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ReportMongolia: aircraft potentially infected with bubonic plague
Eleven passengers under observation. Russia closes the border
An aircraft of an unnamed company was quarantined upon arrival at the airport of the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator due to the outbreak of a bubonic plague in the aircraft take-off area. That is the province... more
DefenseMissiles: Ankara still a niche between the S-400 and the Patriot
The Minister of Defense Akar: more advantageous than the previous US offer
Ankara, apparently the eternal undecided, fought between the Western and Middle Eastern worlds, and between Washington and Moscow, is not denying even with regard to the affair of the S-400 anti-aircraft... more
AirportsMalta Airport: AMS operations commissioned
New flight display screens implemented
Malta International Airport has installed modern flight information display screens throughout the terminals as part of the its recent investment in further improving the passenger experience throughout... more
AirportsWashington-Dulles: new Alitalia service to Rome
Non-stop connection on A-330/200 to begin with five flights per week
Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD) celebrated Alitalia’s inaugural flight Thursday between the US National Capital Region and "Leonardo da Vinci" International Airport of Rome-Fiumicino.Alitalia’s chi... more
Military aviationTurkey: Hurkus B tests almost completed
Basic trainer developed by TAI. First deliveries from next Summer? - DATA SHEET
TAI, Turkish Aerospace Industries, at the International Defense Industry Show "IDEF 2019" ongoing from April 30th to May 3rd in Istanbul, updated the operational and evaluation tests (OT&E, Operational... more
Fair and showsAirplanes, UAV and helicopters. Turkish Aerospace at "Idef 2019"
The company exhibits Anka-Aksungur -VIDEO
Turkish Aerospace exhibits ANKA-AKSUNGUR UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and a Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter for the first time at "International Defense Industry Fair" ("IDEF") 2019 between April 30... more
Fair and showsAirplanes, helicopters, Uav. Leonardo at "IDEF 2019"
The occasion for the company to announce re-branding of its local subsidiary
Leonardo’s solutions for security, aerospace and defence are hosted at 2019 "IDEF" international exhibition in Istanbul from April 30 to May 3 (see AVIONEWS).This is also the occasion for the company t... more
DefenseAircraft and defense. Aselsan presents new Aesa radar
It will be integrated on the Turkish F-16 fleet - VIDEO
Aselsan, a Turkish company active in the production of tactical military radio equipment and electronic defense systems for the Turkish Armed Forces presented at "IDEF 2019", the international defense... more
UAS-DronesAeroVironment announces initial milestone in Solar Haps Program
Assembly of first HAWK30 Solar HAPS
AeroVironment, Inc. a global reference in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, announced the achievement of a significant solar HAPS project milestone, the assembly... more
Finance and economyAna Holdings: financial results for the year ended March 31, 2019
The overall picture and the financial data at a glance
Ana Holdings reported in the last days its financial results for fiscal year 2018 (April 2018-March 2019). OverviewJapan’s economy has continued to experience a gradual recovery with personal consumption pi... more
DefenseNato ships enter the Baltic Sea led by a Danish frigate
Moscow observes calling action a "psychological pressure"
According to what the Russian press reported this morning, a group of NATO ships led by the Danish frigate "Tethis" class entered the waters of the Baltic Sea, kept under observation by Moscow, which considers... more
AirlinesPlanes. FlyArystan created from a rib of Air Astana
Kazakh domestic low-cost but with international ambitions
It's called FlyArystan and was officially launched yesterday by the CEO of the parent company Air Astana Peter Foster. Born as a carrier for national connections but with international ambitions: by the... more
ConferencesICAO SG calls for investments in air transport
To enhance connectivity between Belt and Road countries
ICAO Secretary General Fang Liu attended the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing last week, providing remarks to the main Infrastructure Connectivity session which highlighted... more
MiscellaneousAVIONEWS wishes a happy Labor Day to everybody
The agency will reopen regularly next Thursday 2
AVIONEWS communicates to its subscribers, reporters, social media fans that it will be closed tomorrow, on May 1st on the occasion of the Labor Day.The normal diffusion of the news will resume therefore... more
AirportsMiami Airport: passenger growth takes off to strong start in 2019
Passenger traffic up more than half a million during first quarter
Passenger traffic at Miami International Airport (MIA) through the first three months of 2019 grew by 583,073 over the same period last year, representing a five-percent increase in the airport’s first q... more
Finance and economyLufthansa Group expects to increase unit revenues in 2Q
After a weak first quarter -ATTACHMENT
Lufthansa Group expects to increase unit revenues in the second quarter after a weak first quarter.The highlights are:Substantial market-wide capacity expansion in Europe lowers unit revenues and reduces... more
ReportVenezuela (2). Clashes in the Palo Negro air base
Air Force pilots refused to take off to bomb Guaidó
Breaking news. Clashes at the Palo Negro air base, near Caracas, where pilots of Venezuelan Air Force refused to obey the order given to take off to bomb the base of La Carlota, where the command center... more
Civil aviationAir Arabia: CEO announces next order from 100 aircraft
