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Airlines40 years since Iberia’s first Airbus aircraft was delivered
The Captain Reixa landed an A-300 in Madrid - ATTACHMENT and VIDEO
On 18 March 1981 Iberia Captain Joaquin Reixa landed an A-300 in Madrid. The aircraft, christened “Doñana”, was Iberia’s first Airbus, and it began a story that has lasted 40 years.Because of their large... more
AerospaceOnly silence from PM Conte and Minister Gualtieri about Profumo's problems
Sentence on Leonardo's CEO is a risk for company reputation
It is called reputationin the Anglo-Saxon economic world which now considers it a fundamental asset for the evaluation of a company. And today in Leonardo, led by Alessandro Profumo (sentenced in first... more
Civil aviation50 years ago the second Italian raid Rome-Tokyo by a tourism plane
La lunga trasvolata di 19 mila km compiuta in 26 tappe e 90 ore di volo
On November 15, 1970, one month after its departure from Rome-Urbe city airport, the SIAI-Marchetti S-205 single piston engine four seater aircraft, piloted by Mario Panvini Rosati (1935-1997) landed in... more
AerospaceLeonardo: foreclosed on a fifth of Profumo's salary
Bari court ruled on Divania crash and sentenced it to a precautionary patrimonial measure
Another rather heavy tile falls on the head of Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo. After being sentenced to six years in prison for rigging and false corporate communications relating to the line of inquiry... more
AerospaceProfumo: "smell" of resignation
Tomorrow's Board of Directors could be the last for Leonardo's CEO
It will be an incandescent Board of Directors the one convened in videoconference tomorrow, on Thursday November 5, 2020 at 5:30 pm. Leonardo's board meets with the stock market closed, but on the... more
AerospaceNovember 3, 1957: mission to space of the dog Laika
63 years ago the launch of Sputnik 2
A "sacrifice" in the name of science. The date of November 3 is one of the most important in the history of space, since exactly 63 years ago the second ever artificial satellite, Sputnik 2, was launched... more
DefenseLeonardo: Alessandro Profumo is surrounded
He's focusing on hi-tech but Leonardo stock is at its lowest in five years, € 4 per share
The tsar is surrounded. Not only the voices for the resignation of Alessandro Profumo as CEO of Leonardo are increasing, even the stock market share seems not to comfort him. Does that market to which... more
CuriositiesOctober 23, 1934: Francesco Agello's unbeaten speed record
His seaplane flew 86 years ago in Desenzano
A record still unbeaten almost nine decades later: this clarification would be enough to understand how incredible the feat of Francesco Agello on October 23, 1934 was, precisely 86 years ago. It was 2:56... more
Civil aviation9 October 1890: first take-off by Clément Ader's Eole aircraft
He departed near Paris for a distance of 50 metres and a height of 20 centimetres
On 9 October 1890, French engineer Clément Ader’s Eole (Avion I) aircraft took off from the grounds of Château d’Armainvilliers near Paris for a distance of approximately 50 metres and a height of aroun... more
AerospaceSeptember 17, 1976: entire world discovers Space Shuttle
The very first spacecraft was the Enterprise
Today's date is one of the most important in history of space flights. On September 17, 1976, exactly 44 years ago, Space Shuttle was presented to the public for the very first time. NASA proudly announced... more
AerospaceThe aerospace sector looks to the environment for recovery
According to a study published today - ATTACHMENT
According to a study published today, the key to recovering from the pandemic in the aerospace sector will have to focus on greater respect for the environment. The second chapter of the "Horizon Shift"... more
DefenseOn August 6 and 9, 1945 the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Two American military aircraft razed two cities to the ground
Enola Gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday: this is how Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark sang in 1980, a song that has remained the band's main success, precisely “Enola Gay”. It is the sam... more
DiscussionsThe US leaves the "Open Skies" treaty
Is arms control in Europe no longer of interest?
With one of the unconventional decisions that made him famous, Donald Trump decided, alone without informing Congress, that the United States will exit the "Open Skies" treaty, that is the international... more
DiscussionsGreen light from the markets for carriers
State aid and a rapid recovery in demand push air transport stocks
Financial newspapers around the world have gotten into different articles but all in the same direction: the stock market for carriers is clearly on the rise. The examples - AVIONEWS writes it- are global:... more
DiscussionsPakistan International Airlines flight 8303: updates
Was the RAT (Ram Air Turbine) in an extended position due to the loss of the two engines?
