Also: Bryant S-76B Crash Hearing, AeroEducate Initiative, Liberty University, Sustainable Fuels Pipistrel-USA reports that over the course of 2020, Pipistrel delivered 111 certified Pipistrel Velis electric aircraft, as well as a number of the Pipistrel ALPHA Electro aircraft. One stunning...
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has prolonged the furlough of close to 5,000 personnel at least until the end of February, as the government imposes restrictions on air services. El Al says it has “decided to extend” the unpaid leave of...
Rolls-Royce is assuming engine flying hours on twin-aisle long-haul aircraft will reach just 55% of pre-crisis levels during 2021, down from a previous base case of 70%. The outlook reflects the uncertainty over air traffic recovery for the widebody sector...
Flights across European airspace in 2020 saw a fall in CO2 emissions that was largely in line with declining flight numbers, according to data released by Eurocontrol. Flights across European airspace in 2020 generated a fall in CO2 emissions that was largely in...
China poses several awkward challenges for the US Army. First, the US Army is a land-based military service and China is an ocean away. Second, the wide-open spaces of the Pacific Ocean would seem to make it more difficult to hide...
Greece has signed a deal to acquire 18 Rafale fighters, including a dozen examples which will be drawn from the French air force’s current inventory and delivered from mid-2021. Greece has signed a deal to acquire 18 Rafale fighters, including a dozen...
New Zealand’s international borders will likely remain closed off for the rest of the year, amid uncertainty over the rollout of coronavirus vaccines. New Zealand’s international borders will likely remain closed off for the rest of the year, amid uncertainty...
Tokyo has reiterated the critical importance of connectivity in its developmental Mitsubishi F-X future fighter programme. Tokyo has reiterated the critical importance of connectivity in its developmental Mitsubishi F-X future fighter programme. In a programme update on its website, Japan’s...
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured deals to provide two Heron Mk II unmanned air vehicles (UAV) to an unnamed country in Central Asia. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured deals to provide two Heron Mk II unmanned air vehicles...
All Nippon Airways will retire large aircraft operating domestic flights “ahead of schedule” — and cut their utilisation by half — as it discloses that domestic operations will “make up the core” of its earnings in the coming financial year,...