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IndustryBAE Systems: UK MoD support contract for BAe-146 aircraft fleet
Worth of £ 42 million
BAE Systems has been awarded a four-year £42 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence for the support of the Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) fleet of four BAe 146 jetliners operated by 32... more
Civil aviationSeptember 11, 2001: 17 years of changes in civil aviation
And today the World Trade Center metro station reopens
Today 17 years have passed since September 11, 2001, a day that everyone will probably have well impressed in the memory and that marked an era on the false line of the "date which will live in infamy",... more
AirlinesPlanes and carriers. Iberia: newness in Summer 2019
More capacity on Madrid-Lima and Madrid-São Paulo routes
As Iberia completes its flight programme for the 2019 summer season, its has announced that it will offer its new Premium Economy class on its flights to Havana and Johannesburg, while boosting capacity... more
AirlinesRyanair: tomorrow strike in Germany for the carrier
Waiting for the European protest of 28 September
Despite the fact that during the past weeks the Ryanair airline has reached an agreement with the pilots' union in Ireland, and in Italy with the Anpac -which will be voted today until September 13th in... more
AerospaceIridium Next sets standards in constellations
A complete and complex end-to-end telecommunications system
In the frame of the "World Satellite Business Week" in Paris, Jean Loïc Galle, CEO of Thales Alenia Space, (joint-venture between Thales 67% and Leonardo 33%) and Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium, have presented... more
Military aviationRussia: for the beginning of 2019 contract to produce the A-100 aircraft
The new Russian AWACS close to enter in service
Between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019, the contract between the Russian defense ministry and the UAC (United Aircraft Corporation) aerospace company for the production of the AWACS (Airborne... more
AirlinesSwitzerland: new carrier on the way?
Objective to connect Europe and the United States with low-cost flights
A Ryanair pilot and three veterans of air transport -according to the "Financial Times"- will present a plan this week to raise at least 100 million dollars of investments in Switzerland, so as to be able... more
IndustryLeonardo flies on the Stock Exchange after the acquisition of Vitrociset
New perspectives on the table with Fincantieri?
A meeting yesterday between the Italian Defense Minister Elisabetta Trenta first with Leonardo's CEO Alessandro Profumo, and later with Fincantieri's president Giampiero Massolo, which served for a confrontation... more
CuriositiesAircraft. Air taxi: tested the eVtol of Vertical Aerospace
The hypothetical final aircraft would have the pilot on board
"Flying taxis" are a sector where more and more investments are made by historical companies -like Airbus and Boeing-, of recent companies -for example Uber- and startups. One of the last fate is the British... more
Science and technologyBoeing HorizonX Ventures invests to improve satellite communications
In a Denver-based company
Boeing announced today its investment in Denver-based BridgeSat Inc, an optical communications solutions company enabling the future of connectivity in space through a network of ground stations and proprietary... more
AirportsOsaka Airport: the terminals will be partially reopened in the week
International flights dropped by 92% and domestic by 70%
Breaking international news. After last Tuesday's "Jebi" typhoon, both the two terminals of the Osaka-Kansai International Airport should be partially re-opened by this week. While operations at Terminal... more
Civil aviationChina: tests on the AG-600 amphibious aircraft have been completed
Once in service it will be the largest seaplane in the world
Military ambitions steadily growing for Beijing, especially as regards the South China Sea quadrant where the Chinese Air Force will soon be able to develop the largest amphibious aircraft ever built,... more
IndustryFrance-UK: there will be a collaboration on the plane of the future?
