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Military aviationLeonardo-Diamond: partner to offer variant of DA-62 aircraft
The new MSA aircraft will be presented for the first time at the "Paris Air Show 2019"
Leonardo and Diamond Aircraft Industries are teaming up to offer a version of Diamond’s popular twin-engine DA-62 aircraft customised for maritime surveillance missions. The newvariant, designated DA-62MSA (... more
UAS-DronesUber invests on drone planes for food delivery
Tests have been carried out in San Diego in collaboration with McDonalds
Drone aircraft, and everything they can deliver, are the new business frontier for Silicon Valley companies. Amazon recently presented the drone that will cover Prime Air service for parcel delivery (see AVIONEWS).... more
Science and technologyAirbus partners with United Airlines to manage aircraft data
And to enhance predictive maintenance capabilities
United Airlines has become the latest US carrier to connect to Airbus’ open-data platform, Skywise, following an agreement recently signed between the airline and Airbus. United will leverage Skywise t... more
AirlinesAlitalia: passenger revenues in the first 5 months 2019
In May +6.4% for intercontinental flights
Alitalia’s revenues increase continues the growth trend in the first five months of 2019. During this period, the Italian airline reported 1.8 per cent increase in passenger revenues, compared to the s... more
Civil aviationThe SpaceJet family of aircraft introduced
Mitsubishi announces commercial name for regional aircraft
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation officially announced today its Mitsubishi SpaceJet family of aircraft.SpaceJet is the commercial name for the product family that includes the SpaceJet M-90 (previously... more
Military aviationTurkey rejects US ultimatum on S-400s
Russia is ready to deliver first battery in July
Ankara foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed what Turkish President Erdogan had announced before: Turkey will not renounce to purchase S-400 anti-aircraft defense missiles from Russia. As the "Reuters"... more
ReportMexico still selling presidential airplane
Gains will go financing anti-immigration measures
Gains that Mexico will derive from sale of the presidential airplane, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, will be used to finance task force against illegal immigration. The decision came after agreement imposed... more
ReportNo survivor in Antonov plane crash
The wreckage of the military aircraft was found after an eight day research
Researches of Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 plane ended with a tragic but expected epilogue. All 13 people who were aboard the military transport aircraft were declared dead. "The IAF pays tribute to... more
Military aviationPlanes. Romania: first month of missions for Italian Eurofighters
Over 150 flight hours in the "Task Force 4th Wing" of Air Policing of NATO -GALLERY
The first intense month of activity for the Eurofighter fighter aircraft of the Italian Air Force shifted to Romania in the context of the Air Policing NATO mission. The main reason for the redeployment,... more
AirportsMilan-Linate: airport closed for three months
Due to works on the runway and airport terminal restyling
Due to the closure of the Milan-Linate airport for three months (July 27-October 27, 2019) due to works on the runway and for restyling of the terminal, Alitalia informs passengers that flights in this... more
IndustryOther 13 M-345HET aircraft arriving for the Italian Air Force
The agreement signed with Leonardo for EUR 300 million
The new trainer aircraft will operate alongside the Air Force’s existing T-346A fleet, which is used for advanced pilot training more
AirlinesAlitalia: Calenda "I would leave the aircraft on the ground and make it fail"
For ex-minister, Lotito is laughable. We'll throw away billions more ...
