Monthly Archives: April 2012

Weather: here are the new frontiers for better service

Target pointed, Custom forecasts, Detailed Weather: here is what they point to the U.S. companies involved in the development of weather data.

The goal is to create a market in which weather forecasts are more general and for most people, but serve mainly to different market niches. Per Ken Tobiska, presidente della Space Environment Technologies di Los Angeles in California, “we are already 'developing space weather services for clients such as U.S. Air Foce”.

The interest in these new frontiers comes the intensification of natural disasters and phenomena are difficult to predict (tsunami, cyclones, storm surges, high winds) and the arrival of extraterrestrial phenomena that could have disastrous impacts (such as solar storms are expected for the 2013) but whose prediction may reduce the destructive effects.

Conrad Lautenbacher, Administrator of NOAA, said “It 's crazy to call the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) any need for electricity in the country every time there in space 'event. In the future through the promotion of this new venture, Private consumers will pay to get personalized forecasts and more 'accurate'.

 

Pisa Airport: boom in revenues!

The shareholders of Sat, the management company of Pisa, approved the budget 2011 which showed revenues 74,3 million (+5,2%) previous year and net income of 4,4 million (+23,1% compared to 2010). The assemblea, according to a note of Sat, also “approved the distribution of a gross dividend of 0,16 euros for each outstanding share, an increase of 23,1% compared to 2010″.

On this occasion he was appointed the new Board of Directors, increased from 9 a 11 components, that will remain in office until the approval of the 31 December 2014.Inoltre was inaugurated a new passenger terminal for the airport. With an investment of about 3 million, the west wing to accommodate better the increasing number of travelers in transit from the airport of Pisa.

British Airways: Bologna and London are now even closer

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From now Bologna and Emilia Romagna are connected with one of the most important hubs in Europe, Airport Londra Heathrow.

The daily flight will be operated by British Airways and will provide a side access to all passengers direct access to the international network carrier British (over 150 destinations in more than 75 Countries), the other a preferential way for all passengers from England to visit Bologna, Emilia Romagna and, especially in summer, The coastal resorts (ricordiamo che gli hotel Rimini e di Riccione sono da sempre tra i più desiderati dai vacanzieri europei ed italiani per l’incredibile movida estiva).

With new supply connections Bologna – London becomes even more complete: British Airways, to meet all passengers, will offer two classes of travel: e of the Euro Traveller Club Europe, ie economy class and the business.

Let's see the details of the flights to and from the airport to Bologna London.

Airbus A350 XWB: the rear fuselage has arrived in the assembly line

Airbus has delivered the final assembly line in Toulouse the rear section of the fuselage of the A350 XWB for static testing of the cell. The final section of the fuselage will be assembled to the front section and the central, that have already been merged at the beginning of April.

Assembled at the Airbus site in Hamburg, the rear fuselage, long 20 meters and carbon fiber, consists of the fuselage barrel manufactured at the Airbus site in Getafe, in Spain, by the two panels aft side products from Premium AEROEC, in Germania, and upper and lower panels of the fuselage manufactured by Airbus in Stade, in Germania.

EasyJet: here is the new base

Lovers of low-cost airlines will be happy to know that easyJet is planning to open another base to provide airline tickets cheaply to travel throughout Europe.

The 23rd base will be located in sunny Lisbon, in the heart of Portugal. I voli easyjet to take off 21 destinations, increasing the connectivity of Portugal with the rest of Europe.

An official ceremony was held with Carolyn McCall, CEO at easyJet, and Alvaro Santos Pereira, Portuguese Minister of Economy.

Lisbon, Portugal

Filipe Silva, Director of Tourism of Portugal, said "The opening of the base of Lisbon, is of significant importance in the continued strengthening of the relations of the United Kingdom and Portugal. We are confident that this new investment will benefit the development of Portugal as a tourist destination. "

TAP: innovation and technology to customers

TAP A320Connectivity across the Atlantic on board TAP Portugal
TAP Portugal is one of the first European airline to offer in-flight connectivity service on its routes between Europe and North and South America with the launch, expected for this year, the Wi-Fi OnAir. Passengers can use the service on TAP Airbus A330 aircraft operating transatlantic routes, allowing access to internet, e-mail including, Simply using a Wi-Fi enabled device, such as iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and laptops. Payment will be made by credit card the passenger. In addition to the A330, There is also a willingness on the part of TAP to extend these services on board the A350 with which the company will begin operating within the next two years.
"Connectivity is an important part of the service we offer and the fact that TAP is one of the first airlines to launch OnAir service gives us a distinct advantage over our competitors. The passengers have been enthusiastic users of the service, every time that internet access in flight was possible for them, "said Luís Monteiro, TAP Marketing Director in Portogallo.