Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Get daily insights on the most important news impacting the space economy Virgin Galactic is partnering with Italy’s Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) to study whether it could launch from Grottaglie Spaceport in Puglia Virgin CEO Michael Colglazier announced Thursday at the Italian Embassy The aim is for the Grottaglie Spaceport to serve as a Mediterranean homebase for Virgin’s suborbital commercial and scientific crewed spaceflight which has been on pause while the company works on its new space tourism vehicle “When Virgin Galactic fully utilizes the spaceport we expect our next generation vehicles will fly to space between 250 and 300 times a year and private citizens traveling this space annually,” said Coleglazier at Space Day a spaceport becomes a truly amazing place.” Two Phase Plan: The first phase of the study will consider whether Grottaglie’s airspace could host Virgin Galactic’s suborbital flights as well as Italy’s regulatory requirements and the stability of the supply chain.  Assuming the company finds that the spaceport will suit its needs in those areas a second phase of the study would look at the workforce that would be required for the missions as well as how the region could benefit economically from ramping up spaceflight.   “It’s our priority that any expansion into Italy not only be technically feasible but beneficial to the local community as well,” Colglazier said “We will work closely with local authorities and educational institutions in the region to ensure that the community feels the positive impact of our operations and the people we will bring to the spaceport.” Grottaglie was designated a commercial spaceport by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport becoming the first horizontal spaceport in Italy Puglia is already taking advantage of the opportunity investing heavily in the spaceport’s development Grottaglie recently received €70M ($73.3M) from the Puglia region and the Italian government for infrastructure development.  “Our government is very concentrated on the space economy This project is witnessing the aim and commitment we have to the space economy,” Matteo Zoppas Amid shifting global power balances and an ongoing war on European soil it’s more important than ever for Europe to quickly address its fragmented and overly cautious procurement process—or risk permanently lagging behind those who want to do it harm China announced that it will share lunar samples with international researchers and fly other nations’ payloads aboard future Moon and Mars missions—a giant leap for Beijing’s space diplomacy efforts Europe will launch a satellite to map the world’s forests in 3D to hunt down illegal logging and track climate change by mapping how forests store carbon The NROL-145 launch is the first under the Space Force’s Phase 3 Lane 1 rubric—a launch contracting mechanism that will spend $5.6B on relatively simple launches with fewer requirements which might suit new entrants to the national security launch game Aerotech Academy Puglia is a training course presented by the Polytechnic University of Bari (Bari Italy) and the University of Salento (Lecce Italy).  The advanced training course will take place at the Leonardo production site in Grottaglie (Taranto) which already hosts the Joint Lab with Syensqo (formerly Solvay) — dedicated to thermoplastic composites — and the Leonardo MaTeRIA Lab (Materials Technology Research and InnovAtion Lab) will be part of the Leonardo Labs network the company's technological innovation laboratories “Aerostructures Core Technologies and Beyond” and “Automation Approximately 75% of the class hours will focus on materials science and structural design and analysis in the aeronautical and space sector; the remaining 25% will be dedicated to the themes of digital transformation with a particular focus on artificial intelligence applied to manufacturing based on cutting-edge teaching methodologies on-the-job experience and seminars from the Leonardo industrial world The Aerotech Academy will accept a maximum of 20 graduate students for a 3-year or master's degree course The call for applications for admission to the 2024/2025 academic year of the new Aerotech Academy Puglia has been published on the Polytechnic of Bari website More information on the call and how to apply is available on the dedicated page Leonardo Syensqo Joint Lab. Source | Leonardo Aerospace The call for applications for admission to the 2024/2025 academic year of the new Aerotech Academy Puglia has been published on the Polytechnic of Bari website. More information on the call and how to apply is available on the dedicated page View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241210572565/en/ Already have an account? Login Space tourism company Virgin Galactic—in the middle of a two-year commercial hiatus as it develops its new and improved Delta-class spaceships—is eyeing an international expansion Virgin Galactic’s seven commercial flights with its VSS Unity spaceplane all launched from Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert, which serves as