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AirlinesPlanes. Emirates will bring salaries back to 100% in October
Airline received several billion dollars in aid
Return to normality: employees of carrier Emirates Airlines have been reassured by latest statements by a spokesman for the Asian company, according to which salaries will return to 100% during next month... more
DefenseChina ready to launch 12 new "Iot" satellites
It is the second phase of the "Xingyun" project
China is planning the launch of twelve new satellites during 2021, as reported by media of the Asian country in the last few hours. We are talking about the "Xingyun" project, characterized by spacecraft... more
AirlinesPlanes and carriers, 500 million to save Air Europa
Spanish government is evaluating financial aid
Half a billion is enough, at least for the moment. Air Europa could be saved by Spanish government with a loan of 500 million euros, a figure that was made public this morning, on Monday 7 September 2020,... more
AirlinesNew Iberia's president: "Sacrifices will be needed"
Javier Sanchez-Prieto is however confident about recovery
"And tomorrow, can you imagine?" Slogan of carrier Iberia is apt as never before to describe the statements of the future president and CEO of the Spanish national airline. Javier Sanchez-Prieto answered... more
DefenseFincantieri to design the project of the US Navy unmanned fleet
The LUSV program for 100-meter long vessels to operate without crew
The Department of Defense and the US Navy awarded to Fincantieri’s subsidiary, Marinette Marine (FMM), a $7 million contract for design and engineering work of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV), t... more
CuriositiesOn 7 September 1997 debut flight of the F-22 Raptor airplane
The world's first fifth generation military aircraft
A record to remember: today's date is very important for what concerns military aviation, given that on 7 September 1997, exactly 23 years ago, first F-22 Raptor aircraft made its debut flight. It is the... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). State Aid: EC approves Italian support
To compensate carrier for damages due to outbreak
The European Commission (EC) has found Italian €199.45 million support in favour of Alitalia to be in line with EU State aid rules. The measure aims at compensating the airline for the damages suffered d... more
HelicoptersMi-171A2 helicopter certified in South Korea
The first foreign operator of the model was the Republic of Kazakhstan
The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has validated the type certificate of Mi-171A2 helicopter, serially produced at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters... more
AirlinesAlitalia, Brussels approves € 200 million State aid
It's the economic support to compensate coronavirus' damages
Dialogue with Brussels is not simple, but in the last few hours an important opening arrived. Alitalia must convince the European Union with its new industrial plan, in the meantime, however, Margrethe... more
DefenseChinese military plane shot down in Taiwan, truth or fake news?
Local authorities have not confirmed yet -VIDEO
Tension is growing stronger between Taiwan and China. After the question of the new passports introduced by Taipei that annoyed Beijing, it has spread in these hours and the news of the shooting down of... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Airbus Canada transfers A-220 material management services
It represents a milestone and a step in the further integration of the programme
Airbus Canada Limited Partnership has officially transferred the overall A-220 material management services offer to Satair, as part of the programme integration into the industry. Since July, Satair,... more
Civil aviationAtlantia: establishment of new company
To acquire assets resulting from spin-off of Autostrade per l'Italia
Following the decisions taken at the Board meeting of 4 August, yesterday’s meeting of Atlantia’s Board of Directors has decided to proceed with the establishment of a company to acquire the assets res... more
AerospaceBahrain authorizes overflight airspace too
A few hours earlier Saudi Arabia did the same
First Saudi Arabia (read also AVIONEWS) and now Bahrain too: overflight of airspace of Persian Gulf Nation was authorized in the late evening of yesterday, on Thursday September 3, 2020, as regards the... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic ready to lay off another thousand employees
Carrier's rescue plan has just been approved
Unfortunately, the bailout did not overshadow the layoffs: airline Virgin Atlantic has just received the green light from the High Court of London regarding the 1.2 billion pounds guaranteed last week... more
AerospaceSatria, Indonesian telecommunication satellite, activities will start up
145,000 areas to be connected over 17,500 islands
Satelit Nusantara Tiga (SNT) and Thales Alenia Space, joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced yesterday the signature of a Preliminary Work Agreement to start the activities of... more
IndustryCounter-drone technology of Leonardo delivered to RAF
To support the research and development programme Synergia
Leonardo in the UK has delivered the first of four complete baseline counter-drone systems to the Royal Air Force (RAF) in support of the next stage of its Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) research... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines interested in saving South African Airways
African company has been in bankrupt for months
