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IndustryBoeing launches the BBJ-777X aircraft
BBJ also announces new order for the BBJ MAX
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) announced today it is launching the BBJ-777X, a new Boeing Business Jet model that can fly more than half way around the world without stopping.Customers can choose between two... more
IndustryAvolon signs firm order for 100 Airbus aircraft
For A-320neo and A-321neo airplanes
Dublin, Ireland-headquartered aircraft lessor Avolon has firmed up an order for 75 A-320neos and 25 A-321neos. The agreement is the single largest order for Airbus aircraft.The agreement takes lessor’s c... more
IndustryBoeing-Embraer: federal court orders the stop at jv
It would be negative for the Brazilian company
A federal court in Brasilia ordered the halting of the creation of a joint-venture between the US company Boeing and the Brazilian industry Embraer, thus giving the right to the 4 members of the Parliament... more
IndustryBoeing: former officials accuse it of having omitted the MCAS from the manual
Muilenburg answers: "Our planes are safe"
According to "The Wall Street Journal" some ex-US aerospace company Boeing officials admitted that there was a heated internal debate when it was decided to "omit" the operation of the automated flight... more
IndustryFincantieri: "Carnival Panorama" launched in Marghera
The moment of the launch preceded by the traditional "coin ceremony"
“Carnival Panorama”, the new ship of Carnival Cruise Line, a brand under Carnival Corporation & plc, a world cruise ship operator, was launched today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera (Venice). Int... more
IndustryUsa: replacing Turkey in the F-35 would not have devastating impacts
It would be possible in a short time to produce components in the United States
Should the United States decide to exclude Turkey from the Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft program, due to the purchase of the S-400 missile system from Russia, the industrial impact would be minimal and... more
IndustryA-330MRTT airplane. LM and Airbus sign aerial refuelling MoA
To explore opportunities to meet the growing demand for US customers
Lockheed Martin (LM) and Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly explore opportunities to meet the growing demand for aerial refuelling for US defence customers.The companies will seek to provide aerial-refuelling... more
IndustryPlanes. New C-27J Spartan baseline configuration performs first flight
Its orders total 85 from 14 countries around the world
The new C-27J Spartan baseline configuration —characterized by a brand new avionics system, new cockpit control panels and LED aircraft lights—completed its first flight yesterday at Leonardo’s Aircraft Divis... more
IndustryKC-46 tanker program completes Phase II RCT
Following three weeks of flights with F-15E aircraft
Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program has completed its planned Phase II Receiver Certification flight Testing (RCT) following three weeks of flights with F-15E aircraft out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. T... more
IndustryPiaggio Aerospace: Nicastro former-employee of Profumo
The task to restructure and sell it to the commissioner
The appointment of the lawyer Vincenzo Nicastro as extraordinary commissioner of Piaggio Aerospace has generated different reactions in the trade unions, because there are those who welcomed it favorably... more
IndustryEmbraer-NAC: firm order for three E-190 aircraft signed
This agreement was announced as LoI at "Farnborough Air Show" last July
Embraer has signed a firm contract for three E-190 planes with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), the global reference in regional aircraft leasing. This agreement was announced as a Letter of Intent (LoI)... more
IndustryElettronica Group receives "100 Italian excellence" award
During a solemn ceremony at the Chamber of deputies in Rome
Elettronica Group was awarded the "100 Italian excellence" award during a solemn ceremony that took place at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome. The recognition annually identifies and enhances individuals... more
IndustryFincantieri: "Nieuw Statendam" cruise ship presented
At its shipyard in Marghera at the presence of Deputy Minister Edoardo Rixi
At the presence of the Italian Vice-minister of Infrastructures and Transport Edoardo Rixi, “Nieuw Statendam”, the new cruise ship of Holland America Line, a brand under Carnival Corporation & plc, was... more
IndustryATR delivers 1,500th aircraft
The -72/600 is flying in the colours of JAC
Turboprop manufacturer ATR today celebrates its 1,500th aircraft delivery with the entire ATR employee community. The ATR-72/600 was delivered to Japan Air Commuter (JAC) at the end of October. This represents... more
IndustryFincantieri to take part in the construction of a bridge in Romania
About 2 km long, it will be the longest suspension bridge of the country and the third in Europe
Fincantieri, through its subsidiary Fincantieri Infrastructure, will participate in the construction of a suspension bridge in Romania, which, once completed, will be the longest in the country and with... more
IndustryJapan: ground test on UH-X helicopter engines
Maiden flight and the first orders in the next year?
