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Civil aviationChina: tests on the AG-600 amphibious aircraft have been completed
Once in service it will be the largest seaplane in the world
Military ambitions steadily growing for Beijing, especially as regards the South China Sea quadrant where the Chinese Air Force will soon be able to develop the largest amphibious aircraft ever built,... more
IndustryFrance-UK: there will be a collaboration on the plane of the future?
The French defense minister hopes to continue working with London
The French government will invest 3.6 billion euros to renew its military satellites to further protect its network from potential cyber attacks aimed at spying on France. The defense minister Florence... more
ReportSyria. Russian accusations: "US bombing with white phosphorus"
Hypothesis born after the extensive fires that followed the raid
International breaking news. According to the Director of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Syrian Parties in Conflict General Vladimir Savchenko, the US Air Force (USAF) last Saturday used two... more
HelicoptersRussian Helicopters to supply medical aircraft
Up to 150 units to the national air ambulance operator
During the "Hydroaviasalon-2018" exhibition in Gelendzhik (Russia), subsidiaries of Rostec State Corporation —Russian Helicopters, National Service of Medical Aviation and Avia Capital Services— signed a c... more
HelicoptersMilestone and Airbus to provide five H-145 helicopters to Aramco
They will be delivered over the next twelve months
Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), a GECAS company and the global reference in helicopter leasing, and Airbus Helicopters announced today they will provide five H-145s to Aramco Overseas Com... more
DefenseGreenland: three Chinese airports, a risk for NATO countries
Strong interest of China on the island
Greenland through the Nuuk government is trying to get more and more autonomy from Denmark, so much so that it could soon become officially independent from Copenhagen. This from the United States can... more
AccidentsSouth Sudan accident: plane crash during landing. 19 dead
In the survivors also an Italian doctor
A Let L-410UVP aircraft -registration UR-TWO- used by the Ukrainian airline Slaver Company crashed yesterday just before landing in South Sudan, causing the death of 19 of the 22 people on board. In the... more
IndustryVitrociset (3). Fincantieri-Mer Mec will not finalize the acquisition of the industry
The confirmation note issued by the company
Reference is made to Fincantieri’s press release of 7 August 2018 (see for details AVIONEWS), which stated that Fincantieri and Mer Mec executed an agreement for the joint and equal acquisition of 98.54% o... more
Press releaseVitrociset (2). Leonardo exercises its right of first refusal to purchase it
The statement issued by the industry
Leonardo's Board of Directors, convened today under the Chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, has decided to exercise its right of first refusal and so to purchase 98.54% of Vitrociset, of which Leonardo... more
IndustryVitrociset: Leonardo exercises the right of pre-emption
During today's board of directors the decision that blows the agreement with Fincantieri
Today, in the continuation of the board of Leonardo interrupted yesterday without any decision being taken in this regard, the Italian aerospace and defense company led by CEO Alessandro Profumo (owner... more
ReportHNA: early the sale of Deutsche Bank shares
The company follows government inputs: stay only in air transport
The investment company Hna -owner of equity packages of many carriers- has decided to sell its entire share of Deutsche Bank -of which it is the first shareholder- in order to respond to requests from... more
ConferencesAircraft. EASA: the future of General Aviation
The annual conference will take place in November in Vienna
EASA’s Annual Safety Conference "A Vision for the Future of General Aviation" (6-8 Nov 2018 in Vienna/Austria) on safer, simpler and more affordable flying introduces the new era of innovation and sharing o... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport. Ryanair: towards European strike this month
The joint note issued by the Italian Filt Cgil and Uiltrasporti unions
"Towards an European strike by all Ryanair personnel within the end of the month". Italian Filt Cgil and Uiltrasporti unions announced it unanimously that today they brought together European ones from... more
AirportsDublin: EUR 900 million to expand the airport
In anticipation of the increase in the number of aircraft in transit
By 2023, works should begin to expand Dublin airport in order to allow it to manage up to 40 million passengers a year, for an expense of around 900 million euros, to be added to the 320 million that will... more
UAS-DronesRolls Royce to power Boeing MQ-25 Stingray aircraft for US Navy
It will provide unmanned, carrier-based air-to-air refuelling
Rolls-Royce (RR) engines have been selected by Boeing to power the US Navy’s new MQ-25 Stingray aircraft, which will provide unmanned, carrier-based air-to-air refuelling.The US Navy has awarded the M... more
PeopleFraport reconfirms CEO Stefan Schulte
For another five years
Fraport AG’s supervisory board today (September 7) approved the early contract extension for the company’s executive board chairman (CEO), Stefan Schulte. Effective September 1, 2019, his contract wil... more
AirlinesAeroméxico: the three pilots of the plane crashed in Durango were fired
Despite the reason for the accident, it was bad weather
