Civil aviationUSA: 11 senators ask for inquiry on Air Italy

Qatar Airways accused of using it as a "trojan horse"

AirlinesJazeera Airways: early an order for aircraft worth $ 3 billion

It aims to become the low-cost reference for the Middle East, and beyond

PeopleAlitalia: Daniele Discepolo new extraordinary commissioner

The Mise named him and so that the triad is re-composed

IndustryUsa: replacing Turkey in the F-35 would not have devastating impacts

It would be possible in a short time to produce components in the United States

AirlinesWill a legal action induce Ryanair to pay for post-strike reimbursements?

UK Civil Aviation Authority proceed legally in this direction

AerospaceTAS: two contracts signed with South Korea

For constellation development of 4 radar satellites for Earth observation

Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today that it has signed two contracts with Korea Aerospace Industries, LTD. (KAI) and Hanwha Systems Corporation... more

Finance and economyFrance: the protests of the yellow vests frighten the investors

Heavy loss of the Air France stock on the stock exchange

The street protests of the "yellow vests" in Paris against, first, the possible increase in taxes on fuel and, secondly, to demand the resignation of the executive led by President Emmanuel Macron are... more

AirlinesWizz Air: Váradi's goal is to make it the low-cost reference

This is why the company will focus on the new A-321neo aircraft

Speaking at the "CAPA World Outlook" conference in Berlin, the CEO of Wizz Air József Váradi said that with the arrival of the A-321neo aircraft in the low-cost fleet revenues will probably increase, k... more

AirlinesAvianca Brasil: 11 planes could be forfeited

United hopes to take control of the holding company

Soon the airline Avianca Brasil could be issued an injunction for the delay on the leasing payments of 11 airplanes, which would be seized and returned to the owners. A loss of 20% of the current Airbus... more

PeopleMunich Airport: Michael Kerkloh to retire at the end of 2019

After more than 17 years as President and CEO

Michael Kerkloh, who has served as the President and CEO of Flughafen München GmbH /Munich Airport (FMG) for over 17 years, will retire at the end of 2019. He took office in 2002 celebrated his 65th birthday... more

Finance and economyAircraft market. Muilenburg hopes for the end of the US-China trade war

If it should continue it could have very heavy repercussions

Even the CEO of Boeing Dennis Muilenburg has returned -speaking to the press- on the subject of the trade war between China and the United States, hoping that soon a solution will be found to avoid heavy... more

DefenseElbit Systems and Leonardo: new torpedo capabilities for Seagull

It is Elbit's USV

Adding to the Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessels’ (USV) capability to mount and launch light weight torpedoes, Elbit Systems ISTAR division has teamed with Leonardo to develop and demonstrate Leonardo’s lig... more

IndustryBoeing-Embraer: federal court orders the stop at jv

It would be negative for the Brazilian company

A federal court in Brasilia ordered the halting of the creation of a joint-venture between the US company Boeing and the Brazilian industry Embraer, thus giving the right to the 4 members of the Parliament... more

IndustryBoeing: former officials accuse it of having omitted the MCAS from the...

Muilenburg answers: "Our planes are safe"

According to "The Wall Street Journal" some ex-US aerospace company Boeing officials admitted that there was a heated internal debate when it was decided to "omit" the operation of the automated flight... more

AccidentsJapan: 5 are still missing from the Marine accident

One of the two recovered soldiers died yesterday

The research of the five soldiers dispersed after yesterday an F/A-18D Hornet fighter plane and a KC-130J Super Hercules aircrew collided during a training crashing into the sea off Japan, while one of... more

AirlinesJet Airways: all employee salaries will be paid by April

In the meantime negotiations with Etihad and with the banks continue

Jet Airways has explained that in the next months will pay all the rear arrears in a deferred manner, so as to avoid new strikes by the pilots that could only aggravate the financial situation of the carrier.... more

CuriositiesE-190E2 "Shark" jet aircraft completes world tour

After five months

The Embraer E-190E2 aircraft with a shark livery completed its five-month global demonstration tour. With a kickoff at the "Farnborough Airshow" in the UK, in July of this year, the E-190E2 jet tour visited... more

UAS-DronesGoogle: from next year the Wing drone will be tests in Finland

Further step towards deliveries via UAV?

Also in Finland -as "TechCrunch" report- soon it could start deliveries by drone (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), in a service called Wing that would be offered by Google. The first tests will be carried... more

ReportUstica aircraft disaster: the Supreme Court of Cassation confirms the damages...

€ 265 million will have to be paid and also compensation to the heirs

The Third Civil Section of the Court of Cassation upheld the sentence of the Court of Appeal of Rome last Spring, condemning the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and that of the Defense to compensate... more

AccidentsAccident AW-169 Leicester: perhaps to cause it a tail rotor screw

It would be skipped because it was not loose, but the investigations continued -ATTACHMENT

According to the report of the Air Accident Investigation Board (AAIB), the accident of the helicopter Leonardo AW-169, where the president of Leicester Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha lost his life with 4 other... more

DefenseSlovakia: asked the resignation of the Minister of Defense

Problems are the acceptance letters of the offer for F-16 aircraft

The letters signed by the Slovak Defense Minister Peter Gajdos accepting the US offer for the acquisition of 14 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft for the Bratislava Air Force are creating havoc in the country's... more

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Civil aviationChina: Development Bank intervention for the purchase of 8 A-330/30...

Subsequent in the order to the indebted group HNA

The China Development Bank (CDB) should finance the purchase of 8 Airbus A-330/300 aircraft for the airlines affiliated to the HNA Group which, due to the heavy debts, does not have the possibility to... more

UAS-DronesUAV aircraft. Opening of the Zephyr Solar HAPS operating site

The choice is the result of investment by the industry into its programme

Airbus Defence and Space (DS) announced the opening of the world’s first High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) flight base serving as the launch site for the Zephyr UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) in Wyndham, W... more