a hub for the firm’s U.S. operations. The first, Galactic 01 lifted off in June 2023 with a team of Italian researchers from the country’s Air Force and National Research Council On Thursday, the firm announced it is now working with Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile (ENAC), Italy’s civil aviation regulator, to study the possibility of launching space tourism flights on Italian soil. According to a statement shared by Virgin Galactic from CEO Michael Colglazier the company’s ambitions extend to the entire continent “Development of world-class spaceports in premier locations is essential to our goal of expanding human-first space travel around the world and we are honored to partner with the Italian government,” Colglazier said “We are excited to work with Virgin Galactic and demonstrate how Grottaglie Spaceport can provide infrastructure, high level skills and specialized services necessary for suborbital flights,” said Antonio Maria Vasile, president of Aeroporti di Puglia, according to a Virgin Galactic news release and workforce requirements to launch in Italy the partners will gauge how well Grottaglie’s airspace and Italy’s suborbital spaceflight rules lend themselves to what the firm is doing in the U.S the crew-carrying Unity rides beneath the VSS Eve mothership to an altitude of about 15,000 feet where it boosts to near-space about 54 miles above the Earth This is short of the Kármán line—an internationally recognized boundary between the Earth and space about 62 miles up—but high enough for customers to experience zero-gravity and see the planet’s curvature Unity then flips around and glides into a runway landing Virgin Galactic and ENAC will evaluate what kinds of facilities and supply chains would be needed for Grottaglie to host these flights routinely Unity flew paying customers seven times in a little more than a year but the company’s Delta-class spaceships are being designed to fly eight missions per month “This work will lay the foundation for safe and sustainable commercial operations in Italy,” said Fabio Nicolai Virgin Galactic and ENAC will determine if they can source enough workers in the area They’ll also gauge the economic impact to Puglia and Italy from what the space tourism firm says will be “multiple spaceflights per week.” “This study lays the groundwork to activate the economic and community benefits of commercial space across the region and we are thrilled at the prospect of Virgin Galactic customers looking out our spaceship windows to witness the boot of Italy from space,” said Colglazier Virgin Galactic should have plenty of energy to focus on Italy during its two-year pause in commercial operations, spurred by the retirement of Unity. The company aims to restart space tourism flights by 2026 and expects to begin final assembly of its Delta-class ships at a freshly completed manufacturing facility in Mesa Like this story? We think you’ll also like the Future of FLYING newsletter sent every Thursday afternoon. Sign up now By 2024-06-24T16:51:00+01:00 Leonardo is to halt production of composite centre fuselage barrels for the Boeing 787 at its Grottaglie site in southern Italy for four months as it wrestles to align production with lower short-term demand it will also add a new final assembly line at the plant for the AW609 civil tiltrotor being developed by its helicopter division Grottaglie plant produces 787 fuselage barrels Originally established to build the carbonfibre structures for the 787 Grottaglie has not been running at full capacity for some time Initially hit by the fall in demand caused by Covid-19 the plant has subsequently struggled with lower-than-expected output due issues elsewhere in Boeing’s production system including several delivery stoppages to deal with quality problems Leonardo had been seeking improved contract terms from Boeing for the 787 work and had warned in May it had no information on when output would ramp up again from its then-low levels Leonardo says work on the Dreamliner will need to pause: “Lower growth in the production and delivery of the Boeing 787 requires a four-month shutdown to align production with the short-term reduction in demand.” No timeline for the halt has been disclosed and will require agreement from workforce unions Leonardo is hopeful 787 production can be increased from early 2025 AW609 tiltrotor is currently built in Philadelphia in the USA the manufacturer will further diversify operations at Grottaglie adding a final assembly line for the AW609 Briefing trade union representatives at the site on 24 June the Italian manufacturer said the site had been selected “as the location for final assembly of the company’s AW609 in Italy” Initial customer examples of the AW609 are being built at the airframer’s US plant in Philadelphia, although the tiltrotor has yet to secure certification from the Federal Aviation Administration Leonardo says it sees sufficient demand for the AW609 to justify two assembly lines The firm order backlog for the type numbers just six examples No date has been disclosed for AW609 production to begin in Grottaglie Leonardo has already moved to diversify work