Landing multiple helicopters in a small landing zone – especially an area hidden in a cloud of dust and criss-crossed with enemy gun fire – is one of the more complicated and dangerous manoeuvres US Army pilots must be able...
Landing multiple helicopters in a small landing zone – especially an area hidden in a cloud of dust and criss-crossed with enemy gun fire – is one of the more complicated and dangerous manoeuvres US Army pilots must be able...
Concerns about a lack of air cargo capacity for the global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines – even those requiring the maintenance of extremely cold temperatures during transit – are unfounded, in the view of Cargolux chief executive Richard Forson. Concerns about a lack of air cargo...
Triton-owned online holiday provider Sunweb Group has pulled out of plans to acquire Corendon’s tour-operating business, including Corendon Dutch Airlines. Triton-owned online holiday provider Sunweb Group has pulled out of plans to acquire Corendon’s tour-operating business, including Corendon Dutch Airlines. Sunweb, which...
One of Russian outsize freight operator Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ Antonov An-124s has suffered substantial damage after a departure accident apparently involving engine failure. Images of the aircraft (RA-82042) at Novosibirsk show it came to rest on rough snowy ground, on its...
Offers Impressive 4,000 USG Payload For Both Their B737 And C-130 Coulson Aviation has been awarded a 5-year aerial firefighting contract for their Boeing 737 FIRELINER aircraft by the United States Forest Service (USFS). “We are honored to have our...
The Nigerian air force is set to receive three Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 fighters, as well as eight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from China. The JF-17 acquisition will see Pakistani pilots and technicians deployed to Nigeria for the first year...
Hanoi has signed off on funding of VND109 billion ($4.7 billion) for the first phase of Ho Chi Minh City’s new airport, to be located in nearby Long Thanh province. Deputy prime minister Trinh Dinh Dung signed the decision on...
Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet Air and logistics firm UPS have entered a cargo partnership agreement. The agreement allows Vietjet to access UPS’s international air cargo network, and UPS to access Vietjet’s Vietnam and regional networks, says Vietjet. Source: Vietjet Cargo...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has successfully raised S$850 million ($630 million) through a convertible bond issue. Originally targeted to raise S$750 million, the amount was raised owing to strong investor support, says the carrier. Source: Max Kingsley-Jones/FlightGlobal An SIA 777-300ER in...
Air New Zealand has appointed its former senior executive Richard Thomson as its next chief financial officer. Air New Zealand has appointed its former senior executive Richard Thomson as its next chief financial officer. Thomson has held the same position...