European planemaker Airbus delivered 45 new commercial aircraft to customers in April 2021, to a total of 30 different customers. The April results bring Airbus’ total deliveries to 170 for the year-to-date, up 25 per cent from the same period in 2020, when airlines were first beginning to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NASA is preparing for its Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, to take its game-changing fifth flight on Friday. According to the space agency, Ingenuity will take again to Martian skies at 3:26pm EDT on Friday, with its flight data expected to hit NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in southern California by 7:31pm EDT that same day. According
Malaysia Airlines is set to become the latest carrier to abandon its Airbus A380s, following a major restructure that saved the airline from going under. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines around the globe have grounded, and ultimately retired, their A380s, as the unprecedented drop in demand for long-haul air travel has decimated
French planemaker Dassault Aviation has just launched its new long-range Falcon 10X private jet, what the company calls a “flying penthouse”, adding an even more luxurious product to the top of the luxury jet market. Due to enter service by late 2025, the Falcon 10X has a range of 7,500 nautical miles, allowing passengers to
As the humanitarian crisis in India worsens, British Airways announced it will fly a Boeing 777-200 aircraft loaded with emergency aid to Delhi to support the Indian government as the country continues to battle rising coronavirus cases with dwindling oxygen supplies. The airline commissioned a special project team to organise the flight, which is expected
The world’s largest pilot’s union, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), has joined in calls against new Norwegian airline Norse Atlantic using tactics to secure cheaper labour costs from other countries. According to the ALPA, it will “vigorously oppose” Norse Atlantic’s attempt to secure US Department of Transportation permits to perform budget transatlantic routes, should
