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Civil aviationRefunds, and no vouchers for air passengers
MEPs who propose a guarantee fund ask for them
AVIONEWS informs that the MEPs (Members of European Parliament) Giosi Ferrandino, Alessandra Moretti and Patrizia Toia (PD political party), together with colleagues from the S&D Group of the Transport... more
AirlinesVirgin Australia rescue: more than 10 potential buyers
The airline could become a low-cost domestic carrier
Virgin Australia, Australian second largest carrier after Qantas, could soon find new owners after it was placed into voluntary administration following to the Canberra government's decision that once... more
Civil aviationIATA: essential support measures, but only to "sustainable companies"
Branson promises to mortgage his resort villa to save Virgin
Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO of IATA (International Air Transport Association), intervenes in the debate on the future of air transport, returning to the seriousness of the situation and... more
HelicoptersSix Robinson helicopters delivered to Hunan, China
Three R-44 Cadets and three R-22
Robinson Helicopter Company delivered three R-44 Cadets and three R-22s to industry's dealer General Aviation Services of Hunan, China. This marks the first delivery of an R-44 Cadet to China. All s... more
AirlinesKorean Air provides cabin crew with protective gowns and goggles
Focus on the safety of its employees and customers during the pandemic and beyond
Korean Air is providing protective gowns and goggles to all cabin crew members from April 21 to help protect passengers and cabin crews.Its cabin crews on all flights are wearing goggles in addition to... more
AirportsPassenger planes carry cargo to Munich
Lufthansa A-350s landing twice daily with protective equipment from China
To addressing the covid-19 crisis, Lufthansa is currently operating two daily flights carrying protective equipment from China to Munich Airport with A-350 long-range jetliners. Under normal circumstances,... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic seeks aid from Great Britain
Industry uncertainties require public intervention
Virgin Australia under controlled administration more
Civil aviationIATA: slow recovery needs confidence boosting measures
The results by a survey -ATTACHMENT
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to work with the industry on confidence-boosting measures in the face of an anticipated slow recovery in demand for air travel.An... more
HelicoptersHealth Care District in Florida purchases two AW-169 EMS helicopters
First Leonardo aircraft to feature a longitudinal roll-on stretcher system for specialty care transport
Leonardo announced today that the Health Care District of Palm Beach County, FL —a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificated air carrier in southern Florida also known as Trauma Hawk—has signed a c... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport: weekly traffic figures for April 13-19
Passengers, cargo and aircraft movements
Frankfurt Airport unveiled weekly traffic figures for April 13-19. The highlights are:Passenger numbers remain very low Repatriation of passengers largely completed High demand for freight capacities Some air... more
IndustryAircraft. Atitech is planning a gradual normalization of operations
Following the four-week low activities
Following the four-week low activities according to the governmental health prescription, Atitech is planning a gradual normalization of operations.Appropriate measures have been prepared to safeguard... more
Civil aviationITF-IATA: support from Governments essential to protect jobs
And to preserve aviation industry
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for support from governments to the aviation industry, to protect jobs and ensure that a... more
AerospaceAirbus and the climate change with TRISHNA
The industry will support France and India to monitor it
The French Space Agency (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, CNES) has recently signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the development and manufacture of the thermal infrared instrument f... more
IndustryFirst Nigerian Air Force A-29 aircraft completes inaugural flight
The delivery in 2021 -DATA SHEET
Embraer Defense & Security and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced the first of 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack, combat and reconnaissance aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) successfully... more
HelicoptersPAAC continues full-scale fulfillment of the state defense order
At present, the effort involves over 4,000 company employees
Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company (PAAC), part of Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation), continues the fulfillment of the state defense order; the works are being carried... more
AerospaceA vegetable garden in orbit. It's Italian
It will allow optimal nutrition in long-lasting space missions
Enea (Italian Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), the "Federico II" University of Naples and the "Sapienza" University of Rome are the entities that participated... more
AirlinesAeroflot suspends the sale of airline tickets
On international routes until August
