Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Wessling, Germany, 28 August 2025 – Deutsche Aircraft, in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Aeroelasticity, has successfully completed a Ground Vibration Test (GVT) on the D328® UpLift flying testbed, D-CUPL. This achievement marks a significant step forward in the UpLift programme, an initiative funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy to accelerate the maturation of new technologies […]
SAN MATEO, Calif., August 2025. Alef Aeronautics, a sustainable mobility company designing and developing world’s first flying car – a road-able car with vertical takeoff – announced today agreements to start operations at two airports: Half Moon Bay Airport and Hollister Airport. Alef will test operations in common air traffic with other aircraft Alef to
ALEF FLYING CAR STARTS OPERATIONS AT SILICON VALLEY AIRPORTSRead More »
After years of dedication and sacrifice, Elizabeth Mapatle has achieved her lifelong dream of becoming a commercial pilot, joining the fewer than six percent of female commercial pilots worldwide, according to the Air Line Pilots Association International. Elizabeth, who has worked as cabin crew for South African airline LIFT over the past five years and
LIFT CREW MEMBER REACHES NEW HEIGHTS WITH COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENCERead More »
By Andy Smith August 2025 – Global travel is booming again while at the same time border threats are increasing. This dual problem is putting government border agencies under tremendous pressure: they need to maintain national security while providing smooth and efficient travel flows. Yet outdated manual and analogue systems cannot keep up. This is
TACKLING THE “BIG FIVE” – ADDRESSING THE BORDER CHALLENGES YOU KEEP HEARING ABOUTRead More »
Nairobi, August 2025 – Kenya Airways PLC has reported its financial results for the six months ending 30 June 2025, a period marked by significant operational and financial pressures. The airline faced a temporary grounding of three Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners—representing one-third of its wide-body fleet—due to global supply chain disruptions and engine availability constraints. Despite
KENYA AIRWAYS CHARTS PATH TO RECOVERY AS FLEET RESTORATION UNDERWAYRead More »
Klau Geomatics has unveiled the integration of its edge-compute Brumby LiDAR system with the M400 drone platform, delivering a breakthrough in mine survey efficiency. This combination provides rapid, accurate, and highly efficient site mapping, enabling operators to capture dense pointcloud data in real time and transform the pace of decision-making in the field. A Perfect
Turkish Airlines, the airline flying to more countries than any other, successfully executed an innovative financing transaction for an Airbus A350 aircraft. Marking a strategic milestone in the diversification of its funding portfolio, the national flag carrier completed the financing in Swiss francs (CHF) through an Islamic finance structure. The finance lease structured through an
TURKISH AIRLINES COMPLETES A LANDMARK DEAL FOR ITS AIRBUS A350 FINANCING WITH DIBRead More »
WASHINGTON, August 25, 2025 – Korean Air has announced its intent to purchase 103 Boeing aircraft in what will become the largest order in the airline’s history and Boeing’s biggest widebody order from an Asian carrier. The agreement supports the airline’s strategy to modernise its fleet, improve fuel efficiency, and expand its global operations as
KOREAN AIR COMMITS TO RECORD BOEING ORDER TO MODERNISE FLEETRead More »
São José dos Campos (SP), Brazil, August 25, 2025 – The application period for the Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering Program, offered by Embraer (NYSE: ERJ/B3: EMBR3), is now in its final weeks. Engineers from nearly 30 specialties can apply until September 7 for one of the 45 available positions in Brazil. Conducted in partnership
FINAL WEEKS TO APPLY FOR EMBRAER’S MASTER’S IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERINGRead More »
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has successfully tested its prototype Joint Reduced Range Rocket (JR3), a new reusable training pod and affordable round designed to replace the U.S. Army’s current Low-Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket. The flight demonstration, held at White Sands Missile Range, marked the first launch of the JR3 training round. The test confirmed
LOCKHEED MARTIN TESTS NEW TRAINING ROCKET TO ENHANCE ARMY READINESSRead More »