The B-737 MAX is also expected to be evaluated
In the coming months, a maxi-order from 100 (or more) narrow-body aircraft for Airbus or Boeing from the low-cost Air Arabia could arrive. To make it known was the Chief Executive Officer of the carrier... more
ReportVenezuela: Guaidó asks the armed forces to rebel against Maduro
Video broadcast by the "La Carlota" air base in Caracas
In a video broadcast by the "La Carlota" air base in Caracas, the president of the National Assembly and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaidó urged the Venezuelan armed forces to rebel against... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport in Italy: 24 hours of strike on May 21st
The Alitalia issue will be central
One mights say and yet it moves! (see AVIONEWS). This because after many expectations on May 21st in Italy the transport workers (excluding flight attendants) will cross their arms for 24 hours. A strike... more
UAS-DronesUSA. Drones: pressure on the Secretary of Transportation for a standard to identify drones
FAA should publish a regulation for July
Some US senators have urged the Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao to prepare a standard that allows remote identification of commercial drones (UAVs, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), thus giving the legislators... more
IndustryBoeing (2). Muilenburg: "Ethiopian pilots did not follow all our directives"
The US company defends the B-737; MAX
Despite the fact that the Boeing B-737 MAX aircraft was grounded after the March 10 disaster that was probably caused by the exact same malfunction to the automatic anti-stall system (MCAS) that caused... more
Finance and economyAirplanes and helicopters. Airbus (2): 1Q2019 results
The highlights -ATTACHMENT
Airbus reports today the first Quarter (Q1) 2019 results.The highlights are:Commercial aircraft environment robustQ1 2019 financials mainly reflect A-320 Family ramp-up and delivery phasingRevenues € 1... more
IndustryBoeing. Muilenburg: "Safety is our focus"
"Success" during yesterday's shareholders' meeting
At the end of the Boeing shareholders' meeting that was held yesterday in Chicago, CEO Dennis Muilenburg told the press that he will continue to lead the aerospace company in this crisis phase and will... more
IndustryAirbus. Asam (CFO): "German embargo on Saudi Arabia costing almost 300 million Euros"
There will be no increase in the production of A-320neo aircraft
The European aerospace company Airbus has so far lost 297 million euros due to the embargo on the export of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft imposed by Germany to Saudi Arabia, which has been extended on several... more
IndustryPiaggio Aerospace: call for expressions of interest published
For the entire company or for aircraft business or engines business -ATTACHMENT
The extraordinary commissioner of Piaggio Aerospace, Vincenzo Nicastro, intends to carry out an initial survey in order to assess the interest on the part of the market for the purchase of the entire company... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport lays cornerstone for future T3
New terminal to secure the future of Germany’s largest aviation hub
Fraport laid today (April 29) the cornerstone for Frankfurt Airport’s new Terminal 3, one of Europe’s largest privately financed infrastructure projects. Numerous guests and construction workers attended the... more
IndustryACJ-319 Neo aircraft made first flight
Lasted one hour and 55 minutes
The ACJ-319neo (New Engine Option) successfully completed a first flight lasting one hour and 55 min. in the last days, beginning a short flight-test programme to verify its corporate jet features –such a... more
Civil aviationFlydubai: negotiations with Airbus for A-320neo aircraft
Possible cancellation of the order of 100 B-737 MAX -DATASHEET
The global grounding of Boeing B-737 MAX planes if it continues could cause a number of economic damages to several companies, including flydubai. In fact, for the low-cost subsidiary of Emirates, the... more
Fair and shows"IDEF 2019" starts in Turkey
It will take place from April 30 to May 3
"IDEF 2019", 14th International Defence Industry Fair, organized by TÜYAP Fairs and Exhibitions Organizations Inc. will be held on between April 30 - May 3, 2019 at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center in B... more
IndustryBoeing (2): double appointment confirmed to Dennis Muilenburg
Shareholders' meeting rejects the motion to separate CEO and president roles
Unexpectedly, the shareholders' meeting -today in Chicago- of the aerospace company Boeing decided to reject the motion that envisaged the separation between the role of president and CEO, roles currently... more
IndustryChina: developed material resistant to hypersonic speeds
First applications only in space or even in the military?
China would have developed a new material capable of withstanding temperatures above 3000 degrees Celsius, which would be caused by the friction of the earth's atmosphere in the case of flights with airplanes... more
AirlinesSAS (2). Gustafsson: "Willing to find an agreement with the unions"
The CEO of the carrier asks for an end to the strike
The prolongation of the strike by the pilots of SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) is creating many difficulties for passengers due to the many cancellations, but it is generating a potential financial danger... more
Science and technologyAvinor: electrical aircraft developments
A lot of newness in this field since it organized the first flight
Since Avinor organised the first flight with an electric aircraft in Norway last year, there have been a lot of developments in the electrification of aviation. Widerøe predicts the first commercial electric... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Who wouldn't enjoy closing the company?
