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AirportsAutogrill extends its Amsterdam Airport partnership
The Group has extended it from 2028 to 2036
Autogrill Group, through its HMSHost International division, has extended its food & beverage partnership from 2028 to 2036 for the 79 points of sale it operates in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Operations... more
Fair and shows"Heli Russia 2020". New equipment options for Ansat helicopter
The event takes place in Moscow from September 15 to 17
The Russian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation) presents additional equipment options for the Ansat multipurpose helicopter at the HeliRussia-2020 Exhibition (September 15-17 in... more
Finance and economyUsa (2), Trump: "Willing to sell F-35 to Uae"
President talked about military aircraft and weapons
There are about two months to go until the US presidential elections and it is almost inevitable that the current "tenant" of the White House, Donald Trump, will be paid more attention than ever. During... more
DefenseAS-2 airplane. BAE Systems: contract from Aerion Supersonic
To supply the flight control system for the supersonic business jet
BAE Systems has received a contract from Aerion Supersonic to supply the flight control system for its new AS-2 supersonic business jet. The company will design, develop, and integrate a fly-by-wire flight... more
AirlinesCanadian Government needs to consider safe options and reopen borders
Economic impact on the North American Country, according to IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urges the Canadian government to support the COVID-19 testing initiatives of Air Canada and WestJet as a means to safely reopen Canada to international... more
AirlinesChina, less anti-covid restrictions for domestic carriers
Civil aviation relaxed the planned measures
Chinese air transport recorded important numbers in recent times which testify its slight but effective recovery. The main consequence of new trend occurred today, Tuesday 15 September 2020, with the important... more
AirportsEcuador issues its first electronic passport
The document was expressly requested by Icao
First times are often exciting and the adjective fits perfectly with the novelty introduced in last hours by Ecuador. South American country, in fact, issued its first electronic passport in history, making... more
AirlinesPlanes and carriers, easyJet accuses EU governments on restrictions
CEO Lundgren lashed out against travel policies
Thrust and lunge: Johan Lundgren is not a fencer, but in last few hours he launched an attack worthy of this sport against European Union. CEO of low-cost airline easyJet took part in an on-line event... more
AirlinesDelta Airlines will use loyalty program for new funds
United and American also did the same
A guarantee that is used more and more frequently by carriers. Loyalty program will be used by Delta Airlines to support a $ 6.5 billion loan, a capital raising that became necessary due to the increasingly... more
AerospaceAvio: first half 2020 results
Vega returned to flight - ATTACHMENT
The Board of Directors of Avio SpA, aerospace company listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, reviewed and approved yesterday the HY 2020 results.HighlightsMaintained continuity of operations... more
AirlinesAirports. Brussels extends suspension of landing slots
Waiver will remain in effect until March 27
It is now inevitable to look to 2021 as a year of possible relaunches and resumptions. The latest decision by the European Commission, which intends to extend the suspension of airport slots by six months,... more
AirlinesAir France, Paris: "We will ensure carrier survival"
French Minister of Economy spoke
“We will make whatever is necessary”: Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy, assured in recent hours that everything possible will be done to ensure survival of Air France. Owner of the transalpine dic... more
AirlinesCyprus, license of Tus Airways carrier is suspended
Company requested six months for industrial plan
During today's morning, on Monday September 14, 2020, Cyprus Ministry of Transport decided to suspend license of airline Tus Airways. This is the company founded in 2005 and whose hub is the Cypriot... more
AirlinesAir Europa, wages couldn't be paid on September 30
The carrier is awaiting substantial economic aid
A new alarm, yet another. As if the current complicated situation of the Spanish airline Air Europa wasn't enough, another problem is adding. In recent days, local media spread the news that there... more
AerospaceIran completes satellite test for space images
Delivery will take place over the next week
Over the next week, space agency of Iran will receive a new Pars-1 satellite, one of the most advanced in terms of design and production. This was announced in last hours by Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi,... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. Court approves Thai Airways restructuring
