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ReportAlitalia-aircraft and transport: unions confirm the Italian strike of next May 21
"24-hour stop more than ever confirmed"
"The Italian 24-hour air transport strike on May 21st is more than ever confirmed", Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti and Ugl Trasporto Aereo unions reported it, that in the past few hours have brought... more
ConferencesAviation innovation: opportunities and challenges for operators and regulators
According to ICAO Council President
Providing opening remarks yesterday at the "2019 China Civil Aviation Development Forum", ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu highlighted that new regulatory policies and practices are needed... more
PeopleNew managing director started work at Cologne/Bonn Airport
Torsten Schrank has held various roles at Munich Airport for 20 years
Torsten Schrank started his new position as managing director of Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH yesterday. As CFO (Chief Financial Officer), the 44-year-old will be responsible for Finance, Human Resources,... more
Science and technologyAnd Lilium arrives, the electric taxi that flies
The new 5-seat machine, revealed today at its maiden flight -VIDEO
Lilium, a Munich-based start-up that has developed an on-demand taxi service, has today revealed for the first time its new five-seater all-electric flying aircraft prototype. The presentation took place,... more
Finance and economyLeonardo shareholders' meeting approves 2018 financial statements
The points on agenda - ATTACHMENT
The Shareholders’ Meeting of Leonardo SpA, convened today in Rome, has resolved on the followings:Company Financial Statements for 2018 approvedDistribution of a € 0.14 dividend approvedIntegration of... more
IndustryACJ-319 airplane at "EBACE"
The event is scheduled in Geneva from 21 to 23 May
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) is showing an ACJ-319 at "EBACE" ("European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition" in Geneva, from 21 to 23 May 2019). The aircraft, which is being shown for the first... more
Fair and showsMoU between Elettronica, Elt and Spherea on solution for helicopter suites
Signed during the AOC "EW Europe Show" in Stockholm
During the AOC "EW Europe Show" in Stockholm (May 13-15), Elettronica and Spherea signed an agreement for a collaboration on EW test solutions for ESM/RWR suites installed on helicopters. With reference... more
PeopleAirbus announces senior leadership changes
The appointments effective from next June 1st
Airbus has appointed Antoine Bouvier, 59, Head of Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions and Public Affairs, effective 1 June 2019. In this position, he will report to Guillaume Faury, Chief Executive Officer... more
Fair and showsAirplanes and helicopters. Leonardo at the "Sitdef" (16-19 May)
The Peruvian Air Force already uses four C-27J planes
Leonardo at the "SITDEF" exhibition (International Technology Hall for the Defence and prevention of Disasters) in Peru (Lima 16th -19th May, stand 207, Inka Pavillion). The Company offers a wide range... more
IndustryAzul receives the first A-330neo plane in the Americas
Under a leasing contract from Avolon - DATA SHEET
The first A-330neo of the Americas has been delivered to Azul Linhas Aéreas on lease from Avolon, becoming one of the first airlines from the Americas to fly the A-330/900. The airplane is the first of... more
ReportDrug: Aki David, "heir" of the Coca Cola empire, arrested
He was carrying 5000 cannabis plants on his private plane
According to the international press Alkiviades "Alki" David, Greek billionaire, was arrested at the "Robert L. Bradshaw" international airport of the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts along with business... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 airplane crash: preliminary investigation data processed
The first conclusions by the Investigative Committee - 2 VIDEO
The Federal Investigative Committee, established by Russian Prime Minister Medvedev shortly after Aeroflot's SSJ-100 accident at Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport on May 5, processed preliminary inquiry data.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: data in April 2019
Seventeenth consecutive month of growth
Alitalia's revenues continue to grow. The Italian carrier recorded in April 2019 the seventeenth consecutive month of growth, with an increase in revenues from passenger traffic of 5.9% compared to the... more
Fair and showsElettronica Group participates at "Imdex Asia 2019" (14-16 May)
With a leading presence in the country
Elettronica Group attends "IMDEX Asia 2019", the event that the Changi Exhibition Center of Singapore will host from 14 to 16 May. Elettronica Group’s participation will serve the purposes of consolidating it... more
AirlinesJet Airways: reset the leaders of the Indian carrier
The CEO Vinay Dube also left after the resignation by the CFO Agarwal
The deep crisis facing what was once one of the largest Indian airlines is a known fact: as early as April 17th after exhausting negotiations between management, the government and creditors, following... more
IndustryEmbraer: new operator in its E-Jet aircraft family
The company announced it at its business seminar in Amsterdam -DATA SHEET
Great Dane Airlines, from Denmark, has become the most recent customer of the Embraer E-Jets. The company welcomed their newest operator at its annual European Airlines Business Seminar, held this year... more
ReportMerkel's fan causes inconvenience to the State plane
To take picture, forget the brake, and the van hits the fuselage
The series of unfortunate episodes that have played a role in the German State fleet continues, including the aircraft normally used by Chancellor Angela Merkel for her institutional flights. Yesterday... more
Civil aviationEC study on taxes to aviation: tax on aircraft kerosene?
