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DefensePutin answers to Trump: "Ready not to prolong the nuclear deal"
The international tension arises after the US withdrawal from the Inf. Treaty
"With the withdrawal from the arms reduction treaties, the United States has weakened the international relations in the field of global security", said Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting... more
UAS-DronesAmazon presents hybrid drone
The aircraft will deliver packages to customers up to 15 miles within 30 minutes
The project that Jeff Bezos has been pursuing since 2013 is almost upon us. In the Mars Conference (Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics and Space) held in Las Vegas from June 4th to 7th, Amazon officials... more
HelicoptersIndia evaluates new Russian Kamov utility helicopters
For its new destroyers and fleet frigates
At "ISDEF 2019" -the international fair for military armaments and equipment being held at the Tel Aviv Convention Center, Israel, from 4 to 7 June- an authoritative source close to the Indian Defense... more
AirportsNew explosion proof scanner at Heathrow
They cost 50 million pounds and will be used by 2022
The London-Heathrow airport will employ new explosion-proof 3D scanners by 2022. The new devices will be able to detect hidden bombs, producing a detailed three-dimensional image of what is inside a passenger's... more
Military aviationIndia, researches on the missing military plane are going on
Identified the area considered to be the place of possible crash
Attempts to locate the Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 aircraft, disappeared with 13 people on board, six officers and seven other IAF members, continued unsuccessfully so far. The plane, which left from... more
DefenseAerospace and Defense: two Chinese launches in a few days from the Yellow Sea
Beijing warning in Washington
China shows its muscles rattling arrows throughout its aerospace and defense industry in front of the world, and especially in the eyes of Trump's America. Within a few days, the Nation had scored two... more
Finance and economyLeonardo: agreement signed with four banks
Within the "Leap 2020" program
As part of Leonardo’s "Leap 2020" programme, which the Company launched to improve sustainability and performance of its supply chain, the industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with B... more
AerospaceMoscow: a new Bars-M produced by the end of the year
Military satellite for surveillance and mapping of Russia
The Russian Federal air transport agency announced today that a new Bars-M satellite will be produced by the end of the year, reporting the statement by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. It is a military... more
Science and technologyBoeing advances biofuels, recycling and conservation
According to the 2019 environmental report just published
Boeing today released its 2019 Global Environment Report, highlighting how the company is building cleaner, more fuel-efficient airplanes and finding innovative ways to recycle and conserve resources.In... more
IndustryVard will build a second cruise vessel for Coral Expeditions
It will be named "Coral Geographer" and will be sister ship of the unit delivered in April
Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard Holdings Limited (Vard), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, signed a contract with the Australian cruise operator Coral Expeditions f... more
Civil aviationAir France-KLM: 2018 report on CSR activities of the Group published
At the ordinary and extraordinary shareholders' meeting of the past days - ATTACHMENT
On the occasion of the ordinary and extraordinary shareholders' meeting held in recent days, Air France-KLM announced the report on the activities of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) 2018. The report... more
AirlinesKLM: first European sustainable aviation fuel production plant
The opening is scheduled for 2022
Klm Royal Dutch Airlines has committed itself for a period of 10 years in the development and purchase of 75,000 tons of sustainable fuel per year. KLM is among the first carriers in the world to invest... more
Civil aviationFondazione Leonardo presents "Civiltà delle macchine"
The publication was revived to create a dialogue between scientific and humanistic culture
“Civiltà delle macchine” is to be reborn after thirty dormant years. Fondazione Leonardo, established a few months ago (see AVIONEWS), is reviving the publishing project that started in 1953, under Leon... more
AccidentsGermany: balloon crashes
No victims but all 11 on board injured, two of them serious
Shortly after 9:00pm on June 4, 2019, the balloon of a private operator, D-OLAF registration, seems to have overturned due to a sudden gust of wind while the balloon was landing, a few meters from the... more
ConferencesIATA and Star Alliance extend cooperation
In order to improve passenger experience
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Star Alliance (SA) have renewed their collaboration on traveller document verification to improve the passenger experience. Star Alliance and IATA,... more
Military aviationRussian jet intercepts American plane flying over the Mediterranean
Moscow rejects accusations of irresponsible action by Washington
