Two major European airlines flying to Russia have now received approval to fly while bypassing Belarusian airspace. Airlines, including Air France and Lufthansa, faced cancelled flights and the potential for knock-on effects for other flights going through Russian airspace. Reuters states that European giants Air France and Lufthansa have received approvalRead More →
Several airlines said on Monday they would avoid Belarusian air space after it intercepted a Ryanair jetliner to arrest a dissident journalist. European Union leaders meeting on Monday evening were set to ban Belarussian airlines from their bloc’s airspace and call on EU-based carriers to avoid flying over the formerRead More →
Obituary- South Africa has lost one of its greatest pilots. General Des Barker had an extraordinarily successful career in the SAAF. He followed that up by becoming the world expert on air show crashes. He wrote the standard text, Zero Error Margin, and his recently released major reference work “AnatomyRead More →
South African billionaire Rob Hersov is planning to build the “Lanseria Airport of Cape Town” 13 kilometres northeast of Durbanville. Hersov said he partnered with Nick Ferguson to buy Fisantekraal Airport in the Western Cape in 2020. Fisantekraal Airport was built on a 150-hectare site by the South African AirRead More →
Candice Turner – An amazing story for International Woman’s Day, 8 March 2021. An all-female crew took off from the capital Kabul and the documentary for this incredible moment for women’s rights has just been released. Click on the link for the video: http://bit.ly/JoshCahill What is so historic about this moment isRead More →
“As we take to the skies in the Singapore Airlines livery, and embark on our transition journey, we are also elevating our promise—so you can enjoy a world– class experience, no matter how short your journey.” -Singapore Airlines Previously operated by Singapore Airlines (SIA) decades ago, the 737 as an aircraft type will once againRead More →
The proof-of-concept test was successfully conducted by transporting light-weight logistical equipment from the Mid Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC), Naval Station Norfolk on board USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) while the Ford-class aircraft carrier was in-port. The long-range cargo transport, dubbed Blue Water UAS, is designed to operate withRead More →
The final Everett-built Boeing 787 Dreamliner has come out of the factory. Bound for ANA, this specific 787 is the last one that will be built, for at least the foreseeable future, in the Seattle-area. Boeing will continue to have an assembly line in Washington, but it is moving DreamlinerRead More →
In a wave of reconciliation sweeping across the Gulf States, the United Arab Emirates has reopened its borders and airspace to Qatar after boycotting the small energy-rich country alongside its Gulf allies since 2017. Further, Saudi Arabia has announced the reopening of its airspace and borders with Qatar. National carrier Qatar Airways said it had started to rerouteRead More →
A U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV ‘drone’ successfully force landed in Niger in West Africa. U.S. Africa Command said the remotely piloted aircraft conducted an emergency landing in the vicinity of Agadez, Niger, on 23 January. “The aircraft experienced a mechanical malfunction while conducting a routine mission in support of operations in the region,” the command said inRead More →
