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DefenseAirplanes and soldiers. RAF opens to women
London, United Kingdom - For the first time they will be allowed to take part at the close combat fights of the Royal Air Force
Starting from today the Royal Air Force (RAF) will accept the applications for recruitment of the women of the United Kingdom for any available job, including those for the RAF Regiment, the terrestrial... more
AerospaceThe exoplanets of Trappist-1 might have water
Rome, Italy - It is confirmed by a study published yesterday on "The Astronomical Journal"
In February NASA thrilled the world with the discovery that three of the seven exoplanets of Trappist-1 -a planetary system which is located from an astronomer's perspective very near to our Earth, at... more
CuriositiesAirplanes and images: "gymkhana" among tornadoes -VIDEO
Sochi, Russia - Rare event of multiple whirlwinds, "Crossed" by an airliner in flight on the Russian skies
It is appreciable the spectacularity of these images on web a few days ago. They have been filmed in Russia, posted by a viewer on Instagram and on youtube, and from here the immediate "grapevine" at worldwide.... more
UAS-DronesFAI examines possible applications by the drone aircraft in a conference-expo
Lausanne, Switzerland - The event takes place in Lausanne, Switzerland, 1-3 September
A unique Drone aircraft conference and expo that bring together the world's "global Drone ecosystem" takes place in Lausanne, Switzerland over three days from 1-3 September 2017. Organised by the FAI,... more
IndustryAirplanes, helicopters and satellite to support of hurricane "Harvey" disaster relief efforts
Rome, Italy - Cosmo SkyMed provide information, C-27J of US Coast Guard for transportation of crew and AW-139 for recovery
As the communities along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana begin to recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane "Harvey", a number of Leonardo products and technologies have been activated in... more
Press releaseAlessio Quaranta (DG Italian ENAC) elected ECAC's VP
Rome, Italy - During the 66th meeting took place yesterday in Reykjavik
"ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) unveiled that its director general Alessio Quaranta has been elected Vice-President of ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference). The election occurred yesterday... more
AirportsAirplanes and security: face recognition in the airports of Asia-Pacific
Rome, Italy - New technologies for biometric identification are becoming more and more a reality
They can be very discussed and perhaps may worry many travellers, but face recognition systems will become a reality which all of us, sooner or later shall get used to. Complicit the strong competition... more
IndustryAirplanes and engines. Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 receives certification
Rome, Italy - The new great unit is realized partially in the South and the North of Italy
The Rolls-Royce (RR) Trent XWB-97, the latest and most powerful variant of the Trent XWB, has received formal flight certification, leading the way to the engine entering into service later this year. Certification... more
PeopleIt happened today, on 31 August: altitude record, 37,650 m, with MiG-25 airplane
Lausanne, Switzerland - It was 1977: it still stands currently, after exactly forty years
Alexandr Vasilievich Fedotov, an official "Hero of the Soviet Union" and test pilot, set an FAI World Record for altitude on 31 August 1977 when he climbed to 37,650 m in his MiG-25 airplane. The record... more
AirportsBudapest Airport’s route to Russia with Wizz Air
Budapest, Hungary - As part of Hungarian Airport’s strategy to further develop its network to the east
As part of Budapest Airport’s strategy to further develop its route network to the east, the Hungarian gateway launched its second link to Russia when it celebrated Wizz Air’s new service to St. Petersburg. Las... more
AirlinesAir Berlin airplanes. The German businessman Woehrl suspends negotiations
Berlin, Germany - The confidentiality asked by the airline would not allow him to make deals with possible partners
The German entrepreneur Hans Rudolf Woehrl seems at the moment to get out of the negotiations to save the low-cost airline Air Berlin from bankruptcy. Recently the businessman had showed his interest... more
AirportsLiverpool Airport completes latest phase of terminal improvement works
Liverpool, UK - Almost £3 million has been invested over the past nine months; further 2m during the next Autumn and Winter
The latest phase of development work aimed at further improving the customer experience for departing passengers at Liverpool "John Lennon Airport" (LJLA) has now been completed. In recent weeks, the... more
AirlinesAir Berlin crisis. Condor interested in the airline as a whole, Ryanair not anymore
Berlin, Germany - O'Leary repeated his accusations that the German government is favoring the acquisition by Lufthansa: higher fares for the next 20 years if that should happen
