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AerospaceESA welcomed three new directors
The Italian Simonetta Cheli, among them, to lead Esrin
The ESA (European Space Agency) Council appointed yesterday on October 21, three new ESA directors, for Commercialisation, Industry and Procurement, for Earth Observation Programmes as well as for Navigation.This... more
IndustryAircraft. First A-320 FHS maintenance contract in Europe
To support Finnair’s entire single aisle fleet
Finnair has selected Airbus’s Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its entire A-320 Family fleet (35 aircraft), thus becoming the first European customer.Following recent contracts in Asia Pacific and t... more
AirlinesEmbraer: aircraft deliveries in 3Q21
The firm order backlog totaled USD 16,8 billion
Embraer delivered a total of 30 jets in the third quarter of 2021, of which nine were commercial aircraft and 21 were executive jets (14 light and seven large). As of September 30, the firm order backlog... more
AirlinesFinnair recycles all components of the A-319 airplane
After over twenty years of service
Earlier this year, Finnair and a recycling partner dismantled and recycled a 21-year old A-319 aircraft that had reached the end of its economic life cycle. They originally estimated to be able to reuse... more
AirlinesIberia to schedule 70 flights per week to US
During Winter season
The US Government has announced that on 8 November the country’s airports will be open to holiday travellers from the European Union.In the US and other markets where Covid restrictions are being lifted, I... more
IndustryFincantieri and Eni sign an agreement
For initiatives to support the energy transition
Eni and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a partnership for promoting initiatives focused on the energy transition. The aim is to create a system of integrated solutions... more
IndustryFincantieri: Star Pride delivered in Palermo
It is the third ship of the Star Plus Initiative Program
“Star Pride”, the third ship of the extension and modernization Star Plus Initiative project of Windstar Cruises, one of the main operators in the field of high-end small ship cruises, was delivered at... more
AirlinesFrontier Airlines selects Shm on its airplanes
A five year contract covering 111 single-aisle aircraft
Frontier Airlines has become the latest North American operator to adopt Skywise Health Monitoring(SHM) as its key future fleet performance tool under a five year contract covering 111 single-aisle aircraft.Launched... more
Civil aviationAircraft. RR: accelerating the transition of long-haul aviation towards net zero
Call for further collaboration to scale-up vital production of SAF
With just weeks to go before the COP 26 climate conference, Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Shell are calling for further ambition and collaboration across the aviation sector and with governments to enable the... more
AirlinesAircraft. Alitalia, its story lasted 75 years
It was founded in 1946 as ALII, then the various transformations
Alitalia, founded in 1946 as Italian international airlines (ALII) by British European Airways and the Institute for Industrial Reconstruction, the company began operations on May 5, 1947, changing its... more
HelicoptersUH-72 Lakota helicopter fleet surpasses one million flight hours
With US Army, Navy and National Guard units
The UH-72 Lakota fleet has exceeded the 1 million flight-hour mark, some 15 years after the first Lakota UH-72A entered service for the US Army and following the first delivery of the newest UH-72B to... more
Civil aviationAirbus aircraft: orders and deliveries in September
The industry has issued a short note
Airbus' commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for the month of September 2021.September 2021 deliveries: 40 to 25 customersSeptember 2021 orders: 12021 deliveries to date: 424 to 74 customers. more
Civil aviationZephyr Solar High Altitude Platform System (HAPS) reaches new heights
In its successful 2021 summer test flights
The Airbus Zephyr S completes a successful 2021 test flight campaign in the United States. Its final solar-powered High Altitude Platform System (HAPS) flight touched down on 13th September in Arizona,... more
Civil aviationPhenom 300E aircraft: NetJets doubles and signs for another 100
For Embraer, an agreement of over 1.2 billion dollars
A new agreement was announced today between Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and NetJets, an American company specializing in timeshare business aircraft. The contract specifically concerns the... more
AirlinesPhoto. ITA plane with new livery leaves hangar
The take-off scheduled for next October 15; the main steps
Photo-news. The photo shows an A-320 from the fleet of ITA (Italia trasporto aereo) with “Born in 2021” livery, celebrating the birth of the new carrier, which leaves the hangar ready for take-off sch... more
AccidentsRussia: 16 parachutists have died in a plane crash
Six people alive thanks to an emergency landing. Avoided an inhabited area
A plane carrying a group of parachutists crashed on Sunday morning, immediately after take-off the Menzelinsk airport, in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. On board the aircraft there were 22 people:... more
