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Civil aviationDigital innovations important to aviation "building back better" from COVID-19
According to Fang Liu, ICAO Secretary General said at a world summit
In her remarks yesterday at the official opening of the final week of the "Virtual World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2020", ICAO (International Civil Avaition Organization) Secretary... more
Civil aviationItalian ENAV is awarded contract in Romania
For an amount of EUR 2.3 million
ENAV (Italian Flight Assistance Company), through its subsidiary IDS AirNav, a company specialized in aeronautical information management systems, in the context of an international tender, has been awarded... more
AirlinesRyanair warns Spain: "All airlines must be helped"
Low-cost carrier does not like Iberian bailouts
After Portugal, also Spain. Low-cost airline Ryanair made it clear in recent days that it does not like the state aid guaranteed to company Tap Air Portugal (read also the article published by AVIONEWS)... more
AirlinesPlanes. Emirates will bring salaries back to 100% in October
Airline received several billion dollars in aid
Return to normality: employees of carrier Emirates Airlines have been reassured by latest statements by a spokesman for the Asian company, according to which salaries will return to 100% during next month... more
DefenseChina ready to launch 12 new "Iot" satellites
It is the second phase of the "Xingyun" project
China is planning the launch of twelve new satellites during 2021, as reported by media of the Asian country in the last few hours. We are talking about the "Xingyun" project, characterized by spacecraft... more
AirlinesPlanes and carriers, 500 million to save Air Europa
Spanish government is evaluating financial aid
Half a billion is enough, at least for the moment. Air Europa could be saved by Spanish government with a loan of 500 million euros, a figure that was made public this morning, on Monday 7 September 2020,... more
AirlinesNew Iberia's president: "Sacrifices will be needed"
Javier Sanchez-Prieto is however confident about recovery
"And tomorrow, can you imagine?" Slogan of carrier Iberia is apt as never before to describe the statements of the future president and CEO of the Spanish national airline. Javier Sanchez-Prieto answered... more
DefenseFincantieri to design the project of the US Navy unmanned fleet
The LUSV program for 100-meter long vessels to operate without crew
The Department of Defense and the US Navy awarded to Fincantieri’s subsidiary, Marinette Marine (FMM), a $7 million contract for design and engineering work of the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV), t... more
CuriositiesOn 7 September 1997 debut flight of the F-22 Raptor airplane
The world's first fifth generation military aircraft
A record to remember: today's date is very important for what concerns military aviation, given that on 7 September 1997, exactly 23 years ago, first F-22 Raptor aircraft made its debut flight. It... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). State Aid: EC approves Italian support
To compensate carrier for damages due to outbreak
The European Commission (EC) has found Italian €199.45 million support in favour of Alitalia to be in line with EU State aid rules. The measure aims at compensating the airline for the damages suffered d... more
HelicoptersMi-171A2 helicopter certified in South Korea
The first foreign operator of the model was the Republic of Kazakhstan
The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has validated the type certificate of Mi-171A2 helicopter, serially produced at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters... more
AirlinesAlitalia, Brussels approves € 200 million State aid
It's the economic support to compensate coronavirus' damages
Dialogue with Brussels is not simple, but in the last few hours an important opening arrived. Alitalia must convince the European Union with its new industrial plan, in the meantime, however, Margrethe... more
DefenseChinese military plane shot down in Taiwan, truth or fake news?
