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HelicoptersLeonardo: Korea and Malaysia add fire-fighting helicopters
AW-189s delivered to Malaysian and Seoul Fire Departments with Japan to follow
With deliveries across Asia Pacific the Leonardo AW-189 super medium helicopter is becoming the referencein the firefighting market. The Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat... more
IndustryMacron-Xi Jinping: 30 billion euros for 300 Airbus aircraft (2)
Today summit with Merkel and Juncker
The European visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping continues, and he met yesterday in Paris his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. With him Xi Jinping signed a series of agreements including one in... more
Aerospace"Brexit" preparedness (2): removal of Galileo back-up sites from UK continues
Daily news by European Commission
As part of its "Brexit" preparedness work, the Commission is taking the necessary operational steps to ensure business continuity and preserve the security of the Galileo satellite navigation system after... more
SecurityBoeing (2) calls on the sector for information sessions B-737 MAX plane
Invitations sent to pilots, technicians, regulators and operators
The US industry Boeing reports in a brief note that it has "invited more than 200 pilots of carriers, technical managers and regulators to an information session at Renton this Wednesday. The session is... more
HelicoptersHelicopter assembly and support and training services
Jv signed between Leonardo and Algerian Ministry of National Defence
Leonardo and the Algerian Ministry of National Defence announced today the establishment of a joint-venture for the local assembly, sale and support of its helicopters for various applications. The joint-venture... more
Discussions"Brexit": EU completes preparations
For possible “no-deal” scenario on 12 April
As it is increasingly likely that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union without a deal on 12 April, the European Commission has today completed its “no-deal” preparations.At the same time, it... more
AerospaceNASA: news on the future of SLS will be published this week
It will probably remain central to future explorations of the Moon and Mars
During this week the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) should announce if it will slow down the development of the Space Launch System rocket by deciding to use commercial launchers... more
DefenseIndia: order for new fighter planes in 2020?
After the elections, the go-ahead by the Ministry of Defense
The plan for the acquisition of 114 fighter planes for the Indian Air Force is getting closer to being approved, as the list of minimum requirements for the aircraft would have been sent to the Delhi Ministry... more
Military aviationRAF: the first Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft for 2023
Acquisition program will continue despite criticism
The Royal Air Force (RAF) in the near future will renew its fleet of early warning and control aircraft (AEW&C, Airborne Early Warning & Control), currently composed of the dated Boeing E-3D Sentry, with... more
ConferencesICAO SG: future capacity challenges for European and North Atlantic air transport
Fang Liu welcomed the newly appointed ICAO EUR/NAT Regional Director
ICAO Secretary General (SG) Fang Liu discussed a range of pressing air transport priorities earlier last week with the assembled Directors General of Civil Aviation for the 56 ICAO European and North... more
AirlinesJet Airways: the solution for the carrier within this week
The president and founder should resign from any office
Jet Airways president and founder Naresh Goyal should resign from his office in these days and also leave the airline's Board of Directors to try to pave the way for a bailout by the State-owned State... more
ReportVenezuela: two Russian military planes landed
The Chief of Staff of the Army and 100 soldiers were present
An Ilyushin Il-62 and an Antonov An-124 planes of the Russian Air Force landed on Saturday in the Caracas airport where they carried the Chief of Staff of the Army accompanied by about 100 soldiers and... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport: inconvenience due to personnel strike of Alitalia
95 flights cancelled - ATTACHMENT
The strike in the air transport sector scheduled for today, March 25 (see AVIONEWS) will create many inconveniences for passengers, especially for those who have booked a flight with Alitalia that in the... more
Civil aviationB-737 MAX airplane: still work for software and pilot training
US carriers cancel flights until the end of April
Technicians from American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United went to the Boeing B-737 MAX aircraft production plant last Saturday to be able to have initial explanations about the software update... more
HelicoptersSB>1 DEFIANT helicopter achieves first flight
The aircraft is developed by Sikorsky (LM) and Boeing -VIDEO
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter achieved first flight yesterday at Sikorsky's West Palm Beach, Florida site. This aircraft, developed by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and Boeing, will... more
AirportsAci Europe: passenger traffic growth further softens in January
Freight keeps falling
European airport trade association, ACI EUROPE today releases its traffic report for January 2019, during which average passenger traffic in geographical Europe grew by +4.2% compared with the same mont... more
IndustryMBDA: more cooperation to keep growing
Crucial theme for the future of the European missile company
Reinforcing investments in next-generation technologies and creating high-level products for the armed forces are the main themes for MBDA to remain competitive and continue to grow in the global missile... more
