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AirlinesLima Airport signs financing for airside development
Four international banks are providing the loan
Lima Airport Partners (LAP), part of the Fraport Group since 2001, has signed a USD 450 million financing agreement for its airside development program at "Jorge Chávez International Airport" in Lima,... more
Civil aviationIsrael-Emirates, Netanyahu plane took off for peace signing
Agreements will be signed tomorrow in Washington
"Travelling to bring peace, in exchange for peace": these are the words used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to comment through social networks his departure to United States in view of the... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Flight attendants sue United Airlines
Trial concerns choices of hostesses and stewards
Too discriminatory approach: this is the accusation against carrier United Airlines (read also the article published by AVIONEWS), sued by two flight attendants who did not like the policy on the choice... more
Civil aviationA-350XWB airplane with humanitarian aid to Beirut
Medicine, visors and masks, school items, electrical products and IT-equipment
Immediately after the recent blast in Beirut, Lebanon, Airbus provided satellite imagery to analyse the damage and helped government analysts, NGOs and first responders gain visibility into the catastrophe. Now,... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Ryanair will leave Düsseldorf base
This decision will take effect in October
A letter sent to employees in the late afternoon of Thursday September 10, 2020, announced the intention of low-cost airline Ryanair to abandon its German base in Düsseldorf: the future is not optimistic... more
HelicoptersUlan-Ude Aviation Plant launches a simulation facility
It works as a platform for interactive training by the principles of lean production
The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has launched a certified process simulation facility in its premises. The facility works as a platform... more
AirlinesFraport: figures in August 2020, passenger numbers remain low in Frankfurt
Traffic still down at the Group’s airports worldwide
In August 2020, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served some 1.5 million passengers, representing a 78.2 percent decline year-on-year. Thus, for the first time since March of this year, the decrease remained below... more
AirlinesLufthansa's uncertainties between layoffs and retired planes
Future fleet could be reduced significantly
Fewer planes mean a downsized fleet, and a downsized fleet can only translate into a new round of layoffs. Lufthansa is seriously considering retiring A-380s and most of the smaller A-340s, just to mention... more
DefenseCould Trump's nuclear weapon be a space plane?
Latest statements by American president are controversial
A very powerful weapon, secret and never seen before: one of the 18 interviews given by American President Donald Trump (read also the article published by AVIONEWS) to the journalist Bob Woodward, aroused... more
AerospaceAsecna: opening a new era of satellite navigation performance augmentation in the Africa region
It provides the first African early SBAS open service
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA, has started to broadcast a SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) signal over Africa & Indian Ocean (AFI) region, providing the... more
Civil aviationRussian industrial company chooses Molfetta for its helicopter plant
Mayor of the Apulian city spoke about it in a video
Friday is the day traditionally chosen by Tommaso Minervini, mayor of Molfetta (province of Bari, Italy), to announce latest news regarding this Apulian city via a video. Just in these hours, he announced... more
AccidentsSeptember 11, 2001: 19 years ago the tragic attacks in New York
This memory is indelible: there were almost 3,000 victims
Impossible to forget where we were and what we were doing at that moment. It was exactly 19 years since terrible and disconcerting September 11, 2001, a date that changed history of the whole world forever.... more
AirlinesSIA Group to rationalise staff numbers
Amid unprecedented global aviation crisis
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group announced yesterday the difficult decision to cut around 4,300 positions across its carriers. After taking into account a recruitment freeze, natural attrition, and the... more
Fair and showsLeonardo technological partner of the "Cortina 2021"
For safety of the Alpine World Ski Championships
Leonardo has announced its selection as the Technical Partner of the "Cortina 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships", to be held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Belluno in February 2021. The partnership agreement,... more
DefenseChina will join military exercises in Russia
Strategic alliance between these two countries is strengthened
New alliances: the complicated and delicate political and military situation concerning India and China is leading to a series of agreements between these two countries and other Nations. New Delhi strengthened... more
AirlinesPlanes and carriers, 3,000 United Airlines pilots will not be fired
The decisive agreement with unions in last hours
In last few hours there would have been a decisive agreement between unions and the carrier United Airlines to avoid the dismissal of nearly three thousand pilots. This agreement had to be found as soon... more
AirportsPhilippines Navy tries to block new airport
