Japanese budget airline launches amid pandemic

The first passenger flight for Japan's new low-cost carrier, ZIPAIR, took off last month--but there were more crew on board than passengers. Just two people bought tickets for the October 16 service from Narita Airport near Tokyo to Seoul. (www3.nhk.or.jp) Ещё...

EHang 216 Completes First Korean Flight Tour

Urban air mobility (UAM) company EHang announced this week that its EHang 216 autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) has completed its first flight tour of South Korea. The tour included flights in Seoul, Daegu and Jeju Island, with each stop designed to demonstrate a different use case for the vehicle. (www.avweb.com) Ещё...

QANTAS TO OPERATE NON-STOP FLIGHT BETWEEN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA repatriate thousands of citizens stranded in Europe

Qantas plan to reinvigorate their old routes throughout December, as part of the Australian Government’s efforts to repatriate thousands of citizens stranded in Europe. (samchui.com) Ещё...

Airlines Hope New Digital Health Passport App Will Revive International Travel

There will soon be an app for international travelers that stores all their COVID-19 testing results and other important data to enable swifter, safer border crossings during the pandemic. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is in the final stage of developing a new digital health passport. (sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com) Ещё...

Why Did Airbus Make Indian Airlines A Special A320 with Different Landing Gear?

Indian Airlines was primarily a domestic airline, later absorbed into Air India. When Airbus sold the airline a number of Airbus A320s, the European plane maker created a special version with unique landing gear just for them. (travelupdate.com) Ещё...

Accident: Cubana E110 at Havana on Nov 28th 2020, gear up landing

A Cubana de Aviacion Embraer EMB-110, registration CU-T1541 performing flight CU-801 from Nueva Gerona to Havana (Cuba) with 15 passengers and 4 crew, landed on Havana's runway 06 at 08:33L (13:33Z) but suffered a belly landing, skidded along the runway and came to a stop without any gear. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage. (avherald.com) Ещё...

Leonardo remodels C27-J aircraft to reach new levels of performance

The C-27J is the ideal platform for the continuous introduction of new features for missions in various geographical conditions and for the most demanding operational tasks. .. (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Ещё...