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HelicoptersPhoto and helicopters. First serial H-160 takes to the skies
Particular livery to celebrate programme's 2018 achievements
The first serial H-160 helicopter to roll off the brand new assembly line in Marignane performed a flight demonstration on the 17 December in front of the H-160 team in an end-of-the-year celebration... more
Civil aviationItalian Enav wins contract in Libya
For the modernization of equipment in the control tower at Tripoli International Airport
ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Company) announces that it has been awarded a contract for the modernization of equipment in the control tower at Tripoli International Airport by the Libyan Civil Aviation... more
AirportsContract for maintenance of baggage handling systems at Rome's airports
Leonardo has been awarded an agreement (worth 96 million euros) for a 4-year base period with a renewal option
Leonardo has been awarded, through a public tender, a contract for maintenance and technical management of all baggage handling systems at the Rome-Fiumicino Intercontinental Airport and the Rome-Ciampino... more
HelicoptersAirbus and Hungary announce long-term industrial partnership
Signed a MoA to create a cooperation for aviation projects
Airbus Helicopters and Hungary have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to create an industrial cooperation for long-term aviation projects that will initially focus on the production of certain high... more
Military aviationChina: great progress in military aviation technologies
Tested the night flight refuelling on the J-10B and a new version of the Y-9
The Chinese technological evolution continues in the military context after a Chengdu J-10B aircraft refuelled during the night, thus demonstrating both the high level of training and the capabilities... more
Civil aviationChina: the place for the airport in Antarctica located
Huge stretch of blue ice found by the Beijing team
The expedition team sent by China to find the place where to build an airport to host the researchers' planes (maybe also military once?) has found a huge area of blue ice where they can start work, allowing... more
AerospaceRoscosmos: in 2 years on the space station in only 3 hours of "flight"
"Short" launches that will reduce costs
The director of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) Dmitry Rogozin announced yesterday that soon the launches to the International Space Station (ISS) with the Soyuz rockets, both with astronauts and... more
DefenseUSAF: aircraft of the future could cost 300 million dollars each
3 times as much than the expense for the F-35A
The next-generation fighter aircraft that will be used by the US Air Force (USAF) could cost more than USD 300 million per unit, making it the most expensive plane in history by spending resources 3 times... more
IndustryEmbraer and Boeing approved the terms of aerospace partnership
Seek Brazilian Government approval
Embraer and Boeing have approved to the terms of a strategic partnership that would position both companies to accelerate growth in global aerospace markets.The approved terms define the joint-venture... more
HelicoptersPhilippines: new offers for the purchase of multi-role helicopters
The S-70 Black Hawk will hardly be defeated
The Government of the Philippines would have selected the Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk as the new helicopter, which would have seen it on the Leonardo AW-139, on the Russian Mil Mi-171 and... more
Civil aviationMonarch Aircraft Engineering: the maintenance company on sale
Last part of the failed Monarch Airlines
The Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAE), the last remnant of the failed Monarch Airlines, should be sold in the coming weeks after the majority owner put it on the market. The company provides maintenance... more
Finance and economyLeonardo: financial calendar 2019
Among different BoDs, shareholders' meeting and conference-calls
Leonardo informs that the annual calendar of corporate events for theyear 2019 is as follows:Wednesday 13 March – Board of Directors: Draft Annual Report for 2018Wednesday 8 May – Board of Directors: Res... more
AirlinesWow Air: reduction of aircraft and personnel fleet
Is there the last move to avoid bankruptcy?
