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AerospaceAirbus: ESA’s LSTM temperature-check mission for Copernicus NG
Contract valued at € 380 million
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus Defence and Space as prime-contractor for the new Land Surface Temperature Monitoring (LSTM) mission. LSTM is part of Copernicus, the European Union's... more
![Alessandro Profumo, Leonardo's CEO](https://avionews.it/resources/small/f33f5165f797a49407e123fe0cf9470a.jpg.webp)
AerospaceOnly silence from PM Conte and Minister Gualtieri about Profumo's problems
Sentence on Leonardo's CEO is a risk for company reputation
It is called reputationin the Anglo-Saxon economic world which now considers it a fundamental asset for the evaluation of a company. And today in Leonardo, led by Alessandro Profumo (sentenced in first... more
![Leonardo: TH-73A helicopter of the US Marine Corps](https://avionews.it/resources/small/706ea5fd68f8440d5e3adb4439c881e1.jpg.webp)
DefenseUS DoD exercises options for 36 TH-73A helicopters
Production and delivery to be completed at the end of 2022
Leonardo welcomes the announcement made by the US Department of Defense to award AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. a 171 million USD modification to the previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for... more
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AerospaceThales Alenia Space to build Copernicus CIMR satellites realizzerà satelliti Copernicus Chime
To respond to high-priority requirements from key Arctic user communities
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) announced last Friday that it has signed a 93 Meuro, first tranche of the 495 Meuro global contract, with the European Space... more
![SIAI-Marchetti S-205 single piston engine four seater aircraft, piloted by Mario Panvini Rosati with on board Giancarlo Zane as a traveling companion, used for the raid Rome-Tokyo-Rome on November 15, 1970](https://avionews.it/resources/small/83c5c31b598c538a6df6edef8910a013.jpg.webp)
Civil aviation50 years ago the second Italian raid Rome-Tokyo by a tourism plane
La lunga trasvolata di 19 mila km compiuta in 26 tappe e 90 ore di volo
On November 15, 1970, one month after its departure from Rome-Urbe city airport, the SIAI-Marchetti S-205 single piston engine four seater aircraft, piloted by Mario Panvini Rosati (1935-1997) landed in... more
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DefenseMBDA to develop the combat missile for the Tiger helicopter
French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly announced it
French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly has announced that MBDA is to develop the Future Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile (MAST-F) program as the main French Army air to ground armament for... more
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Civil aviationOGMA (Embraer) becomes new P&W maintenance center to support GTF engines
Used on A-320neo, A-220, E-190E2 and E-195E2 aircraft
OGMA (Embraer) is the new authorized maintenance center for Pratt & Whitney engines. This is the culmination of a project developed by OGMA, with the support of Embraer, over the past 12 months, which... more
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Finance and economyFincantieri: the BoD approves 9M 2020 results
100th cruise delivered -ATTACHMENT
Total backlog fully preserved at EURO 36.8 billion more
![Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo](https://avionews.it/resources/small/7a15dd8bdafea6786d70cca475d5fadd.jpg.webp)
AerospaceLeonardo: foreclosed on a fifth of Profumo's salary
Bari court ruled on Divania crash and sentenced it to a precautionary patrimonial measure
Another rather heavy tile falls on the head of Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo. After being sentenced to six years in prison for rigging and false corporate communications relating to the line of inquiry... more
![The Rolls-Royce Trent engine, housing ALECSys technology, that will be used for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel tests](https://avionews.it/resources/small/b343418e8486b48f2b4af8116197f03a.jpg.webp)
IndustryRolls-Royce tests 100% SAF in next generation engine demonstrator
As part of its ongoing decarbonisation strategy
Ground tests with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to demonstrate Rolls-Royce engines can unlock SAF’s potential to reduce emissionsAs part of its ongoing decarbonisation strategy, Rolls-Royce (RR) i... more
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DefenseAirbus signs contract for 38 Eurofighter planes with Germany
30 single-seater and 8 twin-seater
Airbus has signed a contract to deliver 38 new Eurofighter aircraft to the German Air Force. This makes Germany the largest ordering Nation in Europe's biggest defence programme. The order, also known... more
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Civil aviationThe Next Generation of the C-27J aircraft arrives
The first enhanced airplane will be delivered to an undisclosed customer in 2021
Leonardo has begun the final testing of the C-27J Next Generation which features new equipment, a new avionics system and advanced aerodynamic devices, these will enhance the existing high performance... more
