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Civil aviationIsrael-UAE agreements on aviation and technology
Normalization of relations continues
The Israeli government decided to ratify two agreements that have to do with civil aviation and scientific cooperation yesterday evening, Sunday November 29, 2020. Tel Aviv signed both agreements with... more
AirlinesAir Canada closer to bankruptcy?
The losses are constant for the carrier
Going far: slogan chosen with pride to make it clear how far-sighted its commercial policy was did not bring much luck to the airline Air Canada. According to what was leaked in recent hours, the North... more
AerospaceChinese Chang'e-5 probe is ready to reach the Moon
Launch dates back to last November 24th
The event may not be of the same historical significance as the unforgettable July 21st, 1969, but the landing of the Chinese Chang'e-5 probe on the Moon will be equally exciting. As reported by the media... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines, first B-737 Max plane flights with employees
Official return date of the aircraft is December 29th
Air carrier American Airlines already set the date to make the B-737 Max return to take off, the aircraft at the center of a thousand controversies due to the accidents of the past years and the subject... more
IndustryThe first modernized E-99 jet aircraft delivered to the FAB
And then for four additional airplanes as part of the contract
Embraer delivered the first modernized EMB-145 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control), designated E-99, to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) during a ceremony held last Friday at its facility in Gavião... more
HelicoptersSix AW-119Kx helicopters to the Brazilian Polícia Rodoviária Federal
The aircraft are expected to progressively arrive in the first half of 2021
Leonardo announced today that the Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) of Brazil will introduce into service six AW-119Kx single engine helicopters. The first aircraft is expected to be introduced in Brazil b... more
AirportsBerlin-Tegel airport will become a vaccination center
In its place, Brandenburg airport was opened
Berlin-Brandenburg airport has now been operational for a few days (read also the article published by AVIONEWS) and the old Tegel airport is somehow “recycled”. As reported by the German media in the... more
AirlinesAlitalia, Brussels close to decision on State aid
EU Commissioner Vestager spoke about it
Dossier relating to the carrier Alitalia-Ita (Italy air transport) is getting closer: the date of December 11st is practically around the corner as regards the industrial plan and in the In the last few... more
AirlinesAirplanes and climate. Lufthansa Cargo: commercial flight Frankfurt-Shanghai and back
Complete coverage by Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Coming Sunday, 29 November 2020, a cargo flight will take off for the first time in commercial aviation, whose fuel requirements will be completely covered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Lufthansa... more
Finance and economyNordic Unmanned: private placement to become publicly listed drone operator in Europe
Among its customers there are EMSA, Norwegian Armed Forces and UK MoD -VIDEO
Nordic Unmanned, an European provider of drone systems and services, is contemplating a private placement and listing on Euronext Growth Oslo in order to finance expected strong growth and international... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and emissions. "CORSIA" offsetting kept on track for 2021 pilot phase
Efforts confirmed during the current 221st session of the ICAO Council
Efforts to offset emissions from international flights have been kept on track during the current 221st Session of the ICAO Council, with new decisions being adopted by the 36-country body on eligibility... more
Civil aviationEmbraer installs HEPA filters on ERJ-145 jet aircraft
The kits for the first 70 aircraft are already assembled and delivered by mid-December
With the main goal of supporting customers of the 50-seat ERJ-145 jet in their search for solutions to increase passenger safety and prevent the potential transmission of viruses on board, Embraer recently... more
HelicoptersSavback Helicopters opens in the UK
A presence with the appointment of Rick Andrew as commercial director
Savback Helicopters to be establishing a presence in the UK for the first time with the appointment of Rick Andrew as Commercial Director, effective immediately. He joins the family-owned business from... more
AirportsAirports in Norway: 3Q strongly affected by the pandemic
There will be a need for capital injections beyond what has already been implemented
Avinor's result and solvency will be strongly negatively affected by the corona pandemic in 2020, and there will be a need for capital injections beyond what has already been implemented. The company has... more
DefenseMBDA completes qualification firing trials of the Sea Venom/ANL missile
At the French DGA test site
The Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile has completed its qualification firings trials, with a successful final firing at the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) test site at Ile du Levant in the last... more
DefenseBundeswehr orders 31 NH-90 helicopters for shipborne operations
Replacement of German Sea Lynx fleet with an evolution of the Sea Lion
The German Bundeswehr has ordered 31 NH-90 NFH helicopters, to be known as Sea Tiger, for the German Navy’s shipborne operations. Nathalie Tarnaud-Laude, President of NH-90 Helicopter Industries (NHI) a... more
Finance and economyFincantieri awarded with financial communication prize "Oscar di bilancio"
