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AirportsAci Europe Annual Congress: traffic data, forecasts and report published
On the eve of its 31est edition
On the eve of ACI EUROPE’s 31st Annual Congress and General Assembly, the airport association has set the scene with the release of its latest traffic data, revised forecasts, and the publication of t... more
Civil aviationFirst Praetor 500 aircraft delivered in Canada
To a North American private company
Embraer delivered the first Praetor 500 aircraft in Canada to AirSprint Private Aviation, a Canadian privately held Fractional Jet Ownership company. Earlier this year, the company converted two Legacy... more
Civil aviationRR and Boeing: B-747 aircraft test flight entirely with SAF
Lasted about four hours
Rolls-Royce (RR), working with Boeing and World Energy, has carried out a successful test flight of its 747 Flying Testbed aircraft using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on a Trent 1000 engine last... more
AirlinesEmbraer: aircraft deliveries in 3Q21
The firm order backlog totaled USD 16,8 billion
Embraer delivered a total of 30 jets in the third quarter of 2021, of which nine were commercial aircraft and 21 were executive jets (14 light and seven large). As of September 30, the firm order backlog... more
AirlinesFinnair recycles all components of the A-319 airplane
After over twenty years of service
Earlier this year, Finnair and a recycling partner dismantled and recycled a 21-year old A-319 aircraft that had reached the end of its economic life cycle. They originally estimated to be able to reuse... more
AirlinesIberia to schedule 70 flights per week to US
During Winter season
The US Government has announced that on 8 November the country’s airports will be open to holiday travellers from the European Union.In the US and other markets where Covid restrictions are being lifted, I... more
AirlinesFrontier Airlines selects Shm on its airplanes
A five year contract covering 111 single-aisle aircraft
Frontier Airlines has become the latest North American operator to adopt Skywise Health Monitoring(SHM) as its key future fleet performance tool under a five year contract covering 111 single-aisle aircraft.Launched... more
Civil aviationAircraft. RR: accelerating the transition of long-haul aviation towards net zero
Call for further collaboration to scale-up vital production of SAF
With just weeks to go before the COP 26 climate conference, Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Shell are calling for further ambition and collaboration across the aviation sector and with governments to enable the... more
AirlinesAircraft. Alitalia, its story lasted 75 years
It was founded in 1946 as ALII, then the various transformations
Alitalia, founded in 1946 as Italian international airlines (ALII) by British European Airways and the Institute for Industrial Reconstruction, the company began operations on May 5, 1947, changing its... more
Civil aviationAirbus aircraft: orders and deliveries in September
The industry has issued a short note
Airbus' commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for the month of September 2021.September 2021 deliveries: 40 to 25 customersSeptember 2021 orders: 12021 deliveries to date: 424 to 74 customers. more
Civil aviationZephyr Solar High Altitude Platform System (HAPS) reaches new heights
In its successful 2021 summer test flights
The Airbus Zephyr S completes a successful 2021 test flight campaign in the United States. Its final solar-powered High Altitude Platform System (HAPS) flight touched down on 13th September in Arizona,... more
Civil aviationPhenom 300E aircraft: NetJets doubles and signs for another 100
For Embraer, an agreement of over 1.2 billion dollars
A new agreement was announced today between Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and NetJets, an American company specializing in timeshare business aircraft. The contract specifically concerns the... more
AirlinesPhoto. ITA plane with new livery leaves hangar
The take-off scheduled for next October 15; the main steps
Photo-news. The photo shows an A-320 from the fleet of ITA (Italia trasporto aereo) with “Born in 2021” livery, celebrating the birth of the new carrier, which leaves the hangar ready for take-off sch... more
AccidentsRussia: 16 parachutists have died in a plane crash
Six people alive thanks to an emergency landing. Avoided an inhabited area
A plane carrying a group of parachutists crashed on Sunday morning, immediately after take-off the Menzelinsk airport, in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. On board the aircraft there were 22 people:... more
AirlinesITA: agreement with Alitalia on the brand
The newborn carrier will use it provisionally in the first few months
The new ailine Italia Trasporto Aereo has reached an agreement with the former national air carrier for the temporary use of the "Alitalia" brand. The pact concerns not only the livery of the aircrafts,... more
AirlinesAir Belgium takes delivery of its first A-330neo airplane
The aircraft is configured with 286 seats in a three-class layout
Air Belgium, headquartered in Mont-Saint-Guibert in Belgium, has taken delivery of the first of two A-330/900 airplane, configured with 286 seats in a three-class layout.The airline will deploy the aircraft... more
AccidentsThe Milan-Linate plane crash twenty years ago
Ground collision between two aircraft caused 118 victims
A little less than a month after the air strikes in the US, another tragedy occurred in the same year 2001.It was in the morning (8:10 am) of Monday October 8, 2001 when a collision on the runway between... more