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Civil aviationAircraft. Embraer: 3Q2020 results
The highlights
Embraer unveiled today the results in the 3rd quarter of 2020.The highlights are: the company delivered 7 commercial jets and 21 executive jets (19 light / 2 large) in 3Q20, and the Company’s firm order ba... more
![Marine Interiors, subsidiary of Fincantieri, signed a contract with SWS for the supply of about 2,800 cabins to be installed on the first unit of the program](https://avionews.it/resources/small/286f01186a756be4af757c33eace6f41.jpg.webp)
IndustryFincantieri: dry dock works for the first Chinese cruise ship start in Shanghai
Supply contracts for about 2,800 cabins awarded to the subsidiary Marine Interiors
The beginning of hull erection works, as well as the coin ceremony of the first cruise ship that Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd (SWS), subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC),... more
![Virgin Galactic appoints Alistair Burns as Chief Information Officer](https://avionews.it/resources/small/3d026cc610d9ba7846d4cce60944f4c5.jpg.webp)
AerospaceVirgin Galactic appoints new Chief Information Officer
Effective immediately
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc., a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced the appointment of Alistair Burns as Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. In this... more
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Civil aviationAircraft. Boeing WTO case: The EU puts in place countermeasures against US exports
The measures will take effect as from tomorrow
The European Commission's regulation increasing tariffs on US exports into the EU worth $4 billion will be published in the Official Journal of the EU. The countermeasures have been agreed by EU Member... more
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Civil aviationAirbus aircraft: orders and deliveries in October 2020
The industry delivered a total of 72 airplanes last month
Airbus’ 2020 gross orders totalled 381 aircraft by October 31st with net orders of 308. The company registered 11 new orders for the month, including six newly launched ACJ TwoTwenty, four A-320neo Family a... more
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AirlinesBoc Aviation delivers first A-321neo aircraft to Indigo
It will be powered by CFM Leap engines - DATA SHEET
BOC Aviation Limited announces today that it has delivered the first of four new A-321NEO aircraft for lease to IndiGo. The aircraft will be powered by CFM Leap engines. BOC Aviation is a global aircraft... more
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HelicoptersFirst batch of helicopter knock-down kits delivered to Kazakhstan
Based on a trilateral contract signed
The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has delivered two Mi-8AMT helicopter knock-down kits to Kazakhstan to be assembled on the territory... more
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AerospaceLeonardo's Board of Directors: results at 30 September 2020
Positive and effective management in response to the pandemic; strong financial position -ATTACHMENT
Leonardo's Board of Directors, convened yesterday under the Chairmanship of Luciano Carta, examined and unanimously approved the results at 30 September 2020.Results at 30 September 2020Successfully and... more
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AerospaceChina, works started for new and ambitious astronomical center
Construction is expected to finish in 3 years
Astronomical research is one of the many priorities that China wants to give importance to in this historical moment. A clear example of this is the new scientific center that will be built in the so-called... more
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HelicoptersUS EMS operator Life Link III grows its fleet of helicopters
To 14 units with an order for two more aircraft
They will conduct vital air medical transport missions across Minnesota and Wisconsin and will be delivered in 2021 more
![Ferretti delivery of patrol boat FSD N800 to Arma Carabinieri](https://avionews.it/resources/small/71468d9b7b4c9a28fc23abcd76735373.jpg.webp)
Fair and showsFerretti's delivery of patrol boat FSD N800 to Arma Carabinieri
Event took place during 60th Genoa Boat Show - VIDEO
During "60th Genoa Boat Show", first Fsd N800 patrol boat was presented and delivered by Ferretti Security Division to the Arma dei Carabinieri. It is the first of sixteen vessels to join the military... more
![Alessandro Profumo Chief Executive Officer of Leonardo ex-Finmeccanica (photo by Wikipedia)](https://avionews.it/resources/small/9ea00ba84fdeec32ac196dce619ce26a.jpg.webp)
AerospaceProfumo: "smell" of resignation
Tomorrow's Board of Directors could be the last for Leonardo's CEO
It will be an incandescent Board of Directors the one convened in videoconference tomorrow, on Thursday November 5, 2020 at 5:30 pm. Leonardo's board meets with the stock market closed, but on the table,... more
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DefenseLeonardo: Alessandro Profumo is surrounded
He's focusing on hi-tech but Leonardo stock is at its lowest in five years, € 4 per share