at the site building composite structures for several early-stage programmes including the wing for the Eurodrone and the fuselage for the Vertical Aerospace VX4 electric air taxi Although around 100 staff are dedicated to these aircraft none of the programmes is beyond the prototype stage controllers temporarily lost ability to ”see hear or talk to” pilots flying jets to and from Newark has defended the hybrid-electric aircraft developer’s decision to close its Swedish operation and relocate to the USA arguing it will benefit the business in the long run Thai Airways International has formally sought to exit its business rehabilitation process claiming to have met various criteria during the carrier’s restructuring said administrators had submitted a petition to the Central Bankruptcy Court referring to the “successful implementation” of the rehabilitation .. 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Hybrid-electric developer Heart Aerospace is to abandon its long-term Swedish home and relocate operations to Los Angeles to “accelerate development” of its 30-passenger ES-30 aircraft Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration are gearing up for another busy summer of air travel with a goal of heading off the types of widespread disruptions that have been common during recent summers FlightGlobal is the global aviation community’s primary source of news analytics and advisory services to connect the aviation community globally and help organisations shape their business strategies identify new opportunities and make better decisions faster Site powered by Webvision Cloud member-first insights and commentary on the global aviation industry we head down to Puglia where my father-in-law is from It's become our yearly ritual to spruce up the family chapel with fresh flowers and candles we catch up with family and soak in all that Puglia has to offer this amazing town carved into caves and nestled among vineyards on Monte Murge's slopes just a stone's throw from Taranto in northern Salento Its centuries-old pottery tradition that's still going strong today When we arrived in what locals call the "ceramic city," M headed off with his cousin to check out the Grottaglie airport where another cousin works The place is named after this World War I hero who made quite a name for himself in the air force I wandered through the vibrant pottery district stopping by our friends the Fasanos' workshop - though I should mention that half the pottery makers here seem to be called Fasano thanks to all the local quarries providing raw materials it's been the backbone of the local economy admiring their beautiful pottery when I couldn't help but notice planes constantly buzzing overhead One of the guys working there filled me in - turns out Grottaglie's airport boasts Italy's sixth longest runway But here's the cool part: it's where Leonardo's Aerostructures Division builds chunks of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner using all sorts of fancy composite materials They've set up Italy's first aircraft "dismantling center" - basically a giant recycling operation for planes that have reached retirement age this wild-looking plane called the Beluga (an Airbus A300-600ST) shows up This beast can haul 51 tons and fly 4,000 km with super-sized cargo the cousins couldn't stop chatting about the airport - it's clearly their favorite topic the winter months are perfect - November through February and this time we lucked out with this cute place called Salentin Home in San Pietro in Bevagna plus a garden where our cat can roam around The location's perfect - beach at the end of the street there's this amazing place called Salina dei Monaci It's like a five-star hotel for birds - pink flamingos nesting and feeding among this gorgeous mix of salt-loving plants and Mediterranean shrubs like myrtle and strawberry trees November 2nd is always special - after paying our respects at the cemetery This year we tried Don Tuma at Masseria Cuturi surrounded by these gorgeous vineyards and ancient olive groves. Located in the municipality of Manduria (Taranto) Masseria Cuturi is a winery where you can also stay overnight They've got about 75 acres just for growing local grapes like Primitivo and Negroamaro The building itself is this stunning old farmhouse from the 1800s complete with some pretty impressive archaeological finds scattered around the property we couldn't miss a trip to the Porsche Technical Center in Nardò - it's just an hour from Grottaglie While he was living his best life doing laps on the track When I mentioned that it seemed big enough already she gave me this knowing smile and explained that if they can't expand here Porsche might take their business elsewhere - and nobody wants that Dolcevia® is a registered trademark - 2024-2025 Copyright Dolcevia.com Don't miss our new features for slow travelers - Experience a different Italy Not yet subscribed to VIP Zone? Click here Please activate JavaScript function on your browser The Italian manufacturer said its southern Italian plant would shut for four months Multinational Leonardo said its factory in southern Italy will close for as long as four months, due to knock-on delays from Boeing’s manufacturing crisis.  