Powered by MOMENTUM MEDIA
world of aviation logo

The World of Aviation

The world's leading aviation news website

NASA successfully tests Ingenuity’s limits in ‘nerve-wracking’ 9th flight

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity has successfully completed its ninth flight on the Red Planet, in what NASA has dubbed its “most challenging” flight to date. In a tweet announcing the success of the flight, NASA’s California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which oversees the Ingenuity program, said “the rotorcraft completed its 9th and most challenging flight yet”

Read more

Abu Dhabi Airport cancels US$3bn terminal project after 10 years

/

The huge 742,000 square meter terminal was originally designed to open for business in 2017, however, the project was delayed numerous times.

Read more

Qatar expands IATA Travel Pass trial to include vaccine information

Qatar Airways has expanded its trial of the International Air Transport Association’s Travel Pass digital health verification app to include the verification of COVID-19 vaccination history. Over the last few months, airlines across the globe have stepped up to trial IATA’s ‘digital passport’ that works to verify health information, allowing customers to comfortably travel, and

Read more

Two pilots rescued after making emergency landing in Pacific Ocean

/

A Boeing 737-200 cargo aircraft with two pilots on board made an emergency landing in water off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, in the early hours of the morning on Friday, with both pilots rescued by the US Coast Guard. Transair Flight 810, operated by Rhoades Aviation, departed Honolulu at 1:33am local time, with the

Read more

Philippine Air Force C-130 crashed in southern island, at least 45 killed

A Philippine Air Force Lockheed C-130 carrying troops crashed and caught alight in one of the country’s southern islands on Sunday, killing at least 45 people, in the Philippines’ worst military air disaster in nearly three decades. The C-130 Hercules transport aircraft was flying from Laguindingan to Jolo carrying 92 people in total, most of

Read more

United to consider 737 MAX 7 to replace older 737-700s: CFO

United Airlines is considering Boeing’s smallest iteration of its 737 MAX family, the MAX 7, as the eventual replacement for its ageing 737-700 jets. The possibility was revealed by United chief financial officer Gerry Laderman while speaking at the United hangar at Newark Liberty International Airport. “The -700s have certain capabilities for hot and high

Read more
close

Each day, our subscribers are more informed with the right information.

SIGN UP to the Australian Aviation magazine for high-quality news and features for just $99.95 per year