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AirlinesQatar Airways initiates legal proceedings against Airbus
Judges to rule on paintwork and possible safety issues
The Arabian air carrier Qatar Airways announced that it initiated legal proceedings against the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus yesterday. The petition was filed at the High Court in London. The... more
DefenseUS considers sending military helicopters to Ukraine
These would include a dozen Black Hawks and other armaments
The US government is considering the possibility of transferring to Ukraine a fleet of helicopters and other military equipment decommissioned from Afghanistan. It is a measure aimed at strengthening Kiev's... more
AirlinesBrussels investigates flight blockade in France
Air carriers had already cancelled 4 routes where there is a rail alternative
The European Commission will open an investigation to assess the legality of the suppression of air flights in French France on those routes for which there is an alternative rail link lasting up to 2.5... more
AirlinesUS: a man admits to pointing a laser at the plane
Man faces up to 5 years in prison. About 50 incidents reported against him
The acting US Attorney, judge Joseph Murphy, announced in these days to have filed the guilty plea of Eugene Conrad, 52 years old, who admitted to have pointed a laser at several planes, in particular... more
DefenseIndia tests new nuclear missile
Rocket has attack range of 1,000 to 2,000 km
India has tested a new generation ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The rocket Agni Prime and was launched in recent days from the island of Abdul Kalam, off the coast of Odisha.... more
DefenseNATO chief runs for bank of Norway
Stoltenberg will not leave Atlantic Alliance leadership before October 2022
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that he submitted an application to be the next governor of the Central Bank of Norway recently. The former prime minister... more
AerospaceAerospace company Ariane announces 588 dismissals
French company is facing strong competition and numerous challenges
French aerospace company Ariane will fire 588 people by the end of 2022, including 527 in France. Among the latter 264 cuts concern the three sites in the Gironde region of France: Le Haillan (75 redundancies),... more
DefenseUnited States: no trial for Afghanistan attack
Military not indicted for drone bombing error on civilians
The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, at the conclusion of the investigations conducted by the Pentagon according to which the US armed forces have committed errors but not war crimes, made it known... more
AirlinesAircraft. Cash injection on air carrier Virgin Atlantic
468 million Euros to counter possible losses triggered by Omicron variant
The founder of British airline Virgin Atlantic, Richard Branson, has provided a cash injection of 468 million Euros to support the airline. The decision comes at a time when the outlook for the airline... more
AerospaceBlue Origin's third tourist flight into space
In the crew Laura Shepard, daughter of the first US astronaut
The third tourist flight in space operated by the private company Blue Origin owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos it's successfully completed. The New Shepard spacecraft had lifted off from a launch base... more
AerospaceCompany will sell diamonds sent into space
A new frontier in the commercialization of cosmos
Clothing, flags, photographs, now even diamonds. The British company The Space Collective, specialized in the sale of objects that have been in space, plans to send these precious stones aboard the International... more
DefenseSaudi Arabia has few missiles
Appeal to US and European allies to defend against Houthis
In recent months Saudi Arabia recorded a dozen weekly attacks with ballistic rockets and drones. The perpetrators are the Houthi guerrillas deployed in Yemen, who accuse them of having formed an alliance... more
ReportCybersecurity: the US focus on the water system
American Water Works Association evaluates the draft and requirements
The US Government is preparing to strengthen the cybersecurity of the water supply system in the United States. The goal is to convince thousands of supply network key companies to upgrade their cyber... more
DefenseThe spectre of Russia-Ukraine war in 2022
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak in an afternoon video call
According to US administration officials, Russia is will launch a military offensive against Ukraine in early 2022. This is a prediction based on the rumor that in the Summer Moscow doubled the military... more
AirlinesOmicron variant (2): restrictions for travel by aircraft
Tough measures in Germany and Austria; borders closed in Israel, Japan and Morocco
The fear of the Omicron variant spread of the coronavirus has prompted various governments to change the rules for travellers intending to enter certain Countries. Some in the airline industry think this... more
DefenseNew Zealand against killer robot
Decision to prevent uncontrolled spread of weapons across the border
The government of New Zealand announced it would accelerate the international ban on autonomous weapons systems such as killer robots in recent days. A choice that places the country among the most influential... more
AirlinesOmicron variant: restrictions on flights in the USA
Free tests. No quarantine. Air carriers requests accepted in part
The President of the United States Joe Biden has illustrated the new measures to limit the spread of the new variant of the coronavirus Omicron yesterday. Only vaccinated airline passengers will be allowed... more
AirlinesTravel by aircraft at Christmas between green passes and covid-free corridors
Covid test to travel in Europe, quarantine risk in the UK, exotic destinations for vaccinated people
The worldwide spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus suggests caution. After the first restrictions on international air travel imposed by the Italian Government, with the closure of connections... more
AerospaceEsa and Nasa will launch James Webb telescope into the space
To study the origin of galaxies. Departure not before December 22
The European Space Agency (Esa), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) and the Canadian Space Agency confirm that the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope should take place no earlier... more
AccidentsAzerbaijani military helicopter crash: 14 dead
The disaster occurred during a border police training session
A Russian-made Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Azerbaijan Border Police crashed yesterday in the Garaheybat air base in the Khizi region. On board of the aircraft, which was carrying out a training flight,... more
AirlinesOmicron variant hit international flights
Borders closed all over the world; many people stranded abroad
Like many other countries, the US has moved to stop travel to and from South Africa and neighboring countries. Washington's restrictions came into effect yesterday. Some American citizens were able to... more
AirlinesRyanair: magazines on board despite anti-covid regulations
What do the bodies in charge of guaranteeing safety do?
