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IndustryThe ninth multipurpose frigate "Spartaco Schergat" launched
The Italo-French FREMM program continues
The launching ceremony of the “Spartaco Schergat” frigate, the ninth of a series of 10 FREMM vessels – Multi Mission European Frigates, took place today at the integrated shipyard of Riva Trigoso (Geno... more
AirlinesAlitalia: tomorrow the decision of the international partner of FS for the relaunch
Only Delta and Air France-KLM remained in the running
In the next board of directors of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) scheduled for Tuesday will be decided the international partner for the creation of the newco of Alitalia, with which to collaborate in order... more
Civil aviationAircraft and transport in Italy. The strikes planned this week
Several protests are scheduled today
The Italian Transport Ministry released the list of strikes predicted this week in the air transport sector in Italy.In detail the protests concern:28/01/2019 Filt-Cgil/Uilt-Uil/Ugl-TA flying personnel... more
AirportsParis-Roissy Airport: in the next few months it will be decided for enlargement
Works costing between 8 and 9 billion euros for a new terminal
Between 12 February and 12 May the future of the project for the construction of a new terminal at the "Charles de Gaulle" airport in Paris will be decided, in a series of meetings and consultations where... more
Government actsEP. Committee of Transport: Opininon on EASA
About the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2017 -ATTACHMENT
The Committee of Transport and Tourism of the European Parliament discussed the OPINION of the Committee on Transport and Tourism for the Committee on Budgetary Control on discharge in respect of the implementation... more
DefenseChina tries to sell the Chengdu J-10 aircraft
First markets for Laos and Bangladesh -DATA SHEET
China is trying to increase the sales of the fourth-generation Chengdu J-10 aircraft by trying to convince the Laos and Bangladesh government to buy them, in the hope of being able to persuade even Pakistan... more
IndustryBrexit. Do Enders' statements hide political motives?
Strong fear of a slowdown in aircraft production
The declarations of the CEO of Airbus Tom Enders regarding the risks for jobs in the United Kingdom in the case of a "hard Brexit" could hide political motives? An idea brought forward by the British press... more
Government actsEP. Committee on Transport: Opinion on SESAR
Rapporteur Innocenzo Leontini -ATTACHMENT
The Committee on Transport and Tourism of the European Parliament has discussed the OPINION of the Committee on Transport and Tourism for the Committee on Budgetary Control on discharge in respect of the... more
CuriositiesBahrain: a B-747 aircraft will be sunk for a dive park
Critics from environmentalists to the project
A curious use in the future of a Boeing B-747 aircraft that will be made to sink into the Persian Gulf in the territorial waters of Bahrain, in such a way as to make it the central and main attraction... more
UAS-DronesRussia: Okhotnik combat drone unveiled
Photographs taken of "hidden" would reveal the shape
Some photographs of what should be the new Russian drone were released on "Twitter". Pics that would have been "stolen" at Novosibirsk airport in Siberia, where last November the UAV was tested on the... more
Civil aviationShutdown. US carriers: "Soon impacts on finances"
Warning to the Congress and to Trump
With the opening on the 35th day of shutdown in the United States the financial problems for the carriers could be getting closer, so much so that American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airways, Southwest... more
AccidentsUK: hypothesis of ice on the wings on the Sala aircraft
It could have been the cause of the accident
The rescuers of Guernsey concluded yesterday their research of the Piper PA-46 Malibu aircraft probably crashed in the English Channel on Monday 21 January during a flight between Nantes and Cardiff, on... more
AerospaceAirbus completes SRR for Telesat LEO constellation
And it is currently working on the detailed system design
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed the Telesat LEO Constellation System Requirements Review (SRR) and is now working on the detailed design of the system. Development of key technologies... more
DefenseNATO: an air base in Albania in 2023
51 million to renovate the Kucova airport
NATO will begin to modernize the Kucova airport, near Tirana, in order to create a new tactical base in Albania where to deploy transport aircraft, fighters and -if necessary- US bombers. The announcement... more
HelicoptersSouth Korea: new tender for Navy helicopters
Despite the fact that Leonardo had remained the only bidder
For the new South Korea anti-submarine helicopter it seemed that Leonardo had the road to an order of 840 million dollars (740 million euros) for 12 AW-159 Wildcats. For the Italian company, however, things... more
AerospaceUSA. Did Trump propose unlimited funds to get to Mars?
