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Civil defenseFires in Israel: two Italian Canadair aircraft take off
Critical situation monitored by Italy. Conte decides intervention
The Italian President of the Council of Ministers, Giuseppe Conte, in agreement with the Department of Civil Defence and the Department of Fire Brigades, ordered the sending of two Canadair CL-415 aircraft,... more
DefenseStill US Navy ships in the Taiwan Strait
Beijing hardly tolerates provocation in an already tense climate
The US informs that it has again sent two naval ships to sail the waters of the Taiwan Strait, in clear scorn towards China and its increasingly aggressive attitude towards its borders in the South China... more
IndustryTesting of the BriteCloud system on Typhoon RAF airplanes
Leonardo was selected by the British Ministry of Defense
Leonardo has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence to support a series of trials in which the ‘BriteCloud 55’ Expendable Active Decoy (EAD) is being trialled for operations with the Royal Air For... more
Fair and shows"Ebace 2019". Piaggio Aerospace: delivery of two Avanti Evo aircraft
And it signs authorized service centers for after-sales service P-180
Piaggio Aerospace, a reference Italian aircraft manufacturer active in the business aviation and defense and security sectors, announced the delivery of two P-180 Avanti EVO in VIP configuration respectively... more
DefenseRussia: exercises for the Black Sea fleet warships
With launch of Kalibr cruise missiles
The press office of the Black Sea Fleet (the component of the Russian Navy that operates in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea), announced today that an exercise has just ended which saw the "Admiral... more
ReportIn Wuhan the "2019 Flight Expo": a great public success and business opportunity
Eleven commercial contracts were signed for investments of 26 billion yuan as a whole - VIDEO
The second edition of the "World Fly-in Expo", which was held at Hannan General Aviation Airport in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in central China, gathered passion, entertainment and business.... more
Military aviationMilitary aircraft. Croatia: urgent purchases
Negotiations in progress with the USA and Sweden, the agreement for F-16 from Israel has disappeared
Vanished the conclusion of the agreement for the supply of more F-16 American multi-role fighter planes decommissioned by Israel, as Tel-Aviv has not received approval from the United States, now Zagreb... more
AccidentsB-737 MAX aircraft: Boeing did not listen to suggestions from pilots on the MCAS
Ethiopia tragedy avoided if it did, the American Airlines union said it
In recent weeks, senior Boeing executives have repeatedly stated that the actions by the pilots of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines respectively (at the controls of the two B-737 MAX aircraft crashed in... more
Finance and economyAutogrill: shareholders' meeting approves 2018 financial statements
Dividend of € 0.20 and buyback. Zannoni takes the place of Gilberto Benetton - ATTACHMENTS
The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Autogrill SpA, held today in ordinary session and chaired by Paolo Zannoni, examined and approved the 2018 financial statements.The highlights are:Shareholders‘ Mee... more
Science and technologyRobot pulls Piaggio P-180 Avanti heavy aircraft
The "quadruped" will support the man in emergency scenarios (earthquakes and fires) -VIDEO
The IIT (Italian Institute of Technology) research team led by Claudio Semini presented the latest research related to the "International Conference on Robotics and Automation" held today at the International... more
AirlinesOne hundred years of British Airways: the Queen also celebrates them
The 93-year-old sovereign at Heathrow airport in a sky blue suit- VIDEO AND PHOTO
It was on August 25, 1919 when the first international commercial air service planned in the world took off at 9:10am from the large green area of Hounslow Heath, London, towards Paris-Le Bourget, piloted... more
AirlinesAir Astana celebrates 17 years of activity
Founded in 2001, first flight in 2002
Since the first flight was performed between Almaty and Nur-Sultan (former Astana) on 15th May 2002, the airline has carried a total of 44 million passengers and performed almost 500,000 flights. Air Astana’s r... more
AirportsNext opening of the new Malpensa Prime terminal
Sea Prime declares it at "EBACE 2019" ongoing in Geneva
Sea Prime presents the new Malpensa Prime terminal at "EBACE 2019" (21-23 May in Geneva).The countdown has started for the inauguration, scheduled for July 2019, of the new Business & General Aviation... more
PeopleThales Alenia Space: new appointment
Pascal Homsy Executive VP for telecommunications business line
Pascal Homsy, 54, has been appointed Executive Vice President of Thales Alenia Space’s Telecommunications Business Line, effective May 13, 2019. He succeeds Bertrand Maureau, who takes on new responsibilities w... more
Helicopters"Ebace 2019". Contract signed for two AW-109 VIP helicopters
And renew Distributorship agreement in UK
As one of the world’s leading manufacturers in the VIP multiengine helicopter market with a 40% share and one of the largest producers of corporate helicopters flying in UK, Leonardo is further growing i... more
ConferencesAir connectivity essential to Europe's regional cohesion and inclusiveness
The 12th Annual Aci Europe conference this week in Poland
Europe's regional airports gather in Krakow, Poland this week for the 12th Annual ACI EUROPE Regional Airports Conference & Exhibition. The event, hosted by Krakow Airport, provides the opportunity to... more
AerospaceNASA invites people: send your names to Mars
They will be printed on a chip attached to the Rover leaving for the red planet
Engaging the public in the prelude to the human exploration of Mars. This is the aim of the initiative by NASA, the American space agency, which invited people love the space to send their names to land... more
IndustryAirbus announces performance improvement to the A-220 aircraft family
Starting from the second half of 2020
Airbus announced yesterday that the A-220 Family aircraft, the newest addition to its single-aisle portfolio, will now be offering increased range starting from H2 2020. The A-220 aircraft Maximum Take-Off... more
Airlines100 aircraft in the TAP fleet
The Portuguese carrier receives an A-330neo - TECHNICAL DATA
Another important milestone has been reached by TAP Air Portugal: for the first time in 74 years of history, the number of aircraft in its fleet rises, thanks to the arrival of a new additional A-330neo,... more
ReportB-737 MAX airplane: check the bird-strike hypothesis in the Ethiopian disaster
Credible eventuality for FAA. But...
