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IndustryLeonardo: in the future the production of the fuselage of the B-797?
Visit of the US Ambassador to Grottaglie could be a first step
"Here we can breathe the energy of innovation", said the US Ambassador to Italy Lewis Eisenberg during a visit to the Leonardo factory in Grottaglie, built specifically for the production of the fuselage... more
AirportsNew A-350/900 aircraft arrive on the Rome-Shanghai route
To celebrate the eighth year of the birth of the destination
The new A-350/900 aircraft are utilized on the Rome-Shanghai route from last March 31. To celebrate the eighth year of the birth of this destination, in service since 2011, China Eastern, among the few... more
ReportBoeing: tests on the new software continue
For Kjos (Norwegian Air) "new control system is infallible"
While today the preliminary report on the accident of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing B-737 MAX 8 plane was presented (see AVIONEWS), yesterday the company CEO Dennis Muilenburg was on board of a B-737 MAX... more
DefenseNATO. Pence: "Turkey must choose its future"
Moscow would offer the Su-57s in exchange for the F-35s
Speaking at Washington at the conference "NATO Egages: the Alliance at 70", US Vice President Mike Pence warned Turkey about the possible purchase of the S-400 missile defense system, continuing to maintain... more
Fair and shows"LAAD 2019". Leonardo: partnership in Brazil
To collaborate on urban security and infrastructure projects
Leonardo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazilian company Codemar (Companhia de Desenvolvimento de Maricá), which promotes socio-economic development in the prefecture of Maricá. T... more
AccidentsEthiopian plane crash: preliminary report released
Total revision of the anti-stall system recommended
Preliminary report on Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft crashed on March 10 shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa was released this morning by the Ethiopian Transport Ministry, and was... more
AirportsParis airports: new economic regulation contract presented
It includes investments of around 6 billion euros
Despite the fact that the French government is pushing for the privatization of the Paris airport management company (AdP, Aéroports de Paris), the manager's management unveiled yesterday the proposal... more
IndustryAir Peace selects the E-195E2 airplane
And it becomes the first E2 operator in Africa -TECHNICAL SHEET
Embraer has signed a firm order for 10 E-195E2 jet aircraft with Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest airline. The order was announced today, during the Embraer’s "Africa Airline Business Seminar", in Mauritius. Wit... more
HelicoptersMi-26T2V helicopter completes preliminary flight tests
It is ready for a handover to the Russian MoD to make joint official tests -TECHNICAL SHEET
Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) successfully completed preliminary flight tests of the Mi-26T2V helicopter. The aircraft is being prepared for a handover to the Russian Ministry... more
DefenseNATO. Trump: "Everyone must continue to increase military spending"
The US president hopes for "peace" with Russia
US President Donald Trump said yesterday that his pressure on NATO members has led to an actual increase in contributions to various defense budgets, although "many of these states should do much more".... more
IndustryLeonardo: new contracts totaling worth USD 200 million
Its US subsidiary has been awarded two agreements
Leonardo, through Leonardo DRS, has been awarded two contracts worth about USD 200 million, continuing its legacy of supporting the US military.In the first contract, the company received an award for... more
AccidentsEgyptAir accident. "The aircraft didn't have to take off"
It emerged during a further investigation by the French Ministry of Justice
According to a report by experts from the French Ministry of Justice, the Airbus A-320/200 -registration SU-GCC- of EgyptAir crashed on May 19, 2016 during the Paris-Cairo flight should not have taken... more
IndustryAA launches A-321neo service with new cabin
Larger overhead luggage bins
American Airlines (AA) is starting scheduled flights with the first of its 100 new A-321neo aircraft on order. These airplanes come equipped with an all-new cabin interior designed for enhanced passenger... more
IndustryAirspace CDC: new cabin customization areas for A-320 and A-330
The expansion work started two years ago
Airbus has extended its Airspace Customer Definition Centre (CDC) at its site in Hamburg, Germany for cross-programme cabin customisation by now including the A-320 and A-330 programmes – to complement t... more
IndustryLeonardo. Profumo: "South America very important market"
Sales of satellites, helicopters and airplanes increased
Speaking on the sidelines of the "LAAD 2019", taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo's CEO Alessandro Profumo emphasized how the Italian defense, aerospace and security company is "a global partner for... more
AirlinesJet Airways: operating only less than 30 aircraft
The debts with the leasing companies are still not paid
The number of Jet Airways aircraft landed by leasing companies continues to increase and of the 119 fleets in the fleet only 26-28 are usable. 69 were stopped due to delays in payment of installments to... more
AirlinesNorwegian Air. Kjos: "Positive meeting with Boeing for B-737 MAX aircraft"
No mention of discussions about compensation
The meeting between Norwegian Air's CEO Bjørn Kjos and the executives of the aerospace company Boeing would have been positive because it would have been clarified most of the nodes on the B-737 MAX grounded... more
IndustryWindstar cuts the first steel at Fincantieri
The innovative Star Plus initiative becomes reality (USD 250 million)
At Fincantieri’s shipyard “Arsenale Triestino San Marco”, in Trieste, Italy, John Gunner, Vice President of Expansion Projects for Seattle-based Windstar Cruises, pushed the button which activated the t... more
AccidentsEthiopian accident: pilots would have deactivated anti-stall system
They would follow all the indications of Boeing
"The Wall Street Journal" continues to talk about Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft incident. During the investigations -the preliminary report will be published in the short term- it would... more
AirlinesAirbus: Chinese order for 300 aircraft brings together various agreements
Move to reduce trade surplus?
