Author: Dominykas

Laserpas Project Reveals 10 Dangerous Objects Per Powerline Kilometer

Reading Time: 2 minutes Laserpas, a leading international Remotely Piloted Airborne System (RPAS) operator in the Baltic States, announced having completed another power grid inspection pilot project for one of the national transmission operators in the Baltics. Having inspected 330 kV power grid line spanning over 136,17 km, company uncovered over 1500 suspicious and dangerous trees, as well as […]

Новейший двигатель СМ-100 для беспилотников могут испытать в 2019 году

Reading Time: < 1 minute Испытания опытного образца двигателя СМ-100, предназначенного для учебно-боевой авиации и беспилотников, планируется провести в 2019 году, заявил РИА Новости в четверг в ходе форума “Армия-2017” официальный представитель Объединенной двигателестроительной корпорации (ОДК). В 2016 году управляющий директор Научно-производственного центра газотурбостроения “Салют” (входит в ОДК) Виталий Клочков заявлял журналистам о старте разработки двигателем для БЛА нового поколения […]

Indonesia Is Still Undecided On The Purchase Of Russia’s MC-21 Aircraft

Reading Time: < 1 minute Jakarta is still undecided on the purchase of Russia’s new MC-21 passenger airplane, Indonesian Ambassador to Russia Mohamad Wahid Supriyadi told Sputnik on Wednesday, adding though that the jets could be in great demand in Indonesia. On August 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during his trip to Jakarta that Russia’s Irkut aircraft corporation […]

3 Injured On Skywest CRJ-700 Flight To Chicago

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of American Airlines was performing flight from Atlanta to Chicago O’Hare, when the crew decided to divert to Saint Louis reporting a flight attendant had sustained a head injury as result of turbulence. The aircraft landed safely in Saint Louis about 25 minutes later. The FAA reported one […]

EL AL Israel Airlines Celebrate Delivery of First 787 Dreamliner

Reading Time: 2 minutes Boeing, EL AL Israel Airlines and Air Lease Corporation are celebrating the delivery of the carrier’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. EL AL leased the airplane through an agreement with Air Lease Corporation. The 787-9 touched down in Tel Aviv following a nonstop, 6,746 mile (10,856 km.) delivery flight from Paine Field, adjacent to Boeing’s factory […]

Дефицит квалифицированных пилотов при профиците коммерческих пилотов

Reading Time: 4 minutes В настоящее время летную эксплуатацию порядка 4 413 гражданских воздушных судов в России осуществляет около 17 тысяч человек – членов летного экипажа, эта цифра постоянно растет благодаря непрерывному росту выпускаемых на рынок труда молодых специалистов, окончивших учебные заведения гражданской авиации. Из 17 тысяч пилотов порядка 11 600 человек являются коммерческими пилотами, в целом по стране […]

Compass Airlines Raises First Year Pilot Pay To $41.00 Per Flight Hour

Reading Time: < 1 minute First year, First Officer pay at Compass Airlines will soon be the highest in the regional airline industry. Compass is pleased to announce that effective October 1, 2017, its first year, First Officer pay will increase to $41.00 per flight hour. Additionally, First Officers at all pay steps will receive an increase. “The nationwide pilot […]

Air New Zealand Reports Decline In Full Year Profit

Reading Time: 2 minutes Air New Zealand says it is optimistic about the year ahead as the competitive environment eases after reporting a 17.5 per cent decline in full year profit in 2016/17 as it battled the arrival of new entrants into its home market. Net profit for the 12 months to June 30 2017 came in at NZ$382 […]

Netherlands’ Airports Switching 100% To Wind Energy

Reading Time: 2 minutes On January the 1st of 2017, Dutch National Railway company NS made a monumental step towards a world in which we no longer compromise the wellbeing of future generations for the sake of our own livelihood. NS is switching to wind energy from newly erected wind farms for transporting all of its 600,000 daily passengers, […]

Opportunities For Women In Aviation Are Growing

Reading Time: < 1 minute Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) is celebrating its female workforce as part of the third annual Emirati Women’s Day. Women comprise 36 per cent of EAG’s nearly 26,000-strong workforce, working alongside men in what are traditionally regarded as male professions such as engineering, the flight deck and cargo. Emirati women are also well represented in these […]