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AirlinesCarriers and planes. Delta Air Lines: December quarter financial results
And Full Year 2020
Delta Air Lines yesterday reported financial results for the December quarter and full year 2020. December Quarter Financial Results Adjusted pre-tax loss of $2.1 billion excludes nearly $1 billion of i... more
Civil aviationANH’s H-160 helicopter completes first flight
Lasted 95 minutes - DATA SHEET
All Nippon Helicopter’s (ANH) H-160 has performed its first flight test, a 95-minute flight at the Marseille Provence Airport. This successful maiden flight paves the way for the aircraft’s entry into ser... more
IndustryFincantieri: new ship Silver Dawn floats out in Ancona
It is the 10th unit in Silversea's fleet
Silversea Cruises’ new ship Silver Dawn touched water for the first time today during its float-out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy. The fitting out phase will now begin — during which Finca... more
AerospaceSkynet 6A passes Preliminary Design Review
Important milestone achieved despite Covid-19
Airbus has successfully completed the first key phase of the Skynet 6A project with the achievement of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The project now has permission to move into the next phase leading... more
AirlinesCargo, DHL Express purchases 8 B-777 aircraft
The company looks to 2021 with optimism
After Amazon, also Dhl Express. The American e-commerce company has recently purchased some aircraft from Boeing for its transport and the same was done by DHL, logistics company based in Bonn which will... more
AirlinesUS DoT authorizes American Airlines-JetBlue agreement
Both carriers will sell various pairs of slots
A much-awaited green light that arrived in the last few hours: there are no longer any obstacles to the industrial and strategic alliance involving the carriers American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, given... more
AerospaceEIF announces investment to promote innovations into the space sector
For EUR 300 million
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is partnering with the European Commission, to announce €300 million of investments into the EU space sector, supporting ground-breaking innovation in the industry.During t... more
IndustryPartnership to provide high performance Cloud with cybersecurity services
Delivered via a reliable Italian supply chain
Aruba SpA and Leonardo announce a partnership dedicated to marketing secure Cloud solutions, aimed at the Italian and European markets.After the inclusion of both companies as “Day-1 Members” of GAIA-X, an... more
AirportsFraport receives CEIV Pharma Recertification for another three years
IATA awarded it for handling of temperature-sensitive goods at Frankfurt Airport
IATA (International Air Transport Association) has awarded Fraport renewed “CEIV Pharma” certification for exemplary handling of time-critical and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical goods at Frankfurt Air... more
AirlinesCongo Airways orders two E-195E2 aircraft
Just six months after its first one -DATA SHEET
Just six months after their first E2 order, Congo Airways has placed a firm order for two E-195E2 jets. This is in addition to their existing two aircraft order for the smaller E-190E2. The four aircraft... more
AerospaceA consortium wins tender of the European Environment Agency
For the monitoring of ground motion
The Original (OpeRatIonal Ground motion INsar ALliance) consortium, led by e-Geos, a company formed by Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), has been awarded a Framework Service Contract... more
AirlinesAlitalia-Ita, Brussels confirms discussions with Italian authorities
About 100 knots to untie on the air carrier
According to Oscar Wilde, believing is monotonous, while doubt is much more exciting. The European Commission could also have reasoned in this way, which has more than one perplexity about the industrial... more
AirportsAirports. Algorithm recognizes faces even with mask
Percentage of effectiveness is close to 100%
Greater protection from contagion, but also less facial recognition. The mask presents above all this drawback which could lead to problems, but which the American Department of Homeland Security wanted... more
AirportsCologne/Bonn Airport: traffic figures for 2020
Positive developments in freight
At Cologne/Bonn Airport the year 2020 was shaped by contrasting developments in terms of traffic volumes. The coronavirus pandemic saw passenger numbers plummeting to levels never experienced before, yet... more
IndustryEuropean Parliament: question on acquisition of Stx by Fincantieri
By Silvia Sardone (ID)
"Parliamentary questions31 December 2020Question for written answerE-007106/2020 to the CommissionRule 138 Silvia Sardone (ID) Subject: acquisition of Stx by FincantieriIn October 2019 the Commission... more
