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ReportTurkey: we will never declare the "ceasefire"
US Vice President Mike Pence will be in Ankara today
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he was not worried about US sanctions and he would never declare a ceasefire in Syria (see AVIONEWS). His goal is to win as much ground as possible and send... more
AerospaceThe female-only spacewalk was anticipated
Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will replace the ISS batteries
The women-only walk initially planned for the 21st of this month will be brought forward to Thursday 17 or 18 October. Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will replace an element of the batteries... more
AccidentsMi-17 helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
All 7 crewmembers died
A Mil Mi-17V-5 helicopter from Afghan Air Force (AFA) crashed yesterday in Durrah-i-Hairratan, near Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province in Afghanistan after a technical malfunction causing the death of all... more
Civil aviation"Brexit": possible EU-UK agreement in the next few hours
Johnson grants and the "Queen's Speech" - VIDEO
It is very likely that the much feared "no-deal" will be averted: in the next few hours the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom could draw up an agreement on the "Brexit". According to "Guardian... more
Civil aviationAlitalia: the seventh extension
Atlantia and FS ask for further details
Despite the repeated recommendations of the Minister of Economic Development Stefano Patuanelli with respect to the impossibility of further postponements to present the binding offer for Alitalia, it's... more
Press releaseAtlantia's BoD: deliberations regarding Alitalia
To continue with talks aimed at reaching agreement on a business plan for relaunch
At a meeting held yesterday, Atlantia’s Board of Directors confirmed the Company’s willingness to continue with talks aimed at reaching agreement on a solid longterm business plan for the turnaround of... more
ReportUS sanctions Turkey, but Ankara continues attacks
Possible accusation of war crimes - VIDEO
Today Donald Trump signed sanctions against Turkey that ignored the warnings and continued its assault in northern Syria. Measures against Ankara, more than anything else concerning an increase in steel... more
IndustryFincantieri: "Sky Princess" delivered in Monfalcone
Fourth unit of the Royal Princess class
"Sky Princess", the fourth Royal Princess class ship built by Fincantieri for Princess Cruises, the fastest growing premium cruise line, under Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise operator, w... more
ReportRussia meets the United Arab Emirates
On the agenda space and economic cooperation, Syria and the fight against terrorism
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his meeting yesterday in the United Arab Emirates, said he was willing to collaborate in Space research with Abu Dhabi. The planned activities include the launch... more
AerospaceRogozin (Roscosmos): no foreign alternative to Soyuz
"The Russian spacecraft remains the only one to bring manned missions into orbit"
"At the moment, Soyuz remains the only spacecraft to bring manned missions into orbit", said the general director of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, to Riyad journalists yesterday,... more
PeopleAlexey Leonov, the first man "suspended" in Space, dies
His disappearance in the days of astronaut spacewalkers -VIDEO
The cosmonaut "Roscosmos" Alexey Leonov died on October 11, 2019 at the age of 85. Leonov, born in the then Russian RSFS (Russian Socialist Federal Republic), was the first human being to leave his capsule... more
CuriositiesAustralia: campaigns against forced marriages in airport toilets
Action plan to combat the practice of "baby wives"
Australia is starting today a special campaign to prevent forced marriages: posters and communications describing the illegality of the practice will be shown in the Sydney airport toilets: in the last... more
DefenseEurope-Turkey: selling arms outage will have an impact?
