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AerospaceMan on Mars by 2040
Washington asks for 1.93 billion dollars to fund space programs
The White House has requested the US Congress to allocate a budget of 26 billion dollars in 2023 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa). Of that 1.93 billion dollars would be used... more
AccidentsChina plane crash: details about the crash
According to a reconstruction the aircraft was already losing parts as it crashed
The China Eastern Airlines' B-737/800 plane departing from Kunming and bound for Guangzhou (flight MU5735), which crashed on March 21st with 132 people on board, would have reached the speed of sound... more
AirlinesMoody's: demand for air transport remains strong
Fears of conflict widening or interruption of oil and gas exports
The US company Moody's, which specializes in financial research and analysis, has announced that the outlook for the global air transport sector remains positive. Indeed, despite the Russian-Ukrainian... more
AirlinesAircraft. Aeroflot resumes international routes
After economic sanctions Russian airline realigns offer and announces return abroad
The economic sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia, due to the war in Ukraine, have led to the closure of airspace to airlines based in Moscow. For this reason, the air carrier Aeroflot... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in China: 2nd black box found
Flight Data Recorder (FDR) sent to experts to understand causes of accident
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) confirmed the discovery in recent hours of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR), the second black box of the B-737/800 aircraft that saves the parameters of... more
AirlinesEthiopian Airlines: new CEO of the Group
Its BoD has announced it already effective
The Board of Management of Ethiopian Airlines Group has announced the appointment of Mesfin Tasew Bekele, as Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Group, effective March 23, 2022. He has been a... more
AirlinesNew software optimizes fuel consumption and air traffic
Over three million gallons of fuel saved by carriers in four years at one airport
More than 1 million gallons of fuel have been saved by air carriers in four years of testing at a US airport, thanks to software that reduces airport congestion during busy periods. That's according... more
AirlinesUSA: still an unruly passenger arrested
In 2022 FAA already started 274 investigations on physical or verbal aggression
A man made to go down from an airplane of the American Southwest Airlines has been arrested in these days from the police of Atlanta because he punch an employee of the company that was lending service... more
AccidentsChina plane crash (2): investigations continue
Difficult Beijing-Washington coordination. Preliminary report in 30 days
The accident of the B-737/800 aircraft of the Chinese company China Eastern Airlines has had a very strong media impact in a country that has some of the strictest safety standards on air transport in... more
AccidentsChina plane crash: the mistery of the black box
First the announced finding, then the turnaround of Caac
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has announced that search teams have found the second black box of the B-737/800 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines, which crashed last Monday in the mountains... more
AirlinesMoody's: the environmentalism of air transport
Air carriers ability to reduce their CO2 emissions is limited
The US company Moody's, which specializes in financial research and analysis, has stated that the ability of airlines to reduce their harmful CO2 emissions is very limited. This situation is due to... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China (2): Beijing stops the B-737/800s
China Eastern Airlines safely grounds more than 200 aircraft
The air carrier China Eastern Airlines -the second largest company of the Dragon- and its controlled airlines (China Cargo, China United, Ott) have temporarily grounded the entire fleet of B-737/800: about... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: human remains found
CAAC reports hope for black box data extraction
Three days after the plane crash in China, searches continue among the wreckage of the B-737/800 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines, scattered in the mountainous region of Teng County, Wuzhou Prefecture,... more
AirlinesTwo ITA Airways routes powered by SAF at Fiumicino Airport
The availability of Sustainable Aviation Fuel is increasing
Rome-Fiumicino Airport is increasing the availability of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel), an aviation biofuel made from renewable raw materials capable of supporting the reduction of CO2 emissions in the... more
AirlinesIreland helps carrier Aer Lingus
Another injection of public money equal to 200 million Euros
The Irish Government has provided an injection of public funds amounting to 200 million Euros via the Irish Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to help the national flag carrier Aer Lingus, a company controlled... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China (2): black box damaged