AirportsSan Francisco Airport launched new initiative to combat human trafficking
On the occasion yesterday of the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced the launch of a new initiative to combat human trafficking, an illegal industry which often uses airports to move victims from place to place. SFO... more
AirlinesAvinor (Norway) lost 6 out of 10 passengers in 2020
The largest decrease was at Oslo Airport
A total of 20 million passengers travelled through Avinor’s airports (Norway) in 2020, a decrease of 63 per cent compared with 2019. The largest decrease was at Oslo Airport, which had just 9 million p... more
AirlinesEmirates expands its operations in the Americas
In line with increased passenger demand
Emirates has announced it will resume non-stop services to Seattle (from 1st February), Dallas and San Francisco (from 2nd March), offering its customers seamless connectivity via Dubai to and from popular... more
HelicoptersAW-139 will be Colombia’s new Presidential helicopter
It will be delivered in Spring this year -DATA SHEET
The Leonardo AW-139 intermediate twin-engine helicopter will be the new Presidential Transport helicopter in the Republic of Colombia. The aircraft, in a special VVIP configuration, is expected to be delivered... more
AerospaceTAS and its partners will lead an "Horizon 2020" project
Dedicated to On-Orbit Servicing
After leading over the last five years several R&D activities for the Strategic Research Cluster (SRC) on Space Robotics Technologies set up by the European Union within Horizon 2020, Thales Alenia Space... more
HelicoptersContract in Mexico for AW-169 helicopter
In the VIP/corporate market
Leonardo announced today that the AW-169 new generation light intermediate twin engine helicopter is set to enter the Mexican VIP/Corporate market, further expanding the success of the type among operators... more
Civil aviationAirbus: commercial aircraft deliveries in 2020
The industry developed an e-delivery solution
Airbus delivered 566 commercial aircraft to 87 customers in 2020, in line with the production adaptation plan set out in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to overcome international... more
Civil aviationItalian Enav awarded contract in Colombia
Worth EUR 1.95 million
Italian ENAV, through its subsidiary IDS AirNav -global reference in aeronautical information management systems- has been awarded a contract worth EUR 1.95 million in Colombia to provide the Colombian... more
AccidentsICAO: statement on Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752
On the occasion of the first anniversary of its downing of the aircraft
On the occasion of the anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines PS752, which occurred in Iran on 8 January 2020, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) wishes to again... more
AerospaceAirbus signs contract with Intelsat
For two OneSat flexible satellites that will be delivered in 2023
Airbus has signed a contract with Intelsat to build two OneSat satellites operating in multiple frequency bands for Intelsat’s next-generation software-defined network. The contract was signed on 31 D... more
AirportsMiami Airport: over 1.1 million travellers during Winter holiday period
MIA hit new post-pandemic daily record of 89,000 passengers
Miami International Airport (MIA) served more than 1.1 million passengers during the 17-day winter holiday travel period from Monday, December 21, through Wednesday, January 6. On Sunday January 3, MIA... more
AirportsOnly 4.56 million passengers at Hamburg Airport in 2020
Difficult start to the new year
2020 was the hardest year in Hamburg Airport’s post-war history. The coronavirus pandemic struck the economically sound airport like a lightning bolt, bringing operations to a complete standstill at t... more
Civil aviationB-737 MAX aircraft. Boeing reaches agreement with Department of Justice
It will pay a penalty and provide additional compensation to the families of those lost in two accidents
Boeing announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), which resolves the Department’s investigation into the Company relating to the evaluation of t... more
Civil aviationICAO welcomes resolution of Gulf airspace restrictions
The declarations by Salvatore Sciacchitano and Fang Liu
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) welcomed the announcement this week on the easing of Gulf airspace restrictions. “This resolution to the former Gulf airspace restrictions will help as... more
Civil aviationIATA: passenger demand recovery grinds to a halt in November
It had been slowing since the Northern hemisphere’s Summer travel season
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in passenger demand which had been slowing since the Northern hemisphere’s Summer travel season, came to a halt in November 2... more