Bankruptcy was filed in May
Today, on Monday September 14, 2020, bankruptcy court of Thailand decided to give its green light to the corporate restructuring of Thai Airways airline. Already last May, economic difficulties of Asian... more
Civil aviationICAO Stocktaking Seminar highlights latest achievements
And new opportunities for in-sector CO2 emissions reductions
Summarizing the outcomes of an ICAO sustainability event last Friday, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano stressed the need to seize the post-COVID recovery as a vital opportunity for aviation... more
AirlinesLima Airport signs financing for airside development
Four international banks are providing the loan
Lima Airport Partners (LAP), part of the Fraport Group since 2001, has signed a USD 450 million financing agreement for its airside development program at "Jorge Chávez International Airport" in Lima,... more
Civil aviationIsrael-Emirates, Netanyahu plane took off for peace signing
Agreements will be signed tomorrow in Washington
"Travelling to bring peace, in exchange for peace": these are the words used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to comment through social networks his departure to United States in view of the... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Flight attendants sue United Airlines
Trial concerns choices of hostesses and stewards
Too discriminatory approach: this is the accusation against carrier United Airlines (read also the article published by AVIONEWS), sued by two flight attendants who did not like the policy on the choice... more
Civil aviationA-350XWB airplane with humanitarian aid to Beirut
Medicine, visors and masks, school items, electrical products and IT-equipment
Immediately after the recent blast in Beirut, Lebanon, Airbus provided satellite imagery to analyse the damage and helped government analysts, NGOs and first responders gain visibility into the catastrophe. Now,... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Ryanair will leave Düsseldorf base
This decision will take effect in October
A letter sent to employees in the late afternoon of Thursday September 10, 2020, announced the intention of low-cost airline Ryanair to abandon its German base in Düsseldorf: the future is not optimistic... more
HelicoptersUlan-Ude Aviation Plant launches a simulation facility
It works as a platform for interactive training by the principles of lean production
The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has launched a certified process simulation facility in its premises. The facility works as a platform... more
AirlinesFraport: figures in August 2020, passenger numbers remain low in Frankfurt
Traffic still down at the Group’s airports worldwide
In August 2020, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served some 1.5 million passengers, representing a 78.2 percent decline year-on-year. Thus, for the first time since March of this year, the decrease remained below... more
AirlinesLufthansa's uncertainties between layoffs and retired planes
Future fleet could be reduced significantly
Fewer planes mean a downsized fleet, and a downsized fleet can only translate into a new round of layoffs. Lufthansa is seriously considering retiring A-380s and most of the smaller A-340s, just to mention... more
DefenseCould Trump's nuclear weapon be a space plane?
Latest statements by American president are controversial
A very powerful weapon, secret and never seen before: one of the 18 interviews given by American President Donald Trump (read also the article published by AVIONEWS) to the journalist Bob Woodward, aroused... more
AerospaceAsecna: opening a new era of satellite navigation performance augmentation in the Africa region
It provides the first African early SBAS open service
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA, has started to broadcast a SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) signal over Africa & Indian Ocean (AFI) region, providing the... more
Civil aviationRussian industrial company chooses Molfetta for its helicopter plant
Mayor of the Apulian city spoke about it in a video
Friday is the day traditionally chosen by Tommaso Minervini, mayor of Molfetta (province of Bari, Italy), to announce latest news regarding this Apulian city via a video. Just in these hours, he announced... more
AccidentsSeptember 11, 2001: 19 years ago the tragic attacks in New York
This memory is indelible: there were almost 3,000 victims
Impossible to forget where we were and what we were doing at that moment. It was exactly 19 years since terrible and disconcerting September 11, 2001, a date that changed history of the whole world forever.... more
AirlinesSIA Group to rationalise staff numbers
Amid unprecedented global aviation crisis
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group announced yesterday the difficult decision to cut around 4,300 positions across its carriers. After taking into account a recruitment freeze, natural attrition, and the... more