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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
Civil aviationIncreased liberalization and intra-regional resilience key to aviation recovery in Africa
According to the declarations by ICAO SG Fang Liu at a special on-line event
Speaking at a special on-line event organized by the African Union (AU) to commemorate the Yamoussoukro Decision, ICAO Secretary General Fang Liu declared that the recovery of African air services should... more
AerospaceOnly silence from PM Conte and Minister Gualtieri about Profumo's problems
Sentence on Leonardo's CEO is a risk for company reputation
It is called reputationin the Anglo-Saxon economic world which now considers it a fundamental asset for the evaluation of a company. And today in Leonardo, led by Alessandro Profumo (sentenced in first... more
Civil aviation50 years ago the second Italian raid Rome-Tokyo by a tourism plane
La lunga trasvolata di 19 mila km compiuta in 26 tappe e 90 ore di volo
On November 15, 1970, one month after its departure from Rome-Urbe city airport, the SIAI-Marchetti S-205 single piston engine four seater aircraft, piloted by Mario Panvini Rosati (1935-1997) landed in... more
AirlinesIATA: airlines and workers call for urgent Government assistance
To prevent jobs catastrophe
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) issued a joint statement calling for urgent government intervention to prevent an employment c... more
ConferencesNew ICAO-IFAR agreement to enhance innovation integration
Signed during a summit
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and the International Forum for Aviation Research (IFAR) formalized a new agreement aimed at accelerating and improving the effective assessment of new... more
AerospaceVirgin Galactic appoints new Chief Information Officer
Effective immediately
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc., a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced the appointment of Alistair Burns as Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. In this... more
AccidentsAircraft. ICAO Council urges Iran to complete PS752 accident investigation final report
The first international Forum "Safer Skies" on conflict zones next December
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Council States in the last days urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to expedite the accident investigation into the tragic downing of Ukraine International... more
Civil aviationICAO encourages proactive pursuit of public health corridor, travel bubble solutions
During a special roundtable with experts
Appreciating recent increases in domestic passenger and freight movements in the ICAO Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, ICAO Secretary General Fang Liu encouraged APAC States this week “to continue the proactive p... more
Finance and economyItalian Customs and Monopoly Agency. AVIONEWS interviewed Minenna and Zucchini
Both were in Genoa during "60th Boat Show" - VIDEO
During "60th Genoa Boat Show", AVIONEWS interviewed two key-people of Agenzia delle Dogane e Monopoli (Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency), general director Marcello Minenna and Interregional Director... more
AerospaceProfumo: "smell" of resignation
Tomorrow's Board of Directors could be the last for Leonardo's CEO
It will be an incandescent Board of Directors the one convened in videoconference tomorrow, on Thursday November 5, 2020 at 5:30 pm. Leonardo's board meets with the stock market closed, but on the... 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
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
AerospacePositive signs for Europe as ESA goes forward to the Moon
A MoU signed between European and American space agencies
ESA (European Space Agency) Director General Jan Wörner and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine have signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to take Europe to the Moon.The historic agreement... more
PeopleInvestigation on Italian FS insurance policies, CEO Battisti against rumours
Prosecutor is investigating on old services
CEO of Italian Ferrovie dello Stato Group, Gianfranco Battisti, gave a mandate to his lawyers to proceed in court to protect his reputation regarding press rumors concerning his role in the investigation... more
Civil aviationICAO reiterates call for governments to ensure funding for civil aviation authorities
Fang Liu made her appeal during a virtual meeting
ICAO Secretary General Fang Liu reiterated the UN agency’s call for national governments to assure the sustainable funding of their civil aviation authorities (CAAs).Her appeal was made during her opening r... more
