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Civil aviationAirbus: around 6000 to be hired worldwide in the first part of 2022
The industry seeks new talents to prepare the future
As the aerospace industry shows strong signs of recovery post-COVID, and while Airbus continues to prepare the future of aviation and implement its roadmap for decarbonisation, the Company announces it... more
AerospaceTissier appointed Chief Technical Officer at Arianespace
He will succeed Roland Lagier after his retirement
Arianespace announces the appointment of Pierre-Yves Tissier as Chief Technical Officer, effective from today, on January 19, 2022. He will succeed Roland Lagier after his retirement. He will report to... more
AirlinesSchools youth to solve pilots shortage
Experience counts a lot today, but titles open up fast track
Many air carriers are currently using economic bonuses and high salaries as a mechanism to secure pilots and thus boost operations in the face of stiff competition. Several carriers, for example, have... more
AirlinesICAO releases fact-finding report on Ryanair aircraft, FR4978 flight
The event in Belarus airspace occurred last May 23
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) has released its fact finding report into the event involving Ryanair flight FR4978 in Belarus airspace occurred last May 23. The report was made accessible... more
AerospaceAirbus commitment in Spain
Faury: "Strengthen on European defense and space sector"
The European company Airbus specialized in aerospace and defense has among its founders Madrid, which invests in the future of a company considered strategic for Spanish industry and the autonomy of the... more
AerospaceNorman Bone as the Chair of the Telespazio UK BoD
He began his career in different roles
Telespazio UK announces the appointment of Norman Bone as the Chair of the Telespazio UK Board of Directors. He is also Chair and CEO of Leonardo UK and a member of Leonardo Electronics Inc. Board of Directors,... more
AirlinesITA Airways: the second aircraft with new livery arrived in its fleet
Dedicated to an Olympic Champion, after that one to Paolo Rossi
The second aircraft sporting the new blue livery has joined the ITA Airways fleet. It is an A-319 dedicated to the Olympic champion Pietro Mennea, who was known with the nickname of "The Arrow of the South"... more
AirportsHong Kong bans flights from 150 countries
Managers and executives blocked; a threat to global financial hub status
The Hong Kong government has decided to implement tough restrictions on travelers from 150 countries. The suspension will begin on January 15th and last until February 14th. Passengers arriving from high-risk... more
Civil aviationRolls-Royce Electrical, new business unit
Rob Watson appointed President
Rolls-Royce announces that Rob Watson has joined the Executive Team as President - Electrical with effect from January 1st, 2022. He has led Rolls-Royce Electrical since October 2017, having previously... more
Civil aviationDavid Maria Sassoli, president of the European Parliament, is dead
The announcement on its website with a tweet
"It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of President David Sassoli. Our deepest condolences are with his family and all who had the pleasure of working with him and knowing him". This is... more
Civil aviationEU. Question on revision of Regulation (EC) for air navigation and cabin crew
By different members of Parliament
"Parliamentary questions20 December 2021Question for written answer E-005627/2021 to the CommissionnRule 138Laura Ferrara (NI), Mario Furore (NI), Ignazio Corrao (Verts/ALE), Clare Daly (The Left), Ciarán C... more
AirlinesUS carriers fly in the stock market despite cancellations
Investors expect global travel demand to rebound in 2022
In the 2021 the stock market value of US air carriers plummeted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which forced thousands of aircraft and millions of passengers to ground due to tight border closures.... more
AirlinesKorean Air launches full-scale electronic document system
Data shared by customers will be safely managed in a secure server
Korean Air has launched a full-scale digitalization of travel documents by introducing an e-Document system (e-DOC), becoming the first airline in the world to implement such an electronic document system.Customers... more
AirportsOmicron impact immediate and substantial for Europe’s airports
Top 5, freight traffic and aircraft movements in November
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, released in the last days preliminary data on the impact of the Omicron variant on European passenger traffic, along with its full air traffic report for November... more
Civil aviationTraining Indian pilots to operate Mi-171A2 helicopter
The course takes place at the center of Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
A second crew of Indian company Sky One Airways LTD started an advanced professional retraining program for a new type of Mi-171A2 helicopter. The course takes place at the aviation training center of... more
AirlinesLufthansa Cargo. Dietmar Focke Chief Operations and Human Resources Officer
From next March 1, 2022
Dietmar Focke, currently Vice President Engine Services at Lufthansa Technik, will join the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo on March 1, 2022, with responsibility for Operations and Human Resources.... more