The award is assigned annually; event was livestreamed
Fincantieri was awarded the 2020 “Oscar di Bilancio” financial communication award, the long-standing prize promoted and organized by Ferpi (Italian Federation of Public Relations), which, for over fif... more
AirportsConstruction of a new Daxing airport area approved
The Beijing airport was inaugurated just over a year ago
After more than a month, it's time to talk about the Beijing-Daxing International Airport (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). After the choice of this airport of Asian country by an important... more
AirlinesLeadership changes at IATA announced during its AGM
JetBlue to host next Annual General Meeting
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced leadership changes approved by its 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM). Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue is now the Chair of the IATA Board of Governors... more
AirportsChristchurch Airport achieves Level 4 of the global ACA programme
It follows ACI's recent announcement of the introduction of two further ones
Christchurch Airport in New Zealand has taken a major step forward in its commitment to fight against climate change, becoming the first airport in the Asia-Pacific region and in the world to reach Level... more
IndustryFincantieri: agreement with the Yucatan Government for a new shipyard
The Group will take part in the design, construction and management of the Mexican site
Fincantieri has signed yesteday a letter of intent (LoI) with the Ministry of Economic Development and Labour of the Yucatán State (Mexico) to participate in the design and construction of a new ship r... more
Civil aviationSteps forward for testing to reopen borders without quarantine
IATA welcomed the publication of the Manual by ICAO
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the publication of the Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This... more
Civil aviationNew manual issued on COVID-19 testing and cross-border risk management
ICAO issued a bulletin announcing the document -ATTACHMENT
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) issued a bulletin yesterday announcing its new Testing and Cross-border Risk Management Measures Manual (Doc 10152), developed by the members of the dedicated... more
Civil aviationIATA Director General and CEO step down
De Juniac joined the Association in September 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO will step down from his role at the Association effective 31 March 2021.He made known his... more
Civil aviationPresident of ICAO Air Navigation Commission re-appointed
For a second one-year term, as of from January
On 13 November 2020, the ICAO Council decided by means of acclamation to re-appoint Nabil Naoumi as President of the Air Navigation Commission for a second one-year term, commencing on 1 January 2021. Naoumi... more
Civil aviationAirplanes. 24 November 2000: Steve Fossett breaks the record for speed around the world, westbound
By a Cessna 750 Citation X plane, powered by a Tay engine manufactured by RR
On 24 November 2000, American adventurer and pilot Steve Fossett and his crew Alexander Tai and Pierre d’Avenas broke the record for speed around the world westbound (805.59 km/h) in a powered aircraft. T... more
Civil aviationIATA Travel Pass key to reopening borders safely
The first one is scheduled for later this year and the launch slated for quarter one 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it is in the final development phase of the IATA Travel Pass, a digital health pass that will support the safe reopening of borders.Governments... more
HelicoptersFirst Ansat helicopter delivered to a client in Europe
It is equipped for medical operations
The Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has delivered a first Ansat helicopter to a client in Europe. The operator of the rotorcraft, which is equipped for medical operations,... more
Civil aviationPNG LNG adds H-145 helicopters for Papua New Guinea operations
The five-blade model provides a 150kg increase in useful load -DATA SHEET
ExxonMobil has signed a contract for two H-145 helicopters to support the PNG LNG (liquefied natural gas) Project in Papua New Guinea (PNG).The new model with a five-blade, bearingless main rotor provides... more
AerospaceSentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite lifted off into space
Around one and a half hours after it, the first signals from the spacecraft were received by a ground station in Alaska -VIDEO
The Airbus-built European ocean satellite "Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich" has successfully begun its “Seeing-the-Seas” mission. On 21 November 2020 it lifted-off from Space Launch Complex 4E... more
Civil aviationAero Locarno: five additional Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro aircraft
It doubles its order; the first six planes will be delivered from next February
Aero Locarno (Switzerland) has signed in March 2020 for 5 Sonaca 200 Trainer Pros. The Approved-Training-Organisation has just decided to double the initial order bringing the revised order to a total... more
AirlinesCopa Airlines returns to San Francisco Airport
With connections to Latin America
Copa Airlines announced that after eight months of not operating regularly, due to travel restrictions imposed by governments in the region as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline resumed operations... more
IndustryVard (Fincantieri) secures contract for eight marine robotic vessels
For design and construction of units for Ocean Infinity
Fincantieri subsidiary VARD has signed a contract for the design and construction of eight robotic vessels for maritime operations worldwide for Ocean Infinity.In partnership with the client, VARD has... more