IndustryAll Nippon Airways receives first A-380 aircraft
The airplane has a premium configuration with 520 passengers
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first A-380 at a special ceremony in Toulouse, becoming the 15th operator of the passenger aircraft. The delivery ceremony was attended by ANA H... more
AirlinesAsiana Airlines: 2018 budget not signed by one of the auditors
It could open up scenarios of uncertainty for the carrier
The second South Korean carrier for the number of passengers carried, Asiana Airlines, explained that one of the independent auditors (Asiana Samil PwC) did not sign the 2018 financial statements due to... more
AerospacePrisma (2). Vega: 14th launch, an all Italian mission
The launcher built by Avio
Italy is behind tonight’s 14th successful VEGA space launcher mission, built by Avio. At about 3AM tonight, the rocket produced in Colleferro, near Rome, took off from the space base in French Guiana, b... more
AerospacePrisma satellite launched (Italian Asi): take-off aboard Vega launcher
It will provide hyperspectral images of Earth -VIDEO
Starting tonight Italy’s PRISMA satellite has begun its mission orbiting Earth. Its hyperspectral eyes will soon observe and acquire new images of Earth giving insight into its natural resources. PRISMA i... more
Science and technologyTAS takes 3D printing into series production
To make components for telecommunications satellites on an electric platform
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) first used additive manufacturing a few years ago with the 3D-printed aluminum antenna brackets for the TürkmenÄlem/MonacoSAT satellite, launched in 2015, and the polymer tu... more
PeopleLufthansa Cargo: J. Florian Pfaff changes to Asia
Current VP Germany to take over management in Asia
Predecessor Frank Naeve changes to Lufthansa German Airlines in New York more
AirlinesB-737 MAX 8: Garuda in negotiations with Boeing to cancel the order
It would be practically impossible for several reasons
Garuda Indonesia -according to the US press- wrote to Boeing to explaine the willingness to cancel the order made for 49 B-737 MAX 8 worth $ 4.9 billion. Of these, only one was delivered by the aerospace... more
AerospaceItalian ASI: Giorgio Saccoccia will be the new president
The engineer is also highly respected by Roberto Battiston
The possibility that the engineer Giorgio Saccoccia will be appointed, these days, as the new President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) is increasingly concrete. The choice is up to the Minister of Education,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: partners are sought for 45% of shares
Losses in 2018 would have been limited, but EBIT still negative by 400 million
If Delta Air Lines' willingness to take 10% of the shares of the Alitalia carrier is confirmed, Ferrovie dello Stato and the Government will need to find other partners who can acquire the remaining 45%... more
IndustryBoeing (2): a warning light will alert pilots in case of an error
It will be installed on all B-737 MAX products
The news that Boeing will be introduced on its B-737 MAX aircraft not only software and specific training for all pilots, because an extra warning light will be installed in the cockpit to allert the crew... more
Civil aviationRyanair. Jacobs: "Nothing changes for the B-737 MAX 200 aircraft"
They will remain the cornerstone for modernizing the fleet
Despite the two incidents involving the Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft, Ryanair's plans to purchase the model (in the MAX 200 version) have not changed and are unlikely to change, especially because using... more
Civil aviationGermany: software failure at Frankfurt ACC
DFS Reduce air traffic over the affected area
A problem with the software of the Frankfurt Area Control Center (ACC) forced the German flight assistance service (DFS) to reduce the number of planes in flight in most of the country this afternoon,... more
Military aviationUS: 4 billion to Boeing for 78 F / A-18E / F Super Hornet aircraft
Delivery schedule will be completed by April 2024
Boeing awarded a new contract for the US Armed Forces after the others signed in recent months, in a series of agreements that prompted the Pentagon to also open an inquiry into the current Acting Secretary... more
Military aviationUS start to study the possibility to stop the deliveries of the F-35s to Turkey
Last move to force Ankara to cancel contracts for the S-400s
The US Department of Defense has started the preparation to suspend delivery of the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft to Turkey, mainly because the Ankara government intends not to block the... more
AirlinesAlitalia. China Eastern the possibile new shareholder name
Delta's CEO would be in Beijing to try to involve the carrier
There is a new name for the possible future composition of the Alitalia shareholder, because -according to "La Stampa"- the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Delta Air Lines Ed Bastian in these days should... more
DefenseUS Defense: open inquiry into Pat Shanahan
He would have favored his former company Boeing
The Inspector General Office of US Department of Defense said that it has been opened an inquiry to see if the current Acting Secretary of Defense, Pat Shanahan, tried to help Boeing to get orders "illegally"... more
Civil aviationBoeing: ready the software upgrade for the B-737 MAX aircraft
It must be certified again by the FAA
According to what was declared by the Federal Aviation Administration Boeing will soon issue a bulletin with which it permit to start the installation of the updated software for the B-737 MAX 8 and MAX... more
AccidentsEthiopian accident: pilot had not been trained in the new airplane simultaneous?
