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IndustryAirAsia receives its A-320neo airplane
Hamburg, Germany - First CFM powered aircraft in South East Asia
AirAsia has taken delivery of its first A-320neo at a dedicated ceremony in Hamburg. The aircraft is the first CFM International LEAP-1A powered A-320neo in South East Asia and the second worldwide. Equipped... more
IndustryGVA mission system selected for Danish Army vehicle fleet
Rome, Italy - Systems and sensors will be fitted on over 500, including the newly procured Piranha V
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has signed a contract with the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) to provide Vehicle Mission Systems for the Danish Army’s land vehicles. Based on the L... more
IndustryAirplanes and helicopters. Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa sign a longterm strategic partnership agreement
Kielce, Poland - In the Defence and Security market
Leonardo-Finmeccanica, one of the top ten global players in Aerospace, Defence and Security and one of the Italy’s leading high technology companies, and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA (PGZ), one of the l... more
IndustryDelays in supplies: Bombardier reduces deliveries 2016 for CSeries aircraft
Montreal, Canada - From 15 to 7 units. Also the estimates on revenues revised in reduction
Bombardier, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer -that received last September 1st by the Quebec's Government the second and last tranche from USD 500 million (instead of the announced billion) of Government's... more
IndustryAirplanes and photo. Maiden flight for first Spanish Air Force A-400M
Seville, Spain - Lasted three hours and 45 minutes
The first Airbus A-400M new generation airlifter ordered by the Spanish Air Force has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN44, took off from Seville,... more
IndustryAirbus: aircraft orders signed during the French President's visit in Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam - By Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet and Jetstar Pacific
Vietnam Airlines signed a MOU for 10 more A-350 XWB airplanes, Vietjet will expand its Airbus fleet thanks to a new order for 20 A-321, Jetstar Pacific finalized the first direct order with industry. The... more
IndustryEmbraer signs sales agreement with Colorful Guizhou Airlines for up to five E-190 airplanes
Shanghai, China - Colorful Yunnan signs firm order for two Phenom 300s
Embraer announced today that it has signed an agreement for up to five E-190 airplanes with Colorful Guizhou Airlines, including two firm orders and three purchase rights. The firm order will be included... more
IndustrySkyworld Aviation arranges the sale of an ATR-72/200 to Sprint Air of Poland
London, UK - Serial number 441 was previously operated by CanaryFly and is now registered as SP-SPE
Skyworld Aviation has arranged the sale of an ATR-72/200 to Sprint Air of Poland. Serial number 441 was previously operated by CanaryFly and is now registered as SP-SPE. Skyworld has worked with Sprint... more
IndustryAirbus delivers the Americas’ first A-320neo aircraft to LATAM Airlines Group
Toulouse, France - The model now operating in three continents
LATAM Airlines Group (LATAM), Latin America’s leading airline group, took delivery of its first A-320neo airplane –showcasing its white, indigo and coral livery and powered by Pratt & Whitney Pure Pow... more
IndustryFincantieri signs the future frigate participant services contract. Hangar space is available for helicopters
Trieste, Italy - The Italian Group contracted by the Australian Government to participate in the Competitive Evaluation Process for the Future Frigates Programme – SEA 5000
Fincantieri has signed a contract with the Australian Government to participate in the Competitive Evaluation Process, conducted by the Department of Defence, to deliver 9 Future Frigates -to be built... more
IndustryUnited Kingdom orders additional Zephyr aircraft
Madrid, Spain - The S model will be delivered ready for flight trials in summer 2017
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has announced its intention to exercise an option for the manufacture and operation of a third Airbus Zephyr S High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) unit. Flying a... more
