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AirlinesRyanair. Jacobs: "There will be no strikes next Summer"
Certainty of resolving all the problems with the trade unions by March
"There should be no strikes next Summer", as the Ryanair's Chief Marketing Officer Kenny Jacobs said to journalists in London who asked him about the future of low-cost airline workers. Jacobs also added... more
AirlinesAir Arabia: in the next few months, order for 100 airplanes
Will the low-cost continue to grow?
The low-cost Emirate Air Arabia would be considering the possibility of placing an order for 100 aircraft in the coming months, in what would be the largest commercial agreement signed with Airbus or Boeing... more
Finance and economyAirplanes-helicopters. Airbus (2) reports strong 2018 results
The highlights -ATTACHMENT
Airbus reports full-year 2018 results.The highlights are:Strong 2018 performance, guidance deliveredRevenues € 64 billion; EBIT Adjusted € 5.8 billion; Free Cash Flow Before M&A and Customer Financing € 2... more
ConferencesUSA. IATA invites the aviation to cooperate to meet the future demand
The declarations by DG and CEO at an event yesterday in Washington
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the United States government and industry to work together to ensure that aviation is able to accommodate an expected 62% rise in demand for air... more
ReportAfter 76 years it was found the wreck of the USS "Hornet" aircraft carrier
Famous for the Doolittle raid and the battle of Midway -VIDEO
It was perhaps one of the most iconic ships of the second world war of the United States being used on several occasions in the first year of conflict in the Pacific Ocean against the Japanese, the same... more
Civil aviationIndia: lack of pilots and the planes remain at ground
Alarm bell for the whole world of civil aviation
The growth of the Asian market and the consequent increase in the number of available air connections are creating many problems for some airlines, both financially and as regards personnel. One of those... more
AirlinesEtihad: drastic cut to the number of ordered planes
Attempts to return positively continue
The cuts made by Etihad Airways continue. After having closed unprofitable flights and reduced the number of personnel employed, it has now seen a drastic reduction in orders made to Boeing and Airbus... more
IndustryLeonardo receives top corporate governance award by a British magazine
In the aerospace and defense sector in Europe
Leonardo has been awarded ‘Best Corporate Governance 2019’ in the European Aerospace and Defence sector by ‘Ethical Boardroom’ magazine, which analyses governance and other corporate issues internationally. The awa... more
Finance and economyAna Holdings: financial results for nine months financial year 2018-19
In the period between April and December
Ana Holdings reported its financial results for the nine months ended Dec. 31, 2018.OverviewJapan's economy has continued to experience a gradual recovery with personal consumption picking up in accordance... more
Military aviationMorocco: update to the electronic equipment of the F-16 aircraft
Renewal and expansion of the fleet
According to the Moroccan press, the US aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin has completed the upgrading of the on-board systems and armaments of the F-16 aircraft. Modernization started a few... more
IndustryLeonardo: today the announcement of an order of helicopters from Israel
It will be an exchange between the two governments
The Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo should receive today the order from the Israeli government for AW-119 Koala helicopters. To report this is "Il Sole 24 Ore" which cites sources inside... more
IndustryAirbus: the production line of the A-380 will close
A failure for the aircraft that was supposed to make the B-747 obsolete
It was in the air that the official stop of production of the Airbus A-380 (see AVIONEWS) would come soon, because Emirates -the main user- converts its order of the aircraft into the most modern and efficient... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: the Group's future be decided on Monday?
There will be an internal crisi if Elbers will be removed as CEO?
Next Monday, the board of directors of Air France-KLM will make a decision regarding the leadership of the Dutch carrier, above all the doubt on the future of the president and CEO of KLM Pieter Elders will... more
AirlinesAlitalia: easyJet specifies that the negotiations will still be long
Participation and business plan still to be defined
The board of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) gave -yesterday late in the afternoon- the go-ahead to deal with Delta and easyJet to include them in the share ownership of the "new" Alitalia; decision followed... more
Government actsEurope. Question on organisation of air traffic
European Parliament. Which actions for transnational agreements?
