Airbus has announced the appointment of Benoit Schultz, a former senior internal supply chain executive, as the CEO of its Canadian operations, including the loss-making A220 regional jet program. Schultz will replace outgoing Airbus Canada CEO Philippe Balducchi, who was the first to head up the A220 program following Airbus’ purchase of the Bombardier CSeries
UK reveals ‘green list’ for unrestricted travel with just 12 countries included
The UK has officially released its ‘green list’ as the country is set to resume restriction-free international travel from 17 May – for 12 countries. A vast majority of the world remains on the UK’s ‘amber’ or ‘red’ lists, which, under the UK’s traffic light system, require travellers to spend 10 days in either self-isolation
Listen: First audio recording of Mars helicopter revealed as new demonstration phase begins
NASA has confirmed that its groundbreaking Mars helicopter Ingenuity has successfully completed its fifth test flight, and revealed the first audio clip taken of the rotorcraft buzzing through Martian skies. According to NASA, its Perseverance rover on Mars was able to use its SuperCam microphone to record the first ever audio clip of an aircraft
European planemaker Airbus delivered 45 new commercial aircraft to customers in April 2021, to a total of 30 different customers. The April results bring Airbus’ total deliveries to 170 for the year-to-date, up 25 per cent from the same period in 2020, when airlines were first beginning to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NASA gears up for Ingenuity’s fifth flight
NASA is preparing for its Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, to take its game-changing fifth flight on Friday. According to the space agency, Ingenuity will take again to Martian skies at 3:26pm EDT on Friday, with its flight data expected to hit NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in southern California by 7:31pm EDT that same day. According
Malaysia Airlines is set to become the latest carrier to abandon its Airbus A380s, following a major restructure that saved the airline from going under. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines around the globe have grounded, and ultimately retired, their A380s, as the unprecedented drop in demand for long-haul air travel has decimated
