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SecurityEASA: 360° attention is needed to ensure safe operations
Its assessment of aviation safety risks related to the COVID-19 epidemic is published -ATTACHMENT
In view of the progressive increase in flight activity levels throughout Europe, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), in collaboration with the national regulatory authorities and the main sector... more
SecurityCovid: EASA/ECDC issue first guidelines in travel by aircraft
Physical distance recommended but not mandatory; masks always /ATTACHMENT
EASA and ECDC protocol for air safety in the Covid-19 area more
SecurityFuture Combat Air System: Airbus and FKIE create expert panel
On the responsible use of new technologies
In the frame of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), Airbus and Bonn, Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE have created an independent panel... more
SecurityIATA: masks for passengers and crew but it opposes onboard social distancing
Evidence suggests that the risk of transmission on board aircraft is low - ATTACHMENTS
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) supports the wearing of face coverings for passengers and masks for crew while on board aircraft as a critical part of a layered approach to biosecurity... more
SecurityAircraft. IATA releases 2019 safety report
It shows continuing improvements compared to 2018 and to previous five years
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the release of the 2019 Safety Report showing continuing improvements in airline safety compared to 2018 and to the preceding five years.All... more
SecurityCoronavirus (2): measures taken by other Countries
Stop aircraft links and quarantine
How are the coronavirus emergency facing other Countries? China has imposed total isolation of entire provinces and cities with millions of inhabitants. Europe has suspended air connections from the e... more
SecurityBoeing: foreign objects in aircraft tanks?
Still problems for the manufacturer
The American aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing allegedly would gave orders to inspect the B-737 Max aircraft not delivered yet to customers after the discovery of some foreign objects inside different... more
SecurityECA: "Flying in hostile airspace costs lives"
"Time for pragmatic solutions", according to European Cockpit Association
Europe’s pilots (ECA, European Cockpit Association) are shocked and deeply saddened by the shooting down of Ukrainian Airlines flight PS752 in Iran and the killing of all on board (see AVIONEWS). This c... more
SecurityUnited States: worrying number of weapons discovered at airports
278 in the nation involved
In 2019, the United States reached a record number of weapons discovered at airside controls. David Pekoske, administrator of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said: "The growing increase in... more
SecurityB-737 plane crashed in Iran: companies think of anti-missile defenses
"C-Music" and the laser deflection of rockets in Israel -VIDEO
Following the shooting down of Ukraine Airlines' B-737 several companies are now thinking about the "C-Music" anti-missile device installed on the planes of Israeli carriers. The platform, attached to... more
SecuritySouthwest flight 1380 investigation. NTSB issues 7 safety recommendations
A summary of the final report - ATTACHMENT
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined during a public board meeting held Tuesday that a fractured fan blade from a CFM International CFM-56-7B engine, powering a Southwest Airlines Boeing... more
SecurityUSA: unacceptable to hold back the nuclear inspector
For Iran it was positive for traces of uranium, a worried EU
Today Jackie Wolcott, the United States representative at the United Nations office in Vienna and ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during an emergency meeting of the organization's... more
SecurityEurope opens up the "cloud"
Restoring control over information and challenging giants
The "Gaia-X" European "cloud" project was presented on October 29th. In Germany the platform aims to challenge the giants Amazon, Microsoft and Alibaba. Unveiled by the German economy Minister Peter Altmaier... more
SecurityB-737 Max plane (2). Boeing: statement on the investigation final report on flight 610
Announced today by Indonesian KNKT
Boeing issued the following statement regarding the release today of the final investigation report of Lion Air Flight 610 by Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT):"On behalf of everyone... more
SecurityBoeing progress on 737 MAX aircraft safe return to service
"What we are doing and what we have changed"
"Boeing has made significant progress over the past several months in support of safely returning the 737 MAX aircraft to service as the company continues to work with the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)... more
SecurityUnited Kingdom: ban on flights to Sharm, Egypt, removed
Four years after the tragedy, connections were restored
Today the United Kingdom has eliminated the ban imposed four years ago for security reasons on connections between Britain and Sharm el Sheikh, in Egypt.In October 2015, in fact, following the crash of... more
SecurityThales-Airbus: partnership to detect cyber threats
A unique solution against attacks
Airbus CyberSecurity and Thales, two European references in cybersecurity, have signed a partnership agreement to offer a unique solution against cyber attacks. The solution will combine the file analysis... more
SecurityTurkish carriers will have plainclothes agents on board