Presented by Rosa D'Amato (EFDD) more
Government actsEurope. Question on routes and co-marketing. Airgest case in Sicily
European Parliament. Sponsorship agreements signed by public bodies
Presented by the Honorable Ignazio Corrao (EFDD) more
ReportLufthansa: lawsuit against a passenger that uses the airports to pay less for the plane
Objective to stop this practice
The German airline Lufthansa has sued a passenger who did not take the last flight scheduled in his ticket taking advantage of the airport to get off the airport spending less, but causing damage to the... more
IndustryBoeing-Safran: the joint-venture will be named Initium
It will design, build and provide service to APU
Boeing and Safran announce today the name of their 50-50 joint-venture to design, build and service Auxiliary Power Units (APUs): Initium Aerospace.From its Latin roots, initium means 'the beginning' or... more
AerospaceUnited States: open investigation on SpaceX vectors
Doubts of the Pentagon on the conformity of the USAF certifications
From the Department of Defense there are doubts about the certification given by the US Air Force (USAF) to the carrier rockets of SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, as this could have been given inappropriately.... more
Science and technologyFraport-Volocopter: development of infrastructure for air taxi services
New ways for connecting airports with urban transport for the mobility of the future
Fraport and Volocopter are pioneering mobility of the future. Together, they are developing concepts for ground infrastructure and operations required for air taxi services at airports. This cooperation... more
IndustryIndia: agreement with Russia for 21 MiG-29 aircraft
Operational problems for Air Force - TECHNICAL SHEET
Due to the problems with some aircraft in the fleet that have reduced the operational capabilities of the aeronautics, India has asked Russia to purchase urgently 21 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 which should... more
DefenseNATO. Stoltenberg closes the possibility of nuclear missiles in Europe
It should not be a theme of the meeting in Brussels
In the NATO summit between the Defense ministers of all 29 member countries of today and tomorrow (13-14 February) in Brussels should not be touched on the issue of the deployment of Intermediate-Range... more
AirportsAvinor Group: air traffic in January 2019 in Norway
+3.5% compared to the same month of last year
The Avinor Group (Company that manages the airports in Norway) unveiled the results regarding the first month in 2019. Compared to January last year, passenger numbers at Avinor’s airports (Norway) increased b... more
SecurityLeonardo signs contract with NATO
To extend cyber defence partnership
Leonardo has signed an 18-month contract with the NCI Agency which will see the Company continue to deliver cyber-incident detection and management capabilities. The new NATO Computer Incident Response... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers 181 total airplanes in 2018
As of December 31, the firm order backlog totaled USD 16.3 billion -ATTACHMENT
Embraer delivered a total of 181 jets in 2018, of which 90 were commercial aircraft and 91 were executive jets (64 light and 27 large). The deliveries were within the outlook ranges for the year of 85... more
ConferencesICAO-ICANN: signed agreement for a new trust framework
Aimed at securing digital communications in the aviation sector
ICAO Secretary General Fang Liu has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a development which will see the two agencies exploring... more
Civil aviationEU: free way to the jv between Air France-Klm, Delta and Virgin Atlantic
It would not undermine competition in transport
It seems that the European Antitrust is about to authorize the Air France-KLM Group to purchase 31% of the shares of Virgin Atlantic, part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, in an operation that will also... more
Government actsEP: question on the use of European funds by Enav SpA
Answer given by Corina Cretu
"Answer given by Ms Creţu on behalf of the European CommissionQuestion reference: E-005997/2018During the 2007-2013 period, the projects ‘Centro di controllo d’Area di Brindisi — MODO S’ and ‘ACC Brindisi —... more
AirportsAtlantia: will participate in the tender for the acquisition of the Toulouse airport?
Waiting for the privatization process of Aéroports de Paris to be unblocked
In the near future there will be many changes in airport management in France. Firstly, a decision will have to be taken on the privatization of Aéroports de Paris, in a process temporarily blocked due... more
UAS-DronesUSA: FAA will force to record the drone registration number
Only way to identify the owner in case of illegal use
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may require in the near future that all drones (UAVs, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) for sale in the United States should have registration numbers affixed to the outside,... more
AirportsIndonesia: 7 billion dollars for a new airport
Important investments for the future of transport
The State-owned company that operates 16 airports in Indonesia is completing a feasibility study for the construction of a new airport in Jakarta for which it will serve about $ 7 billion in an attempt... more
IndustryFCAS. For Hoke (Airbus) it was complicated the development of the aircraft without the UK
The manager's hope is that there will not be a "hard Brexit"
The future of the FCAS (Future Combat Air System) according to the head Airbus Defense and Space Dirk Hoke can not be positive without the participation of the United Kingdom in the program to develop... more
Civil aviationBelgium. From tonight at 10pm closed the airspace for strike
Flight attendants will cross their arms for 24 hours
This night and tomorrow no aircraft will be able to transit through Belgium's airspace due to the strike by flight attendants who will cross their arms for 24 hours starting at 10:00pm tonight. A protest... more
Civil defenseEU civil protection reform: more effective and rapid interventions
New resources and more airplanes
An upgrade of the EU’s civil defence mechanism, tested to its limits by 2017 and 2018 forest fires, storms and floods, received the support of the House on Tuesday. The aim of the new legislation, informally a... more
IndustryFCAS. Tomorrow the signing of the Spanish participation in the program?
