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AerospaceSpace mission with Samantha Cristoforetti postponed
Rocket launch from US adjourned to April 23 due to technical problems
Postponed the start of the Crew-4 space mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) whose crew includes the Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, the first woman of the Old Continent to command the... more
AirportsHeathrow Airport: record number of passengers in March
Holland-Kaye: "It is good to see the airport return to normal after two years"
The number of passengers passing through London-Heathrow Airport in March 2022 is the highest since the start of the pandemic: 4.2 million travellers in one month. Demand was driven primarily by Britons'... more
AirportsSpirit Airlines flight attendants protest
Protests at US airports to inform passengers of alleged contractual violations
The flight attendants of the Spirit Airlines begun a union mobilization in the last hours in various US airports. The workers organized picket lines in which they inform passengers about their working... more
Civil aviationAirbus shareholders approve 2022 AGM resolutions
Guillaume Faury was reappointed CEO of the industry
Airbus shareholders approved all resolutions proposed at the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM), including the appointment of a new director and the renewal of three Board members among them the Chief Executive... more
AirlinesFrance: resumption of recruitment in the aviation sector
Airbus starts: at least 6000 new employees worldwide
With the increase in travel demand swelling the volume of air traffic, employment of workers in the aviation sector in France is also on the upswing. That's why Ryanair has launched a program to recruit... more
AerospaceWorld Space Travel Day
On April 12, 1961 Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completed the first orbital flight around the Earth
On April 12, 1961 the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, 27 years old, completed the first space journey of a human being, making an orbital flight around the planet Earth aboard the capsule Vostok 1. He... more
AirportsWorld's busiest airport is in the USA
China's supremacy is regained: 8 American airports in the top 10 places of the world ranking
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, is back as the world's busiest airport in 2021. The news would not be news at all, if it were not that in 2020 the Chinese airport of Guangzhou-Baiyun... more
AirportsUkraine war: 12 airports out of action
Kubrakov (infrastructure minister): "One in three infrastructures is destroyed"
The war in Ukraine continues unabated. After the end of the siege in Kiev the Russians are preparing the second phase of the conflict with an expected massive attack against the city of Kharkiv, in the... more
Civil aviationUnited States: laser attacks on aircraft in New Mexico
Air Force monitoring: accident reports up 218%.
A police sergeant in the U.S. city of Albuquerque, Will Taylor, said he was attacked several times while at the controls of his helicopter. According to his testimony, the attacks happened a couple of... more
DefenseUkraine-Russia: NATO considers standing army in east
Stoltenberg: "The war has already triggered long-term security consequences".
The war between Russia and Ukraine is reshaping the geopolitical balance in Europe and the rest of the world. Just look at how in recent years the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has shifted... more
AirlinesITA Airways starts courses for cadet pilots on A-320 airplanes
52 ones can resume their training
Another concrete sign of the centrality of training activities at ITA Airways: from 7 April, the Company resumed the MPL (Multi-crew Pilot Licence) courses for 52 cadets who had started this specific training... more
DefenseUkrainian war: meeting Zelensky-vor der Leyen
A message of solidarity to the population: Europe will continue to support Kiev
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is today in Kiev together with the High Representative for Foreign Policy of Brussels, Josep Borrell, for a meeting with the President of... more
DefenseUkrainian war: a long confrontation
Stoltenberd (Nato): "We must maintain sanctions and strengthen defense"
The end of the siege of the capital Kiev by the Russian Army, which is retreating to Belarus and the east of Ukraine, suggested a turning point in the armed conflict. However, it should not be forgotten... more
Civil aviationA new helicopter maintenance center in London
A hangar for 12 rotary wing vehicles opens at London-Oxford Airport
A new helicopter maintenance, management, refurbishment and overhaul facility operated by Volare Aviation, a UK-based company specializing in aircraft services, is opening at London-Oxford Airport in the... more
DefensePoland buys 250 tanks
Invested 4.74 billion dollars to acquire U.S. Abrams SEPv3s
The government of Poland has signed in recent hours a contract for the purchase of 250 new M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks produced by the U.S. company General Dynamics. The value of the order is around 4.74 billion... more
DefenseUkrainian war: Washington sends money and weapons to Kiev
The US authorized other aids to contrast the armed offensive of Russia
The United States has authorized in recent hours a new package of economic and military aid to Kiev and aimed at countering the military offensive against the Russians. Among the supplies there are anti-tank... more
AirlinesUnited Kingdom: Caa celebrates 50 years
Hillier (authority chairman): "Proud and excited to do our part for the future of aviation"
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (Caa) has turned 50 years old these days. The authority for the regulation of aviation in the United Kingdom began operating after the enactment of the Civil Aviation Act... more
DefenseUkraine war: the IEA warning on nuclear power
Grossi (dg): "The personnel of the Ukrainian sites deserve admiration and gratitude".
