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Legacy surveillance platform will be retired next March, although a replacement has yet to be chosen. UK defence procurement officials face a race against time to acquire and field a new uncrewed surveillance platform for the British Army before the Thales Watchkeeper WK450 is withdrawn from service early next year. However, the budget to replace…
The aircraft was able to continue to its destination as planned despite the mid-air scare.
easyJet has accepted a £5.2 billion (US$6.9 billion) acquisition offer from investment firm Castelake, according to reports published…
Airline chief Chai Eamsiri says it is assessing the Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 777X programme. Thai Airways International is to make a decision on new long-haul widebody aircraft within one to two years, says its CEO, in an interview with FlightGlobal sister publication Luchtvaartnieuws. Speaking in Amsterdam on the sidelines of an event marking the…
Carrier insists it has ‘no relationship’ with twinjets which were withdrawn and sold in 2023. Middle Eastern operator Saudia Group is rejecting suggestions that it supplied a batch of Boeing 777-200ERs to an Iranian company. The company says the twinjets were sold to an entity registered "outside of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia" in June…
How the F-35B's lift fan allows NATO jets to operate from Finnish roads and why that capability matters near Russia.
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 was hit by a firework while on final approach to Chicago Midway…
Mexican carrier turned to the Japanese debt financing option as it prioritises "liquidity preservation". Mexican ultra low-cost carrier Viva (formerly VivaAerobus) closed its first-ever Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option (JOLCO) debt financing for an Airbus A321neo delivered in May, says Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the sole structuring agent and lender of the transaction.…
The aircraft was able to continue to its destination as planned despite the mid-air scare.
easyJet has accepted a £5.2 billion (US$6.9 billion) acquisition offer from investment firm Castelake, according to reports published…
The Bombardier Global 8000 is the fastest civil jet since Concorde, combining Mach 0.95 speed, 8,000-nm range, and record-setting performance.
Private jet charter rates range from $2,000 to more than $20,000 per hour, but taxes, fees, discounts, and passenger count determine the true costs.
In 2011 Interjet was Mexico's third-largest airline by passengers and was looking for a regional aircraft to support its domestic network. The obvious candidates were from Bombardier and Embraer but the carrier instead signed for 30 Sukhoi Superjet 100s! The financial logic was understandable at the time. However, this would be a fatal decision for Interjet, as it would be a major factor in the airline's downfall.Full article: https://simpleflying.com/why-22-russian-built-jets-have-sat-rotting-at-mexican-airports-since-2020/
Modern airliner autopilots still require constant pilot inputs, monitoring, and oversight.
A Kodiak 100 seaplane made a hard landing on the East River off Manhattan's 23rd Street in New…
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 was hit by a firework while on final approach to Chicago Midway…
Many pilots who rent or borrow aircraft assume that the FBO, flight school, or aircraft owner's insurance will protect them if something goes wrong. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.
Many pilots who rent or borrow aircraft assume that the FBO, flight school, or aircraft owner's insurance will protect them if something goes wrong. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.
By Josh Manring, EAA 1387901 For Cadet 2nd Lt. Carter Froehlich, Civil Air Patrol, aviation started with a trip to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. In 2015, Carter attended AirVenture with his father at just 5 years old. They camped for the entire week, surrounded by airplanes, air shows, and aviation enthusiasts from around the world. "It […]
Legacy surveillance platform will be retired next March, although a replacement has yet to be chosen. UK defence procurement officials face a race against time to acquire and field a new uncrewed surveillance platform for the British Army before the Thales Watchkeeper WK450 is withdrawn from service early next year. However, the budget to replace…
How the F-35B's lift fan allows NATO jets to operate from Finnish roads and why that capability matters near Russia.
Trump's $400M Boeing 747-8 Air Force One faces legal, political, and logistical hurdles that could block its Miami presidential library future.
