The US Air Force has indicated in recent days that a new cruise missile delivery method has been successfully trialled. According to a statement released by the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) on 27 May, the agency has successfully tested the release of cruise missiles from the cargo ramp
Several key European carriers have announced plans to resume service over the months to come. Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines – both of which are subsidiaries of Germany’s Lufthansa – have been grounded since mid-March. As of 15 May, however, both will resume short-haul services to a number of capital cities spread across Europe. Austrian
S&P relegates Rolls-Royce to junk status
Standard and Poor’s has slashed the credit rating of British engineering manufacturer Rolls-Royce to junk on Thursday evening. The company cited the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the manufacturing industry, with spillover effect for the already-struggling aviation sector. “Actions to contain the pandemic, including government-imposed social distancing measures, travel restrictions, and stay-at-home orders, have
Air Canada launches ‘abridged’ summer schedule
The company says that it has shed nearly 95 per cent of its service over the course of the COVID-19 crisis, and has been left flying to less than half of previous destinations.
Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD) is investigating a runway incident which occurred over the weekend. According to CAD sources, a FedEx MD-11 freighter aborted landing to avoid a Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) Airbus A330-300, which was beginning its take-off run bound for Bangkok. The incident occurred at the airport’s South Runway (25L) on 22 May,
A passenger travelling from Chennai to Coimbatore aboard low-cost carrier IndiGo has tested positive for coronavirus. The incident, which occurred on 25 May, comes on the evening that domestic flights resumed in India. IndiGo said in a statement that the flight crew has been placed in isolation for 14 days, and all other travellers have
