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HelicoptersMaintenance center for Russian Helicopters opens in Peru
The facility will be used by Helicentro Peru to repair Mi-17 civil aircraft
The maintenance and repair center for Russian-made helicopters Helicentro Peru has been launched in Lima at the facilities of the Peruvian Air Force Maintenance Service–SEMAN. Built in partnership with R... more
Civil aviationAirbus: orders for A-380 aircraft from China?
It could save the production line that is likely to close early
The Chinese carriers could be the "salvation" for the A-380 since in the coming years could make many orders for the largest aircraft in the world, which has not had the success expected in China having... more
Civil aviationAircraft: environmental impact still too high
Airlines should invest on fleet renewal
As far as the impact of air transport on the environment is concerned, almost all airlines in the world would not be doing enough, -as report by "Atmosfair" study- it would be necessary to purchase more... more
IndustryBoeing: contract for second Japan KC-46 tanker aircraft
The industry was awarded the initial FMS agreement for Japan’s first airplane in December 2017
The US Air Force has exercised the option for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s second Boeing KC-46 tanker through the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) process. The industry was awarded the initial FMS contract f... more
IndustryAustralia's F-35 airplanes delivered to Raaf Williamtown
Signalling the dawn of a new era for the nation's defence capabilities
Australia's first two locally-based F-35 fighter aircraft arrived on home soil yesterday at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Williamtown, signalling the dawn of a new era for the nation's defence capabilities.... more
DefenseUSA: the new B-21 Raider bombing aircraft surpasses the latest tests
Soon the production and experimentation starting at Edwards
The new Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider heavy bombing aircraft has passed the design review and -as reported by "Military.com"- should begin testing and testing before the end of 2018, before its insertion... more
AirlinesLion Air: it fells the first effects of the plane crash
Passengers decreased by 5%, but the CEO reassures on the health of the carrier
As expected, the number of passengers who used Lion Air aircraft in November decreased by 5% from last year, "frightened" by the accident on October 29 when a B-737 MAX 8 of the Indonesian company it crashed... more
IndustryBoeing launches the BBJ-777X aircraft
BBJ also announces new order for the BBJ MAX
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) announced today it is launching the BBJ-777X, a new Boeing Business Jet model that can fly more than half way around the world without stopping.Customers can choose between two... more
AccidentsSudan: An-12BK plane crash killing 7 people
The causes of the accident are unknown
According to Sudan State television yesterday afternoon an Antonov An-12BK aircraft -registration EY-406-, used by the Sudanese Air Force, crashed causing the death of 7 people, including the minister... more
Civil aviationUSA: nearly 2,000 flights cancelled due to a snowstorm
Most hit the city and airport of Charlotte
Huge disruption to transport in the United States where a snowstorm has been caused, and a total of nearly 2000 flights in North Carolina will be cancelled. One of the major US carrier, American Airlines... more
AirportsAirports: Amazon ready to enter in the $ 350 billion market
Incoming shops in the main airports of the world
The next target of Amazon could be to "conquer" the commercial services of the main airports in the world, introducing the "Amazon Go" shops so as to be able to manage duty free and other spaces. A constantly... more
AirlinesWizz Air: Váradi's goal is to make it the low-cost reference
This is why the company will focus on the new A-321neo aircraft
Speaking at the "CAPA World Outlook" conference in Berlin, the CEO of Wizz Air József Váradi said that with the arrival of the A-321neo aircraft in the low-cost fleet revenues will probably increase, k... more
AirlinesAvianca Brasil: 11 planes could be forfeited
United hopes to take control of the holding company
Soon the airline Avianca Brasil could be issued an injunction for the delay on the leasing payments of 11 airplanes, which would be seized and returned to the owners. A loss of 20% of the current Airbus... more
IndustryAvolon signs firm order for 100 Airbus aircraft
For A-320neo and A-321neo airplanes
Dublin, Ireland-headquartered aircraft lessor Avolon has firmed up an order for 75 A-320neos and 25 A-321neos. The agreement is the single largest order for Airbus aircraft.The agreement takes lessor’s c... more
PeopleMunich Airport: Michael Kerkloh to retire at the end of 2019
After more than 17 years as President and CEO
Michael Kerkloh, who has served as the President and CEO of Flughafen München GmbH /Munich Airport (FMG) for over 17 years, will retire at the end of 2019. He took office in 2002 celebrated his 65th birthday... more
Finance and economyAircraft market. Muilenburg hopes for the end of the US-China trade war
If it should continue it could have very heavy repercussions
Even the CEO of Boeing Dennis Muilenburg has returned -speaking to the press- on the subject of the trade war between China and the United States, hoping that soon a solution will be found to avoid heavy... more
DefenseElbit Systems and Leonardo: new torpedo capabilities for Seagull
It is Elbit's USV