The German Condor airline of the British Thomas Cook Group would be interested to take over Air Berlin as a whole. The acquisition would allow to not breach the rules about competition, that is instead... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft and emergency deliveries: the healthcare system of Tanzania will take advantage of new technologies
Dodoma, Tanzania - The unmanned aerial vehicles of Zipline will transport blood, medicines and life-saving supplies to health facilities in the Country
The delivery service to carry blood, medicines and emergency supplies by drones -unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) of the California-based company Zipline- will be extended also to Tanzania. It was announced... more
AirlinesAirplanes and crisis. Offers by September 15 for Air Berlin
Berlin, Germany - Just more than two weeks for interested companies, this is the schedule according to a spokesman of the airlines
According to what a spokesperson of Air Berlin said on Tuesday, the offers for the German airline shall be submitted by September 15. The interested buyers have therefore just two weeks to make their proposals.... more
AerospaceESA: eight young with disabilities had opportunity to experience weightlessness and lunar gravity
Paris, France - The European Space Agency participated at the "Kid’s Weightless Dreams" campaign
ESA (European Space Agency) last week helped to provide children with disabilities the opportunity to experience weightlessness and lunar gravity on aircraft flights. Eight children from five ESA member... more
Airports"Harvey" tropical storm, the situation at the main airports of Texas
Houston, Usa - Some airports are still closed, rainfalls continue as bad weather is moving inside US territory
The "George Bush" and "William P. Hobby" airports in Houston, Texas (Usa) are slowly returning to regular operations after many days being closed because of the flooding by the devastating rains of the... more
AirlinesEthiopian to upgrade its Sao Paulo services
Rome, Italy - It has finalized preparations to start non-stop direct links effective September 16, 2017
Ethiopian Airlines Group announced that it has finalized preparations to start non-stop direct services to Sao Paulo, Brazil, currently operated via Lome, Togo, effective September 16, 2017. The airline... more
IndustryAirplanes and industry. United Technologies might acquire Rockwell Collins
Rome, Italy - The value of the operation would be over 20 billion dollars
Rockwell Collins could be bought by United Technologies, giving rise to a giant in the aircraft supplies market. According to US press the acquisition could be concluded by this week-end; the two companies... more
OccurrencesAircraft and occurrences. Off runway at Bolzano Airport (Italy)
Bolzano, Italy - People on board of the airplane (with German registration) unhurt
Luckily none consequence for the people on board of a tourism airplane Corvus Phantom with German registration (D-MDTK), off runway at Bolzano Airport while after midday of today was in landing phase coming... more
CuriositiesEmirates SkyCargo: B-777 "Rosie" airplane with a special livery
Dubai, UAE - To celebrate Chinese Valentine’s Day
Shanghai’s Pudong International airport had a special visitor on the day of the Qixi festival. ‘Rosie’ Emirates SkyCargo’s rose-liveried B-777 freighter aircraft arrived at the Chinese city during the ear... more
AirlinesAirplanes of Alitalia and Air Berlin: the Luthansa and Etihad hypothesis
Rome, Italy - The crisis of the Italian airline intertwines with that of the German low-cost carrier. This week the extraordinary commissioners will meet with the Italian Government
The September 15 deadline for the submission of the non-binding expressions of interest for Alitalia is getting closer, and the future of the Italian airline is intertwining with that of the German air... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Spain: 25 days of strike for airport workers; the government searches for a solution
Madrid, Spain - The employees of AENA and ENAIRE ask for hiring and an increase in salaries
It is scheduled for today the meeting of representatives from the Spanish government with unions of workers from AENA and ENAIRE: the aim is to avoid 25 days of strike that were declare in mid August and... more
AirlinesAir Berlin: Lufthansa comes forward and Lauda considers the possibility to reacquire Niki airline
Rome, Italy - The former-Formula One pilot told that to Austrian press. Lufthansa showed its interest for Air Berlin in its entirety or in parts
Niki airline -also known as FlyNiki- now of the Air Berlin air carrier could return to its founder and past owner, the former-Formula One champion and entrepreneur Niki Lauda. According to what he told... more
DefenseNorth Korea continues: one of its ballistic missiles flies over Japan
Rome, Italy - The launch took place last night. In the Land of the Rising Sun alarms rang for the possible threat. It will be discussed at the UN
An unspecified ballistic intercontinental missile was launched just before 6:00 am (local time, still Monday in Italy) from North Korea. The rocket that according to South Korean sources would have been... more
AirlinesAerolíneas Argentinas and Etihad Airways sign code-share agreement
