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Civil aviationStrategies of air carriers to reassure passengers on 737 Max
Aircraft have just been cleared to return to the skies
For B-737 Max yesterday, Wednesday November 18, 2020, was very important: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave the green light to the use of the aircraft after endless months of investigations following... more
AerospaceAvio: anomaly Vega VV17 after eight minutes from take-off
Data analyses are in progress; loss of the mission
AVIO informs in a short note that "Tonight during the Vega VV17 mission with the SEOSAT-Ingenio and Taranis satellites onboard, after 8 minutes from take-off and after the nominal trajectory recorded for... more
AerospaceLeonardo: foreclosed on a fifth of Profumo's salary
Bari court ruled on Divania crash and sentenced it to a precautionary patrimonial measure
Another rather heavy tile falls on the head of Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo. After being sentenced to six years in prison for rigging and false corporate communications relating to the line of inquiry... more
AirlinesCarriers. Thai Airways seeks buyers for unsold goods
These products were used on board
Reinventing: this may be one of the watchwords that the international airline industry must make its own at the time of the coronavirus. The Thai Airways carrier seems to be at the forefront, as evidenced... more
AirportsCuba, Havana airport reopens after 8 months
Closure dates back to last March
Eight long months, almost as long as an entire pregnancy. As reported by local media, Havana's “Josè Martì” international airport reopened after a closure motivated by the coronavirus health emerg... more
AerospaceNASA, SpaceX crew arrived in Florida
On November 14th there will be the launch towards the orbiting station
The dragon is ready to take flight. “Crew Dragon” space capsule members arrived in Florida, near the Kennedy Space Center of NASA. This is the SpaceX shuttle that in four days will leave in the direction of... more
Finance and economyItalian Customs and Monopoly Agency. AVIONEWS interviewed Minenna and Zucchini
Both were in Genoa during "60th Boat Show" - VIDEO
During "60th Genoa Boat Show", AVIONEWS interviewed two key-people of Agenzia delle Dogane e Monopoli (Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency), general director Marcello Minenna and Interregional Director... more
AirlinesPM of Brandenburg positive to covid: he was present at airport inauguration
Lufthansa CEO will soon undergo the swab
Last October 31st there was finally the inauguration of the new Terminal 1 of German airport of Berlin-Brandenburg after nine years of waiting (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). In the last... more
AirportsOfficial inauguration of Berlin-Brandenburg airport
The first two airplanes landed in last hours
On October 31 there was the (too much) expected inauguration of the new Terminal 1 of German airport of Berlin-Brandenburg (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Nine years after the first announcement,... more
DefenseHypersonic missiles, Russia bewildered after American statements
Washington could deploy rockets in Europe
Washington and Moscow do nothing to hide the mutual irritation and the reason always remains the same, hypersonic missiles (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Yesterday, Thursday 29 October... more
AerospaceSpaceX, new mission on November 14th
There will be 4 astronauts headed to the ISS
If he didn't exist, it would be useful inventing him: Elon Musk, Tesla's number one, proves more and more every day that he has an impressive number of projects that see him as a great protagonist... more
DefenseRussia tests new ABM missile system
With success. The defense ministry spoke about it in these hours
Anti-Ballistic Missile: this is what the abbreviation ABM means, also used for new Russian defense system against ballistic missiles, successfully tested yesterday, on Wednesday October 28, 2020, from... more
AirlinesEU rejects Lufthansa appeal: "Low-cost carriers were not favored"
This is the decision of Luxembourg court
The accusations made by the airline Lufthansa against low-cost carriers, Ryanair in the first place, were returned to the sender. The Court of Justice of European Union located in Luxembourg ruled on the... more
AirportsChina recorded 10 consecutive years of safe air links
Data was released by civil aviation authorities
According to mathematical theories, 10 can be considered an "happy" number: it is therefore perhaps no coincidence that in the last few hours the Chinese civil aviation authorities recalled that there... more
PeopleInvestigation on Italian FS insurance policies, CEO Battisti against rumours
Prosecutor is investigating on old services
CEO of Italian Ferrovie dello Stato Group, Gianfranco Battisti, gave a mandate to his lawyers to proceed in court to protect his reputation regarding press rumors concerning his role in the investigation... more
