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AirlinesAir carriers. Avelo Airlines is officially born
New low-cost that will operate in Usa
New and with interesting prices: the low-cost air carrier Avelo Airlines is the latest reality in the sector that was born in these last hours, yet another American proposal with very low fares and which... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Embraer assists the development of private air transport for COVID-19 vaccines
The company has released technical information for customers
As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine transportation increases around the world, Embraer has released technical information to assist customers on how its business jets can be optimized to transport these... more
HelicoptersS-100 UAV helicopter performs maritime surveillance for Romanian Border Police
The RPAS service is delivered by the EMSA and is also extended to Bulgaria
The Romanian Border Police operates the CAMCOPTER S-100 for maritime surveillance purposes. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is delivered by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)... more
AirportsAvinor: investment in Autonomous Runway Sweepers at Oslo Airport
Signed contract worth up to EUR 40 million
Avinor is stepping into the future of Winter operations and committing itself fully to autonomous runway sweepers. Following a rigorous procurement process, a framework contract for a period of 8 years... more
AerospaceTelespazio announces support for AWS Ground Station
With its cloud-based service platform Enable
Telespazio Germany GmbH, a subsidiary of Telespazio –a joint-venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%) –, a provider of aerospace engineering, software solutions and services and a member of the... more
Civil aviationAirbus and TNO to develop aircraft laser communication terminal
The first tests will take place at the end of 2021
Airbus and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) have launched a programme to develop a laser communication terminal demonstrator for aircraft, known as UltraAir. The project,... more
Civil aviationAirbus aircraft: order and deliveries in March
The hightlights - DATA SHEET
Airbus's commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for the month of March 2021 have been published on its website.The highlights:March 2021 deliveries: 72 to 34 customers (4 A-220, 60 A-320 Family... more
Finance and economyFincantieri: shareholders' meeting approves 2020 financial statements
Closed with a profit of EUR 963,328.57
Fincantieri SpA held its ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting today in Trieste on a single call. In consideration of the COVID-19 health emergency and taking into account the regulatory provisions issued for... more
Civil aviationAlbania: unexpectedly stop by the radar men. Strike or illness?
Flights suspended at Tirana airport. Police and Army guard the control tower
An unannounced shutdown by the AlbControl's flight controllers led today to the cancellation of all air connections to and from Albania. With the radar men, other employees of the State-owned company... more
Civil aviationAircraft and results. Iata: negative passenger demand trend continues in February
For 74.7% compared to the same month in 2019
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger traffic fell in February 2021, both compared to pre-COVID levels (February 2019) and compared to the immediate month prior (January... more
CargoAircraft and transport. IATA: cargo demand up 9% in February
Compared to pre-Covid levels
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released February 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-COVID levels with demand up 9% over... more
AerospaceThe aerospace collaboration between Germany and New Zealand
12 very promising projects were selected
More than 18,000 kilometers away and two completely different cultures: there do not seem to be any points of contact between Germany and New Zealand, yet these two Nations have started a very promising... more
Civil aviationICAO welcomes updates on Saudi Green Initiatives
By its President and Secretary General
Saudi Arabia’s twin new initiatives for environmental protection were welcomed last week by the President of the ICAO Council, Salvatore Sciacchitano, and by ICAO Secretary General, Fang Liu. During vi... more
IndustryBae Systems to support international F-16 fighter aircraft fleet
The company has received a contract from USAF
BAE Systems has received an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract from the US Air Force with a value of up to $600 million to supply the international fleet of F-16 aircraft with support equipment.... more
AerospaceHigh-speed artificial intelligence and machine learning for space satellite images
Thales Alenia Space and Microsoft’s cloud powered innovation
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and Microsoft today announced that they are innovating together on cloud technologies in space by adding the Deeper Vision... more
CuriositiesUsa. Pentagon thinks to a new Air Force One airplane
It will be a supersonic and luxury aircraft
