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AirlinesAlitalia (2): now it is necessary to find a buyer
The former flag carrier is on the market
Green light to the Alitalia sales procedure (see AVIONEWS). The airline is on the square in a context of crisis that affects all European air transport exacerbated by the global emergency of the coronavirus... more
Civil aviationAlitalia: call for expressions of interest for the acquisition of company activities
Notice published - ATTACHMENT
The announcement relating to the call for expressions of interest for the acquisition of the corporate activities headed by Alitalia-SAI (Italian airline) SpA and Alitalia Cityliner SpA in extraordinary... more
PeopleAirbus publishes agenda for 2020 Annual General Meeting
Mark Dunkerley, Stephan Gemkow proposed to join Board
Airbus has published the agenda for its 2020 Annual General Meeting to be held on 16 April, with resolutions including the proposed appointment of Mark Dunkerley and Stephan Gemkow as independent non-executive... more
Science and technologyPrimoco UAV unmanned aircraft leaps forward
Virtual reality for pilot training -VIDEO
The Czech company Primoco UAV SE has introduced into its training program a virtual reality training module allowing it to significantly increase the efficiency, success and safety of its pilot training... more
Finance and economyAircraft and transport. IATA updates COVID-19 financial impacts
Relief measures needed; two possible scenarios -ATTACHMENT
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) updated its analysis of the financial impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency on the global air transport industry. IATA now... more
AirlinesAirplanes. British carrier Flybe has gone bankrupt
The epidemic emergency in an already suffering airline is fatal
The coronavirus has claimed a new victim: the British company Flybe, which has left its planes ashore and filed for bankruptcy after a rescue attempt by the London government with a £ 100 million bridging... more
Civil aviationCOVID-19 hits January passenger demand, according to IATA's results
International and domestic markets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for January 2020 showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) climbed 2.4% compared... more
CargoAirplanes and transport. IATA: cargo demand down in January 2020
Regional performance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in Cargo Tonne Kilometers (CTKs), decreased by 3.3% in January 2020, compared... more
Civil aviationICAO takes steps to strengthen global border management and security
Through the on-line issuance of a new “Master List” of e-passport authentication certificates
Leveraging its privileged position as the nexus for international passports and associated standards development, UN aviation agency ICAO has taken steps to strengthen modern border security through the... more
HelicoptersHelicopters: FAA approves new Erickson blades for main rotor
They will modernize the S-64 Air Crane and CH-54 Skycrane fleets worldwide
Erickson Inc., one of the major operators, maintainers and manufacturers of utility aircraft, has announced the approval -by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)- of its new composite blades of latest... more
ConferencesSciacchitano opened the 219th ICAO Council session
His first as the new President of the UN aviation agency’s Governing Body
Salvatore Sciacchitano opened the 219th ICAO Council session yesterday, his first as the new President of the UN aviation agency’s Governing Body.He expressed his gratitude for the support and trust t... more
Civil defensePlanes and helicopters. "AFF North America 2020" prepares for the opening
The event will take place on March 4 and 5 in Sacramento
Tangent Link’s "Aerial Firefighting North America 2020" ("AFF North America 2020") Conference and Exhibition is the must-attend event for anyone involved in the aerial/helicopter firefighting domain, h... more
AerospacePhoto. Foam-C: Airbus now ‘foaming’ on board the ISS
New experiment to examine it in zero gravity conditions
Photo. Airbus has sent a new fluid experiment, FOAM-C, to the International Space Station (ISS). FOAM-C, which was developed and manufactured for the European Space Agency (ESA), is scheduled to be activated... more
IndustryLeonardo publishes the guidelines about composition of the BoD
For the next three-year term of office
In compliance with the recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code, Leonardo informs that are available to the public on its website www.leonardocompany.com (Corporate Governance/ Board of Directors/Composition... more
AerospaceTelespazio UK to lead new quality control service for ESA mission data
A €25M framework service contract
Telespazio UK, a subsidiary of Telespazio -a joint-venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%)-, has been awarded a €25M framework service contract by the European Space Agency (ESA). The agreement w... more