IndustryMRJ plane: other 20 aircraft for Aerolease Aviation
Nagoya, Japan - The firm order signed today. Another order for additional 20 units is arriving from Rockton
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Aerolease Aviation, an aircraft leasing company based in the United States, announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement for the purchase of ten firm... more
IndustryBOC Aviation places orders for five A-321ceo aircraft
Toulouse, France - Confirmed demand for this member of the A-320 Family
BOC Aviation, the Singapore-based global aircraft leasing company has placed a firm order for five more A-321 aircraft in addition to an order announced in January for 30 A-320 Family aircraft which included... more
IndustryChina Airlines’ first A-350XWB airplane ready to start ground and flight tests
Toulouse, France - Its delivery is scheduled in Q3 2016
The first A-350XWB for China Airlines (CAL) has rolled out from cabin furnishing & engine installation at the Airbus Toulouse Final Assembly Line. The aircraft is now ready to proceed to further ground... more
IndustryThai Airways International becomes new operator of the A-350 XWB aircraft
Toulouse, France - The airplane delivered today is being operated on lease from US-based CIT
Thai Airways International (THAI) has become the eighth operator of the A-350 XWB, following the delivery today of the first of 12 aircraft set to join the carrier’s fleet. The plane delivered today i... more
IndustrySaab SR-3 Surface Movement Radar reaches acceptance at Václav Havel Airport Prague
Linkoping, Sweden - The industry was awarded the contract to install the system in March of this year
Defence and security company Saab’s new SR-3 surface movement radar system has been formally accepted by the Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic (ANS CR) for full operational use at Václav Ha... more
IndustryInvestigations for fraud against Airbus
London, United Kingdom - Illegality in some actions of the European industrial giant
The United Kingdom SFO (Serious Fraud Office) started last month an inquest for fraud and corruption against Airbus, the European company that manufactures civil aircraft based in Toulouse, France. The... more
IndustryLeonardo-Finmeccanica explains to AVIONEWS
Rome, Italy - About the news "Time of 'Cleaning' in Leonardo-Finmeccanica"
We receive and publish for right to reply -as our habit, and so that our readers can draw their considerations- what our Agency received from Leonardo-Finmeccanica: “Dear Director, In relation t... more
IndustryEmbraer Executive Jets earns top ranking in AIN’s 2016 Product Support Survey
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The survey is conducted in May and results are released in the August
Embraer Executive Jets’ customer support has soared to its first-ever solo No. 1 ranking in Aviation International News’ 2016 Product Support Survey, receiving its highest-ever combined overall average (8.... more
IndustryTime of "Cleaning" in Leonardo-Finmeccanica...
Rome, Italy - While in Farnborough it seems that managers were cleaning the stand?
Air of “Cleaning” at home Leonardo-Finmeccanica, in the true sense of the word in the case for example of the recent air show of Farnborough, where some managers, even top ones, seem to have been seen cle... more
IndustryVitrociset provides an Italian solution for Taiwan's airport weather systems
Rome, Italy - The new device installed by the Italian company at its busy Tao-Yuan and Song-Shan international airports has already been tested and is in operation
Vitrociset, Italian ICT company and active in the fields of defence, aerospace and the construction of "Safe & mission critical" systems, has installed the A-AWOS (Advanced Automated Weather Observing... more
IndustryAllegiant places order for 12 A-320ceo aircraft
Toulouse, France - US airline transitions to an all-Airbus fleet
Las Vegas, Nevada-based Allegiant Travel Company has signed last July 29 (but unveiled only today) a purchase agreement for 12 A-320ceo (current engine option) aircraft. This deal marks the first time... more
IndustryLeonardo-Finmeccanica: Moretti would hire former general of Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - What will it be useful for?
