Aero Linx: The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing was granted a Provisional Charter on February 28, 1987, and a Wing Charter No. 48 on January 30, 1989. It has since displayed its collection of...
Aero Linx: The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing was granted a Provisional Charter on February 28, 1987, and a Wing Charter No. 48 on January 30, 1989. It has since displayed its collection of...
LORAN An electronic navigational system by which hyperbolic lines of position are determined by measuring the difference in the time of reception of synchronized pulse signals from two fixed transmitters. Loran A operates in the 1750-1950 kHz frequency band. Loran...
Swiss maintenance provider SR Technics has spun out its component support business into a separate entity under new branding, as part of a wider company restructuring. Swiss maintenance provider SR Technics has spun out its component support business into a separate entity under new...
Prospects for Europe’s airlines in the first quarter of 2021 have deteriorated notably in recent weeks, but bank HSBC expects intra-European and possibly transatlantic passenger numbers to bounce back for the summer season. Prospects for Europe’s airlines in the first...
Norwegian is ditching the long-haul, low-cost model it pioneered over the past decade, but will the carrier’s legacy be a longer lasting impact on the transatlantic market? News that struggling low-cost carrier Norwegian plans to drop its long-haul activity and...
One of the flight-test Irkut MC-21-300s has been involved in a runway excursion at Moscow Zhukovsky during an exercise simulating single-engine failure. Images from the scene show that aircraft 73051 – the first example of the aircraft to fly –...
European regulators are proposing to tighten rules for helicopters that are operated over water for extended periods in order to speed the uptake of the latest safety standards. European regulators are proposing to tighten rules for helicopters that are operated...
Egypt is quietly building up its fleet of Leonardo Helicopters AW149s, having now taken delivery of five of an eventual 24 of the super-medium-twins from a 2019 order worth €871 million ($1 billion). Egypt is quietly building up its fleet...
Virgin Australia has announced six appointments to its 10-member executive leadership team, under new chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka. Virgin Australia has announced six appointments to its 10-member executive leadership team, under new chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka. “Several of the new appointments...
Russian airlines’ passenger traffic halved over the course of last year, official figures from the federal air transport regulator show. Rosaviatsia states that overall traffic was down by 52% with passenger numbers down 46% to 69.2 million. But the fall...