Last Friday on May 22 a plane of the PIA company (Pakistan International Airlines) an Airbus A-320/200 crashed near runway 25R at Karachi, the international airport in Pakistan. From the database it is... more
DiscussionsDrone planes: military push continues to Boeing
US Navy carries on with UAS air refuellers: USD 85 million
An internet note by the US Department of Defense reports that the US Navy (USN) has awarded Boeing a contract worth $ 84.7 million to build three more units of the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned refuelling aircraft..The... more
DiscussionsAircraft and transport: the future of aviation? How will we fly again?
The epidemic paves the way for a sector revolution: fewer actors
Greg Foran, CEO of Air New Zealand, may be the last, in chronological order, of the leaders of the air transport sector to say that his airline will emerge from the crisis of the epidemic, smaller and... more
DiscussionsCovid-19 and carriers: global default risk
From Russia to the USA, passing through Europe
The global air transport system risks an unprecedented crisis. The president of Copasir (Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Italian Republic, Editor's note), asks Conte to intervene in... more
DiscussionsAircraft and transport: volcanic ash and aviation
Operating and monitoring methods
Today the Catania-Fontanarossa airport, following a new issue of ash from Etna, has decided for security reasons to close two sectors of the air space and reopened at 2pm (Italian hour). In 2010, the Italian... more
Discussions"Oshkosh 2019": fact and figures for a record year
AVIONEWS was present at the event
AVIONEWS was present at the "Experimental Aircraft Association Air Venture" which took place from July 22 to 28, 2019 at Oshkosh, in Wisconsin.Some fact and figures about the event in brief:Attendance:... more
DiscussionsProfumo, CEO Leonardo: "We confirm guidance for 2019"
Will Raytheon and United Technologies merge? "We'll be happy if the asset value increases"
The press presentation meeting of the newness that Leonardo will bring to the next "Le Bourget" Air Show that will open its doors next June 17th was held at the Piazza Monte Grappa site in Rome. The CEO... more
DiscussionsLeonardo (2): first the new drone, then the ATR
At the Le Bourget show the group will present the latest model of "Falco" family
The novelty that Leonardo will present at the "Paris-Le Bourget air show" will be new "Falco" drone, an evolution of the previous Falco Evo, with greater autonomy of flight and load capacity. The name... more
DiscussionsThe Tupolev Tu-134 turns off the engines
The last example of the historic Soviet aircraft is expected to the Novosibirsk museum
The Tupolev Tu-134 airplane turns off the engines definitively. The last aircraft, belonging to the fleet of the company Alrosa, has concluded its service covering the route from Irkutsk to Mirny, in Russia.... more
Discussions600 million of passengers transported in 2018
China's impressive growth in aircraft and transport
In 2017, China could count about 3290 aircraft for a total of over 9 million flight hours, mainly on domestic routes. Only 2 million hours for international traffic, the most profitable.Already in 2018... more
DiscussionsSuperjet 100 aircraft: the great rejection by the western market
But what are the reasons for the failure that led to the exit by Finmeccanica/Leonardo from the Italian-Russian jv?
In light of the recent tragic airplane crash in Moscow it would seem easy to download the causes that determined it to the machine. But in these cases it is good practice to stick to a prudent expectation... more
Discussions"Brexit": EU completes preparations
For possible “no-deal” scenario on 12 April
As it is increasingly likely that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union without a deal on 12 April, the European Commission has today completed its “no-deal” preparations.At the same time, it... more
DiscussionsBOAC to the future as BA 747 plane landed yesterday at Heathrow; today route to NY (BA117)
Arrival coincides with the B-747 first flight anniversary
Large crowds gathered at Heathrow yesterday to watch the much-anticipated arrival of a British Airways B-747 painted in the design of its predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).The aircraft... more
DiscussionsItaly-France tensions: what are the risks for Fincantieri and Alitalia?
It could skip potential important agreements
Some members of the Italian government could not choose a worse time to attack -again- France, because between the two countries there are "at stake" many potential agreements for the future that are added... more
DiscussionsAlitalia: tight rhythms to find a solution from January
New meetings with Lufthansa. Meanwhile losses for almost 500 million
The Christmas holidays have slowed (just apparently?) the discussions on the table of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) to find the international partners suitable to revive Alitalia, but from the first week of... more
DiscussionsLeonardo between the cuts and the carousel of the armchairs
Does the Government also want to change the leaders of Leonardo?
The main problems of the Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo are linked both to the few important contracts signed in the last year, and to the Government political-industrial choices. On the... more