The operational history of the UH-1 family of helicopters could continue thanks to the Japanese UH-X prototype, built by Subaru Corporation and on which the first ground tests of the engine began before... more
IndustryPiaggio Aerospace: the Government stall on the 766 million euros
Postponed the parliamentary hearing scheduled for today
The parliamentary hearing set for today on the 766 million Euro order to purchase 20 drone (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) P-2HH aircraft from Piaggio Aerospace has been postponed until a later date, because... more
IndustryLeonardo welcomes Polish Bielik M-346 airplane
The ceremony took place in the last days in Deblin
Leonardo to welcome the Polish Bielik trainer to the M-346 family. The Polish First Lady solemnly christened the airplane, which serves in the Polish Air Force. The ceremony, which took place in the 4th... more
Industry"Innovation Day" (2). Profumo: "For Piaggio we will evaluate the situation"
Words that do not close to a possible Leonardo's intervention
Responding to the journalists present at the "Leonardo Innovation Day" today in Naples, the CEO of the company Alessandro Profumo explained that "as far as Piaggio Aerospace is concerned, we need to understand... more
IndustryRAM orders an additional ATR-72/600 airplane
Launch customer of latest -600 series expands aircraft fleet
Moroccan national flag-carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), is adding an additional ATR-72/600 to its fleet. This will bring its total -72/600 fleet to six aircraft. The airplane will be delivered before the... more
IndustryPiaggio Aerospace: Di Maio ready to start the commissioner
By the end of this week the company's future will be known
For Piaggio Aerospace the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Labor and Economic Development Luigi Di Maio would be ready to start the procedure of commissioner, after the latter has asked to access the... more
IndustryUnited Technologies announces division into three independent companies
Acquisition of Rockwell Collins completed
United Technologies Corp. announced the completion of its acquisition of Rockwell Collins and the company's intention to separate its commercial businesses, Otis and Carrier (formerly CCS), into independent... more
IndustryAirbus delivers first A-330/900 aircraft to Tap
It is the launch operator
TAP Air Portugal has taken delivery of the world’s first new generation widebody A-330neo and, as the launch airline, will be the first to benefit from the aircraft’s operating economics, increased ran... more
IndustryFincantieri-MSC Cruises: "first steel is cut" in Monfalcone shipyard
For the construction of the MSC Seashore ship, for a one billion euro investment
MSC Cruises and Fincantieri today cut the first steel of MSC Seashore, the first of two MSC Cruises Seaside EVO ships currently on order at Fincantieri. At a ceremony held at industry’s shipyard in Monfalcone, I... more
IndustryPiaggio Aerospace: will it end up like Alitalia?
Will there be another public savior? AVIONEWS heard Apa from UILM
"The resignation of the managing director Renato Vaghi is a dutiful act". This was the opinion of the Secretary of the UILM of Genoa Antonio Apa, interviewed by AVIONEWS to comment on the decision of Piaggio... more
Industry"Brexit": aerospace industries accumulate components for safety
Widespread fears that the agreement is not ratified. Risk is cascading effect
The next exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (scheduled for March 29, 2019) and the agreement that has not been ratified yet by the parliaments has led many companies to accumulate components,... more
IndustryPiaggio Aerospace: extraordinary administration requested
What will the government make now?