AirlinesSlovenia continues to believe in a new carrier
Options are different and all possible
Who do we want to dedicate this toast to? All Slovenian citizens ask this in "Zdravljica", national anthem of the Balkan country, but perhaps an answer could have been found: the "toast" for the birth... more
AirlinesPassengers without mask, Delta updates "black list"
460 people are no longer accepted by airline
Mask is now part (and will continue to do so for a long time) of our lives. Unfortunately, many people still cannot even remotely understand its importance, as evidenced by the drastic decision adopted... more
DefenseDefence. Russia suggests new missile verification system
President Putin spoke about it this morning
An announcement aimed at avoiding the worries of the last few days. After the controversy between Russia and United States regarding Moscow missiles (read also the article published by AVIONEWS), Kremlin... more
DefenseDefence. US approves missiles sale to Taiwan
Washington fears an attack from China
Yesterday, on Wednesday October 21st, 2020, Trump administration formalized the sale of air-to-ground missiles for a total of one billion dollars to Taiwan. According to reports from the State Department,... more
AirportsBerlin-Brandenburg Airport, "government" terminal opens
German airport will be open to public on October 31st
Yesterday evening, Wednesday October 21, 2020, German defense ministry formalized the departure of operations relating to the government terminal of the new Berlin-Brandenburg airport (read also the article... more
PeopleProfumo, Bluebell fund's alarm: "Leonardo CEO risks not to travel"
Giuseppe Bivona clamored for his resignation
The controversies have not subsided at all after the conviction of Leonardo's CEO, Alessandro Profumo, a not exactly tender first-degree sentence (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Six... more
AirlinesFBI investigates smuggling of Aeroflot employees
Carrier crew allegedly stole electronic devices
Certainly it's not a "cold war", but Russia and United States are protagonists of a very particular investigation concerning air transport. As reported by American media in recent hours, FBI is investigating... more
AirportsPlanes. UAE and Israel, yes to agreement on commercial aviation
The signing is scheduled at Tel Aviv airport
Yesterday, on Sunday October 18, 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates found the decisive agreement for an air transport agreement that will affect the two countries in the future after recent peace... more
DefenseDefence. Turkey ready to test Russian missile system
Tensions with the US could increase
As reported by local media yesterday evening, Thursday October 15, 2020, Turkey would be ready to test a Russian-made missile defense system, specifically the S-400. The operation should be completed today... more
AirportsCovid, 3 tests for plane passengers arriving in Beijing
This measure refers to travellers from abroad
3 is normally considered the perfect number: perhaps this is not the reasoning that authorities in Beijing made, but from now on there will be three tests that will have to be carried out to certify the... more
Civil aviationPentagon study on covid: very low risks in planes
Filtration and ventilation are decisive - ATTACHMENT
A very low risk: even the Pentagon is unbalanced on the possible infections from covid-19 that could occur while traveling by plane (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). According to United States... more
AerospaceCondemnation of Profumo for derivatives Mps, no to resign from Leonardo
The current CEO of the Group said he was surprised and embittered
Six years of imprisonment: this is the sentence imposed in the first instance against Alessandro Profumo and Fabrizio Viola, on trial as former president and managing director of Monte dei Paschi di Siena... more
AirlinesA new "flying man" spotted by plane in Los Angeles
The same happened in California last September
Another sighting and once again in the skies of Los Angeles: it may well be a coincidence, but the crew of an aircraft of the Asian carrier China Airlines said they were sure they noticed a man in a jetpack... more
AirportsIsrael's lockdown towards the end: air travel adaptations
El Al is already organizing new connections
First Nation to formalize the second lockdown, a quarantine that is not so far from the end: we are talking about Israel (read also the article published by AVIONEWS), a country in which new restrictive... more
CuriositiesRussia, discussions on video of Su-57 without roof
Pilot of military plane had a special suit - VIDEO
A video that left half the world speechless: in the last few hours a video has spread showing a Russian military pilot while on board a Su-57 plane without any roof and at a speed that is not exactly indifferent.... more