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Science and technologyAirbus partners with United Airlines to manage aircraft data
And to enhance predictive maintenance capabilities
United Airlines has become the latest US carrier to connect to Airbus’ open-data platform, Skywise, following an agreement recently signed between the airline and Airbus. United will leverage Skywise t... more
AirlinesAlitalia: passenger revenues in the first 5 months 2019
In May +6.4% for intercontinental flights
Alitalia’s revenues increase continues the growth trend in the first five months of 2019. During this period, the Italian airline reported 1.8 per cent increase in passenger revenues, compared to the s... more
Civil aviationThe SpaceJet family of aircraft introduced
Mitsubishi announces commercial name for regional aircraft
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation officially announced today its Mitsubishi SpaceJet family of aircraft.SpaceJet is the commercial name for the product family that includes the SpaceJet M-90 (previously... more
Military aviationTurkey rejects US ultimatum on S-400s
Russia is ready to deliver first battery in July
Ankara foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed what Turkish President Erdogan had announced before: Turkey will not renounce to purchase S-400 anti-aircraft defense missiles from Russia. As the "Reuters"... more
ReportMexico still selling presidential airplane
Gains will go financing anti-immigration measures
Gains that Mexico will derive from sale of the presidential airplane, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, will be used to finance task force against illegal immigration. The decision came after agreement imposed... more
ReportNo survivor in Antonov plane crash
The wreckage of the military aircraft was found after an eight day research
Researches of Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 plane ended with a tragic but expected epilogue. All 13 people who were aboard the military transport aircraft were declared dead. "The IAF pays tribute to... more
Military aviationPlanes. Romania: first month of missions for Italian Eurofighters
Over 150 flight hours in the "Task Force 4th Wing" of Air Policing of NATO -GALLERY
The first intense month of activity for the Eurofighter fighter aircraft of the Italian Air Force shifted to Romania in the context of the Air Policing NATO mission. The main reason for the redeployment,... more
AirportsMilan-Linate: airport closed for three months
Due to works on the runway and airport terminal restyling
Due to the closure of the Milan-Linate airport for three months (July 27-October 27, 2019) due to works on the runway and for restyling of the terminal, Alitalia informs passengers that flights in this... more
IndustryOther 13 M-345HET aircraft arriving for the Italian Air Force
The agreement signed with Leonardo for EUR 300 million
The new trainer aircraft will operate alongside the Air Force’s existing T-346A fleet, which is used for advanced pilot training more
AirlinesAlitalia: Calenda "I would leave the aircraft on the ground and make it fail"
For ex-minister, Lotito is laughable. We'll throw away billions more ...
Strong statements that probably reflect the opinion of those Italians tired of financially supporting a "therapeutic obstinacy" that for decades has kept Alitalia alive, a long time no longer a flag company,... more
ReportAbe's diplomatic and commercial action in Iran
United States has deployed a group of aircraft carriers and B-52 bombers
Shinzo Abe arrived in Iran for a three-day official visit. He will see Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. The visit of the Japanese prime minister, who closely follows... more
AirlinesClaudio Lotito presented an offer for Alitalia
The Lazio football club president applies as the fourth newco partner
Among expressions of interest received by Alitalia and discussed at the government summit at Palazzo Chigi, there is the offer presented by Claudio Lotito. This was confirmed by the Lazio football club... more
AirportsLouisville entitles airport to Muhammad Ali
The hub in Kentucky is the third greatest in the United States for what regards freight traffic
Great sportsmen can enter in people's hearts and embody the collective identity. That's why regional airport authority of Louseville, the city in Kentucky where Muhammad Ali was born, has decided to pay... more
ReportFalse bomb alert on plane: an Italian stopped
It happened in Portugal; the aircraft came from Bergamo
According to the Portuguese local news, an Italian citizen whose details are not disclosed was arrested last June 11 on his arrival at Porto airport on an Irish low-cost airline Ryanair. Shortly before... more
ReportRocket against Saudi airport arrival hall
Launched by Yemenite rebels at the Abha airport in southern Arabia
The Houthi through their broadcaster "Al-Masirah TV" claimed it: the rebels that control the Yemeni capital Sana'a launched an attack with a cruise missile against Abha airport. The arrival hall of the... more