The French defense minister hopes to continue working with London
The French government will invest 3.6 billion euros to renew its military satellites to further protect its network from potential cyber attacks aimed at spying on France. The defense minister Florence... more
ReportSyria. Russian accusations: "US bombing with white phosphorus"
Hypothesis born after the extensive fires that followed the raid
International breaking news. According to the Director of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Syrian Parties in Conflict General Vladimir Savchenko, the US Air Force (USAF) last Saturday used two... more
HelicoptersRussian Helicopters to supply medical aircraft
Up to 150 units to the national air ambulance operator
During the "Hydroaviasalon-2018" exhibition in Gelendzhik (Russia), subsidiaries of Rostec State Corporation —Russian Helicopters, National Service of Medical Aviation and Avia Capital Services— signed a c... more
HelicoptersMilestone and Airbus to provide five H-145 helicopters to Aramco
They will be delivered over the next twelve months
Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), a GECAS company and the global reference in helicopter leasing, and Airbus Helicopters announced today they will provide five H-145s to Aramco Overseas Com... more
DefenseGreenland: three Chinese airports, a risk for NATO countries
Strong interest of China on the island
Greenland through the Nuuk government is trying to get more and more autonomy from Denmark, so much so that it could soon become officially independent from Copenhagen. This from the United States can... more
AccidentsSouth Sudan accident: plane crash during landing. 19 dead
In the survivors also an Italian doctor
A Let L-410UVP aircraft -registration UR-TWO- used by the Ukrainian airline Slaver Company crashed yesterday just before landing in South Sudan, causing the death of 19 of the 22 people on board. In the... more
IndustryVitrociset (3). Fincantieri-Mer Mec will not finalize the acquisition of the industry
The confirmation note issued by the company
Reference is made to Fincantieri’s press release of 7 August 2018 (see for details AVIONEWS), which stated that Fincantieri and Mer Mec executed an agreement for the joint and equal acquisition of 98.54% o... more
Press releaseVitrociset (2). Leonardo exercises its right of first refusal to purchase it
The statement issued by the industry
Leonardo's Board of Directors, convened today under the Chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, has decided to exercise its right of first refusal and so to purchase 98.54% of Vitrociset, of which Leonardo... more
IndustryVitrociset: Leonardo exercises the right of pre-emption
During today's board of directors the decision that blows the agreement with Fincantieri
Today, in the continuation of the board of Leonardo interrupted yesterday without any decision being taken in this regard, the Italian aerospace and defense company led by CEO Alessandro Profumo (owner... more
ReportHNA: early the sale of Deutsche Bank shares
The company follows government inputs: stay only in air transport
The investment company Hna -owner of equity packages of many carriers- has decided to sell its entire share of Deutsche Bank -of which it is the first shareholder- in order to respond to requests from... more
ConferencesAircraft. EASA: the future of General Aviation
The annual conference will take place in November in Vienna
EASA’s Annual Safety Conference "A Vision for the Future of General Aviation" (6-8 Nov 2018 in Vienna/Austria) on safer, simpler and more affordable flying introduces the new era of innovation and sharing o... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport. Ryanair: towards European strike this month
The joint note issued by the Italian Filt Cgil and Uiltrasporti unions
"Towards an European strike by all Ryanair personnel within the end of the month". Italian Filt Cgil and Uiltrasporti unions announced it unanimously that today they brought together European ones from... more
AirportsDublin: EUR 900 million to expand the airport
In anticipation of the increase in the number of aircraft in transit
By 2023, works should begin to expand Dublin airport in order to allow it to manage up to 40 million passengers a year, for an expense of around 900 million euros, to be added to the 320 million that will... more
UAS-DronesRolls Royce to power Boeing MQ-25 Stingray aircraft for US Navy
It will provide unmanned, carrier-based air-to-air refuelling
Rolls-Royce (RR) engines have been selected by Boeing to power the US Navy’s new MQ-25 Stingray aircraft, which will provide unmanned, carrier-based air-to-air refuelling.The US Navy has awarded the M... more
PeopleFraport reconfirms CEO Stefan Schulte
For another five years
Fraport AG’s supervisory board today (September 7) approved the early contract extension for the company’s executive board chairman (CEO), Stefan Schulte. Effective September 1, 2019, his contract wil... more
AirlinesAeroméxico: the three pilots of the plane crashed in Durango were fired
Despite the reason for the accident, it was bad weather
Breaking international news. Despite yesterday the investigators of the accident that involved the Embraer E-190 aircraft of Aeromexico have claimed that to cause it was the violent disturbance that was... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: violated personal and financial data of over one hundred thousand passengers
380,000 "compromised" payments
Hundreds of thousands people who have made an online booking to fly with the British Airways airline have been stolen personal and financial data, due to a security breach that allowed hackers to enter... more
ReportOther cases of flight sickness on two American Airlines flights
12 people showed the same symptoms as those on the Emirates aircraft
After the passengers who showed illness in airplane during the flight between Dubai and New York of the day before yesterday, event that forced the authorities of the "John F. Kennedy" airport to quarantine... more
AirlinesMiami-Warsaw flight by LOT
The Polish carrier plans Florida launch for next June
Lot Polish Airlines announced the launch of Miami-Warsaw non-stop passenger service scheduled for June 1, 2019, giving Miami International Airport (MIA) the only non-stop route between Florida and Eastern... more
CuriositiesThe "Shark" E-190E2 airplane arrived in Europe
