Fair and showsAirbus signs aircraft contract with JetBlue Airways
It will add the A-321XLR presented at the Le Bourget air show -DATA SHEET
Short from Le Bourget. JetBlue Airways will add the A-321XLR to its wide fleet of Airbus aircraft and expand the previous order of A-220. The carrier has committed to converting 13 A-321neo orders into... more
Fair and showsElettronica will study for the updating of the onboard Dass system on Typhoon...
Together with the other partners for the Eurofighter Long Term Evolution
Today, as part of the third day of the "Paris Air Show" in Le Bourget (June 17-23, see AVIONEWS), the Eurofighter GmbH has announced the acquisition of the NETMA contract for the feasibility study of the... more
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Iran. Rouhani: "White House mentally retarded"
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg responding to journalists in the press conference before the defense ministerial scheduled for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow in Brussels, on the worrying escalation... more
ReportMoscow uphold Tehran on the US drone shooting down
The aircraft would have violated Iranian airspace
During a summit held in Jerusalem between Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev, US national security adviser John Bolton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Patrushev said the... more
ReportAbha attack (2). ICAO Council condems it
And expressed its solidarity with the local people and government
The Governing Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has expressed its condemnation when reacting to the news of the terrorist bombings reported at Abha International Airport,... more
ReportNew Houthi attack against Abha airport
Death toll is one dead and 21 wounded
Houthi rebels have launched a new attack against the international airport of Abha, in the south of Saudi Arabia. A Syrian citizen died, 21 were injured, a spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition... more
Civil aviationThree recommendations to boost the benefits of aviation in Greece
According to a study
To continue building on the success of its air transport industry, Greece should work to modernize its airspace, keep airport charges under control and expand terminal and runway capacity to meet the upcoming... more
AerospaceSpace X launches LightSail 2 into orbit
Falcon Heavy rocket carried 24 spacecraft
Today SpaceX has launched the Space Test Program 2 (STP-2) mission. From the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Falcon Heavy rocket was launched for its third expedition: on board the... more
AirportsFiumicino: Rome-Chengdu, new direct air connection
Three times a week
Short news. The new Rome-Chengdu direct flight operated by the Chinese Sichuan Airlines, with a three-weekly frequency, was inaugurated this morning at Fiumicino airport.With over 150 aircraft in fleet... more
ReportErdogan confirms agreement for S-400 anti-aircraft system
Russian order arriving in July
Turkey will have its own Russian anti-aircraft defense system S-400. It's a question of sovereignty. "We hope to start receiving the S-400s we ordered next month", said Recep Tayyip Erdogan. No step backwards... more
AerospaceYamal-601 satellite in geostationary orbit
Solar panels and antennas have been deployed
Thales Alenia Space and Gazprom Space Systems announced yesterday that the Launch Early Operation Phase (LEOP) has been successfully completed and the Yamal-601 communications satellite is now in the nominal... more
ReportAirplane hit against boarding tower at airport of Nice
No injuries but great fear among travelers
At the airport of Nice, a Boeing 777/300 ER aircraft by Kuwait Airways hit the left wing against the embarkation tower. The incident happened yesterday afternoon at around 5:20pm. The aircraft was on the... more
AirlinesPlanes. Lufthansa (2) reorganizes airlines, networks and strategies
Drastic interventions on Eurowings and Brussels among the measures presented in today's BoD -ATTACHMENTS
Drastic action on Eurowings and on Brussels Airlines and a new dividend policy (see AVIONEWS): these are just two ingredients of the "dish" that the Deutsche Lufthansa Executive Board has served in today's... more
AccidentsEurofighter aircraft collision (2): one of the two pilots dead
The other was recovered alive. Both had managed to eject
More detailed information about the collision in flight between two Eurofighter fighter planes of the German Air Force Luftwaffe, which took place today at 2pm local time in northern Germany, is gradually... more
Fair and showsPost-Le Bourget: Airbus overtakes Boeing
The B-737 crisis foreshadows taking over on the top
At "Le Bourget" Airbus played at home and almost without opponents. At the aeronautical show set up at the airport north of Paris, the French manufacturer has overtaken Boeing in business. The American... more
ConferencesEuropean airport industry to meet in Cyprus
For the 29th Aci Europe Assembly, Congress and Exhibition
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Fair and showsElettronica will study for the updating of the onboard Dass system on Typhoon...
Together with the other partners for the Eurofighter Long Term Evolution
Today, as part of the third day of the "Paris Air Show" in Le Bourget (June 17-23, see AVIONEWS), the Eurofighter GmbH has announced the acquisition of the NETMA contract for the feasibility study of the... more
Fair and showsAirbus announces new orders from IAG
For 14 aircraft destined to Iberia and Aer Lingus
Short from Le Bourget. International Airlines Group (IAG) has selected the A-321XLR to expand its fleet of highly efficient single aisles with a firm order for 14 aircraft. Of these, eight are destined... more
Fair and showsAirbus signs aircraft contract with JetBlue Airways
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