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DefenseFrance: in 2025 2% of GDP in defense, but 1 in 3 helicopters is on the ground
The situation beyond the Alps is paradoxical between the grandeur and the problems with the veichle
French President Emmanuel Macron has approved the new defense budget which contains an increase in military spending -to be able to modernize the armed forces- and which will allow France to reach 2% of... more
CuriositiesAt Farnborough Airshow also the flight suit
An ambitious project but -perhaps- too expensive and with less applicability
The "Farnborough Airshow 2018" wasn't just focused on the aerospace and defense industry, because Richard Browning, an English engineer and CEO of Gravity Industries, showed his "Dedalus" during the final... more
ReportBrexit. Irish Premier attacks: "no agreement on EU skies over British skies"
The greatest risk is for the airline Ryanair which has the primary hub in London
Without a doubt, the words spoken last week by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland Leo Varadkar will create a lot of room for discussion, but they are nothing more than confirmation of what has... more
AirlinesAlitalia: easyJet and Lufthansa are always interested
But the two airlines would like to analyze the financial data first
Despite the will of the Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Danilo Toninelli to nationalize Alitalia, easyJet and Lufthansa continue -according with "Reuters"- to be very interested in the... more
VideoFarnborough: AVIONEWS interviews Aero Vodochody's CEO
Giuseppe Giordo talks about the successes of the Group and the near future -VIDEO
During the "Farborough Airshow" AVIONEWS interviewed Giuseppe Giordo the CEO of Aero Vodochody, who spoke about the present and the future of the Czech aerospace company that he led, as well as the L-39... more
IndustryLeonardo-Italian AMI for "Spartan Alliance"
A virtual, networked air training exercise for complex missions
Leonardo continues to work with the Italian Air Force to deliver advanced training and simulation activities. On the 18th-20th July, immediately following the public launch of the innovative public-private... more
Press releaseItalian Enac (2) temporarily restored Cabo Verde Airlines licenses
To operate on national airports
ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) communicates that:"Following to the communication received by the Cabo Verde Airlines regarding the possibility of resuming flight operations, the National Civil... more
DefenseSaab launches anti-ship missile system RBS15 Gungnir
Showed at the "Farnborough Airshow" for the first time
Saab announces the RBS15 Gungnir next generation anti-ship missile system that is shown at the "Farnborough International Airshow 2018" (July 16-22) for the first time.The option to engage targets from... more
IndustryEmbraer: jet aircraft deliveries in 2Q18
Its firm order backlog totaled USD 17.4 bn
During the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18), Embraer delivered 28 jets to the commercial aviation market and 20 business jets, being 15 light jets and 5 large jets. On June 30, its firm order backlog totaled... more
OccurrencesBritish Airways: emergency landing for an A-320 to Gatwick
The airplane from Naples has suffered a technical failure
Tonight at Gatwick Airport in London, a British Airways Airbus A-320 from Naples made an emergency landing, due to a technical failure.No problem for the passengers of the flight that fell all uninjured... more
DefenseTurkey: the first aircraft carrier will arrive in 2021
Anadolu will be able to give the sea the air projection on the seas
Turkey will also have its first aircraft carrier built entirely autonomously by 2021. The Anadolu will give at the Turkish Navy the ability to projection on the seas around the world -being able to navigate... more
IndustryFirst BelugaXL airplane completes maiden flight
Lasted over four hours
The first of five BelugaXL aircraft to fly has landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France at 14:41 hrs local time of yesterday after successfully completing its first flight lasting four hours and 11 minutes.The... more
Press releaseItalian ENAC on cancellation of Cabo Verde Airlines flights
The Authority revokes authorization to operate the carrier
Enac has warned the airline of the sale of additional tickets from the date of 20 July more
Fair and shows"FIA 2018" (5). Airbus: orders and agreements for 431 aircraft
Year-to-date business covers all its aircraft families
Airbus announced strong commercial aircraft business during the "Farnborough International Airshow 2018" ("FIA, July 16-22), with successes across its broad product portfolio – including the new A-220 a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: Government seeks minority shareholders for the carrier
If the "statist" policy prevails foreign financiers will be needed
Danilo Toninelli, Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, and Luigi Di Maio, Italian Minister of Economic Development, explained yesterday that "Alitalia will return to being public", without... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough Airshow" (4). Boeing: USD 100 billion in orders and commitments
Multi-billion dollar ones booked for aerospace products and services
Boeing strengthened its position as a global reference of the aerospace industry, booking historic orders and showcasing its innovation and strategy for growth at the "Farnborough International Airshow"... more
Fair and shows"Fia 2018" (3). Airbus: further orders for aircraft
Coming from an unknown customer, from Vietjet and from AirAsia X
A customer whose name has not been made known has signed a Letter of Intent for 10 A-320neo aircraft, Vietjet has signed a Letter of Intent for 50 additional A-321neo and AirAsia X has signed an order... more
