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AirportsEarly flying taxis at the Chicago airport
Joint announcement of United and Archer Aviation carriers
The US air carrier United Airlines and the American air mobility start-up Archer Aviation, specialized in the production of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVtol, Electric Vertical Take-Off and... more

AirportsAmsterdam Airport cuts number of flights
Drastic measure causes environmental pollution caused by global warming
The Dutch government's plans to reduce Co2 emissions will force Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, one of Europe's busiest, to limit the number of international passenger-carrying air connections. It is a decision... more

AirportsEindhoven Airport bets on solar
The installation project for over 1000 photovoltaic panels is underway
The management company of the Dutch Eindhoven airport has started a project to install over 1000 additional solar panels on the roof of the terminal. This is an initiative that falls within the framework... more

Civil aviationReturn of "China Helicopter Exposition"
Sixth edition of the fair from 14 to 17 September 2023
After a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the main Chinese helicopter show is back. The 6th "China Helicopter Exposition" will be held from 14 to 17 September 2023 in Tianjin city. It was communicated... more

AirlinesClimate change impacts on air travel
Increasingly intense atmospheric turbulence, air carriers are adopting measures to minimize them
Climate change could affect air travel much more than we imagine. To understand how the future of flight can change, just think about atmospheric turbulence. Air carriers have already taken steps to minimize... more

DefenseRussian military aircraft fly over Japanese sea
Signal as Japanese Prime Minister visits Ukraine
Moscow chose perfect timing to send a signal to Tokyo. While Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida paid an official visit to Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev, two Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic... more

AccidentsChina plane crash: first anniversary
Most serious ski disaster in the last 28 years in the Asian country
The Civil Aviation Administration Of China (CAAC) announced today that the investigations by the experts aimed at reconstructing the exact dynamics and causes of the plane crash that occurred on March... more

HelicoptersUS helicopters in Bahrain
Bell 505 to Royal Bahrain Air Force
The US group Textron announced in the past few hours that it has delivered the first three single-engine Bell 505 light helicopters to the Royal Bahrain Air Force during an event held at the end of February... more

DefenseGcap programme, international industry partners: agreement signed for advanced electronics
During the "Dsei Japan" in Tokyo (March 15-17)
At the "DSEI Japan" exhibition in Tokyo (March 15-17), the national industry champions for advanced defence electronics representing Japan, the UK and Italy have announced the signing of a collaboration... more

AirportsMalpensa Airport: new security system arrives
Device at the baggage checkpoint halves waiting times
A latest generation EDS-CB (Explosive Detection Systems for Cabin Baggage) safety system installed in T1 of Milan-Malpensa airport. The new smart security device, located at the baggage checkpoint, is... more



Civil aviationAustralia focuses on submarines
Government confirms: means deployed in 2027 to defend the coasts
The Australian government has reiterated that the modernization of the fleet of military submarines (now diesel-electric powered) is a crucial step for the country's independence in the maritime security... more

Civil aviationThey rely on pongamia to produce Saf
Japanese-led industrial consortium bets on Australian trees
A Japanese-led consortium of industrial research centers has signed an agreement with an Australian local government to study the production of pongamia (Millettia pinnata). This tree, used for the production... more

AirlinesMystery of flight MH370 becomes a TV series
Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared from radar on March 8, 2014 was never found
On "Netflix" video platform a television series based on the mystery of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared from radar on March 8, 2014. It was a B-777 aircraft, with 227 passengers on board... more

Latest newsFrattasi head of Italian cybersecurity
He takes over from Roberto Baldoni who resigned a few days ago
The Italian council of ministers has appointed Bruno Frattasi as the new director of the National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN). He takes over from Roberto Baldoni, who had resigned a few days ago, placing... more

Civil aviationFrance seeks to export Rafale aircraft
Dassault Aviation communicates 2022 results and 2023 prospects
The French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation has communicated in these hours its economic results for the year 2022: operating profit is up to 572 million euros (it was 527 million in 2021) while... more

