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UAS-DronesDrones at Gatwick: was the pilot aware of airport procedures?
Among the hypotheses under consideration by the investigators
The closure of almost three days for London-Gatwick airport, last December, due to the flight of some drones in the airspace of the airport, may have been caused by an internal "saboteur". After the investigations,... more
Fair and shows"Aero". Final report: increasing number of visitors
The 27th edition recorded a +7% of exhibitors
"Have a nice flight!" One could as well have said that to the "AERO" itself at the start of the four-day exhibition. The 27th international aviation exhibition had already lifted off with a record number... more
DefenseUSA: the AV-8B Harrier II in service until 2028
They will undergo heavy updating -DATASHEET
The United State Marine Corps (USMC) will keep McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft in service until at least 2028, when they will be definitively... more
UAS-DronesNew Unmanned Air Traffic Management system
For a greener transport and the consequent reduction of CO2 emissions
A Norwegian industry/academic cluster consisting of Indra, the University of South-Eastern Norway, and Andøya Space Center has embarked upon a project to accelerate deployment of an effective Unmanned... more
AirlinesAvianca Brasil: 179 flights cancelled due to lack of aircraft
First victory of a leasing company in court
The problems continue for Avianca Brasil which on Friday announced the cancellation of 179 connections scheduled until Wednesday. A decision taken after a judge from San Paolo rejected the airline's request... more
Civil aviationBoeing-FAA: few funds at the base of the synergistic relationship
Impossible certifications without the help of the company's engineers
Despite the criticisms advanced towards the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) for how the certification of the Boeing B-737 MAX plane was actually carried out -according to the US press- the relationship... more
AirlinesAsiana Airlines: will the Kumho Group sell a third of the shares?
Possible sale for 315 million dollars
Attempts by Kumho Asiana Group to save the South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines, which in recent years has recorded an excessive increase in expenses, increasing its debt almost uncontrollably, continue.... more
AerospaceStratolaunch Systems: maiden flight of the largest aircraft in the world
Powered by 6 motors it will allow to put satellites in orbit -VIDEO
After a series of ground tests, the Stratolaunch Model 351 made its first flight over the week-end. The giant plane designed by the engineers of Stratolaunch Systems and Scaled Composites, the companies... more
Civil aviationCALC-CSA Leasing: first collaboration completed on old aircraft portfolio
Delivery of three airplanes and one airframe
CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited) announced that the Group has completed an old aircraft portfolio delivery of three aircraft and one airframe from China Southern Air Leasing Limited... more
AirlinesJet Airways: meeting between banks today for a new loan
From tomorrow there may be no more cash on hand
More than a thousand of Jet Airways pilots who have not received their salaries in the last three months should have been on strike today, in a move that would have caused a total blockage of the airline's... more
HelicoptersEU: ready a list of 20 billion euros duties
Rates of retaliation compared to those envisaged by the US
The European Commission would have drawn up a list of US products on which customs duties of retaliation will be imposed on those that could be applied by the United States. The rates -according to what... more
Aerospace"I see Earth! It is so beautiful"
58 years ago Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space
"I see Earth! It is so beautiful". An historical and indelible phrase pronounced on 12 April 1961 by the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on board the Vostok-1 spacecraft. The first man to go into space.... more
AirlinesJet Airways (2): an urgent meeting called by the Indian Prime Minister
Is it ready a new attempt to save the carrier?
