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SecurityBoeing: There was no one from EASA at the meeting of the end of March
European certification will be crucial for the B-737 MAX
Among the regulators, pilots and managers of some airlines present at the meeting organized by Boeing to explain the software update and what the future moves will be (see AVIONEWS ), there would have... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: 2 B-787/10 aircraft grounded
Another problem with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine blades
Two of the 8 Boeing B-787/10 Dreamliner aircraft in the Singapore Airlines fleet, powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engine, were grounded by the carrier because it was detected an early deterioration... more
DefenseF-35 plane: first suspension in the delivery of equipment to Turkey
Last warning to the Ankara government
It was made yesterday the first step towards the definitive exclusion of Turkey from the program for the Lockheed Martin F-35 plane occurred because the Pentagon decided to suspend delivery of the fighter... more
AerospaceNASA. Bridenstine: "India missile test a danger for human flight into space"
400 debris generated by the destroyed satellite
Still critical of the anti-satellite missile test carried out by India: NASA director Jim Bridenstine also pointed out that "400 orbital debris have been created that have seriously endangered the International... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: increases the risk of strikes
The unions reject the latest proposal for an agreement
The main carrier of the IAG Group, namely British Airways, risks to entrance in a long and complicated trade union dispute that could lead to a series of strikes. The idea of the workers (pilots, on-board... more
Civil aviationHNA will be sold the aircraft catering company
Agreement close to $ 3 billion
There is also the control of the catering of the airlines between the various sales that the HNA Group is doing to try to return to the huge billionaire debt accumulated over the years. The Hainan-based... more
AccidentsEthiopian plane accident (2): report not before the next few days
Meanwhile, the Norwegian Air CEO flies to Seattle to meet Boeing
The preliminary report on the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft will not be published today by the Ethiopian ministry of transport, but it will probably be done in the next few days after... more
UAS-DronesUS Army: from 2022 the first prototypes for a new drone
It will replace the current AAI RQ-7 Shadow
The US Army in the coming years could begin to replace the drone (UAV, Unmanned aerial vehicle) AAI RQ-7 Shadow, and to do this he asked the companies Martin UAV and AAI Corporation to start developing... more
Finance and economyBudgets and airplanes: easyJet announces a negative semester
The low-cost title on the stock market fall
According to forecasts for the first half of 2019, the low-cost easyJet should close with a loss of around 275 million pounds, despite the fact that revenues will increase by 7.3% (2.34 billion pounds)... more
AirlinesJet Airways: will be paid only salaries of December
Still cash flow problems for the carrier
Despite the rescue by the State Bank of India (SBI) of Jet Airways will only be able to pay December salaries to pilots and maintenance technicians, while the balance of the most recent ones will be postponed... more
AccidentsEthiopian accident: historic compensation claims?
It could be a blow to the industry
The requests for compensation that could arrive on the Boeing table and not only could be the biggest in the history of civil aviation, so much so that according to the broker Willis Re there could also... more
DefenseTaiwan: Chinese fighters fly into the island's airspace
Intentional and prolonged overflight that has not occurred from 1999
The diatribes between China and Taiwan continue, and the tension has even increased further after two Shenyang J-11 fighters from the Beijing air force flew into the airspace of the Formosa Island during... more
AerospaceAirbus prepares Cheops satellite for launch
Final technical review successfully passed
Airbus Defence and Space has completed construction of the Cheops satellite (Characterising Exoplanet Satellite). The European Space Agency (ESA) recently gave the green light at the Qualification and... more
AirlinesNorwegian Air: Fiumicino airport hub permanently closed
Steps towards the restructuring of the low-cost
With the IBK8810 and IBK8812 flights, operated yesterday, the experience of the Norwegian Air hub at the Rome-Fiumicino airport was concluded, because the two Boeing B-737/800 aircraft were transferred... more
ReportBrexit: new "no" for the EU exit agreement
Concrete risk of "no deal" on 12 April
The new rejection of the agreement found by Theresa May for the Brexit arrived today by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom increases the concrete risk that on April 12 there will be the feared... more
IndustryAerion. The supersonic aircraft will reduce CO2 emissions by 40%
By 2023 the first flight should take place
The Aerion AS-2 supersonic business aircraft, still under development, according to what was declared by the company CEO Tom Vice -at New York today- would be able to be powered by synthetic biofuels,... more
Civil aviationB-737 MAX: Easa certification explained how to deal with the problem with the anti-stall system?
