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Safran Helicopter Engines will power the German Federal Police’s (Bundespolizei) new fleet of Airbus H225 helicopters, the selection of which was announced at the ILA Berlin show. The 38 helicopters will be powered by our Makila 2A engines. The German Federal Police, which already operates a fleet of Makila-powered AS332 and H215 helicopters, is thus […]
SAFRAN TO POWER NEW GERMAN FEDERAL POLICE HELICOPTERSRead More »
RTX’s (NYSE: RTX) small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, Blue Canyon Technologies, has established communication with both CubeSats for the NASA PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment) mission. The PREFIRE mission will measure the amount of heat Earth emits into space from the Arctic and Antarctica. Propulsion Laboratory for the […]
RTX PROVIDES BLUE CANYON SATELLITES FOR NASA POLAR CLIMATE MISSIONRead More »
by: Linden Birns The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it will establish the SAF Registry (Registry) to accelerate the uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) by authoritatively accounting and reporting emissions reductions from SAF. Seventeen airlines, one airline group, six national authorities, three Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and one fuel producer are already […]
A consortium of Japanese businesses (“the Japanese Consortium”) led by NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (“NTT DOCOMO”) and Space Compass Corporation (“Space Compass”), together with Mizuho Bank Limited and the Development Bank of Japan Inc., has committed to invest USD$100m in AALTO HAPS Limited (“AALTO”), which manufactures and operates the stratospheric, solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS). The investment […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its data for April 2024, revealing a significant increase in global passenger demand. Highlights from the report show a robust 11% rise in total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), compared to April 2023. This growth outpaced the 9.6% year-on-year increase in total capacity, measured in […]
PASSENGER DEMAND SOARS IN APRIL: IATA REPORTS 11% GROWTHRead More »
The trailblazers, trends and technologies that are redefining the future of air travel came together for the 2024 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2024) – marked by the world debut of new aircraft and other exciting industry firsts. “EBACE2024 made clear that business aviation is spearheading a surge of innovation that will drive economic […]
EBACE2024 PROPELS BUSINESS AVIATION TOWARD AN AMBITIOUS FUTURERead More »
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 […]
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 »