The website of the Russian civil aviation authority reported it today: due to the pandemic from Covid-19, the national airline Aeroflot suspended the sale of tickets for all international connections until... more
Military aviationPhoto. Airbus achieves world’s first fully automatic refuelling contacts
Between a tanker test aircraft and a Portuguese Air Force F-16 jet
Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign, conducted earlier in the year over the Atlantic Ocean, involved an... more
AirlinesIberia: new repatriation flights in a second wave
Following the 6,000 of the first one
Iberia is engaged to repatriate own citizens from different Countries at worldwide.The highlightsAnother 2000 people will return home in this second wave of its repatriation flights, following the 6,000... more
HelicoptersHelicopters help to cope with the corona crisis
Exchange of experience on a global level at "European Rotors" event in November
Helicopters play an outstanding role in the current health crisis due to their special flight characteristics. They are not only important for the transfer of infectious and ventilated patients from hospital... more
IndustryVard enters the renewable energy sector: contract signed
It reaffirms diversification strategy by Fincantieri for its Norwegian subsidiary
Vard, Fincantieri’s subsidiary and one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, signed a new contract for the design and construction of one Service Operation Vessel (SOV) f... more
AirlinesAlitalia continues to organize special flights to repatriate Italians
Between today and Tuesday; cargo flights until May 4
Repatriation of compatriots from abroad continues thanks to the special flights organized by Alitalia in coordination with the Crisis Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, even from airports... more
Civil aviationICAO calls on countries to grant speedy authorization and access for repatriation flights
To date the Organization has issued seven bulletins and four State letters
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) issued new advice to national governments on repatriation flights designated as State aircraft, humanitarian flights, or commercial repatriation flights.The... more
AirportsMiami Airport receives grant for COVID-19 relief
For USD 207 million CARES Act
Miami International Airport (MIA) was awarded in the last days $207 million in funding from the federal government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Airport Grant Program – mak... more
AerospaceCIMON-2 makes its debut on the ISS
The technology for human-machine interaction in the space in a new stage of development
Scientific investigation into the effects of stress and isolation during long-term missions more
Sport aviationAir sports. FAI: Markus Haggeney new Secretary General
With immediate effect
The FAI Executive Board has named Markus Haggeney as the new Secretary General of FAI, the World Air Sports Federation, with immediate effect. He, who had been appointed FAI Acting Secretary General in... more
Civil aviationIATA-ICS: Governments must facilitate ship crew changes
Designated airports
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are jointly calling on governments to take urgent measures to facilitate crew change flights for seafarers.... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in March 2020 decline in Frankfurt and Group's airports
COVID-19 pandemic massively impacts traffic volumes
In March 2020, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served some 2.1 million passengers – a 62.0 percent decline compared to March last year. For the first three months of 2020, accumulated passenger traffic at FRA f... more
Civil aviationCOVID-19 puts over half of 2020 passenger revenues at risk
IATA released updated analysis - ATTACHMENT
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released updated analysis showing that the COVID-19 crisis will see airline passenger revenues drop by $314 billion in 2020, a 55% decline compared to... more
Finance and economyWizz Air: post-close trading statement
The detailed press release issued by the carrier
Wizz Air communicates today that: "Wizz Air Holdings (Wizz Air or the Company), the low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe today provides a post-close trading update for the year ending 31st March... more
HelicoptersAero Asset reports positive Q1 preowned helicopter market
But pandemic and oil crash slowdown has begun
Aero Asset's First Quarter 2020 Preowned Helicopter Market Trends report indicates the quarter's market dynamic was generally positive heading into a slowdown brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and... more
Military aviationPhoto. Luxembourg's A-400M plane makes its maiden flight
Lasted five hours
Photo. The A-400M new-generation airlifter ordered by the Luxembourg Armed Forces has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN104, took off on April... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes a Happy Easter (at home) to everyone
The agency will reopen regularly next Tuesday on April 14, 2020
AVIONEWS communicates to its subscribers, reporter and fans of social networks that it will be closed for the Easter extra week-end.The agency will reopen regularly next Tuesday on April 14 with the normal... more
