Reading Time: < 1 minute The Italian government has extended a further EUR300 million (USD354.64 million) in funding to bankrupt Alitalia and its Alitalia CityLiner unit. An official gazette issued on Friday, October 13, said the funding would add to a EUR600 million euro (USD655 million) bridging loan extended to the carrier in May this year. The due date on […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Beginning in January 1, 2018, the FAA will require newly designed aircraft to be quieter which will help toward lowering noise around airports and surrounding communities. Called “Stage 5 Airplane Noise Standards,” this FAA rule ensures that the latest available noise reduction technology is incorporated into new aircraft designs. As a result, new airplane type […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new smart tunnel which is expected to reduce passport control procedures to just 15 seconds will be installed at Dubai International Airport by the end of next summer. In a tweet published on Thursday, Dubai Media Office said the system, which uses iris recognition technology, will be rolled out in DXB’s Terminal 3. Passengers […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute UEC Saturn, a part of Rostec Corporation, has assembled its 300th PowerJet SaM146 engine for use on Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. The powerplant is produced as part of a Russian-French joint venture between Safran Aircraft Engines and UEC Saturn. The SaM164engine passed certification in 2010 and entered operation with the first SSJ100s in 2011. Each […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes У бразильского авиастроителя Embraer сократились поставки коммерческих ВС в III квартале 2017 г. За этот период производитель предал клиентам 25 таких ВС, что на 14% меньше, чем за июль–сентябрь 2016 г., сообщает авиастроитель. Отрицательная динамика зафиксирована из-за снижения в поставках модели E175. Клиенты получили 18 таких ВС (–25%). Также на одну единицу увеличились поставки каждой […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Новый центр управления полётами (ЦУП) филиала “Московский центр автоматизированного управления воздушным движением” (МЦ АУВД) ФГУП “Государственная корпорация по организации воздушного движения в Российской Федерации” введён в эксплуатацию. Технические возможности нового ЦУП, оснащённого отечественной автоматизированной системой организации воздушного движения (АС ОрВД) “Синтез-АР4”, позволят осуществить переход на новую структуру воздушного пространства Московской зоны ЕС ОрВД. Открывшийся ЦУП […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute It is perfectly normal for people to become tired. Nearly everyone experiences fatigue, however, some professions, such as aviation, medicine or the military, demand precise, rapid and well-informed decision making as well as communication with little margin for error. Concern about the potential for fatigue to negatively affect human performance in the aviation context extends […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In what Carsten Spohr, chief executive of Lufthansa, said was a “great day” for his company, Germany’s largest carrier has agreed to purchase the lion’s share of Air Berlin, which filed for bankruptcy protection on August 15. The purchase price of €210m (US$245m) will see Lufthansa looking to acquire 80 of Air Berlin’s 144 aircraft, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Simrik Airlines (formerly known as Sita Air) Dornier Do-228 performing flight with 9 passengers and 2 crew, was about to take off from Lukla when the aircraft went off the left edge of the runway and stopped. The airline reported the aircraft became involved in a runway excursion aligning to the left of the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 300th Russian-French SaM146 current engine for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft has been assembled at UEC – Saturn (operating as part of Rostec’s United Engine Corporation) and delivered to Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company. To date, the SaM146 engine fleet has logged over 700,000 flight hours. The SaM146 is an integrated power plant that […]