Although it seemed that it was close to the decision to release the 766 million euros for the purchase of 20 P.2HH drone planes, this afternoon the Board of Directors of Piaggio Aerospace asked the Ministry... more
IndustryInaugurated second maritime navigation support center in Turkey
Leonardo's VTMS installed in Izmir will manage local traffic and security of the area
Today a ceremony was held in Izmir, Turkey, for the inauguration of the town’s new maritime traffic and navigation support centre developed by Leonardo. The speaker of the Grand National Assembly of T... more
IndustryPiaggio Aerospace. Vaghi: "Industrial return for Italy of 2 billion"
The CEO emphasizes the importance of giving the go-ahead for the purchase of drones
After the meeting of last Tuesday by the unions of Piaggio Aerospace employees and the heads of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MISE), yesterday the managing director Renato Vaghi spoke about... more
IndustryNew "European" aircraft: it is difficult to imagine the presence of a third country
It seems more and more like a two-way deal between France and Germany
After the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed last April, France and Germany have agreed on what should be the next steps for the development and design of the new generation fighter aircraft, which... more
IndustryFirst B-777X flight test airplane assembled
Its maiden flight scheduled for 2019, delivery in 2020
Boeing has brought together the major fuselage sections to form the first B-777X airplane that will take to the skies in 2019. In a major production milestone called 'final body join,' Boeing teams connected... more
IndustrySupersonic aircraft: in 2021 the first tests over the cities of the US
Almost completed the Lockheed Martin-NASA project
After the 250 million dollar contract signed by Lockheed Martin and NASA at the beginning of the year to develop the technology needed to build low-noise supersonic aircraft, the US aerospace company would... more
IndustryeasyJet orders 17 additional A-320 aircraft
The airplanes are powered by CFM International LEAP engines
Airbus has reached an agreement with easyJet that extends the airline’s fleet plans into 2023, exercising purchase rights to firm orders for 17 A-320neo. This takes its combined order for the NEO to 1... more
IndustryMiur-Fincantieri: agreement signed for skilled training
To strengthen the relationship between education system and labor market
They have agreed to set up a specific Technical Committee, consisting of representatives of both sides, which will draw up an annual report on the initiatives taken more
IndustryBoeing: soon a conference call with airlines
It would serve to explain the operation of the anti-stall system
The US aerospace company Boeing could soon hold a conference call with all the airlines that have the B-737 MAX in their fleets. A meeting that would serve - according to what reported in the American... more
IndustryWhich future for Piaggio Aerospace?
Tomorrow hearing of the leaders of the Ligurian company
After a long waiting was scheduled for tomorrow the hearing of the leaders of Piaggio Aerospace at the Defense Committee meetings of the Chamber and Senate, at regarding of the "SMD 04/2017 renovation... more
IndustryBoeing announces nearly a quarter-billion dollars in Corporate Giving in 2018
Includes more than $55 million in new grants to support charitable partners
Grant dollars will fund programs in 2019 and beyond more
IndustryDelta Air Lines orders 10 additional A-330/900 planes
Order supports international short-medium term growth strategy
Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 additional A-330/900 widebody aircraft, expanding their A-330neo order book from 25 to 35 planes. This latest order supports Delta’s international growth strategy in the n... more
IndustryFincantieri: contract for three ships to modernize in Palermo
Signed with Windstar for over EUR 200 million
Fincantieri has signed a contract with Windstar Cruises (part of the Xanterra Travel Collection), owners and one of the main operators in the field of high-end small ship cruises, for an impressive extension... more
IndustryAirbus: order of 10 A-330neo planes by Delta?
It could be good for the production of the twin-engine
It seems that for A-330neo there is a new buyer and this could be the carrier Delta Air Lines that would have signed a contract with the European aerospace company, for the supply of 10 of the new generation... more
IndustrySaudi Gulf Airlines to purchase 10 A-320neo family aircraft
The agreement was announced at the "Bahrain Air show"
Al-Qahtani Aviation, owner of Saudi Gulf Airlines, has signed an agreement to purchase ten A-320neo family aircraft. The commitment was announced today at the "Bahrain International Airshow", which runs... more
IndustryATR: 100 regional turboprop aircraft for Japan up to 2025
The industry presented today a update at the occasion of the visit of its new CEO
ATR today presented a product and market update in Tokyo at the occasion of the visit of its new CEO, Stefano Bortoli. Considering market and social-economic trends and developments, the industry estimates... more
IndustryArkia Israeli Airlines takes delivery first A-321LR aircraft
The Israeli carrier fleet will have a single-class configuration
Tel Aviv-based Arkia Israeli Airlines, which is majority owned by Jordache Enterprises, has taken delivery of its first A-321LR, becoming the launch operator of the capable large single-aisle aircraft.... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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