Union is strength
The events and the various declarations of the last weeks and the last few days are clearly demonstrating the state of difficulty of Alitalia as regards the extraordinary administration and the negotiations,... more
AirlinesAirplanes and transport. SAS: the pilots' strike continues
1200 more flights cancelled today and tomorrow
The problems continue for the carrier SAS that after having cancelled most of the flights during the week-end, also for today and tomorrow has predicted that 1200 connections will not be operated due to... more
IndustryBoeing: today first face-to-face between Muilenburg and shareholders
General Assembly in Chicago to evaluate the future of the company
For the first time since the two incidents at the B-737 MAX, of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines, today the Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg will come to face with the shareholders of the US aerospace company,... more
AirlinesB-737 MAX aircraft (2): US pilots request training changes
Adding hours to the simulator will result in a delay in returning to flight operations
While waiting for the Boeing B-737 MAX to be re-certified by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and other worldwide civil aviation regulators, American Airlines pilots -through the Allied Pilots... more
AirportsNew Mexico City airport: it will be built in the Santa Lucia base
By the armed forces at the expense of the State
After cancelling the construction of the NAIM (New Mexico City Airport, see AVIONEWS), the president Andrés Manuel López Obrador should soon present the project for a further stopover which should be r... more
ReportLufthansa Technik: Global 5000 aircraft will be investigated into the problem
The airplane of the air force had been subjected to maintenance a few weeks before
Lufthansa -according to "Der Spiegel"- opened an internal investigation to verify if a maintenance error could have caused the landing gear of the Bombardier Global 5000 aircraft of the German Air Force... more
Civil aviationB-737 MAX aircraft: FAA would have evaluated the grounding already last year?
There were many doubts about the absence of a warning signal of a malfunction in the MCAS
After the incident of Lion Air's Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft some FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) inspectors would have evaluated the hypothesis of grounding the entire fleet of aircraft, especially... more
AirlinesAlitalia: previous debt of EUR 18 millions with Italian ENAV
Probably similar situation also abroad
Short news from Italy. There is not only the question of the increase in fuel in the near future, the return of the EUR 900 million of the bridge loan and the identification of the composition of the newco's... more
Civil aviationAci Europe and Eurocae engage in closer cooperation
For the benefit of airports and the wider aviation community worldwide
EUROCAE and ACI EUROPE are strengthening their cooperation for the benefit of airports and the wider aviation community worldwide. Since 1963 EUROCAE, has developed performance specifications to facilitate... more
Helicopters"Famex 2019" (3). Russian Helicopters participates in the exhibition
Maintenance center for Ansat aircraft to open in Mexico in 2020
Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) participates in the third international aerospace show "FAMEX 2019" in Santa Lucia air base in Mexico (see AVIONEWS). This year the... more
Fair and shows"Famex 2019" (2). Leonardo at the event with planes, radars and helicopters
The industry focuses on Mexico and Latin America
Leonardo attends "FAMEX", Mexico’s largest military, civil, and security aerospace expo in Mexico City (see AVIONEWS), touting offerings across its helicopter, aircraft and radar product lines and a n... more
Fair and shows"Famex 2019" (April 24-27) in Mexico
Many participating industries
"Feria Aeroespacial de México", "Famex", is an event dedicated to the aeronautica, civil, military, defence sectors takes place in México from April 24 to 27.Its aim is to gather the leaders of these s... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). Di Maio and his flops
What is true about Toto's negotiations with the government?
The hypothesized entry by Riccardo Toto into the Alitalia shareholder is the last of the coup de théâtre in the carrier telenovela. The news is to be taken with the springs also in consideration of the n... more
DefenseUSA. Trump studies a nuclear deal with China and Russia
Attempt to control armaments
After the United States exits from the INF Treaty (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty), President Donald Trump is conducting negotiations with other federal departments to draw up a new nuclear... more
AirlinesNorwegian Air: without B-737 MAX aircraft, expenses increased by € 51.73 million
It would serve for "wet leasing" in the summer season
If the Boeing B-737 MAX planes continue to be grounded until the end of August, the low-cost carrier Norwegian Air could lose up to 500 million Norwegian crowns (51.73 million Euros) since they would increase... more
Civil aviationAirplane and transport. SAS: 315 flights cancelled due to strike
Protest of the pilots that could continue also Saturday and Sunday
The carrier SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) between yesterday and today cancelled 315 flight connections due to the pilots' strike, which are demanding an increase in pay and better working conditions. An... more