Skirmishes occurred during the Italian night in the Mediterranean skies between the United States and Russia. The sixth US fleet reported an unsafe interception of a US suirvellance airplane by a Russian... more
AerospaceChina launches rocket carrier from marine platform
The CZ-11 launcher will carry spacecraft in the heliosynchronous orbit -VIDEO
The Chinese national space command informs that yesterday around 12 am local time for the first time in its history China launched the solid-propellant CZ-11 rocket (Lunga Marcia) with seven spacecraft... more
UAS-DronesBoeing invests in Robotic Skies
It is a service provider of commercial UAS
Boeing announced its investment in Robotic Skies, a services provider that connects manufacturers and operators of commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with a global network of more than 170 civil... more
Civil aviationKlm presents the Flying V prototype
The airplane of the future aims at energy efficiency. It will be launched between 2040 and 2050 -VIDEO
The prototype airplane of the future on which the Dutch carrier KLM has decided to bet will be presented in October at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport. It's called Flying V, designers said it will be able to... more
AirportsVienna: proposal to name the airport to Niki Lauda
The airport of the Austrian capital could follow the other metropolises
There was the track where he raced at full speed. And then there was the runway to take off. Niki Lauda's second passion, recently deceased at the age of 70, was flight. He had also become an entrepreneur... more
Civil aviationAireon system certified by the EASA
It represents the culmination of a three year long collaboration
Aireon was officially approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as an Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Organization to provide Air Traffic Management (ATM)/Air Navigation Service... more
DefenseS-400, Erdogan: "We do confirm the purchase"
The Turkish president said he won't withdraw from the agreement with Russia
Turkey will not turn back on the S-400s. "We have an agreement that is currently being implemented; there is no intention to leaving, we have committed ourselves", said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines: Ed Bastian speaks freely
About the transatlantic alliance with Virgin, on Alitalia, and around Air France-KLM
Despite the vicissitudes that have shaken the French-Dutch Group, Delta Air Lines does not regret having entered its capital. The CEO Ed Bastian from Seoul told the press yesterday, at the conclusion of... more
DefenseUsa, Pompeo: new nuclear deal with Iran is possible
The US Secretary of State met Angela Merkel in Berlin
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Heiko Mass in an official visit to Berlin. He has spoken with the German government about the question of military spending,... more
AirlinesPlanes. British Airways re-establishes links with Pakistan
Routes suspended 11 years ago after the terrorist attack at the "Marriott Hotel"
British Airways returns to Islamabad. It does so after 11 years restoring the link with London interrupted following the bloody attack in September 2008, when a truck packed with explosives crashed into... more
UAS-DronesYemen, rebels launched drone attack
UAV was used against the loyalist military parade
In Yemen, the Houthi insurgent movement launched a drone against military parade of Arab Saudi-led coalition forces in the southern port city of Aden. The news was given by the media linked to the rebels,... more
Civil aviationKLM to host 76th IATA AGM in Amsterdam
It will be the third time for the Netherlands
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will host the 76th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands,... more
PeopleCarsten Spohr new IATA Board Chairman
For a one year term
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Officer, Carsten Spohr, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year... more
ReportTrump on a State visit to London
Great commercial expectations from three days in the UK -2 VIDEO
The American president Donald Trump and the first lady Melania landed this morning from the "Air Force One" presidential plane coming from Maryland, at London-Stansted airport for a three-day official... more
PeopleWalter Cho appointed as Chairman of SkyTeam Alliance board
And elected to IATA BoG
Walter Cho, Chairman and CEO of Korean Air, has been confirmed as SkyTeam Alliance Board Chairman. The appointment was endorsed at a meeting of the SkyTeam Alliance Board at COEX Convention Center in Samseong-dong,... more
AirlinesB-737 MAX airplane, Azal cancels order worth 1 billion for security reasons
The Azeri company would have bought ten aircraft from Boeing
The flag carrier of Azerbaijan, Azal, has cancelled an order for ten B-737 MAX, worth $ 1 billion, for security reasons. The Azeri carrier has canceled the purchase by Boeing following the fatal accidents... more
SecurityBoeing and FAA inform: defect on B-737 NG and MAX aircraft
The problem on the leading edge slat tracks concerns 312 units in the world
There seems to be no peace for the new family of 737 Boeing aircraft, already heavily hit by the grounding of the MAX variant after the two known accidents (Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines) that caused... more
AirlinesPlanes. Delta in Alitalia: start talking about money?