Finance and economyLeonardo. Shareholders’ meeting: filing of Remuneration Report
Convened in May
With reference to the Shareholders’ Meeting of Leonardo, convened in Ordinary session on 13 and 20 May 2020 (in first and second call respectively), Leonardo hereby informs that is available to the public a... more
CargoAeromexico: three aircraft used at the same time for cargo transportation
One from a request by the local Government, the other two by private clients
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, Aeromexico is using part of its grounded fleet for cargo-only flying through its airfreight division, Aeromexico Cargo.This is an unexpected turn in Mexico's... more
UAS-DronesThe new Primoco UAV record was beaten
The previous one in 2017 at Prague Airport
A Primoco model One 150 UAV unmanned aircraft successfully completed yesterday on April 9, 2020, a continuous flight of 12 hours and 8 minutes. The plane safely landed on the runway 34 of the Písek-Krašovice a... more
CargoAircraft. Lufthansa Cargo expands freight capacity
51 additional weekly flights from Germany and Austria to Asia and back
Seats will be removed from several passenger aircraft more
IndustryAirbus airplanes: update on March commercial orders and deliveries
The industry adapts production rates in COVID-19 environment
After a solid commercial and industrial performance at the beginning of the year 2020 more
IndustryPC-21 aircraft of the Spanish Air Force: Leonardo to supply electronics
A contract with the Swiss Pilatus
Leonardo has been awarded a contract by Pilatus Aircraft to provide airborne communications systems, cockpit control panels and associated electronics for installation on-board PC-21 single-engine turboprop... more
Finance and economyAirports. Autogrill: update on Covid-19
Its BoD reviewed the results and the actions implemented to deal with the crisis
The Board of Directors of Autogrill has today reviewed the consolidated revenue as at the 29th March 2020 as well as the mitigating actions the Group has implemented to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.The... more
AerospaceOmnispace selects Thales Alenia Space
To develop satellite infrastructure for its global hybrid network vision
Omnispace, the company that is reinventing mobile communications by building a global hybrid network, announced today it has selected Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and... more
AirportsAci Europe: strong impact of pandemic on airports clear in March
106 million passengers lost last month alone
As Europe’s economies have come to a stand-still over the past weeks, so has the European airport network. Restrictions to travel and lockdowns imposed by governments as well as airlines grounding most o... more
DiscussionsDrone planes: military push continues to Boeing
US Navy carries on with UAS air refuellers: USD 85 million
An internet note by the US Department of Defense reports that the US Navy (USN) has awarded Boeing a contract worth $ 84.7 million to build three more units of the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned refuelling aircraft..The... more
AirportsSan Francisco Airport postpone T3 West project
SFO remains open
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced plans to postpone a project to renovate the remaining section of Terminal 3, where United Airlines operates. The $1B Terminal 3 West project, originally... more
AirlinesLemaire Minister: "ready to defend Air France"
The French government will intervene with EUR 6 bn for AF-KLM
AVIONEWS reports that the French government's response to Air France-Klm's request for aid was not long in coming. Anne Rigail, CEO of Air France, had been very explicit in an interview to "Le Figaro":... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol postpones payment of 1.1 billion of shares due by the airlines
Restrictions decided by States around the world have led to -90% of air traffic
In order to "support the aeronautical sector to deal with the sudden and significant cash crisis" caused by the coronavirus emergency, the 43 countries affiliated to Eurocontrol have decided to allow airlines... more
HelicoptersLeonardo: Kopter acquisition completed (helicopters)
The purchase price consists of a $185 million fixed component
Leonardo announced yesterday the closing of the acquisition of Kopter Group AG (Kopter) from Lynwood (Schweiz). The purchase price, on a cash and debt free basis, consists of a $185 million fixed component... more
AerospaceCryoSat-2 celebrates today its 10th anniversary from its launch into orbit
The cool satellite studies snow and ice
Over the last decade it delivered almost 350 Terabytes of data, the equivalent of a 1,400 km long bookshelf more
Civil aviationNew dates announced for ACI EUROPE events
For Annual Assembly & Congress and the Commercial & Retail Conference
ACI EUROPE announces new dates for two of the airport industry’s landmark events, following the inevitable disruption of the COVID-19 crisis. The organisation’s Annual Assembly & Congress, and the Com... more
Civil aviationJoint letter from seven State Parliaments to the European institutions
On the initiative by the Italian President of the Chamber of Deputies, Roberto Fico
On the measures and policies to be adopted to tackle -with a view to solidarity and sharing- the health and economic crisis following the Covid epidemic 19 more