AirlinesEU CJ. Planes: flight cancelled where the operating carrier brings it forward by more than one hour
The Court of Justice specifies the conditions
The Landgericht Korneuburg (Regional Court, Korneuburg, Austria) and the Landgericht Düsseldorf (Regional Court, Düsseldorf, Germany) have before them a number of disputes between, on the one hand, air p... more
AirportsCologne-Bonn Airport. Thilo Schmid new CEO
He replaces Johan Vanneste
The Supervisory Board of Cologne-Bonn Airport unanimously elected in the last days Thilo Schmid as the new CEO of Cologne-Bonn Airport. The 46-year-old Master in Business Administration graduate will take... more
AirlinesStrike at Frankfurt airport: flights cancelled
Some ground operators ask for salary adjustments next year
The German United Services Trade Union (Verdi) called for a strike at Frankfurt airport today. The union protest against the working conditions of around 600 employees of the airport service company Wisag,... more
DefenseUS focuses on drones and reduces soldiers
But innocent casualties rise in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan
Washington changed its military strategy in recent years. It decided to increasingly focus on armed drone strikes to reduce the deployment of American soldiers on the ground. However, since September 2014... more
Finance and economyLeonardo: signing of an ESG-linked Term Loan Facility
For an amount of € 600 million, with maturity in 2027
Leonardo yesterday signed a new ESG-linked Term Loan Facility, with a club of domestic and international banks, amounting to € 600 million with a maturity of 5 years and expiring at the beginning of 2... more
AirlinesUS: a man admits to pointing a laser at the plane
Man faces up to 5 years in prison. About 50 incidents reported against him
The acting US Attorney, judge Joseph Murphy, announced in these days to have filed the guilty plea of Eugene Conrad, 52 years old, who admitted to have pointed a laser at several planes, in particular... more
Civil aviationUnited States: FAA appoints new security director
Starting in 2022, Billy Nolen will lead team of 7600 employees
The US Federal Aviation Administration (Faa) announced that it has appointed Billy Nolen to the vacant position of director of the authority's safety office yesterday. His mission will begin in 2022.... more
AirlinesPlanes and airlines. ITA Airways officially welcomed as an IATA member
Its first flight from Linate to Bari two months ago
ITA Airways started its operations on 15th October 2021 with its first flight AZ 1637 from Milano-Linate to Bari landed at 7:35 am. On the same day, it became an IATA member.The new Italian national airline,... more
DefenseNATO chief runs for bank of Norway
Stoltenberg will not leave Atlantic Alliance leadership before October 2022
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that he submitted an application to be the next governor of the Central Bank of Norway recently. The former prime minister... more
AerospaceAerospace company Ariane announces 588 dismissals
French company is facing strong competition and numerous challenges
French aerospace company Ariane will fire 588 people by the end of 2022, including 527 in France. Among the latter 264 cuts concern the three sites in the Gironde region of France: Le Haillan (75 redundancies),... more
IndustryFincantieri and Mubadala: collarations to develop advanced technologies
MoU signed for services in the se per servizi settori navale, marittimo ed industriale
Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala) and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to start potential collaborations in the field of advanced technologies and services in the naval,... more
Aerospace27 military no-vax fired in the USA
USAF employees had refused to do the vaccine
The United States Air Force has discharged 27 airmen for refusing to undergo mandatory coronavirus vaccination. The reason is that while they did not request an exemption for religious or medical reasons,... more
DefenseThe first two Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft delivered to Kuwait
Part of a wider order for a total of 28 airplanes
The first Eurofighter for the Air Force of Kuwait landed yesterday in country. These are the first two Typhoons in the framework of a wider order for a total of 28 aircraft that will be delivered to the... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in November: positive passenger trend continues
Slowdown expected for December due to pandemic
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 2.9 million passengers in November 2021. This represents an increase of 341.5 percent year-on-year, albeit compared to a very weak November 2020. FRA’s continued t... more
AirportsAci Europe: improvements in passenger traffic levels in October
Freight +9.7%, aircraft movements -29.8%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for October 2021.The report shows that passenger traffic in the European airport network decreased by –36.7% in October c... more
AccidentsIndia has only 250 civilian Sar helicopters
Country thinks about the last incident; new government measure
India is making an examination of conscience and is thinking about the state of the national helicopter sector. It all started with the recent air accident involving a military aircraft in which the Chief... more