has suffered from “lower growth in the production and delivery of the Boeing 787.” The plant was purpose-built for the assembly of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s fuselage sections But the company said the closure was needed to “align production volumes with the short-term reduction in demand,” Leonardo explained.  The company management met with the Unindustria union in Rome to discuss the changes which came alongside news that Leonardo had decided the same factory would be used to assemble the AW609 tiltrotor.  Leonardo explained in a press statement that its expansion and diversification of the plant showed the long-term plans for the site “The development of further strategic initiatives aims to redefine new scenarios for the Grottaglie site as part of Leonardo’s broader strategy of ensuring a sustainable future for its Aerostructures Division in which approximately 300 million euros have already been invested between 2019 and 2023,” it said.  Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis The Italian firm said earlier in 2024 that Boeing’s issues and knock-on to its production lines could cost €50m ($54 million) against its full-year earnings.  Nominations are now open for the prestigious Airport Technology Excellence Awards - one of the industry's most recognised programmes celebrating innovation This is your chance to showcase your achievements Don't miss the opportunity to be honoured among the best - submit your nomination today Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Virgin Galactic Holdings is partnering with the Italian civil aviation authority to study the feasibility of hosting suborbital spaceflight operations from the very south of Italy the US-based company will be working with Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile (“ENAC”) They will be investigating the feasibility of using the Grottaglie Spaceport in Puglia and we are honored to partner with the Italian government as we look to bring Virgin Galactic’s spaceline operations to Italy and the European continent,” said Michael Colglazier Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Galactic and we are thrilled at the prospect of Virgin Galactic customers looking out our spaceship windows to witness the boot of Italy from space.” Note that Virgin Galactic is already operating out of Spaceport America in Las Cruces The Italian authorities highlight the development possibilities for Grottaglie: “We are excited to work with Virgin Galactic and demonstrate how Grottaglie Spaceport can provide infrastructure, high level skills and specialized services necessary for suborbital flights,” said Antonio Maria Vasile, President of Aeroporti diPuglia “Grottaglie Spaceport has become a European hub for the development of new aerospace technologies and a catalyst for pioneering projects in the new space economy.” Aeroporti di Puglia manages Grottaglie Airport It was designated a commercial spaceport by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport six years ago It was the first such horizontal spaceport in Italy and also the first in the European Union Italy aims for it to be a centre of excellence for commercial suborbital transportation And also “a centre for space exploration in the Mediterranean basin” our partnership takes a significant step forward we will conduct a feasibility study to determine the conditions for suborbital operations from the Grottaglie Spaceport under ENAC’s regulations inspired by the U.S “This work will lay the foundation for safe and sustainable commercial operations in Italy.” The Puglia region and Italian government recently allocated €70 million of funding for airport infrastructure This was for the full operation of Grottaglie Spaceport This was attempting horizontal launches from Spaceport Cornwall It went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year Image: Virgin Galactic – flight cabin See also: Virgin Galactic postpones suborbital space flights Tagged with: Suborbital flights will always restrict possible growth is the only way for this company to excel in the future Spaceports across the world bringing space travel closer to the common man while making 1B+ per spaceport this will bring hefty returns to early investors We gave up so much to build Spaceport America; they still owe it to us to keep suborbital flights in New Mexico Launching from other places deferred the entire purpose of why we built it Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Electronics Weekly is excited to launch it's own podcast brought to you by our editor Caroline Hayes You can hear interesting insights from a range 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helicopter as it moves to reduce the site’s “dangerous” overreliance on the Boeing 787 You have reached your limit of free articles for this period Register for a FREE account to read this article and benefit from: Join now The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden Founded by British billionaire Richard Branson Virgin Galactic is currently in a two-year hiatus intended to