AirlinesErnest Airlines announces code-share
With a Russian carrier
Ernest Airlines, an Italian company based in Milan, officially announces the partnership with the Russian carrier Pobeda Airlines. This is the first code-share agreement signed between two low-cost airlines... more
AirlinesThree new connections by TAP for the USA
The first flight to San Francisco took off
Launch of the new Lisbon-San Francisco connection, one of the three American destinations to which Tap Air Portugal will start flying this month. The new route strengthens and consolidates the strategic... more
AirlinesPlanes. The Spanish Albastar obtains IOSA certification
It entered in the register last May 22
Albastar, Spanish carrier announces the obtainment of IOSA (International Operational Safety Audit) certification, the global reference standard, designed to evaluate the management and operational control... more
AirlinesRyanair to invest in a Malta AOC
Through purchase of Malta Air
Ryanair Holdings announced today on June 11, 2019 it has agreed to purchase Malta Air, a Maltese start-up airline, into which the Irish low-cost carrier will move and grow its Malta based fleet of 6 B-737... more
IndustryIsotta Fraschini Motori: "1000 hour qualification" for PPA diesel engines
Fincantieri subsidiary presents its new 16V170C2ME generator system
Isotta Fraschini Motori (IFM), Fincantieri’s subsidiary, celebrated today at its facility in Bari, the “1000-Hour Certification” for its 16V170C2ME diesel generator system for Multipurpose Offshore... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: published common EU rules
Their application will be gradual -ATTACHMENT
On 11 June 2019 common European rules on drones, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 & Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, have been published to ensure drone operations across... more
Military aviationTurkey looks for Moscow's fighter planes
Ankara is considering to replace F-35s with the Sukhoi Su-57s
Turkey threatens to turn its back on United States. Defense ministry officials are evalueting to purchase Sukhoi Su-57 fighter planes from Russia, if the F-35 deal is finally to be lifted, according to... more
IndustryRaytheon-United Technologies combine in merger
A giant will be created, the second one in the world after Boeing
Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corp. have entered into an agreement of merger. From it a giant will be created in the aerospace and defense sector. The merger of Raytheon, a defense company,... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Di Maio: "We are in the final leg"
"Week of choices", the vice premier said it. Does the 4th investor come out of the top hat?
The results of the summit that is being held this afternoon at the Ministry of Economic Development between the three commissioners Alitalia, FS, and the same Mise probably represented by the head of the... more
Civil aviationIcao-Iata: launch new guidance to prevent and manage unruly passengers
The launch ceremony of it took place in the last days
The Secretary General of ICAO, Fang Liu, and the Director General and CEO of IATA, Alexandre de Juniac, have officially launched new ICAO legal guidance on the management of unruly and disruptive passengers.The... more
AccidentsNew York: A-109E helicopter crashes on skyscraper
Only one victim, the pilot. It is not terrorism -2 VIDEO
At around 2 pm local time yesterday on June 10 a private helicopter A-109E, registration N200BK, of the operator American Continental Properties, while it was in flight of transfer has fallen on a skyscraper... more
DiscussionsProfumo, CEO Leonardo: "We confirm guidance for 2019"
Will Raytheon and United Technologies merge? "We'll be happy if the asset value increases"
The press presentation meeting of the newness that Leonardo will bring to the next "Le Bourget" Air Show that will open its doors next June 17th was held at the Piazza Monte Grappa site in Rome. The CEO... more
DiscussionsLeonardo (2): first the new drone, then the ATR
At the Le Bourget show the group will present the latest model of "Falco" family
The novelty that Leonardo will present at the "Paris-Le Bourget air show" will be new "Falco" drone, an evolution of the previous Falco Evo, with greater autonomy of flight and load capacity. The name... more
HelicoptersRostec to finance civil aviation projects
For over USD 600 million for airplanes, helicopters, engines, components and other
Novikombank, part of Russia’s State Corporation Rostec, concluded a number of agreements during the "XXIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum" ("SPIEF-2019") to finance the holdings of the Corporation's a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: will we talk again at the end of the month?
In view of a mini-extension: will it be enough to close the 'game'?
Nothing moves on the Alitalia side. A few days before the June 15, the deadline for the presentation of a definitive and binding offer for the carrier by FS, the stagnant climate remains only occasionally... more