In some Italian airports, the on-board personnel of the low-cost airline Ryanair seem to be employed in these days in promotional campaigns that include the distribution of flyers and the on-board magazine. This... more
AirportsUS air carriers prepare for Christmas
Passed the Thanksgiving test. The crucial node remains the airports
US air carriers have been engaged for the past couple of weeks in the difficult challenge of managing vacation air travel demand, which affected some 20 million passengers on Thanksgiving Day alone celebrated... more
AirlinesAircraft and safety. Bird-strikes are more and more frequent
According to FAA survey they occur on average 40 times a day
According to a recent survey by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - the federal agency responsible for aviation safety and oversight - bird strikes are becoming increasingly common. Violent... more
AirportsTaliban ask Europe to help control Afghan airports
Request made in a meeting with the aim of improving diplomatic relations
Afghanistan's Taliban government has asked for help from the European Union to keep the country's airports running and safe. The request came during talks in Doha, Qatar, last week-end. The goal of the... more
DefenseItaly and France sign the "Treaty of the Quirinale"
Cooperation on defense, security, space, foreign and migration policies
Italy and France signed today in Rome at 9:00am the "Treaty for Enhanced Bilateral Cooperation". This is a historic agreement between the two countries that provides for mutual consultation and effective... more
AirportsUnited Arab Emirates interested in Kabul airport
Abu Dhabi Government would like to manage it
In a series of intergovernmental talks with the Taliban, the executives of the United Arab Emirates would have advanced its interest in the technical-logistical management of the international airport... more
AirportsEU (2) proposes black-listing of transport operators
Involved in facilitating the smuggling or trafficking of people
As part of the European Union's united response to state-sponsored instrumentalisation of people at the EU's external border with Belarus, the Commission and High Representative proposd yesterday measures... more
AirlinesA black list for carriers that bring migrants to Belarus
It's proposed by the European Commission that introduced new restrictions
The EU Commission decided yesterday to introduce new repressive measures against truck drivers, travel agency owners, airplane pilots and boat captains involved in smuggling migrants into the European... more
AirlinesIta Airways Chiefs in France to purchase Airbus aircraft
The agreement for 28 airplanes worth 4.4 billion Euros
Executives from the newly national airline Ita Airways will be in France today to purchase new Airbus aircraft with which they will renew the airline's fleet. The memorandum of understanding concerns 28... more
AirportsDisruption at London-Heathrow Airport on Boxing Day
Metro and railway connections closed for two days due to works
Anyone who wants to travel abroad by plane on Boxing Day will have to expect serious disruptions due to the suspension of rail and underground connections to London-Heathrow. The UK's busiest airport will... more
AerospaceCapsule Crew 3 docks at the International Space Station
The connection took place around 13:00 on 12 November
The Crew Dragon capsule with four astronauts, three Americans and one German, docked at the International Space Station (ISS). The group will remain in orbit for six months. The mission's goal is to conduct... more
Civil aviationFAA against Boeing on safety supervisors appointment
The authority says they have no experience in aircraft certification
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently sent a new letter of complaint to Boeing to point out that some engineers appointed by the company as safety supervisors -and interviewed and evaluated... more
AirportsChina: bad weather blocks Harbin-Taiping airport
This is the effect of an unprecedented snowstorm
In these hours China is shaken by an unprecedented snowstorm. According to the railway company China Railway Harbin Group, around 60 trains were blocked throughout the province, while others had to reschedule... more
AccidentsThe Milan-Linate plane crash twenty years ago
Ground collision between two aircraft caused 118 victims
A little less than a month after the air strikes in the US, another tragedy occurred in the same year 2001.It was in the morning (8:10 am) of Monday October 8, 2001 when a collision on the runway between... more
Latest newsNorth Korea tested a hypersonic missile
The launch took place yesterday. Confirmation from Pyongyang today
North Korea successfully tested a hypersonic missile yesterday. Rumors came from South Korea and Japan. Pyongyang confirmed today through the national news agency "KCNA" that described it as a strategic... more
AccidentsItalian Ansv: investigation report on F-27 plane crash of 2016
Registration SE-LEZ, occurred at Catania airport at the end of April -ATTACHMENT
Ansv, Italian Flight Safety Agency, announces that it has published a document.This one concerns in particular:investigation report on an accident occurred to the Fokker F-27MK50 aircraft, registration... more
AirportsBarcelona Airport: protests against expansion
The EUR 1.7 billion project suspended because it threatens the natural reserve
Thousands of people in Barcelona went to the street to demonstrate against the expansion of the "Josep Tarradellas" Barcelona-El Prat airport yesterday. Environmentalists organized the demonstration. The... more
DefenseNorth Korea: Seoul denounces another missile test
Kim Jong Un intensifiec testing. US-South Korean intelligences at work - VIDEO
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday. The tension is growing between the two countries. Just two days... more
AccidentsFrance: Sécurité civile's helicopter crashed
A man has died. Four injured.