A new hypothesis emerges among the causes of the software malfunction of the anti-stall system (MCAS) of the Ethiopian Airlines B-737 MAX aircraft, crashed last March 10 killing all 157 people on board.... more
IndustryAirbus-SAS agreement for research on hybrid and electric planes
The ambitious challenge will be to impose them on the air transport market
Airbus, the European giant, and SAS Scandinavian Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for hybrid and electric aircraft eco-system and infrastructure requirements research.The MoU, signed... more
Fair and showsRecord numbers of aircraft fly to "EBACE" on alternative fuels
The ongoing event in Geneva (May 21-23)
Business aviation leaders celebrated the record number of airplanes arriving at the industry’s largest European industry event fueled by sustainable alternative jet fuels (SAJF). In all, 23 aircraft a... more
AerospaceAirbus signs MOU for future space cooperation
With the Hellenic HSA
Airbus and the Hellenic Space Agency (HSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering future space cooperation. The MOU will focus on Earth observation, space exploration and future growth... more
MiscellaneousEdizione (Atlantia and Autogrill) Board decapitated its CEO
Patuano, "Resignation", will not be replaced
In a recent interview to "La Repubblica" Luciano Benetton, founder of the Benetton Group, confirmed what was in the air for some time, namely the redefinition of the management structure of Edizione, a... more
DiscussionsThe Tupolev Tu-134 turns off the engines
The last example of the historic Soviet aircraft is expected to the Novosibirsk museum
The Tupolev Tu-134 airplane turns off the engines definitively. The last aircraft, belonging to the fleet of the company Alrosa, has concluded its service covering the route from Irkutsk to Mirny, in Russia.... more
Fair and showsPiaggio Aerospace participates in "Ebace 2019"
And it showcases P-180 Avanti Evo airplane
After inviting Expressions of Interest for a possible buyout (see AVIONEWS), Piaggio Aerospace participates in the "European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition" ("EBACE 2019"), in Geneva, Switzerland... more
PeopleNiki Lauda (2): the tweet by O'Leary (Ryanair)
The CEO of the low-cost carrier posted it to remember him
Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, posted a tweet to remember Niki Lauda: "He will remain in our heart and our memory as a visionary leader, a legend of the Formula 1 and an aviation pioneer. Niki was an... more
SecurityZTE launches its first cybersecurity laboratory in Europe
The opening ceremony today in Rome
ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has today verified its commitment to the ICT industry against... more
AirlinesB-737 MAX aircraft: China Eastern Airlines presents the bill to Boeing
Damages asked for economic losses and for delay in future deliveries
Following the two incidents that occurred on October 29 in Indonesia (to Lion Air) and March 10 in Ethiopia (to Ethiopian Airlines) -in total 346 people died- due to a malfunction in the software of the... more
Civil aviationEC signs landmark aviation agreements with China
Both will proceed with their internal procedures to put conclusion of the contract in place
The European Union and China have yesterday signed an agreement on civil aviation safety and a horizontal aviation agreement to strengthen their aviation cooperation.The agreements follow up on the EU-China... more
DefenseUS fighter planes "plug" Russian bombers flying over neutral waters
It's intimidation, says Moscow
Moscow's Defense Ministry said that four Tu-95MS strategic bombers of the Russian Air Force flew over the waters of the Ochotsk, Bering and Ciukci seas, on a planned flight mission to last over 12 hours.... more
ReportYemeni rebels launch missiles against Mecca and Jeddah
Intercepted and destroyed by the Saudi air defense
Short from the world. The Saudi authorities confirm in these hours about the interception and destruction of two ballistic missiles launched by the Yemenite rebels towards Mecca, the Sacred City of Islam,... more
Civil defenseAircraft-helicopters. RescEU: EU establishes initial fireghting fleet
For the next season of forest fires
To prepare for the risk of forest fires during the upcoming Summer, the Commission is launching today the first fleet of firefighting aircraft under the new rescEU system to tackle natural disasters. So... more
AirlinesAlso Toto is moving forward for Alitalia
The Group would have made an offer of EUR 200 million to the Mise Ministry
Although the Italian Minister of Economic Development Luigi Di Maio has postponed the definition of the dossier after the European elections, the negotiations for Alitalia are silently going on. As reported... more
AirlinesWizz Air: 15 years of activity for the carrier
200 million passengers transported
Wizz Air celebrates the 15th anniversary of the first flight and the important milestone of the 200 million passengers carried.The very first flight took off May 19, 2004 from Katowice to London-Luton.... more
