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IndustryLeonardo: "green" helicopters with electric tail rotor
Solution that would save power and fuel
The Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo could introduce an important innovation in the helicopter sector, that is an ecological tail rotor powered by electricity. Fabio Nannoni CTO (Chief Technical... more
PeopleEuropean Helicopter Association elected a new Chairman
It's Peter Moeller from Luxembourg Air Rescue
The European Helicopter Association (EHA) announced the election of Capt. Peter Moeller from Luxembourg Air Rescue as its new Chairman replacing Jaime Arqué, who retires after 3 years of chairmanship. P... more
CargoAircraft and results. Mixed picture behind +2% in September freight growth
IATA released data for global markets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 2.0% in September 2018, compared to... more
PeopleNew CEO Europe of Autogrill Group
It is Andrea Cipolloni from next week
Autogrill SpA announced that, as from 12th November, Andrea Cipolloni will join the Group as CEO of the Europe Business Unit, in charge of developing the Group in the European markets. It’s a comeback f... more
IndustryAir Botswana takes delivery of its ATR-72/600 plane
It is the first of a contract signed in July for two units
Air Botswana, the national flag carrier, took delivery of its first ATR-72/600 last Friday. The aircraft, delivered in Toulouse, is the first of a contract signed in July for two units. The second is planned... more
AirportsAlitalia announces service between Washington and Rome
Five-times weekly, year-round flights to launch May 2019
Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD) announced Monday that Italian airline Alitalia will begin five weekly non-stop flights to Rome-Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) on May 2, 2019, providing... more
DefenseIran: a defensive exercise of Air Force
Start of the maneuvers coincides with the new US sanctions
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force with the Revolutionary Guards organized a two-day joint military exercise in an area of about 500,000 km2, where Iran's airplanes and land vehicles will train -as... more
ReportLion Air incident: main suspect of the "defective" speed indicator
Same failure in the last 4 flights of the plane
The Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft of Lion Air crashed on Monday last week in Indonesia shortly after take-off from the Jakarta airport -according to the first findings of the commission of inquiry- would... more
HelicoptersOrders for AW-139 helicopters and a HoA for further 160 units in China
Contracts for 15 EMS-configured aircraft, for delivery between 2019 and 2021
Leonardo announced today that Sino-US Intercontinental Helicopter Investment (Sino-US) of China has signed contracts for 15 AW-139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The announcement was made during... more
IndustryFincantieri: the Chinese cruise hub established
The contract defines the cruise park project in the Baoshan District has been signed
At the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Economic development and Labor Luigi Di Maio and the Chairman of Cassa depositi e prestiti Massimo Tononi, the Fincantieri CEO Giuseppe... more
IndustryChina: the new attack drone will enter soon in production
The CH-5 Rainbow should be the rival of the MQ-9 -VIDEO
At the airshow that will held in Zhuhai, the Chinese Academy of Aerospace and Aeronautical (CAAA) will not only show the tilt-rotor CH-10 drone, but will also show the version that will go into production... more
AerospaceGovSat and Telespazio France to provide capabilities for the French MoD
To create a complete catologue of satellite telecommunications services
With the aim of meeting the needs of the French government, GovSat and Telespazio France pooled their skills, infrastructures and solutions to create a complete catalog of satellite telecommunications... more
IndustryChina: CH-10 tilt rotor drone will be unveiled next days
If all goes well it will be the basis for building one with crew -GALLERY
The China Academy of Aerospace and Aerodynamics (CAAA) will present at Zhuhai -during the "China Airshow 2018"- a new UAV drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) with an inclined CH-10 rotor. This will be for... more
IndustryVietjet orders 50 more A-321neo aircraft
Finalising an MoU signed at the "Farnborough Airshow" last July
Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has placed a firm order with Airbus for an additional 50 A-321neo single aisle aircraft, finalising an MOU signed at the "Farnborough International Airshow" last July. The purchase... more
IndustryBoeing: is in study a new version of the AH-64E helicopter?
Scale model under test would have innovative solutions
Boeing would be thinking of introducing a new modified version of the AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter, which would include a wing spread, a new main rotor, a system for orientating engine exhaust to... more
Science and technologyAI. From November virtual guards at the airport
Software that allows you to identify who is lying
At the airports in Hungary, Latvia and Greece a new potential security aids will be tested during November. In fact a virtual guard will interrogate incoming passengers from extra-EU flights and it will... more
DefenseUK: sale of aircraft radar systems to China
Agreement that keeps the privacy of the company involved in the business
A British company operating in the defense sector has obtained the green light from the Chinese government to sell armaments and technologies to the armed forces of Beijing, and among this there is also... more
AerospaceSpaceX: are there staff problems for Elon Musk?