It should be located in the same place of naval base
A green light that does not convince everyone, especially armed forces: in Philippines Vice-Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, chief of local Navy, strongly opposed the construction of an airport during the... more
AirportsAci Europe: helping airports plan their recovery
Study by EUROCONTROL highlights actions to improve performance -ATTACHMENT
In order to reduce the impact of COVID-19 measures on airport performance, and so contribute to aviation’s overall recovery from the pandemic, airports need to focus on reducing the impact of space constraints a... more
CargoIata: the time to prepare for Covid-19 vaccine transport is now
Just providing a single dose to 7.8 billion people would fill 8,000 B-747 cargo aircraft
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to begin careful planning with industry stakeholders to ensure full preparedness when vaccines for COVID-19 are approved and available... more
AirlinesAvinor: decline in air traffic after Summer in Norway
Both in domestic and international
Brief. New figures show a 60 percent decrease in traffic at Avinor's airports in August compared with August in 2019.Overall, the figures for August show a 50 percent decrease in domestic traffic and an... more
DefenseAustralia, fight exercise of Singapore Air Force
It will be useful to strengthen defense. Pilots will respect quarantine
As announced today, on Thursday September 10, 2020, by Australian Defense Minister, Linda Reynolds, Singapore Air Force will participate in air fight training near Northern Territory. There will be at... more
Civil aviationPiaggio Aerospace: new order for a P-180 "Avanti EVO" plane from USA
Scheduled for delivery in the first half of next year
While the process of finding a new owner for the company is proceeding according to plan, a new order arrives for Piaggio Aerospace from the United States: today the airplane manufacturer announced that... more
Civil aviationAirbus: to demonstrate reduced emission fello’fly operations
The industry joined by European partners
Airbus has signed agreements with two carrier customers; Frenchbee and SAS Scandinavian Airlines, as well as three Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP); France’s DSNA (Direction des Services de la N... more
AerospaceVirgin Atlantic, October 22 is possible date for first space flights
British airline would have also chosen the base
Special tourism? Provocation? Business that Virgin Atlantic wants to set up does not yet have a precise definition:air carrier founded by Richard Branson is struggling with economic difficulties of great... more
Civil aviationThere is an airplane that became a tourist accomodation in Wales
A-319 flew for Etihad and Air Canada
The most glamorous camping that you can find: glamping is a very recent evolution of tourism in contact with nature in which camping has nothing to do with tents to be planted. Outdoor relax and the classic... more
HelicoptersRussian Helicopters deliver Mi-171 to China
It is powered with VK-2500-03 engines
The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has supplied a Mi-171 helicopter with VK-2500-03 engines to a Chinese civil aviation company.In 2019,... more
AirlinesJavier Sánchez-Prieto named Iberia’s new executive chairman
He replaces Luis Gallego
Javier Sánchez-Prieto, 51, today replaces Luis Gallego as Executive Chairman of the Iberia Group. Iberia’s new chief holds a degree in economics and business from Madrid´s Complutense university, and... more
HelicoptersNakanihon Air orders H-215 helicopter
To shore up its capabilities for utility and aerial work
Nakanihon Air, one of Japan’s largest helicopter operators, has ordered one H-215 heavy aircraft to shore up its capabilities for utility and aerial work.Currently operating 45 industry's helicopters, t... more
Civil aviationElectric air taxi market between doubts and hopes
These aircraft face a number of obstacles
A lot of turbulences, but not that of the skies: Chinese company EHang, specialized in manufacture of autonomous aircraft, is seriously considering starting a commercial service of electric air taxis in... more
AirlinesRyanair could leave Cork and Shannon airports
Drastic decision would concern Winter months
Forget Alcatraz, it is now the moment for "escape from Shannon": Irish international airport is in danger of emptying due to the latest and inevitable decisions of carriers. Last week, Aer Lingus announced... more
AccidentsUkraine Airlines plane crash, Iran will grant full compensation
Director of civil aviation agency spoke about it
There is a new update regarding the Ukraine International Airlines plane, flight 752, shot down by two Iranian missiles on January 8 (see AVIONEWS). Turajd Dehgani Zangené, director of the civil aviation... more
AerospaceThe aerospace sector looks to the environment for recovery
According to a study published today - ATTACHMENT
According to a study published today, the key to recovering from the pandemic in the aerospace sector will have to focus on greater respect for the environment. The second chapter of the "Horizon Shift"... more
Civil aviationICAO: take stock for CO2 emissions reduction
A four day event launched yesterday with a massive turnout
Over 1,000 participants registered for the four-day "ICAO Stocktaking Seminar" on aviation in-sector CO2 emissions reductions, which launched yesterday.In her opening remarks to the virtual event, ICAO... more
IndustrySeastema (Fincantieri) delivers the new "Light Bridge Console"
