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DefenseDefense, Iran unveils new missile system
The presentation during an official ceremony
Today, on Wednesday November 4, 2020, Iran officially unveiled its new ballistic missile system, as reported by local media. The rockets in question were shown during an inauguration ceremony by the guard... more

AirlinesFraport Group: first nine months 2020
Frankfurt Airport’s passenger decline expected to exceed 70% for full-year
During the first nine months of 2020, Fraport AG’s financial performance was severely impacted by the Covid-19 global pandemic. The Group’s revenue declined by more than a half in the reporting period. Des... more

AirlinesPM of Brandenburg positive to covid: he was present at airport inauguration
Lufthansa CEO will soon undergo the swab
Last October 31st there was finally the inauguration of the new Terminal 1 of German airport of Berlin-Brandenburg after nine years of waiting (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). In the last... more

AirlinesAirplanes and carriers, Iberia and Vueling savings thanks to Erte
This system allows both to make employees work less
About 35 million euros would be saved every month by two Spanish carriers, specifically Iberia and Vueling, thanks to the latest measures that have affected employment (read also the article published... more

AerospaceNovember 3, 1957: mission to space of the dog Laika
63 years ago the launch of Sputnik 2
A "sacrifice" in the name of science. The date of November 3 is one of the most important in the history of space, since exactly 63 years ago the second ever artificial satellite, Sputnik 2, was launched... more

DefenseLeonardo: Alessandro Profumo is surrounded
He's focusing on hi-tech but Leonardo stock is at its lowest in five years, € 4 per share
The tsar is surrounded. Not only the voices for the resignation of Alessandro Profumo as CEO of Leonardo are increasing, even the stock market share seems not to comfort him. Does that market to which... more

AirlinesB-737 Max aircraft, pilot training still does not convince
Unions decided to raise the alarm
Unions of the pilots of American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are protesting vigorously in the last few hours after learning of the changes imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration regarding training... more

AirlinesQantas-American Airlines, joint-venture extended until 2026?
Both carriers want to renew the partnership
Other five years: this is the goal that air carriers Qantas, the Australian national airline, and American Airlines would aim for to extend the strategic partnership expiring in 2021 (read also the article... more

AerospaceStudy for metrological traceability of Earth observation data
European Space Agency TRUTHS mission
Consistent calibration will also enhance existing satellite missions more

AerospaceVirgin Galactic flight test program update: Spaceflight from New Mexico progress
By Mike Moses President of Space Missions and Safety at the company
Mike Moses President of Space Missions and Safety at the company declared in a note that: "It’s a hive of activity here at Spaceport America as preparations to deliver Virgin Galactic’s first spaceflight fro... more

AirlinesRyanair reports H1 results
The highlights of this period
Ryanair Holdings plc today (2 Nov.) reported a H1 loss of €197m, compared to a PY H1 profit of €1.15bn. Highlights of this 6-month period include:99% of the fleet grounded from mid-March to end June.Successful retu... more

AirlinesUAE invested 22 billion dollars for Etihad Airways?
Carrier would have benefited from it since 2003
United Arab Emirates (UAE) guaranteed about 22 billion dollars to air carrier Etihad Airways in seventeen years. The figure was revealed in the last few hours by "Bloomberg" agency which cited anonymous... more

AirlinesPlanes. EasyJet (2), CEO Lundgren does not exclude state aid
Low-cost carrier's finances are in trouble
Sincerity, this is the concept that John Lundgren, managing director of the low-cost airline easyJet, adopted in the last few hours (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Interviewed by the "Reuters"... more

AirportsOfficial inauguration of Berlin-Brandenburg airport
The first two airplanes landed in last hours
On October 31 there was the (too much) expected inauguration of the new Terminal 1 of German airport of Berlin-Brandenburg (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Nine years after the first announcement,... more

AirlinesRyanair against British lockdown: "It will be a failure"
The words of the CEO of the carrier O'Leary
Lockdown is one of the options that governments around the world have evaluated and could evaluate due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the last few hours, United Kingdom announced a month of restrictions... more

