New Zealand and Australia could announce a travel bubble in early 2021, but plans are tempered by fears of a possible Covid-19 resurgence. New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern says discussions are underway with Canberra, and barring “significant changes in...
Also: Joby Takes On Uber Elevate, SkyHawks Season Cancelled, MQ-25 Test, JetBlue A220 It was quite an explosion...shortly after the launch of a SpaceX Starship prototype to 40,000 feet. The steel rocket prototype that SpaceX hopes will be used to...
Organisers of the Russian MAKS-2021 Moscow air show are pressing ahead with the event despite the cancellation of the Paris air show, due to be held a month earlier. The Russian show is scheduled to be held on 20-25 July...
Scheduled US passenger airlines cut almost 37,000 jobs in the one-month period ending mid-October, bringing that sector’s employment to the lowest level in at least 30 years, US government data shows. Scheduled US passenger airlines cut almost 37,000 jobs in...
Oklahoma City street crews are ready to clear the City’s snow routes if snow affects driving conditions on Sunday and Monday. Thirty-two trucks will be loaded with salt and ready to work around the clock until road conditions improve. Crews...
The US Navy cleared its Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) programme to enter the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) acquisition phase on 8 December. The US Navy cleared its Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) programme to enter the...
Rolls-Royce has completed inspections of high-cycle Trent XWB-84 engines for premature wear on intermediate-pressure compressor blades, but has yet to fully determine the cause. Rolls-Royce has completed inspections of high-cycle Trent XWB-84 engines for premature wear on intermediate-pressure compressor blades,...
Portugal’s government has indicated that a restructuring of flag-carrier TAP should involve a reduction of fleet capacity, and the cutting of 2,000 personnel. The carrier group has over 100 aircraft, including its regional division Portugalia, but the Portuguese infrastructure minister...
UK long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic Airways is preparing to withdraw its final Boeing 747-400, which is set to be transformed into a US-operated troop carrier. The aircraft (G-VROY), parked at the airline’s London Heathrow maintenance hangar, has undergone an acceptance...
New GE H75-A Features Single-Lever Electronic Engine And Propeller Control On 4 December 2020, Diamond Aircraft’s DART-550 performed its first flight with the new fully aerobatic GE Aviation H75-A engine at Wiener Neustadt East Airport (LOAN) in Austria. This new...