upgrade its fleet following seven commercial flights to the edge of space from its US base at Spaceport America in New Mexico Virgin Galactic said it had signed an agreement with Italy's ENAC civil aviation authority to study the feasibility of operating missions from Grottaglie Spaceport "We are very thrilled at the prospect of Virgin Galactic customers looking out of their spaceship windows to witness firsthand the iconic boot of Italy from space," CEO Michael Colglazier said during an event at the Italian embassy in Washington Phase one of the study would be completed in 2025 to assess Grottaglie's airspace compatibility with Virgin Galactic's requirements and flight profile The second phase would consider regional workforce requirements and potential economic benefits to Italy and Puglia generated by "multiple spaceflights per week" "This work will lay the foundation for safe and sustainable commercial operation in Italy," ENAC deputy director general Fabio Nicolai added a former NASA official who now oversees Virgin Galactic's commercial spaceflight program indicated operations could commence four to five years from now and began full-fledged commercial operations two years later The company competes in the suborbital space tourism market with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin A giant Virgin Galactic "mothership" takes off horizontally from a runway then releases a smaller spaceplane from under its wings The spaceplane then rockets to the edge of the atmosphere offering passengers a few minutes of weightlessness and a view of the Earth's curve Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight in June 2023 featured members of the Italian Air Force and Italy's National Research Council later flew aboard an Axiom Space mission in partnership with SpaceX to the International Space Station the private space industry is increasingly enabling greater access to space for national governments Turkish and Swedish astronauts also flew on the same Axiom mission sponsored by their countries and Britain is planning its own mission with the same company Europe currently has no capacity to launch crew from the continent though Virgin Galactic missions carry the caveat that they fall just short of the Karman Line – the internationally recognised space boundary Virgin Galactic has been struggling to turn a profit Its upcoming Delta spaceships will carry six passengers compared to the previous four Seat prices will be set at $600,000 – much higher than the earlier offerings – the company said in documents which were published prior to the announcement of a possible Italian venture Please log in here to leave a comment has found a place at the helm of Leonardo’s (Rome which is dedicated to the flagship Boeing 787 aeronautics program She is now plant manager for the plant’s Aerostructures Division In an interview with La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno she recalls, “On the day we were hired [16 years ago] we were told that among us new hires there would be the next head of the plant but I would not have imagined that one day I would be the boss I have always believed in it and I have worked hard to become one.” Marangio coordinates the work of 1,300 people directing the production facility in the processing of carbon fiber for several important aeronautical programs in the civil and military sectors She also heads up a team of about 50 people responsible for supporting the manufacture and assembly of two sections of the Boeing 787-8 tools and CNC machine programming in support of workshop activities According to La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Marangio set foot inside the Grottaglie facility for the first time in 2006 just a few months after graduating from the University of Salento She was selected by the company and placed in a group of “HP” engineers She worked in configuration management for several years acquiring skills and responsibilities in the field of production engineering. In 2016 she was appointed manager of technical services which has led her on her current path assuming responsibility for the entire Taranto plant I was asked to be given a tour of the facility as it was still being built I immediately fell in love: Right in front of me I could see many of the machines and systems I had learned about in my studies and I had no hesitation in leaving the academic world to begin this journey within the company,” she says changed the pace in the production of large aeronautical structures particularly for the fuselage sections of the B787 Dreamliner — Leonardo currently designs and builds 14% of the entire composite structure including the central and central-rear sections of the carbon fiber fuselage using an automated, one-piece barrel technology “It’s a challenge that’s not just technological — introducing innovative materials and processes — but also organizational requiring a constant increase in productivity up to a maximum of 14 fuselages per month,” Marangio explains dedication and continuous commitment,” all aspects that she now determinedly applies to new projects coming in Of the activities that she has been involved