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AirlinesWizz Air presents fifth aircraft at Rome-Fiumicino
AVIONEWS interviews the Chief Commercial Officer George Michalopoulos - VIDEO and GALLERY
Sustainability, resilience, expansion. These are the three key words to understand the current vision of the Wizz Air carrier. The low-cost airline based in Hungary announced this morning in Rome the introduction... more
Fair and showsSikorsky helicopter arrives at the "Dubai Airshow"
It's the King Stallion CH-53K military aircraft
The "Dubai Airshow", one of the world's top exhibitions in the aviation sector, ongoing until November 18th, got underway last Sunday. For the occasion, the largest manufacturers on the planet have ensured... more
DefenseUAE: between the American F-35s and the new Russian planes
Dubai delegation admires Checkmate plane, but awaits Washington response
With the opening yesterday of the "Dubai Airshow" - the event running until November 18 in the United Arab Emirates - buyers and enthusiasts will be able to see the latest technological jewels produced... more
DefenseRussia accuses Ukraine of using Turkish military drone aircraft
Putin: "This is a violation of the Minsk agreements"
The Russian government has publicly accused Ukraine of using Turkish-made Bayraktar military drones, violating the Minsk agreements. This is what emerges from an interview with Russian President Vladimir... more
AerospaceCapsule Crew 3 docks at the International Space Station
The connection took place around 13:00 on 12 November
The Crew Dragon capsule with four astronauts, three Americans and one German, docked at the International Space Station (ISS). The group will remain in orbit for six months. The mission's goal is to conduct... more
DefenseOffers from Fincantieri and Knds for Oto Melara and Wass
The two companies produce some of the most popular weapons in the world
The ex-Oto Melara company, which develops defense systems for the Leonardo Group, is on the radar of Paris and Berlin, which put a joint proposal on the table. However, the Italian Government is also studying... more
Finance and economyGeneral Electric bets on aviation
This emerges from the split into three companies announced for 2024
The US company General Electric announced in recent days that starting from 2023 the group will progressively divide into three independent companies, each listed on the stock exchange: aeronautics, energy,... more
Civil aviationFAA against Boeing on safety supervisors appointment
The authority says they have no experience in aircraft certification
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently sent a new letter of complaint to Boeing to point out that some engineers appointed by the company as safety supervisors -and interviewed and evaluated... more
AirportsChina: bad weather blocks Harbin-Taiping airport
This is the effect of an unprecedented snowstorm
In these hours China is shaken by an unprecedented snowstorm. According to the railway company China Railway Harbin Group, around 60 trains were blocked throughout the province, while others had to reschedule... more
AccidentsBoeing recognizes responsibility for the plane crash in Ethiopia
In 2019 an Ethiopian Airlines B-737 Max crashed killing 157 people
New developments for the plane crash of 10 March 2019. The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing admitted its responsibility for the disaster occurred in Ethiopia, when an Ethiopian Airlines B-737 Max aircraft... more
Civil aviationGeneral Electric divides itself into three companies
Health, Energy and Aeronautics. The decision becomes effective in 2023
The US multinational conglomerate founded in 1892 -active in the fields of technology and services for the aviation, energy, renewables, digital, armament production, locomotives and finance- splits itself... more
AirlinesAircraft. Carriers are urgently looking for pilots
Due to increased demand for travel and cuts made during the pandemic
The US air carriers have started a wild race for the pilot hiring, who are going to sit in planes that, after being parked on the ground for tens of months due to the pandemic, have returned to operate... more
AirportsSydney Airport towards sale
The BoD agrees to USD 17.5 bn buyout deal
The Board of Directors of Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney, Australia, has announced that it has agreed to USD 17.5 bn buyout deal from a national consortium of local investors. The BoD... more
HelicoptersIsrael introduces new unmanned helicopter
The company says these drones will represent a breakthrough in the sector
The Israeli company Steadicopter, specialized in defense, recently presented a new unmanned helicopter. It's the Black Eagle 50, which belongs to the category of Rotary Unmanned Aerial Systems. The aircraft... more
Fair and shows"Dubai Airshow": Russia will present new fighter aircraft
The event will be held from 14 to 18 November 2021
In view of the "Dubai Airshow 2021" (from November 14-18) Russia will showcase its military aviation jewels. The state-owned company Rostec, specialized in defense and technology sector, will exhibit the... more
Civil aviationAustralia: six Bell 214B helicopters arrived from Greece
Transported aboard AN-124 aircraft
The cargo transport specialist Chapman Freeborn and Russian air carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines have teamed up with aircraft manufacturer McDermott Aviation to transport six Bell 214B helicopters -built for... more
Civil aviationLondon-Heathrow studies eVtol solutions
The airport and a British company evaluates the start of operations by 2025
British aerospace manufacturer Vertical Aerospace could operate at London-Heathrow airport by 2025 with its VA-X4 Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL). Both parties are working closely together... more
Civil aviationAustralia: air taxi and vertiport by 2032
The government wants them ready for the Olympic Games in Brisbane
Australia has announced that it will develop a new urban mobility system in view of the "Olympic Games" in Brisbane in 2032. The construction project consists of a series of vertiports and small urban... more