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Links via Rome and Madrid to Buenos Aires and from the Italian and Spanish cities with stopover in Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways (EA) and Aerolíneas Argentinas (AA) have launched a new code-share partnership. Under the agreement, EA customers are able to enjoy connections via Rome and Madrid to Buenos Aires and... more
AirlinesCALC delivers one A-321 aircraft to Tianjin Airlines
Hong Kong, China - The airplane has a particular livery
CALC, a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, announced that it has delivered a new A-321/200 CEO aircraft to Tianjin Airlines Company Limited. The airplane is custom-painted... more
SecurityParliaments' Presidents of G7 meeting in Italy (September 8-9) on terrorism issue
Rome, Italy - It will take place in Rome, Naples and Pompei; the third rendezvous in the Italian Country after 2001 and 2009
Also a special session will be dedicated to the terrorism during the 15th Conference of the Chambers' Presidents of the G7 Countries that will take place in September (8-9) between Rome, Naples and Pompei.... more
IndustryVixen 500E AESA radar chosen for Romanian IAR-99 tech demonstrator airplane
Rome, Italy - The prototype aircraft with the device on-board is expected to be ready for testing by the end of 2017
Leonardo’s Vixen 500E AESA radar has been procured by the National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli” (INCAS), Romania’s aerospace research and development establishment, for its new tra... more
HelicoptersRussian Helicopters to test Ka-52K for resistance to electromagnetic interference
Moscow, Russia - This aircraft continues the product line of "marine" helicopters developed by the Kamov construction bureau
The experts of the "Russian Helicopters" holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) will, within the framework of testing the Ka-52K ship reconnaissance and combat helicopter, test the airborne equipment... more
UAS-DronesFAI: unique unmanned plane sets duration world record
Lausanne, Switzerland - The VA001 flew for 56 hours without refuelling
The FAI has ratified a duration world record for a unique experimental unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The VA001, an unmanned aircraft that looks like a glider but is powered by a diesel engine, successfully... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Air transport associations send open letter on urgent need to resolve border control delays -SPECIALS AVIONEWS
Geneva, Switzerland - Written by IATA, A4E, ACI Europe, ERA and AIRE and addressed to the European Council of Ministers
The imposition of a new regulation on border control checks by the European Union (regulation 458/2017) has caused chaos and significant delays to flights in Europe. The extra checks mean on average an... more
Civil aviationEgyptian Ministerial event drives new consensus on Africa and Middle East aviation security
Montreal, Canada - A conference held in Sharm El Sheikh last week
A high-level Ministerial Conference on Aviation Security held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, last week has endorsed a new Africa and Middle East Aviation Security Roadmap to align future programmes and targets... more
Civil aviationICAO and Nepal drive multilateral assistance effort to resolve aviation safety concerns
Montreal, Canada - The efforts of the Country were further boosted by several visits by technical experts from Organization’s Regional Office in Bangkok, in addition to assistance by a team of experts under a CAT mission in 2016
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and Nepal have successfully partnered on resolving a Significant Safety Concern (SSC) in the Asia-Pacific State last month, following a comprehensive multilateral... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft over the Pantheon and close to San Peter: one recquisition
Rome, Italy - An American tourist did not respect the no-fly zone. He is also accused of procured alert
A small drone aircraft of the commercial kind was confiscated yesterday morning in Rome from a 37 year old American tourist. The man flew his device over the historical center of the town near the Pantheon... more
ReportAirports closed in Houston for the tropical storm "Harvey"
Houston, USA - Flooding made the roads to the airports unusable. Severe damages to the region and five confirmed dead because of the bad weather
Airplanes have been cancelled and airports closed in Houston, Texas (USA) since yesterday, following the flooding caused by the tropical storm called "Harvey" by meteorologists. Arriving from the Gulf... more
IndustryAdditional 17 F-35 airplanes to Israel, the deal with Lockheed Martin has been finalized
Tel Aviv, Israel - The delivery of the aircraft is expected by 2024
The Defense Ministry of Israel finalized an agreement with Lockheed Martin for the purchase of 17 F-35 airplanes. It was reported yesterday by the same Ministry, concluding in such way a path that started... more
DiscussionsOn August 28, 1940: the first flight of the Campini Caproni CC-2 airplane
Rome, Italy - Italy was among the pioneer countries in the design and construction of the aircraft with jet propulsion
