by Liz Hands | Apr 5, 2020 | Blog
China demonstrated its construction prowess to the world when it built a makeshift emergency hospital in just six days at the height of the COVID-19 crisis at Wuhan. While no-one is suggesting the same quick-fix prefabricated methods will be used in its new airport...
by Wajeeh Qureshi | Apr 5, 2020 | Blog
The MC-21 is Russia’s next-generation commercial aircraft set to compete with the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. The Russian airliner which is currently under-development by Irkut Corporation –a member of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) – is expected to hit the...
by David Hopwood | Apr 4, 2020 | Blog
Boeing still has the MAX grounded, it shuts down its manufacturing operations in Seattle, has next to no orders for its commercial aircraft, seriously negative cash flow and declines the US government offer of a bailout. That’s quite a few issues to deal with. But the...
by David Hopwood | Apr 4, 2020 | Blog
Have you ever wondered as a passenger or as an aviation enthusiast on what it takes for pilots to navigate the aircraft to and from busy airports? Apart from checklists and manuals entirely related to the aircraft, pilots also carry charts allowing aircraft to safely...
by Wajeeh Qureshi | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog
Recently, the German Air Force –Luftwaffe- has been planning to replace its almost obsolete Panavia Tornado fleet with a new combat aircraft. In the past, it has considered the Lockheed Martin F-35A, the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon as...
by Ankur Deo | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog
To help alleviate a financial crunch presented by the ongoing coronavirus cataclysm, Virgin Atlantic(VA) is calling on the British government to provide 500mn Pound Sterling government-backed loans and credit guarantees. Airbus and Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, which...
