In an unprecedented mid-air incident, Virgin Australia flight VA696 was cruising at 31,000 feet when a male passenger, in an unexpected turn of events, stripped naked and ran down the aisle. The incident escalated when the man collided with a flight attendant and proceeded to the cockpit, banging on the door. Fellow passengers recounted the […]

NAKED PASSENGER FORCES VIRGIN AUSTRALIA FLIGHT TO TURN BACKRead More »

Pretoria-based electronics company, Etion Create, a subsidiary of Reunert Applied Electronics, has now matured its VF370 3U OpenVPX Single Board Computer (SBC) module to operational service. This embedded product is a critical component in Electronic Warfare Self Protection Systems (EWSPS) used in both helicopters, fighter jets and other fixed wing aircraft. “It has been many […]

SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRONICS COMPANY ETION CREATE’S VF370 3U OPENVPX SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER MODULE IS NOW PROVING ITSELF IN MILITARY OPERATIONSRead More »

We are pleased that our fabulous DA50 RG has won the prestigious Platinum A’Design Award in the category ‘Aerospace and Aircraft Design’ among thousands of nominated works. The A’Design Award is one of the world’s most influental design accolades, and this win for our DA50 RG brings it to a total of eight major awards […]

THE DA50 RG EARNS THE FAMOUS PLATINUM A’DESIGN AWARDRead More »

Better understanding the relationship between clouds, aerosols, and radiation and their combined effects on the Earth and climate systems. This is the aim of EarthCARE, a mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), whose launch took place from Vandenberg Air Force Base (California) at 00:20 CEST (28 May, 15:20 […]

LEONARDO’S TECHNOLOGIES IN SPACE ON BOARD THE EARTHCARE MISSIONRead More »

Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business introduced its Helix™ main cabin seat for narrow body aircraft at the 2024 Aircraft Interiors Expo. Helix is intelligently engineered to reduce weight in comparison to previous generations of economy class seats while maintaining ergonomic comfort and improving living space without impacting cabin density. “Helix seating was developed […]

RTX’S COLLINS AEROSPACE INTRODUCES ITS HELIX™ NEXT-GENERATION MAIN CABIN SEATRead More »

Zambia’s national carrier, Zambia Airways, is expanding its services into East Africa with the introduction of a new regional service linking Lusaka to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Nairobi in Kenya. Commencing on June 27, the flights will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, stopping at Dar es Salaam and Nairobi.   Our NEW […]

ZAMBIA AIRWAYS LAUNCHES DAR AND NAIROBI FLIGHTSRead More »

In a bid to combat climate change and meet the growing demand for sustainable alternatives, OXCCU, a company stemming from Oxford University, is blazing a trail in the realm of carbon-based fuels. Their innovative approach, outlined at London’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain Initiative, offers a promising solution amidst a backdrop of rising concerns among […]

OXCCU PIONEERS CIRCULAR ECONOMY WITH CARBON-BASED FUELSRead More »

In the annals of aviation history, the harrowing ordeal aboard Flight MQ321 bound from London to Hong Kong stands out as an unprecedented encounter with atmospheric turbulence. Clear-Air Turbulence (CAT), in its rare extremes, unleashed an event that reverberated through the aviation industry. The multitude of injuries suffered by passengers was exacerbated by the failure […]

UNVEILING THE UNSEEN THREAT: CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCE IN AVIATIONRead More »

Award-winning booth will showcase a Crystal Cabin Award finalist, the R Sphere sustainable seat, among other innovations for guests to experience. At the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2024, RECARO Aircraft Seating is introducing a new seat naming strategy more closely aligned with the iconic RECARO brand. The new names, ranging from R1 to R7, reflect […]

RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING DEBUTS NEW SEAT NAMING CONCEPT AT AIX 2024Read More »

Dassault Aviation is set to make a significant impact at the European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE 2024) in Geneva, showcasing its full lineup of business jets. The highlight of this year’s exhibit includes the newly operational Falcon 6X and a full-scale mockup of the highly anticipated Falcon 10X, currently under development. Falcon 6X […]

DASSAULT AVIATION SHOWCASES LATEST INNOVATIONS AT EBACE 2024Read More »