Government and CAAC announce start of investigation
The investigation team set up in record time by the Chinese government, to investigate the flight MU5735 crash, has announced that one of the two black boxes of the B-737/800 of China Eastern Airlines... more
AerospaceA solar sail for space transportation
A French company raises two million Euros. First launch in October
French start-up Gama has announced that it has raised 2 million dollars from investors who believed in its project to develop a solar sail that will be used in future space exploration and interplanetary... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: the silence of the pilots
No alert messages communicated to the control tower before the crash
The more hours pass, the more the story of the plane crash in China becomes intricate. To date, the most credible hypotheses would be two: technical failure and voluntary action of the pilot. However,... more
AirlinesAir Canada orders six A-321XLR aircraft
To sustainably support network expansion from the country
Air Canada has confirmed an order with Airbus for six A-321XLR aircraft, previously listed as undisclosed in the industry's order book. With this commitment the carrier’s A-321XLR fleet will comprise 2... more
AirlinesPlane crash in China (2): Beijing wonders
Footage captured by surveillance cameras at a manufacturing plant - VIDEO
China is reeling from the tragedy of the China Eastern Airlines B-737/800 aircraft that crashed in the mountains of Guanxi, China, killing 132 people on board, including nine crew members. The model of... more
AerospaceSpaceX will take OneWeb satellites into orbit
Agreement signed today after suspended collaboration with Russian Soyuz due to war
After the decision to suspend the entrusting of launch services of OneWeb satellites to the Russian company Soyuz, today the space company based in Great Britain has signed a new collaboration agreement... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: hypothesis on the crash
From technical problem to intentional gesture nothing can be excluded
After the crash of the B-737 airplane of the Chinese airline China Eastern Airlines in a mountainous area of Guangxi province, that caused 132 victims yesterday, the first hypotheses on the causes that... more
AirlinesThe new airport in Mexico City
Amidst controversy and political promises: Obrador's president is all about the structure
Today the inauguration in Mexico of the new "Felipe Ángeles" airport in Mexico City, located about 40 km from the city center. There are those who are already turning up their noses. Some industry experts... more
AirlinesMoscow: Azur Air authorized for MRO service on all its aircraft
Now also on the B-737 and B-777 models registered in Russia
The Russian carrier Azur Air, which changed its operations from regional to charter, has obtained from the national civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia the authorization to carry out the MRO service (Maintenance,... more
AirlinesRussia suspends agreement with Bermuda on air safety
Airworthiness controls now in charge of Russian air transport agency
In response to the economic sanctions of the Western countries against the Kremlin, which are hitting hard the Russian air transport sector, the Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, ordered the suspension... more
AirlinesNo more masks on British Airways planes
Among the first airlines in the world to eliminate the requirement on some routes
British Airways has become one of the first airlines in the world to remove the requirement to wear face masks on board its aircrafts. The restrictions, however, remain valid for those routes whose destinations... more
AerospaceHigh inflation impacts SpaceX
Musk: "Better to own physical things in these cases, but I'm not selling my cryptocurrencies"
US entrepreneur Elon Musk has let investors know that two companies he founded, space company SpaceX and electric vehicle specialist Tesla, are facing high inflationary pressure, however he has no plans... more
AirlinesRussia protects domestic air carriers
Moscow starts registration of foreign aircraft to ensure certifications and operations
In the last hours Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law to protect the operations of national air carriers that have in their fleet aircraft manufactured abroad or leased through foreign leasing... more
AirlinesITA-Swissport: preliminary agreement handling unit Alitalia in extraordinary administration
For the activities relating to Fiumicino and Linate airports
In relation to the tender for the acquisition of the handling business unit of Alitalia under Extraordinary Administration expiring today, 14 March 2022, ITA Airways announces that it has signed a preliminary... more
AirlinesITA Airways-Atitech: preliminary agreement for maintenance unit of Alitalia in extraordinary administration
In relation to the tender expiring today
In relation to the tender for the acquisition of the maintenance business unit of Alitalia under Extraordinary Administration expiring today, 14 March 2022, ITA Airways announces that it has signed a preliminary... more