Breaking international news. Despite yesterday the investigators of the accident that involved the Embraer E-190 aircraft of Aeromexico have claimed that to cause it was the violent disturbance that was... more
AirlinesBritish Airways: violated personal and financial data of over one hundred thousand passengers
380,000 "compromised" payments
Hundreds of thousands people who have made an online booking to fly with the British Airways airline have been stolen personal and financial data, due to a security breach that allowed hackers to enter... more
ReportOther cases of flight sickness on two American Airlines flights
12 people showed the same symptoms as those on the Emirates aircraft
After the passengers who showed illness in airplane during the flight between Dubai and New York of the day before yesterday, event that forced the authorities of the "John F. Kennedy" airport to quarantine... more
AirlinesMiami-Warsaw flight by LOT
The Polish carrier plans Florida launch for next June
Lot Polish Airlines announced the launch of Miami-Warsaw non-stop passenger service scheduled for June 1, 2019, giving Miami International Airport (MIA) the only non-stop route between Florida and Eastern... more
CuriositiesThe "Shark" E-190E2 airplane arrived in Europe
For the demonstration tour, after Africa and USA
Following a successful tour in Africa and in the US, Embraer is now beginning the European and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) part of the E-190E2 worldwide demonstration tour. The aircraft... more
AirportsLiverpool Airport: results in August
Growth in passenger number continued last month
Growth in passenger numbers continued at Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" ("LJLA") during August as passenger numbers rose by over 3% compared to August 2017.Over 535,000 passengers travelled through the... more
ReportFrom the US: "Iran uses aircraft to smuggle weapons in Lebanon"
Two suspicious flights from the Qeshm Fars Air company
The US "Fox News" TV station accused Iran of smuggling weapons to Lebanon, to supply Hezbollah's men using "clandestine routes" and aircraft registered as civilians. Two unusual flights from the private... more
SecurityWashington Airport: new biometric system technology unveiled
The entire screening process takes less than two seconds
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, in partnership with US Customs and Border Protection, unveiled a new biometric screening system Thursday that uses facial-recognition technology to streamline... more
IndustryFifth Legacy 450 plane delivered to AirSprint
It is a Canadian company based in Calgary
Embraer Executive Jets has delivered the fifth Legacy 450 medium cabin business jet airplane to AirSprint, Inc., a Canadian privately held fractional aircraft ownership company based in Calgary, Alberta.... more
AirportsO'Leary: a new airport in Warsaw is a "stupid" idea
According to the CEO of Ryanair, the current two airports should be upgraded
During a press conference in Warsaw yesterday Ryanair's Chief Executive Officer Michael O'Leary called the plan of Poland to build a new airport in the capital "stupid"; an investment of about 8 billion... more
ReportSaudi Arabia: 37 wounded by shrapnel from an intercepted missile
Attack launched by the Houthi against a border town
This night, Saudi Arabia's air defense forces intercepted a missile -probably a Burkan-2- launched by the Houthi rebels to the city of Najran. The splinters of the missile launched by Yemen -according... more
Defense"Vostok-2018": Putin will be present at the military exercise
In Ukraine, smaller response trainings with 10 NATO countries
At the "Vostok-2018" (East 2018) exercise, which will be held from 11 to 17 September in the eastern Transbaikal region, Vladimir Putin will take part, as reported by the Russian press. The largest training... more
AerospaceRussia: the A-40 Albatross amphibious aircraft will return to production
The Russian navy would like to use it for the anti-submarine war
United Aircraft Corporation (OAK) will soon resume production of the world's largest amphibious aircraft, the A-40 Albatross, developed in the 1980s to perform the anti-submarine tasks previously performed... more
CuriositiesFrom Japan the first space elevator
A ten meter model that will be sent to space on September 11th
A science fiction invention coming from Japan that will take the first step towards its possible creation thanks to the University of Shizuoka, which -as reported by the local press- will launch a small... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA releases data at "WATS"
The "World Air Transport Statistics" (passenger, cargo and airline alliances)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced industry performance statistics for 2017. Worldwide annual air passenger numbers exceeded four billion for the first time, supported by a broad-based... more
DefenseIndia-USA summit: sale of armed drone aircraft on the table
Relations between the two countries growing and consolidating
The talks in Delhi between the United States and India will begin today to try to improve political relations and to increase the collaborations in the field of defense, since Washington over the years... more
Civil aviationAeroméxico: the bad weather caused the plane crash
The final report will be published by the end of the month
Aeromexico's Embraer ERJ-190 plane crashed on August 1 during take-off from Durango airport fell due to bad weather. This was stated by the man who runs the investigative group of the Mexican civil aviation... more
ReportChina: protests against the passage of the HMS Albion
