UAS-DronesChina: the world's largest transport UAV takes off

The Feihong-98 can be used in remote areas of the country

IndustrySaab: order from Boeing for EMD phase for the T-X aircraft

The programme is divided into multiple phases

AirlinesAir France. Does Smith solve the trade union problem in a month?

Tomorrow an agreement could be signed that foresees an increase of 4%

AirlinesPlanes. New bankruptcy. Cobalt Air operations suspended

Financial difficulties caused by rising of fuel costs

Civil aviationPlanes. Is the future of the Airbus A-380 marked?

Airlines are increasingly oriented towards twin-engines

IndustryAircraft. Japan: will there be an "Asian Airbus"?

Discussions would be underway with Malaysia

Japan and Malaysia would be discussing a plan to create an Asian aerospace company based on the Airbus model, so as to be able to introduce airplanes to the market in response to the Chinese Comac. At... more

AerospaceTaranto-Grottaglie Airport: agreement signed for sub-orbital flights

Virgin's first airplane should take off in the near future

Taranto-Grottaglie Airport should soon become the first European spaceport to allow the take-off and landing of commercial aircraft in sub-orbital flights in the future, which can be used both for the... more

AirlinesAir France: the trade unions sign (almost all) the agreement

First success for Benjamin Smith

After 10 months of negotiations, strikes, resignations and a long standoff, today the French trade unions have signed the agreement proposal of Air France, which has succeeded in scoring the "first" success... more

DefenseSouth Korea: radar problems for the AH-64E helicopter

Target recognition tests failed even from close range

Some software problems would make the AH-64E Apache helicopters of the South Korean Army virtually "blind", in fact 6 out of 36 with Lockheed Martin's Longbow fire control radar would not be able to detect... more

AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Alitalia-ANA: selling codeshare flights

The new agreement will start from next October 28

Alitalia has started to sell on all its sales channels the code-share flights with All Nippon Airways (ANA). The new code-share operations between the two airlines will be available for travels starting... more

IndustryCzech Republic: the L-39NG aircraft will be purchased, probably

The Defense Minister declared it

The estimate by the CEO of Aero Vodochody Giuseppe Giordo according to which in the next 10-15 years the training aircraft market will expand a lot has had a new confirmation, in fact the Czech Defense... more

AirlinesKorean Air: soon new orders of B-787/9 and in the future B-777X or A-350...

The company's president reveals it

Korean Air President Walter Cho said -to the local press- that the carrier will probably soon order new aircraft from Boeing, so that it can begin to replace most of the widebody airplanes currently in... more

AirlinesRyanair: new problems with employees in Poland

The unions ask for contracts on the model of those signed in Italy and Ireland

A new problem for Ryanair could break out in Poland where around 400 employees currently work. The Polish union for cabin crews CWR would like to reach an agreement to guarantee some fundamental rights... more

IndustryEmbraer: aircraft deliveries in 3Q18

Its firm order backlog totaled USD 13.6 billion -ATTACHMENT

During the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18), Embraer delivered 15 jets to the commercial aviation market and 24 business ones, being 17 light and 7 large aircraft. On September 30, its firm order backlog totaled... more

SecurityEU: agreement to sanction those who carry out cyber attacks

Agreement reached between the 28 member countries in the European Council

Two weeks after the Dutch revelation of having foiled a cyber attack by the Russian military secret service, yesterday the European Union (EU) countries decided to allow the European Council to sanction... more

AccidentsUSA: helicopter crashes on the USS "Ronald Reagan"

Soldiers on board were injured. The flight deck can still be used

This morning in the Philippine Sea a US Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS "Ronald Reagan", shortly after take-off for a training mission to search and... more

AirportsIndonesia: project to build a new airport in Jakarta

Ready an investment of almost 15 billion dollars

In order to cope with the anticipated increases in air traffic on a global scale, almost all countries in the world are gearing up to try to improve and expand airport accommodation capacities. Among these... more

DefenseRussia. New anti-aircraft missile for the S-400s

It had to enter service in 2010

The Russian Armed Forces using the S-400 anti-aircraft defense system will receive the new 40N6 missile in the coming weeks, which will improve the capabilities of the "Triumph" (SA-21 Growler for NATO)... more

AirlinesAircraft. Will be Pakistan flag carrier next to bankruptcy?

Unpaid salaries and airplanes on the ground due to lack of maintenance

The rise of fuel costs, a weak currency and a plane crash in 2016, which caused 47 deaths, are the three main causes that are putting the flag carrier of Pakistan in serious trouble. The Pakistan International... more

UAS-DronesLeonardo technology in a workshop dedicated to unmanned sector

The three-day meeting held in Genoa

The unmanned (remotely piloted) technology of Leonardo was central to the three-day “Free Thinking Workshop” recently held at the Ansaldo Foundation’s headquarters in Genoa. Leonardo’s managers attendi... more

AerospaceESA selects TAS for operational phase of Galileo GMS and GSF mission

Value of the contract of around € 324 million

Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today the signature of a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), acting on behalf of the European Commission... more

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From "Helitech" 2018 (October 16-18 in Amsterdam). Airbus Helicopters continues to progress with the development of its Racer (Rapid And Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft) technology demonstrator, funded by European... more

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Anyone who has already purchased a ticket will be re-issued or reimbursed

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