Reading Time: 2 minutes Проектирование второго пассажирского терминала в аэропорту Жуковский должно начаться до конца 2017 г., рассказал ato.ru первый заместитель гендиректора управляющей аэропортом компании “Рампорт Аэро” Евгений Солодилин. Такая задача была поставлена акционерами компании — госкорпорацией “Ростех” и литовским холдингом Avia Solutions Group. “В следующем году планируется рассмотреть вопрос о начале строительства второго терминала, — сказал Солодилин. — […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute По данным информационного портала Avia.pro, российские учёные и инженеры уже работают над созданием военного истребителя 6-го поколения, и хотя активная фаза проектирования ещё не начата, проект будущего самолёта может оказаться достаточно перспективным и не имеющим аналогов в мире. Так, по официальным данным, боевой самолёт будет оборудован системой автоматического распознавания воздушных целей, устанавливая своего противника, что […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Since the first commercial flight in 1914, the aviation industry has completely changed and grown to a major transport business. Rapid population growth is increasing aviation popularity and more frequent usage. For example, in 2011 2.8 billion passengers travelled by the air, whereas in 2016 the number grew to 3.6 billion air travellers. Therefore, these […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes How the New Zealand operator transformed its maintenance operations–starting with eliminating the Excel spreadsheet. One of the major benefits New Zealand-based Sounds Air has seen from becoming an early adopter of the Takeflite airline enterprise software suite is the dramatic improvement in capability the suite’s maintenance control module has given the carrier in managing its […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Airbus SE has reported half-year (H1) 2017 financial results and maintained its guidance for the full year. Order intake totalled €37.2bn (H1 2016: €39.1bn) with the order book valued at €981bn as of 30 June 2017 (year-end 2016: €1,060bn). A total of 203 net commercial aircraft orders were received (H1 2016: 183 aircraft), with the […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes CAE forecasts that the industry will need 255,000 new airline pilots over the next 10 years. Airbus predicts that by 2036 the demand for new pilots will be over half a million. It is calculated that the airline industry will need to produce 70 new type-rated pilots per day to meet the global demand. What […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Delta Air Lines is deepening its longstanding and industry-leading partnership with Air France-KLM Group with a €375 million investment to acquire 10 percent equity in the joint venture partner and a seat on the Air France-KLM Group Board of Directors. Additionally, Delta, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic will launch a combined long-term joint venture, supported […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Thousands of flights recently had to be delayed because EU border controls are significantly understaffed to comply with tightened immigration checks — some passengers even missed their flights. During this busy summer travel season, airline travellers have become victims of the disproportionate impact that the implementation of a new EU Regulation is having on the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes A number of airlines, including Delta Air Lines and Avianca Airlines, intend to suspend their services to Caracas. According to the letter submitted by Delta to the Venezuelan National Institute of Civil Aviation, the last flight DL781 from Atlanta to Caracas will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017. The return and final farewell flight […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Самолет немецкой авиакомпании Lufthansa совершил экстренную посадку в аэропорту английского Манчестера из-за родов у пассажирки. Об этом сообщается в официальном микроблоге перевозчика в Twitter. Лайнер следовал из колумбийской столицы Богота во Франкфурт-на-Майне. В Lufthansa отметили, что мать и новорожденный младенец чувствуют себя хорошо. Как уточняет Daily Mail, инцидент произошел в среду, 26 июля. Женщина, личность […]