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AirlinesSouthwest Airlines (USA) accelerates B-737 aircraft checks
They will be completed by 2020
US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines said it will increase and speed up checks on 38 aircraft purchased by several airlines after warnings from regulators to ground aircraft as they would not meet safety... more
DefenseCeasefire in Gaza since this morning between Israel and Palestine
Agreement taken thanks to Egypt
Truce from this morning in Gaza: the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Palestine was agreed tonight.The agreement was reached thanks to the intercession by Egypt. A Palestinian spokesman said: "The... more
AerospaceChina: test completed for the mission to Mars
Beijing and the ambition to become a benchmark in the space sector
Today, China has completed the lander test that will be used for a 2020 Mars mission. The trials were successfully held in Huailai, Hebei Province northwest of Beijing.Zhang Rongqiao, chief architect of... more
Civil aviationCathay Pacific: aircraft deliveries delayed for protests in Hong Kong
Decisions consistent with the reduction of earnings forecasts
Following the pro-democracy protests that have been burning Hong Kong for about 5 months (see AVIONEWS), the Chinese flag carrier Cathay Pacific has decided to delay the delivery of four Airbus planes... more
HelicoptersHelicopters: a new Russian base in Syria
Established about a month after the withdrawal of US troops
Russia has a new helicopter base in a civilian airport in the north-eastern Syrian city of Qamishli. The news was released today by the Defense Ministry of Moscow.Consisting of "Pantsir" missile systems... more
Civil aviationChinese airport industry exponential growth
Quantitative increase and qualitative improvement
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has reported steady growth over the past 10 years in the Chinese civil airport industry.Zhang Rui, an official of the Chinese administration said: "The... more
CuriositiesA pig for therapy at the San Francisco Airport
It's part of a project to reduce passenger stress - VIDEO
For the first time in the world a pig is used for airport therapy and is located at San Francisco Airport. "LiLou", this is its name, is part of the "Wag Brigade" project, a "pet therapy" program that... more
AerospaceNasa: "unexplained" chemical behavior on Mars
Unexpected transformations examined by the "Curiosity" rover
NASA has found unexplained changes in oxygen fluctuations on Mars. Unexpected transformations that occurred on the surface of the "Gale" crater: the gas assumes a behavior that scientists are unable to... more
AirlinesHong Kong: the national airline has reduced its profits
Cathay Pacific: "very difficult time for the protests"
The Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has reduced its earnings forecasts due to protests lasting more than five months in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (see AVIONEWS).The carrier said that the... more
ReportKabul: kamikaze car bomb kills at least 7 people
Attack after the agreement of the release of two western hostages
Today the explosion of a car bomb in Kabul has caused at least seven deaths and about ten wounded. The attack came the day after the announcement by the Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghan about the... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: traffic results in October
And in the first ten months of the year 2019
Turkish Airlines, which has recently announced the passenger and cargo traffic results for October 2019, recorded 83.3% load factor in that month.According to the October 2019 traffic results:Total number... more
Fair and shows"Army-2020": Russia will invite over 130 States
"It could become one of the largest arm exhibitions in the world"
Russia will invite over 130 States to participate in the "Army-2020" forum. Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Pavel Popov announced it today during a meeting of the organizing committee of the initiative... more
OccurrencesSharm el Sheikh: airplane caught fire at the airport
This is an aircraft of the new Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines
Today a B-737/800 plane of the Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines caught fire with 196 passengers on board a few minutes after landing at Sharm el Sheikh airport. Starting from Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine, once... more
AirlinesCondor presents new summer 2020 routes
And plans to increase some of its existing frequencies
Condor expands its Summer flight schedule by two new destinations; in Montenegro and, for the first time, the Côte d'Azur. In addition, the carrier increases some of its existing frequencies to Greece,... more
HelicoptersAustralia: helicopter crashes during firefighting operation
The state of emergency and evacuations are continuing