It could be one of the causes of the disaster
Yared Getachew, the 29-year-old commander of the Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft of Ethiopian Airlines -which crashed in Addis Ababa on 10 March killing the 157 people on board-, would never have been trained... more
Military aviationKazakhstan Border Service places order for C-295 aircraft
It becomes the 31st operator of the model
The Border Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan has signed a firm order for one C-295 medium transport aircraft. Through this new agreement, which includes training, spares and ground support equipment,... more
AirlinesANA receives first A-380 airplane
Ceremony held in Toulouse
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has received the first of its three A-380 aircraft. The airline and Airbus held a ceremony in Toulouse, France to mark the handover of the plane as well as acknowledge the importance... more
Finance and economyLeonardo: filing of financial documentation
It is available to the public through various channels
According to applicable law and regulations, you are hereby notified that the Annual Financial Report as at 31 December 2018 (including the Draft Annual Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial... more
ReportBrexit. May: "We will ask for the extension to June 30"
From the EU they stress that the UK in that case would participate in the elections
Speaking to the House of Commons, the Prime Minister Theresa May explained that "the date for the Brexit will be extended to June 30", but this would not exclude "the risk of a no deal, especially if the... more
PeopleBoeing announces trio of leadership moves
To accelerate key global partnerships and capabilities
Boeing announced today three leadership moves aimed at further strengthening the company's global presence and partnerships:Marc Allen named senior vice president of Boeing and president of Embraer Partnership... more
Civil aviationB-737 MAX: investigation by the DoT confirmed
Checks on the aircraft certification process
The doubt that the same malfunction caused the two accidents of the Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft -of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines- in addition to causing the global grounding of the US aircraft, also... more
AirlinesJet Airways: criticism to the Government for the use of public money
The State bank opens a bailout plan
"Bankruptcy is the last of the options on the table for Jet Airways". So this morning the president of the State Bank of India (SBI) Rajnish Kumar speaking to the press, with which he also specified that... more
DefenseUSAF studies "targets" planes that simulate the Su-57s?
The goal would be to foil all threats on a global scale
The US Air Force (USAF) would publish a tender to identify a company that could build air targets that imitate "potentially enemy fighters". Among these there would also be the fifth-generation Russian... more
AirlinesAircraft. Malaysia Airlines receives expressions of interest
The premier ensures that "the government will evaluate every proposal"
The Malaysian government -according to what Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad declared- received several expressions of interest for the acquisition of Malaysia Airlines, after the same executive representative... more
Science and technologyLeonardo rewards graduate thesis in mechanical engineering
To analyse and predict the level of stress faced by pilots and road users
Leonardo’s commitment to the development of young talent and promotion of the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) are at the heart of the Leonardo Committee’s Graduation Awa... more
AerospaceTAS reached key-milestone for NanoRacks Airlock module
Shell ready to ship for Bishop for the ISS
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced that the shell for the Bishop airlock module is ready to ship to the NanoRacks integration facility in Houston,... more
ReportLion Air accident: the pilots would not have understood what was happening
They were looking for a solution in the manual
According to rumors, the pilots of the Lion Air Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft -crashed last October 29- would have tried, in the moments before the crash at sea, a manual solution to the fact that the nose... more
AccidentsTehran Airport: Fokker 100 of Iran Air lands without landing gear
Safe the 100 people on board
A Fokker F-100 aircraft -registration EP-IDG- of Iran Air carried out an emergency landing this morning at Tehran airport, where it had to touch the ground without the main landing gear, which could not... more
AirportsLaudamotion to become LJLA's newest airline with flights to Vienna
Twice weekly service in Winter 2019
Austrian airline Laudamotion is to become the latest carrier to operate from Liverpool "John Lennon Airport", having today announced plans to commence a twice weekly service from Liverpool "John Lennon... more
Civil aviationICAO: investment in aviation infrastructure key to unlocking growth in Africa
Its Council President at the workshop hosted by the Government of Nigeria
At a workshop hosted by the Government of Nigeria yesterday, ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu delivered a stark caution: the realization of better... more