American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and United’s Scott Kirby are happy that aircraft manufacturers and providers of onboard systems are now finally talking directly with 5G companies in the US about solving the safety concerns. But it makes him sad…
Flight testing of the COMAC C919 is still a long way off being completed anytime soon before the type will be certified. Yet, the Chinese OEM expects the first deliveries of the single-aisle aircraft to happen this year. COMAC C919…
The aviation concerns over the 5G cellular telephone equipment rollout in the United States have once again caused an eleventh-hour delay in activating the system, originally scheduled for this morning. Concerns center on potential interference with radar altimeters, which tell…
After reducing its workforce by some 8.000 in the past two Covid-years, Airbus will recruit 6.000 new staff this year again. The new roles will be worldwide across the group and are needed as the European airframer is seeing a…
Chinese eVTOL-maker AutoFlight is seeking European certification of its Prosperity I vehicle and has therefore established a new R&D and Certification Center in Augsburg (Germany). AutoFlight hopes to get EASA certification in 2025. China’s AutoFlight enters Europe to get EASA ticket.…
Just three weeks into the new year, ATR has reported its first order of 2022. Maldivian, the airline from the islands of the Maldives southwest of India, has ordered two 72-600s and one 42-600. Maldivian order first 2022 sale for ATR.…