But who is this general hired by the MD of Leonardo-Finmeccanica? That would be no less… the former general of Squadra Aerea (aeronautic squad) Claudio Debertolis, who is supposed to become the manager o... more
IndustryCebu Pacific places order for two A-330/300 airplanes
Toulouse, France - The airline has 32 latest generation A-321neo aircraft on order for future delivery
Manila-based Cebu Pacific has placed a firm order with Airbus for two A-330/300s. The aircraft will join an existing fleet of six A-330s flying with the airline on long range flights to destinations in... more
IndustryCALC to lease an A-320 aircraft to ANA
Hong Kong, China - Further expands its global footprint by making foray into Japan aircraft leasing market
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (“CALC”), one of the largest independent aircraft operating lessors in China, announced that it has signed a lease agreement with ANA Holdings for an A-320 air... more
IndustryLeonardo-Finmeccanica: when one makes bricks without straw…
Rome, Italy - Moretti and his biannual
Moretti presented his biannual of the Group Leonardo-Finmeccanica announcing the doubling of profit (+144%) and an increase of Ebit of +13.7%. Leonardo-Finmeccanica still stays suffering, looking for new... more
IndustryKC-390 airplane proves high level of maturity in demonstration flights abroad
São José dos Campos, Brazil - And it follows toward certification in 2017
The first prototype of the KC-390, next generation multi-mission aircraft by Embraer, returned to Brazil after successfully completing its first international mission, lasting 23 days and flying more than... more
IndustryAirbus DS welcomes signing of contract for A-330 MRTT aircraft
Amsterdam, Holland - The agreement also covers two years of initial support
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has today notified Parliament of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Luxembourg to proceed with the acquisition of a pooled fleet of A-330 Multi Role Tanker... more
IndustryBoeing forecasts nearly 1.5 million aircraft pilots and technicians
Oshkosh, Usa - Needed by 2035
Boeing released its 2016 Pilot and Technician Outlook yesterday at "EAA AirVenture Oshkosh" and projects a demand for nearly 1.5 million pilots and technicians over the next 20 years. In its seventh year,... more
IndustryCivil aviation. Embraer and AIAC sign a MoU for aeronautical engineering development in Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco - The campus is close to many high-tech industrial facilities and to the most important airport in the Country
Embraer and the Mohammed VI International Aviation Academy (AIAC), signed yesterday, at AIAC Headquarters in Casablanca, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for engineering development in the country.... more
IndustryPlanes. Iran’s agreements with Airbus and Boeing are threatened
New York, Usa - .Actual possibility to lose 200 jetliners
After the memorandum passed by the House of Representatives on July 7th, ruling the consequences of trade with Iran, the negotiations started after nuclear accord last year with the Islamic country for... more
IndustryCALC delivers first of four A-320 aircraft to Jetstar Pacific
Hong Kong, China - Expanding its footprints in Southeast Asia
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings (CALC), one of the largest independent aircraft operating lessors in China, today announced the delivery of a new A-320 aircraft to Jetstar Pacific Airlines (‘’Jetstar Pac... more
IndustryPegasus Airlines receives world's first CFM powered A-320neo airplane
Hamburg, Germany - The Turkey's carrier is the launch operator for the model with these engines
Pegasus Airlines, Turkey’s low-cost airline, took delivery on Tuesday July 19th, its first A-320neo powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines, becoming the first airline to do so for the type. Peg... more
IndustryCzech Aero Vodochody "Gazump" to Leonardo-Finmeccanica?
Farnborough, UK - A new theory of collaboration between Boeing and the Prague's industry arises
The main Czech aeronautical industry Aero Vodochody could become supplier of Boeing for the carbon fibre aerostructure sector? According to "Il Sole 24 Ore" reported in an article signed by Gianni Dragoni,... more
IndustryAirbus DS authorises Turkish Air Force as regional support centre for CN-235 aircraft
Seville, Spain - The industry and Roketsan to integrate weapon systems on C-295W
Airbus Defence and Space has authorised the Turkish Air Force’s 2nd Air Supply and Maintenance Centre (2nd ASMC) in Kayseri as a regional support and maintenance centre for CN-235 aircraft following a... more
IndustryEmbraer’s Legacy 450 airplane certified for 2,904 nm range
São José dos Campos, Brazil - The first aircraft with the increased range will be delivered this month
Embraer Executive Jets announced yesterday that its Legacy 450 aircraft has received certification for an extended range of 2,904 nm (5,378 km). The improvement was approved by Brazil’s ANAC (Agência Na... more
IndustryAirplanes and photo. A-400M undergo to paratrooping launch tests
Seville, Spain - 30 soldiers dropped on Tarbes, France. Gradually the number will be brought to 40
Airbus Defence and Space is conducting intensive paratrooping trials of the A-400M new generation aircraft. The photo shows 30 paratroopers being dropped at the Tarbes drop zone in southern France and... more
IndustryEmbraer delivers 26 commercial and 26 executive jet aircraft in 2Q16 -AVIONEWS SPECIALS
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Its firm order backlog totaled USD 21.9 billion
During the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16), Embraer delivered 26 jet aircraft to the commercial aviation market and the same number to the business aviation market, of which 23 were light jets and 3 were... more
IndustryAirbus DS: three contracts for the UK F-35B, MRTT Voyager and Hercules C-130J aircraft
Farnborough, UK - Follow those for the Typhoon and the A-400M
Airbus Defence and Space (DS), among key players in the cyber security market in Europe, has been awarded three contracts from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide three additional military aircraft... more
IndustryBoeing: "Lacks" in the production of the B-787 airplane fuselage in Grottaglie. Finmeccanica answers...
