The World of Aviation

Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa are working with Airbus to reduce the number of pilots required in the cockpit during high altitude cruise on long-haul A350 flights to cut costs, but what are the implications of having just one pilot responsible for a plane-load of people?

In a memo released on Monday to Delta Air Lines staff, the company revealed it is preparing to hire over 1,000 pilots by next summer, after making many redundant over the course of the pandemic. As travel demand bounces back to almost pre pandemic levels, the airline is preparing for the wave of travellers to

A union for British pilots will march tomorrow to demand the safe return of travel as the UK aviation industry continues to collapse further than other European countries. The Travel Day of Action, run by British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) and held at airports across Britain tomorrow, will demand the UK government for tailored financial

The Dubai Airshow 2021 will be the first major international aerospace trade show to return following the COVID-19 pandemic, albeit under capacity restrictions. Despite the high-profile cancellation of the 2021 Paris Air Show, slotted to take place this month, the Dubai Airshow is officially set to run from 14-18 November 2021, showcasing emerging aviation technologies,

The Directorate of Defense R&D in the Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD), Elbit Systems and the IAF, have effectively intercepted several UAVs using an airborne High-Power Laser Weapon System (HPL-WS). A high-power laser system was installed on an aircraft and was tested in a number of scenarios. It effectively intercepted and destroyed all of the

French flag-carrier Air France has taken delivery of its 10th Airbus A350-900, named after a small French town famous for its tapestries and carpets. The aircraft, registration F-HTYK, rolled off the Airbus assembly line in Toulouse and took off for Paris-Charles de Gaulle on Friday, where it will operate on the airline’s long-haul routes. The