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Civil aviationInaugural flight for the AC-313A heavy helicopter
Now flight testing, expected certification by 2025
Aircraft manufacturer Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Avic) announced that the made-in-China AC-313/A heavy civil helicopter successfully made its maiden flight today. Now development work will... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport: risk of disruption in Europe
It's expected to be a Summer full of bookings and for that reason also chaotic
Staff shortages and high fuel costs are making it difficult to manage the increase in bookings for the Summer season. And so a number of air carriers, after boosting route offerings ahead of the season,... more
AirlinesNo masks on aircraft in EU from today
In Italy and Germany, obligation to wear Ffp2 devices remains for domestic connections
End of obligation to use face masks at airports and on board aircraft operating in the territory of the European Union today, May 16. A breakthrough that came in the past few days following the update... more
AerospaceNasa technologies for the propellerless drone
Aircraft with two electrode wings developed by US company
Technologies developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) based on studies concerning electrostatic and electromagnetic forces have inspired an American start-up company to develop... more
AirportsEU airports welcome updated health safety rules for air travel
The guidance in four points -ATTACHMENT
Europe’s airports welcomed the publication yesterday by EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) and ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) of their updated Aviation Health Safety P... more
AirlinesITA Airways becomes first Italian A-350 operator
It is the 40th one of this model
ITA Airways, Italy’s new national carrier, has taken delivery of its first A-350, becoming the 40th operator of the type. The aircraft, which is on lease from ALAFCO, landed for the first time in Italy a... more
Civil aviationItalian Enav: approved interim financial report as at March 31, 2022
Together with the new 2022-2024 business plan -ATTACHMENT
The Board of Directors of ENAV SpA, in their meeting held today under the chairmanship of Francesca Isgrò, approved the Interim Financial Report as at 31 March 2022 and the new 2022-2024 Business Plan. The h... more
AirlinesAirline Wizz Air expands into Saudi Arabia
Mou signed with country investing in tourism
Low-cost airline Wizz Air is expanding its presence in the Arabian Peninsula with the aim to launch air links between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. It is a decision that espouses Riyadh's goal... more
AirlinesEASA on ending mask requirement
"Staff should continue to encourage their use even when not necessary"
The end of the mask-wearing requirement as of Monday, May 16, on board European planes and at European airports requires some clarifications. They were given by the same decision makers who decreed the... more
Civil aviationPilot unconscious, passenger lands Cessna 208 plane
Following instructions from the control tower - VIDEO
The pilot of a Cessna 208 plane fainted and a passenger, sitting at the controls and following instructions from control tower operators, landed the aircraft without ever having any flying experience.... more
AccidentsChina: Tibet Airlines plane on fire
Aborted takeoff due to engine problems, then off-track - VIDEO
An A-319 plane belonging to China's Tibet Airlines caught fire just after it aborted takeoff and went off the runway. It happened this morning at Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport in the city... more
AirportsAircraft. IATA: guidance to remove mask mandate a step towards normality
The declarations by its Director General Willie Walsh
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed new guidance from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) removing its recommendation that masks should be required in-flight.<br id="isPasted"> ... more
Civil aviationAviation safety: an air shield against viruses
Innovative system that reduces risks in the cabin is about to receive FAA certification
An airplane cabin air purification technology system designed to prevent the spread of viruses, by creating a kind of environmental barrier around each passenger, is expected to receive certification from... more
AirportsAci Europe: 12 more airports into the Airport Carbon Accreditation
They have aligned their operational reality with global climate goals
The global carbon standard for airports, Airport Carbon Accreditation, has yesterday announced that 12 more airports in Europe have aligned their operational reality with global climate goals. Basel-Mulhouse... more
Civil aviationUS company to test hydrogen plane
Presented the Dornier 228; at the start in a few months tests on the engine
British technology company ZeroAvia has officially unveiled its newest acquisition: a 19-seat, twin-engine, turboprop Dornier 228 aircraft powered by hydrogen. It is now poised to turn its facility at... more