The "air police" established: at least in two on each flight
This is announced today by the national official Gazette with number 30905: from October 1st 2019 in Turkey the "air police" is established. That is, according to government regulations, as reported by... more
SecurityBelarus will inspect airports and bases in Italy
From September 23rd to 27th the information exchange plan - ATTACHMENT
From September 23 to 27 the Belarusian armed forces will inspect military bases and airports in Italy and the United Kingdom, in accordance with the provisions of the CFE (Treaty on Conventional Armed... more
SecuritySydney: terrorist had planned attacks on Etihad Airways aircraft
Sentenced to forced labor
Mahmoud Khayat, and his brother Khaled Khayat were accused in 2017 of having planned two terrorist attacks on an Etihad Airways flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi: the first with the intention of detonating... more
SecurityFrance will send experts to Saudi Arabia
The specialists will investigate the responsibility for the attacks
While the United States and Saudi Arabia accuse Iran of being responsible for the drone aircraft attacks on Aramco tankers (see AVIONEWS), Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced today on September... more
SecurityAmerican Airlines plane tamper, Isis video found in his cell phone
There are currently no charges of terrorism
A video of ISIS found in the cell phone of the American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a plane in Miami this July. The man was accused of having tampered with the data module of the aircraft that... more
SecurityLondon-Heathrow Airport: operational surveillance surface system
The air traffic controllers of the airport have started using it
NATS’ air traffic controllers at London-Heathrow have started using Indra’s latest generation system for Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control (A-SMGCS); InNOVA Ground. With the upgrade, the A-S... more
SecurityAircraft at ground. More than 100 flights cancelled in Puerto Rico
The "Dorian" hurricane is now heading towards Florida
The "Dorian" hurricane, passing through Puerto Rico where more than 100 flights have been cancelled (and aircraft grounded), arriving or departing, is heading today, August 29, to Florida. The alert remains,... more
SecurityMapping software will help lost pilots flying over the UK
To find their way home safely
Leonardo’s ‘auto triangulation’ software has gone live at the UK’s ‘Distress and Diversion’ cell based at NATS, the UK’s main air traffic control services provider. The Distress and Diversion cell is manne... more
SecuritySwiss fighter planes escorted Putin
Routine air procedure as an act of hospitality and safety - VIDEO
On August 19, in Geneva, two Swiss fighter planes of the Swiss Air Force escorted for a few minutes the plane of the Moscow delegation carrying President Vladimir Putin, assistant to President Yuri Ushakov,... more
SecurityCairo (2). Italian ENAC: at the moment there is no alarm on aircraft connections
No alert from the terrorism prevention authorities
With reference to the news reported by the press on the request of the Italian National Pilots Association (ANP) to suspend flights to and from Cairo, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) announced... more
SecurityBoeing (2): new FAA evaluations on B-737 MAX aircraft software
Necessary new changes before that a new certification is required
Boeing has published yesterday a statement about B-737 MAX aircraft software: "The safety of our airplanes is Boeing’s highest priority: while FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) reviewed the software u... more
SecurityTehran: We are not afraid of American cyber attacks
"We foil millions"
"The media are asking questions about the veracity of the alleged cyber-attack against Iran. No American attack has been successfully carried out", even though they are making a lot of efforts "in this... more
SecurityBoeing and FAA inform: defect on B-737 NG and MAX aircraft
The problem on the leading edge slat tracks concerns 312 units in the world
There seems to be no peace for the new family of 737 Boeing aircraft, already heavily hit by the grounding of the MAX variant after the two known accidents (Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines) that caused... more
SecurityZTE launches its first cybersecurity laboratory in Europe
The opening ceremony today in Rome
ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has today verified its commitment to the ICT industry against... more
SecurityAircraft and aviation. EC updates the EU Air Safety List
120 airlines in total banned from European skies -ATTACHMENT
The European Commission updated yesterday the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that do not meet international safety standards, and are therefore subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions... more
SecurityWto Boeing dispute: EU issues preliminary list of US products considered for countermeasures
The public consultation will last until 31 May 2019 -ATTACHMENT
The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on a preliminary list of products from the United States on which the European Union may take countermeasures in the context of the ongoing... more
SecurityFAA on B-737 MAX software update
The US Authority in a short note
The US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) in a short note communicated yesterday that it expects to "receive Boeing’s final package of its software enhancement over the coming weeks" for its approval. "... more
