MALPENSA

SEA to become a listed company

After Milan City Council’s approval of the 2011 budget, SEA, the company that manages the Italian airports, sets out the steps to becoming a listed company.

Malpensa

The connection with Bahrain returns

Inaugurated in the Varese airport, the first flight of Gulf Air with a Middle East destination, the service starts with 4 flights a week. "No worries for the North African protests"

VARESE

Even Varese mobilises against nuclear power

A committee has been created for the June referendum: on Friday 1st there will be the first organised meeting. Acli (Italian workers Christian associations), Arci (Entertaining and Cultural Italian Association), Comitato Energia Felice (Happy Energy Commiettee), Greenpeace, Italia Nostra (Our Italy), Legambiente (enviromentalist association), Lipu (Italian League for Bird Protection), Verdi Ambiente e Società (Environment and Society Green), Uisp will be present

Vergiate

“The aerospace industry must continue to grow”

Regional councillor Andrea Gibelli’s visit to AgustaWestland. A focus on the helicopter giant, its strategies and its international relations, including those with Libya.

Cycling

The Binda trophy: Pooley is invincible

In Cittiglio, the solitary ride of the British cyclist, who repeated her 2008 success; she was joined on the podium by the Swede, Emma Johansson, and the Dutch woman, Annemiek Van Vleuten. Cantele brought up the rear of the first group.

Locarno

Van de Sfroos’s triumphant first concert

All sold out, and enthusiasm sky-high for the first Yanez concert, which takes Davide all round Italy, including the islands. There are many new songs in the two-hour concert.

VERGIATE

“The aerospace district has to keep growing”

The county councillor, Gibelli, visited the ‘AugustaWestland’. An excursus on the helicopters’ giant, its strategies and its international relations, included those with Libya.

Ispra (Varese)

What about the radioactive cloud?

Marc De Cort, head of the service that monitors radioactivity in Europe, speaks about radioactivity at normal times and during emergencies. And he confirms, “The level of radioactivity is well below the emergency limits.”

Los Angeles

Death of the last diva

Hospitalised into Cesar-Sinai Medical Centre six weeks ago, Liz Taylor died at 79 years of age because of heart failure

Varese

BTicino will also produce in India

The new technical training centre has been inaugurated. Paolo Perino (managing director) says, “We have some new products conceived in our Bergamo branch that we could manufacture in the emerging markets.”

Arcisate-Stabio

“We’re really going to do it”

Town councillor Raffaele Cattaneo accompanied a delegation of 25 Swiss reporters to the railway building sites. On 1 May, a new railway company will start operating, which will bring together the two companies Ferrovie Nord and Trenitalia.