It would low the fiscal pressure on other categories and would reduce emissions -ATTACHMENTS
The European Commission funded a study on aviation taxation, which was completed in mid-2018 but never published. It finds that Europe is chronically undertaxing the sector in comparison to other major... more
AerospaceHerschel/Planck: 10 years later
A large-scale project in close collaboration with Esa
On May 14, 2009, just ten years ago today, an Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, with two spacecraft, Herschel and Planck.The two spaceborne observatories,... more
DiscussionsSuperjet 100 aircraft: the great rejection by the western market
But what are the reasons for the failure that led to the exit by Finmeccanica/Leonardo from the Italian-Russian jv?
In light of the recent tragic airplane crash in Moscow it would seem easy to download the causes that determined it to the machine. But in these cases it is good practice to stick to a prudent expectation... more
AirportsAirplanes and results. Aci Europe: Q1 passenger traffic up 4.4%
Freight down 1.8%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for March and Q1. The report is the only air transport report which includes all types of civil aviation passenger flights:... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in April 2019: growth path continues
Passenger volume climbs at Frankfurt and most of the Group airports
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed more than six million passengers in April 2019, a gain of 5.1 percent year-on-year. This noticeable increase can also be attributed to the Easter traffic, which occurred... more
AirlinesAlitalia: CdP reiterates the NO
The CEO Palermo: "Our shareholders have said it clearly several times"
As if it was not clear its position, or the denial expressed at the entrance into the "deal" of the new Alitalia, after Atlantia (of which any participation is still rumored), today is the turn by Cassa... more
Conferences"Living Planet Symposium" in Milan
Ongoing since yesterday and until Friday
The "Living Planet Symposium" is ongoing at the Mico (Milan Convention Center) began yesterday and will continue until next Friday, on May 17. The three-year meeting organized by the European Space Agency... more
DefenseLeonardo presents its simulation and training services in Stockholm
Industry at the dedicated international forum
This year Leonardo is a major exhibitor at "ITEC 2019", the annual forum dedicated to simulation, education and training in the military and civil domains.Training and simulation is a rapidly expanding... more
AccidentsAlaska: flight collision between de Havilland seaplanes
Five victims, one missing, 10 survivors, seriously injured -VIDEO
Two seaplanes (the first one a Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter; the second a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver) with eleven (on the DHC-3) and five (on the DHC-2) occupants, were involved yesterday... more
IndustryNew military radar contract for the UK
The Army will be equipped with a LTR25
Indra has been awarded a contract to supply the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom with an advanced long-range air defense deployable radar.The company was chosen after competing with the main industries... more
IndustryAeroflot cancels connections with the Sukhoi Superjet-100 plane
Thirty were suspended in five days
After the tragedy at the Moscow-Sheremetevo airport, the Russian flag company Aeroflot has cancelled, in the last five days, about thirty flights operated by the Sukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ-100), the airplane... more
AirportsPlanes. First operational test for the new Beijing-Daxing airport
Official opening in early September
First operational test with passengers for the Beijing-Daxing airport, which will be officially opened in September. China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Air China and Xiamen Airlines made... more
Finance and economyAvio: first quarter 2019 results
The highlights - ATTACHMENT
The Board of Directors of Avio SpA today reviewed and approved the Q1 2019 results.The highlights are:Revenues: Euro 82.6 million (+10% on Q1 2018)EBITDA Reported: Euro 7.0 million (+15% on Q1 2018)EBIT... more
ReportUSA: AA pilot arrested at the boarding for triple murder
Charged for crimes committed in 2015 in Kentucky
Arrested for an event happened in 2015. But it was a triple crime, for which a jury indicted him last Friday. This is the 51-year-old Christian Richard Martin, accused of the murder of husband and wife,... more
Science and technologyState-of-the-art civil aviation sensors
Thanks to an European project coordinated by the Turin Polytechnic
An innovative, modular and fully integrated system for measuring and calculating flight parameters: this is the result of the “Modular and Integrated Digital Probe for Sat Aircraft Air Data System” (MI... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: three recommendations to boost benefits in France
The strategy and its five key areas
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said that a strategic government agenda to improve competitiveness in France’s air transport sector could generate an additional 500,000 jobs and nearly €... more
DefenseBriteCloud will be tested by the US Air National Guard
It is Leonardo's electronic protection system