Today a firefighting helicopter crashed while it was operating to extinguish the flames in Australia (see AVIONEWS). The incident occurred in Pechey, near Toowoomba, and fortunately there are no victims,... more
Civil aviationItaly protagonist in the search for unmanned aircraft
A project in partnership with France and Romania
Italy, in partnership with France and Romania, will have a prominent place in the research field for unmanned aircraft. It is a project that is part of another twelve within the Permanent Structured Cooperation... more
AerospaceThe Japanese "Hayabusa-2" probe is returning to Earth
From tomorrow with the asteroid's champions
The "Hayabusa-2" space probe nicknamed "asteroid explorer" will return to Earth after taking samples from the ground of an asteroid. Launched in 2014 by the Japanese space agency Jaxa (see AVIONEWS) it... more
IndustryKLM firms up order for E-195E2 Jet aircraft
And it adds six further airplanes - DATA SHEET
Embraer and KLM Cityhopper have signed a firm order for 21 E-195E2 aircraft, plus 14 purchase rights. The 21 firm positions will be acquired via operating lease from industry's lessor partners Aircastle... more
PeopleSpain: agreement for a progressive Government
Signed by the president Pedro Sanchez and the deputy Pablo Iglesias
The president of the Spain Pedro Sanchez and the deputy and leader of the left party called "Podemos" Pablo Iglesias signed today an agreement in Congress for the establishment of a coalition Government.... more
DefenseBelarus: the first two Su-30Sm aircraft from Russia tomorrow
They will arrive in the afternoon at the base of Baranovichi
Belarus will receive on November 13 the first two Su-30SM aircraft from Russia (see AVIONEWS). According to the contractual agreements established in 2017 with the Moscow-based company Irkut Corporation,... more
Military aviationRussia: training with Su-33 and Su-25UTG aircraft
It will take place by November based on simulation in Crimea - VIDEO
The pilots of the 279th separate shipborne fighter Air Regiment of the Northern Fleet’s naval aviation will start some training flights with Su-33 and Su-25UTG airplanes next week near Saky, a city of r... more
DefenseSaudi Arabia: "deceptive" Iran over the nuclear program
Iran: "Europe does not respect the pact"
Today the council of ministers of Saudi Arabia stated that Iran was "deceitful and evasive" regarding its nuclear program and accused it of delaying the transmission of information to the International... more
Civil defenseAustralia: planes and helicopters to extinguish the flames
More than 70 active fires, 3 deaths and 150 homes destroyed - VIDEO
Today more than 70 fires are igniting the east coast of Australia. Several helicopters and airplanes are involved in the extinguishing activity and while the flames are destroying several houses and Sydney... more
PeopleNew appointment in Air Italy
Yousef Elzaro is Chief Financial Officer
Air Italy announces today that Yousef Elzaro has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer for the carrier starting November 8th, 2019.He joins Air Italy after more than 25 successful years in the aviation... more
AerospaceRussia: Turkish, Egyptian and Saudi astronauts in the space
The Bajkonur cosmodrome could be the basis for training
The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos intends to send Turkish, Egyptian and Saudi astronauts to space. The director of the company, Dmitry Rogozin, stated this today: "The Bajkonur cosmodrome is the cradle... more
DefenseMexico: Italian ship attacked by pirates
Two Italians were injured
Tonight, in the Gulf of Mexico, an Italian ship was attacked by a pirate commando. The "Remas" unit, owned by the Ravenna company Micoperi, was attacked after being reached by two fast boats.Among the... more
ReportBolivia: the former president flies to Mexico by airplane
Evo Morales: "The coup d'état destroys the rule of law"
During the night, Bolivian former president Evo Morales has flown to Mexico after his resignation. Morales raised the Mexican flag aboard the plane after he succeeded in obtaining political asylum: he... more
PeopleGiuseppe Conte met Angela Merkel
"Joint commitment to face challenges together" - VIDEO
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Rome on November 11. The issues addressed at Villa Pamphilj concerned migrants, economic growth, employment, climate, the EU and... more
ReportAnniversary of the Nassiriya massacre
Two days from the attack to Italian militants in Iraq
Today it is the anniversary of the Nassiriya massacre. On November, 12, 2003 a tank truck stuffed with 150-300 kilos of explosives, driven by four "kamikazes", exploded in the "Maestrale" base in Iraq... more
ReportIsis: claimed two attacks in Iraq and Syria
Responsible for both the wounding of the Italian soldiers and the killing of two priests
ISIS today claimed the Italian military attack in Iraq yesterday which resulted in five wounded, two of them in serious conditions. The same terrorist organization has today killed two priests in Syria,... more