It will allow access to European funds
In the margins of the NATO summit between the Defense ministers of all the Member States, scheduled for 13 and 14 February, the Spanish Margarita Robles should sign a letter of intent with the French and... more
AerospaceAirbus-Hisdesat: the first TerraSAR-X/PAZ radar interferogram was developed
Step demonstrates the mission capacity for cross-sensor interferometry, whose processing is challenging
Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos, SA have generated the first joint TerraSAR-X / PAZ Radar Interferogram. This milestone demonstrates the missions’ capacity for cross-sensor in... more
DefenseRussia: denial of missile technology sharing with Iran and North Korea
Accusations arrived several times from Washington
Interviewed by "Sputnik", the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department for Non-Proliferation and Control of Arms Vladimir Yermakov denied any possible rumors concerning the supply of missile... more
AccidentsPlane crash Sala: expert excludes a technical failure
The engine had been changed in 2012
There are still many points to be clarified on the plane crash of January 21, where the striker Emiliano Sala, who was reaching Cardiff (in Wales) in a Piper PA-46 Malibu crashed in the English Channel,... more
AirlinesBrexit. IAG Group: a limit for non-European shareholders?
The only way to avoid the revocation of the operating license of carriers
In order to solve the potential problem relating to the non-European ownership of IAG, the management of the Air Group, which owns British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, is considering setting... more
DefenseDefense. The Saab Gripen is able to shoot down a Russian plane?
It would have better electronic warfare tools than all rivals -DATA SHEET
During the presentation of the Swedish offer to Finland for the new air force fighter, the Chief of Staff of the Swedish Air Force, General Mats Helgesson, explained the capabilities of the Saab Gripen... more
UAS-DronesUnited Kingdom: drone swarm for air strikes of the future
First prototypes should be ready this year
In the future, the Royal Air Force (RAF) will use a new strategy to face the enemy defenses, and this will not be focused only on the airplanes but also on the drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Speaking... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM: also Hoekstra is on the side of Elbers
The Dutch Finance Minister calls for an intervention by the French counterpart
During yesterday's meeting between Ministers of Finance Wopke Hoekstra and Bruno Le Maire, the Dutch politician expressed his full support to the current President and CEO of KLM Pieter Elbers, which could... more
AerospaceUSA: Pentagon warns about the risks of anti-satellite laser weapons
China and Russia would be working on it
A new report by the US Department of Defense warned that China and Russia would be developing laser weapons capable of destroying satellites in orbit, in an attempt to threaten the pre-eminent position... more
IndustryGiuseppe Conte: "Fusion between Fincantieri and Stx totally compatible with EU standards"
The Prime Minister returns to the Italian-French frictions
The idea of the Italian government would be to "shake Europe, not giving up expressing opinions even when something was uncomfortable". This was said by the President of the Council of Ministers Giuseppe... more
AerospaceAirbus invests in the future of its aerospace site near Munich
For EUR 25 million
Airbus is expanding its aerospace activities at its site in Ottobrunn/Taufkirchen, near Munich. Today, it has reached two new milestones, with Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder and Dirk Hoke, CEO... more
AccidentsTurkey: Bell UH-1 helicopter crashes in Istanbul
At the base a technical problem -VIDEO
A Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter of the Turkish Army crashed in Istanbul today killing the 4 people on board. The reason for the accident would be a technical problem still unknown, but that there was a... more
AirportsMexico. Lopez Obrador: "Maybe it will be necessary to build a new airport"
Step back from the president after blocking the project in the capital
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, after blocking the construction of the new airport of Mexico City (NAIM), proposed the construction of a new airport in Tizayuzca in the neighboring state... more
Civil aviationItalian Enav: regular flights next Friday 15 in Italy; strikes postponed
The Flight Assistance Company communicates it in a brief note
Enav (Italian Flight Assistance Company) announces that all strikes called for next Friday, on February 15th, have been postponed to a later date. Therefore air navigation services will be regularly ensured.On... more
Military aviationDefense. Aircraft exchange agreement between Spain and South Korea?
It will be the first export to Europe by Seoul
Spain and South Korea are conducting negotiations to sign an aircraft exchange agreement. The first would trade an unspecified number of Airbus A-400M transport aircraft with the Kai T-50 and KT-1 training... more
Civil aviationUSA: draft law to install a second security door in the aircraft
Objective: prevent possible hijackings
A study by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) emphasized that aircraft cockpits are now vulnerable, because when a pilot escapes a possible attacker may be able to enter and take possession of the... more