The European cargo plane made its first flight, The beluga XL is a highly modified version of a airbus A330-200 airliner the XL was based off its predecessor the beluga which made its first flight in October of 1995 (www.npr.org) 更多...
Preliminary details about yesterday’s midair collision in the Everglades, 11 miles northwest of Miami Executive Airport report the accident claimed the lives of four people, apparently two aboard each aircraft. Reports also indicate that both aircraft – a Cessna 172 and a twin-engine Piper Seneca – were involved in flight training activities at the time of the accident that occurred about 1 p.m. local time Tuesday. Each aircraft is believed to have carried a flight instructor and one additional… (www.flyingmag.com) 更多...
Women in Aviation International (WAI) UK Chapter is hosting a networking morning on Friday 20 July at the Farnborough air show, targeted at school girls and girl guide groups with interests in aviation. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Air Italy chief customer experience officer Rossen Dimitrov has stressed during the Farnborough air show that the relaunched Meridiana is "an Italian brand" and that its relationship with Qatar Airways is simply about "learning". (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
The raft of cargo aircraft orders racked up by Boeing at the Farnborough air show highlights a lack of competition that must be addressed, Airbus's chief commercial officer Eric Schulz has admitted. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has won a contract to service components for China Eastern Airlines’ on-order fleet of Boeing 787-9s. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Airbus secured firm orders for 93 aircraft during the Farnborough air show, taking its overall gross order total for the year so far to 354. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Albert Einstein used to say that “only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” The video shows an Airbus A380 taking off from the Plaine Magnien Airport located on the Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean. The A380 is the largest commercial airliner in the world and can carry more than 500 passengers in a typical three class seat configuration and up to 850 passengers in a densified all-economy cabin version. As the jumbo jet takes off from… (fstoppers.com) 更多...
Rolls-Royce, one of the world’s most famous engineering firms, has an unusual, but awesome idea for carrying out engine maintenance on future aircraft: using a pair of innovative robots inspired by the natural world. As part of its so-called IntelligentEngine project, researchers from Rolls-Royce have laid out their plans for snake and insect-swarm-inspired robots that will crawl inside engines to carry out inspections and perform maintenance. (www.digitaltrends.com) 更多...
Aerospace giant Airbus today launched the new version of its humpback-shaped airplane, known as a Beluga, into the skies for the very first time. The launch comes as the company takes steps to overhaul its manufacturing logistics. (venturebeat.com) 更多...
Boeing is quietly proposing a new version of the world-famous F-15 Eagle that combines an updated airframe with an unprecedented number of anti-air missiles. The F-15X would carry more than two dozen air-to-air missiles, more three times more than most fighter jets. According to DefenseOne, the Air Force is considering the proposal. (www.popularmechanics.com) 更多...
The US Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $10 million in grants to 12 small- and medium-sized airports to attract new air service. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Cathay Pacific will start a Hong Kong-Seattle service on 31 March 2019, making the city its eighth destination in the United States. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Airbus has announced another tentative A320neo commitment from an undisclosed customer, this one covering a deal for 10 of the type. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
An unidentified customer has agreed to take 100 additional Boeing 737 Max aircraft, the airframer announced at the Farnborough air show today. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
The newly painted Airbus A380 of Portuguese wet-lease operator Hi Fly arrived at the Farnborough air show today, adorned in a scheme promoting environmental preservation efforts. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
The newly painted Airbus A380 of Portuguese wet-lease operator Hi Fly arrived at the Farnborough air show today, adorned in a scheme promoting environmental preservation efforts. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has ordered an additional 34 Airbus A330neos at the Farnborough air show today. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