Rome, Italy - Result of "Unacceptable sabotage and boycott acts" for which has been "Presented a notification to the Magistrature"
"Dear Mr Moretti, earlier this year I sent you a letter that highlights the importance of the fact that Finmeccanica would improve in a sustained manner the product quality and manufacturing flow time.... more
IndustryAirplanes and helicopters. Boeing reports second-quarter deliveries
Chicago, Usa - In its commercial and defense operations
The Boeing Company announced yesterday deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the second quarter of 2016. Major program deliveries during the second quarter were as follows: Major... more
IndustryBoeing and ANA highlight B-787/9 Dreamliner airplane capabilities -VIDEO
Washington, Usa - The aircraft will perform at "2016 Farnborough International Airshow"
Boeing and ANA (All Nippon Airways) today released the 2016 B-787/9 Dreamliner Flight Demonstration video. The same ANA airplane is scheduled to perform demonstration flights July 11-13 at the "Farnborough... more
IndustryCanada’s AirSprint signs order for up to 12 Embraer Business Jet aircraft
Calgary, Canada - This agreement has an estimated value of USD 198 million
Embraer Executive Jets announced yesterday that AirSprint, a privately held fractional aircraft ownership company based in Calgary, Alberta, signed a purchase agreement for up to 12 Legacy 450, which consists... more
IndustryFincantieri delivers the submarine "Pietro Venuti"
Trieste, Italy - It is the third of the U212A “Todaro” class
The submarine “Pietro Venuti” was delivered today at Fincantieri’s shipyard of Muggiano (La Spezia). It is the third of the U212A “Todaro” class, a series of four sister units which the Central Unit for... more
IndustryTAS has set up an Innovation Cluster
Rome, Italy - A creativity catalyzer and accelerator at the heart of its strategy
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has set up an Innovation Cluster tasked with accelerating the development of innovative projects. Open to all employees, at all levels across the company, this participative initiative... more
IndustryAirplanes. ATR inaugurates new facility for the maintenance at Toulouse
Toulouse, France - OSAC-certified for such kind of activity, overhaul, repair and those connected included
ATR yesterday inaugurated its new aeronautical maintenance site in the presence of local officials, upon approvation by OSAC (appointed on behalf of the body for civil aviation to grant such type of certifcates). The... more
IndustryA consortium of companies led by Leonardo-Finmeccanica wins tender to supply Digital Security services to Italy’s Public Offices
Rome, Italy - Activities anticipated for a total 600 million Euros
The Consortium of companies led by Leonardo–Finmeccanica, throughConsip the Italian Central Purchasing Body, has won the tender for the supply of Digital Security and Security services to the Italian P... more
IndustryAirbus Group opens “Wings Campus” in Toulouse
Toulouse, France - It concludes the integration of the former Paris and Munich Headquarter sites
Airbus Group has today inaugurated its new headquarters facilities, called “Wings Campus”, adjacent to the airport in Toulouse-Blagnac, France. Housing 1,500 employees, the new campus is located at the... more
IndustrySaab and LFV establish new digital remote air traffic control company
Linkoping, Sweden - The new industry will market, sell, develop and operate products and services
Defence and security company Saab and LFV (the Swedish Air Navigation Service Provider) have yesterday signed an agreement to establish a new company: Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions AB. The new company... more
IndustryAWAS orders 15 A-320 Family aircraft
Toulouse, France - Confirms continuing healthy appetite for these airplanes
AWAS, the Dublin-based aircraft leasing company has announced an order for an additional 15 A-320 Family aircraft, comprising 12 A-320ceo and three A-321ceo airplanes. Including this latest purchase... more