Ankara's independence in the defense sector
Europe has decided to block the sale of arms to Turkey (see AVIONEWS) which responded, through the pro-government Ankara newspaper "Sabah" that the latest announcements "have no impact or have very limited... more
DefenseUSA: planes scour North Korea
Control activities for missile launches
In view of the possible missile activities of North Korea, the USA is consolidating air surveillance. On Friday, there were reports of an E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft of the... more
DefenseRussia: "Thunder 2019" is ready for military training
Hundreds of planes involved and missile experiments
An important military exercise "Thunder 2019" will begin from today until October 17 in Russia. The head of the section for international military cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Defense Yevgeny... more
ReportSpain: Catalan separatists condemned
Violent protests, access roads to the Madrid airport blocked -VIDEO
The Spanish Supreme Court yesterday condemned the separatist leaders of Catalonia with sentences of between 9 and 13 years in prison. Blocked rail and metropolitan access routes to Barcelona-El Prat Airport... more
IndustryAirbus-Air Austral: agreement to purchase three A-220 aircraft
Among the first customers of the model in the Indian Ocean region
Air Austral, France’s Réunion Island-based airline, has signed a firm order for three A-220 aircraft, Airbus’ newest family member. With this order the carrier becomes one of the first model customer base... more
ReportSyria: 785 fighters affiliated to ISIS fled
"Protection is very weak now"
785 fighters affiliated with ISIS have fled from Ain Issa camp near Raqqa. Even more than 100 women affiliated with the Islamic State and their children escaped from a camp where they were detained in... more
PeopleBoeing: BoD separates CEO and Chairman roles
Their separation will allow to concentrate on the B-737 Max aircraft
Dennis Muilenburg continues as CEO, President and Director; lead Director David Calhoun elected Non-Executive Chairman Board to add New Director with deep safety experience more
ReportJapan: for the typhoon the work of helicopters continues
The death toll reaches 56 people, the airports closed - VIDEO
In Japan, the violent typhoon "Hagibis" caused the death of 56 people, 15 missing and almost 200 wounded, and the budget would still seem destined to grow. Declared a state of emergency, there are thousands... more
ReportEcuador: agreement reached after days of violent clashes
Fuel price dropped to pre-crisis levels - VIDEO
An agreement was reached this morning at dawn between the delegation of the Ecuadorian natives (Conaie) and President Lenin Moren or after 12 days of violent protests following the austerity measures taken... more
HelicoptersMil-Kamov: design bureaus to team up as national helicopter center
The first stage shall be completed by mid-2020
The Board of Directors of Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has taken a decision to unite JSC “Mil Moscow Helicopter plant” and JSC “Kamov” to establish JSC “Nation... more
DefenseItaly also says stop selling arms to Turkey
In fact, there is already a law prohibiting the transfer of arms to countries at war
Italy also wants to say "stop" to the sale of arms to Turkey following the attacks in Syria against the Kurds (see AVIONEWS). Following the shutdown by the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Germany and France,... more
AirlinesAir France: objectives for sustainability in four areas
The carrier has long been committed to reducing its environmental impact
New voluntary objectives in Air France’s sustainability roadmap, centred around four major strategic areas -Offsetting of 100% of CO2 emissions on all domestic flights* as of January 1st, 2020;Reduction i... more
Military aviationAircraft-helicopters. Exhibition of military Air Force in China
The jewels of Chinese aviation on the occasion of the 70 years
The exhibition of weapons and military aircraft in China in Changcun from 17 to 21 October on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Air Force.Concerning the event, Colonel Zhang Shouhai of... more
DefenseThe US exit from the INF Treaty was a smart move
This was stated by Putin at the summit of the heads of State of the CSI in Turkmenistan
"The Americans have acted slyly in devising a reason to abandon the Inf Treaty", said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit of the Heads of State of the CIS, underway in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan... more
AirlinesAlitalia’s long-haul sector increase continues in September
For the twenty-third consecutive month of growth
Alitalia’s long-haul revenues and passenger increase continues the growth trend and the Italian airline reported in September 2019 the twenty-third consecutive month of growth.In the ninth month of this y... more
IndustryFincantieri. Countdown to new Cunard ship begins as first steel is cut
It is set to enter service in 2022 with bookings commencing next year
Cunard and Fincantieri today celebrated the start of construction on the 249th ship of the luxury cruise line, marking an exciting moment in the company’s 179-year history.The yet unnamed ship will be t... more
IndustryAirbus delivers thousandth A-320Neo family airplane
To the Indian airline IndiGo - DATA SHEET
Airbus has delivered the 1,000th A-320neo family aircraft: an A-321neo produced in Hamburg, Germany, was delivered to Indian airline IndiGo (it is one of the world’s biggest customers for the A-320neo F... more
AirlinesTurkish Arlines: traffic-data in September
And in the first nine months of the year
Turkish Airlines, which has recently announced the passenger and cargo traffic results for September 2019, recorded 82.9% load factor in that month.According to the September 2019 Traffic Results of Turkey’s n... more
ReportMissiles strike Iranian oil tanker on the Red Sea
Possible terrorist attack - VIDEO
