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Pets onboard service with Etihad
The only airline in the UAE to offer the possibility of traveling with pets in the cabin, expands the accessibility of the service for the growing demand
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Passenger rights
Conference "Take-offs without barriers"
Milan Bergamo Airport organized the conference on the right to travel of Passengers with Reduced Mobility, twenty years after the issuance of EC Regulation no. 1107
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How to monitor flights and airports in real time in crisis areas
Online tools to check cancellations, diverted routes and airport operations during international conflicts or emergencies
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Iberia makes travelling with pets easy
Now the pet in the cabin is added directly online: real-time availability and booking up to 48 hours before the flight
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At Fiumicino airport the first SAIL III flight in Italy
UrbanV and ENAC: new horizons for air mobility with Italy authorizing the overflight of professional drones over urban areas and critical infrastructures
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ENAC expands the schedules of seven Italian airports
More operating hours for Comiso, Crotone, Cuneo, Forlì, Parma, Rimini, Salerno: greater capacity and new opportunities for tourism and regional connections
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ITA Airways launches the Large Pet Friendly service
New for the summer season: pets up to 30 kg in the cabin on domestic flights
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Rieti at the center of Regional Air Mobility
The "Giuseppe Ciuffelli" airport evolves into a strategic platform between innovation, intermodality and development of the territory
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Record passenger numbers in European skies: +100 million in 2025
According to the ACI EUROPE report, air traffic in Europe is back above pre-pandemic levels with growth driven by international flights
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The new Pet Area opens at Cagliari airport
Inauguration of pet-friendly spaces and services at the Sardinian airport: a SOGAER project that strengthens inclusion, animal welfare and quality of the airport experience
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ENAC launches the first European U-Space
From 1 January 2026, the "U-Space San Salvo", the first in Europe, will be operational: an airspace for manned flights and remotely piloted flights of unmanned vehicles for experimental activities and emergency operations
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Bologna Airport inaugurates the new Pet Area
Services for passengers with four-legged friends have been enhanced with a free, accessible and equipped area open 24 hours a day
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HyperTwin Leads the Evolution of Future Air Mobility
Enac: HyperTwin will help redesign the airspace in the coming years for drones, eVTOLs, advanced, urban, territorial, safe and sustainable air mobility
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Pets up to 30 kg in the cabin: the guidelines
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has approved the ENAC resolution that allows the marketing of seats for pets up to 30 kg on board airliners, alongside the owners and in compliance with safety standards
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Airport infrastructures and air transport development: the focus of CESISP at Bicocca and the contribution of ENAC
At the University of Milano-Bicocca, CESISP analyzes the role of airport infrastructures for growth, public finance and the country's competitiveness; ENAC Director General D'Orsogna recalls infrastructural capacity as a lever of the "Italian model"
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ENAC at ICAN 2025: bilateral agreements and a new boost to Italy's air connectivity
Agreements with Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, El Salvador, the United Kingdom and the Dominican Republic; Negotiations opened with Luxembourg, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Zambia, Seychelles and South Africa
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The Flying Angels Foundation's #SalvALI campaign is back
Until 23 November it is possible to support the Emergency Fund for flights on www.salvali.org. Sponsored by MAECI, ENAC, Assaeroporti and Aeroporti 2030, the initiative involves 29 Italian airports to guarantee emergency medical transfers to children...
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ENAC promotes more accessible air transport
Accessibility, inclusion and technological innovation are at the heart of the commitment of the National Civil Aviation Authority, with the patronage and participation of the Minister for Disabilities Alessandra Locatelli
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Entry-Exit System (EES) in Europe
The European Union introduces a new digital entry and exit system from 12 October 2025 for the internal security of the Schengen area. For airports, it starts from Fiumicino and Malpensa, from 20 October all other Italian airports
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ITA Airways inaugurates the first pet-friendly flight for large dogs
From Milan Linate to Rome Fiumicino, two dogs traveled in the cabin alongside their owners: a pioneering initiative that marks a cultural and operational turning point for Italian aviation
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Started the process for naming Pantelleria Airport after Giorgio Armani
The ENAC Board of Directors in Pantelleria carries out the process to name the airport after the designer and illustrates the upcoming international commitments of the Authority
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Regional Air Mobility: first flight between Fano and Rome Urbe
ENAC launches Regional Air Mobility with a 50-minute demonstration flight from the Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian Sea and also with pets on board
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ACI Airport Experience Summit 2025
In Guangzhou, world airport leaders gathered to rethink air travel. 95 airports awarded with the ASQ Awards. Istanbul will host the 2026 edition.
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Routes from Ancona: territorial continuity assigned
From 1 November 2025, guaranteed flights to Rome, Milan and Naples. The routes entrusted to DAT and Volotea as part of the public tender
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ENAC at the Rimini Meeting 2025
From 22 to 27 August, the ENAC exhibition space will offer flight simulators, virtual reality, meetings and debates on sustainable mobility, passenger rights and new aviation professions
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Liquids over 100 ml in your carry-on baggage
ENAC specifies that the new rules are currently applied in the following Italian airports: Rome Fiumicino, Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa, Bologna and Turin
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Flying safely: the wildlife strike laboratory is born
ENAC and the University of Turin open the first center of excellence to identify the species involved in impacts with aircraft for safety in the Italian skies
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Air traffic data just a click away on the ENAC website
New interactive open data dashboard accessible to all for the analysis of real-time and historical data (2001), official and verified
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The future of airports in Puglia
The ENAC-Aeroporti di Puglia Program Contract has been signed: over 218 million for innovation, sustainability and infrastructural enhancement by 2027
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Best Airports in Europe for 2025
The winners of ACI Europe's Best Airport Awards 2025 were announced in Athens: awards for digital innovation, sustainability, inclusion and resilience of European air transport
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Music Festival 2025 in Italian airports
On 21 June, Italian airports will become sound stages for the International Music Festival, thanks to the initiative of ENAC with Assaeroporti, Aeroporti 2030 and airport managers
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Eve Air Mobility accelerates eVTOL development
At the Paris Air Show 2025, the company presents advances in design, test program and integrated TechCare platform, confirming the first flight for the summer and the expansion of the UAM ecosystem
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Dog Relais: the first dog resort at Fiumicino Airport
Reception, care and exclusive services for the dogs of travelers and airport operators, in a state-of-the-art facility inside the airport