UAS-DronesCamcopter S-100 UAS impresses at sulphur sniffer capability test
It performed two flights of about four hours during the trial
Schiebel, together with partner Nordic Unmanned, successfully completed a two-day test of its sniffer capability on board the Camcopter S-100 UAS in the shipping lane outside Gniben, Denmark.Ships operating... more
ReportCoronavirus (4). IATA requests global suspension of slot rules
Immediately and for the 2020 season
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is contacting aviation regulators worldwide to request that the rules governing use of airport slots be suspended immediately and for the 2020 season,... more
ReportCoronavirus (3). Lufthansa Group: frequencies to Italy, Seoul and Hong Kong reduced
It continues to suspend flights to China and Iran until April
The safety of its passengers and employees is the top priority of the Lufthansa Group. After a thorough assessment of all currently available information on the Coronavirus, the Group has decided to continue... more
ReportCoronavirus (2). Delta suspends Milan service
The last two flights today and tomorrow
Following elevated US State Department travel guidance, Delta is temporarily suspending its daily flight between New York-"John F. Kennedy International Airport" and Milan-Malpensa Airport. The airline’s l... more
ReportCoronavirus. Turkish Airlines: air links cancelled from/to Italy
And it will continue to monitor the latest developments on the situation
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Italy, the airline's flights to/from this country are cancelled starting from yesterday, on March 1st.As the carrier that always puts the travel security... more
AirlinesAeroflot takes delivery of its first A-350/900 airplane
A new livery that holds its hundred years of history
Aeroflot, the Russian flag carrier and member of the SkyTeam alliance, has taken delivery of its first A-350/900, becoming one of the operators of the latest-generation widebody aircraft in Eastern Europe... more
HelicoptersMi-171A2 helicopter reaches record speed at the Baikal Mile festival
The crew set it during three competition flights
Mi-171A2 helicopter by Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) established a Russian record: it reached a maximum speed at a limited distance of 1.6 kilometers. During the... more
Science and technologyLeonardo enhances the debate on growth, research and innovation
For the development of the “Country system”
Through the combination of research and technology, with industry and sustainability and specific attention to young people, #InnovarePerCrescere, took place today at the Leonardo plant in Pomigliano... more
ReportItaly-France Summit (2): the "pact of Naples" between Conte and Macron
The agreement Rome-Paris has been strengthened
During the Italy-France summit at the Royal Palace, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and French President Emmanuel Macron made "the pact of Naples", a precise and detailed list of areas in which Rome and... more
AirlinesAir France: 1510 fewer workers in 2022
The plan was presented yesterday to the unions
The air transport crisis also affects French carriers. By the end of 2022 Air France will cut 1510 jobs. The plan was presented on February 27 to the unions who pointed out that the transalpine company... more
IndustryFranco-Italian summit: agreement and support to Naviris, jv Fincantieri-Naval Group
The two governments and the cooperation between their naval industries
The intergovernmental agreement signed yesterday during Naples Franco-Italian summit reaffirms the full support of the French and Italian States to Naviris, the joint-venture between Naval Group and Fincantieri. This... more
AirlinesAlitalia and Air Italy towards the "stew"
Offers from other air carriers and tomorrow the new tender
Important news for Italian airlines. Three offers would have been received for the air carrier Air Italy, recently put into liquidation: the Blue Air, British Airways and easyJet airlines would come forward... more
ReportAirplane transport. Coronavirus (10): new restrictions to and from Italy
Some countries impose total stop and quarantine
The restrictions on arrivals from Italy or the entry of Italians due to the coronavirus are continuing (see AVIONEWS). Bahrain and Israel have announced a total stop; Eritrea, Saint Lucia and Tajikistan... more
AirportsUnited Kingdom: no to the third runway of the London Heathrow airport
The appeal of the ecologists was accepted
New hitches for the expansion of London Heathrow Airport (see AVIONEWS). In fact, the appeal - filed by groups of ecologists - by the British court of appeal against the ok given to the design for the... more
DefenseFincantieri: the first corvette for Qatar launched
The first of the class ordered to Fincantieri. It will host an NH-90 helicopter
The technical launch of corvette “Al Zubarah”, the first of the class ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, took place today at Fincantieri’s shipya... more