in and that she is most proud of in 2017 —  at the height of an accelerated production rate (14 fuselages per month) — the raising in efficiency of Leonardo’s strategic assembly line to cope with the demands and needs of an innovative program) this meant carrying out a critical review of each step of the process: “We managed to identify several areas with scope for improvement looking not only at the product but also at the process and the quality,” she says but one full of achievements shared with my team and the other partners in the 787 program.” Marangio also mentions another project that she is currently working on with her colleagues — a joint development program for the design production and testing of carbon fiber fuselages for the Vertical Aerospace VX4 electric aircraft Skills that she considers essential are analytical ability together with best practices like process standardization “With my team I’ve continually pursued internal improvement and implementing (simple but functional) platforms to share the various steps of the process from configuration management to work cycles and rework instruction management,” she says.   Marangio’s interest in change and the lesson she has learned about “thinking simple” have been fixed values in her journey “We need to walk in the world with a persistent curiosity occasionally losing our balance in the process of learning to walk and then to run,” she believes Manuela Marangio, a STEM graduate and mechanical engineer, has found a place at the helm of Leonardo’s (Rome In an interview with La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno The selection announcement for admission to the 2024/2025 academic year of the new Aerotech Academy Puglia born from the collaboration between Leonardo the Polytechnic of Bari and the University of Salento has been published on the Polytechnic of Bari’s website The advanced training course will take place at Leonardo’s production site in Grottaglie (Taranto) with a bachelor's and/or master's degree in STEM subjects will follow an advanced training course on breakthrough research topics and applications in the field of manufacturing industry The course will be structured in two main areas of study “Aerostructures Core Technologies and Beyond” and “Automation Approximately 75% of the class hours will focus on materials science and structural design and analysis in the aeronautical and space sector; the remaining 25% will be dedicated to the topics of digital transformation with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence applied to manufacturing and testimonials from Leonardo’s industrial ecosystem The Aerotech Academy is a training model of excellence created for the first time in Campania at Leonardo’s production site in Pomigliano d’Arco (Naples) in collaboration with the Federico II University where the fourth academic year has just ended and for the fifth year the number of participants is expected to double The trends in company placement are also excellent with approximately 95 young people already hired as part of the four Campania editions The training path of the Aerotech Academy Puglia is developed by Leonardo in collaboration with the University of Salento and the Polytechnic of Bari The Aerotech Academy of Grottaglie, which already hosts the Joint Lab with Syensqo (formerly Solvay) and the Leonardo MaTeRIA Lab (Materials Technology Research and InnovAtion Lab), will be part of the Leonardo Labs network the company’s technological innovation laboratories (WCIV) — A Boeing Dreamlifter aircraft landed safely earlier today at Charleston International Airport The wheel assembly was lost after takeoff from the Taranto-Grottaglie Airport in Italy this morning A spokesperson for Boeing provided the following statement to ABC News 4: "A Dreamlifter cargo flight operated by Atlas Air landed safely earlier today at Charleston International Airport after losing a wheel assembly from its landing gear on takeoff from the Taranto-Grottaglie Airport in Italy this morning We will support our operator’s investigation." please click the box below to let us know you're not a robot Get the most important global markets news at your fingertips with a Bloomberg.com subscription achieved a significant  milestone within its partnership with Boeing for the 787 Dreamliner program The first section of the Boeing 787-9 fuselage a lengthened version of the basic model 787-8 has left Alenia Aermacchi’s plant Monteiasi-Grottaglie bound for the final assembly line in Charleston (USA) has commented: “The achievement of this important milestone marks how the industrial plant Monteiasi-Grottaglie has been able to cope with and succeed despite very strict production challenges After only 6 years from its start-up in the Apulia region over 100 sections of the 787 fuselage have already been delivered and we have just now started the production of components for the aircraft’s latest version Monteiasi-Grottaglie thus confirms it is one of the most advanced aircraft manufacturing facilities in the world employing young and highly specialized people” the 100th fuselage section of the version 787-8 was delivered to Boeing