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Military aviationVenezuela: that embargo that penalizes the US aircraft industry
Airplanes, helicopters, armaments: Caracas looks to Moscow
"Our military used F-16 aircraft produced by the United States for our Armed forces. Then the US blocked the sale of spare parts. So all the American fleet aircraft stopped working and we started buying... more
AirlinesKorean Air celebrates 15 years of serving Prague
The route is operated with two Boeing models, one in Winter and Summer seasons
Korean Air has commemorated the 15-year anniversary of the commencement of its scheduled service between Prague and Seoul with a celebration held at Prague Airport. The route is now operated during the... more
AirlinesEasyJet publishes the six month report: the title flies
The shares of the Group on the London market gain 3.75%
Short from the world. Following the publication of the accounts for the first half of the fiscal year ended March 31 concerning the easyJet low-cost carrier, the British airline recorded an increase in... more
AirlinesAustrian Airlines: new boarding pass
AA announced a modernization of its brand identity in the middle of 2018
Austrian Airlines announced a modernization of its brand identity in the middle of 2018. The underlying objective was to make its brand fit for the future. In the meantime, the new brand is visible via... more
ReportAlitalia-aircraft and transport: unions confirm the Italian strike of next May 21
"24-hour stop more than ever confirmed"
"The Italian 24-hour air transport strike on May 21st is more than ever confirmed", Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti and Ugl Trasporto Aereo unions reported it, that in the past few hours have brought... more
ConferencesAviation innovation: opportunities and challenges for operators and regulators
According to ICAO Council President
Providing opening remarks yesterday at the "2019 China Civil Aviation Development Forum", ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu highlighted that new regulatory policies and practices are needed... more
PeopleNew managing director started work at Cologne/Bonn Airport
Torsten Schrank has held various roles at Munich Airport for 20 years
Torsten Schrank started his new position as managing director of Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH yesterday. As CFO (Chief Financial Officer), the 44-year-old will be responsible for Finance, Human Resources,... more
Science and technologyAnd Lilium arrives, the electric taxi that flies
The new 5-seat machine, revealed today at its maiden flight -VIDEO
Lilium, a Munich-based start-up that has developed an on-demand taxi service, has today revealed for the first time its new five-seater all-electric flying aircraft prototype. The presentation took place,... more
Finance and economyLeonardo shareholders' meeting approves 2018 financial statements
The points on agenda - ATTACHMENT
The Shareholders’ Meeting of Leonardo SpA, convened today in Rome, has resolved on the followings:Company Financial Statements for 2018 approvedDistribution of a € 0.14 dividend approvedIntegration of... more
IndustryACJ-319 airplane at "EBACE"
The event is scheduled in Geneva from 21 to 23 May
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) is showing an ACJ-319 at "EBACE" ("European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition" in Geneva, from 21 to 23 May 2019). The aircraft, which is being shown for the first... more
Fair and showsMoU between Elettronica, Elt and Spherea on solution for helicopter suites
Signed during the AOC "EW Europe Show" in Stockholm
During the AOC "EW Europe Show" in Stockholm (May 13-15), Elettronica and Spherea signed an agreement for a collaboration on EW test solutions for ESM/RWR suites installed on helicopters. With reference... more
PeopleAirbus announces senior leadership changes
The appointments effective from next June 1st
Airbus has appointed Antoine Bouvier, 59, Head of Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions and Public Affairs, effective 1 June 2019. In this position, he will report to Guillaume Faury, Chief Executive Officer... more
Fair and showsAirplanes and helicopters. Leonardo at the "Sitdef" (16-19 May)
The Peruvian Air Force already uses four C-27J planes
Leonardo at the "SITDEF" exhibition (International Technology Hall for the Defence and prevention of Disasters) in Peru (Lima 16th -19th May, stand 207, Inka Pavillion). The Company offers a wide range... more
IndustryAzul receives the first A-330neo plane in the Americas
Under a leasing contract from Avolon - DATA SHEET
The first A-330neo of the Americas has been delivered to Azul Linhas Aéreas on lease from Avolon, becoming one of the first airlines from the Americas to fly the A-330/900. The airplane is the first of... more
ReportDrug: Aki David, "heir" of the Coca Cola empire, arrested
He was carrying 5000 cannabis plants on his private plane
According to the international press Alkiviades "Alki" David, Greek billionaire, was arrested at the "Robert L. Bradshaw" international airport of the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts along with business... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 airplane crash: preliminary investigation data processed
