An Antonov An-74TK-100 registered to Russia’s Utair crashed in West Africa while carrying out a cargo service on behalf of a United Nations.
In this crossposting from The Conversation, the University of South Australia’s Javaan Chahl explains why ornithopters are a trend taking off in civilian and military circles. We have developed four-winged bird-like robots, called ornithopters, that can take off and fly with the agility of swifts, hummingbirds and insects. We did this by reverse engineering the aerodynamics
An internal United memo, leaked Thursday, outlines plans to furlough roughly 3,900 United pilots in the near-to-mid future. United had previously gone public with plans to stand down 2,250 pilots between 1 October and the end of the year, as well as a further 1,650 in 2021 dependent on demand. However, the contents of the
Europe’s biggest airline has mounted a challenge against Ireland’s 14-day quarantine policy, with outspoken Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary dismissing the government’s position as “unconstitutional”. The news comes shortly after Dublin reintroduced mandatory self-isolation measures for travellers arriving from a spate of European countries on 21 July, and discouraged citizens from non-essential travel outside the Republic
Pilots for British Airways (BA) have cut a deal with the airline, agreeing to temporary pay cuts of 20 per cent in lieu of widespread job losses. According to the national pilots’ union, BALPA, the move protects BA staff from the airline’s controversial “fire-and-rehire” scheme – where staff are offered new contracts on unfavourable conditions.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that the sector will not recover fully until 2024 due to “surprisingly weak” demand – a year later than earlier predictions. Figures released by the IATA on Tuesday show that global revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) were down around 87 per cent in June versus the same month
