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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 table,... more
Civil aviationIATA (2). September offers no relief to passenger downturn
Total, international and domestic demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in September remained highly depressed. Total demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was 72.8% below... more
CargoIATA: cargo recovery continues in September
The highlights of the results
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released September data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand, while strengthening, remains depressed compared to 2019 levels. Global... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers, KLM pilots accept salary reduction
Unions found the decisive agreement
Unavoidable cuts: even air carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has to deal with the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic (read also the article published by AVIONEWS) and its employees are forced... more
DefenseDefense, Iran unveils new missile system
The presentation during an official ceremony
Today, on Wednesday November 4, 2020, Iran officially unveiled its new ballistic missile system, as reported by local media. The rockets in question were shown during an inauguration ceremony by the guard... more
AirlinesFraport Group: first nine months 2020
Frankfurt Airport’s passenger decline expected to exceed 70% for full-year
During the first nine months of 2020, Fraport AG’s financial performance was severely impacted by the Covid-19 global pandemic. The Group’s revenue declined by more than a half in the reporting period. Des... more
AirlinesPM of Brandenburg positive to covid: he was present at airport inauguration
Lufthansa CEO will soon undergo the swab
Last October 31st there was finally the inauguration of the new Terminal 1 of German airport of Berlin-Brandenburg after nine years of waiting (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). In the last... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers, Iberia and Vueling savings thanks to Erte
This system allows both to make employees work less
About 35 million euros would be saved every month by two Spanish carriers, specifically Iberia and Vueling, thanks to the latest measures that have affected employment (read also the article published... 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
AirlinesB-737 Max aircraft, pilot training still does not convince
Unions decided to raise the alarm
Unions of the pilots of American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are protesting vigorously in the last few hours after learning of the changes imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration regarding training... more
AirlinesQantas-American Airlines, joint-venture extended until 2026?
Both carriers want to renew the partnership
Other five years: this is the goal that air carriers Qantas, the Australian national airline, and American Airlines would aim for to extend the strategic partnership expiring in 2021 (read also the article... more
AerospaceStudy for metrological traceability of Earth observation data
European Space Agency TRUTHS mission
Consistent calibration will also enhance existing satellite missions more
AerospaceVirgin Galactic flight test program update: Spaceflight from New Mexico progress
By Mike Moses President of Space Missions and Safety at the company
Mike Moses President of Space Missions and Safety at the company declared in a note that: "It’s a hive of activity here at Spaceport America as preparations to deliver Virgin Galactic’s first spaceflight fro... more
AirlinesRyanair reports H1 results
The highlights of this period
Ryanair Holdings plc today (2 Nov.) reported a H1 loss of €197m, compared to a PY H1 profit of €1.15bn. Highlights of this 6-month period include:99% of the fleet grounded from mid-March to end June.Successful retu... more
AirlinesUAE invested 22 billion dollars for Etihad Airways?
