ReportItalian ASI. Benvenuti and Cinque appointed commissioners
The waiting for the decision of the Lazio Regional Administrative Court remains in the background
The indiscretions that the astrophysicist Piero Benvenuti, as commissioner of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the lawyer Giovanni Cinque sub-commissioner, have confirmed. In fact the same professor... more
AirlinesJet Airways: will Tata board decides today if proceed to buy the ca...
Indiscretions raise the value of the company's shares
Tata Group's board of directors today will likely be given the go-ahead to acquire the Jet Airways carrier, which has seen the value of its shares rise to a maximum of five months despite the heavy debt... more
AirportsChina: project to expand Ürümqi Airport
An investment of $ 6 billion
The Chinese government has approved the project for the expansion of Ürümqi airport, in the Xinjiang region, which will be used as the focal point and fulcrum of the cargo planes in the "Belt and Road" i... more
AerospaceSpaceX: authorized to create a network of 7518 satellites in orbit
It will be used to bring internet access all over the Earth
The SpaceX company -founded by Elon Musk- has obtained the permission from the Federal Communications Commission to send 7518 satellites into orbit, which would serve to give birth to the program designed... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the airline still loses 1.5 million a day
Despite this it orders 3 A-321neo instead of 3 A-321
The leaders of the carrier Alitalia and the unions met -last Friday- at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, in a meeting in which -as reported by the "Corriere della Sera"- the economic performance... more
Science and technologyCIMON completes first tasks in space
The astronaut assistant robot talks with Alexander Gerst on board the ISS
The astronaut assistant, CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile CompanioN), developed and built by Airbus on behalf of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), has passed its first tests in space with flying colours.... more
AerospaceCygnus headed to International Space Station
The PCM will carry over three kilos of supplies and scientific experiments
The latest Cygnus spacecraft to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) has been successfully launched by an Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, o... more
Civil aviationJAL: 19 pilots since August 2017 have failed the test of the breath...
Tighter controls also introduced to on-board and ground personnel
The pilots of the Japan Airlines (JAL) would have failed 19 times the test of the breathalyser since August 2017, when the Japanese company has introduced more sensitive systems and internal controls.... more
DefenseIsrael: joint air exercise to destroy the S-300 anti-aircraft systems
Training carried out with the Greek Armed Forces
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) and Greece Armed Forces trained -from the end of October to the past few days- in an aerial exercise aimed at identifying how Israeli aircraft can operate to hit and destroy... more
AirlinesChina Southern: problems for Cathay if will enter in Oneworld
The Hong Kong company could veto
The China Southern Airlines will leave the SkyTeam alliance next January 1 to join the Oneworld Group, where are present American Airlines, British Airways, Qantas and Cathay Pacific. An important opportunity... more
DefenseTurkey: the Pentagon asks Congress for an opinion on F-35 aircraft
The Turkish decision on the S-400 will be decisive
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) would deliver a detailed report to Congress on the implications and possible future scenarios in case Turkey were to receive the 100 F-35 aircraft ordered.... more
ReportLion Air incident: Boeing sued for murder
Lawsuit filled by the father of one of the 189 victims
An Indonesian man has sued the aerospace company Boeing, claiming that the crash of Lion Air's B-737 MAX 8 plane -where 189 people died- was caused by a design problem not communicated to the airlines.... more
AerospaceSpace debris: Italy (and Leonardo) in the front row to map them
Space Alliance will invest in the Canadian idea of putting 40 probes into orbit
To map the location of space debris, the Canadian company NorthStar has planned to create a constellation of 40 satellites to observe the Earth's orbit constantly. An idea that attracted the Space Alliance... more
AirlinesJetBlue: asked to increase competition at FAA and EASA
Alliances between airlines would monopolize the market
JetBlue's CEO Robin Hayes -speaking yesterday at an air transport event in New York- asked to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and to European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulatory agencies... more
DefenseChina: quantum radar to detect stealth aircraft
Technology that would give an abysmal advantage
Stealth aircraft in the future may have difficulty not being tracked as China is working on the construction of a new generation radar, capable of identifying the exact position of the aircraft in the... more
AirportsAlitalia-FS: mid-December high-speed trains to and from Fiumicino a...
Integration tests between air and rail transport
The first trial of an integration between airplane and rail transport will start for the mid of December, when four trains a day of high-speed Rome-Milan will arrive and leave Fiumicino airport avoiding... more
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AirportsAlitalia-FS: mid-December high-speed trains to and from Fiumicino a...
Integration tests between air and rail transport
The first trial of an integration between airplane and rail transport will start for the mid of December, when four trains a day of high-speed Rome-Milan will arrive and leave Fiumicino airport avoiding... more
AirlinesJet Airways: Does Tata "rescue" the carrier?
It would only acquire airplanes, slots and pilots
The Tata conglomerate would be in talks to buy Jet Airways, so as to save one of the major Indian carrier from bankruptcy since it has many debts accumulated in recent years after rising fuel costs. Tata... more
ReportLion Air incident: Boeing sued for murder
Lawsuit filled by the father of one of the 189 victims
Conferences"Geopolitica del Digitale": it is necessary a clear governance
The risk for the States is to "disappear" due to the lack of digitalization
IndustrySaudi Gulf Airlines to purchase 10 A-320neo family aircraft
The agreement was announced at the "Bahrain Air show"
It happened today
HelicoptersAgustaWestland, 400 million Euro contract in Algeria
Algeri , Algeria - The agreement concerns 10 helicopters, 6 AW-101 Merlin and 4 Lynx Mk 300
Civil aviationTuvalu becomes ICAO’s 192nd Member State
Montreal, Canada - Following its official adherence to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention)
HelicoptersDelivery of 16 AW-101 Norwegian all-weather SAR helicopters started
Rome, Italy - They will be operated by the local Royal Air Force and replace the Sea King aircraft currently in service
Science and technologyNew technologies across competitiveness, sustainability among winning projects...
Milan, Italy - Leonardo: an investment of 10,000 employees and €1.4 billion each year in research and development
PeopleMBDA: VP Nancy Di Carlo to lead Strategic Business Development
Arlington, Usa - She has more than 30 years of leadership experience in the DoD
AirlinesAircraft and airlines. Iberia appoints Marco Sansavini as new chief commercial...
Madrid, Spain - The new executive will start his new job starting from December 1st
Science and technologyMathematics made simple: the partnership establishes interactive ex...
MIlan, Italy - Between the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan and Leonardo
IndustryAvolon finalized deal for 75 B-737 MAX airplanes
Seattle, Usa - Agreement includes firm orders for 55 MAX 8s, 20 MAX 10s and options for 20 MAX 8s
