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AirlinesJet Airways: Does Tata "rescue" the carrier?
It would only acquire airplanes, slots and pilots
The Tata conglomerate would be in talks to buy Jet Airways, so as to save one of the major Indian carrier from bankruptcy since it has many debts accumulated in recent years after rising fuel costs. Tata... more
IndustryFlynas first Saudi carrier to receive the A-320neo plane
The delivery follows an agreement signed in January 2017
Flynas, Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline, has begun taking delivery of its first of 80 A-320neo Family aircraft. This follows an agreement signed in January 2017, with deliveries scheduled to take place f... more
Finance and economyItalian ENAV BoD approves the nine months 2018 results
Operating performance in a context of strong traffic growth -ATTACHMENT
The ENAV SpA Board of Directors, held today under the chairmanship of Nicola Maione, approved the preliminary results at 30 September 2018.The highlights are:En-route and terminal traffic grow 9.2% and... more
AerospaceSoyuz: new launch with astronauts on board on December 3
Resolved the technical problems of the carrier rocket
The next 3rd of December Soyuz spacecraft will launch with crew on board, after the technical problems to the carrier rocket have been resolved, following the incident that last October 11 forced the two... more
DefenseFinland: accusations against Russia to disturb air traffic communications
"Jamming" reported by the Finnish Prime Minister
Heavy charges by Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila to Russia, which is blamed for putting the Finnish GPS system and air traffic communications in use during NATO's "Trident Juncture 2018" exercise. Words... more
IndustrySpanish Binter will receive its first E-195E2 airplane
The delivery is planned in the second half of 2019
Embraer announced that Binter Canarias, of Spain, will receive its first E-195E2 jet in the second half of 2019, becoming the first European customer of the E-Jets E2’s largest model. The airline signed a... more
SecurityNorth Korea: new missile bases despite announcements made
The production of missiles capable of transporting nuclear warheads continues
Despite the fact that the President of United States Donald Trump is convinced that the dialogue with North Korea will give its results and that the Pyongyang missile and nuclear arsenal will be dismantled,... more
IndustryAirbus: in the future electric aircraft and hybrid engine
In 2017, 2.3 billion euros invested in research
The first woman in the European aerospace company Airbus to occupy the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is Grazia Vittadini, a 48-year-old Italian, who would like to see in the future -as report... more
ReportSwitzerland: "crazy" expenses of army officers
Helicopter transfers and luxury dinners at the expense of taxpayers
A Swiss prove carried out by the former Zurich prosecutor Cornel Borbély, brought to light by the local press, made it possible to discover how funds were spent by the armed forces, especially by senior... more
Civil aviationLion Air incident: it needs few training to convert the aircraft patent?
Three hours at the simulator and only one familiarization flight
On 28 or 29 November, the preliminary report of the crash of the Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft of Lion Air crashed shortly after take-off from Jakarta, killing 189 people on board, will be published, but... more
DiscussionsLeonardo between the cuts and the carousel of the armchairs
Does the Government also want to change the leaders of Leonardo?
The main problems of the Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo are linked both to the few important contracts signed in the last year, and to the Government political-industrial choices. On the... more
IndustryATR-42/600 airplane at high-altitude airports with demo tour in China
Taking off from and landing in Diging (3,287m, or 10,787 ft above sea level)
Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR today finished the successful demonstration of its 42/600 series aircraft’s high-altitude performance in challenging mountainous environments. The Demo Tour s... more
DefenseWill France cooperate with Germany for heavy helicopters?
Paris would avoid investing to buy them
The heavy helicopter sector is one of the main problems for France Armed Forces, so much so that the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force Philippe Lavigne proposed to set up a cooperation with the German... more
SecurityCathay Pacific: a greater investment in security will be needed
The cyber attack suffered by the carrier more extensive than imagined
The cyber attack suffered by the Cathay Pacific airline, which led to the violation of personal and financial data of about 9.4 million customers, may have been in fact much larger than what has been hitherto... more
DefenseRussia wants to sell arms to Middle Eastern and Arab countries
At the "Bahrain International Air Show" there will be planes, helicopters and the S-400s
The Middle East and the Arab countries could be a new battleground between the United States and Russia, in fact the CEO of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheyev said that in the next "Bahrain International... more
Civil aviationIndiGo: change to the orders of the A-320neo in A-321LR?
