AerospaceEurope unites to respond to SpaceX's Starlink
Thales-Airbus-Leonardo jv under study capable of competing with Musk's satellite constellation
Europe is preparing its response to Elon Musk's supremacy in aerospace. Specifically, there is the idea of creating an industrial coalition capable of competing with SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation.... more
DefenseCroatia says goodbye to its MiG-21 fighter jet aircraft
The last operational fleet in Europe is grounded. The arrival of the Dassault Rafale replacements is underway until 2025
In the meantime, the task of air policing in the Croatian skies has been entrusted to the Italian Eurofighters and the Hungarian Gripens more
CargoAircraft and cargo. IATA: demand up 9.8% in October 2024
15th month of consecutive growth
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for October 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand.Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers... more
AirportsEurope’s airports continue strong passenger growth in October
Freight and aircraft movements - ATTACHMENT
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released its air traffic report for October 2024, revealing sustained growth in passenger traffic across the continent’s airport network.Passenger numbers i... more
AirportsFraport ends involvement at Pulkovo Airport, in Russia
Transaction expected to close within the next days
All approval processes and procedures completed more
Civil aviationEurostat estimates the number of air passengers to increase in 2023
Up 19.3% on 2022. However, a slight decrease in total freight and mail transport (-5.2%)
Specifically: Malta (+33.3%), Slovenia (+30.9%) and the Czech Republic (+29.4%) recorded the highest increases, while the lowest ones were recorded in Estonia (+7.9%), Greece (+9.6%) and Lithuania (+12.3%) more
IndustryAirbus: change to the Chief Resources Officer role
Carmen-Maja Rex to succeed Thierry Baril. She will report to Guillaume Faury from April 1st, 2025
Airbus announces today the appointment of Carmen-Maja Rex as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective 1 April 2025. In this role, she will be a member of the Executive Committee and report to Airbus CEO... more
AerospaceThe Combined Space Operations Initiative Meets in Italy to Advance Space Security
The annual meeting from December 3-5 in Florence with representatives of ten States
The Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative Principals’ Board met from December 3-5, 2024 in Florence, Italy. Senior representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, N... more
AerospaceVV25 (2): Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite launched
Built by prime contractor TAS, the joint-company -VIDEO
The Copernicus Sentinel-1C Earth observation satellite, built by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), was successfully launched by a Vega... more
AerospaceVega C VV25 mission: Sentinel-1C in orbit
For land and maritime monitoring
Vega C successfully launched the Sentinel-1C Earth Observation Satellite, a dedicated mission for the European Commission Copernicus Program. The payload was put into a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at an... more
AirlinesTwo Latam Airlines Airbus planes collide on the ground
The event occurred at the airport of Sao Paulo-Congonhas, Brazil. Damage -VIDEO
No one was hurt. Only minor damage was reported to both Latam Airlines aircraft, an A-319 (registration PT-TMA) and an A-320neo (registration PR-XBG), which collided on December 3 at São Paulo-Congonhas... more
Civil aviationEve Air Mobility and Helicopters Inc. sign LoI for up to 50 eVTOL a...
The order was announced during an AAM conference
Eve Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent with Helicopters Inc., a reference vertical lift and helicopter operator in the United States, for up to 50 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL)... more
AirportsFraport wins concession to operate Kalamata Airport, in Greece
Forty-year term airport management expected to begin in late 2025
Fraport won the concession to operate Kalamata Airport (KLX) in Greece. As part of a tendering process, Fraport and its Greek partners – Delta Airport Investments S.A. (Copelouzos Group) and Pileas S.A. (... more
Fair and showsEmbraer and FAB: agreement to expand C-390 Millennium special missi...
Signed at "Mostra Bid" (December 3-5)
Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) signed an agreement at "Mostra BID" (December 3-5), the National Defense and Security Fair in Brasilia, to deepen collaborative studies aimed at expanding the... more
AerospaceFlight VV25: postponement of the launch; new one today
Due to a mechanical issue
Due to a mechanical issue preventing the withdrawal of the mobile gantry, the launch chronology has been stopped.The earliest targeted launch date is planned for today Thursday 5 December 2024, at 10:20... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: solid growth in passenger demand continued...
International and domestic markets at regional level
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for October 2024 global passenger demand with the following highlights:Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was... more
AirlinesIcelandair becomes Airbus operator with the A-321LR airplane
The airline will also take delivery of 13 units in the XLR version
Icelandair, based in Keflavik, has taken delivery of its first Airbus aircraft. The A-321LR marks the first step in the airline’s fleet renewal making it the newest industry's operator. The airplane i... more
AirlinesEurowings is adding new destinations from Cologne/Bonn
From April, the airline will fly to Bastia on Corsica
Next year Eurowings will be flying from Cologne-Bonn Airport to several new destinations and this will make its programme even more diverse in the next Summer flight schedule.The airline will fly to the... more
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