The system has been installed on the Benetti’s 44 meters Yacht BP001
Completed few days ago the delivery that seals the project started in 2017 with the aim of creating an innovative bridge console, which would allow the space to be freed up, with a thin and light design,... more
AirlinesKorean Air operates passenger aircraft converted for cargo operations
For the first time
For the first time, Korean Air has deployed a B-777/300ER aircraft reconfigured for cargo route operations.The flight KE9037 left Seoul at 10 pm on September 8 and arrived at Rickenbacker International... more
Civil aviationAirbus airplanes: orders and deliveries in August
Its backlog stood at 7,501 units -DATA SHEET
Airbus’ 2020 gross orders by August 31st totalled 370 aircraft with net orders of 303, after the year’s cancellations. The company registered a new order for an ACJ-320neo and no cancellations in August.In Aug... more
AirportsArgentina set to restart air routes in October
Buenos Aires ban for Covid is one of the most rigid in the world
Now everything seems ready for Argentina to reopen international air routes. Just today, on Tuesday September 8, 2020, a source close to the local ministry of transport indicated next October as the right... more
DefenseDefence. India tests its first hypersonic missile
Tensions with China made the tests urgent - VIDEO
India became part of the so-called “hypersonic club” in last few hours, made up of those countries that plan to launch missiles capable of reaching speeds higher than Mach 5 (5 times the speed of sound). Uni... more
AirlinesAircraft, FAA investigation on suspicious B-787 Dreamliner
Some manufacturing anomalies were found
First B-737 Max and now also B-787 Dreamliner. There is no peace for aircraft manufactured by Boeing, after the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) launched an investigation on 8 planes and their production... more
AirlinesLufthansa could burn all State aid in one year
German press analyzed air carrier's accounts
Imagining a big airline like Lufthansa without even a penny in cash is almost impossible, but German press speculated the scenario. Air carrier would be ready for new staff cuts and just today, on Tuesday... more
DefenseTrump vs Pentagon: "Wars to please aircraft manufacturers"
American president did not mention the names of alleged perpetrators
Washington vs Arlington County. American President Donald Trump came out of the closest in recent hours with very specific accusations against the Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department... more
DefenseDefence. New tensions and mutual accusations between India and China
Both countries spoke of gunfire at the border
Beijing and New Delhi can't stand each other and make nothing to hide it. After tensions of recent days, India and China accused each other of having fired warning shots at the disputed border in the Himalayas... more
AirlinesWithout a mask on the plane, 700 "refused" passengers in the US
US policies foresee the face covered from two years and up
"The catalog is this": they are not lovers, but with the same precision as Leporello in Mozart's "Don Giovanni", "Los Angeles Times" listed the number of passengers who were banned from traveling by US... more
Civil aviationDigital innovations important to aviation "building back better" from COVID-19
According to Fang Liu, ICAO Secretary General said at a world summit
In her remarks yesterday at the official opening of the final week of the "Virtual World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2020", ICAO (International Civil Avaition Organization) Secretary... more
Civil aviationItalian ENAV is awarded contract in Romania
For an amount of EUR 2.3 million
ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Company), through its subsidiary IDS AirNav, a company specialized in aeronautical information management systems, in the context of an international tender, has been awarded... more
AirlinesRyanair warns Spain: "All airlines must be helped"
Low-cost carrier does not like Iberian bailouts
After Portugal, also Spain. Low-cost airline Ryanair made it clear in recent days that it does not like the state aid guaranteed to company Tap Air Portugal (read also the article published by AVIONEWS)... more
AirlinesPlanes. Emirates will bring salaries back to 100% in October
Airline received several billion dollars in aid
Return to normality: employees of carrier Emirates Airlines have been reassured by latest statements by a spokesman for the Asian company, according to which salaries will return to 100% during next month... more
DefenseChina ready to launch 12 new "Iot" satellites
It is the second phase of the "Xingyun" project
China is planning the launch of twelve new satellites during 2021, as reported by media of the Asian country in the last few hours. We are talking about the "Xingyun" project, characterized by spacecraft... more
AirlinesPlanes and carriers, 500 million to save Air Europa
Spanish government is evaluating financial aid
Half a billion is enough, at least for the moment. Air Europa could be saved by Spanish government with a loan of 500 million euros, a figure that was made public this morning, on Monday 7 September 2020,... more
AirlinesNew Iberia's president: "Sacrifices will be needed"
Javier Sanchez-Prieto is however confident about recovery
"And tomorrow, can you imagine?" Slogan of carrier Iberia is apt as never before to describe the statements of the future president and CEO of the Spanish national airline. Javier Sanchez-Prieto answered... more