The CEO Bastian: "We plan to invest in recapitalization". But it will take months
On the sidelines of the Iata Annual General Meeting which will end today in Seoul, the CEO of Delta Air Lines, Ed Bastian, has let himself go to the press statements about the entry of the Atlanta carrier... more
PeopleAstaldi: new chief restructuring officer
The BoD has appointed Paolo Amato
The Board of Directors (BoD) of Astaldi SpA met last Friday and appointed Paolo Amato as Chief Restructuring Officer (“CRO”) to support the Group in the ongoing corporate restructuring. His role is to a... more
Airlines20 years of Aegean Airlines
And it launches a promotion for this occasion
Aegean Airlines celebrates its twenty years of activity.Born from the merger of Aegean Aviation, the first private company with an air operator certificate in Greece, and the Vassilakis group of companies.... more
Military aviationJapan receives its first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft
Variant that offers a big-generation jump in terms of radar technologies
Northrop Grumman informs that it has delivered to Japan the advanced variant D of its E-2 Hawkeye, a twin-engine turboprop naval, an all-time aircraft with Airborne Early Warning tasks for the Japanese... more
AirlinesEtihad increases the Abu Dhabi-Moscow route
Starting from October
Etihad Airways has announced the launch of additional daily flights between Abu Dhabi and the Moscow-Domodedovo airport starting next October 27 on an Airbus A-320 plane. The decision, according to the... more
AerospaceAirbus will build three satellites for Inmarsat
GX 7, 8 and 9 based on OneSat, the new satellite product line of the industry
Airbus has signed a contract with Inmarsat, a company in global mobile satellite communications, to design, manufacture and build the first in their next generation of geostationary Ka-band satellites,... more
UAS-DronesAirbus and Spanish Air Force to develop drone aircraft
Digital technologies first tested on the A-400M and then on C-295 and CN-235
The Spanish Air Force has become one of the first air forces worldwide to support the development of Airbus’ drone and augmented reality-based maintenance inspection services, with the aim of drastically re... more
AirportsMoscow's plan to expand 6 airports in the Far East of Russia
In the Chukotka region, rich in oil, gas, gold and tungsten
The head of the Department of Transport, Communications and Roads of the autonomous regional government of Chukotka has announced that within the framework of the State program for the development of the... more
ReportFanatic group threatens to paralyze Heathrow airport
In June and July, the airspace was invaded with drone aircraft
They are called Extinction Rebellion (XR), and they are a socio-political movement that protests in a peaceful way against climate change, biodiversity loss, the risk of human extinction and ecological... more
AerospaceYamal-601 satellite in orbit
Designed and built by TAS for Russian GSS -VIDEO
The Yamal-601 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) for the Russian operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS), was successfully launched yesterday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome... more
CuriositiesKorean Air repaints Qantas A-380 aircraft
The first of four airplanes
Korean Air has completed its first repaint of a Qantas A-380 airplane with a new livery. Qantas Airways is in the process of repainting its fleets ahead of its 100th anniversary in 2020. In July 2018,... more
Military aviationUpdate of Il-80 and Il-86 command and control aircraft concluded
Ready to join the ranks of the Russian Air Force
According to reports in the local press, Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Aleksej Krivoručko informed that the modernization of Ilyushin Il-80 and Il-82 command and control airplanes was successfully... more
AerospaceInaugurated the ExoMars 2020 ROCC
It will control its surface operations
The ExoMars 2020 Rover Operations Control Center (ROCC) was inaugurated today by Thales Alenia Space-TAS- (the joint-venture between Thales 67% and Leonardo 33%), ALTEC (Aerospace Logistics Technology... more
PeoplePope Francis in Romania by an Alitalia plane
Take-off tomorrow on an A-320 aircraft
Pope Francis will take off tomorrow morning at 8:10 am for Bucharest with AZ 4000 flight for the apostolic journey "Let's walk together". The landing is scheduled at 11:30 am at Otopeni airport. The flight... more
AccidentsB-737 MAX aircraft, Muilenburg (Boeing): "I apologize to the victims' family members. We failed"
On the flight software error there was a lack of communication with authorities
"I personally apologize to families: as a leader of this company it is something that strikes me directly". Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing CEO, apologizes to the families of the 346 victims killed in the two... more
Military aviationKA-52 helicopters towards modernization
In view of the acquisition of 114 units by the Russian Defense
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said in these hours that his Ministry predicts to conclude a contract in 2020 for the acquisition of 114 units of the modernized KA-52 attack and reconnaissance... more
AccidentsUkraine: MIL Army helicopter crashes
Four victims
A Ukrainian Mil Mi-8 military helicopter of the Army crashed last night near the village of Sestriatyn, Radyvyliv district, Rivne region, in Ukraine. The aircraft had taken off from Brody's military base... more
DefenseMoscow-Tokyo easing of tensions in bilateral talks today in Japan
Cooperation on various topics. But there remains the friction on the Kurils
Several signs of easing of tensions between Moscow and Tokyo that arrive in these hours, the fourth round of talks between Foreign and Defense ministers of Russia and Japan opened today in Tokyo, where... more