The office of the Prime Minister of India has called -according to the local press- an urgent meeting with the State Bank of India (SBI), with the minister of Transportation and the once of the Economy... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in March and 1Q2019
Growth trend continues
Passenger traffic rises at Frankfurt Airport - Fraport's Group airports worldwide largely report positive performance more
ConferencesImportance of ICAO's role at Singapore's Forum
Stressed by its Council President Aliu
Joining air transport and government leaders for one of aviation’s pre-eminent leadership gatherings earlier this week, ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu stressed the historic benefits achieved f... more
DefenseTurkey: exclusion from the F-35 program could create a lot of damage to industries
US sanctions would amount to more than 10 billion dollars
The main victim of the possible exclusion of Turkey from the Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft program could be the local defense industry, because buying the S-400 missile system from Russia will lead to... more
PeopleAirbus appoints Julie Kitcher EVP Communications and Corporate Affairs
With immediate effect
Airbus has appointed Julie Kitcher as Executive Vice-President Communications and Corporate Affairs, effective immediately. In this role, she joins the Airbus Executive Committee leading all external and... more
Civil aviationFAA: today meeting with the three US carriers users of the B-737 MAX
Pilot unions will also be present
The FAA technicians (Federal Aviation Administration) and the three main US companies that have the Boeing B-737 MAX aircraft in the fleet, namely American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines,... more
AirlinesHong Kong Airlines: shareholders ask to see the last balance sheet
Condition for the financing of flight operations
Hong Kong Airlines shareholders asked to the HNA Group to present the 2018 balance sheet as a basic condition to obtain a $ 255 million loan, necessary to allow the company to remain operational and not... more
AirlinesJet Airways: all international flights temporarily cancelled
Aircraft fleet reduced by almost 80%
The number of Jet Airways aircraft that are grounded by leasing companies continues to increase, so much so that the size of the fleet has been reduced by 80% and should be below the 20 usable planes.... more
IndustryBoeing. Muilenburg: "96 test flights of the new B-737 MAX software have been carried out"
The new certification is also a challenge for the FAA
Speaking at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, the Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg pointed out that "we have performed 96 tests for a total of 159 hours of flight time with the updated software... more
AerospaceSpace: the landing on the Moon of the Israeli Beresheet failed
No problem Falcon Heavy launching and returning on Earth -VIDEO
Yesterday could be a double historic day for space exploration since the landing of Israeli probe Beresheet (Genesis in Hebrew) and the launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy were expected to put a series of... more
PeopleAirbus appoints Executive Committee led by new CEO
The changes are effective immediately
Airbus has appointed a new Executive Committee led by Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury, following approval from the Board of Directors. The changes are effective immediately.The Executive Committee... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Jacobs: "Ryanair always interested in a feeder"
"In the future? In Europe there will be only 5 carriers"
"Alitalia cannot survive alone and will need a partner in the future, we as Ryanair remain interested in a collaboration for the federation of domestic flights", so the Chief Marketing Officer of the low-cost... more
ReportGermany: still a problem with the A-340 aircraft of the Air Force
Minister of Finance Olaf Scholtz blocked to the ground
Again a technical problem for the Airbus A-340 "Konrad Adenauer" aircraft of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) which is used to transport officials and members of the Government on institutional travel... more
Science and technologyAirbus launches new service
With an US carrier as early adopter
Airbus has launched first operations of a new Skywise service –Skywise Health Monitoring (SHM)– with Allegiant Air on its A-320 airplanes. Dynamically coupled with Skywise Reliability Services (SRS) and... more
AirportsParis airports: privatization law approved
The French Parliament officially gives the procedure away
Today the French Parliament voted the law proposed by the government that will allow to start a series of privatization of the companies currently participated or controlled by the State, including that... more
IndustryBulgaria: Fincantieri will participate to the tender for the 2 corvettes
Previous contract cancelled due to a legislative amendment
The bids for the supply of two coastal patrol vessels to the Bulgarian Navy must be submitted by April 16, in a tender that will have a total value of about 500 million euros and to which Fincantieri,... more
AccidentsJapan: F-35 aircraft wreck recovery operations soon
Flight data logger required for the investigation -DATASHEET
To find the cause of the crash of the Lockheed Martin F-35A aircraft of the Japanese air force (Jasdf) it could take a very long time, especially since the main part of the wreck is sunk in an area of... more
AirlinesJetBlue Airways: first connections to London from 2021
The low-cost will convert the order to Airbus in A-321LR
On intercontinental flights between the United States and Europe, the low-cost JetBlue Airways will also enter by 2021 aiming to open the New York-London and Boston-London flights, offering low-cost fares... more
IndustryEmbraer at "MRO Americas"
Three agreements signed at the maintenance event
Embraer Services & Support announces at "MRO Americas" (Atlanta), one of the world's leading aeronautical maintenance events, three agreements with Mauritania Airlines, Binter and Air Botswana.Embraer... more
ReportLibya. Macron stops the EU statement asking Haftar to stop
Also in Italy contacts with the general would have been initiated
While in Libya the battle on the outskirts of Tripoli has regained strength and the troops of General Khalifa Haftar have also occupied the area of the former international airport of the capital, getting... more
Fair and showsPlanes, helicopters and not only. "AERO": record number of exhibitors
They are 757 from 40 Countries
The "AERO" exhibition began with record numbers in terms of exhibitors: they are 757 from 40 countries to participate at the aviation international event in Lake Constance. Even the day before the official... more
ReportAustralia: does the Airbus Zephyr drone crash after take-off?