IndustryProfumo (2). Leonardo: continuity of company operations in relation to the first instance BMPS judgment
Board of Directors' meeting of yesterday
Leonardo communicated in a statement that: "Leonardo’s Board of Directors, which convened yesterday, was provided with comprehensive information on the potential effects resulting from the first instance j... more
PeopleProfumo, Bluebell fund's alarm: "Leonardo CEO risks not to travel"
Giuseppe Bivona clamored for his resignation
The controversies have not subsided at all after the conviction of Leonardo's CEO, Alessandro Profumo, a not exactly tender first-degree sentence (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Six... more
IndustryLeonardo's statement on Profumo's judgement in his previous role in MPS (2); the title loses in Stock Exchange
The note issued by the industry
Leonardo declared in a statement that "With regards to the judgement in the first instance of Alessandro Profumo, relating to his previous role as Chairman of MPS, the Company would like to make clear... more
AerospaceCondemnation of Profumo for derivatives Mps, no to resign from Leonardo
The current CEO of the Group said he was surprised and embittered
Six years of imprisonment: this is the sentence imposed in the first instance against Alessandro Profumo and Fabrizio Viola, on trial as former president and managing director of Monte dei Paschi di Siena... more
Civil aviation9 October 1890: first take-off by Clément Ader's Eole aircraft
He departed near Paris for a distance of 50 metres and a height of 20 centimetres
On 9 October 1890, French engineer Clément Ader’s Eole (Avion I) aircraft took off from the grounds of Château d’Armainvilliers near Paris for a distance of approximately 50 metres and a height of aroun... more
AirlinesPlanes. Spohr (Lufthansa CEO): "We still burn too much cash"
The situation of Deutsche carrier remains delicate
An impressive pace: the “speed” with which the Lufthansa carrier is literally burning millions upon millions cannot be defined in another way (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Even the man... more
AerospaceZefiro 9 engine: qualification test passed
At the presence of the Undersecretary of Defense Giulio Calvisi, then visit the construction of the new SPTF industrial site for space activities in Sardinia
The qualification test of the Zefiro 9 VT3 engine, an advanced version of the third stage propulsion system already in use on the Vega launcher and specifically enhanced and customized for the new Vega... more
Civil aviationBoc Aviation announces change of Chief Financial Officer
With effect from today, on October 1st
BOC Aviation announces that Steven Townend has commenced the role of Deputy Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer with effect from today, on October 1st, 2020. In his new role, he oversees the... more
Civil aviationIATA: green recovery of air transport a priority for industry leaders
Despite the current crisis the commitment to pursuing sustainability remains strong
Brief. Despite the current crisis facing the global aviation industry, its commitment to pursuing sustainability remains strong, particularly as the sector starts to recover. Speaking at the "Global Sustainable... more
Civil aviationICAO at "ATAG 2020 Global Forum"
Its Council President encourages solidarity and a focus on building back more sustainably
In his virtual remarks to industry leaders attending the Air Transport Action Group’s (ATAG’s) "2020 Global Sustainable Aviation Forum" yesterday, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano drew att... more
AirlinesKirsten de Bruijn joins Qatar Airways Cargo
With 13 years of experience in management in this sector
Qatar Airways Cargo announces today that Kirsten de Bruijn has joined the airline in the capacity of Senior Vice-President, Cargo Sales and Network Planning. An air cargo veteran with 13 years of experience... more
AirlinesIreland. Appointment of new IAA leader doesn't convince
Diarmuid O'Conghaile will shortly manage the Irish Aviation Authority
A "very fresh" appointment that is immediately debated: to lead IAA (Irish Aviation Authority), Irish authority that regulates the country's aviation, Diarmuid O'Conghaile, current CEO of airline... more
AirlinesTrade unions sound alarm over Ryanair CEO’s bonus pay
In the time of mass dismissals and State support provided to the airline
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemn the shareholders’ decision to pay out a €458,000 bonus to Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary a... more
Civil aviationIATA and UNOCT to cooperate on countering terrorist travel
The MoU signed today during a virtual ceremony
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation with the United Nations Countering... more