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AirlinesPortugal (2): privatization of the TAP airline
Three international companies to acquire the carrier: there is also Lufthansa
At least three airlines are evaluating the partial or total purchase of the Portuguese carrier Tap Air Portugal. Potential buyers are the German Lufthansa, the Franco-Dutch Air France-KLM and the International... more
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AirlinesOld planes to fly new ones
Used aircraft deprive of components while airlines wait for new jets
Deliveries of new aircraft to airlines have been subject to continuous delays due to the pandemic. The phenomenon affected all the main manufacturers: Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Bombardier. With the beginning... more
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CuriositiesHow to name a military helicopter
US Army aircraft baptized after Native Americans
When a military helicopter is baptized in the United States, it is generally given a name linked to the indigenous Americans. The Boeing AH-64 "Apache" probably immediately comes to mind, dedicated precisely... more
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AccidentsUSA: checks on military helicopters underway
Renewed safety campaign after crash between two Black Hawks
Sikorsky HH-60 "Black Hawk" military helicopters are among the safest flight platforms in the world. However, the recent crash at Fort Campbell, which killed nine servicemen, and 60 fatalities in aviation... more
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AirlinesWhy pilots are almost all men
The number of women in the sector is growing, but they remain a minority
In the United States, women are less than 20% of the workforce in most aviation professions. This is what emerges from the recent monitoring by the American Women in Aviation Advisory Board (Wiaab), according... more
![HAL-Dhruv helicopters in a display by the Indian Air Force's "Sarang" aerobatic patrol](https://avionews.it/resources/small/647dec5fcc0b17fbeb783a1289ac4f57.webp.webp)
DefenseIndia: increasingly indigenous industry
Revival of Made-in-India in civilian and military fields
India has come a long way since the State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) started producing helicopters in 1962. By that year, it had entered into an agreement with France's Sud Aviation for... more
![AW-139 helicopter of Victoria County Police in flight](https://avionews.it/resources/small/8d6b31a58917c6924952011254545ef9.jpg.webp)
DefenseKenya will buy tre police helicopters
The aim is to modernize the law enforcement fleet
The Kenyan Government has started the procedures for the purchase of three new police helicopters. These aircraft will enter service in the National Security Service. The goal is to modernize the law enforcement... more
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DefenseChile will purchase new military helicopters
Selection is underway to replace the current Bell UH-1H Iroquois
The Chilean Government has officially started the procedure for the purchase of 14 light helicopters which will enter service in the Air Force fleet. According to national and international media reports,... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: the future of the airline
Lazzerini: "Intercontinental flights, an opportunity that brings benefits to medium and short-haul"
The flag carrier ITA Airways will bet more and more on intercontinental air connections and intermodality. Not ideas, but concrete projects with new investments to enhance train-plane integration. The... more
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AerospaceSpace mission to Jupiter kicks off
Probe Juice will study the planet's Moons to understand how life is formed
Tomorrow, Thursday 13 April 2023, the Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) space mission organized by the European Space Agency (ESA) will start. An Ariane 5 carrier rocket will take off at 2:15pm Italian... more
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AirportsBelgrade Airport will open new terminal
Completion of all works expected in 2023
The management company of the Belgrade airport has announced the imminent opening of the central area of the new terminal. It is a space of over 11,000 square meters equipped with modern technologies capable... more
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AccidentsUSA: report on Black Hawk helicopter crash
Army Combat Readiness Center publishes Preliminary Loss Report
Published a preliminary report on the aircraft crash caused by the collision between two Sikorsky HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, which occurred last March 30 during a night training mission near the military... more
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DefenseTurkey unveils military ship with drones and helicopters
Inauguration in the presence of President Erdoğan
Turkey has recently inaugurated the amphibious assault ship "TCG Anadolu" in the presence of the President of the Republic Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It is a vehicle designed for the transport of light aircraft,... more
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AirportsAthens Airport inaugurates solar plant
Maxi installation made up of 29,214 photovoltaic panels on the roof of the airport
The manager of the Athens "Eleftherios Venizelos" international airport has inaugurated a new solar plant, with a power of 15.8 MW, installed on the roof of the infrastructure. According to some estimates,... more
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AirlinesTap Portugal: fired, but remains in office
Finance Minister dismisses CEO, but she sues
In Portugal there is a surreal story involving the government and is shaking up the air transport sector. After a manager of the national airline Tap Air Portugal was involved in a scandal, the public... more
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AirportsAtlanta airport the busiest in the world
ACi data 2022: London-Heathrow gives the scepter to Istanbul in Europe
Hartsfield-Jackson international airport in Atlanta, in the United States, will continue to be the busiest airport in the world in 2022. This is what emerges from the preliminary data of Airports Council... more
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DefenseCosta Rica: first female UH-1 helicopter captain