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly expressed concern about the difficult and stressful working conditions to which the personnel employed in the plants of the nuclear power plants... more
AirlinesPope Francis flies to Malta with ITA Airways aircraft
Tomorrow the take off from Fiumicino on plane with new blue livery
The Holy Father will travel with ITA Airways for his next papal flight departing tomorrow, on 2 April at 8:30 am CET from Rome-Fiumicino to Luqa, Malta's international airport. The flight will be operated... more
AirlinesAir France-Klm: Benj Smith confirmed at the helm of the Group
Among the successes: good relations with unions and pilots, realigned the Dutch, focus on low-cost
The manager Benjamin Smith has been confirmed as managing director of the French-Dutch Group Air France-Klm until May 2027. This was decided yesterday by the board of directors of the two companies. The... more
AirlinesKLM nominates Marjan Rintel as new CEO
She will replace Pieter Elbers
The Supervisory Board of KLM intends to nominate Marjan Rintel as the new President and CEO of KLM. She is currently President and CEO of Dutch Railways (NS), where she has worked since November 2014.... more
DefenseDraghi on the Ukraine war: from peace to European defense
"Italy requested as guarantor by Russia and Ukraine for the implementation of negotiation clauses"
The President of the Italian Council of Ministers, Mario Draghi, spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday. At the top of the agenda of the conversation it was the armed conflict... more
AirlinesITA Airways: six managers resign
After budget approval; second phase of airline development begins
The board of directors of the national airline ITA Airways has lost six directors out of a total of nine. The managers resigned yesterday, at the end of a board meeting in which the board approved the... more
Civil aviationUSA: zero tolerance against unruly passengers
It affirms the resigning administrator of Faa Dickson that leaves in week
The administrator of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Steve Dickson, said that the "zero tolerance policy" towards unruly passengers should remain in force indefinitely, even if US President... more
DefenseUkrainian conflict: glimmers of peace
In Turkey steps forward in negotiations between Moscow and Kiev
Positive signs emerge from the peace talks between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine that took place yesterday in Istanbul, Turkey. The two parties reached an agreement on some points: Kiev would enter... more
AerospaceBoeing announces Senior Leadership Updates
The new assignments will be effective April 1
Boeing announced Ted Colbert as president and Chief Executive Officer of its Defense, Space and Security business. He succeeds Leanne Caret who is retiring following nearly 35 years of exceptional service w... more
DefenseUnited States: Biden proposes increases to defense budget
An 813.3 billion dollars plan is now under consideration by Congress
The White House unveiled in recent hours its new defense investment plan for fiscal year 2023. Specifically, US President Joe Biden has proposed spending of 813.3 billion dollars. A figure that marks... more
DefenseUkrainian conflict: peace talks start in Turkey
Ceasefire at center. Kiev will not grant sovereignty requested by Moscow
Peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations have started in these hours at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. In Turkey they are trying to find a negotiated solution that would put an end to the... more
AirportsThe man who has lived in the airport for 31 years
Bayram Tepeli, 56, has turned the Istanbul airport into his home
The French anthropologist Marc Augé defined airports as the non-place par excellence. In other words, a space lacking those emotional characteristics that make us feel at home. The French intellectual... more
DefenseUkraine war: Kiev asks for military planes
Zelensky: "West plays ping-pong in deciding who should send jets"
Accusations to the West from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, guilty in his words of not having enough "courage" in sending military aid to support Ukraine. Kiev calls for planes and more tanks... more