The order for 300 Airbus planes signed by France and China during the visit of Xi Jinping to Paris would be -according to some rumors reported by the press- in reality decidedly more limited, since other... more
HelicoptersICG upgrades to H-225 helicopters
For search and rescue missions
Airbus Helicopters is supporting the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG) with the entry into service of two H-225 heavy search and rescue (SAR) helicopters as the first step in a renewal of the agency’s helicopter f... more
IndustryB-737 MAX: delay due to problem in the integration between software and flight controls
Boeing continues to work to resolve errors
The aerospace company Boeing will still need a few weeks to be able to complete the software update for its B-737 MAX aircraft, so as to be able to present to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)... more
SecurityFAA on B-737 MAX software update
The US Authority in a short note
The US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) in a short note communicated yesterday that it expects to "receive Boeing’s final package of its software enhancement over the coming weeks" for its approval. "... more
Fair and showsContract signed n Brazil to detect oil spills using Cosmo-SkyMed satellites
Leonardo: its subsidiary Telespazio Brasil operates in the country in key areas
Leonardo, through its subsidiary Telespazio Brasil, signed a contract with Petrobras for satellite monitoring of the company's oil rigs in the Campos basin, north of Rio de Janeiro. Theactivity, which... more
Military aviationRussia: first flight for the new tactical transport aircraft
The Ilyushin Il-112V the first of this class to be designed from scratch after the end of the USSR
The new generation Ilyushin Il-112V tactical transport military aircraft carried out its maiden flight last Saturday, and -according to the Russian press- it would be carried out without any difficulty... more
IndustryLeonardo: Francesco Bernardi new focal point for Piaggio Aero activities
Another step towards an acquisition operation?
The current leader of the Business Unit "Competitive Analysis and Strategies" of Leonardo Francesco Bernardi, a few days ago was also named Leonardo focal point for activities related to Piaggio Aerospace.... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport in Italy. The strikes scheduled for April 13th
In addition, a national protest will take place tomorrow for all day for taxis
MIT (Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport) released the strikes in April, particularly in the aircraft and transport sector.Meanwhile tomorrow, on April 3, 2019 Usb-Taxi/Uritaxi/Uri/Orsa Taxi/Uti/Unica... more
ReportBrexit: the no-deal is getting closer
Four alternative proposals to the agreement were rejected by the House of Commons
A new "no series" in the House of Commons has closed, yesterday evening, to possible alternatives to the Brexit agreement found by Theresa May, and it increases the chances that the feared "no-deal" scenario... more
SecurityBoeing: There was no one from EASA at the meeting of the end of March
European certification will be crucial for the B-737 MAX
Among the regulators, pilots and managers of some airlines present at the meeting organized by Boeing to explain the software update and what the future moves will be (see AVIONEWS ), there would have... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines: 2 B-787/10 aircraft grounded
Another problem with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine blades
Two of the 8 Boeing B-787/10 Dreamliner aircraft in the Singapore Airlines fleet, powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engine, were grounded by the carrier because it was detected an early deterioration... more
DefenseF-35 plane: first suspension in the delivery of equipment to Turkey
Last warning to the Ankara government
It was made yesterday the first step towards the definitive exclusion of Turkey from the program for the Lockheed Martin F-35 plane occurred because the Pentagon decided to suspend delivery of the fighter... more
AerospaceNASA. Bridenstine: "India missile test a danger for human flight into space"
400 debris generated by the destroyed satellite
Still critical of the anti-satellite missile test carried out by India: NASA director Jim Bridenstine also pointed out that "400 orbital debris have been created that have seriously endangered the International... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: increases the risk of strikes
The unions reject the latest proposal for an agreement
The main carrier of the IAG Group, namely British Airways, risks to entrance in a long and complicated trade union dispute that could lead to a series of strikes. The idea of the workers (pilots, on-board... more
Civil aviationHNA will be sold the aircraft catering company
Agreement close to $ 3 billion
There is also the control of the catering of the airlines between the various sales that the HNA Group is doing to try to return to the huge billionaire debt accumulated over the years. The Hainan-based... more
AccidentsEthiopian plane accident (2): report not before the next few days
Meanwhile, the Norwegian Air CEO flies to Seattle to meet Boeing