No mention of flight manuals? -ATTACHMENT
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) would have certified the Boeing B-737 MAX as safe since the additional training and procedures imposed by Boeing would "explain clearly" to pilots how to deal... more
IndustryWTO. USA guilty to not have cancelled subsidies granted to Boeing
Important victory EU and Airbus. Subsidies to the FSC programme considered even prohibited -ATTACHMENT
A report by the Appellate Body of the WTO (World Trade Organization), published yesterday, confirms that the United States failed to withdraw the subsidies granted by federal, State and local authorities... more
AirlinesJet Airways: temporary rescue that does not give certainty about the future
It necessary to find a potential investor
The rescue of Jet Airways last Monday from the State Bank of India (SBI) could have only a temporary effect, because the future of the airline is closely linked to the individualization of a new investor... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers first E-175 plane to Mauritania Airlines
During a ceremony held at the Company’s headquarters
In a ceremony held yesterday at the Company’s headquarters, in São José dos Campos, Embraer delivered the first E-175 aircraft to Mauritania Airlines. The carrier signed a firm order with the industry for... more
DefenseTurkey. Cavusoglu: "S-400 deal concluded and it will be respected"
The tug of war with Washington continues
Four US senators presented yesterday an act to stop the delivery of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter planes to Turkey, from Ankara today the Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu reiterated -to the local press-... more
AerospaceNASA-Roscosmos: asked for the reprogramming of the Soyuz missions
The cause is the delays of the Crew Dragon spacecraft
The Russian space agency (Roscosmos) could accept the proposal to schedule a further launch of a manned Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) advanced by the NASA, which has also requested... more
IndustryWTO (2). Jab to the US in the war against the European Union
New chapter on State aid to Boeing and Airbus
New chapter in the "war" between Boeing and Airbus and between the United States and the European Union (EU) before the World Trade Organization (WTO), where it was pointed out that the US administration... more
DefenseUSAF: all B-1B Lancer aircraft grounded
Problem to the system of expulsion of the seats of the pilots and technicians -DATASHEET
Due to a problem to the "drogue chute system", which is used to right the aircraft's ejection seat, of the Rockwell (now Boeing) B-1B Lancer plane, the US Air Force has decided to ground the entire fleet... more
Finance and economyAegean: 2018 financial results
A summary of the data
Aegean announces financial results for fiscal year 2018, showing an 5% rise in consolidated revenue at €1,187.4m. Net earnings after tax increased by 13% at €67.9m. Total traffic reached 14m passengers, 6%... more
ReportEthiopian plane accident (2). First sue open against Boeing
Compensation requests that could increase in the future
The family of Jackson Musoni, a Rwandan citizen who died in the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing B-737 MAX 8 incident, filed the first sue on the plane crash of last March 10 to a court in Chicago. In the lawsuit... more
DefenseA consortium is supplier to build four new Tamandaré class corvettes
It is formed by three industries and was selected by the Brazilian Navy
The Águas Azuis Consortium, formed by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defense & Security and Atech, was selected by the Brazilian Navy for the construction of four defense ships in the Tamandaré C... more
AccidentsEthiopian plane accident: anti-stall system among the causes of the disaster
It has emerged from the investigations
During the analysis of the Flight Data Recorded and the Cockpit Voice Recorder of the Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft of Ethiopian Airlines it would have emerged -according to the US press- that the automatic... more
Finance and economyLeonardo: shareholders’ meeting and resolutions of the BoD
Scheduled for May
The Board of Directors (BoD) of Leonardo, convened today under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, has resolved that the Shareholders’ Meeting will be convened in Ordinary session on 9 and 16 May 20... more
Military aviationRussia: for November an export version of the Su-57 aircraft
Step forward towards the mass production of the fighter -DATASHEET
Russia has revealed that an export version of the fifth generation Sukhoi Su-57 aircraft will be developed, especially for the Middle Eastern and Asian markets. The request to sell it also on international... more
Fair and showsLeonardo at the "LAAD" (April 2-5, 2019 in Brazil)
To offer technologies to support more topical programs in the country
"LAAD 2019", the main event in Latin America dedicated to Defence and Security, opens its doors on 2 April (to 5) in Rio de Janeiro, with Leonardo presenting (stand K50, pavillion 3) its latest technologies... more
DefenseB-21 Raider: identified the first Air Force base for the stealth bomber
After the tests it will start to replace the B-1B and B-2 -DATA SHEETS
The Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota will most likely be the first air force base in the United States to host the new Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber, while the Whiteman AFB, Missuori,... more
IndustryAircraft. China will need at least a decade to compete with Airbus and Boeing
Thus the CEO of Dassault Systèmes Bernard Charles
According to estimates by Dassault Systèmes vice president and CEO Bernard Charles before China can compete with Boeing and Airbus in aircraft production it could take "at least more than a decade since... more
CuriositiesNorwegian aircraft with a particular livery
An American hero to be immortalized on its tail of Dreamliner
Norwegian unveils its newest tail fin hero, and eighth American to be immortalized on its aircraft: Harvey Milk, among the best known civil rights leaders in modern history. He joins the rank of recently... more
HelicoptersUSA: will the future reconnaissance and attack helicopter also replace the AH-64 Apaches?