AerospaceNASA: objective to commercialize the Earth's orbit
Funding is sought for the new International Space Station
During the "Farnborough Air Show" (July 16-22) there was talked also of space, especially NASA was able to speak in favor of the International Space Station (ISS), to explain its expectations and the future... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough Airshow 2018" (2). Hawaiian finalizes order for up to 20 Dreamliner aircraft
It confirms earlier commitment; includes purchase rights for 10 additional aircraft
Boeing and Hawaiian Airlines announced the companies finalized an order for 10 B-787/9 Dreamliner, valued at $2.82 billion at list prices. The deal also includes purchase rights for 10 additional 787s.The... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough" (7). AW-109 GrandNew helicopter enters Irish market
The announcement was made during a ceremony held at the event
Leonardo and official distributor in UK Sloane Helicopters (Sloane) announced today that QME Mining Equipment Ltd (QME) of Ireland, a company in the supply of complete solutions to the Mining and Tunnelling... more
Press releaseElettronica Group and Indra together for the first DIRCM system
Based on Quantum Cascade Laser, dubbed EuroDIRQM
Both companies collaborte to offer to the market a next generation fully European self-protection solution to defend any type of aircraft from heat-guided missiles more
Fair and shows"FIA 2018" (6). Airbus: additional aircraft orders
By Viva Aerobus and Uganda Airlines
Viva Aerobus has confirmed the change for 25 additional A-321neo aircraft and 16 conversions of A-320neo in A-321neo compared to a pre-existing order, and Uganda Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough" (5). New success in UK for AW-169 helicopter
Also selected by Magpas Air Ambulance
Leonardo announces that Magpas Air Ambulance (MAA) has selected the AW-169 as its new generation helicopter. Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) will customise the aircraft with an advanced medical interior... more
DefenseUS Navy: USS Ford close to the last test phase
12 months in which all the systems will be tested to make it operational
It will bring more than 75 aircraft with hypothetically unlimited autonomy -given that it is powered by two nuclear reactors- we're talking about the new US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford that will... more
DefenseChina: joint exercise on an area large as Taiwan
The activities of the Chinese armed forces will start today and end next Monday
The Chinese armed forces will conduct from today until next Monday -according to the "Global Times"- an interforce training in the East China Sea, in an area almost identical to the size of the island... more
IndustryTempest: two years to find partners in the project
Italy among the main options given Leonardo's participation
After the presentation of the Tempest it will be necessary to find international partners to receive further funding and participation in the research and development of the new generation British aircraft.... more
Fair and showsBrief news from "Fia 2018" (4). Airbus: MoU for six A-330neo planes
Coming from an undisclosed customer
Short news from "Farnborough International Airshow 2018" (16-22 July). A customer has signed a commitment for six A-330neo Family aircraft. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the "Farnborough... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough Airshow" (3). Leonardo has formed separate partnerships
Collaboration agreements with Ultra and L3 Technologies
Leonardo has entered partnerships with L3 Technologies and Ultra Electronics Command & Sonar Systems (“Ultra”) in order to offer a complete Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) acoustic system based on Leonardo’s new l... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough" (2). Boeing. VietJet sign agreement for 100 B-737 MAX aircraft
Deal to double Vietnamese carrier's 737 MAX fleet to 200 units
Boeing and VietJet signed a Memorandum of Understanding today at the "Farnborough International Airhsow 2018" (July 16-22) for an additional 100 B-737 MAX airplanes. The agreement, which includes 80... more
AccidentsPretoria: the video of the incident on Youtube
Online the images of the last moments of the Convair 340 -VIDEO
It's online on Youtube a video of the Pretoria incident of last July 11, where a Convair 340 crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport, causing the death of two people on board and the wounding of... more
AccidentsCuba: for the Global Air the accident was caused by the pilots
A human error at the base of the crash that caused 112 victims
The incident of the Boeing 737/200 airplane which caused the death of 112 people -only one passenger survived the crash- last May in Cuba was caused by a pilot error. This was established by investigations... more
VideoAVIONEWS interviews Paolo Nespoli
The astronaut talks about his physical recovery and the future of space explorations -VIDEO
After a long physical recovery from the last "Vita" space mission, the Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli was interviewed by AVIONEWS to talk about his feelings after the return for the last time from space... more
Civil aviationSupersonic aircraft: a report by the ICCT criticizes new projects
According to the study, pollution and fuel consumption would increase
There are many aerospace companies that are planning a supersonic passenger-transport aircraft, although this type of flight as seen with the Concorde is mainly niche. This is why the projects seen so... more
Civil aviationEU-LAC project: EU strengthens civil aviation ties with Latin America and the Caribbean
The four year plan is managed by EASA