AirlinesAlitalia extends the "MilleMiglia" program and membership to the exclusive clubs
Until 2021 and 2022
Alitalia has extended for one more year the current edition of the "MilleMiglia" Program and the membership to the exclusive Freccia Alata Plus, Freccia Alata and Ulisse clubs."MilleMiglia" members will... more

AirlinesEasyJet kicks off the opening of BER
The first plane landed as part of the official opening of the new Capital Airport
As one of the largest airlines based in Berlin-Brandenburg, easyJet opened last Saturday a new chapter with the inauguration of the "Willy Brandt" of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. The first easyJet aircraft,... more

Civil aviationICAO leaders address North, Central American and Caribbean health, transport, and tourism ministers
COVID-19 has now infected over 43 million people globally, leading to over 1.2 million fatalities
As part of an important two-day event bringing together ICAO North and Central American and Caribbean Directors General of Civil Aviation, and their respective ministers of health, transport and tourism,... more

Civil aviationAirplanes and helicopters. Boeing reports third-quarter results
They continue to be impacted by COVID-19 and the MAX airplane grounding -ATTACHMENT
Boeing reported in the last days its third-quarter resultsThe highlights are: Financial results continue to be significantly impacted by COVID-19 and the 737 MAX groundingProactively managing liquidity... more

DefenseHypersonic missiles, Russia bewildered after American statements
Washington could deploy rockets in Europe
Washington and Moscow do nothing to hide the mutual irritation and the reason always remains the same, hypersonic missiles (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Yesterday, Thursday 29 October... more

AirlinesNew South African carrier has an official name: Lift
On-line contest registered 25 thousand suggestions
Wakanda Air, DjyRyNie and Lekker Airlines: these are some of the suggestions that South African citizens proposed online for the new national carrier (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Eventually... more

Civil aviationFincantieri: "Silver Moon" delivered in Ancona
It is the second of three “Muse” series ships for Silversea Cruises
The contractual delivery of “Silver Moon” –the second of three new ultra-luxury cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Silversea Cruises, a brand of the Royal Caribbean Group– took place today a... more

AirlinesKuwait Airways takes delivery of its two A-330neo airplanes
The first ones of eight aircraft ordered by the carrier
Kuwait Airways, the national airline of the Country, has received its two A-330neo airplanes. These aircraft are the first of eight units ordered by the carrier; it currently operates a fleet of 15 Airbus... more

CargoAn unmanned aviation civil zone created in Shanghai
The base is ready to attract a significant number of companies
Pilots? In a not too distant future they may perhaps no longer be the absolute protagonists of civil aviation. China is strongly convinced of this, as evidenced by the official inauguration of an experimental... more

DefenseThe difficult choice of new Japanese military aircraft
In addition to technology, we must look at the geopolitical balance
The options are different and the choice is made even more difficult by the geopolitical balance to manage. Japan must carefully evaluate its future program relating to military aircraft: factors such... more

AerospaceSpaceX, new mission on November 14th
There will be 4 astronauts headed to the ISS
If he didn't exist, it would be useful inventing him: Elon Musk, Tesla's number one, proves more and more every day that he has an impressive number of projects that see him as a great protagonist... more

AirlinesLow-cost air carriers resisted better to covid
It was revealed by an university study - ATTACHMENT
Coronavirus pandemic literally disrupted any industrial sector, including the aviation sector: in the case of carriers, however, not all have been affected in the same way, as emerged from a study conducted... more

AirlinesRyanair and Aer Lingus farther from Ireland
Both carriers are reducing regional links
The green of Ireland no longer suggests the hope of two air carriers who represent this country well. Low-cost airline Ryanair and Aer Lingus are progressively reducing connections at national airports... more

AirlinesSouth African Airways' rescue plan approved
Carrier will receive half a billion euros
Half a billion euros: amount is considerable, to say the least, but it was deemed appropriate for the rescue of carrier South African Airways (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Local government... more

DefenseRussia tests new ABM missile system
With success. The defense ministry spoke about it in these hours
Anti-Ballistic Missile: this is what the abbreviation ABM means, also used for new Russian defense system against ballistic missiles, successfully tested yesterday, on Wednesday October 28, 2020, from... more