The tsar is surrounded. Not only the voices for the resignation of Alessandro Profumo as CEO of Leonardo are increasing, even the stock market share seems not to comfort him. Does that market to which... more
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AirlinesB-737 Max aircraft, pilot training still does not convince
Unions decided to raise the alarm
Unions of the pilots of American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are protesting vigorously in the last few hours after learning of the changes imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration regarding training... more
![Artist view TRUTHS, Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial and Helio Studies](https://avionews.it/resources/small/38d3a6db46289c1d39b951a4e8fa00f0.jpg.webp)
AerospaceStudy for metrological traceability of Earth observation data
European Space Agency TRUTHS mission
Consistent calibration will also enhance existing satellite missions more
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AerospaceVirgin Galactic flight test program update: Spaceflight from New Mexico progress
By Mike Moses President of Space Missions and Safety at the company
Mike Moses President of Space Missions and Safety at the company declared in a note that: "It’s a hive of activity here at Spaceport America as preparations to deliver Virgin Galactic’s first spaceflight fro... more
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Civil aviationAirplanes and helicopters. Boeing reports third-quarter results
They continue to be impacted by COVID-19 and the MAX airplane grounding -ATTACHMENT
Boeing reported in the last days its third-quarter resultsThe highlights are: Financial results continue to be significantly impacted by COVID-19 and the 737 MAX groundingProactively managing liquidity... more
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Civil aviationFincantieri: "Silver Moon" delivered in Ancona
It is the second of three “Muse” series ships for Silversea Cruises
The contractual delivery of “Silver Moon” –the second of three new ultra-luxury cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Silversea Cruises, a brand of the Royal Caribbean Group– took place today a... more
![A-330neo airplane in flight of Kuwait Airways](https://avionews.it/resources/small/3eb3bd3de47f94ef01855eddc7cb7c4a.jpg.webp)
AirlinesKuwait Airways takes delivery of its two A-330neo airplanes
The first ones of eight aircraft ordered by the carrier
Kuwait Airways, the national airline of the Country, has received its two A-330neo airplanes. These aircraft are the first of eight units ordered by the carrier; it currently operates a fleet of 15 Airbus... more
![A Mitsubishi F-2 aircraft of Japanese Air Force](https://avionews.it/resources/small/89f248e5c1f72ba5488d6d9aad3e6c3b.jpeg.webp)
DefenseThe difficult choice of new Japanese military aircraft
In addition to technology, we must look at the geopolitical balance
The options are different and the choice is made even more difficult by the geopolitical balance to manage. Japan must carefully evaluate its future program relating to military aircraft: factors such... more
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Civil aviationPrimoco UAV airplane is certified by the Military Aviation Authority
The aircraft are used in three continents
The Czech company has signed new contracts in the last few months, despite a global pandemic and the introduction of many restrictions more
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IndustryFincantieri: Vard to build a second advanced Stern Trawler for Luntos
The vessel will operate in the deep waters off Eastern Russia
Vard, Fincantieri’s subsidiary and one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has signed an agreement for the design and construction of another state-of-the-art stern t... more
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AerospaceAirplanes-helicopters. Airbus reports 9m2020 results
The highlights - ATTACHMENT
Airbus reports today nine-month (9m) 2020 results.The highlights are: Global air travel recovery slower than anticipated Cash containment and business adaptation on track9m revenues € 30.2 billion; 9m... more
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AerospaceRoxy turns Moon dust into oxygen
After two years’ development the breakthrough came during a series of laboratory tests
An international team led by Airbus Defence and Space (Friedrichshafen, Germany) with scientists from Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials Ifam (Dresden, Germany), Boston... more
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HelicoptersRussian Helicopters launches Mi-8 test operation program in Indonesia
The pilot project implemented in the Country where two Mi-8AMTs are involved in firefighting operations
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAP) as part of Russian Helicopters holding company (State Corporation Rostec) launches Mi-8/171 type helicopter test operation program, which is aimed at the assessing of all... more
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AirlinesAir France-KLM Group, expected losses of 1.3 bn
Analysts anticipated the data that will be released on Friday