Carrier would have benefited from it since 2003
United Arab Emirates (UAE) guaranteed about 22 billion dollars to air carrier Etihad Airways in seventeen years. The figure was revealed in the last few hours by "Bloomberg" agency which cited anonymous... more
AirlinesPlanes. EasyJet (2), CEO Lundgren does not exclude state aid
Low-cost carrier's finances are in trouble
Sincerity, this is the concept that John Lundgren, managing director of the low-cost airline easyJet, adopted in the last few hours (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Interviewed by the "Reuters"... more
AirportsOfficial inauguration of Berlin-Brandenburg airport
The first two airplanes landed in last hours
On October 31 there was the (too much) expected inauguration of the new Terminal 1 of German airport of Berlin-Brandenburg (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Nine years after the first announcement,... more
AirlinesRyanair against British lockdown: "It will be a failure"
The words of the CEO of the carrier O'Leary
Lockdown is one of the options that governments around the world have evaluated and could evaluate due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the last few hours, United Kingdom announced a month of restrictions... more
AirlinesAlitalia extends the "MilleMiglia" program and membership to the exclusive clubs
Until 2021 and 2022
Alitalia has extended for one more year the current edition of the "MilleMiglia" Program and the membership to the exclusive Freccia Alata Plus, Freccia Alata and Ulisse clubs."MilleMiglia" members will... more
AirlinesEasyJet kicks off the opening of BER
The first plane landed as part of the official opening of the new Capital Airport
As one of the largest airlines based in Berlin-Brandenburg, easyJet opened last Saturday a new chapter with the inauguration of the "Willy Brandt" of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. The first easyJet aircraft,... more
Civil aviationICAO leaders address North, Central American and Caribbean health, transport, and tourism ministers
COVID-19 has now infected over 43 million people globally, leading to over 1.2 million fatalities
As part of an important two-day event bringing together ICAO North and Central American and Caribbean Directors General of Civil Aviation, and their respective ministers of health, transport and tourism,... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and helicopters. Boeing reports third-quarter results
They continue to be impacted by COVID-19 and the MAX airplane grounding -ATTACHMENT
Boeing reported in the last days its third-quarter resultsThe highlights are: Financial results continue to be significantly impacted by COVID-19 and the 737 MAX groundingProactively managing liquidity... more
DefenseHypersonic missiles, Russia bewildered after American statements
Washington could deploy rockets in Europe
Washington and Moscow do nothing to hide the mutual irritation and the reason always remains the same, hypersonic missiles (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Yesterday, Thursday 29 October... more
AirlinesNew South African carrier has an official name: Lift
On-line contest registered 25 thousand suggestions
Wakanda Air, DjyRyNie and Lekker Airlines: these are some of the suggestions that South African citizens proposed online for the new national carrier (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Eventually... more
Civil aviationFincantieri: "Silver Moon" delivered in Ancona
It is the second of three “Muse” series ships for Silversea Cruises
The contractual delivery of “Silver Moon” –the second of three new ultra-luxury cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Silversea Cruises, a brand of the Royal Caribbean Group– took place today a... more
AirlinesKuwait Airways takes delivery of its two A-330neo airplanes
The first ones of eight aircraft ordered by the carrier
Kuwait Airways, the national airline of the Country, has received its two A-330neo airplanes. These aircraft are the first of eight units ordered by the carrier; it currently operates a fleet of 15 Airbus... more
CargoAn unmanned aviation civil zone created in Shanghai
The base is ready to attract a significant number of companies
Pilots? In a not too distant future they may perhaps no longer be the absolute protagonists of civil aviation. China is strongly convinced of this, as evidenced by the official inauguration of an experimental... more
DefenseThe difficult choice of new Japanese military aircraft
In addition to technology, we must look at the geopolitical balance
The options are different and the choice is made even more difficult by the geopolitical balance to manage. Japan must carefully evaluate its future program relating to military aircraft: factors such... more
AerospaceSpaceX, new mission on November 14th
There will be 4 astronauts headed to the ISS
If he didn't exist, it would be useful inventing him: Elon Musk, Tesla's number one, proves more and more every day that he has an impressive number of projects that see him as a great protagonist (read... more
AirlinesLow-cost air carriers resisted better to covid
It was revealed by an university study - ATTACHMENT
Coronavirus pandemic literally disrupted any industrial sector, including the aviation sector: in the case of carriers, however, not all have been affected in the same way, as emerged from a study conducted... more
AirlinesRyanair and Aer Lingus farther from Ireland
Both carriers are reducing regional links
The green of Ireland no longer suggests the hope of two air carriers who represent this country well. Low-cost airline Ryanair and Aer Lingus are progressively reducing connections at national airports... more
AirlinesSouth African Airways' rescue plan approved
Carrier will receive half a billion euros
Half a billion euros: amount is considerable, to say the least, but it was deemed appropriate for the rescue of carrier South African Airways (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Local government... more
DefenseRussia tests new ABM missile system
With success. The defense ministry spoke about it in these hours
Anti-Ballistic Missile: this is what the abbreviation ABM means, also used for new Russian defense system against ballistic missiles, successfully tested yesterday, on Wednesday October 28, 2020, from... more
Civil aviationPrimoco UAV airplane is certified by the Military Aviation Authority
The aircraft are used in three continents
The Czech company has signed new contracts in the last few months, despite a global pandemic and the introduction of many restrictions more
IndustryFincantieri: Vard to build a second advanced Stern Trawler for Luntos
The vessel will operate in the deep waters off Eastern Russia
Vard, Fincantieri’s subsidiary and one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has signed an agreement for the design and construction of another state-of-the-art stern t... more
AerospaceAirplanes-helicopters. Airbus reports 9m2020 results
The highlights - ATTACHMENT
Airbus reports today nine-month (9m) 2020 results.The highlights are: Global air travel recovery slower than anticipated Cash containment and business adaptation on track9m revenues € 30.2 billion; 9m... more
AerospaceRoxy turns Moon dust into oxygen
After two years’ development the breakthrough came during a series of laboratory tests
An international team led by Airbus Defence and Space (Friedrichshafen, Germany) with scientists from Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials Ifam (Dresden, Germany), Boston... more
AerospaceSpaceopal, innovation in the GNSS sector
Systems and technologies are constantly and rapidly evolving.
