HelicoptersFrance orders H-225M helicopters and VSR-700 UAS prototype
First deliveries of the aircraft are planned to start in 2024
The French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has announced that the Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed an order to purchase eight additional H-225Ms and a second VSR700 prototype. The... more
IndustrySupport contract with Egypt for C-295 aircraft signed
The Egyptian Air Force joins now the community of airplane's operators
The Egyptian Air Force, the largest C-295 fleet operator worldwide, has recently signed a five-year services contract with Airbus for the performance-based support of its fleet, composed of a total of... more
Helicopters60th Bell 505 helicoper delivered in Europe
Montenegro Air Force received the aircraft
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the delivery of another Bell 505 to the Montenegro Air Force, making it the 60th Bell 505 aircraft in Europe. The helicopter is known for its versatility a... more
HelicoptersH-125 helicopter performance increase certified by EASA
Up to +140kg of additional payload coming from engine power release
Airbus Helicopters has received EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certification for the power upgrade of its single-engine H-125 helicopter. Announced at "Heli-Expo" last year, this major evolution... more
AirlinesCarriers. Delta Air Lines announces March quarter 2021 financial results
Could be reached in 2021
Delta Air Lines reported yesterday financial results for the March quarter 2021 and provided its outlook for the June quarter 2021. March Quarter Financial Results Adjusted pre-tax loss of $2.9 billion ex... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport, passengers down in March
The comparison on annual basis has been hard
In March 2021, passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) continued to be severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Serving 925,277 passengers in the reporting month, FRA posted a 56.4 percent decline... more
IndustryFincantieri: "Viking Venus" delivered in Ancona
It will be placed in the small cruise ship segment
“Viking Venus”, the newest ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for the shipowner Viking, has been delivered today at the shipyard in Ancona.The unit will be placed in the small cruise ship seg... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: key contract in the development of Galileo Second...
Boosting the positioning performance and real-time operability of the system
Thales Alenia Space (Tas), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), as prime contractor for Galileo First Generation’s Ground Mission Segment, has been selected by the European Space A... more
Civil aviationAircraft. Boeing forecasts sufficient capital for aviation finance
According to the Cafmo 2021, the first published since 2019
Boeing projects global and diversified funding will continue to flow into the aircraft financing sector as the aviation sector navigates the global pandemic and vaccine deployment continues to accelerate.The... more
AirlinesRyanair-Finnair. EU JC: Finland’s guarantee in favour of the airline F...
To help it obtain a loan of €600 million to cover its working capital requirements following the pandemic
The guarantee was necessary in order to remedy the serious disturbance in the Finnish economy in view of the importance of Finnair for that economy more
AirlinesRyanair-Sas. EU GC: aid measures introduced by Sweden and Denmark comply...
For SAS for damage from cancellation or rescheduling of flights in the wake of travel restrictions caused by pandemic
Given that SAS’s market share is much higher than that of its closest competitor in those two Member States, the aid does not amount to unlawful discrimination more
AirlinesIta, Brussels sends letter with 40 points to be clarified
EU and carrier are still in talks
The comparison between the European Union and the air carrier Ita (Italy air transport) does not seem to have an end. In the last few hours, the EU Commission sent a letter to the Newco, 8 pages with 16... more
HelicoptersBell signs teaming agreements with suppliers in Germany
This announcement demonstrates industry’s commitment to the rotorcraft sector in the Country
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced yesterday it has signed teaming agreements with German suppliers to support Bell’s industrial participation efforts in Germany. As part of the collaboration, t... more
Civil aviationAirbus further reduces its Beluga aircraft fleet’s environmental im...
Maiden flight of an airplane using SAF
Airbus has taken the next step in reducing its industrial carbon footprint with the maiden flight of a Beluga super-transporter using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from the aerospace company’s Broughton p... more
IndustryFincantieri: MoU signed for the technological reconversion of the plant...
With other two industries
Fincantieri, ArcelorMittal Italia (AMI) and Paul Wurth Italia (Pwit) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to consider drawing up a reconversion plan for the existing integrated cycle of the AMI steel-making... more
AerospacePutin wants to raise salary of Russian astronauts
Hypothesis formulated during a meeting on space sector
Aerospace tops the list of thoughts of many rulers. The Russian President Vladimir Putin is no exception and yesterday, on Monday April 12, 2021, deepened the question of the salaries to be paid to the... more
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Four years after announcing the goal of identifying them -VIDEO
Today, the Solar Impulse Foundation, led by explorer and psychiatrist Bertrand Piccard, has passed the mark of 1000+ identified solutions to protect the environment in a financially profitable way. By... more
AirlinesRyanair-Finnair. EU JC: Finland’s guarantee in favour of the airline F...
To help it obtain a loan of €600 million to cover its working capital requirements following the pandemic
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Lucerne, Switzerland - Offer valid until tomorrow. It doesn't fly, but it is purchaseable soon at 9000 CHF
Certainly it is always an armament, whose sale would be banned on the Swiss on-line sales website "Ricardo.ch", but it is a single engined demilitarized MiG-21 jet airplane (and not able to fly) at auction.... more
SecurityPlanes. FAA sets up checks on CFM56-7B engines
NTSB, Boeing and CFM International send technicians to the US to assist Southwest Airlines
The American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will order the inspection of many CFM56-7B aircraft engines following the accident that involved a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) (brands: N772SW)... more
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After completion test program
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