Adding to the Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessels’ (USV) capability to mount and launch light weight torpedoes, Elbit Systems ISTAR division has teamed with Leonardo to develop and demonstrate Leonardo’s lig... more
IndustryBoeing-Embraer: federal court orders the stop at jv
It would be negative for the Brazilian company
A federal court in Brasilia ordered the halting of the creation of a joint-venture between the US company Boeing and the Brazilian industry Embraer, thus giving the right to the 4 members of the Parliament... more
IndustryBoeing: former officials accuse it of having omitted the MCAS from the manual
Muilenburg answers: "Our planes are safe"
According to "The Wall Street Journal" some ex-US aerospace company Boeing officials admitted that there was a heated internal debate when it was decided to "omit" the operation of the automated flight... more
AccidentsJapan: 5 are still missing from the Marine accident
One of the two recovered soldiers died yesterday
The research of the five soldiers dispersed after yesterday an F/A-18D Hornet fighter plane and a KC-130J Super Hercules aircrew collided during a training crashing into the sea off Japan, while one of... more
Civil aviationUSA: 11 senators ask for inquiry on Air Italy
Qatar Airways accused of using it as a "trojan horse"
Eleven US senators sent a letter to the White House to ask to open an investigation on the Air Italy carrier, through which Qatar -via Qatar Airways- would circumvent the agreements signed between the... more
AirlinesJet Airways: all employee salaries will be paid by April
In the meantime negotiations with Etihad and with the banks continue
Jet Airways has explained that in the next months will pay all the rear arrears in a deferred manner, so as to avoid new strikes by the pilots that could only aggravate the financial situation of the carrier.... more
CuriositiesE-190E2 "Shark" jet aircraft completes world tour
After five months
The Embraer E-190E2 aircraft with a shark livery completed its five-month global demonstration tour. With a kickoff at the "Farnborough Airshow" in the UK, in July of this year, the E-190E2 jet tour visited... more
UAS-DronesGoogle: from next year the Wing drone will be tests in Finland
Further step towards deliveries via UAV?
Also in Finland -as "TechCrunch" report- soon it could start deliveries by drone (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), in a service called Wing that would be offered by Google. The first tests will be carried... more
ReportUstica aircraft disaster: the Supreme Court of Cassation confirms the damages to Itavia
€ 265 million will have to be paid and also compensation to the heirs
The Third Civil Section of the Court of Cassation upheld the sentence of the Court of Appeal of Rome last Spring, condemning the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and that of the Defense to compensate... more
AccidentsAccident AW-169 Leicester: perhaps to cause it a tail rotor screw
It would be skipped because it was not loose, but the investigations continued -ATTACHMENT
According to the report of the Air Accident Investigation Board (AAIB), the accident of the helicopter Leonardo AW-169, where the president of Leicester Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha lost his life with 4 other... more
AirlinesJazeera Airways: early an order for aircraft worth $ 3 billion
It aims to become the low-cost reference for the Middle East, and beyond
Jazeera Airways by the beginning of next year should order 25 aircraft from Airbus or Boeing in a deal that could be worth about 3 billion dollars, and as explained the CEO Rohit Ramachandran the airline... more
DefenseSlovakia: asked the resignation of the Minister of Defense
Problems are the acceptance letters of the offer for F-16 aircraft
The letters signed by the Slovak Defense Minister Peter Gajdos accepting the US offer for the acquisition of 14 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft for the Bratislava Air Force are creating havoc in the country's... more
SecurityAircraft. Pilots could replicate what happened on the Lion Air B-737 MAX 8
Simulator training to disable Mcas
The pilots of the B-737 MAX aircraft could soon be trained in a simulator to keep the airplane in the same situation faced by those who were at the controls of the Boeing of Lion Air, crashed shortly after... more
Civil aviationBrexit: EASA begins to prepare for an exit without agreement
All maintenance and production processes would slow down
In a press meeting, the Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Patrick Ky explained that he is preparing a plan to tackle a possible exit of the United Kingdom from the EU without... more
IndustryFincantieri: "Carnival Panorama" launched in Marghera
The moment of the launch preceded by the traditional "coin ceremony"
“Carnival Panorama”, the new ship of Carnival Cruise Line, a brand under Carnival Corporation & plc, a world cruise ship operator, was launched today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera (Venice). Int... more
PeopleAlitalia: Daniele Discepolo new extraordinary commissioner
The Mise named him and so that the triad is re-composed
The Italian Minister of Economic Development (Mise), Luigi Di Maio, appointed the lawyer Daniele Discepolo as extraordinary commissioner of Alitalia to replace the resigning Luigi Gubitosi. As already... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport. IATA: passenger demand rebounds in October
The results at international and domestic markets
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for October showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 6.3% compared to the... more