Civil aviationCanary Islands: La Palma airport closed
It is temporarily inoperative
The Cumbre Vieja volcano has fired back to life and created setbacks to the Spanish Canary Islands. La Palma airport is again "inoperative", although temporarily, due to the "accumulation of ash" erupted... more
AirlinesJet2.com orders 15 additional A-321neo airplanes
Engine selection will be made at a later date -DATA SHEET
Jet2.com has placed a further order for 15 A-321neo airplanes following its initial one for 36 placed in August 2021. It takes the total order by the Leeds, United Kingdom, based airline to 51 units. The... more
AirlinesITA: on sale from today tickets for flights to/from the USA
They will be operated by A-330 aircraft
ITA has begun today the sales for its intercontinental flights to and from the United States. The Italian airline will operate direct services to Rome-Fiumicino from New York-"JFK", Miami, Boston and Los... more
AirlinesChina Eastern Airlines to host 78th IATA AGM in Shanghai
It will take place in June 19-21 of the next year
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that China Eastern Airlines will host the 78th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Shanghai, People’s Republic o... more
AirportsIata. Infrastructure costs increasing $ 2.3 billion in a crisis
They will stall recovery in air travel and damage international connectivity
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that planned increases in charges by airports and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) will stall recovery in air travel and damage international... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
During AGM approved a resolution to reach this goal
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 77th Annual General Meeting (AGM) approved a resolution for the global air transport industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This commitment... more
Civil aviationIATA (2). Re-open borders with simplified risk management
The Association encourages all governements to consider a framework
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for an end to wildly inconsistent COVID-19 travel restrictions that are stalling the recovery of air transport. It urged governments to implement... more
CargoIATA. Losses reduce but challenges continue
Cumulative USD 201 billion for 2020-2022
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its latest outlook for airline industry financial performance showing improved results amid the continuing COVID-19 crisis:Net industry losses... more
Civil aviationIATA: recovery in air travel decelerated in August
77th AGM and World Air Transport Summit next week in Boston
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel decelerated in August compared to July, as government actions in response to concerns over the COVID-19 Delta... more
Airlinesoneworld named World’s Best Airline Alliance
And several its member carriers as winners
The oneworld Alliance has won the World’s Best Airline Alliance title in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2021, following a 23-month-long customer survey from September 2019 to July 2021, representing a... more
CargoIATA: cargo demand over pre-Covid levels
The data released today by the International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released August 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend but pressure on capacity is rising.Global... more
AirlinesAircraft. United Airlines will fire 593 no-vax workers
Other US air carriers are opposing vaccine skeptics
The US carrier United Airlines has dismissed with no salary 2000 employees who have asked to be exempted from vaccination against Covid-19. Another severe decision taken by the company was the announced... more
Civil aviationFlying Whales selected Thales' technology for its first airship
Efficiency and manoeuvrability the cornerstones of the French company
Flying Whales, French company founded to develop and industrialize a 60 tons airship, and Thales, industry specialized in aerospace, defence and security, will work together in the construction of avionics... more
AirlinesAir France unveils its A-220/300 aircraft
The first one of the 60 airplanes ordered to replace A-318, A-319 ed A-320 -VIDEO
Air France took delivery today on September 29, 2021 its first A-220/300, the company’s latest model in the fleet on its short and medium-haul network. Since introducing the A-350 on its long-haul network, t... more
AirportsAéroports de la Côte d'Azur group obtains the highest climate accolade in global CO2 standard
The other airports in the different levels of the program
Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur has achieved Level 4+ ‘Transition’ of Airport Carbon Accreditation, the first airport group in France to do so. The successful accreditation at the new highest level of the r... more
AccidentsItalian Ansv: investigation report on F-27 plane crash of 2016
Registration SE-LEZ, occurred at Catania airport at the end of April -ATTACHMENT
Ansv, Italian Flight Safety Agency, announces that it has published a document.This one concerns in particular:investigation report on an accident occurred to the Fokker F-27MK50 aircraft, registration... more
AirlinesAeroflot Group: operating results for August 2021
Key highlights and aircraft fleet update
Aeroflot announced Aeroflot Group operating results for August and 8M 2021.Key highlights of August 2021:Aeroflot Group carried 5.5 million passengers, 50.3% up year-on-year and 10.9% down vs. 2019;4.5... more