Iceland's low-cost airline Wow Air is increasingly at risk of bankruptcy because it will soon reduce its fleet to 11 airplanes (from the current 20) also cutting 111 jobs. This would be the only way both... more
VideoAVIONEWS visits the Thales Alenia Space plant
In view of the put in orbit of the last 4 O3b satellite -VIDEO
Preparations are underway for the Rome plants of Thales Alenia Space (TAS) in view of March 26, 2019, the date when the Soyuz will carry the last 4 satellites of the O3b constellation into Medium Earth... more
Conferences"Cyber Shield 2018": the first cyber skills competition to put drone data security in the spotlight
Organized by Leonardo the second edition took place in Rome
The second edition of "Cyber Shield: facing the threat", a cyber security contest organised by Leonardo’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), took place yesterday at the Company’s facility in Rom... more
HelicoptersHungary orders 16 H-225M multirole helicopters
The industry will also provide an extensive training and support package
The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered 16 H-225M multi-purpose helicopters equipped with the HForce weapon management system. Together with the helicopters, Airbus will also provide an extensive... more
IndustryPlanes. Embraer: Brazil's filing of written submission on Canada's subsidies to Bombardier
For its C-Series aircraft -ATTACHMENT
Embraer welcomes Brazil's filing today of its First Written Submission to the dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. The Panel is examining more than USD 4 billion in... more
IndustryPoland still selects M-346 aircraft
Options for additional four airplanes, worth around 130 million euros
Leonardo announces that the Armament Inspectorate of Polish Ministry of National Defense has exercised an option for acquiring four more M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) as outlined by the contract signed... more
HelicoptersLA Fire Department orders fifth AW-139 helicopter
Delivery expected in Spring 2019 to perform fire suppression, EMS and SAR
Leonardo announced today that the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is set to introduce a fifth AW-139 intermediate twin engine helicopter into its fleet. The aircraft is expected to be delivered from... more
Military aviationUSA: F-35C close to reach the Initial Operation capability
Even the Navy can use the fifth generation aircraft
Despite the problems encountered on the outer cladding of the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft, this week the boarded version (the "C") was declared to be able to operate from the US Navy... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic: Branson warns about the risks of a hard Brexit
Blocking connections would cause many losses (even jobs)
On the sidelines of yesterday's launch of its SpaceShipTwo spacecraft, which reached 50 km above the Mojave spaceport, Richard Branson -the owner of the Virgin brand- also talked about air travel in general,... more
HelicoptersGerman Police receives three H-215 helicopters, a fourth unit in 2019
These aircraft will join an existing fleet of 19 Super Pumas
The German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) has taken delivery of three heavy H-215 helicopters, with a fourth to follow in June 2019. These twin-engine multi-role Super Pumas will enter operation at the... more
IndustryAir Astana receives its first E-190E2 jet airplane
The carrier will take delivery four additional units next year
Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, presented its first E-190E2 jet in a ceremony held today in Astana. The airline will receive four additional E-190E2s next year, with the last of the five aircraft,... more
HelicoptersItalian VVFF: contract for three AW-139 helicopters
Valued at around €45 million also includes services, with an option for 12 additional units
Aircraft to perform maritime and mountain SAR, medical rescue, firefighting and disaster relief/civil protection missions; 56 aircraft ordered by the Italian Government for public services to date; over 270 customers from around 70 Nations have already ordered more than 1100 AW-139s more
SecurityLeonardo: creation of the Electronics division, strategic business
New Managing Director of Cyber Security
Leonardo announces that the Board of Directors held today approved the creation of the new Electronics Division, reporting directly to the CEO. Its aim is to allow inudstry to organise its Defense and... more
IndustryFincantieri: sustainability plan 2018-2022 published
The company commitment to strengthen sustainability culture continues
Following approval by the Board of Directors, Fincantieri has published its Sustainability Plan in a dedicated section of its homepage (www.fincantieri.com/it/sostenibilita). This is a milestone in the... more
AerospaceSpace. 6 hours of extra-vehicular activity to evaluate the damage of the Soyuz
Green light for the return on the Earth of December 20
In preparation for the return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) -on December 20- of the astronauts Sergej Prokopyev, Alexander Gerst and Serena Aunon-Chancellor, was carried out yesterday... more
AirlinesUSA: the three main airlines will ask for explanations on the Air Italy routes
The same accusation made by the 11 senators
Not only the 11 US senators, but also the three major US carriers (American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines) would be preparing an answer to the routes opened by Air Italy to the United States.... more
AirlinesAirAsia: inclusion of other potential buyers in the sale of 30 aircraft
Offers presented by at least 12 leasing companies
The procedure for the sale of 30 AirAsia airplanes to the US investment fund Castlelake seems to have been slowed down by the involvement of at least 12 other potential buyers, who would like to enter... more
CuriositiesFirst ANA A-380 plane rolls-out of paintshop with particular livery
It took 21 days for its Airbus team to paint a surface of 3,600sm using 16 different shades of color
The first A-380 airplane for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, bearing the airline’s distinctive Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle livery.ANA has firm orders f... more
HelicoptersTurkey: Erdogan unveils the name of the T-625 helicopter
It could be a dangerous rival in the international market
In an event held yesterday in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced to the press the name for the new T-625 helicopter, which will be "Gökbey". It is not so much the name that is important... more
AccidentsLion Air incident: family members of the victims in the plaza demand justice
Pressures to get research resumed as soon as possible
In these days in Indonesia there could be a protest demonstration by the family of the 189 people who died as a result of the plane crash of the Boeing B-737 MAX 8 by Lion Air on October 29th. A rally... more
IndustrySikorsky-Boeing: the first flight of the SB>1 Defiant helicopter still slips
Technical transmission problem during a ground test
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter will not carry out its maiden flight in 2018 as expected by the two companies, but the date will postpone in the first three months of 2019. The reason why the... more
ReportAttack in Strasbourg: helicopters to try to identify the fleeing terrorist
He may have used accomplices to escape in Germany
The search to find Chérif Chekatt continues, the terrorist who opened fire on Tuesday night in a Christmas market in Strasbourg, killing 3 people and wounding 13. On his tracks there are about 720 policemen... more
AirlinesUnited: number of growing airline connections
Opposite trend to than the main rivals
While most airlines are experiencing periods of economic hardship due to the increased cost of fuel making them less profitable, United Airlines is working in the opposite direction, and instead of decreasing... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the Government's plan to relaunch the carrier
But what will happen if Delta backing out?