Strong statements that probably reflect the opinion of those Italians tired of financially supporting a "therapeutic obstinacy" that for decades has kept Alitalia alive, a long time no longer a flag company,... more
ReportAbe's diplomatic and commercial action in Iran
United States has deployed a group of aircraft carriers and B-52 bombers
Shinzo Abe arrived in Iran for a three-day official visit. He will see Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. The visit of the Japanese prime minister, who closely follows... more
AirlinesClaudio Lotito presented an offer for Alitalia
The Lazio football club president applies as the fourth newco partner
Among expressions of interest received by Alitalia and discussed at the government summit at Palazzo Chigi, there is the offer presented by Claudio Lotito. This was confirmed by the Lazio football club... more
AirportsLouisville entitles airport to Muhammad Ali
The hub in Kentucky is the third greatest in the United States for what regards freight traffic
Great sportsmen can enter in people's hearts and embody the collective identity. That's why regional airport authority of Louseville, the city in Kentucky where Muhammad Ali was born, has decided to pay... more
ReportFalse bomb alert on plane: an Italian stopped
It happened in Portugal; the aircraft came from Bergamo
According to the Portuguese local news, an Italian citizen whose details are not disclosed was arrested last June 11 on his arrival at Porto airport on an Irish low-cost airline Ryanair. Shortly before... more
ReportRocket against Saudi airport arrival hall
Launched by Yemenite rebels at the Abha airport in southern Arabia
The Houthi through their broadcaster "Al-Masirah TV" claimed it: the rebels that control the Yemeni capital Sana'a launched an attack with a cruise missile against Abha airport. The arrival hall of the... more
AirlinesErnest Airlines announces code-share
With a Russian carrier
Ernest Airlines, an Italian company based in Milan, officially announces the partnership with the Russian carrier Pobeda Airlines. This is the first code-share agreement signed between two low-cost airlines... more
AirlinesThree new connections by TAP for the USA
The first flight to San Francisco took off
Launch of the new Lisbon-San Francisco connection, one of the three American destinations to which Tap Air Portugal will start flying this month. The new route strengthens and consolidates the strategic... more
AirlinesPlanes. The Spanish Albastar obtains IOSA certification
It entered in the register last May 22
Albastar, Spanish carrier announces the obtainment of IOSA (International Operational Safety Audit) certification, the global reference standard, designed to evaluate the management and operational control... more
AirlinesRyanair to invest in a Malta AOC
Through purchase of Malta Air
Ryanair Holdings announced today on June 11, 2019 it has agreed to purchase Malta Air, a Maltese start-up airline, into which the Irish low-cost carrier will move and grow its Malta based fleet of 6 B-737... more
IndustryIsotta Fraschini Motori: "1000 hour qualification" for PPA diesel engines
Fincantieri subsidiary presents its new 16V170C2ME generator system
Isotta Fraschini Motori (IFM), Fincantieri’s subsidiary, celebrated today at its facility in Bari, the “1000-Hour Certification” for its 16V170C2ME diesel generator system for Multipurpose Offshore... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: published common EU rules
Their application will be gradual -ATTACHMENT
On 11 June 2019 common European rules on drones, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 & Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, have been published to ensure drone operations across... more
Military aviationTurkey looks for Moscow's fighter planes
Ankara is considering to replace F-35s with the Sukhoi Su-57s
Turkey threatens to turn its back on United States. Defense ministry officials are evalueting to purchase Sukhoi Su-57 fighter planes from Russia, if the F-35 deal is finally to be lifted, according to... more
IndustryRaytheon-United Technologies combine in merger
A giant will be created, the second one in the world after Boeing
Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corp. have entered into an agreement of merger. From it a giant will be created in the aerospace and defense sector. The merger of Raytheon, a defense company,... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Di Maio: "We are in the final leg"
"Week of choices", the vice premier said it. Does the 4th investor come out of the top hat?
The results of the summit that is being held this afternoon at the Ministry of Economic Development between the three commissioners Alitalia, FS, and the same Mise probably represented by the head of the... more
Civil aviationIcao-Iata: launch new guidance to prevent and manage unruly passengers
The launch ceremony of it took place in the last days
The Secretary General of ICAO, Fang Liu, and the Director General and CEO of IATA, Alexandre de Juniac, have officially launched new ICAO legal guidance on the management of unruly and disruptive passengers.The... more
AccidentsNew York: A-109E helicopter crashes on skyscraper
Only one victim, the pilot. It is not terrorism -2 VIDEO
At around 2 pm local time yesterday on June 10 a private helicopter A-109E, registration N200BK, of the operator American Continental Properties, while it was in flight of transfer has fallen on a skyscraper... more
DiscussionsProfumo, CEO Leonardo: "We confirm guidance for 2019"
Will Raytheon and United Technologies merge? "We'll be happy if the asset value increases"
The press presentation meeting of the newness that Leonardo will bring to the next "Le Bourget" Air Show that will open its doors next June 17th was held at the Piazza Monte Grappa site in Rome. The CEO... more
DiscussionsLeonardo (2): first the new drone, then the ATR
At the Le Bourget show the group will present the latest model of "Falco" family
The novelty that Leonardo will present at the "Paris-Le Bourget air show" will be new "Falco" drone, an evolution of the previous Falco Evo, with greater autonomy of flight and load capacity. The name... more
HelicoptersRostec to finance civil aviation projects
For over USD 600 million for airplanes, helicopters, engines, components and other
Novikombank, part of Russia’s State Corporation Rostec, concluded a number of agreements during the "XXIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum" ("SPIEF-2019") to finance the holdings of the Corporation's a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: will we talk again at the end of the month?