For the demonstration tour, after Africa and USA
Following a successful tour in Africa and in the US, Embraer is now beginning the European and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) part of the E-190E2 worldwide demonstration tour. The aircraft... more
AirportsLiverpool Airport: results in August
Growth in passenger number continued last month
Growth in passenger numbers continued at Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" ("LJLA") during August as passenger numbers rose by over 3% compared to August 2017.Over 535,000 passengers travelled through the... more
ReportFrom the US: "Iran uses aircraft to smuggle weapons in Lebanon"
Two suspicious flights from the Qeshm Fars Air company
The US "Fox News" TV station accused Iran of smuggling weapons to Lebanon, to supply Hezbollah's men using "clandestine routes" and aircraft registered as civilians. Two unusual flights from the private... more
SecurityWashington Airport: new biometric system technology unveiled
The entire screening process takes less than two seconds
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, in partnership with US Customs and Border Protection, unveiled a new biometric screening system Thursday that uses facial-recognition technology to streamline... more
IndustryFifth Legacy 450 plane delivered to AirSprint
It is a Canadian company based in Calgary
Embraer Executive Jets has delivered the fifth Legacy 450 medium cabin business jet airplane to AirSprint, Inc., a Canadian privately held fractional aircraft ownership company based in Calgary, Alberta.... more
AirportsO'Leary: a new airport in Warsaw is a "stupid" idea
According to the CEO of Ryanair, the current two airports should be upgraded
During a press conference in Warsaw yesterday Ryanair's Chief Executive Officer Michael O'Leary called the plan of Poland to build a new airport in the capital "stupid"; an investment of about 8 billion... more
ReportSaudi Arabia: 37 wounded by shrapnel from an intercepted missile
Attack launched by the Houthi against a border town
This night, Saudi Arabia's air defense forces intercepted a missile -probably a Burkan-2- launched by the Houthi rebels to the city of Najran. The splinters of the missile launched by Yemen -according... more
Defense"Vostok-2018": Putin will be present at the military exercise
In Ukraine, smaller response trainings with 10 NATO countries
At the "Vostok-2018" (East 2018) exercise, which will be held from 11 to 17 September in the eastern Transbaikal region, Vladimir Putin will take part, as reported by the Russian press. The largest training... more
AerospaceRussia: the A-40 Albatross amphibious aircraft will return to production
The Russian navy would like to use it for the anti-submarine war
United Aircraft Corporation (OAK) will soon resume production of the world's largest amphibious aircraft, the A-40 Albatross, developed in the 1980s to perform the anti-submarine tasks previously performed... more
CuriositiesFrom Japan the first space elevator
A ten meter model that will be sent to space on September 11th
A science fiction invention coming from Japan that will take the first step towards its possible creation thanks to the University of Shizuoka, which -as reported by the local press- will launch a small... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA releases data at "WATS"
The "World Air Transport Statistics" (passenger, cargo and airline alliances)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced industry performance statistics for 2017. Worldwide annual air passenger numbers exceeded four billion for the first time, supported by a broad-based... more
DefenseIndia-USA summit: sale of armed drone aircraft on the table
Relations between the two countries growing and consolidating
The talks in Delhi between the United States and India will begin today to try to improve political relations and to increase the collaborations in the field of defense, since Washington over the years... more
Civil aviationAeroméxico: the bad weather caused the plane crash
The final report will be published by the end of the month
Aeromexico's Embraer ERJ-190 plane crashed on August 1 during take-off from Durango airport fell due to bad weather. This was stated by the man who runs the investigative group of the Mexican civil aviation... more
ReportChina: protests against the passage of the HMS Albion
The ship was approached by Chinese navy helicopters
Yesterday, China protested against the United Kingdom by criticizing the British navy for "deliberately provoking the Chinese forces", given that the Landing Platform Dock (LPD) HMS Albion, with boron... more
ConferencesAircraft and transport. ICAO: safety key to sustainability of growth in Europe
Fang Liu had different meetings with Portuguese authorities
Continued enhancements to the record-breaking safety of flight in Europe will be crucial to ensuring the sustainability of aviation growth in the region, declared ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)... more
ReportJapan: earthquake during the night and closed the Sapporo airport
Second natural disaster in three days
There is no peace for Japan this week, because after the typhoon "Jebi" that hit the main island the day before yesterday causing massive damage and forcing the authorities to close the "Kansai" airport... more
Civil aviationRussia: Tupolev close to the design of a supersonic aircraft
To be evaluated again how to reduce the sound impact of the engines
According to what the Deputy General Director for Design of Tupolev Valery Solozobov said at "Sputnik" the Russian aviation company would have almost completed the project for the future supersonic passenger... more
IndustryRussia: a tiltrotor and an assault helicopter for the future
Complicated projects that require a long time
Two possible novelties might come from the Russian aerospace industry. The first concerns a tiltrotor (plane+helicopter) designed to compete with the US V-22 Osprey and a new assault helicopter to replace... more
IndustryProfumo: "European Defense Fund is good, but we need to plan"
The Ministry of Defense should dictate the guidelines for the industry
During the hearing in the hall of the Labor Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, the managing director of Leonardo Alessandro Profumo spoke about the European Defense Fund and the position of the Italian... more