INTERVIEW | Crisis Hit Vietnamese Aviation Differently. Why? Before the coronavirus hit, Vietnam, with a population of nearly 96 million people, was one of the most… ByBAA TrainingJuly 16, 2020
First Japanese V-22 Osprey deployed amidst controversy Japan becomes the first foreign operator of the U.S.-made tiltrotor aircraft, a move anticipated for almost a decade,… ByValius VenckunasJuly 15, 2020
UIA Flight PS752 shot down due to series of human mistakes In an interim report, the Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran believes a “human error”… ByClément CharpentreauJuly 13, 2020
Movies that best depict flight attendant life Airplanes and aviators have been a common theme of many great movies that the film industry gave us.… ByMaja MandzikashviliJuly 11, 2020
Dutch government brings Russia to court over MH17 downing The Dutch government announced that it would bring Russia before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) “for… ByClément CharpentreauJuly 10, 2020
Passenger aircraft utilization amidst COVID-19: new solutions As the COVID-19 swept through the industry many airlines were trying to sustain their daily operations as demand… ByVilma VaitiekunaiteJuly 9, 2020
Eastern Airlines the 3rd unveils new livery “New livery, who dis?” asked Eastern Airlines, unveiling its new(-ish) aircraft livery. A worthy question indeed, as the… ByAeroTime TeamJuly 9, 2020
PS752: Iran turns down compensation talks with Ukraine Yet another twist in the ongoing negotiations around the crash of the Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752: days… ByClément CharpentreauJuly 8, 2020
Who is the world’s youngest in the aviation industry? It is pretty sweet to be the youngest in the family or a group of friends. Although what… ByKristina KirkliauskaiteJuly 7, 2020
Next Step – The Warp Drive? Normally, most people wouldn’t know where Wuhan is. Under the current circumstances, it’s possible that most people are… ByThe Flying WordsmithJuly 3, 2020
OTD: Iran Air A300 mistakenly shot down by US Navy, 290 dead On July 3, 1988, Iran Air flight 655 from Bandar Abbas, Iran, to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates,… ByClément CharpentreauJuly 3, 2020
More work is needed to maintain a parked aircraft than a flying In the middle of April, airlines around the globe had put 62% of worldwide aircraft fleet into storage,… ByVilma VaitiekunaiteJuly 2, 2020
KlasJet continue operations while following strict hygiene rules As the need to transport workers, business people and repatriate citizens during corona-virus knockdown was still there, private… ByVilma VaitiekunaiteJuly 1, 2020
SAS announces recapitalization plan; to raise $1.5 billion Despite earlier measures to keep the company intact, Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS) announced a recapitalization plan in order… ByRytis BeresneviciusJune 30, 2020
China’s COMAC begins high-temperature testing of C919 The Chinese answer to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320 families, the COMAC C919 narrow-body aircraft, has… ByRytis BeresneviciusJune 30, 2020
Emirates July 2020 network grows to 52 destinations Emirates plans to restart flights to Cairo, Tunis, Glasgow, and Malé, bringing its network to 52 destinations in… ByAeroTime TeamJune 30, 2020
Icelandair has enough cash left to run for three months Icelandair planned to launch a new round of shares for investors to improve liquidity. However, the offering of… ByRytis BeresneviciusJune 29, 2020
Famous aerospace entrepreneurs: Richard Branson When at age 15 Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, future co-founder of the transnational corporation Virgin Group,launched a… ByMaja MandzikashviliJune 28, 2020