Objective to return to the Moon in July 2026
United States President Donald Trump in 2017 would offer -according to "Business Insider"- to the former NASA director Robert Lightfoot an unlimited funding to bring man to Mars by 2020, in an attempt... more
AirlinesIAG will sell the shares of the Norwegian Air
Unknown the reasons, but it is probabily related to the financial status of low-cost
The IAG Group -owner of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus- announced that it will sell 3.93% of the shares of Norwegian Air, which had already fallen by 0.68% as a result of the acquisitions... more
AirlinesJet Airways: note about its situation
It denies rumors and speculations appeared in the media
We receive by the carrier Jet Airways and publish the press release issued on the situation of the Indian airline and resolution plan:"We refer to the various media reports concerning a communication alleged... more
AerospaceTAS-Maxar: achieved milestone in design phase of Telesat’s LEO satellite constellation
Success of SRR demonstrates increasing momentum and agreement on key innovations
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) and SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, have completed an important milestone for the Telesat LEO constellation. The success... more
AirlinesAir France: go-ahead to the referendum on the SNPL's pilot agreement
The production balance with KLM will also be changed
The council of the national pilots union (SNPL) voted yesterday in favor of the agreement reached with the carrier Air France, marking a step forward towards the resolution of the last diatribe left standing... more
Civil aviationFrance: 12 new Rafale aircraft for Egypt?
Agreement will be signed during Macron's visit
Despite the stop imposed by the United States in the exportation of Dassault Rafale aircraft to Egypt, because together with the fighter it would have sold the MBDA Scalp cruise missile that contain US... more
Civil aviationEuropean aviation report: continued growth of sector poses environmental challenges
EASA to take on a leading role -ATTACHMENT
Outgoing Commissioner of Transport Violeta Bulc received the 2nd European Aviation Environmental Report (EAER) which has been prepared and published by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA),... more
IndustryBoeing warns Trump and Congress: shutdown must end
Potential problem for the aerospace company's finances
The problem of the government shutdown in the United States is not only investing federal employees who have not received their salary for more than a month and despite this many of them have been preconditions... more
CuriositiesPhoto. First fully electric e-tron car on display at Munich Airport
Until mid-March passengers and visitors can see it at MAC between T1 and 2
Photo. Audi has yet to start shipping the first units to customers in Germany. But the new, fully electric Audi e-tron car has already landed at Munich Airport – in a multi-storey meteorite. From now u... more
IndustryAirbus. Enders: "Hard Brexit would be disastrous for jobs"
New warning from the CEO of the European aerospace company
After the announced of the departure of Sony and Dyson from the United Kingdom, today the CEO of Airbus Tom Enders -in a video message- is back on the topic of a Brexit without agreement announcing that... more
AirportsMiami Airport surpassed 45 million passengers in 2018 for first time
It served nearly one million more ones, 60,000 more tons of freight
Miami International Airport (MIA) passed the 45-million-passenger milestone for the first time ever in 2018, serving nearly one million more travellers than the previous year. The busiest US airport for... more
HelicoptersHelicopters. Rosaviatsiya validates Ansat high-altitude operation
Take-off and landing now allowed at 3500 m
Federal Air Transport Agency, the Russian Rosaviatsiya, certified the increase in take-off/landing altitude of Ansat helicopter to 3,500 m. Major change approval is issued on the basis of trials conducted... more
DefenseF-35: development as an intercontinental ballistic anti-missile aircraft?
It would be possible thanks to the on-board sensors
Among the new features of the new US missile defense strategy is the possibility of using the Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft as a platform to intercept the intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM). An... more
AirlinesAlitalia: the take-off of the carrier is approaching
Only Delta's offer remained on the pot
It is time to choose and identify the external industrial partner that will allow Alitalia to relaunch, and during the Board of Directors of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) yesterday it talked about this. Of... more
AirlinesEtihad: suit against the former directors of Air Berlin filed
Legal action contrary to the damages claim requested
The legal diatribe between Etihad Airways and the ex-partner Air Berlin, which failed in October 2017, will also continue in the United Kingdom, where legal action has been taken against the former directors... more