Opinion: Small right-sized narrow-bodies will be at the forefront of aviation recovery
Singapore-based Victor Vieira dos Santos shares his insight into the ongoing global recovery of the aviation industry, and the significant place of smaller narrow-bodied aircraft. As we head into the second quarter of 2021, we continue to see airlines in Asia-Pacific grapple with the continued impact the pandemic has had on travel demand. While the
Finnish-Australian technologist Sami Mäkeläinen shares his insight into the vastly hyped world of eVTOLs and flying cars, and cautions that reality may just fall flat on science fiction. New technologies are undoubtably exciting. Sometimes, however, the excitement shared in the concept of new technologies does not translate well into reality, and the idea of what
Franco-Italian turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR has outlined its plans to emerge stronger from the COVID crisis by strengthening its global presence in the next decade and continuing to invest in sustainable and modern options for regional air travel. In 2020, ATR was quick to react to the circumstances and supported its customers with rapid freight
Air Canada pledges zero emissions by 2050
Air Canada has announced its long-term commitment to advancing climate change sustainability, and its goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) throughout its global operations by 2050. To reach this, Air Canada has set absolute midterm GHG net reduction targets by 2030 in its air and ground operations compared with its 2019 baseline, and has
Collins Aerospace awarded MS-110 enhancement contract
Raytheon Technologies subsidiary Collins Aerospace has been tapped to provide sensor enhancements to the US Air Force’s MS-110 Multispectral Airborne Reconnaissance system. The North Carolina-based Raytheon unit has secured an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract modification by the US Air Force to support its Fast-Jet reconnaissance pod, the MS-110 Multispectral Airborne Reconnaissance system. The firm
British charter airline Titan Airways has taken delivery of its first passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft, a CFM56-5B powered Airbus A321P2F. This delivery is the first of three Airbus A321 converted passenger-to-freighter aircraft on order. The UK airline is among the first carriers in the world to operate the converted aircraft since the plane’s initial production in