UAS-DronesFalco EVO RPAS deployed for drone based maritime surveillance
As part of the "Frontex" test programme
Leonardo’s Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS), in a maritime patrol configuration, has been deployed from Lampedusa airport (Lampedusa Island) as part of the "Frontex" surveillance research p... more
DefenseRussia: threat to European security the US exit from the INF Treaty
"European countries would be military targets for Moscow"
If the United States -as it appears from the latest statements- were to come out of the treaty on the elimination of intermediate-range missiles (INF Treaty) signed with the Soviet Union (and confirmed... more
IndustryUsa: replacing Turkey in the F-35 would not have devastating impacts
It would be possible in a short time to produce components in the United States
Should the United States decide to exclude Turkey from the Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft program, due to the purchase of the S-400 missile system from Russia, the industrial impact would be minimal and... more
Science and technologyBoeing and Elg: new life for airplane structure material in innovative partnership
The collaboration will reduce solid waste by more than one million pounds a year
First-agreement of its kind will repurpose aerospace-grade composite material for making laptop cases, car parts and other products more
HelicoptersRussian Helicopters to certify a service center in Egypt in 2019
Maintenance and overhaul of Mi-8T and Mi-17-1V and then Mi-17V-5
Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) is completing the creation of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) center for Mi-8/17 helicopters based at the facilities of Helwan... more
AirlinesWill a legal action induce Ryanair to pay for post-strike reimbursements?
UK Civil Aviation Authority proceed legally in this direction
The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will take legal action against Ryanair to pay compensation for passengers affected by the strikes of low-cost personnel this summer. The protests would... more
Military aviationA-330 MRTT: Airbus (with Lockheed Martin) tries again with the Usaf
The European company intends to exploit the "problems" of the Boeing KC-46
Airbus and Lockheed Martin will soon start working together to try to meet the growing demand for tanker aircraft by the US Air Force (USAF), in a bid for the European company to enter -again- in the competition... more
AirlinesAir France: the leader of the pilots union SNPL discouraged
Victory of the conciliatory line to the agreements with the company
The leader of the largest French pilots union (SNPL, Syndicat National des Pilotes de Ligne) Philippe Evain was discouraged yesterday during the assembly of members, reaching 41st out of the 48 Air France... more
AirlinesJet Airways: meetings with Etihad for the rescue of the carrier
The Abu Dhabi airline asks in return for "full powers" on the company
Etihad Airways is negotiating with Jet Airways to try to create a rescue plan for the Indian company that is 24% owned by the Abu Dhabi's carrier. The managers of the two companies have met several times... more
AirlinesThomas Cook: risk of airline default increased to 60%
The CEO tries to identify investors
The cost of debt insurance issued by the Thomas Cook airline to avoid insolvency has reached very high levels and the value of the shares has collapsed, due to the strong concerns of investors about the... more
CargoAmazon Air: is it a risk for the principal freight carriers?
The objective is to reduce the cost per unit of load by much
In cargo transport the effect that could be generated by the company Amazon Air is likely to be much more incisive than expected, since the colossus founded by Jeff Bezos has the potential to reduce the... more
CargoIATA: freight marks modest growth in October
However, demand continues to be negatively impacted for three factors
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 3.1% in October 2018, compared to... more
AerospaceTAS: two contracts signed with South Korea
For constellation development of 4 radar satellites for Earth observation
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today that it has signed two contracts with Korea Aerospace Industries, LTD. (KAI) and Hanwha Systems Corporation... more
DefenseIndia: 24 MH-60R helicopters required from the United States
It would serves to increase anti-submarine fighting capacity
India is thinking of enhancing its anti-submarine war capabilities by purchasing Lockheed-Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters from the United States, in order to counteract and deter the growing naval... more
Civil aviationAIRE AGM: elected President and VP of the Association
For another one year term
On the 4th of December 2018, Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Brussels and re-elected Rafal Milczarski, CEO of LOT Polish Airlines, and Michael... more
IndustryA-330MRTT airplane. LM and Airbus sign aerial refuelling MoA
To explore opportunities to meet the growing demand for US customers
Lockheed Martin (LM) and Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly explore opportunities to meet the growing demand for aerial refuelling for US defence customers.The companies will seek to provide aerial-refuelling... more
IndustryPlanes. New C-27J Spartan baseline configuration performs first flight
Its orders total 85 from 14 countries around the world
The new C-27J Spartan baseline configuration —characterized by a brand new avionics system, new cockpit control panels and LED aircraft lights—completed its first flight yesterday at Leonardo’s Aircraft Divis... more