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AirportsBarcelona Airport: protests against expansion
The EUR 1.7 billion project suspended because it threatens the natural reserve
Thousands of people in Barcelona went to the street to demonstrate against the expansion of the "Josep Tarradellas" Barcelona-El Prat airport yesterday. Environmentalists organized the demonstration. The... more
AccidentsMi-8 helicopters collide in Libya: two victims
Wounded both on the second aircraft and on the ground
Two Russian-made Mil Mi-8 military helicopters collided yesterday in the Libyan skies, 130 kilometers southeast of Benghazi. It seems that the two aircraft, both in the Libyan National Army (LNA) fleet,... more
IndustryATR appoints Guillaume Daudin as SVP Programmes
As of last September 1st
Guillaume Daudin has been appointed Senior Vice-President Programmes of ATR, the world regional aircraft manufacturer. As of the 1st of September 2021, he reports directly to industry’s CEO, Stefano B... more
Finance and economyAirbus joins DAX stock exchange index in Germany
Effective today
Airbus has become a member of the new DAX40 index in Germany, effective today.On 3 September 2021, Deutsche Börse completed the expansion of the DAX from 30 to 40 companies as part of a comprehensive... more
AirportsAci Europe: holiday season improvements in passenger traffic “cannot be called a recovery”
As gradual gains already plateau across Europe -ATTACHMENT
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for July 2021, as well as preliminary data for the month of August. The report shows that passenger traffic in the European... more
Civil aviationBoeing appoints Ziad Ojakli to head Government operations
Effective from next October 1st
The Boeing Company named yesterday Ziad S. Ojakli as the company's executive vice-president of government operations effective October 1, 2021.In this role, he will lead Boeing's public policy... more
HelicoptersFive H-125 helicopters for the Phoenix Police Department
Deliveries to begin next year
The Phoenix Police Department has signed a new order to upgrade its airborne law enforcement helicopter fleet with five new H-125 units. Deliveries are expected to begin next year.Known for its power,... more
AerospaceAirbus summit September 21-22, 2021 on sustainable mobility
The two day event will take place in digial format and in English
Momentum is building behind sustainable aerospace. Decarbonisation will require deep collaboration, and the engagement of a whole industry beyond commercial aircraft - including space and helicopters.The... more
Civil aviationRR. "Spirit of Innovation" all electric aircraft took to the skies for the first time
For approximately 15 minutes
Rolls Royce (RR) announced the completion of the first flight of its all-electric "Spirit of Innovation" aircraft. At 14:56 (BST) last Wednesday the plane took to the skies propelled by its powerful 400kW... more
DefenseNato: Turkish fighters on a mission in Poland
F-16s operations took place between July 6th and September 15th
The Turkish F-16 fighters returned to Ankara from Nato's air policy training mission yesterday. It was reported by the "Daily Sabah" newspaper, quoting sources of the Ministry of Defense. The operation... more
AirlinesAA and Gol: partnership to create network across the Americas
The completion of the agreements are subject to conditions
American Airlines (AA) announced yesterday that it has entered into a letter of intent to further solidify its partnership with GOL, Brazil’s largest airline. AA has served Latin America since 1942 an... more
IndustryFuture rotorcraft UAS opportunities
Leonardo and Northrop Grumman join forces
Leonardo and Northrop Grumman announce their intention to jointly pursue opportunities in the Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) domain.Drawing on Leonardo’s expertise i... more
Civil aviationICAO: future of aviation security focus at "AVSEC2021"
And 9/11 commemoration
World leading aviation security and counter-terrorism experts exchanged views and expertise at the ICAO Global Aviation Security Symposium 2021 (AVSEC2021) last week, providing a crucial forum for an international... more
Finance and economyThales confirms all its financial targets
As announced last month
Thales takes note of the decision by the Australian authorities to acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines in the framework of a new strategic security partnership with the United States and the... more
DefenseNorth Korea: Seoul denounces another missile test
Kim Jong Un intensifiec testing. US-South Korean intelligences at work - VIDEO
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday. The tension is growing between the two countries. Just two... more
Civil aviationGreen the Challenger 3500 jet airplane flight
Thanks to technology by Sita
