Canberra plans to upgrade the communications and mission system equipment aboard its fleet of Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-tole tanker transports (MRTTs). The project will bring the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) locally-designated KC-30A fleet up to the latest...
Fresh data from Eurocontrol shows there were under 100,000 weekly flights across the European network for the first time since mid-July. Eurocontrol’s latest weekly dashboard indicates there were 99,217 flights during the week ending 11 October. “[The] Network saw fewer than...
British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz is to step down from his position, after four years, to be succeeded by Aer Lingus chief Sean Doyle. Parent company IAG states that the change is part of a management reshuffle that takes...
In August, the US Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing launched its iNeuraLS project, an effort to speed up pilot training through brain stimulation. Some will feel like a slight tingling sensation. Others will feel nothing at all. The electrode placed...
Most of Malaysia Airlines’ lessors have rejected a restructuring plan it proposed, according to a media report. Lessors claiming to represent 70% of the aircraft and engines leased to the airline group have called the plan “inappropriate and fatally flawed”...
Thai Vietjet Air plans to both grow its fleet and add staff even though domestic air travel with Thailand remains subdued amid the coronavirus pandemic. The airline says it plans to grow its fleet to 15 aircraft “by 2021”, and...
Aero Linx: The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) The Australian Federation of Air Pilots represents and promotes the interests of Australian professional flight crew and champions the highest possible standards of aviation safety. The Australian Federation of Air Pilots...
From 2011: The Sebring LSA Show Reveals That The Light-Sport Industry Still Has Much To Learn Our good friend, Dave Juwel, has done a marvelous job of helping ANN evaluate the sport and general aviation industry's ability to market itself...
Hawaiian Airlines has said it will suspend its regional subsidiary Ohana by Hawaiian on 1 November as the carrier continues to experience economic hardship due to the coronavirus and resulting quarantine requirements. Hawaiian Airlines has said it will suspend its...
Italy’s government has signed an air transport decree to establish a new national airline to succeed flag-carrier Alitalia. The government is referring the operator as Newco, but transport minister Paola De Micheli signals that the company’s formal name is ITA,...