Farnborough Airport, Gulfstream work to attract young people to STEM
On 16 October 1908, Samuel Franklin Cody crashed at the end of a 27-second, 1,390ft flight over Farnborough Common. The American pilot had c... Continue Reading
Safety
Spotlight on aviation’s climate impact shifts to non-CO2 effects
Non-CO2 emissions from aircraft account for as much as two-thirds of the aviation industry’s impact on climate change, yet their effec... Continue Reading
US general aviation embarks on important transition to unleaded avgas
On 1 September, the FAA approved supplemental type certificates (STC) allowing 100-octane unleaded avgas to be used in spark-ignition engine... Continue Reading
Airbus’ A350 NPS variant: lower weight, more MTOW—and bigger cabin
Airbus is planning to transition the A350-900 and -1000 to what it calls a “new production standard” (NPS) between now and 2024, reducing ai... Continue Reading
Goodbye aha! as parent ExpressJet eyes liquidation
The adventure is over for aha! airlines after parent company ExpressJet filed for bankruptcy and ceased all operations effective 22 August. ... Continue Reading
Covarians seeks to improve cabin environment through actionable data
Longtime aerospace industry executive Frédéric Griffe in 2017 founded French firm Covarians with the aim of developing new aircraft applicat... Continue Reading
Karen SA sees Bell 505 as optimum replacement for iconic JetRanger
Bell delivered the first Model 206 JetRanger helicopter 55 years ago, and continued building it through 2010. The stretched Model 206L LongR... Continue Reading
Dubai sightseeing seen as perfect introduction for eVTOL service
This summer, Embraer subsidiary Eve Air Mobility has released a steady flow of news as it signs letters of intent (LoI) and agreements aroun... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: The Future of Airports – a new model from an old tradition
An ancient art form — the mosaic — serves as a guide for new-world advances in data management … and major opportunities for airports, accor... Continue Reading
Iridium says Certus aviation terminals are nearly ready for primetime
Cracking into civil aviation with a new product or service can be a time-consuming process due to the industry’s necessarily stringent certi... Continue Reading
Thousands weigh in as FAA seeks public comment on aircraft seat size
Nearly four years after Congress directed the US Federal Aviation Administration to issue, after notice and comment, minimum dimensions for ... Continue Reading
Behind the Airbus A220’s six-operator African success
An announcement that the Airbus A220 — né the Bombardier C Series — has secured its sixth African operator in TAAG Angola Airlines via lesso... Continue Reading
Managing expectations key as JetBlue brings its PaxEx to Spirit
From a #PaxEx point of view, few airlines could be seen as greater opposites than JetBlue and Spirit. While Frontier and Spirit would have b... Continue Reading
Gulfstream’s new Farnborough facility boasts world-class credentials
Gulfstream opened its Farnborough, UK service center in July 2020. With hangar space for 13 of the OEM’s largest models, including the G650E... Continue Reading
Travellers flag concerns about accessibility of ArriveCAN
Canada is among the countries that adopted strict entry criteria during the COVID-19 pandemic, including requiring all travellers to submit ... Continue Reading