ReportAnniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bomb
The story of Keiko Ogura, a survivor of Hiroshima - VIDEO
On August 6th was the 74th anniversary of the atomic disaster in Hiroshima (see AVIONEWS), today, August 9th, is the date of the second nuclear bomb, nicknamed "Fat boy" and launched by American planes... more
Civil aviationACI Europe: 1H2019 yields uncertain outlook for air transport in Eu...
Its air traffic report for June, 2Q and first six months - ATTACHMENT
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for June, Q2 and H1.The report reveals that passenger traffic at Europe’s airports grew by +4.3% during the first half of t... more
ConferencesICAO: common approach crucial to solving Asia-Pacific's capacity constraints
The DGCA-APAC/56 conference will conclude in Kathmandu on 23 August 2019
The stage has been set for progress toward the resolution of Asia-Pacific’s aviation capacity constraints at the 56th Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Region (DGCA-APAC/56) i... more
AirlinesNew training equipment and technologies: LAT invests in the future
B-777/9 CEET to be delivered to Lufthansa Aviation Training in the 1Q2020
Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) is investing widely in new training equipment and further education of cabin crews this year. This includes the purchase of a new B-777/9 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer... more
DefensePutin: "symmetrical response" to the US missile
China is also getting ready
The Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed in Washington in 1987 by Ronald Reagan and Michail Gorbacev to put an end to the use of intermediate range nuclear missiles installed by the US and... more
DefenseNorth Korea does not bow to sanctions
Ri Yong-ho, Minister of Foreign Affairs: US made miscalculation
North Korea shows no failures in the face of heavy US sanctions to the point that Ri Yong-ho, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Democratic Republic, has come to say on August 23 that US Secretary... more
AirlinesQantas to operate direct NY and London to Australia
A final decision on "Project Sunrise" is expected by the end of December 2019
Qantas has announced three ultra long-haul research flights to gather new data about inflight passenger and crew health and wellbeing.The flights form part of planning for "Project Sunrise" – Qantas’ goa... more
HelicoptersTo modernize and expand the Canadian SaR helicopter fleet
Leonardo and Team Cormorant welcome the Government of Canada’s commitment
Leonardo welcomes the continued commitment made by Canada’s Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, to modernize and expand Canada’s primary rotary search and rescue helicopter fle... more
Defense"Bavar 373": the new Iranian missile is arrived
Rouhani: "if the enemy attacks we cannot just pray not to do it" - VIDEO
The new "Bavar 373" missile system was presented today by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the occasion of National Defense Industry Day. The new armament comes in the context of a climate of strong... more
DefenseSouth Korea: stop the information sharing agreement with Japan
United States alarmed
South Korea declared on Thursday August 22 that it will abandon the information sharing pact with Japanese military intelligence. The agreement was a barometer of relations between Seoul and Tokyo and... more
AerospaceAirbus built ExoMars rover gets its eyes
UK designed and built device integrated on it at industry in Stevenage
One of the key instruments on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars rover, the Panoramic Camera (PanCam) has been fitted and integrated in the Airbus bio-burden cleanroom in Stevenage. Designed and b... more
AirportsLiverpool Airport expects busiest week-end of the year
Between Friday and Monday, almost 70,000 passengers are expected to pass through it
This week-end is once again expected to be Liverpool "John Lennon Airport"’s (LJLA) busiest of the year as the August Bank Holiday sees thousands of the region’s travellers taking advantage of the gre... more
DefenseNorth Korea: no dialogue with USA if military exercises with Seoul will...
A new cold war?
Pyongyang declared today on August 22 that it had no interest in resuming nuclear dialogue with the US until the Americans stop "hostile military activities". North Korea, which in recent weeks has launched... more
SecurityMapping software will help lost pilots flying over the UK
To find their way home safely
Leonardo’s ‘auto triangulation’ software has gone live at the UK’s ‘Distress and Diversion’ cell based at NATS, the UK’s main air traffic control services provider. The Distress and Diversion cell is manne... more
DefenseG7: the return of Moscow will be discussed
Armed with the French coast to host the powerful in Biarritz
One of the focuses of the G7 to be held from August 24 to 26, 2019 will be the return of Moscow: both France and the United States agree to transform the summit with the 7 largest advanced economies in... more
Aerospace"Stardust" in Antarctica
Discovered in the snow by Munich researchers
Identified by the researchers of the technical University of Munich "stardust" in Antarctica: from a supernova to the snow, the poetic vision of white of the Universe and the white of the Earth. 500 kilos... more
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It remains to be seen how much Italy will have to pay for this
Breking news from Italy. Despite the proposal of the carrier Etihad to reduce by 60% the cost of the monthly leasing tranche relating to the Airbus A-340/500 -one of the Italian state aircraft-, the Conte... more
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