Italy was among the pioneer Countries in the design and construction of the airplanes with jet propulsion. In fact in August 1940 the Campini-Caproni CC-2 was tested in flight, the first Italian jet aicraft,... more
Defense18 foreign aircraft close to the Russian borders in just one week
Moscow, Russia - It was reported to the press by the Russian Defense Ministry
Eighteen foreign airplanes conducted surveillance flights along the borders of Russia in just this last week. The Russian Defense Ministry reported the news to the press and said that eleven times national... more
DefenseAirplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces on the waters of the Pacific between China, Japan and Korea
Moscow, Russia - TU-95MS bombers were approached by Japanese and South-Korean military aircraft
Russian military airplanes conducted scheduled flights over the neutral waters of the Pacific Ocean. It was reported yesterday by the Russian Defense Ministry that specified that strategic bombers TU-95MS... more
IndustryNew nuclear missile for the US: Lockheed Martin and Raytheon get contracts for 1.8 billion dollars
Washington, United States - US Air Force plans to replace its AGM-86B armaments
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon signed on Wednesday two contracts with the US Air Force (USAF) to proceed in the development of the new LRSO (Long Range Standoff) missile that shall replace its AGM-86 ALCM... more
DefenseAlso Serbia looks at Moscow for its anti-aircraft missile systems
Moscow, Russia - After S-400s to Turkey, Moscow negotiates with Belgrade the sale of S-300
It's a good time for Russian missile systems and for Rosoboronexport, the Russian State agency that takes care of the export of armaments and other defense equipments, the general manager of which just... more
SecurityA-350/900 airplanes: update requested to prevent risks for the hydraulic system and for the fuel tanks
Rome, Italy - In a directive effective today EASA asks for the application of the measures decided by Airbus
With a directive which is effective today EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) requested that the on-board equipments of A-350/900 airplanes be updated according to what was decided by Airbus in the... more
AirlinesCrisis Air Berlin. The interest of Ryanair and the criticism of O'Leary
Rome, Italy - The CEO of the Irish airline compared the management of Alitalia with what is happening in Germany
The CEO of Ryanair Michael O'Leary repeated yeasterday the interest of the Irish company in a possible acquisition of all or part of the Air Berlin airline, which is risking bankruptcy and just received... more
IndustryMi-38T: Russian Helicopters starts production of the military helicopter
Moscow, Russia - The program is in the framework of the contract that was signed in July with the Russian Ministry of Defense
Kazan Helicopters of the Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) has started to assemble the first prototype of the Mi-38T helicopter within the framework of the implementation of... more
Industry234 new helicopters for the Indian Navy
New Delhi, India - The Ministry of Defense started the procedure that will lead to the tender. The order is estimated at over 5 billion dollars
The Indian Navy wants to be provided with more than two hundred new helicopters and for this reason the Ministry of Defense of India would have prepared a RFI (Request For Information), a request of written... more
AirlinesCrisis Air Berlin. Possible "monopoly": Lauda criticizes the acquisition by Lufthansa
Berlin, Germany - The words of the former Formula One pilot founder of the Niki airline add to the rumors about the future of Air Berlin
Niki Lauda -former Formula One champion and founder of the airline Niki- criticized the possible acquisition of Air Berlin -that controls Niki and is now on the verge of bankruptcy- by Lufthansa. The German... more
AirportsSchönefeld-Tegel airports Traffic Report: 3.3 million passengers in July 2017
Berlin, Germany - First shows sustained strong growth of passenger; in the second moderately increasing
Passengers: From January to July 2017, some 19,580,974 passengers passed through Berlin's Schönefeld and Tegel airports. That's an increase of 6.9% compared with the same period last year. A total of... more
AirportsDoubts about the opening of the new Berlin airport
Berlin, Germany - According to a German newspaper the new airport could be inaugurated not before autumn 2019
The inauguration of the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (Germany) could happen not before autumn 2019. According to the German newspaper "Der Tagesspiegel" another one-year postponement -at the beginning... more
IndustryFirst US-built A-320 takes flight
Alabama, USA - Airbus in the United States can produce three members of the A-320 Family: tha A-319, the A-320 and the A-321
The first Airbus A-320 aircraft to be produced at the Airbus US Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, has flown for the first time on August 15. The aircraft took off from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley... more