Local authorities have not confirmed yet -VIDEO
Tension is growing stronger between Taiwan and China. After the question of the new passports introduced by Taipei that annoyed Beijing, it has spread in these hours and the news of the shooting down of... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Airbus Canada transfers A-220 material management services
It represents a milestone and a step in the further integration of the programme
Airbus Canada Limited Partnership has officially transferred the overall A-220 material management services offer to Satair, as part of the programme integration into the industry. Since July, Satair,... more
Civil aviationAtlantia: establishment of new company
To acquire assets resulting from spin-off of Autostrade per l'Italia
Following the decisions taken at the Board meeting of 4 August, yesterday’s meeting of Atlantia’s Board of Directors has decided to proceed with the establishment of a company to acquire the assets res... more
AerospaceBahrain authorizes overflight airspace too
A few hours earlier Saudi Arabia did the same
First Saudi Arabia (read also AVIONEWS) and now Bahrain too: overflight of airspace of Persian Gulf Nation was authorized in the late evening of yesterday, on Thursday September 3, 2020, as regards the... more
AirlinesVirgin Atlantic ready to lay off another thousand employees
Carrier's rescue plan has just been approved
Unfortunately, the bailout did not overshadow the layoffs: airline Virgin Atlantic has just received the green light from the High Court of London regarding the 1.2 billion pounds guaranteed last week... more
AerospaceSatria, Indonesian telecommunication satellite, activities will start up
145,000 areas to be connected over 17,500 islands
Satelit Nusantara Tiga (SNT) and Thales Alenia Space, joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced yesterday the signature of a Preliminary Work Agreement to start the activities of... more
IndustryCounter-drone technology of Leonardo delivered to RAF
To support the research and development programme Synergia
Leonardo in the UK has delivered the first of four complete baseline counter-drone systems to the Royal Air Force (RAF) in support of the next stage of its Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) research... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines interested in saving South African Airways
African company has been in bankrupt for months
South African Airways is experiencing hectic hours and IT is looking for a business partner who can guarantee its operational future. South African carrier filed for bankruptcy several months ago, but... more
AirlinesRoutes by plane from China to Tibet continue to grow
Autonomous region remains a popular destination
As reported by Chinese media, routes from Asian country to Tibet have gradually and steadily increased. They are 120 links that at this moment allow to reach the autonomous region, especially after the... more
AirportsAirlines and airports agree conditions for European Winter slots waiver
Severe impact of COVID-19 and continued uncertainty requires the immediate extension
Facing the most difficult Winter season in aviation’s history, airlines and airports have agreed to abide by a set of conditions together with slot coordinators under which an extension of the waiver o... more
Civil aviationEmbraer adjusts its structure in response to the impacts of COVID-19
And the cancellation of the partnership with Boeing
Embraer announced today a 4,5% adjustment to its global workforce, which corresponds to approximately 900 employees in Brazil. The measure stems from the impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the... more
Civil aviationSaudi Arabia authorizes airspace overflight to other countries
Decision comes after the historic flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi
It was not the classic exception that proves the rule. Saudi Arabia announced through the State news agency that the overflight of its airspace during the historic flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi will... more
DefenseDevelopment of radar for the RAF Typhoon aircraft
A GBP 317m contract
A £317m contract to develop the next generation of radar for the Royal Air Force's (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon airplanes will sustain hundreds of jobs and develop technologies for the UK’s Future Co... more
AirlinesUnited Airlines' never-ending crisis: more than 16,000 layoffs
Carrier informed the staff by email
Over 16 thousand fewer jobs: this is the employment scenario that is taking shape for the American carrier United Airlines, struggling with the crisis triggered by the coronavirus and intending to lay... more
AerospaceCovid-19. e-Geos will develop a solution to monitor the economic recovery
The company has won a contract with the European Space Agency
The big data generated by satellite images, information on road traffic, pollution and telephone traffic will be analysed more
AirlinesCJ EU. Passengers whose flights cancelled or delayed may demand payment of the compensation
Provided for under EU law in the national currency of their place of residence
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ EU) communicates today in a press release that:"Ms X had a confirmed reservation with the air transport company Smartwings Poland, formerly Travel Service,... more
AerospaceVega returns to flight: mission accomplished
53 micro and nanosatellites deployed into Sun-Synchronous orbit.-VIDEO
Today’s mission from Kourou’s spaceport in French Guiana marked a success for Vega’s return to flight. The European launcher, designed, developed and built by Avio, has placed in orbit 7 microsatellites weighi... more
AirlinesPlanes. Will the old national airline of Ecuador reborn?
Carrier's name should be Ecuatoriana Airlines
Empresa Ecuatoriana de Aviación, better known as Ecuatoriana, was Ecuador's national airline. Founded in 1957 and active until 2006, it could have as its new commercial slogan the title of a Stephen... more