AerospaceLeonardo: "roller coster" on Stock Exchange
Profumo still bolted to the chair
Leonardo stock is recovering. On October 30, 2020 it reached its minimum of 4.06 euros, on November 20, 2020 it is at 5.7 euros. It has seen better times, of course (a year ago it was at 11.9 euros, for... more
AerospaceRoberto Scaramella strikes again
Former Italian ENAV would like to go to Boeing Italy
You will come back, I know you will come back: when he sang these lines back in 1965, the Italian singer Bruno Lauzi would never have imagined that they would be useful to deepen the figure of a manager... more
AirlinesOutline plans to drive modernisation and digitalisation of European ATM
By leading airspace users, airports, ANSP and the EUROCONTROL Network Manager
An innovative partnership of leading airspace users, airports, air navigation service providers and the Eurocontrol Network Manager (NM), jointly released a set of high-level principles to drive and effectively... more
AirlinesSpanish Government ready to split Air Europa carrier
For each division there will be a separate board of directors
Three is the perfect number par excellence, but it must not have been the main reason that led Spain to divide airline Air Europa into three different segments, which has been talked about more and more... more
AirlinesHong Kong, Greater Bay Airlines looking for planes
Asian new carrier could debut in 2021
New and also able to attract a lot of curiosity: Hong Kong is getting closer and closer to the launch of the Greater Bay Airlines airline, which we have been hearing about for some time and which could... more
IndustryHungary signs contract for acquisition of two KC-390 airplanes
Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2023
The Hungarian Government and Embraer signed in the last days a contract for the acquisition of two new generation multi-mission transport aircraft C-390 Millennium, in its air-to-air refueling (AAR) configuration,... more
Civil aviationEmbraer and EDP: joint efforts in electric aircraft research
First flight of prototype is scheduled for 2021
Embraer and EDP, a company that operates in all segments of the Brazilian energy sector, have signed a partnership for electric aircraft research. Through its EDP Smart division, the Portuguese-based multinational... more
Defense"Irini": the Admiral Fabio Agostini met the PM and other GNA’s Ministers and officials in Tripoli
The commander of the operation in Libya in the last days
The Rear Admiral Fabio Agostini, together with the European Ambassador to Libya, José Antonio Sabadell, paid a visit to Tripoli for official meetings from 16 to 18 November. Agostini, Operation Commander... more
Civil aviationStrategies of air carriers to reassure passengers on 737 Max
Aircraft have just been cleared to return to the skies
For B-737 Max yesterday, Wednesday November 18, 2020, was very important: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave the green light to the use of the aircraft after endless months of investigations following... more
AirlinesUSA: all ready for commercial Christian carrier flights
Passengers will be mostly missionaries
Unique more than rare: air carrier that an American religious organization wants to launch in a short time is unprecedented in the history of civil aviation, given that we are talking about the first Christian... more
AirlinesBrussels approves Slovenian subsidies for air carriers
Financial support is in line with EU rules
European Commission said yes to the economic program launched by Slovenia to support air carriers flying in the skies of this country. We are talking about 5 million euros to support a sector that is in... more
CargoChina strongly believes in the "aerial" Silk Road
Airlines have great potential in this regard
A Silk Road of the skies: this is the project in which China believes with great conviction, so much so that it speaks extensively of "Aerial Silk Road" as a strategy for relaunching the domestic economy.... more
AirportsJost Lammers confirmed to lead European Airport Association
For a second term; the Board and new countries
Following the Annual General Assembly of ACI EUROPE, the Association announced the election of Jost Lammers, President and CEO of Munich Airport, for a second term as its President. The virtual meeting... more
AirlinesMiami Airport welcomed Southwest Airlines
The service includes daily flights to Baltimore, Chicago, Houston and Tampa
Officials from Miami International Airport (MIA), Southwest Airlines and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) celebrated the carrier’s launch of first-ever Miami service last days w... more
AirlinesAA, BA and oneworld launch transatlantic COVID-19 testing trial
On selected flights from USA to London-Heathrow
American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) and oneworld have launched an optional COVID-19 medical-based testing trial on selected flights from the USA to London-Heathrow, in a combined effort to scientifically... more
IndustryAirbus and Germany submit Eurofighter aircraft offer to Switzerland
It has been prepared in cooperation with the other Nations of the program
Airbus and the Federal Republic of Germany submitted yesterday their official offer to the Swiss Federal Office of Armaments Armasuisse for the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Switzerland. The offer has... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group: management change at its three airlines
With effect from January and March 2021
Dieter Vranckx (47), currently CEO of Brussels Airlines, was appointed yesterday CEO of the Swiss airline by the SWISS Board of Directors. He will assume his new duties on January 1, 2021, succeeding Thomas... more