HelicoptersThe US will sell 12 helicopters to Australia
The MH-60R, a combat model. Value: EUR 851m
The US Department of State has approved the sale of 12 MH-60R maritime combat helicopters, built by the US Sikorsky, to Australia. The aircraft will enter service with the Royal Australian Navy. The agreement... more
AirlinesITA: agreement with Alitalia on the brand
The newborn carrier will use it provisionally in the first few months
The new ailine Italia Trasporto Aereo has reached an agreement with the former national air carrier for the temporary use of the "Alitalia" brand. The pact concerns not only the livery of the aircrafts,... more
AirlinesAir Belgium takes delivery of its first A-330neo airplane
The aircraft is configured with 286 seats in a three-class layout
Air Belgium, headquartered in Mont-Saint-Guibert in Belgium, has taken delivery of the first of two A-330/900 airplane, configured with 286 seats in a three-class layout.The airline will deploy the aircraft... more
HelicoptersGlobal Medical Response orders 21 new helicopters
From the H-125, H-130 and H-135 families
Global Medical Response (GMR) will add a total of 21 helicopters from the H-125, H-130 and H-135 families to its growing air medical fleet, with options to include up to an additional 23 aircraft, bringing... more
AerospaceWeather satellite MetOp-SG B rockets ahead
It passes another step in the integration process
The first "B" model of the next generation polar orbiting weather satellite series MetOp-SG has received its rocket pack. In a tricky, millimetre-precise crane operation at Airbus’ satellite integration c... 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
Civil aviationCanary Islands: La Palma airport closed
It is temporarily inoperative
The Cumbre Vieja volcano has fired back to life and created setbacks to the Spanish Canary Islands. La Palma airport is again "inoperative", although temporarily, due to the "accumulation of ash" erupted... more
AerospaceFirst actress reach the space
Russian Yulia Peresild on the ISS to shoot a film made in orbit
The Soyuz spacecraft with actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko aboard the International Orbiting Space Station (ISS). They will stay 12 days there to shoot scenes for the film "Challenge".... more
AirlinesJet2.com orders 15 additional A-321neo airplanes
Engine selection will be made at a later date -DATA SHEET
Jet2.com has placed a further order for 15 A-321neo airplanes following its initial one for 36 placed in August 2021. It takes the total order by the Leeds, United Kingdom, based airline to 51 units. The... more
IndustryFincantieri-Msc: start of construction of Explora II
The second of four ships that industry builds for the new luxury brand
The first steel of “Explora II”, the second offour new-concept luxury cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Explora Journeys, the new luxury brand of the cruises division of MSC Group, was cut... more
Fair and showsThe colors of the "Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta"
The aerostat event will be held until October 10th
The "Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta", a fair for lovers of hot air balloons, is being held these days in the United States. The event, now in its 49th edition after its debut in 1972, was cancelled... more
AirlinesITA: on sale from today tickets for flights to/from the USA
They will be operated by A-330 aircraft
ITA has begun today the sales for its intercontinental flights to and from the United States. The Italian airline will operate direct services to Rome-Fiumicino from New York-"JFK", Miami, Boston and Los... more
AirlinesChina Eastern Airlines to host 78th IATA AGM in Shanghai
It will take place in June 19-21 of the next year
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that China Eastern Airlines will host the 78th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Shanghai, People’s Republic o... more
AirportsIata. Infrastructure costs increasing $ 2.3 billion in a crisis
They will stall recovery in air travel and damage international connectivity
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that planned increases in charges by airports and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) will stall recovery in air travel and damage international... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
During AGM approved a resolution to reach this goal
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 77th Annual General Meeting (AGM) approved a resolution for the global air transport industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This commitment... more
HelicoptersBoeing signs first CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopter production contract
Modernization sets the stage for the US Army’s future heavy-lift readiness -DATA SHEET
Boeing and the US Army have signed a $136 million contract for the first CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters.The Army exercised options for four contracted CH-47F Block II Chinooks with the aircraft scheduled... more
Civil aviationIATA (2). Re-open borders with simplified risk management
The Association encourages all governements to consider a framework