AirportsAvinor: traffic data in November in Norway
The greatest increase in passenger numbers in the international traffic
A total of 3,113,261 passengers travelled to or from Avinor’s airports during the month of November in Norway. Compared to the same month in 2020, the traffic has increased more than threefold, but at t... more
AerospaceIxpe mission: Nasa-Asi together with "Made in Italy" technology
Space telescope launched with three tools on board
NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission launched at 1 am EST Thursday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.A joint effort with the Italian Space Age... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines: change at the top
Robert Isom CEO from 2022, Doug Parker will be president
The new wave of the global pandemic triggered by the Omicron variant could cause the recovery of air carriers to fail. For this reason, some companies are planning a new strategy to design a different... more
Civil aviationICAO on Aviation Day: call for efforts to reconnect the world to be accelerated
With global connectivity recovery on course
For the first time since International Civil Aviation Day was established, in 1994, ICAO is commemorating 7 December this year with a special Joint Statement with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)... more
DefenseRussia and India sign military agreement
Contract reached during Putin's visit to New Delhi
Russia and India yesterday signed an agreement on military-technical cooperation. The understanding was reached during the visit of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to New Delhi, where... more
AirlinesITA Airways firms up order for 28 Airbus aircraft
The MoU announced at the end of last September
ITA Airways, Italy’s new national carrier, has firmed up an order with Airbus for 28 aircraft, including seven A-220s, 11 A-320neos and 10 A-330neos, the latest version of the A-330 widebody airliner. T... more
Civil aviationFincantieri: most sought-after company by students and young professionals in the sector
For the third year in a row in both categories
Fincantieri continues to rank first as "Italy’s Most Attractive Employer" in the Manufacturing, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering sector according to the Universum ranking, the Swedish company that c... more
DefenseItaly and France sign the "Treaty of the Quirinale"
Cooperation on defense, security, space, foreign and migration policies
Italy and France signed today in Rome at 9:00am the "Treaty for Enhanced Bilateral Cooperation". This is a historic agreement between the two countries that provides for mutual consultation and effective... more
AirportsEU (2) proposes black-listing of transport operators
Involved in facilitating the smuggling or trafficking of people
As part of the European Union's united response to state-sponsored instrumentalisation of people at the EU's external border with Belarus, the Commission and High Representative proposd yesterday measures... more
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
Civil aviationAirbus foresees demand for new passenger and freighter aircraft by 2040
Need for new pilots and skilled technicians over the next 20 years
In the next 20 years, Airbus forecasts demand for air transport to progressively shift from fleet growth to the accelerated retirement of older, less fuel-efficient aircraft, resulting in a need for some... 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
AirlinesEmirates: code-share with Garuda Indonesia
It is expected to come into effect from January 2022
Emirates and Garuda Indonesia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a code-share partnership between both airlines. The new partnership allows customers of the international airline,... more
Civil aviationEASA conference on drone aircraft in January 2022
Its main theme will be "UAM becoming a reality"
The next EASA High Level Conference on Drones will take place from 18-19 January 2022 during the fourth edition of "Amsterdam Drone Week" at RAI Amsterdam. This two-day conference brings together experts,... more
Civil aviationElettronica-Leonardo: supporting growth of sovereign national skills
Agreement signed to strengthen long-term strategic cooperation
Leonardo and Elettronica have signed an agreement to strengthen the long-term strategic cooperation between the two companies in support of the growth of sovereign technologies. On the basis of the complementary... more
DefenseFincantieri and Navantia agree to boost collaboration in European Defence
The signature will take place tomorrow during an event
Fincantieri and Navantia have reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to boost their relationship and explore the joint benefit of a broadened collaboration in the naval and... 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
AerospaceAn European platform to explore future uses of natural lunar resources launched
The ESRIC announces its intention to join the organization as the first non-founding member
In a contex of increased momentum around space exploration, Airbus Defence and Space, Air Liquide and ispace Europe have announced the joint creation of Euro2Moon.This non-profit organisation will be dedicated... more