HelicoptersItalian VVFF: contract for three AW-139 helicopters

Valued at around €45 million also includes services, with an option for 12 additional units

HelicoptersTurkey: Erdogan unveils the name of the T-625 helicopter

It could be a dangerous rival in the international market

AirlinesAlitalia: the Government's plan to relaunch the carrier

But what will happen if Delta backing out?

Press releaseAlitalia. Council of Ministers: bridge-loan restitution expiry postponed in June

Opening the procedure of appointment of Nicola Zaccheo as ENAC's President, among the many measures approved

IndustryF-35: new problem with the outer covering of the plane?

Excessive wear that would frustrate stealth ability

IndustryBoeing launches the BBJ-777X aircraft

BBJ also announces new order for the BBJ MAX

Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) announced today it is launching the BBJ-777X, a new Boeing Business Jet model that can fly more than half way around the world without stopping.Customers can choose between two... more

IndustryAvolon signs firm order for 100 Airbus aircraft

For A-320neo and A-321neo airplanes

Dublin, Ireland-headquartered aircraft lessor Avolon has firmed up an order for 75 A-320neos and 25 A-321neos. The agreement is the single largest order for Airbus aircraft.The agreement takes lessor’s c... more

AirlinesWow Air: reduction of aircraft and personnel fleet

Is there the last move to avoid bankruptcy?

Iceland's low-cost airline Wow Air is increasingly at risk of bankruptcy because it will soon reduce its fleet to 11 airplanes (from the current 20) also cutting 111 jobs. This would be the only way both... more

Conferences"Cyber Shield 2018": the first cyber skills competition to put drone data security in the spotlight

Organized by Leonardo the second edition took place in Rome

The second edition of "Cyber Shield: facing the threat", a cyber security contest organised by Leonardo’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), took place yesterday at the Company’s facility in Rom... more

IndustryPlanes. Embraer: Brazil's filing of written submission on Canada's subsidies to Bombardier

For its C-Series aircraft -ATTACHMENT

Embraer welcomes Brazil's filing today of its First Written Submission to the dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. The Panel is examining more than USD 4 billion in... more

IndustryPoland still selects M-346 aircraft

Options for additional four airplanes, worth around 130 million euros

Leonardo announces that the Armament Inspectorate of Polish Ministry of National Defense has exercised an option for acquiring four more M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) as outlined by the contract signed... more

HelicoptersLA Fire Department orders fifth AW-139 helicopter

Delivery expected in Spring 2019 to perform fire suppression, EMS and SAR

Leonardo announced today that the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is set to introduce a fifth AW-139 intermediate twin engine helicopter into its fleet. The aircraft is expected to be delivered from... more

Military aviationUSA: F-35C close to reach the Initial Operation capability

Even the Navy can use the fifth generation aircraft

Despite the problems encountered on the outer cladding of the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft, this week the boarded version (the "C") was declared to be able to operate from the US Navy... more

AirlinesVirgin Atlantic: Branson warns about the risks of a hard Brexit

Blocking connections would cause many losses (even jobs)

On the sidelines of yesterday's launch of its SpaceShipTwo spacecraft, which reached 50 km above the Mojave spaceport, Richard Branson -the owner of the Virgin brand- also talked about air travel in general,... more

HelicoptersGerman Police receives three H-215 helicopters, a fourth unit in 2019

These aircraft will join an existing fleet of 19 Super Pumas

The German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) has taken delivery of three heavy H-215 helicopters, with a fourth to follow in June 2019. These twin-engine multi-role Super Pumas will enter operation at the... more

SecurityLeonardo: creation of the Electronics division, strategic business

New Managing Director of Cyber Security

Leonardo announces that the Board of Directors held today approved the creation of the new Electronics Division, reporting directly to the CEO. Its aim is to allow inudstry to organise its Defense and... more

IndustryFincantieri: sustainability plan 2018-2022 published

The company commitment to strengthen sustainability culture continues

Following approval by the Board of Directors, Fincantieri has published its Sustainability Plan in a dedicated section of its homepage (www.fincantieri.com/it/sostenibilita). This is a milestone in the... more

AerospaceSpace. 6 hours of extra-vehicular activity to evaluate the damage of the...

Green light for the return on the Earth of December 20

In preparation for the return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) -on December 20- of the astronauts Sergej Prokopyev, Alexander Gerst and Serena Aunon-Chancellor, was carried out yesterday... more

AirlinesUSA: the three main airlines will ask for explanations on the Air Italy...

The same accusation made by the 11 senators

Not only the 11 US senators, but also the three major US carriers (American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines) would be preparing an answer to the routes opened by Air Italy to the United States.... more

AirlinesAirAsia: inclusion of other potential buyers in the sale of 30 airc...

Offers presented by at least 12 leasing companies

The procedure for the sale of 30 AirAsia airplanes to the US investment fund Castlelake seems to have been slowed down by the involvement of at least 12 other potential buyers, who would like to enter... more

CuriositiesFirst ANA A-380 plane rolls-out of paintshop with particular livery

It took 21 days for its Airbus team to paint a surface of 3,600sm using 16 different shades of color

The first A-380 airplane for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, bearing the airline’s distinctive Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle livery.ANA has firm orders f... more