Yuriana Arnesto Segura on board of a law enforcement aircraft
Yuriana Arnesto Segura is the first female captain in the history of the Central American country to take the controls of a Bell UH-1 Iroquois multi-purpose military helicopter. This is an important step... more
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DefenseIndia: military exports to Africa
Made-in-India philosophy to expand business in 30 countries
The Indian Government has recently published the data relating to the volume of exports in the defense sector: in evaluating the 150.9 million euros in the pocket in the 2022-23 fiscal year (+24% on 2021-2022),... more
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Finance and economyUSA: Government-Lockheed tensions over helicopters
Center tussle: 7 billion dollar tender won by Bell-Textron
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has rejected to the sender the appeal made by the American Defense Group Lockheed Martin against the award procedure of the "Future Long Range-Assault Aircraft"... more
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AccidentsJapan: missing military helicopter found
Coast Guard vessels in action off Okinawa Prefecture
The Coast Guard of Japan recovered, off the coast of Okinawa prefecture, at least 10 parts of the military helicopter Sikorsky UH-60 JA Black Hawk of the Japan Army, which disappeared from radar yesterday,... more
![ATR-72/600F airplane in flight of FedEx](https://avionews.it/resources/small/2724c04314ce2a91a3346322263ca791.jpg.webp)
AirlinesFedEx reorganizes its structure
Towards unification of land, air and logistics activities by 2024
The multinational FedEx, a transport company specializing in the sectors of road and air shipping and logistics, has announced that it will merge almost all of its land, air and other activities within... more
![Meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on April 5, 2023](https://avionews.it/resources/small/710d38c93f55dfb0509dc2e3b186eb1b.webp.webp)
DefenseUS-Taiwan meeting
Tsai: "Accelerate arms supply to Taipei in the face of Chinese threats"
The awaited face-to-face between the president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, and the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, was held yesterday in Los Angeles. The meeting took... more
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AirlinesLufthansa sells catering company
All Lsg Group assets sold after three years
German airline Lufthansa announced yesterday evening that it will sell airline catering business LSG Group. It is bought by the private equity company Aurelius, based in Germany and other European countries.... more
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AirlinesFrance: wave of strikes today
Expected delays and cancellations at Paris-Orly and other airports
A national mobilization proclaimed today in France to protest against the pension reform wanted by President Emmanuel Macron. More than a million demonstrators are expected in the streets in various cities... more
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AirportsNew York airport: two workers died
The victims were working on the expansion of the "JFK" terminal
All work to expand the "John Fitzgerald Kennedy" airport in New York has been suspended. It was decided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the management company of the US airport, following... more
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AirportsLondon-City Airport: no limit on liquids
Thanks to the installation of new 3D scanners at security gates
London City Airport has become the first airport in the British capital to lift regulations that limited the volumes of liquids that can be transported by plane (100 millilitres). An important decision... more
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DefenseUSA: recovered military helicopter black boxes
FDR of crashed Black Hawks near Fort Campbell base under examination
The Flight Data Recorders (FDR) of two Sikorsky HH-60 Black Hawk military helicopters have been recovered. The aircraft collided near the Fort Campbell military base, which houses the 101st airborne division,... more
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DefenseFace to face Taiwan-USA
Meeting in Los Angeles between Ing-wen and McCarthy
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will meet with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy today. The face-to-face meeting is expected in Los Angeles, where the Taipei politician will stop on her... more
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DefenseItaly on 2% of GDP in military spending
Crosetto (Defence): "I am the only one to have told Nato that a commitment is not easy to keep"
The Italian Defense Minister, Guido Crosetto, was today in Verona on a visit to the international "Vinitaly" exhibition, the great event dedicated to the world of wines and spirits, now in its 55th edition.... more
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DefenseFinland joins NATO
Stoltenberg: "Allies will agree on ambitious investments at 2% of GDP"
The secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, has re-launched the invitation to increase the minimum spending ceiling in the defense sector to 2% of Gross Domestic... more
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AirlinesEurocontrol raises alarm over air chaos
Easter and Summer test benches for airports, companies and national organizations
The Eurocontrol organization, which promotes and monitors the efficiency of the air traffic control system in Europe, has warned that the Easter holidays and the spring holiday bridges will put airports... more
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DefenseTaiwan-China tensions continue
President Taipei will meet tomorrow American speaker
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, on her way back from her institutional trip to Central America (Guatemala and Belize), will meet with the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy... more
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Civil aviationAVIONEWS at the "Sun 'n Fun" 2023
Hit with the public at the Florida Aerospace Expo (March 28-April 2) - VIDEO
Thousands gathered in Florida for the 49th annual "Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo 2023 air show". Over 4000 square meters of space, hundreds of exhibitors, thousands of aircraft and great shows in the skies.... more
