Reading Time: < 1 minute This past weekend, the Scaled test team successfully executed a low speed taxi test of the Stratolaunch aircraft. During this initial taxi test, the aircraft moved down the runway under its own power for the first time. These first test points have demonstrated the fundamental ability to control the aircraft speed and direction on the […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Концепция интеграции беспилотных авиационных систем (БАС) в единое воздушное пространство может быть принята в России уже в мае 2018 года. Документ разрабатывается Минтрансом, Росавиацией и ФГУП “Госкорпорация по ОрВД” совместно со специалистами рабочей группы Ассоциации эксплуатантов и разработчиков беспилотных авиационных систем “Аэронет”. Согласно замыслу авторов концепции, интеграция БАС пройдёт в два этапа и полностью завершится […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes According to the CIA World Factbook, there are 41,820 airports around the world, but not all are created equal, as every investor knows. As the global economy shifts to the East, it’s little wonder that four of the largest airports by the number of passengers carried are located in Asia: Bejing (PEK), Tokyo (HND), Hong […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline has been declared bankrupt, after attempts to resolve its financial problems failed. The Lugano, Switzerland-based carrier had in recent years traded as Etihad Regional until the Abu Dhabi carrier sold its 33.3% shareholding to Luxembourg-based private equity fund 4K Invest in July 2017. The new owners also own Slovenia’s national […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ryanair announced that it has written to the pilot unions in Ireland, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal inviting each of them to talks to recognise these unions as the representative body for pilots in Ryanair in each of these countries, as long as they establish Committees of Ryanair pilots to deal with Ryanair […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes James Elliott, director for MRO for aviation and defense at IFS, argues that both airlines and shops need much more granular insight into every part of every aircraft as new models become pervasive in commercial aircraft maintenance. The shift from the old, rigid A, B, C, D checks, with batches of maintenance tasks done at […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Board of Directors of Airbus SE has decided on a series of Executive changes that ensure an orderly succession in the Executive leadership of Airbus. Tom Enders has advised the Board that he does not wish to seek another term as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) beyond his current mandate which runs until the 2019 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A power outage brought the world’s busiest airport to a standstill Sunday, ruining holiday travel for thousands and threatening another day of headaches, with hundreds of flights on Monday already canceled. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta lost power shortly after 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, leaving passengers trapped inside airport terminals and some in planes […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute S7 Airlines, участник глобального авиационного альянса oneworld®, начинает выполнять рейсы по маршруту Москва – Рим. Об этом сообщает пресс-служба авиакомпании. Пассажирам, путешествующим из московского аэропорта Домодедово, доступны прямые ежедневные рейсы. Вылет из Москвы в 13:05, прибытие в римский аэропорт Фьюмичино в 15:00. Обратный рейс отправляется из Рима в 16:00 и прилетает в Москву в 21:45. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dubai International is prepping itself to receive as many as 8 million passengers during the month of December. Celebrating the festive nature of the period, Dubai International is set to feature an array of promotions and season activities, which includes the launch of the Winter Wonderland DXB. Travellers passing through Terminal 3 can visit the […]