AirportsEurope’s airports post two year high in recovering air passenger traffic
Freight and movements -ATTACHMENT
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, released its airport traffic report for March 2022 and full Quarter 1 2022. The report confirms the recovery in passenger traffic, with March seeing the European... more
AirportsPresentation of URANO for including drones in Italy’s ATM system
It is a research project funded by ASI, with the technical assistance of ENAV, implemented by Telespazio
Guaranteeing adequate safety standards and the utmost precision at every stage in flight with satellite navigation systems, particularly Galileo, RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) and UAS (Unmanned... more
AirportsTomorrow the most sustainable ITA Airways flight ever
It will take off from Rome-Fiumicino to Amsterdam-Schiphol
ITA Airways is operating its first flight in The Sustainable Flight Challenge presented by SkyTeam. It will be the AZ 110 departing from Rome-Fiumicino tomorrow May 7 at 2:05 pm and landing in Amsterdam-Schiphol... more
AirportsEU Covid certificate: Parliament backs one-year extension
A review after six months
The European Parliament agrees to keep the EU Digital COVID Certificate framework in place for another year, until June 2023.To ensure that EU citizens can benefit from their right to free movement regardless... more
Civil aviationRussia must return stolen airplanes, demand MEPs
Tighten sanctions on Russia’s transport sector
MEPs applaud European transport and tourism operators for helping refugees from Ukraine, demand Russia return stolen airplanes and call on the EU to tighten sanctions on Russia.European transport operators... more
AerospaceLeonardo BoD: examined and approved results of the first quarter
Growth path and guidance 2022 confirmed -ATTACHMENT
Leonardo's Board of Directors, convened yesterday under the Chairmanship of Luciano Carta, examined and unanimously approved results of the first quarter 2022. 1Q 2022 financial results The results o... more
Civil aviationAircraft. IATA: passenger traffic recovery continues in March
Impacts from the conflict in Ukraine on air travel demand were quite limited overall
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for March 2022 demonstrating that the recovery of air travel continues. Impacts from the conflict in Ukraine on air travel demand... more
Civil aviationAirplanes-helicopters. Airbus reports 1Q2022 results
Contract for the Tiger MkIII attack helicopter upgrade programme and Eurodrone
Airbus reported consolidated financial results for its First Quarter (Q1) ended 31 March 2022.Solid Q1 results in an evolving and complex geopolitical and economic environment142 commercial aircraft delivered... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm Group halves losses
Returns estimated to be higher than 2019 through Summer 2022
The Franco-Dutch airline group Air France-KLm has released its financial results for the first quarter of the year in these hours. The figures show a clear recovery over the past year. Net losses amounted... more
AirlinesLufthansa halves losses
It quadruples passengers carried compared to first quarter 2021
German carrier Lufthansa announced its financial results for the first quarter of the year in recent hours. The figures show that there has been a marked recovery in the last 12 months, despite the disruption... more
Civil aviationRussia: test flights for May 9 air parade
Military planes over the skies of Moscow for the Victory Day against Nazism
The Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport (Favt) has announced the closure of the airspace over Moscow on May 4 and 7 (with reserve options for May 5 and 6) from 9:40am to 11:20am. The purpose is to... more
AirlinesITA Airways: two in the data room
Msc-Lufthansa and Certares Fund are already inside, binding offers within end of May
Two of the three parties interested in buying the national airline ITA Airways accessed the airline's data room yesterday. The two are: the US Certares Fund in partnership with the carriers Air France-Klm... more
CargoAircraft and transport. IATA: war in Ukraine and Omicron weigh on cargo
Several factors in the operating environment should be noted
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released March 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop in demand. The effects of Omicron in Asia, the Russia – Ukraine war and a challenging o... more
AirlinesSpirit Airlines says no to JetBlue
Confirmed the agreement by mid-2022 with Frontier Airlines
The US low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has announced that it has rejected a 3.6 billion dollar acquisition bid offered by rival American airline JetBlue. This rejection confirms the company's intention... more
Civil aviationUSA: 70,000 pilots attacked by lasers
According to the FAA data based on complaints collected from 2010 to 2021
After the 9700 attacks with lasers against aircraft, recorded during 2021, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that the increase in cases is linked to a number of concomitant factors: from... more