It could replace half of the Army fleet
The US Army is considering the idea of using the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) not only to replace the Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter, but also about half of the Boeing AH-64 Apache... more
AirlinesAsiana Airlines: concrete doubts about the real financial stability
One of the two CEO resigned
The co-CEO of Asiana Airlines -also president of the Kumho Industrial Group which controls the carrier- Park Sam-koo has resigned following the decision of an independent advisor to not sign the 2018 budget,... more
Military aviationUSA: Turkey exclusion from the F-35 would not be catastrophic for the program
Will the decision be taken by the beginning of April?
The exclusion of Turkey from the program for the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft would not be "fatal" in terms of costs and production, because the companies that build some parts of the... more
AirlinesWow Air: new failure for an European carrier
Flight operations ended today
The restructuring and rescue plan for Wow Air was a failure: this morning, with a notice on the site, the company announced that it had ceased all flight operations, also cancelling all the flights scheduled... more
DefenseTaiwan. The president asks to the US to accept a proposal to sell armaments
Order that would be for F-16V aircraft and M1A1 Abrams tanks
Speaking in a video conference at the Washington Heritage Foundation, the Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen hoped that the United States would positively welcome the request sent for the purchase of M1A1... more
Civil aviationBoeing (2). Elwell: "FAA would need 1.8 billion dollars for certifications"
The Senate will prepare a law to prohibit making optional of security systems -VIDEO
While Boeing presented the new software for the B-737 MAX aircraft, yesterday the United States Senate held hearings by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell, of... more
IndustryBoeing: presented the new software for the B-737 MAX aircraft
The FAA certification by the end of April
The aerospace company Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration yesterday presented to the airlines and technicians sent by the different regulatory bodies the improvements made to the B-737 MAX aircraft... more
ReportVenezuela. Trump: "Russia withdraws its support for Maduro"
Tension rises between the two countries after the deployment of 100 soldiers in South America
The United States President Donald Trump warned Russia about the deployment of soldiers in Venezuela, after 100 of them arrived last Saturday on two planes (see AVIONEWS) along with 35 tons of different... more
DefenseBelgium: 600 million for 4 MQ-9B drone aircraft
The acquisition is added to that of the 34 F-35 fighters
According to the Belgian press, the Brussels government would be close to sign an agreement of almost 600 million euros with the United States to buy 4 drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) General Atomics... more
Fair and showsAirplanes and helicopters. "LIMA 2019" (March 26-30 in Malaysia)
Static display, aerial display, forum, conferences and round tables are planned
The "Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition" ("LIMA", March 26-30 in Malaysia) is the largest show of its kind within the Asia Pacific region. Its list of international exhibitors and suppliers... more
ReportAirbus Foundation and IFRC cyclone "Idai" relief flight
A-330neo aircraft sent 26 tonnes of emergency goods from Geneva to Maputo
The Airbus Foundation and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IRFC) have sent 26 tonnes of emergency goods from Geneva, Switzerland, to Maputo, Mozambique, using an A-330neo... more
IndustryContracts signed for two cruise ships
Between Princess Cruises and Fincantieri; deliveries between 2023 and 2025
Princess Cruises and Fincantieri announced today the signing of the final contracts for the construction of two next-generation 175,000-ton cruise ships, which will be the largest ships built so far in... more
PeopleAir Italy: new appointment as VP Sales and Distribution
It is Morena Bronzetti with over 20 years of experience in carriers
Air Italy announces that Morena Bronzetti has been appointed as Vice President Sales and Distribution for Air Italy starting April 8th, 2019. She joins Air Italy with more than 20 years’ experience as a... more
HelicoptersNew contract for the purchase of AW-169 and AW-139 helicopters
Signed between Weststar Aviation Services and Leonardo at "Lima 2019"
Weststar Aviation Services, a reference regional off-shore helicopter transportation services provider, and Leonardo signed a contract –valued at around 50 million euros- for three new-generation AW-169 a... more
AerospaceNASA. Pence: "We will return to the Moon by 2024"
Announcement of the vice president shortening the time
At the end of last night's meeting of the US National Space Council, US Vice President Mike Pence announced to the press that "the policy and goal of our administration is to bring the astronauts back... more
Civil aviationUSA: today hearing in the Senate for the Boeing B-737 MAX aircraft
The FAA acting administration and the president of the NTSB will speak
While today Boeing will present the software update for the B-737 MAX aircraft, US senators will conduct a hearing with the FAA's interim administrator (Federal Aviation Administration) Daniel Elwell (see... more