The risk for the company is to delay the first launch of Starlink satellites
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SpaceX Elon Musk is trying to respect the timing for the satellite launch, that he set when the company was founded, and to do so he decided to replace a part of the... more
AirlinesRyanair: certain the closure of the hub at Eindhoven airport
Decision that would go against a local court order
The low-cost carrier Ryanair had confirmed yesterday the unwillingness to modify the plan for the next week's closure of the base at Eindhoven airport, which will lead to the displacement of the 16 Dutch... more
AerospaceSoyuz accident: Roscosmos publishes video of the failed launch
In the meantime it announces a new crewed launch in December -VIDEO
The Russian space agency Roscosmos has posted on the page "Facebook" the video regarding the launch of the Soyuz-FG carrier rocket on 11 October, which due to a technical problem in the decoupling of the... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Galli: "Probable extension of the State bridge loan"
To find "a partner in the sector" is necessary for the undersecretary
Speaking on "Radio Uno Rai", the Undersecretary for Economic Development Dario Galli replied about the bridge loan of 900 million euros that the airline Alitalia must repay to the Italian State by next... more
HelicoptersLeonardo-Kongsberg: opening of AW-101 and NH-90 helicopter MRO facility
Expanded collaboration; a new 25 year agreement extend
Leonardo congratulates Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace on the opening of its new AW-101 and NH-90 helicopter transmissions MRO and test facility in Kongsberg, Norway. The new facility will provide an in-country... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): easyJet confirms that it has submitted an offer
"Interest in a renovated carrier"
In waiting of the proposal of Ferrovie dello Stato for Alitalia to be announced, the low-cost carrier easyJet has confirmed that it has submitted a bid in consortium with the US Delta. This was announced... more
Press releaseAlitalia: two binding offers and an expression of interest received
The documentation is now being examined by the commissioners
Alitalia announces that the extraordinary commissioners of the carrier "have received two binding offers and a not binding expression interest. The commissioners will examine in the next days the documentation... more
IndustryPiaggio Aerospace: the Government's decision must arrive quickly
The concrete risk is the liquidation of the company
The risk of a liquidation of Piaggio Aerospace increases more and more as the days pass, this because the Mubadala fund of Abu Dhabi - owner of the company - does not want to wait long for the Italian... more
Civil aviationAirbus: problems for the payments of aircraft ordered by the Hna group
The European aerospace company would be trying to reach an agreement
Airbus may soon be faced with some problems related to deliveries of the A-380/800 to be paid by the Chinese HNA Group, which due to financial problems would be trying to find a separate agreement with... more
DefenseThe new German corvettes equipped with Leonardo naval defense systems
The industry has signed a contract with the federal military procurement agency
Leonardo signed a contract with the Bundesamt für Ausrüstung,Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr, the German Federal Office in charge of defence acquisitions, to provide seven OTO 76/62 Super R... more
AccidentsLion Air incident: found the fuselage of the plane
The transport minister suspends the director of the technical area of Lion Air
The divers of the Indonesian Armed Forces would have managed this morning to identify the rest of the fuselage of the Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft of Lion Air crashed on Monday morning. After two days of... more
AirlinesBangkok Airways and PAL: code-share agreement
To expand connections of passengers travelling between the two countries
Bangkok Airways and Philippine Airlines (PAL) have initiated a code-share partnership to expand connections to benefit passengers travelling between the Philippines and Thailand, which came into effect... more
Industry"Centro servizi navali" has been created
Jv between ArcelorMittal, Fincantieri and Palescandolo
ArcelorMittal Cln Distribuzione Italia, Fincantieri and Palescandolo Lavorazioni Siderurgiche have set up in joint-venture between them a company called "Centro servizi navali SpA", specialized in logistics... more
CuriositiesNorwegian: aircraft tail dedicated to the Italian Marco Polo
It appears on B-737 MAX 8 aircraft, LN BKD registration
Norwegian announces that the aircraft dedicated to Marco Polo is already flying in the European skies. The image of the Venetian writer, ambassador and traveller is on a B-737 MAX 8 airplane, Norwegian... more
IndustryFincantieri will build fourth ship for Virgin Voyages
Shipbuilder announces additional order set for 2023 delivery
Fincantieri, a world reference in cruise ship construction, and global travel brand Virgin Voyages, have signed a contract valued at approximately 700 million euros for the construction of a fourth cruise... more
Latest newsFerrovie BoD approves the offer for Alitalia
For two company branches
Short news from Italy. The Board of Directors (BoD) of Ferrovie dello Stato SpA, meeting today as anticipated by AVIONEWS, under the chairmanship of Gianluigi Vittorio Castelli, decided to present the... more
ReportLion Air incident (3): CEO Putut will meet Boeing technicians tomorrow
Suspended the order of 50 B-737 MAX 10 "awaiting evaluation"
Outside a hospital in Jakarta where doctors are working together with relatives to identify victims of Monday's plane crash, Lion Air CEO Daniel Putut told reporters that tomorrow he will meet a team from... more
AerospaceChina-France: the first cooperative satellite launched
Important breakthrough in relations between space agencies -VIDEO
Yesterday morning the first satellite for the study of the oceans was developed in space, developed in cooperation with the Chinese and French space agencies. The CFOSat was transported in orbit by the... more
ConferencesEASA-CAAC: dialogue during "2nd Aviation Safety Conference"
Hosted by AESA; EU and China strengthen their partnership in Madrid
The Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency (AESA) hosts the second Aviation Safety conference between the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China... more
IndustryChina: almost impossible to compete with Boeing and Airbus in airliner planes
Delays in development and technological dependence on foreign countries among the problems
The Chinese ambitions to build their own commercial aircraft began almost 40 years ago with the first economic reforms of Deng Xiaoping, but technological problems have delayed the arrival in aircraft... more
DefenseChina: there will be an exhibition of the J-20 aircraft at the "Zhuhai Airshow"?