Leonardo has announced at the "Electronic Warfare Europe" conference (Stockholm, 13-15 May) that the United States Department of Defense has selected its BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD) to be... more
OccurrencesEmbraer on occurrence to E-190 aircraft
Occurred yesterday to the flight UB103 by Myanmar National Airlines
Embraer was informed, yesterday, of the occurrence with an Embraer E-190 aircraft operating the flight UB 103 by Myanmar National Airlines at the airport of Mandalay, in Myanmar. All passengers and crewmembers... more
MiscellaneousFS Italiane: business plan presented
Worth 58 billion in investments -ATTACHMENT and VIDEO
The new 2019-2023 Industrial Plan of the FS Italiane Group sets out investments of 58 billion euros.This record commitment for an unprecedented amount confirms the Group’s position as the leading investor i... more
AerospaceBlue Origin announced Blue Moon lunar lander
It will powered by the BE-7 engine
Blue Moon lunar lander: Blue Origin announced Blue Moon, its large lunar lander capable of delivering multiple metric tons of payload to the lunar surface based on configuration and mission. The cargo... more
DefenseThe new Pentagon's head comes from the top of Boeing
Wanted by Trump, it's Patrick Shanahan, former Interim Defense Minister
Donald Trump has appointed the current Pentagon chief secretary since July 2017 as Patrick Shanahan. If confirmed by the Senate he will succeed Jim Mattis, who left in December 2018 in open contrast to... more
AirportsFrance: referendum against privatization Aéroports de Paris
At least 4.7 million signatures needed to start it
The privatization project of Aéroports de Paris (the Parisian airport management company "Charles de Gaulle" and Orly) had already been approved by the French National Assembly last month. But everything... more
AirlinesLatam Airlines Group "Best South American Global carrier"
For the second consecutive year at the "APEX"
Latam Airlines Group has been awarded for the second consecutive year as the best carrier in all Latin America (Best South American Global Airline) at the "Apex Passenger Choice Award", organized by the... more
ConferencesConference on European defense. Speech by Lorenzo Benigni (Elettronica)
Eurofighter aircraft programs, NH-90 helicopters, Orizzonte and Fremm
Lorenzo Benigni, Vice President in charge of institutional relations of the Elettronica Group, speaking at the conference organized by the "De Gasperi Foundation" "European defense towards the Ced 2.0"... more
Finance and economyFincantieri: BoD approved the interim financial information at March 31, 2019
The highlights -ATTACHMENT
The Board of Directors of FINCANTIERI SpA, chaired by Giampiero Massolo, has examined and approved the interim financial information at March 31, 2019.The highlights are:Order intake at euro 6.5 billion,... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport in Italy. The strikes scheduled for May
Several protests planned on Tuesday 21
The Italian Ministry of Transport has published the list of strikes planned in the air transport sector.The protests are all scheduled for Tuesday, May 21st.21/05/2019 Cub workers in the aircraft, airport... more
DefenseUSA: another ICBM Minuteman-III missile test
From the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California -VIDEO
A note from Vandenberg Air Force Base, in Santa Barbara County, California, states that the United States conducted another test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Minuteman-III without... more
Civil aviationPlanes. France: air traffic controllers on strike
From yesterday evening to tomorrow: hardships throughout Europe
It started yesterday at 7pm and will continue until 6am tomorrow on Friday 10: French air controllers cross their arms this time. The strike was called according to the French civil aviation authority... more
ConferencesICAO: liberalization's positive impacts on aviation benefits at Asia-Pacific air transport events
Highlighted by its Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu
ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu stressed the value of open skies and the need for continuous pursuit of air transport liberalization during his keynote remarks yesterday at the combined Fourth... more
HelicoptersTwo more R-44 Cadet helicopters delivered
To the University of North Dakota
Robinson Helicopter Company delivered yesterday two R-44 Cadets to the University of North Dakota (UND). The bright green and yellow helicopters are the latest additions to the University’s growing fleet o... more
DefenseNuclear: Germany, France and the UK reject Iran's ultimatum
Distances also from US sanctions: the joint statement
London and Paris, permanent members of the UN Security Council, and Berlin, rejected today in a joint statement the ultimatum launched yesterday by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani when in a speech to... more
IndustryAircraft. Saab announces new US site
For advanced manufacturing and production
Saab announces a new site for advanced manufacturing and production in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America. The site will be located at the Purdue University-affiliated Discovery Park District.... more
AerospaceTAS marks key milestone in the ExoMars 2020 ESA mission
The laboratory is now ready to be integrated on-board the rover
After a challenging engineering phase, the Analytical Laboratory Drawer (ALD), the core of the Rover of the ExoMars 2020 ESA Program, has been successfully integrated and tested by Thales Alenia Space... more