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China’s Airport-Building Frenzy Continues
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...
MC-21: The Russian competitor to Boeing and Airbus?
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...
Another Problem for Boeing; Now it’s the KC-46 Tanker
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...
SID, STAR – What do Pilots use while flying to Depart and Arrive into Airports?
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...
How Luftwaffe plans to revive its ‘aging’ Tornado fleet?
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...
The Coronavirus Effect: Virgin Atlantic in Turbulence!
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...
Heathrow Reduces to a Single Runway
London’s main international airport will reduce its operations to a single runway as from Monday 6th April. The decision comes as no surprise as all airlines reduce their flights dramatically and Heathrow’s sister airport in East Sussex—Gatwick—has closed one of...
COVID-19 Pandemic – How is it affecting South America’s Aviation Industry?
COVID-19 crisis has been hitting Aviation harder than any other previously known crisis. For the past 7 weeks, canceled flights, salary cuts, and layoffs are increasing at a shocking pace. Not just this, halted production of jets, governments bailing out airlines...
The RFDS: Here to Help a Mate When You Need Them the Most
The Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) has long been trusted by Australian communities for ongoing medical attention where there would have not been any otherwise. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the ongoing efforts by the RFDS do not go unnoticed by Australian...