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for an end to wildly inconsistent COVID-19 travel restrictions that are stalling the recovery of air transport. It urged governments to implement... more
CargoIATA. Losses reduce but challenges continue
Cumulative USD 201 billion for 2020-2022
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its latest outlook for airline industry financial performance showing improved results amid the continuing COVID-19 crisis:Net industry losses... more
IndustryVard (Fincantieri): new orders in the off-shore wind farms market
Contracts signed for three ships, total value of EUR 140 million
Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has secured contracts for the design and construction of 2 Commissioning Service Operations Vessels, w... more
Civil aviationIATA: recovery in air travel decelerated in August
77th AGM and World Air Transport Summit next week in Boston
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel decelerated in August compared to July, as government actions in response to concerns over the COVID-19 Delta... more
Fair and showsRussian helicopters presented on-line at "Airshow China 2021"
About 350 units are in operation in the PRC
At one of the world's largest aviation exhibitions "Airshow China 2021", helicopters manufactured by Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) are presented at the stand of... more
AirlinesMoU Airbus/ITA (2): the statement by the carrier
The first new units in fleet from end of 1Q2022; at end 2025 the 70% of the fleet will be airplanes of new generation
Overall ITA will lease a total of 56 Airbus aircraft over the course of its Business Plan at significantly more favorable conditions than those applied to Alitalia. The airline will also halve from 12 to six the number of lessors that will cooperate with ITA in the process of renewal and expansion of the fleet more
Finance and economyALA SpA: BoD approves results as at 30 June 2021
Net financial position in constant improvement; profitability grows
Ebitda of € 7.5 million (+ 7.8%); Ebit of € 6.4 million (+ 12.9%); Pre-tax profit of € 5.2 million (+ 22.3%) more
AirlinesAircraft: Airbus confirms the agreement with ITA for the fleet
Units: 28 between A-220, A-320neos and A-330neos, plus max 56 leased for short, medium and long haul
Airbus confirms the agreement for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announced by the new Italian airline ITA for the purchase of new Airbus family aircraft that will become part of its future fleet.... more
Fair and showsChina. "Zhuhai Airshow": news about FC-31 airplane variant
The new flagship fighter of the Chinese Army will be unveiled by this year
China will reveal by 2021 all the progress made so far in the development of the latest generation fighter variant Shenyang FC-31, which will be destined to the aircraft carriers. It was announced by the... more
Airlinesoneworld named World’s Best Airline Alliance
And several its member carriers as winners
The oneworld Alliance has won the World’s Best Airline Alliance title in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2021, following a 23-month-long customer survey from September 2019 to July 2021, representing a... more
CargoIATA: cargo demand over pre-Covid levels
The data released today by the International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released August 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend but pressure on capacity is rising.Global... more
AirlinesAircraft. United Airlines will fire 593 no-vax workers
Other US air carriers are opposing vaccine skeptics
The US carrier United Airlines has dismissed with no salary 2000 employees who have asked to be exempted from vaccination against Covid-19. Another severe decision taken by the company was the announced... more
Civil aviationFlying Whales selected Thales' technology for its first airship
Efficiency and manoeuvrability the cornerstones of the French company
Flying Whales, French company founded to develop and industrialize a 60 tons airship, and Thales, industry specialized in aerospace, defence and security, will work together in the construction of avionics... more
AirlinesAir France unveils its A-220/300 aircraft
The first one of the 60 airplanes ordered to replace A-318, A-319 ed A-320 -VIDEO
Air France took delivery today on September 29, 2021 its first A-220/300, the company’s latest model in the fleet on its short and medium-haul network. Since introducing the A-350 on its long-haul network, t... 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
AerospaceStar Trek actor really goes into space
The trip will take place on Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule
Actor William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the television series "Star Trek", may soon fly into space for real. To give him this possibility would be Blue Origin, the aerospace company of Amazon... more
AirportsAéroports de la Côte d'Azur group obtains the highest climate accolade in global CO2 standard
The other airports in the different levels of the program
Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur has achieved Level 4+ ‘Transition’ of Airport Carbon Accreditation, the first airport group in France to do so. The successful accreditation at the new highest level of the r... 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