HelicoptersBoeing delivers first CH-47F Chinook helicopter to Royal Netherlands Air...
Netherlands is one of eight NATO Nations to operate the heavy-lift model -DATA SHEET
Boeing recently delivered the first CH-47F Chinook helicopter with an upgraded cockpit to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), continuing a track record of on-time deliveries to customers. The RNLAF... more
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And total backlog at almost EUR 33 bn -ATTACHMENT
The Board of Directors of Fincantieri SpA, chaired by Giampiero Massolo, has approved the Consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2019, the draft financial statements of the parent company at... more
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One from a request by the local Government, the other two by private clients
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The previous one in 2017 at Prague Airport
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CargoAircraft. Lufthansa Cargo expands freight capacity
51 additional weekly flights from Germany and Austria to Asia and back
Seats will be removed from several passenger aircraft more
IndustryPC-21 aircraft of the Spanish Air Force: Leonardo to supply electronics
A contract with the Swiss Pilatus
Leonardo has been awarded a contract by Pilatus Aircraft to provide airborne communications systems, cockpit control panels and associated electronics for installation on-board PC-21 single-engine turboprop... more
Finance and economyAirports. Autogrill: update on Covid-19
Its BoD reviewed the results and the actions implemented to deal with the crisis
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AerospaceOmnispace selects Thales Alenia Space
To develop satellite infrastructure for its global hybrid network vision
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AirportsSan Francisco Airport postpone T3 West project
SFO remains open
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced plans to postpone a project to renovate the remaining section of Terminal 3, where United Airlines operates. The $1B Terminal 3 West project, originally... more
AirlinesLemaire Minister: "ready to defend Air France"
The French government will intervene with EUR 6 bn for AF-KLM
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Civil aviationEurocontrol postpones payment of 1.1 billion of shares due by the a...
Restrictions decided by States around the world have led to -90% of air traffic
In order to "support the aeronautical sector to deal with the sudden and significant cash crisis" caused by the coronavirus emergency, the 43 countries affiliated to Eurocontrol have decided to allow airlines... more
HelicoptersLeonardo: Kopter acquisition completed (helicopters)
The purchase price consists of a $185 million fixed component
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The cool satellite studies snow and ice
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For Annual Assembly & Congress and the Commercial & Retail Conference
ACI EUROPE announces new dates for two of the airport industry’s landmark events, following the inevitable disruption of the COVID-19 crisis. The organisation’s Annual Assembly & Congress, and the Com... more
Civil aviationJoint letter from seven State Parliaments to the European institutions
On the initiative by the Italian President of the Chamber of Deputies, Roberto Fico
On the measures and policies to be adopted to tackle -with a view to solidarity and sharing- the health and economic crisis following the Covid epidemic 19 more
AirlinesLufthansa Group decides on first restructuring package
Significant decline in air travel also expected for period after the Coronavirus crisis
The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa does not expect the aviation industry to return to pre-coronavirus crisis levels very quickly. According to its assessment, it will take months until the global... more
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