroid approaches the Earth , provides an important scientific opportunity to study in detail to understand size , forma , rotation, surface characteristics , and what you can know about its origin .

Qatar Airways: the 787 fly back to

Qatar Airways started to fly on the route between Doha and London Heathrow with Boeing 787 Dreamliner after the stop flights to the world of this type of aircraft in January .

The Doha becomes the first company in the world to operate regular services to and from the United Kingdom with the 787 Dreamliner. the beginning of May the first of five 787 Dreamliner fleet currently in Qatar Airways had already resumed operations on the route between Doha and Dubai .

Over the next few weeks, the aircraft will be introduced on other long-haul destinations including Zurich , Monaco and Francoforte .

"We are thrilled that our 787 Dreamliner is back in the sky ” have detto Akbar Al Baker, the CEO of Qatar Airways .

Airplane club Milan: open day to introduce the PS-28 Cruiser

The Aeroclub Milan organized for Sunday 26 May, from 10 all 19, an Open Day to present to all the members and fans of the new flight PS-28 Cruiser .

The fleet Aeroclub Milano thus raising its total number of aircraft to twenty-five , between single and twin-engine enabled the fly VFR and IFR .

 

Paul Franzo , President Aeroclub Milano , comments: “ he aereo , who received the brands I-MELI in memory of the founder dell'Aviaco , now working plane with its headquarters in our airport , will embark on the journey and the transition into the world “glass cockpict” at lower costs as well as allowing for hours to make the achievement of the PPL " .

Friuli: at the start of the championships paragliding

In the most famous free flight Friuli Venezia Giulia Championships will be held by the Italian paragliding 25 May to 1 June.

Meduno ( Pordenone ) aerological conditions for its ideals between mountains and hills is appreciated by practitioners of flight without engine, beginners and experts, and is visited each year by Italian and foreign drivers. By the formula “open” the league have already confirmed their presence more than 120 pilots of twenty nations, while the waiting list has more than 40 applications for entry. To defend his title Italian women will attend the Friulian Nicole Fedele, new European champion and winner, together with the Trentino Aaron Durogati, World Cup in January, while the Turin Marco Littamé must do so in the men's. They are joined by the rose of pilots eligible candidates for a place in the blue team that will participate in next July at the World Championships in Bulgaria, head in the Trentino Luca Donini, vice world champion in office .

Hot air balloon accident: the impact of online video

First hot-air balloon è precipitata al suolo in Turchia dopo una collisione in volo con un altra mongolfiera. Due persone sono morte nell’incidente, entrambi turisti brasiliani. Altre 23 sono in condizioni molto gravi. I palloni volavano sopra canyon panoramici e coni vulcanici nella regione della Cappadocia.

Abdurrahman Savas, governatore della provincia di Nevsehir, said: “L’incidente è avvenuto quando due palloni fuori controllo si sono incrociati a mezz’aria nelle prime ore del mattino a Ortahisar. Viaggi in mongolfiera iniziano molto presto la mattina, in coincidenza con il sorgere del sole. “

An investigation was started . It’ the second fatal accident in Cappadocia since the hot air balloon tours were launched 10 years ago. In 2009, a British tourist was killed in another clash in flight .