David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.
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Trip report: Rome Fiumicino (FCO) – New York JFK (JFK) Round-Trip

Wednesday, 27 February 2008 Rome Fiumicino (FCO) – New York John F.…

Preparing for the Spring Flag 2008

The Spring Flag (SF) is the Italian Air Force's most important annual…

More pictures from the 20° Gruppo Change of Command

Here are some more pictures from Adriano Bonelli about the 20° Gruppo…

Grosseto 10.03.08: 20° Gruppo Change of Command

On Mar. 10, Grosseto airbase hosted a ceremony to celebrate the Change…

BA038 crash landing investigation update

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has recently published a Special Bulletin…

Lufthansa A320 wingstrike at Hamburg

I've been receiving a lot of questions dealing with the LH Airbus…