Today two missiles have hit an Iranian oil tanker (NIOC) on the Red Sea near the coast of Saudi Arabia, just over a hundred kilometers from the port city Jeddah.It is feared that this is a terrorist attack... more
Civil aviationAlitalia: entry of Lufthansa and knots to be dissolved
The expiration date is approaching and Fs asks for clarifications
After Lufthansa's proposal of a commercial partnership in Alitalia, FS (Ferrovie dello Stato), also in agreement with the Ministry of Economic Development, asked the German company for more information.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Rome-Tokyo flights to/from Haneda as of March
Company gets traffic rights to fly to the airport
Italian civil aviation authority has entrusted to Alitalia the traffic rights to fly to/from Tokyo-Haneda airport beginning from 29 March 2020. Beginning from that date, the daily Alitalia Rome-Tokyo service... more
Science and technologyBoeing and Porsche to partner on Premium Urban Air Mobility market
Development of new urban ecosystem
Porsche and Boeing signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the premium urban air mobility market and the extension of urban traffic into airspace. With this partnership, both companies will... more
SecurityThales-Airbus: partnership to detect cyber threats
A unique solution against attacks
Airbus CyberSecurity and Thales, two European references in cybersecurity, have signed a partnership agreement to offer a unique solution against cyber attacks. The solution will combine the file analysis... more
AirlinesAir Dolomiti and Lufthansa Group strengthen commercial cooperation
From next January 2020
The Lufthansa Group plans to strengthen its Air Dolomiti airline, based in Verona. From January 1st, 2020 the company will become part of the Group's B2B programs all over the world, including the PartnerPlus... more
UAS-DronesIndra led European project Comp4drones
For transportation services based on drone
Indra, one of the global technology and consulting companies, will develop innovative applications based on the use of drone aircraft and artificial intelligence, which will allow them to offer new and... more
DefenseTurkey's non-stop air raids in Syria
Trump: ISIS prisoners are arriving in Europe
Turkey's air raids on Syria continue: yesterday afternoon in the northeast against 181 Kurdish targets of the People's Protection Unit (see AVIONEWS) and this night in northern Iraq.The Turkish Ministry... more
AirlinesNew connection launched from Munich to Tashkent
For Summer 2020
From the start of the 2020 summer timetable period, Uzbekistan Airways will offer two weekly services from Munich to the capital of Uzbekistan. The flights will depart on Wednesdays and Sundays. The new... more
ConferencesUS VP Mike Pence to speak at "IAC 2019"
Opening ceremony will take place next October 21 in Washington
The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announce that on 21 October 2019, the Honorable Mike Pence, Vice President of the United... more
IndustryATR launches Short Take-Off and Landing 42/600S airplane
Its BoD approves it into the new STOL version
ATR, the regional aircraft manufacturer, confirms it has received authorisation from its board of directors for the launch of the ATR-42/600S. With the ‘S’ representing STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing), thi... more
CargoIATA: US-China trade war weighs heavily on air cargo
Global export orders continue to fall
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), contracted by 3.9% in August 2019, compared... more
DefenseTurkey (2): aerial bombing in Syria
Military operations officially started - VIDEO
Beginning this afternoon, air raids by Turkey over the Kurdish cities of Sere Kaniye and Tel Abyad in Syrian Kurdistan. Then the Turkish military operations in Syria became official.After the announcement... more
IndustryThree ATR-72MP aircraft and logistic support services for the Italian Finance Police
Contract worth over EUR 150 million
Leonardo has signed a contract with Italian Guardia di Finanza valued at over 150 million euros for the supply of three ATR-72MP airplanes and related technical-logistic support services. This agreement... more
AerospaceProton-M launched with European and US satellites on board
From Baikonur. The 19th Russian space launch and the 4th in 2019 for the rocket -2 VIDEO
Proton-M, the Russian carrier rocket, was launched today by the Baikonur Kazakh cosmodrome with Eutelsat5 West B, a telecommunications satellite produced by Airbus Defense and Space and Northrop Grumman... more
DefenseUS-Syria-Turkey: the reactions by Russia and Iraq
Concerns and doubts
Following the withdrawal of American soldiers from Syria (see AVIONEWS) and the start of the Turkish incursion which saw yesterday the arrival of a convoy of 130 armored vehicles on the border of Akcakale,... more
AerospaceA lander for the Moon
NASA opens a tender for companies
NASA opened the tender to the companies for the design of a landing vehicle called "Human Landing System" (HLS), able to transport men to the Moon by the end of 2024. The deadline for the presentation... more
Military aviationPhoto. First Canadian Air Force C-295 aircraft shows off its final livery
Purchased by the Government for the RCAF's FWSAR programme
Photo. The first C-295 airplane, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) programme, rolled out of the p... more
Tilt-rotorsPlane-helicopter. V-22 aircraft fleet surpasses 500,000 flight hours
The tiltrotor to support worldwide military missions
The V-22 fleet of tiltrotor (airplane-helicopter) built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, and Boeing has topped the 500,000 flight hour milestone. More than 375 Ospreys logged the hours, including... more
AerospaceEven Africa conquers space
The first Ethiopian satellite with the support of China
In December, the first Ethiopian satellite will be launched into space with the support of China. It was announced today by the Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde during a parliamentary session of the... more