The first conclusions by the Investigative Committee - 2 VIDEO
The Federal Investigative Committee, established by Russian Prime Minister Medvedev shortly after Aeroflot's SSJ-100 accident at Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport on May 5, processed preliminary inquiry data.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: data in April 2019
Seventeenth consecutive month of growth
Alitalia's revenues continue to grow. The Italian carrier recorded in April 2019 the seventeenth consecutive month of growth, with an increase in revenues from passenger traffic of 5.9% compared to the... more
Fair and showsElettronica Group participates at "Imdex Asia 2019" (14-16 May)
With a leading presence in the country
Elettronica Group attends "IMDEX Asia 2019", the event that the Changi Exhibition Center of Singapore will host from 14 to 16 May. Elettronica Group’s participation will serve the purposes of consolidating it... more
AirlinesJet Airways: reset the leaders of the Indian carrier
The CEO Vinay Dube also left after the resignation by the CFO Agarwal
The deep crisis facing what was once one of the largest Indian airlines is a known fact: as early as April 17th after exhausting negotiations between management, the government and creditors, following... more
IndustryEmbraer: new operator in its E-Jet aircraft family
The company announced it at its business seminar in Amsterdam -DATA SHEET
Great Dane Airlines, from Denmark, has become the most recent customer of the Embraer E-Jets. The company welcomed their newest operator at its annual European Airlines Business Seminar, held this year... more
ReportMerkel's fan causes inconvenience to the State plane
To take picture, forget the brake, and the van hits the fuselage
The series of unfortunate episodes that have played a role in the German State fleet continues, including the aircraft normally used by Chancellor Angela Merkel for her institutional flights. Yesterday... more
Civil aviationEC study on taxes to aviation: tax on aircraft kerosene?
It would low the fiscal pressure on other categories and would reduce emissions -ATTACHMENTS
The European Commission funded a study on aviation taxation, which was completed in mid-2018 but never published. It finds that Europe is chronically undertaxing the sector in comparison to other major... more
AerospaceHerschel/Planck: 10 years later
A large-scale project in close collaboration with Esa
On May 14, 2009, just ten years ago today, an Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, with two spacecraft, Herschel and Planck.The two spaceborne observatories,... more
DiscussionsSuperjet 100 aircraft: the great rejection by the western market
But what are the reasons for the failure that led to the exit by Finmeccanica/Leonardo from the Italian-Russian jv?
In light of the recent tragic airplane crash in Moscow it would seem easy to download the causes that determined it to the machine. But in these cases it is good practice to stick to a prudent expectation... more
AirportsAirplanes and results. Aci Europe: Q1 passenger traffic up 4.4%
Freight down 1.8%
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for March and Q1. The report is the only air transport report which includes all types of civil aviation passenger flights:... more
AirportsFraport traffic figures in April 2019: growth path continues
Passenger volume climbs at Frankfurt and most of the Group airports
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed more than six million passengers in April 2019, a gain of 5.1 percent year-on-year. This noticeable increase can also be attributed to the Easter traffic, which occurred... more
AirlinesAlitalia: CdP reiterates the NO
The CEO Palermo: "Our shareholders have said it clearly several times"
As if it was not clear its position, or the denial expressed at the entrance into the "deal" of the new Alitalia, after Atlantia (of which any participation is still rumored), today is the turn by Cassa... more
Conferences"Living Planet Symposium" in Milan
Ongoing since yesterday and until Friday
The "Living Planet Symposium" is ongoing at the Mico (Milan Convention Center) began yesterday and will continue until next Friday, on May 17. The three-year meeting organized by the European Space Agency... more
DefenseLeonardo presents its simulation and training services in Stockholm
Industry at the dedicated international forum
This year Leonardo is a major exhibitor at "ITEC 2019", the annual forum dedicated to simulation, education and training in the military and civil domains.Training and simulation is a rapidly expanding... more
AccidentsAlaska: flight collision between de Havilland seaplanes
Five victims, one missing, 10 survivors, seriously injured -VIDEO
Two seaplanes (the first one a Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter; the second a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver) with eleven (on the DHC-3) and five (on the DHC-2) occupants, were involved yesterday... more