Civil aviationRolls-Royce North America selected to power the B-52 aircraft Cerp
The engine will power the airplane for the next 30 years
Rolls-Royce (RR) announces Rolls-Royce North America has been selected to provide the powerplant for the B-52 Stratofortress under the Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP), further extending a... more
Civil aviation"Monaco Yacht Show": new Helm Station
Presented by Vard Electro (Fincantieri company)
Pininfarina Nautical, the Italian design house’s division dedicated to nautical design, and Vard Electro a subsidiary of VARD, a Fincantieri company, present an innovative helm station for mega yachts and l... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Alitalia: strikes of tomorrow and extraordinary plan
The airline publishes the list of cancelled flights -ATTACHMENTS
Due to 24-hour air transport sector strikes confirmed by some Italian trade unions for tomorrow Friday 24 September 2021, Alitalia was forced to cancel several flights scheduled for that day. As a consequence... more
Civil aviationUnited States reopens travel by aircraft from Europe
Air companies will have to collect tracking information
The US will reopen the air borders to European citizens. The measure is expected to take effect in November. It was announced by the coordinator of the Covid-19 Response Team, Jeff Zients. To enter t... more
Civil aviationBoeing projects demand for 8,700 new planes in Europe through 2040
20-year commercial aircraft market valued at €1.25 trillion/£1.1 trillion
Boeing forecast yesterday steady growth and greater sustainability for Europe’s commercial aviation fleet over the next 20 years, as the vast majority of the existing fleet is replaced with more fuel-efficient m... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group: capital increase to strengthen balance sheet
And to enable the early repayment of stabilization measures in Germany
The global rollout of vaccinations supports customers’ confidence to fly and facilitates the further lifting of travel restrictions. Lufthansa is well positioned to take advantage of the resulting rebound i... more
AirportsAci Europe: holiday season improvements in passenger traffic “cannot be called a recovery”
As gradual gains already plateau across Europe -ATTACHMENT
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for July 2021, as well as preliminary data for the month of August. The report shows that passenger traffic in the European... more
Civil aviationBoeing appoints Ziad Ojakli to head Government operations
Effective from next October 1st
The Boeing Company named yesterday Ziad S. Ojakli as the company's executive vice-president of government operations effective October 1, 2021.In this role, he will lead Boeing's public policy efforts,... more
AerospaceAirbus summit September 21-22, 2021 on sustainable mobility
The two day event will take place in digial format and in English
Momentum is building behind sustainable aerospace. Decarbonisation will require deep collaboration, and the engagement of a whole industry beyond commercial aircraft - including space and helicopters.The... more
Civil aviationRR. "Spirit of Innovation" all electric aircraft took to the skies for the first time
For approximately 15 minutes
Rolls Royce (RR) announced the completion of the first flight of its all-electric "Spirit of Innovation" aircraft. At 14:56 (BST) last Wednesday the plane took to the skies propelled by its powerful 400kW... more
AirlinesAA and Gol: partnership to create network across the Americas
The completion of the agreements are subject to conditions
American Airlines (AA) announced yesterday that it has entered into a letter of intent to further solidify its partnership with GOL, Brazil’s largest airline. AA has served Latin America since 1942 an... more
Civil aviationICAO: future of aviation security focus at "AVSEC2021"
And 9/11 commemoration
World leading aviation security and counter-terrorism experts exchanged views and expertise at the ICAO Global Aviation Security Symposium 2021 (AVSEC2021) last week, providing a crucial forum for an international... more
Civil aviationGreen the Challenger 3500 jet airplane flight
Thanks to technology by Sita
SITA today announced that the newly launched Bombardier Challenger 3500 business jet will offer its eWAS Pilot with OptiFlight, together dubbed the “eco app” by the Canadian aerospace group. It is the... more
Civil aviationFAA awards USD100M to develop Next Generation of Sustainable Aircraft Technology
It is part of steps Presidente Biden is taking to coordinate innovation
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded more than $100 million for companies to help develop technologies that reduce fuel use, emissions and noise. The a... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Boeing forecasts $9 trillion aerospace market opportunities
In commercial, defense and services over next decade
Boeing today released its annual forecast for the commercial, defense and space aerospace market, reflecting signs of the industry's recovery following the impacts of COVID-19. The 2021 Boeing Market Outlook... more
AirportsMiami Airport. Ralph Cutié named new Director and CEO
He had been serving in the role as Interim Director
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the appointment of Rafael (Ralph) Cutié –who had been serving in the role as Interim Director– as the new Director and CEO of the Miami-Dade Aviation Depa... more