Pipistrel’s Velis Electro has become the first all-electric aircraft to secure type certification from a civil aviation body, after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved the two-seater design on Wednesday.
Swedish internet-based tracking service Flightradar24 has released several key indications of an uptick in flights in recent weeks, charting a return towards normal. While civil aviation is still down significantly year-on-year, signs of hope are beginning to emerge for the industry. On 5 June, the organisation reported that the number of commercial flights it tracked
Budapest-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air has provided further detail on plans for its Abu Dhabi hub. Speaking on a webcast with aviation consultant John Strickland, CEO József Váradi said that the airline plans to operate as many as 100 aircraft to and from the UAE by 2035. Varadi has doubled down on the UAE
Amazon Air has signed a lease agreement that will see Bezos' cargo arm take on 12 Boeing 767-300s from Ohio-based Air Transport Services Group (ATSG).
The Airbus A350-900 was carrying 91 passengers from Doha to the Greek capital on 1 June, when routine health checks upon revealed the passengers were ill.
Ibaraki Airport, a budget-focused regional airport located over 100 kilometres outside of the Japanese capital, may opt for the ambitious moniker of “Tokyo Ibaraki Airport”. That’s according to reports in the Asahi Shimbun, which late last month noted that local officials had proposed the name change to the governor of Ibaraki. Though Tokyo’s largest international airport,