Civil aviationNiki Lauda died, legend of F1 and scheduled aircraft and transport
A prominent figure also in the sector of European aviation -VIDEO AVIONEWS
The three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda died this night in a private Swiss clinic, struck down by a long disease. Three world titles, two won with Ferrari, the life of the Austrian driver was... more
ReportAirplanes: the German State fleet is flaking off
Another inconvenience this time blocks the aircraft of Minister Heiko Maas
The series of incidents to the aircraft of the German State fleet does not seem to stop. Last one occurred yesterday to an Airbus A-321 on board of which the German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas was to travel... more
Discussions600 million of passengers transported in 2018
China's impressive growth in aircraft and transport
In 2017, China could count about 3290 aircraft for a total of over 9 million flight hours, mainly on domestic routes. Only 2 million hours for international traffic, the most profitable.Already in 2018... more
IndustryPraetor 600 business plane made its first transatlantic crossing
Powered by sustainable alternative jet fuel
Embraer’s new Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet has completed its first transatlantic crossing, powered by Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuel (SAJF). The aircraft arrived in the last days in Farnborough (... more
HelicoptersService center for maintenance of Mi-171Sh helicopters in Peru this year
Announced at "SITDEF 2019" ongoing in Lima
Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) participates in the Seventh International Exhibition of Technology for Defense and Prevention of Natural Disasters "SITDEF-2019" ongoing in... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport-Alitalia (3): extraordinary plan for sector strike
More than half its affected passengers will still fly on the same day
Alitalia has taken special measures to minimise inconvenience to its customers due to a 24-hour air transport sector strike confirmed by some Italian trade unions for Tuesday 21 May. Due to this industrial... more
Finance and economyRyanair: FY19 results
The highlights -ATTACHMENT
Ryanair today (20 May) reported a full year results. FY19 highlights include:Ave. fare fell 6% to just €37Traffic grew 9% to 142m (incl. Lauda)Ancillary revenue rose 19% to €2.4bnYr. end fleet grew to 4... more
IndustryFincantieri: training agreement signed
In the civil, industrial and information engineering sectors
The CEO of Fincantieri Giuseppe Bono and the Rector of the University of Calabria Gino Mirocle Crisci today signed an agreement aimed at establishing new cooperation relationships in the field of civil,... more
IndustryPilatus reopens the order book for the PC-24 aircraft
Deliveries scheduled between the end of 2020 and the end of 2021
According to Pilatus Aircraft unveiled it today, the PC-24 business jet market has officially reopened, five years after the first batch of orders (84 units) placed in just 36 hours at the "Ebace 2013"... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport (2). Filt Cgil: tomorrow 24 hour strike in Italy
Presidium in Fiumicino
"Tomorrow, on the occasion of the 24-hour national air transport strike, from 10am, a workers' garrison will be held at the domestic departures of Terminal 1 of Fiumicino airport".This was announced by... more
Civil aviationTomorrow's strike in Italy. Alitalia: half of the connections cancelled
Both national and international - ATTACHMENT
Due to a 24-hour air transport sector strike confirmed by some Italian trade unions for Tuesday 21 May, Alitalia was forced to cancel half of its flights scheduled for that day, as well as some flights... more
AccidentsAirplane crash in Honduras: 5 tourists died
4 people were Americans; still unknown the nationality of the fifth victim - VIDEO
Five tourists died in the crash of a small plane in the Atlantic Ocean occurred yesterday near the coast of Honduras. According to reports from local authorities, the aircraft, a Piper PA-38 Cherokee Six,... more
Finance and economyEasyJet (2): results for the six months ending 31 March 2019
They are in line with expectations -ATTACHMENT
EasyJet published today, on May 17, 2019 the results for the six months ending 31 March 2019Summary During the first six months of Financial Year 2019 easyJet has: delivered first half results in line w... more
Military aviationVenezuela: that embargo that penalizes the US aircraft industry
Airplanes, helicopters, armaments: Caracas looks to Moscow
"Our military used F-16 aircraft produced by the United States for our Armed forces. Then the US blocked the sale of spare parts. So all the American fleet aircraft stopped working and we started buying... more
AirlinesKorean Air celebrates 15 years of serving Prague
The route is operated with two Boeing models, one in Winter and Summer seasons
Korean Air has commemorated the 15-year anniversary of the commencement of its scheduled service between Prague and Seoul with a celebration held at Prague Airport. The route is now operated during the... more