Bad news is in the air and financial analysts thought to anticipate them: in two days, Friday October 30, 2020, Air France-KLM Group will publish the data for the third quarter of the year (July-August-September)... more
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AerospaceStart of the production of the Skylark constellation
Dedicated to monitor and track space debris
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), signed the first phase of a contract with NorthStar Earth and Space Inc., the Canadian space-based information services... more
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HelicoptersThe Ecuadorian Air Force takes delivery of their first two H-145 helicopters
There are currently some 40 aircraft in operation in the Country -DATA SHEET
Airbus Helicopters has delivered two H-145s to the Ecuadorian Air Force, the first military customer in South America for this multi-purpose twin-engine helicopter. A total of six aircraft will be delivered... more
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DefenseCooperation agreement between Fincantieri and the Indian shipyard Cochin
The industry enhances its presence in the country
Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the leading shipbuilder in India.With this agreement the c... more
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IndustryGripen aircraft officially presented in Brazil
During the celebrations of Aviators' Day
The Gripen E, named F-39E Gripen by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), was officially presented last October 23rd, during the celebrations of Aviators’ Day and the Brazilian Air Force Day, at Wing 1, in B... more
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AirlinesFirst US-assembled A-220 aircraft from Mobile, Alabama delivered
Several milestones led up to this moment
Airbus has delivered its first US-assembled A-220 plane from Mobile, Alabama, underlining the aircraft manufacturer’s role as a global producer and heralding the arrival of a new era in Airbus airplane p... more
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AerospaceLeonardo, why Profumo is still not resigning?
Leonardo CEO is in trouble after bad experiences
What if it was time for the Tsar to fall? The sentence of six years in prison and a fine of 2.5 million euros after the crack of Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) led from 2012 to 2015 puts even an untouchable... more
![Eurofighter Typhoon airplane of the Italian Air Force was handed over during a ceremony attended by the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, Gen. Alberto Rosso, the CEO of Leonardo, Alessandro Profumo (from left) and the Aircraft Division Managing Director, Marco Zoff](https://avionews.it/resources/small/68fb6ae641e6b6e261b7a358cc40e097.jpg.webp)
IndustryThe Eurofighter Typhoon airplane delivered to the Italian Air Force
Profumo and Zoff of Leonardo and the Chief of Staff of the Italian AMI General Rosso at the ceremony
Taking off from Leonardo’s plant in Caselle (Turin), the final and most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon of the Italian Air Force was handed over during a ceremony today becoming one of the defence aircraft a... more
![Three Bell 407 GXis helicopters delivered to Polish National Police](https://avionews.it/resources/small/47158dbd35d538724ed5944c2f7bfba0.jpg.webp)
HelicoptersThree Bell 407 GXis helicopters delivered to Polish National Police
Five new units were delivered to Poland this year
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc.company, announced a delivery of three Bell 407 GXis to the Polish National Police (PNP), a long-standing Bell customer for about 20 years. The addition of these aircraft... more
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DefenseLeonardo presents Lionfish
The new family of naval defence turrets
Border control, prohibition of maritime traffic, self-protection and the defeat of any type of threat such as asymmetrical surface, including helicopters and drones, are among the operating scenarios in which the system is able to guarantee high effectiveness more
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Civil aviationBoeing and University of Arizona show cleaning tools and techniques against COVID-19
Technologies and disinfecting solutions tested inside an unoccupied airplane
In a first-of-its-kind series of tests, Boeing and the University of Arizona determined airlines’ current cleaning solutions effectively destroy the virus that causes COVID-19. The company completed t... more
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AerospaceSpainsat programme passes Preliminary Design Review
Important milestone achieved on schedule despite Covid-19
The SPAINSAT NG programme, owned and operated by Hisdesat, has successfully passed the preliminary design review (PDR) of the payload and the full satellite, including PDR of Pacis 3 (PPP) elements. SPAINSAT... more
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AerospaceCoronavirus Emergency. Telespazio and e-GEOS present HERMES
A system of services to help health institutions
The testing of HERMES, the project of Telespazio -a joint-venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%)- and e-GEOS -an ASI (20%) and Telespazio (80%) company- to help hospitals and first aid units to... more