The risk is to polarize sales on the new version of the twin-engine
There is not only AirAsia X that would like to change the order made to Airbus for the A-330neo by purchasing the A-321LR instead, because also the largest Indian carrier IndiGo decided to take this... more
DefenseChina: first flight of the J-20 aircraft armed with missiles
An important step forward for the Chinese aeronautic industries
During the military parade for the 69th anniversary of the foundation of the People's Liberation Army Air Force carried out yesterday on the final day of the "Zhuhai Airshow", for the first time two Chengdu... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the future of the carrier this week
Meeting between the leaders of Lufthansa and Siri that could reopen the game
The deadlines for the examination of the offers received by the three extraordinary commissioners of the Alitalia carrier (Luigi Gubitosi, Stefano Paleari and Enrico Laghi) are increasingly short, and... more
HelicoptersUpgraded H-135 delivered to NPAS' UK Police Helicopters
The first of seven units
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of seven upgraded National Police Air Service (NPAS) H-135 helicopters, under a £1.5 million contract signed in December 2017 to equip and standardise the UK... more
OccurrencesUSA: F/A-18F Super Hornet plane crashes into the sea
Mechanical problem forced the two pilots to eject
A US Navy's F/A-18F Super Hornet took off from the USS "Ronald Reagan" aircraft carrier crashed this morning in the Philippine Sea during a routine flight. The aircraft would have had an unclear mechanical... more
PeopleAutogrill: Camillo Rossotto new general manager
The BoD appointed him today, as anticipated last days
Autogrill SpA announces that, as anticipated on last November 8th (and published on AVIONEWS), the Board of Directors, which convened today, has appointed Camillo Rossotto as Corporate General Manager,... more
HelicoptersContract for 22 AW-169M helicopters by Italian GdF
First order for government variant; worth EUR 280 million
In addition to the aircraft in a dedicated configuration a support and training package; deliveries between 2019 and 2024. They will be added to 14 AW-139s more
Finance and economyLeonardo: the stock collapses after the publication of the quarterly report
Despite no financial analyst advises to "sell"
From the quarterly report presented yesterday by Leonardo, margins have emerged lower than expected, especially for what concerns the Ebita from 694 million Euro to the current 632 million in the first... more
AerospaceRussia: a future for the RD-180 rocket engines
It could be used for a new Russian super-heavy launcher
The Russian RD-180 engine that is used on the Atlas V rockets at least until 2020, having been excluded from US sanctions on Russia due to the impossibility of developing an engine with similar capacity... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic: risk of strike by pilots for the air carrier
Will raise doubts the 31% share acquisition by Air France-Klm?
Agitation of workers of the airline Virgin Atlantic as the union representing more than half of the pilots has announced a protest, which will have to be put to the vote among the members. The reason for... more
ReportRyanair: impounded a plane at the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport
Due to the non-payback of the sums due to the French State
A Ryanair aircraft was impounded yesterday by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) following a legal issue that also involved the European Commission in 2014, which had judged the subsidies granted... more
Science and technologyATR and ANZ explore future of aviation ecosystem including hybrid aircraft
They have signed an agreement; the country ideal test bed for these technologies
ATR and Air New Zealand (ANZ) have signed an agreement to explore the role of new propulsion technologies could play in the future of the regional aircraft ecosystem. Under the agreement the partners will... more
IndustryBombardier: for sale two plants and cut 5000 jobs
Title falls 24.45% on the stock exchange and risks to the health of the company
The Bombardier company, in addition to selling the CSeries program to Airbus and the production of the Dash 8 Q-400 aircraft to Viking Air, will also launch two plants for around 900 million of euros and... more
AirportsSaab: third SR-3 into operation at Stockholm Airport
Swedavia selected industry to replace three aged SMRs
Swedavia selected Saab to replace three aged Surface Movement Radars with the newest generation SR-3, benefitting from its easy installation and integration capabilities. The industry’s Surface Movement R... more
HelicoptersSix Mi-171A2 helicopters to a Chinese company
The delivery planned by 2022
The Chinese company China General Aviation Service reaffirmed its intention to purchase a batch of Mi-171A2 units manufactured at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAZ). Russian Helicopters holding company... more
AirlinesAirAsia X would like to change the order of A-330neo in A-321neo
Possible blow to the European Airbus company
The airline AirAsia X -Malaysian subsidiary of AirAsia but operating only on long range- would be evaluating -according to what was said by Benyamin Ismail to the press yesterday- to change the order for... more
AirlinesAlitalia: possible interest of a Canadian investment fund
Brookfield could join the offer of Ferrovie dello Stato
Among those interested in buying Alitalia shares there could be the Canadian investment fund Brookfield Asset Management, active among other things in the world of transport infrastructures such as motorways,... more
IndustryCR-929: UK interested in avionics and on-board electronics component
Attempts to sign trade agreements with China industries
