French defence minister Florence Parly has signed a contract covering the production of 12 replacement Dassault Rafale fighters for the French air force, less than one week after Greece finalised an 18-aircraft acquisition including a dozen secondhand jets. French defence...
Vietjet Air reports a profitable year in 2020 despite the pandemic, banking on ancillary revenue and cargo. Vietjet Air reports a profitable year in 2020 despite the pandemic, banking on ancillary revenue and cargo. The airline posted a consolidated after-tax...
Japan Airlines (JAL) has sharply reduced its profit and revenue forecasts for the 2020 financial year, as it reports significant nine-month losses. Japan Airlines (JAL) has sharply reduced its profit and revenue forecasts for the 2020 financial year, as it...
Ryanair is hoping that, following restoration of the Boeing 737 Max in Europe, certification of the specific high-density 737-8200 variant will shortly follow, allowing it to build a fleet of the jets ahead of summer. The US FAA’s flight standardisation...
The Philippine Air Force has taken delivery of the first of two Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transports provided under the US government’s Excess Defence Articles programme. The Philippine Air Force has taken delivery of the first of two Lockheed Martin...
China’s Hainan Airlines has forecast a staggering CNY58 billion ($9 billion) full-year net loss, with asset impairment costs expected to account for a significant portion of its red ink. China’s Hainan Airlines has forecast a staggering CNY58 billion ($9 billion)...
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) swung briefly back into the black in its third-quarter earnings, warning that the “glacial pace” of global air travel recovery is punishing its profitability. SIA Engineering (SIAEC) swung briefly back into the black in its third-quarter earnings,...
Instrument Approach Procedure A series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing or to a point from which a landing may be made...
Also: SnF Safety Issues, COVID Cautions, Great Expectations And Some Surprises With so many aero-events being delayed, Heli-Expo cancelled and Aero- Friedrichshafen delayed to the week before Oshkosh, people are wondering when can the aviation world return to normal and...
Transponder Observed Phraseology used to inform a VFR pilot the aircraft’s assigned beacon code and position have been observed. Specifically, this term conveys to a VFR pilot the transponder reply has been observed and its position correlated for transit through...