South African Airways is experiencing hectic hours and IT is looking for a business partner who can guarantee its operational future. South African carrier filed for bankruptcy several months ago, but... more
AirlinesRoutes by plane from China to Tibet continue to grow
Autonomous region remains a popular destination
As reported by Chinese media, routes from Asian country to Tibet have gradually and steadily increased. They are 120 links that at this moment allow to reach the autonomous region, especially after the... more
AirportsAirlines and airports agree conditions for European Winter slots waiver
Severe impact of COVID-19 and continued uncertainty requires the immediate extension
Facing the most difficult Winter season in aviation’s history, airlines and airports have agreed to abide by a set of conditions together with slot coordinators under which an extension of the waiver o... more
Civil aviationEmbraer adjusts its structure in response to the impacts of COVID-19
And the cancellation of the partnership with Boeing
Embraer announced today a 4,5% adjustment to its global workforce, which corresponds to approximately 900 employees in Brazil. The measure stems from the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the... more
Civil aviationSaudi Arabia authorizes airspace overflight to other countries
Decision comes after the historic flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi
It was not the classic exception that proves the rule. Saudi Arabia announced through the State news agency that the overflight of its airspace during the historic flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi will... more
DefenseDevelopment of radar for the RAF Typhoon aircraft
A GBP 317m contract
A £317m contract to develop the next generation of radar for the Royal Air Force's (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon airplanes will sustain hundreds of jobs and develop technologies for the UK’s Future Combat Ai... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines' never-ending crisis: more than 16,000 layoffs
Carrier informed the staff by email
Over 16 thousand fewer jobs: this is the employment scenario that is taking shape for the American carrier United Airlines, struggling with the crisis triggered by the coronavirus and intending to lay... more
AerospaceCovid-19. e-Geos will develop a solution to monitor the economic recovery
The company has won a contract with the European Space Agency
The big data generated by satellite images, information on road traffic, pollution and telephone traffic will be analysed more
AirlinesCJ EU. Passengers whose flights cancelled or delayed may demand payment of the compensation
Provided for under EU law in the national currency of their place of residence
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ EU) communicates today in a press release that:"Ms X had a confirmed reservation with the air transport company Smartwings Poland, formerly Travel Service,... more
AerospaceVega returns to flight: mission accomplished
53 micro and nanosatellites deployed into Sun-Synchronous orbit.-VIDEO
Today’s mission from Kourou’s spaceport in French Guiana marked a success for Vega’s return to flight. The European launcher, designed, developed and built by Avio, has placed in orbit 7 microsatellites weighi... more
AirlinesPlanes. Will the old national airline of Ecuador reborn?
Carrier's name should be Ecuatoriana Airlines
Empresa Ecuatoriana de Aviación, better known as Ecuatoriana, was Ecuador's national airline. Founded in 1957 and active until 2006, it could have as its new commercial slogan the title of a Stephen King... more
AirlinesPlanes and carriers, David Sapir could rescue El Al
Russian-Israeli businessman made his offer
David Sapir. This is the name of the possible "savior" of carrier El Al Israel Airlines: it is a Russian-Israeli businessman who came out in the last few hours with an offer of 51 million dollars for the... more
DefenseUS-China tensions on nuclear arsenal
Pentagon sure that it will grow in the coming years
Washington reports, Beijing rebels: annual "China Military Power" report that the Pentagon detailed in the last hours in the US Congress has highlighted a situation that is not exactly peaceful as regards... more
Civil aviationICAO and UPU urge national commitments and support
For postal, air cargo, and express mail operators
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) released a joint statement yesterday encouraging national governments to support their designated postal operators,... more
Civil aviationPlane-helicopter. Tokyo Government evaluates the AW-609 tiltrotor’s capabilities
To revolutionize connections with Ogasawara island
The aircraft would join a fleet of over 130 helicopters serving for civil, public service and military duties and a solid on-site customer support services network more
AirportsWoman walks on the wing of the plane after landing
Passenger will receive a hefty fine -VIDEO
Summer is not over finished and it can be understood the desire for a breath of fresh air when the sun begins to beat down in the hottest hours, but what committed by the passenger on a flight connection... more
AirlinesAirline catering crisis, the British Airways case
Layoffs linked to Covid also concern this sector
More than two thousand employees who have now been reduced to just 300: not even the air transport catering situation is rosy and obviously Covid-19 has heavily influenced this downsizing. The most worrying... more
DefenseRussia, SU-57 military aircraft will become "invisible"
Special roofing materials are being worked on