HelicoptersDelivery of H-160 helicopters to the French Gendarmerie delayed
From 2023 to 2024
The first H-160 helicopters developed by Airbus Helicopters for the French Gendarmerie will be delivered in 2024. Initially scheduled for 2023, deliveries have been postponed by one year. The 10 aircraft... more
AirportsAVIONEWS interviews Bauer, Volocopter commercial director
On the occasion of the presentation of eVtol Volocity - VIDEO
AVIONEWS talked with Christian Bauer, the commercial director of Volocopter, the German company that developed Volocity, a vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVtol) presented in these days at the... more
AccidentsRussia: 16 parachutists have died in a plane crash
Six people alive thanks to an emergency landing. Avoided an inhabited area
A plane carrying a group of parachutists crashed on Sunday morning, immediately after take-off the Menzelinsk airport, in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. On board the aircraft there were 22 people:... more
HelicoptersThe US will sell 12 helicopters to Australia
The MH-60R, a combat model. Value: EUR 851m
The US Department of State has approved the sale of 12 MH-60R maritime combat helicopters, built by the US Sikorsky, to Australia. The aircraft will enter service with the Royal Australian Navy. The agreement... more
AirlinesITA: agreement with Alitalia on the brand
The newborn carrier will use it provisionally in the first few months
The new ailine Italia Trasporto Aereo has reached an agreement with the former national air carrier for the temporary use of the "Alitalia" brand. The pact concerns not only the livery of the aircrafts,... more
Civil aviationCanary Islands: La Palma airport closed
It is temporarily inoperative
The Cumbre Vieja volcano has fired back to life and created setbacks to the Spanish Canary Islands. La Palma airport is again "inoperative", although temporarily, due to the "accumulation of ash" erupted... more
AerospaceFirst actress reach the space
Russian Yulia Peresild on the ISS to shoot a film made in orbit
The Soyuz spacecraft with actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko aboard the International Orbiting Space Station (ISS). They will stay 12 days there to shoot scenes for the film "Challenge".... more
Fair and showsThe colors of the "Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta"
The aerostat event will be held until October 10th
The "Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta", a fair for lovers of hot air balloons, is being held these days in the United States. The event, now in its 49th edition after its debut in 1972, was cancelled... more
Fair and showsChina. "Zhuhai Airshow": news about FC-31 airplane variant
The new flagship fighter of the Chinese Army will be unveiled by this year
China will reveal by 2021 all the progress made so far in the development of the latest generation fighter variant Shenyang FC-31, which will be destined to the aircraft carriers. It was announced by the... more
AirlinesAircraft. United Airlines will fire 593 no-vax workers
Other US air carriers are opposing vaccine skeptics
The US carrier United Airlines has dismissed with no salary 2000 employees who have asked to be exempted from vaccination against Covid-19. Another severe decision taken by the company was the announced... more
Latest newsNorth Korea tested a hypersonic missile
The launch took place yesterday. Confirmation from Pyongyang today
North Korea successfully tested a hypersonic missile yesterday. Rumors came from South Korea and Japan. Pyongyang confirmed today through the national news agency "KCNA" that described it as a strategic... more
AerospaceStar Trek actor really goes into space
The trip will take place on Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule
Actor William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the television series "Star Trek", may soon fly into space for real. To give him this possibility would be Blue Origin, the aerospace company of Amazon... more
Civil aviationUnited States reopens travel by aircraft from Europe
Air companies will have to collect tracking information
The US will reopen the air borders to European citizens. The measure is expected to take effect in November. It was announced by the coordinator of the Covid-19 Response Team, Jeff Zients. To enter t... more
AirportsBarcelona Airport: protests against expansion
The EUR 1.7 billion project suspended because it threatens the natural reserve
Thousands of people in Barcelona went to the street to demonstrate against the expansion of the "Josep Tarradellas" Barcelona-El Prat airport yesterday. Environmentalists organized the demonstration. The... more
DefenseNato: Turkish fighters on a mission in Poland
F-16s operations took place between July 6th and September 15th
The Turkish F-16 fighters returned to Ankara from Nato's air policy training mission yesterday. It was reported by the "Daily Sabah" newspaper, quoting sources of the Ministry of Defense. The operation... more
DefenseNorth Korea: Seoul denounces another missile test
Kim Jong Un intensifiec testing. US-South Korean intelligences at work - VIDEO
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday. The tension is growing between the two countries. Just two days... more
IndustryGreece buys six more Rafale fighter airplanes from Paris
The Hellenic Air Force increases jets from 18 to 24
France's Interior Minister, Florence Parly, announced in a tweet Greece's intention to purchase six more Rafale jet aircraft built in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. "Excellent news", she wrote on social... more
AerospaceSpaceX: first private flight without an astronaut
Elon Musk launches capsule into orbit: only private citizens on board
SpaceX, the Elon Musk's aerospace company, will go into orbit tomorrow on September 15th with a crew of four private citizens. The Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule will depart from Kennedy Space... more
AccidentsFrance: Sécurité civile's helicopter crashed
A man has died. Four injured.
