Italy

By Tony Osborne
Italy, Japan and the UK's Global Combat Air Program developing a sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft will be headquartered in London, the nations say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Swedish student pilots will train with the Italian Air Force in Lecce, then transition to advanced jet training, flying in the IFTS’ fleet of Leonardo T-346s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Safran may take the Italian government to court after Rome blocked its purchase of Collins Aerospace's actuation and flight control systems business from RTX.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Slovenia is to purchase six Leonardo AW139M twin-engine medium helicopters from Italy as part of a modernization of Slovenia’s military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The Italian government is exercising its “Golden Power” to thwart the deal, citing the unit’s continued support for the multi-nation Eurofighter program.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
Europe’s space workforce grew by 8.2% in 2022 over the prior year, the Space Foundation says in a quarterly report on the state of the space industry.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters says it has handed over the 56th and final aircraft, a NATO Frigate Helicopter version of the NH90 for the Italian Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had initially announced the fare cap decree—which has now been revised—in early August, to the dismay of some airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Asia Pacific Staff
A policy review document released this week shows it will take seven years to complete.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Industry partners in the three-nation Global Combat Air Program have reached a further collaboration agreement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italy has signed a letter of intent with France and the UK to join the development of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By David Casey
The Norwegian startup will add another transatlantic service from June.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The carrier intends to serve 10 domestic and eight international points from the Italian airport.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Service to the Italian carrier’s third destination in Latin America will start in October.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The routes to destinations in Greece and Italy will launch during summer 2023.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The carrier is adding a new route to Italy and has restarted flights to Hungary.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Rome will become a new point on the SkyTeam alliance member’s route map from next summer, while Madrid will also receive more flights.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Aeroporti di Roma CEO Marco Troncone said point-to-point traffic is back to 2019 levels but hub connectivity remains weaker.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The agreement between the airlines starts on Oct. 31.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The Italian city increases Cathay Pacific’s European network to seven destinations.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The Hungarian carrier will open 12 new routes from the southern European country.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The ULCC has scheduled more than 3.4 million departure seats from its two Milan bases during the winter 2022/23 season.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Italy’s flag carrier is expanding east with new flights to Asia later this year.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The LCC will launch a route from Sharjah during the upcoming winter season.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The carrier last flew to the Italian city in 2012.
Airports & Networks