A helicopter of the French Civil Defence plummeted yesterday afternoon near Villard-de-Lans, 15 km from Grenoble, in the south-eastern France. The toll is one dead, a mechanic, and four injured. It was... more
DiscussionsIt happened today. 20th anniversary attacks by airplanes of 2001
Four ones caused the death of nearly three thousand people
It seems like yesterday (perhaps due to the recent events in Afghanistan) and yet twenty years have passed since that Tuesday on September 11, 2001.The attacks on that terrible day were a series of four... more
Civil aviationScotland: plane carrying German national team makes emergency landing
The KlasJet airline plane had departed from Iceland and headed to Germany
The flight KLJ2703, operated by the Lithuanian company KlasJet, carrying the German national football team, makes an emergency landing in Edinburgh. The plane took off from Reykjavik airport, Iceland,... more
ReportAircraft leaves Kabul airport with Westerners on board, including the US
First authorized historical commercial flight: the airport gradually reopens-VIDEO
A Qatar Airways B-777 airliner marks the gradual reopening to commercial links at Kabul Airport. On board the aircraft that took off today, about 200 Western civilians of various nationalities including... more
ReportHistoric aircraft: precious collaboration between Italian AMI and the "Il Magnete" association
The engines of the aircraft of the large aviation companies of the 1930s will return to turn
The historic Isotta Fraschini Asso 750 engines will be restored (it powered the S.55X of Balbo's Decennial Cruise) and the AS6 mounted on the M72 (Agello's record speed) more
Civil aviationGuinea coup: air and land space closed
Colonel Doumbouya announced the deposition of president Alpha Condé on Tv
The Republic of Guinea is in the hands of the military. It was announced on tv by the leader of the coupists, colonel Mamady Doumbouya, commander-in-chief of the Special forces, who dismissed the government... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviews Alfonsi (Ugl): worries for the future of ITA
For the national secretary it is not yet clear how the Government wants to relaunch the sector -VIDEO
Francesco Alfonsi Italian secretary UGL Trasporti union in the interview with AVIONEWS says he is worried about the employees of Alitalia and Air Italy, he asks the government for layoffs to cover the... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS interviewed Antonio Amoroso, Cub Trasporti national secretary
What present and future for ITA? -VIDEO
The national secretary Cub (Confederazione unitaria base) Trasporti, Antonio Amoroso interviewed by AVIONEWS talks about the present and future of ITA (Italia Trasporto aereo), analyzing the various facts... more
ReportMoscow also evacuates civilians from Kabul by airlift
With 4 aircraft it brings back not only Russians, but also Ukrainians and citizens of CSTO countries
The four military transport aircraft deployed by Moscow for the repatriation of compatriots from Afghanistan took off this morning from Kabul for their final destination at Ulyanovsk airport, or the airport... more
ReportTalibans close Kabul airport to Afghans
British Defense Secretary Wallace: retaliation if we don't leave by 31st
Any delay or rethinking about the western evacuation could return to reveal the true Taliban face more
ReportAfghanistan: three planes from Tokyo for Japanese civilian repatriation
A KHI C-2 and two C-130s from the Self-Defense Forces to complete evacuation missions
In total three military aircraft of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces: these are the means officially made available in these hours by the Tokyo government to complete the evacuation of civilians remaining... more