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DefenseJapan inaugurates new military base
Outpost in Ishigaki Island as a deterrence against China
The new military base of the Army was inaugurated in Japan on the island of Ishigaki in the Nansei archipelago, in the South-Western Prefecture of Okinawa, close to Taiwan and the islands disputed with... more
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Latest newsUkrainian war: Poland sends planes
First Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets in Ukraine
The government of Poland has delivered the first Soviet-made Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. The executive in Warsaw made it official in these hours, following the announcement made two weeks... more
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AccidentsMexico: hot air balloon on fire, 2 victims
Young passenger saves himself by jumping from the balloon
A Kubicek BB-37Z balloon (registration S5-OLB) caught fire while flying over the famous Mexican archaeological site of Teotihuacan, crashing to the ground. The toll is two victims out of a total of three... more
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AirlinesUSA: Spirit Airlines hires 4,000 workers
There are 57,000 fewer employees in the United States than in 2019
The American air carrier Spirit Airlines has announced that it will hire over 4,000 new workers during 2023. Among the sought-after professional figures there are above all pilots, flight attendants and... more
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CuriositiesHow artificial intelligence helps pilots
Not only command support, but fatigue and health monitoring
A British tech start-up is testing an AI device on board an aircraft that allows it to monitor the psychophysical health of pilots using facial detection software. This is an interesting experiment as... more
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AirlinesSpain: summer 2023 higher than 2019
The busiest markets will be Italy and France with an increase of +10%
The Iberian airport management company Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (Aena), which controls more than 40 airports throughout Spain, said that the total number of seats scheduled by the companies at... more
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AirportsHamburg Airport invests in the environment
Over the next 12 years, the airport will gradually convert to renewable energy
The management company of the German Hamburg airport plans to invest 250 million euros in its environmental sustainability program "Net Zero 2035". It was announced by the company on the occasion of the... more
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AirlinesHeathrow Airport: 10-day strike begins
Abstention from work of over 1000 airport security personnel
A ten-day strike by security personnel at the British airport kicks off today at London-Heathrow airport. Approximately 1,400 employees, belonging to the Unite trade union, abstain from work until 11.59... more
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DefenseHelicopter crash: nine victims confirmed in the USA
Collision between two Blackhawks during training
The US Army has confirmed that nine soldiers died in the accident between two helicopters that occurred yesterday during a night training mission near the military base of Fort Campbell, in Kentucky. This... more
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AirlinesIf air carriers lengthen flight times
"Schedule Creep" is a relatively common practice
Occasionally an air connection arrives at its destination an hour earlier than expected. Situation greeted with jubilation by the passengers, with lots of applause for the pilot upon landing, after the... more
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AirlinesITA Airways: waiting for new Lufthansa offer
According to the German press, manager Spohr will put 200 million euros at stake
Important news on the confidential negotiation for the privatization of the national air carrier ITA Airways. The definitive economic offer of the German aviation group Lufthansa should be formalized today... more
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AirportsThe aviation in Russia is floundering
Missed 90% international flights, airlines depend on government subsidies
As a result of the war in Ukraine the Russian air travel suffered severe collateral damage. A few days after the military invasion ordered by the Kremlin (which began on February 24, 2022) European countries... more
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AirportsFrance: airport protests against Macron
Evacuated after raid by demonstrators fighting for pension reform
The anger of some demonstrators in France, who are protesting against the pension reform desired by President Emmanuel Macron which will raise the minimum age for leaving the job from 62 to 64, breaks... more
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AirlinesSurprises Lost and Found at Orlando Airport
Among the shelves there are ordinary objects and really imaginative things - VIDEO
Lightsabers, hundreds of glasses and keys, a wedding dress, hats and bags as far as the eye can see, a dozen palmtops, jackets and furs, a portable fridge, a karaoke. It is the little treasure kept in... more
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Civil aviationNew Zealand: firefighting helicopters in action
A dozen aircraft engaged in putting out a huge fire
At least 10 firefighting helicopters and four teams of ground firefighters are currently engaged in putting out a major fire in New Zealand. The fire front is really large and according to estimates it... more
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AirlinesBrussels Airlines expands fleet
Initiative in view of a new CEO assignment
The air carrier Brussels Airlines (controlled by the German aviation group Lufthansa) has recently signed an agreement with the Irish regional company CityJet for the wet-lease (rental of air transport... more
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DefenseAustralia grounded NH-90 military helicopters
Decision after a technical problem which forced a vessel to ditch
The entire fleet of NHIndustries NH-90 Taipan multi-purpose military helicopters were grounded by the Australian Defense Force following a technical problem that occurred on board an aircraft forced to... more