It will probably fly to demonstrate skills
At least four fifth-generation Chengdu J-20 fighter planes have been sighted in the skies of Zhuhai, where China's main air show will be staged from 6 to 11 November. Presumably these stealth aircraft... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): Lufthansa gets out of a minority stake
CEO Spohr explains that he will not be a co-investor with the Italian government
The declarations by the CEO of Lufthansa Carsten Spohr could be a "cold shower" for the Italian government and for Ferrovie dello Stato. In fact, from the top of the carrier came affirmations that go against... more
CargoUSA. The USAF thinks about possible investments in space cargo planes
It would allow to transport goods faster and cheaper
The founder of Virgin Orbit Richard Branson spoke at a meeting of the "Airlift Tanker" in Dallas. He supported his idea of using space planes to transport goods faster and cheaper in the world. Speaking... more
AirlinesAlitalia: is it worth (the government choice) the risk?
In the offer FS will ask for precise boundaries to be respected
Today from Ferrovie dello Stato could be sent, indeed it will probably be sent the binding offer to acquire the ex-flag carrier Alitalia sanctioning the birth of this union between the two modes of transport.... more
DiscussionsLion Air incident (2): problem with Pitot tubes the cause?
The data collected by "Flight Radar 24" if confirmed go in this direction
New hypotheses continue to emerge about why and how yesterday morning the Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft of Lion Air crashed, in fact the data recorded by "Flight Radar 24" of the Sunday evening flight between... more
Finance and economyAircraft and results. Embraer: 3Q2018
The company delivered 15 commercial and 24 executive jets
Embraer unveiled today the results regarding 3Q2018.HighlightsIn 3Q18, the industry delivered 15 commercial and 24 executive (17 light and 7 large) jets, compared to the 25 commercial and 20 executive... more
ReportIstanbul Airport: high human cost for the "jewel" of Erdogan
Estimated 200 workers died on the construction site, although for Ankara they are "only" 27
The new "largest airport in the world" in Turkey that was inaugurated yesterday by Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be named "Istanbul", and will become the third largest airport in the city on the Bosphorus... more
AccidentsLion Air incident: research continues to find the black boxes of the plane
Divers in action along with 35 ships and a drone
The research continues in Indonesia of the wreckage of the B-737 MAX 8 plane of Lion Air crashed into the sea yesterday shortly after taking off from the Jakarta airport. The divers are try this morning... more
ConferencesIATA: key to deliver aviation's benefits in Latin America
Competitiveness, infrastructure and harmonization
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to maximize the economic and social benefits of aviation. Aviation currently supports 7.2 million... more
IndustryFCAS: disagreements between France and Germany for the export of the aircraft
Will it be stopped a cause of the intransigence of Berlin?
According to what was repoted by "Der Spiegel" there is a real risk that the Franco-German project for Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) could slow down in its development. This is because France would... more
DefenseRussia: in 2019 operating first hypersonic ICBM
Ability that would make it "immune" to air defenses
Russia should deploy its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) of the Avangard system capable of flying at hypersonic speeds between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019. Before it can be... more
AccidentsLion Air incident (4): is it possible a new ban on flying in Europe?
Concrete risk if the investigations will find out that it was a mistake
There was a case that the European Union (EU) had put in the black-list all the Indonesian carriers? What is certain is that the real risk of revising the decision again is high, especially if the Boeing... more
Finance and economyLeonardo: helicopter crash puts in difficulty the shares
Quotes in negative despite the FTSE MIB is positive
Difficult day that of Leonardo at Piazza Affari, which is seeing his shares lose value despite the positive FTSE MIB title. The daily minimum was 3.2%, while at 1:00pm the value had risen settling at -1.90%.... more