Latest from Paolo Valpolini
Paris 2011: Varied surveillance experience shows ATOS improving with age
Grifo 15, one of the four ATR 42MP aircraft operated by the Maritime Exploration Squadron of Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (GdF) customs police takes o
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Mexico's Interjet Orders SSJ100s as Delayed Certification Approaches
SuperJet International has secured another key export order for the SSJ100 airliner, while acknowledging that certification of the type has stalled once ag
AW’s helo support center promises 24/7 coverage
AgustaWestland is boosting its customer-support capability with the opening of a new fleet operations center.
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Superjet 100 sees deliveries by year-end
Superjet International insists that it will meet its commitment to deliver the first of its Superjet 100s to Aeroflot and Armavia before year-end despite a
Selex slims down helo obstacle warning system
Since almost one third of helicopter accidents with fatal casualties are caused by impact with obstacles and cables, developing and improving anti-collisio
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Alenia adopts new tech to build M-346 trainer
Alenia Aermacchi is stepping up the pace on the production line for its new
M-346 Master jet trainer at the Venegono Superiore factory in northern It
M-346 Master jet trainer at the Venegono Superiore factory in northern It
AW works toward common cockpit
A preview of what future AgustaWestland helicopter cockpits will look like was seen in the AW149 mockup exhibited at the Paris Airshow last June.
AW’s cockpit of the future is based on open architecture
A preview of what future AgustaWestland helicopters’ cockpits will look like was seen in the AW149 mockup exhibited at the Paris airshow last June.
Mubadala set to exploit Alenia’s composite skills
Alenia Aeronautica plans to begin training, early next year, employees of Strata, the new composites aerostructures company formed by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala
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Mideast is primed for stylish Piaggio Avanti
Dubai Airshow shoppers looking to buy an aircraft made by a locally owned company need look no further than the Piaggio Avanti II.
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Aermacchi eager to sign UAE deal
Alenia Aermacchi is reorganizing the layout of its Venegono plant in Italy in preparation for the start of serial production of its M-346 lead-in fighter t
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Alenia Aeronautica awaits imminent B787 first flight
Alenia Aeronautica is one of three companies within the Italian Finmeccanica group that deal with fixed-wing aircraft production.
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Finmeccanica shifts priorities but avoids making cutbacks
The world financial crisis is hitting military budgets as well as commercial aviation, forcing Finmeccanica, Italy’s leading defense and aerospace group, t
Piaggio riding out turbulent skies
Piaggio Aero Industries’ new management team is still refusing to go public on long-rumored plans that it will launch a new jet program.
Alenia’s EM test chamber nearly ready
Electromagnetic (EM) compatibility testing, which has become increasingly important with the advent of new technologies such as fly-by-wire controls, the s
Takeover by Finmeccanica could open door in U.S.
Italy’s Finmeccanica agreed to acquire U.S.
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Bombardier reacts to surging backlog
At the Finmeccanica exhibit here at Farnborough (Outside OE2) visitors once again can find Alenia Aermacchi’s M-346 lead-in fighter trainer.
Piaggio marks milestone, while increasing output
Piaggio Aero is about to deliver the 150th P180 Avanti II to a customer and the Italian airframer at last seems to be coming to grips with an unacceptably
AgustaWestland sees Asia getting even better
Asia accounted for about 20 percent of AgustaWestland’s orders last year and the European helicopter maker therefore sees the region as a growing market.
Two Aermacchi trainers vying for Pac Rim orders
Alenia Aermacchi expects to soon ink an order for 18 SF-260 primary trainers from the Philippines National Defence Department as part of a package aimed at
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Italian airport systems firm finds growth potential in Asia
Asia is a prime potential market for Selex Systemi Integrati’s turnkey capability in air defense systems, air traffic management and airport communications
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Alenia says it’s on time in 787 catch-up
According to Alenia Aeronautica, it is meeting its commitments as a supplier for the Boeing 787 and has not contributed to the delays the program is suffer
Slew of recent orders confirms a taste for AW139 in Mideast
Recent orders for some 45 aircraft in the offshore transport configuration have confirmed a rising demand for the AW139 in the Middle East.
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M-346 gets lighter, faster, more agile
While the first two prototypes of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 lead-in fighter trainer are engaged in a development program, a third is taking shape at the I
ATAK turns A129 decidedly Turkish
Although Turkey announced its selection of the AgustaWestland A129 for its tactical reconnaissance and attack helicopter program in March, it took until Se
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High-flying Italians on Mideast mission
A new alliance with the evolving Russian aerospace sector and efforts to break into the Middle East defense market are key to Italian industrial group Finm
Nimbus turns UAV dreams into reality with Metaplane
For developers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), combining sufficient speed, a high payload, maneuverability, low fuel consumption, high endurance and mi
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Aerea runs with chance to fly aboard JSF
The U.S.-led Joint Strike Fighter program represents an important opportunity not only for large Italian aerospace companies, but also for medium-size firm
