Reading Time: < 1 minute The second leg of the Helicopter World Cup 2017 kicked off at Konakovo Aerodrome, in Russia’s Tver Region, on July 15. During the two-day event, pilots of 15 crews from Austria, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine showed their skills in two competitions: “Slalom” and “Freight handling.” Russian pilots performed in Mi-2 and Robinson-44 helicopters and took […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute UPS has announced it is ready to handle a wider range of higher-risk goods with the addition of 400 ‘dangerous’ commodities onto its fly-list for its global air network. The express giant has also increased the size of allowable shipments. The newly added items include chemicals to clean laboratory equipment, paint, compressed gases, adhesives and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK low-cost carrier easyJet has announced that Carolyn McCall will step down as CEO around the end of 2017 to lead UK television company ITV. The airline said McCall will continue with her existing responsibilities; the search for her successor is already underway. “This was a really difficult decision for me to make,” McCall said. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lithuania’s FL Technics is based in one region with healthy aviation growth, but the firm aims to serve the even more rapidly growing markets far to the East. Since opening its first office in Southeast Asia in 2011, FL has added an office in Bangkok and a hangar in Indonesia. The MRO now employs 100 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Airline passengers are facing cancellations, delays and disruption after a plane tyre burst as it left the runway on a transatlantic flight. Flights are using Gatwick’s back-up runway after the airport’s main strip was closed following an incident involving an Air Canada Rouge flight to Toronto. The plane was leaving Gatwick at 1.16pm bound for […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Новейший член семейства широкофюзеляжных самолетов Airbus — A350-1000 завершил программу испытаний в условиях жаркого климата. В тестах, проводившихся с 4 по 7 июля при температурах выше +40°C в международном аэропорту Аль-Айн (ОАЭ), был задействован испытательный борт с заводским серийным номером MSN065. По сообщению европейского авиастроителя, основной целью испытаний была проверка поведения систем самолета, с особым […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Холдинг “Российские космические системы” (РКС, входит в Госкорпорацию “Роскосмос”) разработал аппаратуру для контроля систем российского истребителя пятого поколения Т-50 на основе технологий, применяемых в ракетно-космической технике. Новейшие интеллектуальные датчики и системы мониторинга созданы для управления выпуском шасси и гидравлической системы самолета. Эти и другие разработки для авиации РКС представит на международном авиационно-космическом салоне МАКС-2017, который […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Etihad has announced it will add seven flights per week to both Cairo, Egypt, and Lagos, Nigeria, on the back of growing numbers of tourists from the continent. “Cairo is the largest point to point market from Abu Dhabi enjoying an increase in tourist traffic to Egypt,” says Mohammad Al Bulooki, Etihad Airways Executive Vice […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Emirates and flydubai unveiled an extensive partnership which will see the two Dubai-based airlines join forces to offer customers unmatched travel options. Both airlines will continue to be managed independently, but will leverage each other’s network to scale up their operations and accelerate growth. The innovative partnership goes beyond code-sharing and includes integrated network collaboration […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Air Zimbabwe, the national carrier of the southern African nation, has reportedly made almost half of its 400-plus staff redundant as it battles chronic financial problems. The Zimbabwe flag carrier has been in a perilous position for years, with debts estimated at $330 million. Its fleet has shrunk to just a few aircraft. The Harare-headquartered […]