From yesterday's meeting to the ministry of economic development between the owner of the dicastery Luigi Di Maio and the unions to talk about Alitalia, the vice premier explained what should be the Government's... more
HelicoptersBundeswehr orders H-145 SaR helicopters
To replace the obsolete Bell UH-1D aircraft
The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINWBw) has ordered seven H-145 helicopters to replace the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) obsolete Bell U... more
IndustryFrance orders three more A-330MRTT tanker planes
Airbus DS has received a firm order from the French DGA
Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for a further three A-330MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) aircraft.The aircraft, known as "Phénix"... more
UAS-DronesThe European MALE RPAS programme passed the SPDR as final milestone
The schedule expects a contract signature in 2019
Another major milestone in the European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE RPAS) programme was attained with the achievement of the System Preliminary Design Review (SPDR)... more
IndustryBoeing delivers the 787th B-787 Dreamliner aircraft
Special milestone airplane to be operated by China Southern Airlines
Boeing delivered today the 787th B-787 Dreamliner aircraft to come off the production line, marking a special milestone for the airplane family and the twin-aisle jet in history.Since its first delivery... more
DefenseVenezuela: permanent deployment of the two Russian Tupolev Tu-160?
Putin would have accepted Maduro's offer to use the island of La Orchila
The sending of the two Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombing aircraft to Venezuela, which infuriated Washington with armed nuclear cruise missiles Kh-101 and Kh-555, risks further friction between the United... more
Press releaseAlitalia. Council of Ministers: bridge-loan restitution expiry postponed in June
Opening the procedure of appointment of Nicola Zaccheo as ENAC's President, among the many measures approved
The Council of ministers (CoM) met today, on Wednesday 12 December 2018, at 11:20 am in Palazzo Chigi, under the presidency of the president Giuseppe Conte and under the Presidency Giancarlo Giorgetti as s... more
HelicoptersPolish Air Force University adds R-44 helicopters to fleet
More than 70 aircraft operating in the Country
Robinson Helicopter Company delivered two R-44 Raven IIs to longtime Robinson dealer, PHU Polinar of Poland. On November 13th, PHU Polinar delivered the aircraft to the Polish Air Force University, marking... more
PeopleAnne Rigail, new CEO of Air France
She will assume her role next Monday
Subsequent to the proposal of Benjamin Smith, CEO Air France-KLM, and the approval of the both Board of Directors, the Air France BoD has appointed Anne Rigail as CEO of the French airline, following their... more
AerospaceAustralia: 26 million for the launch of the space agency
Investment program of 7.63 billion euros
The Australian Space Agency (ASA) headquarters will be in Adelaide, to announce it was Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaking to journalists at a press conference presenting the project to actively participate... more
Civil aviationCroatia: the United States stop the sale of F-16 aircraft
The changes made by Israel would not be suitable
The sale of 12 F-16 fighter aircraft to Croatia by Israel would have been blocked by the Pentagon, having this power not to approve arms sales from third countries. It seems that defense secretary James... more
UAS-DronesGermany extends contracts operation Heron 1 drone aircraft in Afghanistan and Mali
More than 46,000 operational flying hours completed over both countries
Germany has extended the successful operation of the Heron 1 drones by Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH, a company of Airbus, until mid of 2020. These contracts have been signed with the Federal Office... more
IndustryF-35: new problem with the outer covering of the plane?
Excessive wear that would frustrate stealth ability
For the Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft there could be a new problem, this time it would be related to the excessive wear of the outer covering which guarantees its stealth capabilities. According to a US... more
ReportStrasbourg attack: budget of 3 dead and 13 injured
Searching open to the man who could have escaped to Germany
3 dead and 13 wounded: these are the numbers left by the attack of last night at a Christmas market in rue Orfèvres in the center of Strasbourg, the city where the European Parliament is located. An attack... more
AirlinesAvianca Brasil: the carrier is filing for bankruptcy
Great opportunity for United Airlines
While the Avianca holding company from Colombia decides both to reduce the number of aircraft ordered to rationalize expenses and to aim for new generation airplanes, and to seek an agreement with Lufthansa... more