The Italian industry plays a crucial role in the manufacturing of Boeing 787 Dreamliner producing the horizontal stabilizer and the central and central-rear fuselage JSESSIONID - 2DE2B9194DC7BDA0BFD4BC2C770AEA87.lcsgepalsv146 BIGipServerPool-nuovo-sito-prod - 151654666.20480.0000 f5avraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa_session_ - CNPCFPGEMGMHBGCCFOOPJBFLPJAHKHJBLPHADBHCOLFOEPAJHKPCLJFEJANLCOOLGFDDANBMIHKNMNOGEDMAGFCFAFMPNDLHEPOHAGJPBPNFONAGBJDMDJAMKNIMMGAO Stay up-to-date with exclusive events and content italian artists BLU did a wall painting at fame festival in grottaglie (grottaglie is 10 minutes far from taranto the city has a massive ugly factory called ILVA this factory is destroying the territory and killing a lot of workers ’cause of its big lack of security measures and high  environmental pollution the direct consequence is that taranto has one of the highest rate of death by cancer in italy the owner of the wall showed up with an hammer to removed all the big nails in the wall to make the paint job easier here are some more images from the fame festival image flickr from selfservice’s photostream AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style known as the"city of ceramics," will host the Ceramics Exhibition from June 23 to September 30 2018.Forty-six ceramic works from all over the world will be on display in this major exhibition set up in the halls of theOld Capuchin Convent This year’s theme is Earth as identity place and matter: a place shared by all where clay unites the world and man; clay is also a characteristic element of Grottaglie and is what gave rise to its ceramic tradition ceramic craftsmanship is an essential element of this town’s identity.Today Grottaglie is included in the list of Italy’s 37 cities of ceramics the two winners will be decided by an international jury: the first place winner will win three thousand euros while the second will win 500 euros and the possibility of exhibiting one of his reviews during the 2019 Ceramics Exhibition Leonardo Helicopters' optionally piloted SW-4 Solo recently completed its first flight without a safety pilot aboard The flight originated at the Taranto-Grottaglie airport in Southern Italy and lasted for 45 minutes with all systems onboard reported as performing nominally Tests on the flight included remote engine start and shut down on the ground; ground run; automatic takeoff and landing; hovering out of ground effect; acceleration to forward flight; automatic waypoint navigation to and from the area of operation; and simulation of a surveillance mission The helicopter reached an altitude of 1,500 feet and a forward speed of 60 knots during the flight Leonardo CEO Alessandro Profumo said the Solo’s successful unmanned flight was “further evidence” of the company’s “leading role” in developing unmanned systems The Solo RUAS/OPH (rotary unmanned air system/optionally piloted helicopter) is derived from the SW-4 and equipped with sensors and advanced systems made by the company in Italy and the U.K Test campaigns began in 2016 in Grottaglie with a pilot aboard and also in Poland to verify the aircraft’s characteristics in various phases of flight in normal and emergency conditions Earlier activities in Italy were part of a collaboration that began in 2015 involving Leonardo and the Distretto Tecnologico Aerospaziale Pugliese for the “Grottaglie Test Bed,” a candidate to become the national and European site for unmanned aircraft testing The trials are being held in collaboration with the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) and the Italian Air Navigation Service (ENAV) Since 2003, Business Jet Traveler has been providing subscribers in more than 150 countries with aviation and lifestyle news, reviews, and features. More > Business Jet Traveler is a publication of AIN Media Group Jon Rafman scours Google’s photo archive, the National Gallery gives kids a lesson on insects, and there are online shows for Lucas Cranach, Annie Leibovitz and Helmut Newton – all in your weekly dispatch In our Black British culture special artists across generations discussed their experiences of how racism affects their work … … read architects Elsie Owusu and Shawn Adams on the ‘concrete ceiling’ … and Michaela Yearwood-Dan and Mary Evans on art world discrimination Spain’s latest botched art restoration drew condemnation from professionals The National Gallery led the way with plans to reopen after lockdown Coronavirus claimed this year’s Glastonbury but the V&A offered a seven-day online celebration of the festival Sculptures honouring the Windrush generation will be unveiled in London in 2021 How lock-up garages became a fashion startup hub in Poplar Elliot Caunce looked for hermits in Scotland Alicia Canter explored maternity in lockdown Former slave Bill Traylor’s artistic legacy is under threat from forgers A Nigerian scholar has called for a halt to auction of sacred Igbo artworks We enjoyed previously unpublished shots by Japanese photographer Issei Suda Prix Pictet-shortlisted photographer Alexia Webster examined her family legacy A new book documented the demolished, abandoned and damaged