It is reported by the local press, despite the denials of the European company
According to the newspaper "The Australian" the Airbus Zephyr surveillance and communication drone would have crashed -last March 15- shortly after take-off. The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) remotely... more
AirlinesUnited announces additional service from Washington
Flights will be launched in fall 2019
Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD) announced Wednesday that United Airlines will add two daily non-stop flights to Fort Myers and Sarasota, Florida, beginning October 27, 2019, providing new... more
AirlinesNorwegian Air: delivery of Airbus aircraft delayed
Decision taken to save capital in 2019
Norwegian Air has agreed with Airbus -via Irish leasing company Arctic Aviation Assets- to postpone deliveries of the A-320neo and A-321LR aircraft to next year in order to save about 570 million dollars... more
IndustryLeonardo: filing of documentation of minutes of the BoD
Through different channels
Under the current legislation, notice is hereby given that the minutes of the Board of Directors’ meeting held on 28 March 2019, concerning the EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) Program for bonds issuance, a... more
DefenseDefense. The CH-47F ER helicopter program has been cut
Sacrificed to remodel military spending
In order to remodel the military expenses, the Ministry of Defense would have cancelled -according to some rumors- the acquisition of the 4 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters in the ER (Extended Range)... more
PeopleAirbus (3). Guillaume Faury appointed CEO for three years
Shareholders approve all AGM resolutions
Airbus shareholders passed all resolutions at its 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM), including the appointment of Guillaume Faury as an Executive Member of the Board of Directors for three years.At a Board... more
IndustryAirbus (2). Enders: "All aircraft manufacturers must learn from accidents"
For Faury, the goal will be "to continue to improve transport safety"
During the Airbus shareholders' meeting held today, the outgoing CEO Tom Enders said he was confident that US rival Boeing will soon be able to solve all the problems of the B-737 MAX by allowing the new... more
PeopleAirbus: Guillaume Faury era begins today
End of the mandate of the CEO Tom Enders
After 14 years at the top of Airbus, today Tom Enders will leave the position of Chief Executive Officer to Guillaume Faury who will have the task of continuing in the modernization of the European aerospace... more
HelicoptersA mock-up of the VRT-500 helicopter at "Milan Design Week"
The production of the first series from 2021
The design bureau VR-Technologies, subsidiary of Rostec’s Russian Helicopters holding company, presented a mock-up of the light multi-purpose helicopter VRT-500 at the "Fuorisalone exhibition" (part o... more
AirlinesAsiana Airlines: 3 years to restructure the carrier
A € 390 million loan is requested
If Asiana Airlines will fail to complete its restructuring plan over the next three years, which would allow it to return to positive operations, the main shareholder of the carrier -Kumho Asiana Group-... more
Civil aviationIndia: appeal to the Supreme Court over the Dassault Rafale order accepted
Criticism continues for the operation desired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The Supreme Court of India will examine new evidence regarding a possible external interference in the $ 8.7 billion deal signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with France for the purchase of 36 Dassault... more
Civil aviationDelta. Bastian: "Interested in the possible future midsized aircraft of Boeing"
No comment on the possible investment in Alitalia
The Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines Ed Bastian speaking at a press conference in Atlanta yesterday said that he was confident that Boeing will solve the B-737 MAX automatic anti-stalling system... more
Report"Brexit": towards a one-year postponement
The United Kingdom will not put veto on long-term decisions
Despite the fact that the agreement presented by Prime Minister Theresa May has been rejected three times by the House of Commons and the April 12 deadline for the UK's exit from the European Union, there... more
AirlinesRolls-Royce: new inspections on all Trent 1000 TEN engines
An improved version should be presented by 2020
After Singapore Airlines grounded two Boeing B-787/10 Dreamliner aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines, on which it was verified that the turbine blades were consuming faster than expected,... more
Finance and economyBoeing: lawsuit filed by shareholders
Aerospace company accused of hiding security issues
The double accident of the Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft for the US company does not only represent image and economic damage -given that orders in March were zero- but will also involve a series of legal... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: will Wing be certified as operator by FAA?
The only request presented is of the Google company
The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) in the next month could grant the first license to operate to a company that will use only drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). This was announced by the executive... more
CuriositiesThe Netherlands: an F-16 fighter shot itself with its own cannon
An investigation has been opened for a more unique than rare case
According to local press reports, a Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft from the Royal Netherlands Air Force shooted itself with its own cannon 20 mm gun during an exercise at the Vlieland shooting range. A... more