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Ryanair orders 75 more Boeing 737 Max jets

European low-cost carrier Ryanair has ordered 75 more Boeing 737 Max aircraft, lifting its firm commitments to the type to 210. European low-cost carrier Ryanair has ordered 75 more Boeing 737 Max aircraft, lifting its firm commitments to the type...

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El Al persuades ministry to advance security expenses

Israeli flag-carrier El Al has been granted a degree of financial relief after the government agreed to provide advance payment to the airline for expenditure on security services. El Al says the ministry of finance has agreed to the request...

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Gulf Air and IAI seal maintenance pact after Bahrain-Israel tie-up

Normalisation of diplomatic relations between Bahrain and Israel has led to a new maintenance agreement under which Gulf Air aircraft will undergo line maintenance from Israel Aerospace Industries. IAI states that its Aviation Group will offer a “comprehensive technical response”...

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Airborne 11.30.20: NEW Fisher ARIA, AN-124 Grounding, Walmart Drone Shows

Also: Entry-Level Colt S-LSA, Warbird Adventures, AEA v GPS Interference, FAI Awards Ceremony Fisher Flying products is alive and well... and readying an all-new aircraft design -- a small low-wing tandem speedster. The aircraft is an all wood design with...

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Airborne-Unmanned 12.02.20: Drone Certs, Drone Pilot Busted, Flirtey-Vault

Also: 100 Falcon 9 Launches, Submarine Drone Delivery, Walmart Drone Shows, FAA Drone Registrations The FAA published airworthiness criteria for the proposed certification of 10 different UAS as special class aircraft. This is a crucial step to enabling more complex...

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Airborne-Unmanned 12.02.20: Drone Certs, Drone Pilot Busted, Flirtey-Vault

Also: 100 Falcon 9 Launches, Submarine Drone Delivery, Walmart Drone Shows, FAA Drone Registrations The FAA published airworthiness criteria for the proposed certification of 10 different UAS as special class aircraft. This is a crucial step to enabling more complex...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (12.01.20): Go Around

Go Around Instructions for a pilot to abandon his/her approach to landing. Additional instructions may follow. Unless otherwise advised by ATC, a VFR aircraft or an aircraft conducting visual approach should overfly the runway while climbing to traffic pattern altitude...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.01.20)

“Adapting a small number of our healthiest B-1s to carry hypersonic weapons is vital to bridge between the bomber force we have today, to the force of tomorrow. This is a major step forward in our global precision fires capability...

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EASA certifies ATR 72-600 freighter

ATR has obtained European approval for the manufacturer’s purpose-built freighter, based on the ATR 72-600 airframe. The manufacturer, which launched the programme in 2017 based on an order from cargo operator FedEx, stared flying the first example of the -600F...

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SAS not counting Norwegian out as rival plans $450m share issue

Scandinavian operator SAS believes that it will face a fiercely competitive situation in the region during crisis recovery, irrespective of the survival – or otherwise – of budget rival Norwegian. Norwegian disclosed plans on 3 December to pursue a new...

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