AirlinesArcher Aviation-ITA Airways: partnership on the development of Air Taxi...
Thanks to the Midnight airplane the alliance will look to deploy them in major cities
Archer Aviation Inc and ITA Airways, member of the Lufthansa Group, Europe's largest airline group, announced today that they have signed an agreement to partner on an all-electric air taxi network in... more
CargoBoeing: Global Freighter Fleet to Exceed 4,000 airplanes by 2045
Air Cargo Traffic Doubles
Nearly 3,000 new and converted freighters will be required over the next 20 years more
AirlinesRefinery strike raises fuel supply alarm at Italian Southern Airports
Reduced reserves: possible delays and gradual cuts to flight schedules
The continuity of jet fuel supplies at the airports of Bari, Brindisi, Catania, Crotone, Lamezia, Reggio Calabria, Salerno, Naples and Palermo depends on reserves described as limited. Should the situation... more
AirportsItalian Enav, Enet2 network remains stalled despite testing and fun...
Migration slows down while the legacy infrastructure continues to support critical services
The recent outage of Italian Enav’s data network has once again brought public attention to an infrastructure issue that warrants prompt scrutiny by the competent authorities. The Enet network, still us... more
Civil aviationAircraft. IATA: air passenger demand falls last month
Regional breakdown, international and domestic markets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for September 2026 global passenger demand:Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was down 0.5% compared to September... more
CargoAircraft and transport. IATA: cargo demand accelerates in September
Trade Lane Growth
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for September 2026 global air cargo markets showing: Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), increased by 7.7% compared... more
AerospaceAirplanes and helicopters. Airbus reports (nine month) 9m 2026 results
547 commercial aircraft delivered
Airbus reported consolidated financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2026.The highlights are: 547 commercial aircraft delivered Revenues € 50.6 billion; EBIT Adjusted € 4.5 billionEBIT (repo... more
AerospaceAvio: new order signed with Mbda in France
With a total value exceeding €55 million
Under the existing framework agreement with MBDA in France, Avio SpA signed a production order for the supply of solid rocket motors and related aerodynamic surfaces for the ASTER 30 defense system, with... more
AirlinesAtlantic Airways orders two A-320neo airplanes
Towards a fleet with this model
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AerospaceGalileo: Telespazio and Euspa sign agreement on support of the expansion...
At the Fucino Space Centre, in Abruzzo (Italy)
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Civil aviationLeonardo: over 10% of the Group’s energy consumption in Italy to be...
43 MW of renewable energy capacity across 20 company sites to accelerate the decarbonisation pathway setout in its Plan
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AirlinesFAA certifies B-737/10 airplane, largest MAX family member
The program logged nearly 1,000 flights totaling
US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials last Tuesday signed the official certification documents for the 737/10, marking the final regulatory hurdle in bringing the largest member of the 737... more
AirlinesItalian ENAV outage: operational continuity and accountability unde...
Italian ENAC called upon to review contingency plans, investments and management responsibilities
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Agency chief links domestic production capacity to strategic autonomy and decision-making freedom
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AirlinesITA Airways: its fifth anniversary at "Ttg Travel Experience"
It unveils its Winter 2026/2027 schedule: 55 destinations, including 18 intercontinental routes - PHOTO
Long-haul service expands with Santo Domingo starting November 30 and Caracas starting March 30 more
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The BoD meeting due to organizational reasons
Leonardo announces, as an amendment to the 2026 financial calendar released on 18 December 2025, that due to organizational reasons, the Board of Directors meeting to approve the Results for the Nine Months... more
AirlinesITA Airways launches new direct Fiumicino–Caracas flight
The service will commence at the end of March with three weekly frequencies
ITA Airways announces the launch of a new direct service between Rome-Fiumicino and Caracas, starting on 30 March 2027. The route will operate three times a week, on Tuesdays,Thursdays and Sundays, using... more
AerospaceAvio and LM: agreement for Solid Rocket Motor production
It will accelerate and expand the SRM industrial base with key manufacturing capabilities
Lockheed Martin and Avio announced a strategic cooperation agreement for the production of solid rocket motors (SRMs). This collaboration will accelerate and expand the SRM industrial base with key manufacturing... more
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Archer Aviation Inc and ITA Airways, member of the Lufthansa Group, Europe's largest airline group, announced today that they have signed an agreement to partner on an all-electric air taxi network in... more
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Following the conversion of its existing passenger aircraft orders to the freighter
Korean Air has become a new customer for the large freighter, following the conversion of seven of its existing A-350/1000 passenger aircraft orders to the A-350F.The A-350F features the largest main deck... more
AirlinesITA Airways resumes Rome–Tel Aviv route from January
Initially operate two daily frequencies
ITA Airways announces that, starting January 1, 2026, the direct connection between Rome-Fiumicino and "Ben Gurion" in Tel Aviv will be restarted. The airline will initially operate two daily frequencies,... more
AirportsToday ceremony 65th anniversary of the founding of the "Leonardo da Vinci"...
In the presence of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and Pierluigi Di Palma (Enac)
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes a happy All Saints' Day to everyone
The agency will reopen regularly on Monday November 4