The British interest in China and the Chinese market is steadily increasing, especially after Prime Minister Theresa May talked about the willingness to find a free trade agreement with Beijing following... more
AirlinesAir Astana to launch a low-cost carrier
In the half of 2019
Air Astana announced that it is to launch a low-cost airline in the first half of 2019. It will be called FlyArystan and to operate a fleet of A-320 aircraft configured to an all-economy class of 180 seats.... more
PeopleItalian Enav BoD: Nicola Maione new president
He replaces the outgoing Roberto Scaramella. Appointment announced in advance by AVIONEWS
ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Company) announces that the Chairman Roberto Scaramella has resigned from the position of member and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, with immediate effect,... more
Military aviationChina: new engine for J-20 aircraft
Evident the steps forward in the exhibition at the "Zhuhai Airshow" -VIDEO
China with the flight demonstrations at the "Zhuhai Airshow" of the Chengdu J-10 and the fifth-generation aircraft Chengdu J-20 is showing technological advances in the development of its combat aircraft,... more
Finance and economyFincantieri: the BoD approves 9M 2018 results
Important steps taken on strategic alliances -ATTACHMENT
The Board of Directors of Fincantieri SpA, chaired by Giampiero Massolo, has examined and approved the interim financial information at September 30, 2018.Results in line with the Business Plan 2018-2022... more
Finance and economyAirplanes-helicopters. Leonardo: results at 30 September 2018
Steps forward executing the Industrial Plan -ATTACHMENT
The Board of Directors of Leonardo, convened today under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, has examined and unanimously approved the results at 30 September 2018 and the results of third quarter 2018.... more
Civil aviationRyanair signs agreement with German cabin crew union
Last week those with Greece and Sweden
Ryanair confirmed today that it has signed a Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) framework and Social Plan with Verdi, the German cabin crew union, to cover all of low-cost’s German based cabin crew. This a... more
DefenseUSA: reprise the exercises with the Minuteman III ICBM
Resolved the problems that emerged last July
The US Air Force (USAF) resumed Tuesday the test launch of the intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) Minuteman III. The missile was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to a fictitious... more
AirlinesUSA: Ryanair and Michael O'Leary were sued
They would "cheat" American investors
The low-cost carrier Ryanair and its CEO Michael O'Leary were sued by a shareholder of the company, who filed an application with the US District Court in Manhattan accusing it of having defrauded investors... more
PeopleAutogrill: a new general manager
In charge of administration, finance, control and business services
Autogrill SpA announces that the parent company of the Group has received the new position of the General Manager, in charge of the Company's administration, finance and control and directly reporting... more
ConferencesVision for the future of General Aviation takes shape
At EASA’s Annual Safety Conference, a two day took place in Vienna
EASA’s Annual Safety Conference 2018 was closed by Executive Director Patrick Ky yesterday, setting out the Agency’s commitments as part of GA Roadmap 2.0 for a truly innovative, better, cheaper and saf... more
DefenseCanada: Dassault retires to the race for the new Air Force aircraft
Decision taken for industrial reasons, but hides the almost certain defeat
The French aerospace company Dassault Aviation has decided to withdraw from the race to provide Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with 88 new combat aircraft, as the industrial compensation required by the... more
IndustryDoes Bombardier sell the Q-400 aircraft program to Viking Air?
It would be another "excellent" sale for the Canadian company
The Canadian aeronautical company Bombardier after selling its CSeries aircraft to the European Airbus that renamed them as A-220, it seems to be willing to sell to the Viking Air manufacturer the program... more
AirlinesAlitalia: passenger revenue growth continues
It is equal to 6.7% in October
Alitalia's traffic-passenger revenues continue to grow in the month of October. The carrier recorded a 6.7% increase in traffic-passenger revenues, compared to October 2017. A growth driven by both international... more
HelicoptersContract signed for delivery of 20 Ansat helicopters to China
During "China Airshow 2018"
The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) signed a contract for delivery of 20 Ansat helicopters for Chinese Association for Disaster & Emergency Rescue Medicine (CADERM)... more
IndustryBoeing: there will be new delays in the delivery of aircraft?
Due to the difficulties of engine manufacturers and parts of the fuselage
Although Boeing has not published yet the number of aircraft delivered to carrier in October, rumors reported by the US press indicate that the aerospace company has put less planes into service than expected... more
OccurrencesLion Air: new accident for a carrier plane
A B-737/900 collided with a pole during taxiing -VIDEO
New incident for a plane of the Lion Air carrier, but fortunately without any loss of life. After the B-737 MAX 8 crashed on October 29 shortly after take-off killing 189 people on board, in this case... more
OccurrencesCanada: runway excursion for B-747/400F airplane
Injured the 4 crewmembers and semi-destroyed aircraft -VIDEO and PHOTO
A Boeing B-747/400F airplane used by the carrier Skylease Cargo made a runway excursion last night after landing at Halifax airport in Canada, causing the minor injury of the 4 crewmembers. To cause the... more