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) systems and technologies are constantly and rapidly evolving. For this reason Spaceopal, an equal-share joint-venture between Telespazio and DLR Gesellschaft für... more
AirlinesEU rejects Lufthansa appeal: "Low-cost carriers were not favored"
This is the decision of Luxembourg court
The accusations made by the airline Lufthansa against low-cost carriers, Ryanair in the first place, were returned to the sender. The Court of Justice of European Union located in Luxembourg ruled on the... more
DefenseRussia, helicopters to repay debt with South Korea?
Moscow allegedly offered aircraft to Seoul
An hypothesis that is not so far from becoming reality: in the last few hours an important videoconference was held involving Yuri Trutnev, Russian deputy prime minister and envoy on behalf of the Kremlin... more
HelicoptersRussian Helicopters launches Mi-8 test operation program in Indonesia
The pilot project implemented in the Country where two Mi-8AMTs are involved in firefighting operations
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAP) as part of Russian Helicopters holding company (State Corporation Rostec) launches Mi-8/171 type helicopter test operation program, which is aimed at the assessing of all... more
AirportsAci Europe: arrivals duty and tax free shopping at EU airports a key element of recovery plan
As part of the strategy to support the sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
As part of the EU strategy to support the aviation industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE) and the European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC)... more
AirportsChina recorded 10 consecutive years of safe air links
Data was released by civil aviation authorities
According to mathematical theories, 10 can be considered an "happy" number: it is therefore perhaps no coincidence that in the last few hours the Chinese civil aviation authorities recalled that there... more
AirlinesAirplanes and carriers. Air Europa bailout approved
Now Spanish government will have to pronounce
Bailout is served, but another could be needed in six months: Sepi, the Spanish state company that deals with industrial holdings, officially approved in recent hours the plan for restructuring the debt... more
AirlinesCarriers, easyJet reduces pressure selling and leasing planes
Losses as of September 30th should be substantial
Sales and lease-back: these are the two financial strategies that allowed the low-cost airline easyJet to reduce the pressure exerted by the crisis linked to the covid-19 (read also the article published... more
DefenseDefense, India will have access to US data for missiles and drones
Agreement was signed in the last few hours
Strategic relations between India and United States are more solid than ever, as confirmed by the agreement signed yesterday, Tuesday October 27, 2020. Washington and New Delhi strengthened the partnership... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM Group, expected losses of 1.3 bn
Analysts anticipated the data that will be released on Friday
Bad news is in the air and financial analysts thought to anticipate them: in two days, Friday October 30, 2020, Air France-KLM Group will publish the data for the third quarter of the year (July-August-September)... more
AerospacePositive signs for Europe as ESA goes forward to the Moon
A MoU signed between European and American space agencies
ESA (European Space Agency) Director General Jan Wörner and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine have signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to take Europe to the Moon.The historic agreement... more
Civil aviationIATA: airlines unable to cut costs deep enough to save jobs
The Association presented new analysis
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented new analysis showing that the airline industry cannot slash costs sufficiently to neutralize severe cash burn to avoid bankruptcies and preserve... more