A helicopter of the French Civil Defence plummeted yesterday afternoon near Villard-de-Lans, 15 km from Grenoble, in the south-eastern France. The toll is one dead, a mechanic, and four injured. It was... more
DefenseNorth Korea tests a new missile
The range of 1500 km and worries Japan and South Korea -VIDEO
North Korea announced a test of a new long-range cruise missile that was able to reach a range of 1500 km last week-end. It was communicated by the national press agency, "KCNA", which defined it "a high-level... more
AirlinesAlitalia brand on sale: annonucement will start soon
The name worths 100-150 million Euros
The announcement for the sale of the Alitalia brand would be ready to go. The rumors were reported by numerous national media. The brand value is still secret. According to recent estimates it worths 100-150... more
AirlinesITA will not have rights at London-Heathrow Airport
Etihad Airways has taken back Alitalia's slots in the British stopover
The new ITA company will no longer have slots at London-Heathrow airport. The reason is that at the end of August Etihad Airways, former majority shareholder of Alitalia before it has been placed under... more
Civil aviationA doctor on the plane will accompany the Pope to Eastern Europe
Francis in Budapest on September 12 for the International Eucharistic Congress
"As always" on board the plane and for the duration of the trip to Budapest and in Slovakia, from September 12 to 15, "there are both a doctor and some nurses; the usual caution will be used towards the... more
Civil aviationScotland: plane carrying German national team makes emergency landing
The KlasJet airline plane had departed from Iceland and headed to Germany
The flight KLJ2703, operated by the Lithuanian company KlasJet, carrying the German national football team, makes an emergency landing in Edinburgh. The plane took off from Reykjavik airport, Iceland,... more
AirlinesEasyJet announces a 1.4 billion euros capital increase
The carrier wants to recover from the drop in traffic caused by the pandemic
EasyJet announces a 1.2 billion pounds (1.4 billion euros) capital increase to recover from the pandemic. At the same time, the low-cost company will activate a new four-year senior secured revolving credit... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers: merger of Korean Air-Asiana authorized
Awaiting the green light from foreign authorities including Europe, UK, Australia, China and USA
The Civil Aviation Authorities of Malaysia (CAAM) have authorized the merger between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. This was reported by the information site "Flightglobal.com". For now, no official confirmation... more
ConferencesDsei 2021 will return to London from 14 to 17 September
The Icelus team protagonist of the defense and security fair
Dsei 2021, the Defense and security equipment international fair, will return to London from 14 to 17 September. The biennial exhibition on defense and security will gather government delegates, armed... more
AirlinesMillemiglia Alitalia points cleared in 40 days
New carier Ita will start a new loyalty program
Millemiglia points collected to date approximately by six million customers of the Alitalia's program will be cancelled in 40 days. Why? The complex transition to the new public company. In fact, the closure... more
UAS-DronesLibya: drone strike hits boat factory used for illegal migrant journeys
The attack was made by unknown aircraft and caused no casualties
Two unknown drone aircraft hitted an illegal factory that built boats used for illegal migrant journeys across the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday in Sabrata, in the northwest of Libya. This event was reported... more
DefenseChina: Beijing's new air raid into the skies over Taiwan
Fighters and nuclear bombers flew over the island
Beijing's new air raid into the skies over Taiwan. A squadron of the Chinese Air Force made up of 19 aircraft, including fighters and bombers, has entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone. It was... more
Civil aviationGuinea coup: air and land space closed
Colonel Doumbouya announced the deposition of president Alpha Condé on Tv
The Republic of Guinea is in the hands of the military. It was announced on tv by the leader of the coupists, colonel Mamady Doumbouya, commander-in-chief of the Special forces, who dismissed the government... more