Italy

Aviation Week Staff
Italy’s Sitael Sets Space Growth Targets
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By Helen Massy-Beresford
Italian regulators probe UK budget carrier easyJet's baggage pricing practices for potential consumer law violations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Italian space company Sitael has spelled out growth plans to more than triple sales through 2031 on the growing spending in Europe on the domain.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Defense planners need to recognize that kinetic anti-satellite threats may be hard to pinpoint as a direct attack, a senior Italian military space official warns.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Italy looks set to become the next customer for Airbus’ A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport, tender documents have revealed.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By David Casey
Wizz Air is further expanding in Italy, adding three Airbus A321neo aircraft across bases in Milan Malpensa, Naples and Catania.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Italy’s airline market is in one of its strongest positions since before the pandemic, with summer 2026 capacity continuing to outpace wider European recovery.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
Aviation services company Metrea is gearing up to demonstrate its Fireswift aerial firefighting aircraft to European governments in the coming weeks.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Italian plans to develop an airborne satellite launch system have moved a step closer after the successful launch of a suborbital rocket from a jet trainer in the U.S.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Leonardo’s departing CEO expects the new management team to largely stay the course even if some adjustments to plans may take place, Robert Cingolani said on his last day on the job.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Turkish defense firm Asfat looks set to become the country’s next aircraft manufacturer through an agreement with Italy’s MAGroup.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Italy's air accident investigation branch released an incident report focusing on three falls of passengers during disembarkation of Ryanair 737-800s in 2025.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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All the important data related to ITA Airways in recent years.
Airports & Networks

By Robert Wall
Leonardo’s Michelangelo Dome effort to build an expansive air and missile defense network has claimed its first target: company CEO Roberto Cingolani.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The government organization running the tri-national Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) has awarded a long-awaited contract to push forward with the development of the future fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
An ambitious project to turn the ATR-72 into an amphibious waterbomber is beginning to take shape in France.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani says he’s “very open” to expanding the GCAP partnership to develop a future fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters is continuing its push toward certification of the AW609 commercial tiltrotor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italian authorities are investigating the loss of roughly €17 million ($20 million) in spare parts inventory for military aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK have agreed to pursue lower-cost air defense interceptors jointly.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Spain’s Indra and Italy’s ELT Group have signed a strategic framework for closer collaboration on space and uncrewed aircraft systems.
Operations & Safety

By Tony Osborne
Italy’s ELT Group is planning to explore the potential for electromagnetic spectrum analysis and cyber intelligence gathering from orbit through an agreement with Italian space logistics company D-Orbit.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Italy is looking at how to quickly regenerate lost space systems in times of conflict as the country seeks to prepare for future wars.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Italy is budgeting €18.6 billion ($22 billion) for its role in the design, development and programmatic phases of the Global Combat Air Program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Italy is establishing a rotary-wing flying school to train pilots for all the country’s armed forces, parapublic agencies as well as from overseas militaries.
Aircraft & Propulsion