buildings of Cairo Photographers sold rare prints of musicians including Jagger and Lady Gaga to support the industry during the Covid-19 crisis Li Zhensheng, photographer of China’s Cultural Revolution, has died And we remembered architect Stephen Marks To follow us on Twitter: @GdnArtandDesign If you don’t already receive our regular roundup of art and design news via email, please sign up here during his residency at fame festival 2011 works by italian artist moneyless are among the first public installations of the 2011 fame festival held in grottaglie, italy. organized annually by studio cromie (angelo milano) the festival brings together artists from across the world to spend one to four weeks in the city during the spring and summer and ceramics in advance of a september group show moneyless’s work experiments with geometric forms in both two and three -dimensional media based on the forms of threads he nailed into the wall moneyless gradually began to create real solid figures floating in space with the support of transparent wires interested in the visual conflict created by the presence of a manmade the artist created paint and physical installations throughout grottaglie for this year’s fame festival in the words of the artist: ‘far from being mere sets of lines my works are not abstract representations but rather always inspired by elements of the physical world which I transform or idealize into these unearthly forms they live more in the world of ideas than in the physical world; they represent ideas moneyless installed works throughout the city and countryside of grottaglie FAME (english) the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed favorable public reputation (italian – ‘fama successo’) FAME (italian) bisogno molesto di mangiare grande desiderio (english – ‘starvation fame festival refers to the ironic difference in the meaning of the word ‘fame’ between the italian and english languages the city of grottaglie itself is famous for its ancient ceramics tradition with an entire section of the city devoted exclusively to ceramics production the artists invited to the fame festival are offered the cooperation of local artisans for the production of pottery works and limited edition prints several walls around the city are also open for use as canvases to ‘upgrade a few areas which are aesthetically depressed’ expected participants of the 2011 edition of fame festival include: ERICA IL CANE – italy; SAM3 – spain; BLU – italy; NESPOON – Poland; BORIS HOPPEK – germany ESCIF – spain; 108 – italy; LUCY MCLAUCHLAN – uk; ARYZ – spain; MONEYLESS – italy; NUG – sweden AKAY – sweden; CYOP E KAF – italy; VHILS – portugal; WORD TO MOTHER – uk; BRAD DOWNEY – usa MOMO – usa festival organizer angelo milano reports that several of moneyless’s pieces (including the one above) were quickly removed by residents another piece within the city of grottaglie By 2006-11-14T00:00:00 Alenia Aeronautica's huge Taranto-Grottaglie site producing Boeing 787 Dreamliner fuselage barrels is a monument to the companies' ever-stronger links Leonardo wuxuu la kulmay ururada shaqaalaha si uu ugu dhawaaqo marxalad dheeraad ah oo ku saabsan habka kala duwanaanshaha goobta wax soo saarka Grottaglie inta lagu guda jiro shirka maanta ee ururka shaqaalaha ayaa ku dhawaaqay in ay doorteen goobta Grottaglie sida goobta lagu qabanayo shirka ugu dambeeya ee tiltrotor Leonardo wuxuu muddo dheer ka bilaabay geeddi-socod kala-duwanaansho warshadda Taranto iyada oo ay ugu wacan tahay waxqabadyada warshadaha ee la xiriira barnaamijyada jiilkii ugu dambeeyay sida garabka Eurodrone fiyuuska diyaaradda VX4 ee korantada ee Aerospace Vertical iyo fuselage ee prototype helicopter-ka fog la tijaabiyay waxay durba shaqaaleeyaan shaqaale ka badan 100 ilo qaab cusub ayaa yeeshay MaTeRIA Lab (Qalabka Tiknoolajiyada Cilmi-baarista iyo InnovAtion Lab) shaybaar cilmi-baaris oo wadajir ah oo u dhexeeya Leonardo iyo kooxda Solvay oo u heellan horumarinta qalabka cusub ee isku dhafan iyo hababka wax-soo-saarka cusub aasaaska u ah mustaqbalka warshadaha hawada dhismaha ayaa loogu talagalay in lagu qabtoXarunta Aerotech koorsada tacliinta sare ee ardayda ka qalin jebisay injineernimada daabacaadda kowaad kaas oo Grottaglie loo qorsheeyay sannad dugsiyeedka 2024/2025 Horumarinta hindisayaal istaraatiijiyadeed oo dheeri ah ayaa ujeedadeedu tahay dib-u-qeexidda xaaladaha cusub ee goobta Grottaglie taasoo qayb ka ah istaraatiijiyadda ballaaran ee Leonardo ee loogu talagalay dammaanad-qaadka mustaqbalka waara ee Qaybta Aerostructures kaas oo maalgelin horay loo sameeyay intii u dhaxaysay 2019 iyo 2023 Hoos-u-dhaca kobaca heerka wax-soo-saarka iyo keenista Boeing 787 wuxuu u baahan yahay xidhidh afar bilood ah oo warshadda ah si loo waafajiyo mugga wax-soo-saarka iyo baahiyaha hoos u dhacay muddada gaaban Barnaamijka 787 wuxuu xaqiijinayaa hogaamintiisa qaybta suuqa ee diyaaradaha rakaabka ee dhexdhexaadka ah oo leh amarro (laga bilaabo bilawga barnaamijka ilaa Maarso 2024) in ka badan 1.900 diyaaradood kuwaas oo in ka badan 1.100 ka mid ah horay loo geeyay oo leh rajooyin wanaagsan oo soo kabashada heerka wax soo saarka laga bilaabo bilowga 2025