The preliminary report on the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft will not be published today by the Ethiopian ministry of transport, but it will probably be done in the next few days after... more
UAS-DronesUS Army: from 2022 the first prototypes for a new drone
It will replace the current AAI RQ-7 Shadow
The US Army in the coming years could begin to replace the drone (UAV, Unmanned aerial vehicle) AAI RQ-7 Shadow, and to do this he asked the companies Martin UAV and AAI Corporation to start developing... more
Finance and economyBudgets and airplanes: easyJet announces a negative semester
The low-cost title on the stock market fall
According to forecasts for the first half of 2019, the low-cost easyJet should close with a loss of around 275 million pounds, despite the fact that revenues will increase by 7.3% (2.34 billion pounds)... more
AirlinesJet Airways: will be paid only salaries of December
Still cash flow problems for the carrier
Despite the rescue by the State Bank of India (SBI) of Jet Airways will only be able to pay December salaries to pilots and maintenance technicians, while the balance of the most recent ones will be postponed... more
AccidentsEthiopian accident: historic compensation claims?
It could be a blow to the industry
The requests for compensation that could arrive on the Boeing table and not only could be the biggest in the history of civil aviation, so much so that according to the broker Willis Re there could also... more
DefenseTaiwan: Chinese fighters fly into the island's airspace
Intentional and prolonged overflight that has not occurred from 1999
The diatribes between China and Taiwan continue, and the tension has even increased further after two Shenyang J-11 fighters from the Beijing air force flew into the airspace of the Formosa Island during... more
AerospaceAirbus prepares Cheops satellite for launch
Final technical review successfully passed
Airbus Defence and Space has completed construction of the Cheops satellite (Characterising Exoplanet Satellite). The European Space Agency (ESA) recently gave the green light at the Qualification and... more
AirlinesNorwegian Air: Fiumicino airport hub permanently closed
Steps towards the restructuring of the low-cost
With the IBK8810 and IBK8812 flights, operated yesterday, the experience of the Norwegian Air hub at the Rome-Fiumicino airport was concluded, because the two Boeing B-737/800 aircraft were transferred... more
ReportBrexit: new "no" for the EU exit agreement
Concrete risk of "no deal" on 12 April
The new rejection of the agreement found by Theresa May for the Brexit arrived today by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom increases the concrete risk that on April 12 there will be the feared... more
IndustryAerion. The supersonic aircraft will reduce CO2 emissions by 40%
By 2023 the first flight should take place
The Aerion AS-2 supersonic business aircraft, still under development, according to what was declared by the company CEO Tom Vice -at New York today- would be able to be powered by synthetic biofuels,... more
Civil aviationB-737 MAX: Easa certification explained how to deal with the problem with the anti-stall system?
No mention of flight manuals? -ATTACHMENT
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) would have certified the Boeing B-737 MAX as safe since the additional training and procedures imposed by Boeing would "explain clearly" to pilots how to deal... more
IndustryWTO. USA guilty to not have cancelled subsidies granted to Boeing
Important victory EU and Airbus. Subsidies to the FSC programme considered even prohibited -ATTACHMENT
A report by the Appellate Body of the WTO (World Trade Organization), published yesterday, confirms that the United States failed to withdraw the subsidies granted by federal, State and local authorities... more
AirlinesJet Airways: temporary rescue that does not give certainty about the future
It necessary to find a potential investor
The rescue of Jet Airways last Monday from the State Bank of India (SBI) could have only a temporary effect, because the future of the airline is closely linked to the individualization of a new investor... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers first E-175 plane to Mauritania Airlines
During a ceremony held at the Company’s headquarters
In a ceremony held yesterday at the Company’s headquarters, in São José dos Campos, Embraer delivered the first E-175 aircraft to Mauritania Airlines. The carrier signed a firm order with the industry for... more
DefenseTurkey. Cavusoglu: "S-400 deal concluded and it will be respected"
The tug of war with Washington continues
Four US senators presented yesterday an act to stop the delivery of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter planes to Turkey, from Ankara today the Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu reiterated -to the local press-... more
AerospaceNASA-Roscosmos: asked for the reprogramming of the Soyuz missions
The cause is the delays of the Crew Dragon spacecraft
The Russian space agency (Roscosmos) could accept the proposal to schedule a further launch of a manned Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) advanced by the NASA, which has also requested... more