For centuries man has dreamed of invisibility and perhaps Russia could make a substantial contribution to this futuristic research. According to reports from the country's media in these hours, in fact,... more
AirlinesIATA calls for borders to open and continued relief measures
Total July 2020 traffic was 79.8% below 2019 levels, international was -91.9% -ATTACHMENT
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on governments to work together to urgently find ways to re-establish global connectivity by re-opening borders and to continue with relief... more
Civil aviationPlanes and transport. IATA (2): sluggish improvement in passenger demand continues in July
The international and domestic markets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in July (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs), continued at critically low levels--79.8% below July 2019... more
DefenseMbda Italia: Lorenzo Mariani new managing director
Starting from today
Starting from today, on September 1st, 2020, Lorenzo Mariani has become Executive Group Director Sales & Business Development of MBDA and Managing Director of MBDA Italia. Reporting directly to Eric Béranger,... more
AirlinesAirports, Aer Lingus ready to leave Ireland
Local media talk insistently about the disengagement from Shannon's current base
“Irish sky is an ocean of clouds and light”: not even this poetic phrase by Italian singer Fiorella Mannoia could lead to a rethinking of the airline Aer Lingus on the choice of disengagement from the... more
Civil aviationICAO and UNOCT concluded agreement to curb terrorist mobility
Through the global exchange of API-PNR data
ICAO Secretary General Fang Liu joined UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov in formalizing an important new Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) yesterday, aimed at... more
AirlinesSan Francisco Airport: trend of international flights continues in August
More destinations restored, airlines increase flight frequency
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) continued to welcome the resumption of non-stop flights from international airlines in August 2020, including the following:August 1st:Aeromexico resumed flights... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. IATA: cargo demand stable in July
Capacity remains constrained
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in July showing air cargo demand is stable but at lower levels than 2019. While there is some month-to-month... more
AirlinesPlanes. Dubai, € 1.6 billion to support Emirates
This liquidity injection was learned from a bond prospectus
Emirates, flagship airline of the Arab Emirate of Dubai, needed a breath of fresh air and certainly not for the typical climate of its reference country. In last few hours, local government decided to... more
AirlinesFirst flight Tel Aviv-Abu Dhabi (2), anti-missile system on board
This advanced technology allows to deflect rockets
An historic first time to be explored in every detail: Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi have never been so close as at this moment, after first flight ever from Israel took off this morning and headed to the Emirate... more
AirlinesAir India, government aims at privatization by the end of 2020
Asian airline is considered a cause for concern
Hope is the last to die and this is also what Hardeep Singh Puri, Indian Civil Aviation Minister thinks. Asian country is facing, among various urgencies, that of Air India, national carrier at the center... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers, Avianca saved thanks to maxi-loan
Colombian government intervened in the last few hours
Bailout in extremis. Despite some perplexity and hesitation, Colombian Government decided to save the national airline Avianca with a loan of 370 million dollars. The petition presented by the carrier... more
AerospaceItaly-Argentina, Saocom 1B satellite in orbit
Launch is part of a project that involves the two countries - VIDEO
Italy and Argentina are joining forces in a space cooperation project called Siasge (Italian-Argentine system of satellites for emergency management): yesterday evening, on Sunday August 30, 2020, it was... more
Civil aviationNew H-145/135 helicopter simulator joins training fleet of LAT
FFS Level D available at center in Frankfurt
Ready for training: Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) puts its first own helicopter simulator into service after receiving approval from the German Federal Aviation Authority. A new Level D full-flight... more
AirlinesFirst historic flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi
Delegation on board will sign peace between the two countries
An important commercial air link which for the moment cannot be purchased by the general public. During today's morning, on Monday August 31, 2020, there was the first historic Tel Aviv-Abu Dhabi flight.... more
AirlinesLufthansa Cargo continues aircraft fleet modernization
Carrier welcomes its eighth B-777F plane in Frankfurt
A brand-new B-777F aircraft landed at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) today on Monday, 31 August, at 7:26 local time. The cargo with registration D-ALFH was in flight for 9 hours and 24 minutes after its take-off... more
Civil defense"European Rotors": firefighting is one of the show's main topics
Dedicated discussions and trainings to be offered from industry experts
Forest fires are no longer privative issue of southern Europe. Climate change and the increasing awareness of the general public about the economic and social value of nature have brought forest fires... more