AirportsHamburg Airport: 120 parking for electric cars
Agreement signed by airport management and local public transport company
At Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel international airport, 120 parking spaces have been inaugurated, with relative electric charging stations, reserved for zero-emission cars of the car-sharing service. It is one... more

Civil aviationCityAirbus NextGen’s future medical missions in Norway
Partnership to develop them
Airbus Helicopters has partnered with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to develop CityAirbus NextGen’s future missions for medical services in Norway. To this end, the parties will jointly measure t... more

AirlinesITA Airways to join air traffic modernisation programme
Greener flights coming to Italy soon thanks to technology
Digitally-connected flights to and from Italy will be available from this Summer, as ITA Airways rolls out the European Space Agency (ESA) and Inmarsat’s ground-breaking Iris data link technology to t... more

AirlinesITA Airways migrates to Amadeus travel technology
One of the fastest implementations ever
ITA Airways announces that it has successfully completed the migration to the Altéa Passenger Service System (PSS), Digital Experience suite, along with other Amadeus’ merchandising, NDC and data solutions. Thanks to... more

AirportsUber platform bets on airports
Detailed info and interactive maps with routes between gates and car parks
The US technological platform Uber, specialized in booking private road transport services, has announced some new features, which will be introduced in the version of the smartphone application, to simplify... more



DefenseUkrainian war: Russian defense in action
Moscow announces rocket and aircraft shooting down
Russian anti-aircraft defense systems would have shot down a Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter and a Sukhoi Su-27 military aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force today. Also intercepted 15 missiles launched by American... more

AirportsUrbe Aero Flight Academy continues to grow
With two new FNPT II APS MCC simulators
Urbe Aero Flight Academy confirms the purchase of further two flight simulators B-737 MAX and A-320 NEO, from the company FTD.AERO, both to be located inside the headquarters of the School, in Rome-Urbe... more

AccidentsNepal plane crash: first report
A human error by the pilots would have caused the crash - VIDEO
According to a preliminary investigative report published recently by the Nepalese State agency Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission, the plane crash that killed 72 people in Nepal on January 15,... more

Defense"Idex 2023". Elettronica: supply of the EW System for Angola Navy’s corvette
The industry partner of Abu Dhabi Ship Building
In the framework of the contract between Adsb-Abu Dhabi Ship Building (Edge Group) and the Angolan Navy for the supply of Corvettes, unveiled during "IDEX" (February 20-24, 2023 in Abu Dhabi), Elettronica... more

Fair and shows"Idex 2023": Elettronica and Etimad signed a strategic partnership agreement
Establish an ILS Hub for EW systems and share capabilities on surveillance
Elettronica and Etimad Holding signed a Strategic Partnership for the establishment of ILS Hub for EW systems in UAE. By the signature of this agreement ELT will cooperate with Etimad Holding and its... more

AirlinesITA Airways: A-320neo airplane with blue livery enters operations
Today on Rome-Palermo route
The A-320neo airplane with ITA Airways' new blue livery performed its first commercial flight today. Flight AZ 1781 departed from Rome-Fiumicino Airport at 1:20pm local time, to reach Palermo's Punta Raisi... more

Fair and showsElettronica showcases Edge Ew Solution on Ew at "Idex"
The 30th edition of the event between 20 and 24 February
Elettronica group at the 30th edition of "IDEX Exhibition" held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre between 20th and 24th February. In this period where UAE has significantly increased its role... more

Finance and economyChina: US companies blacklisted
Restrictions on the trade of aero engines, landing gear and various components
China has placed two US companies on the "unreliable entities list": Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies. Their fault is that of supplying arms to Taiwan, the island which Beijing defines as "rebel"... more

AirlinesIT failure at Frankfurt Airport
Planes diverted in Nuremberg, Cologne and Duesseldorf; traffic will resume at the end of the evening
Inconveniences on air connections at Frankfurt airport in Germany. Numerous flights operated by various airlines have been cancelled and delayed due to a problem with the airport's computer systems. According... more

DefenseHack attack on Nato websites
Communications with aircraft bound for Turkey would have been disturbed
A cyber attack, claimed by the pro-Russian group Killnet, today targeted some websites linked to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). According to some media reports, this would have made the... more