US Defense Department has in mind to build a supersonic presidential aircraft with characteristics that are nothing short of futuristic. Based on what has been learned in the last few hours, the Pentagon... more
HelicoptersAnsat and Mi-171A2 helicopters at "Innoprom" in Uzbekistan
They are at the stand of Rostec State Corporation
Russian Helicopters holding company presented its multipurpose civilian aircraft, Ansat and Mi-171A2, at the recently started "INNOPROM. Big Industrial Week in Tashkent" exhibition, at the stand of Rostec... more
Airports"Modular Airplane" receives International Design Award
Flexcraft, a modular and remotely piloted aircraft concept, with quick reconfiguration of the cabin for many missions -PHOTO
The FLEXCRAFT, a modular and remotely piloted aircraft concept, which allows quick reconfiguration of the cabin for multiple missions, won the "International Design Awards" ("IDA") in the Transport Design... more
HelicoptersR-66 Police helicopter joins Polk County Sheriff’s Aviation fleet
Some technical specifications and dimensions
Robinson Helicopter Company delivered last days R-66 Police Helicopter serial number 1025 to Florida’s Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO).PCSO’s R-66 Police helicopter is the first R-66 Police helicopter confi... more
AirlinesSingapore accepts IATA Travel Pass
From next May; more than 20 carriers have announced trials of it
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed Singapore’s acceptance of pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test results on the IATA Travel Pass.From 1 May 2021, passengers travelling to Singapore w... more
AirportsSan Francisco Airport expands plastic free policy
To prohibit sale of all plastic bottles
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced the expansion of its industry-leading plastic-free policy to prohibit the sale of any beverages in plastic bottles. In August 2019, SFO became one... more
IndustryVard (Fincantieri) to build three Operation Service Vessels
The subsidiary of the industry grows stronger in the promising off-shore wind energy sector
Vard (Fincantieri), one of the major global shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has signed a contract for the design and construction of 3 Service Operation Vessels (SOV) for the Scottish company North... more
AirportsItalian Enav: relaunch aviation in Libya; activities to reactivate of direct connections
Renovation of the control tower of the airport of Tripoli
An Italian ENAV delegation, led by the CEO Paolo Simioni, met yesterday in Tripoli the Libyan Transport Minister Muhammad Salem Al-Shahoubi and the President of the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority Mustafa... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes Happy Easter to everybody
The agency will reopen regularly next Tuesday April 6
AVIONEWS informs its subscribers, reporters, social media fans that it will be closed for the Easter week-end.The agency will return next Tuesday, April 6, 2021 with the normal publication of the news.In... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space opens new FabLab at Charleroi plant
Designed to stimulate innovation and drive sustainable growth in Belgium
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today that it has set up a new FabLab (fabrication laboratory) at its plant in Charleroi, Belgium. This approach... more
IndustryEmbraer concluded aerial refuelling qualification between two KC-390 aircraft
The industry reached another important milestone in the development of the program - VIDEO
Embraer reached another important milestone in the development of the KC-390 multi-mission military freighter program with the successful conclusion of the aerial refuelling qualification between two Millennium,... more
Civil aviationS-100 UAV helicopter. New service provision contract with EMSA
A framework agreement for EUR 16.5 million
Schiebel has won another significant contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Schiebel, with its CAMCOPTER S-100, is yet again one of the service providers for EMSA’s Remotely Piloted A... more
DefenseAirbus for Canada’s strategic tanker aircraft replacement
The industry as bidder for the STTC project -DATA SHEET
Airbus has been qualified by the Government of Canada as a bidder for the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) project, a procurement process launched to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)... more
DefenseBoeing: contract for P-8A Poseidon maritime patrolling aircraft
For a worth of USD 1,6 bn -DATA SHEET
The US Navy awarded Boeing a $1.6 billion production contract for the next 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Nine planes will join the US Navy fleet and two will go to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), a... more
AirportsDallas Airport selected AeroBoss Riws warning system
To reduce risk of runway incursions
Leonardo, through its US subsidiary Selex ES Inc., will provide Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport with its AeroBOSS Runway Incursion Warning System (RIWS), part of the company’s portfolio o... more