The European Union (EU) and Latin American states celebrated yesterday the launch of a new project to enhance their ties in civil aviation. This four-year project, managed by the European Aviation Safety... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough". Photo: handover of ETPS H-125 helicopter to Qinetiq
During the airshow
Colin James, Airbus Helicopters’ UK Managing Director, formally handed over the latest Empire Test Pilot School (ETPS) H-125 helicopter to Nic Anderson, Managing Director Air and Space, Qinetiq. Under t... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough Airshow" (10). Airbus: worldwide aircraft and services market in the next 20 years
Estimated value 4600 billion dollars
Airbus’ new Global Services Forecast predicts a USD 4.6 trillion worldwide market for commercial aircraft services from 2018 to 2037. The new analysis is based on a three-way market segmentation, respectively f... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough 2018" (9). Boeing expects aircraft market and services (15 trillion)
Twenty-year forecast sees an increase in demand for over 42,700 aircraft (6.3 trillion)
Boeing lifted its long-term forecast for commercial airplanes as rising passenger traffic and upcoming airplane retirements drive the need for 42,730 new jets –valued at $6.3 trillion– over the next 20... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough Air Show" (8). Satellites and big data provide new eyes to protect the sea
Leonardo’s SEonSE platform is now on-line
SEonSE (Smart Eyes on the SEas), Leonardo’s geospatial maritime security platform, goes on-line today. Thanks to the use of cloud computing and of advanced big data analysis models, it makes it possible t... more
AccidentsKorea: helicopter crashes, 5 people died
Accident occurred during flight tests
A KAI (Korean Aerospace Industries) MUH-1 Marineon helicopter from the armed forces of South Korea crashed today at the naval base inside the port of Pohang, in the south-east of the Korean peninsula,... more
Civil aviationAirplanes and transport in Italy. Enav strike on Saturday postponed
The note issued by the Italian ministry
MIT (Italian Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport) communicates in a note that:"Thanks to the decisive mediation by the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport, the strike of the ENAV flight controllers... more
Military aviationWhat are the Italian objectives for the future fighter plane?
Leonardo will participate with the British division in the Tempest project for RAF
What will be the future fighter for the Italian Air Force (AMI)? For the moment there's the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft which will remain in service for at least the next 20 years; together there's the... more
Fair and shows"FIA 2018" (7). Boeing-SparkCognition: the future of airplanes and transport
Collaboration focused on new generation airspace management for safe integration of autonomous aircraft
Boeing today announced it is collaborating with artificial intelligence (AI) technology reference, SparkCognition, to deliver unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) solutions.Both will use artificial... more
Fair and showsFarnborough (6). Leonardo-AMI: launch of a new training program for pilots
Profumo and Vecciarelli signed an agreement at the airshow in London
Leonardo’s CEO, Alessandro Profumo, and the Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Enzo Vecciarelli, today signed a collaboration agreement that will strengthen the training services already offered b... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough Airshow" (5). Airbus aircraft: orders and conversions
Agreements signed during the event continue
The agreements signed by Airbus continue, recording an order for eight A-350/900 aircraft and one for 100 A-320neo family aircraft by two customers whose names have not been revealed. Peach Aviation also... more
Fair and shows"FIA 2018" (4). JCG signs HCare Smart for its H-225 helicopter fleet
For a period of five years
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has signed with Airbus Helicopters for an HCare Smart full-by-the-hour material management contract, for a period of five years. Beginning in July, the contract will cover comprehensive... more
Fair and shows"Farnborough" (3). Dircm records new order in the Middle East
The new customer announced by Leonardo during the event
Leonardo has announced yesterday, at "Farnborough International Airshow 2018" ("FIA", July 16-22), that it has secured a customer in the Middle East region for its ‘Miysis’ Directed InfraRed CounterMeasure (DI... more
Fair and showsFarnborough (2). Boeing: different orders for B-737 MAX family aircraft
During the first day of the ongoing airshow until Sunday
Boeing and Jet Airways confirmed that the Indian carrier placed an order for an additional 75 B-737 MAX 8 airplanes during a signing ceremony at the "Farnborough International Airshow 2018" (FIA, July... more
Fair and shows"Fia 2018". Sensor cooperation for MQ-9B aircraft
Agreement signed between Leonardo and General Atomics
Leonardo and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) have signed an agreement that will see the companies jointly investing to integrate Leonardo’s SAGE electronic warfare surveillance system o... more
IndustryBoeing-Embraer: great confidence for the political approval of the agreement
Broad collaboration that will open a market share important to both
The Boeing-Embraer agreement that led to the creation of a joint-venture at majority of the US aerospace industry is concluded, but hasn't been ratified by the Brazilian government yet. In fact, the go-ahead... more
Fair and showsFarnborough (10). Boeing: orders and agreements announced
For a value of 2.1 billion dollars
Boeing today announced services orders and agreements worth up to $2.1B that provide customers more value throughout the lifecycle of their investments. The contracts and agreements span commercial and... more