The ship was approached by Chinese navy helicopters
Yesterday, China protested against the United Kingdom by criticizing the British navy for "deliberately provoking the Chinese forces", given that the Landing Platform Dock (LPD) HMS Albion, with boron... more
ConferencesAircraft and transport. ICAO: safety key to sustainability of growth in Europe
Fang Liu had different meetings with Portuguese authorities
Continued enhancements to the record-breaking safety of flight in Europe will be crucial to ensuring the sustainability of aviation growth in the region, declared ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)... more
ReportJapan: earthquake during the night and closed the Sapporo airport
Second natural disaster in three days
There is no peace for Japan this week, because after the typhoon "Jebi" that hit the main island the day before yesterday causing massive damage and forcing the authorities to close the "Kansai" airport... more
Civil aviationRussia: Tupolev close to the design of a supersonic aircraft
To be evaluated again how to reduce the sound impact of the engines
According to what the Deputy General Director for Design of Tupolev Valery Solozobov said at "Sputnik" the Russian aviation company would have almost completed the project for the future supersonic passenger... more
IndustryRussia: a tiltrotor and an assault helicopter for the future
Complicated projects that require a long time
Two possible novelties might come from the Russian aerospace industry. The first concerns a tiltrotor (plane+helicopter) designed to compete with the US V-22 Osprey and a new assault helicopter to replace... more
IndustryProfumo: "European Defense Fund is good, but we need to plan"
The Ministry of Defense should dictate the guidelines for the industry
During the hearing in the hall of the Labor Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, the managing director of Leonardo Alessandro Profumo spoke about the European Defense Fund and the position of the Italian... more
AirportsBelgrade Airport: Vinci airports will manage it
The goal is to make it the Balkan landmark
The tender called for the management of Belgrade airport -the main one in the Balkan country- was won by the French private company Vinci airports, which for the commission created specifically by the... more
ReportChagos Islands: the strategic USAF airport in danger?
In the coming weeks the International Court will be pronounced
In the next weeks the International Court of Justice in The Hague will rule on a case that has been going on since 1966, the year in which the United Kingdom ceded the island Diego Garcia -from the Chagos... more
DefenseChina: Su-35 aircraft it will be a problem for the United States?
It will increase the offensive capabilities of the Chinese Air Force
During the wait for the Chengdu J-20 aircraft that should have stealth capacity but for which the time is not clear before becoming operational, the Beijing Air Force has equipped itself with the Russian... more
IndustryKC-46 Tanker aircraft completes FAA certification
It will refuel US, allied and coalition military planes
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeing’s KC-46 tanker aircraft program a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), verifying that its refuelling and mission avionics systems meet F... more
AirlinesNew failure in Europe for an airline
The Belgian FlyVlm closes the commercial flight.
After the failure of the Swiss airline Sky Work and the announcement of the downsizing of Hop!, this week the closing of the flight operations came also for FlyVlm, a small Belgian airline used for regional... more
AerospaceSpace. Russian accusations: "The Soyuz has been sabotaged"
Is the loss of pressure from the ISS caused by a voluntary gesture?
Despite the fact that the director of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) Dmitry Rogozin at first spoke of a micro-meteorite which caused the damage suffered to the spacecraft Soyuz, today he said that... more
AirportsOsaka: Kansai airport evacuated this morning
After the damage assessment it will be decided when to reopen it
The consequences of the typhoon "Jebi" that hit the coast of western Japan yesterday was 10 dead and more than 300 injured, and the important damage caused to the main infrastructure including the Osaka... more
Latest newsLibya: the Tripoli-Mitiga airport reopens
It was found a ceasefire agreement
After the clashes in Tripoli that caused at least 50 dead and 138 injured and that had also led to the closure of the Tripoli-Mitiga airport, it was found an agreement between the government forces and... more
AirlinesKorean Air: inaugural flight to Zagreb, in Croatia
After 11 hours and 40 minutes, welcomed with a water cannon ceremony
Korean Air celebrated its inaugural flight from Seoul, South Korea to Zagreb, Croatia on September 1, marking the first regular service connecting Croatia and Far East Asia directly.The airline’s maiden f... more
HelicoptersBoeing expands Australian data analytics services
For CH-47F Chinook helicopter fleet among the first to adopt the new ones
Boeing will begin integrating new data analytics tools into all Boeing Defence Australia support contracts, enhancing its position as a leading fleet services provider in the region.The Boeing AnalytX... more
AirlinesAirplanes. Emirates announces code-share partnerships
With Jetstar Pacific
Emirates and Jetstar Pacific have announced a new code-share agreement, expanding the existing partnership between the Dubai-based carrier and Jetstar Group. The new alliance with the Ho Chi Minh City-based... more