IndustryLeonardo signs contract for 12 M-346F Block 20 aircraft for Austria
The delivery of the first airplane in 2028; two agreements in 2022 and 2023 for helicopters
Leonardo has signed a contract with the Italian Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness for the supply of 12 M-346 multirole aircraft to the Austrian Air Force (Luftstreitkräfte), responding... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport in Italy. Today's strikes
The protests have a duration of four hours
The MIT (Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport) has published the updated list of strikes scheduled for today, Wednesday 17 December 2025 in the air transport sector.Here is the list with the... more
Civil aviationLeonardo and KNDS agree on joint product development
LoI signed by Florian Hohenwarter and Roberto Cingolani
KNDS Deutschland (KNDS) and the Italian defense company Leonardo will together develop a mobile artillery system. A corresponding Letter of Intent (LOI) was signed in Amsterdam, the headquarters of KNDS,... more
HelicoptersGermany orders 20 additional H-145M helicopters
The option is part of a contract signed in December 2023
Germany has decided to exercise the option for 20 more H-145M light combat helicopters (Leichter Kampfhubschrauber or LKH for short) that were part of a contract signed in December 2023 (see AVIONEWS),... more
AerospaceThe Calendar by Leonardo, e-GEOS, Telespazio on agriculture in the Mediterranean
Environmental sustainability through images taken by the COSMO-SkyMed satellites operated by the Italian Space Agency
On the occasion of 2025 Italian National Space Day on December 16, Leonardo, with e-GEOS (a joint-venture 20% owned by the Italian Space Agency and 80% by Telespazio, Leonardo Group) and Telespazio (67%... more
AirlinesAirbus and partners complete wake energy retrieval trials
For the industry’s fello’fly project
Airbus in partnership with Air France, Delta Air Lines, French bee, and Virgin Atlantic, and operations partners, AirNav Ireland, DSNA, EUROCONTROL and NATS, has successfully completed a new phase of trials... more
AerospaceAvio USA: new solid rocket motors manufacturing facility
The industry selected it in Virginia
Avio SpA announces that its subsidiary Avio USA has chosen Virginia as the location for the new advanced manufacturing facility for the production of solid-propellant rocket motors for defense, tactical... more
Civil aviationBoeing and UA Test Advanced Digital Communications for the Future of Flight
By an ecoDemonstrator Explorer B-737/8 aircraft model by United
Boeing and United Airlines have conducted flight tests to evaluate a modernized data communication system designed to improve information flow between the flight deck, air traffic control and airline operation... more
IndustryLeonardo at the top of CDP's A List
The commitment in managing, monitoring and disclosing risks and opportunities related to climate change
Leonardo has been included in the prestigious CDP “A List” (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project), a non-profit organization of international relevance that evaluates each year the commitment of aro... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group launches new brand identity
Palette a sei colori e logo aggiornato per rafforzare riconoscibilità e fiducia del gruppo
The Lufthansa Group is presenting itself with a new design starting today. The goal of the new brand identity is to make the strength of the Lufthansa Group more visible. For customers, service offerings... more
Aerospacee-GEOS and Umbra team up to deliver innovative geospatial intelligence...
This deal builds on the companies 2024 reseller agreement
e-GEOS (20% Italian Space Agency and 80% Telespazio), a leading provider of value-added Earth Observation services across the entire value chain part of the Leonardo Group, and Umbra, a fully-integrated... more
Civil aviationLeonardo. Michelangelo Security Dome marks first achievement with successful...
Less than ten days after the official launch of the advanced system
Less than ten days after the official launch of Leonardo’s Michelangelo Security Dome, the advanced integrated defence system, the company provides further evidence of its excellence in the field of R... more
AirlinesAirbus completes acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems sites
The industry receives compensation of $439 million
Airbus has closed the transaction with Spirit AeroSystems for the acquisition of industrial assets dedicated to its commercial aircraft programmes. The company has taken ownership of the following former... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes a happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception to everyone
The agency will reopen as usual Tuesday 9, after the long weekend
AVIONEWS informs its reporters, subscribers and social media fans that the agency will be closed on Monday, December 8, on the occasion of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.The agency will reopen... more
AerospaceAvio (2): new orders signed with MBDA
For over EUR 35 million
Under the existing framework agreement with MBDA, Avio signed two production orders for the supply of solid rocket motors and related aerodynamic surfaces for Air defense system, for a total value of more... more
AerospaceAvio: over EUR 600 million of new orders in 2026-2027
Record high subscriptions at ESA ministerial council for the industry
As recently resolved within the framework of the 2025 Ministerial Council of ESA Member States, which took place in Bremen on 26 and 27 November, the European space budget increased by 30% over the previous... more
DefenseLeonardo: multi-year contract providing the IAF with logistics support...
And the simulation system of the Italian Air Force
Leonardo and the Italian National Armaments Directorate have signed a multi-year contract to provide Logistics Support for the Italian Air Force’s fleet of C-27J "Spartan" tactical transport aircraft a... more
Civil aviationAirbus updates 2025 aircraft delivery target, maintains financial g...
Based on a recent supplier quality issue on fuselage panels impacting its A-320 Family delivery flow
Based on a recent supplier quality issue on fuselage panels impacting its A-320 Family delivery flow (see AVIONEWS), Airbus is providing an update to its commercial aircraft delivery guidance for 2025.... more
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By an ecoDemonstrator Explorer B-737/8 aircraft model by United
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Approved an aid scheme for EUR 9.7 bn
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A pioneering step in electric aviation
H-55, a global leader in electric propulsion technology, and Elfly Group, a trailblazer in zero-emission regional air travel and green mobility solutions with its no emissions all-electric seaplane, announced... more
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