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ReportBrexit. May: "We will ask for the extension to June 30"
From the EU they stress that the UK in that case would participate in the elections
Speaking to the House of Commons, the Prime Minister Theresa May explained that "the date for the Brexit will be extended to June 30", but this would not exclude "the risk of a no deal, especially if the... more
ReportLion Air accident: the pilots would not have understood what was happening
They were looking for a solution in the manual
According to rumors, the pilots of the Lion Air Boeing B-737 MAX 8 aircraft -crashed last October 29- would have tried, in the moments before the crash at sea, a manual solution to the fact that the nose... more
ReportFrance: day of strikes also for air traffic controllers
Expected delays and -perhaps- cancellations
New day of demonstrations and protests in France where several unions have declared a general strike of private and public employees. The sector mainly affected will be education, but also air transport,... more
ReportAttack against a tram in Utrecht
Probable terrorist motive. Maximum alert at airports
Of at least 1 dead and several injured -the number is not precise- is the provisional balance of the shooting took place in Utrecht, in the Netherlands, where this morning seems like a single man has shooted... more
ReportB-737 MAX: opened an inquiry by the DoT on the FAA certification?
Verification necessary to confirm that there were no errors
The US Department of Transportation (DoT) would open an investigation to verify that the certification of Boeing B-737 MAX aircraft issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) occurred after all... more
ReportUS-North Korea: will Kim soon announce negotiation failure?
Missile launches could also be resumed
If at first it seemed that a "peace" agreement could be found between the United States and North Korea that would allow the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula to begin, now the cards on the table... more
ReportUSA-EU. Trump: "Impossible to negotiate, soon customs duties"
The president returns to the B-737 MAX grounding: "I hope it's short"
After the European Parliament rejected today a measure for open new discussions between the European Union (EU) and the United States for a trade agreement, US President Donald Trump threatened to be ready... more
ReportPlanes. Also the American B-737 Max at ground: order by Trump
Boeing confirms the decision supported by FAA and NTSB
"Boeing continues to have full confidence in the safety of the 737 MAX. However, after consulting the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and... more
ReportBrexit: the House of Commons rejects the proposed agreement again
The maintenance of the free-border in Ireland and the link with the EU weighs heavily
For the second time, the European Union exit agreement agreed by the British government led by Prime Minister Theresa May was rejected by the House of Commons, where the deputies refused it with 391 votes... more
ReportEthiopian Airlines on ET302 flight accident (4): B-737/8 MAX aircraft at ground
The "black boxes" found
Following the Tragic accident of ET 302/10 March B-737-8 MAX (ET-AVJ), Ethiopian Airlines has decided to ground all B-737-8 MAX fleet effective yesterday March 10, 2019 until further notice. Although the... more
ReportGermany: decision to rationalize the use of "State aircraft"
The priority will be for the president and for the high offices of the government
The many failures accused by the airplanes used by the German Air Force for the transportation of members of the federal executive will force the Ministry of Defense to carefully study every request for... more
ReportMartha McSally, senator and ex-USAF Colonel pilot reveals rape
Violence by a superior, when she was in the US Air Force
"I was also the victim of a military sexual assault, but unlike other brave people, I did not report it. I did not trust the system at the time. I blamed myself, I was full of shame and confusion. I felt... more
ReportKenya: strike blocks Nairobi airport
Activities in recovery after the intervention of police
From midnight of today all planes that had to take off from Nairobi airport, in Kenya, remained on the ground due to a strike called by the unions of the African country, that demanded for the workers... more
ReportFrance: after 18 months the "Charles De Gaulle" aircraft carrier is operational
First mission to the Indian Ocean
The "Charles de Gaulle", the only nuclear aircraft carrier built outside the United States, has sailed today from the port of Toulon, where it remained for 18 months to allow the "mid-life" modernization... more
ReportGermany: new failure in a plane used for state flights
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas blocked in Mali
New problem for a German Air Force aircraft used to transport members of the federal government. This time, it was Foreign Minister Heiko Maas who was unable to return to Berlin yesterday because the Airbus... more
