Lockheed Martin renews F-35 contract with Solvay
The global security and aerospace company will continue to source materials for its F-35 aircraft from Solvay, after signing a new five-year contract with the firm. Technology firm Solvay has announced it has secured a new five-year material supply contract for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 aircraft. Since partnering with Lockheed Martin, Solvay has supported the manufacturing
Why JetBlue is still eager to embrace the Airbus A220
Despite the challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and crisis, JetBlue Airways has managed to accelerate its Airbus A220 deliveries and renewed its commitment to the aircraft. Here’s why. Air travel demand plunged earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it isn’t expected to recover fully for years. In response, airlines have negotiated
‘Wellness’ certificates may be the new ‘visas’ that permit air travel: Etihad
Airlines will need to meet a “harmonised” standard of health measures as air travel returns following the global pandemic, according to the CEO of Etihad Airways. “I can see that wellness certification will become a necessary function of how the whole of the world comes back to flying,” Tony Douglas told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble last
American Airlines has announced it will fly two new seasonal routes from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, giving north Texans a beach escape during peak winter months. American will fly on Saturdays to Loreto and La Paz starting 19 December 2020, returning the same day. American already flies to Cabo
The US Air Force has completed its B-1B Lancer modification project after eight years, delivering results ahead of schedule. An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station, or IBS, on the US Air Force B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule – 60 aircraft went through the modification process that began in late
SAS relaunches flights between Scandinavia and China
After nine months, from 29 September, it will once again be possible to fly direct from Scandinavia to China via SAS. There have been no direct flights since 31 January, but SAS has now obtained approval from the Chinese authorities and is reopening the route from Copenhagen to Shanghai with a weekly frequency. The reopening