SecurityBoeing: There was no one from EASA at the meeting of the end of March
European certification will be crucial for the B-737 MAX
Among the regulators, pilots and managers of some airlines present at the meeting organized by Boeing to explain the software update and what the future moves will be (see AVIONEWS ), there would have... more
SecurityBoeing (2) calls on the sector for information sessions B-737 MAX plane
Invitations sent to pilots, technicians, regulators and operators
The US industry Boeing reports in a brief note that it has "invited more than 200 pilots of carriers, technical managers and regulators to an information session at Renton this Wednesday. The session is... more
SecurityNTSB: investigative update on crash to Atlas Air flight served by a B-767 airplane
Occurred last February 23, 2019 in Houston, Texas -ATTACHMENT
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) has published an investigative update. On February 23, 2019, at 1239 central standard time, Atlas Air flight 3591, a Boeing 767-375BCF, N1217A, entered a rapid... more
SecurityEASA suspends all B-737 MAX operations in Europe
As a precautionary measure, following the tragic accident of Ethiopian Airlines
Following the tragic accident of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 involving a Boeing 737 MAX 8, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is taking every step necessary to ensure the safety of passengers. As... more
SecurityBoeing statement (2) on 737 MAX operation
"We have full confidence in the safety of this model", according to the industry
"Safety is Boeing’s number one priority and we have full confidence in the safety of the 737 MAX. We understand that regulatory agencies and customers have made decisions that they believe are most appropriate f... more
SecurityAlso French DGAC Authority prohibits B-737 Max aircraft in airspace
The measure as a precaution from/to/ on the territory
France is closely following the progress of the investigation after the accident of a B-737 MAX aircraft in Ethiopia, the cause of which is unknown at this time. French carriers have not such airplanes... more
SecurityEthiopian airplane (4). UK CAA statement
The Authority has issued instructions to stop any commercial passenger flights from any operator
A spokesperson for the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said in a note: "Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by the tragic incident in Ethiopia on Sunday". "The UK Civil Aviation Authority has been... more
SecurityBoeing statement on 737 MAX software enhancement
"Safety is its top priority", according to the note issued by the industry
Boeing unveiled yesterday a statement that we receive and published it: "The Boeing Company is deeply saddened by the loss of Lion Air Flight 610, which has weighed heavily on the entire Boeing team,... more
SecurityEthiopian airplane (2). Italian Ansv designates its own investigator
The Italian victims allow it to participate in the investigation as an observer
In consideration of the presence of eight Italian citizens (see AVIONEWS) among the victims of the accident occurred on March 10th in Ethiopia, on the B-737 MAX plane 8, registration ET-AVJ, taken off... more
SecurityNew solution presented to improve safety on the runways
System born in the Arsi project to increase traffic management capacity at Zurich airport
Airports around the world may benefit from a solution developed by Skyguide, Indra, SkySoft-ATM and Zürich Airport in the Advanced Runway Safety Improvement (ARSI) project. The objective of the plan has... more
SecurityIATA releases 2018 airline safety performance
An increase in accidents compared to 2017 -ATTACHMENT
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2018 safety performance of the commercial airline industry showing continuing safety improvements over the long term, but an increase... more
SecurityLeonardo signs contract with NATO
To extend cyber defence partnership
Leonardo has signed an 18-month contract with the NCI Agency which will see the Company continue to deliver cyber-incident detection and management capabilities. The new NATO Computer Incident Response... more
SecurityNow boarding from Miami Airport: facial recognition departures
Lufthansa is first airline to replace boarding passes for cameras on flights from MIA
Passengers departing from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Munich on Lufthansa flight 461 can now board with the quick click of a camera instead of a boarding pass and passport, thanks to the airport’s l... more
SecurityFAA AD on The Boeing Company airplanes (2019-01-01)
To address the unsafe condition on the products -ATTACHMENT
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD 2019-01-01) regarding the Boeing Company Airplanes.For the integral version of the document see the attachment below (eight... more
SecurityAircraft and safety. Statistics: 15 fatal accidents in 2018
And 556 fatalities, according to the Aviation Safety Network
Despite several high-profile accidents, the year 2018 was one of the safest years ever for commercial aviation, Aviation Safety Network (ASN) data show. Yet, last year was worse than the five-year average.Over... more
SecurityItalian Ansv: report of the plane accident investigation at Rome-Ciampino in 2008
Occurred to a B-737/8AS, EI-DYG registration marks, on 10 November of ten years ago - ATTACHMENT
Ansv, Italian Flight Safety Authority, announces that it has published a new document on its website.This in particular concerns:Final report related to the accident occurred to the B-737/8AS aircraft,... more