In view of a mini-extension: will it be enough to close the 'game'?
Nothing moves on the Alitalia side. A few days before the June 15, the deadline for the presentation of a definitive and binding offer for the carrier by FS, the stagnant climate remains only occasionally... more
Fair and showsAirplanes and helicopters. Boeing at the "Paris Air Show 2019" (17-23 June)
To showcase innovation, partnerships and safety
Boeing will showcase its broad range of commercial and defense products, services and technologies at the "2019 Paris Air Show", which runs June 17-23 at Paris-Le Bourget Airport. The company's presence... more
Military aviationF-35 airplane crashed in Japan. "The pilot suffered from vertigo"
Necessary the flight data recorder
It would have been spatial disorientation and not a technical problem, according to the Japanese aeronautics, which caused the death of a pilot aboard an airplane F-35 stealth fighter during an exercise... more
DefenseUSA, ultimatum to Turkey
Ankara will have to choose between F-35 aircraft and S-400 missiles
With us or against us. The US ultimatum to Turkey has arrived: by the end of July, Ankara will have to choose between the United States (thus remaining both as a buyer and as a developer in Lockheed Martin's... more
AerospaceYamal-601 satellite started the in orbit raising phase
The first manoeuver lasted about two hours and was successful
Thales Alenia Space and Gazprom Space Systems announce that the Yamal-601 satellite started yesterday its transition to the geostationary orbit. The specialists are implementing the in orbit raising backup... more
DefenseIs new US CVN-79 aircraft carrier incompatible with F-35 airplanes?
Problems could concern catapults and the stopping cables
The US Navy's new Ford class aircraft carrier, CVN-79, may not be able to deploy F-35C aircraft. Or at least not immediately. The issue is contained in a draft of the National Defense Authorization Act... more
DefenseF-35 aircraft: stop USA to train Turkish pilots and technicians
Next move the exclusion from the aircraft program? In the center, the S-400 node
Only a few days ago Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated that he did not want to withdraw from the agreement for the purchase of the Russian anti-aircraft missile system S-400 (see AVIONEWS),... more
AirlinesAlitalia, "the most punctual airline in the world" in the first five months of 2019
According to data certified by US company
With 87.9 per cent of flights landed on schedule, Alitalia has confirmed itself as the most punctual airline in the world in the first five months of 2019. The result was certified by "FlightStats", the... more
AirlinesAlitalia dossier: twist, Lotito comes into play
One to zero all square: the SS Lazio partner of FS, Mef and Delta?
It lacked only this one: in the "bets" list to identify the investor who will support Ferrovie dello Stato in the new Alitalia shareholder, after Atlantia and the family of the Toto builder, here comes... more
AirlinesLa Compagnie’s first A-321neo plane makes inaugural transatlantic flight
The aircraft will be presented at the Le Bourget show
The first single-aisle A-321neo destined for La Compagnie, an exclusively business-class French airline operating scheduled transatlantic flights, will commence transatlantic services on 6 June from Paris-Orly... more
ReportTrump threatens duties if Mexico does not stop immigration
Mexico City capitulates: it will deploy the Army
Donald Trump had announced 5% duties on all Mexican goods imported into America, starting next Monday, which will gradually rise to 25% from October if illegal immigration is not stopped. Although the... more
Press releaseLufthansa Group published its 25th Sustainability Report
Activities, programs, progress and challenges -VIDEO
Today, the Lufthansa Group has published its 25th sustainability report. For a quarter of a century now, the company has been providing information every year on the various activities, programs and advances... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: the sixth Air Law Conference is about to begin
One of the most important conferences in Italy in the sector. The main issues and participations in detail
The next June 21, 2019 at the Luiss "Guido Carli University" in Rome will be held the annual Air Law Conference, now in its sixth edition, entitled "Facing the new Challenges in the Aviation Industry -... more
Military aviationThe first Rafale fighters were delivered to Qatar
Doha also has signed agreements with the United States and Great Britain
The Qatari defense ministry announced that it had received the first batch of 5 Rafale fighter airplanes, produced by the French company Dassault, yesterday. The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al... more
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