ReportTrump-Kim Jong-un: a meeting that ends in nothing
Distances between the two on economic sanctions
The Hanoi summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un concluded with nothing. For the time being, the Korean peninsula will not be denuclearized, even if Trump -in the... more
ReportNanga Parbat: impossible to send a helicopter to search Nardi and Ballard
Pakistan airspace closed after clashes with India
The clashes between India and Pakistan are putting in serious danger not only the stability of the region (see AVIONEWS), but also the research operations of Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard or the two climbers... more
ReportTrump-Kim Jong-un. Scheduled for the future another 3 meetings
It will be used to end any diatribe between the two countries
Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow in Hanoi, Vietnam, it will be -according to the South Korean press- the second (the first was that one in Singapore) of five meetings between US President Donald Trump... more
ReportIndian air strike in Pakistan
The tension between the two countries rises
Short from abroad. The Indian Air Force responded this morning to the attack on February 14th in Indian Kashmir with an air strike in the areas of Pakistan where the terrorists of the JeM group -attached... more
ReportVenezuela: closed airspace at the borders
Interdiction applies to the Dutch islands, Brazil and Colombia
In addition with the closure of the land border and banned the airspace with Brazil and Colombia, the Government of Venezuela has decided to close the maritime and air border with the islands of Aruba,... more
ReportHNA: is it for sale SR Technics aircraft maintenance company?
On the plate also Swissport International
The HNA Group, in an attempt to reduce its debts, would be evaluating -according to the Chinese press- the sale of the SR Technics aircraft maintenance company based in Switzerland. The idea of the Chinese... more
ReportLeonardo (2). Di Maio: "130 million euros for the Nola and Pomigliano plants"
Prime Minister Conte: "Italy leader in the industrial sector"
During the presentation of Aerotech Campus at the Leonardo di Pomigliano d'Arco (Naples) plant today, the vice premier, Minister of Economic Development and Labor Luigi Di Maio announced that € 130 million w... more
ReportAfter 76 years it was found the wreck of the USS "Hornet" aircraft carrier
Famous for the Doolittle raid and the battle of Midway -VIDEO
It was perhaps one of the most iconic ships of the second world war of the United States being used on several occasions in the first year of conflict in the Pacific Ocean against the Japanese, the same... more
ReportLufthansa: lawsuit against a passenger that uses the airports to pay less for the plane
Objective to stop this practice
The German airline Lufthansa has sued a passenger who did not take the last flight scheduled in his ticket taking advantage of the airport to get off the airport spending less, but causing damage to the... more
ReportBrexit: agreement will not be editable
The risk of the "no deal" is increasingly probable
During today's meeting between UK Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, the Luxembourg politician reaffirmed that the agreement already agreed for Brexit can... more
ReportFrance: the ambassador in Italy recalled to Paris
The conflicts between the two countries continue
The French Foreign Ministry has decided to recall in Paris the ambassador in Italy Christian Masset because -it is possible to read in a statement- "the repeated accusations, the baseless attacks and the... more
ReportBomb alarm on a Norwegian Air plane
Ongoing police operations to verify the presence or absence of explosives
Breaking news. Bomb alarm on a Boeing B-737/800 aircraft of Norwegian Air that shortly after takeoff from the Stockholm airport in the direction of Nice, France, has made a turn to reverse the route and... more
ReportTrump-Kim Jong-un. Next meeting will be in Vietnam
Second summit between the US president and the North Korean dictator
The February 27-28 meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be held in Vietnam. A decision announced by Trump himself, but which actually came from the air since... more
ReportUSA (2). Trump does not exclude a new treaty on nuclear weapons
China would also participate. Russia prepares new missile systems
During the speech on the State of the Union held by President Donald Trump before the Congress in a joint session, it emerged that in the near future a new treaty could be signed to limit nuclear weapons,... more
ReportProfumo: "Leonardo partner of Alitalia? I do not understand the meaning"
Also denied a possible merger with Fincantieri
During the inaugural ceremony of the "Leonardo Foundation - Civilization of Machines" held this morning at the MAXXI in Rome and which was also present the president of the Council of Ministers Giuseppe... more