SITA today announced that the newly launched Bombardier Challenger 3500 business jet will offer its eWAS Pilot with OptiFlight, together dubbed the “eco app” by the Canadian aerospace group. It is the... more
AerospaceSoyuz Flight ST35 placed 34 more satellites into orbit
Ninth launch and sixth Soyuz operated by Arianespace since the start of the year -VIDEO
Performed on Tuesday, September 14, at precisely 11:07 p.m. local time at Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome (06:07 p.m. UTC), Soyuz Flight ST35 lifted-off with 34 OneWeb satellites onboard, bringing, after t... more
Civil aviationFAA awards USD100M to develop Next Generation of Sustainable Aircraft Technology
It is part of steps Presidente Biden is taking to coordinate innovation
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded more than $100 million for companies to help develop technologies that reduce fuel use, emissions and noise. The a... more
IndustryGreece buys six more Rafale fighter airplanes from Paris
The Hellenic Air Force increases jets from 18 to 24
France's Interior Minister, Florence Parly, announced in a tweet Greece's intention to purchase six more Rafale jet aircraft built in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. "Excellent news", she wrote... more
AerospaceSpaceX: first private flight without an astronaut
Elon Musk launches capsule into orbit: only private citizens on board
SpaceX, the Elon Musk's aerospace company, will go into orbit tomorrow on September 15th with a crew of four private citizens. The Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule will depart from Kennedy Space... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Boeing forecasts $9 trillion aerospace market opportunities
In commercial, defense and services over next decade
Boeing today released its annual forecast for the commercial, defense and space aerospace market, reflecting signs of the industry's recovery following the impacts of COVID-19. The 2021 Boeing Market... more
AirportsMiami Airport. Ralph Cutié named new Director and CEO
He had been serving in the role as Interim Director
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the appointment of Rafael (Ralph) Cutié –who had been serving in the role as Interim Director– as the new Director and CEO of the Miami-Dade Aviation Depa... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in August
Summer holiday travel boosts passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport; cargo continues to grow
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 3.37 million passengers in August 2021. This represents a 122.9 percent increase year-on-year, albeit based on a very weak August in 2020. This recovery was driven... more
Civil aviationRR agrees to sell stake in AirTanker Holdings
To Equitix Investment Management Limited
Rolls-Royce announces the agreed sale of its 23.1% shareholding in AirTanker Holdings Limited to Equitix Investment Management Limited for cash proceeds of £189m, including the repayment of shareholder... more
AccidentsFrance: Sécurité civile's helicopter crashed
A man has died. Four injured.
A helicopter of the French Civil Defence plummeted yesterday afternoon near Villard-de-Lans, 15 km from Grenoble, in the south-eastern France. The toll is one dead, a mechanic, and four injured. It was... more
DefenseNorth Korea tests a new missile
The range of 1500 km and worries Japan and South Korea -VIDEO
North Korea announced a test of a new long-range cruise missile that was able to reach a range of 1500 km last week-end. It was communicated by the national press agency, "KCNA", which defined it "a high-level... more
AirlinesAlitalia brand on sale: annonucement will start soon
The name worths 100-150 million Euros
The announcement for the sale of the Alitalia brand would be ready to go. The rumors were reported by numerous national media. The brand value is still secret. According to recent estimates it worths 100-150... more
AirlinesITA will not have rights at London-Heathrow Airport
Etihad Airways has taken back Alitalia's slots in the British stopover
The new ITA company will no longer have slots at London-Heathrow airport. The reason is that at the end of August Etihad Airways, former majority shareholder of Alitalia before it has been placed under... more
AirlinesBreeze Airways reveals new A-220 aircraft livery
And it confirms order for 20 additional airplanes from Mobile Final Assembly Line
Breeze Airways has revealed its new A-220/300 livery, while confirming that it has reached a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 more of the aircraft. This previously undisclosed order for 20 brings... more
DiscussionsIt happened today. 20th anniversary attacks by airplanes of 2001
Four ones caused the death of nearly three thousand people
It seems like yesterday (perhaps due to the recent events in Afghanistan) and yet twenty years have passed since that Tuesday on September 11, 2001.The attacks on that terrible day were a series of four... more