The World of Aviation

New rules allowing small automated drones to fly above the heads of humans and at night have officially come into place, following an earlier announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration to introduce such regulations. The new regulations over the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as autonomous drones, in the same area as

Emirates president Tim Clark has urged Boeing to provide more transparency on the current status of the delayed 777X program, as well as the results of recent flight tests, in light of ongoing internal issues with the planemaker. Clark also suggested that the airline may look to revise its 777X orders dependent on said flight

European planemaker Airbus’ Defence and Space division is one step closer to securing air-to-air refuelling certification for its A400M military transport aircraft. The Airbus A400M airlifter has now completed the majority of its development and certification objectives for its air-to-air refuelling certification campaign following a successful demonstration. Airbus Defence and Space aims to secure full

KLM regional subsidiary KLM Cityhopper took delivery of its first of 15 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft from US lessor Aircastle. The aircraft was delivered to the Dutch carrier from American lessor Aircastle’s order book with Embraer. The next E195-E2 is expected to be delivered by Aircastle before the end of April 2021. According to Aircastle, the

The new director-general of the International Air Transport Association, Willie Walsh, has called out the organisations “profiteering” off government requirements for COVID-19 testing upon travelling to Britain. The former British Airways chief executive, who took over the top spot at the IATA from Alexandre de Juniac earlier this month, said that airlines are suffering due

Earlier this week, the Ingenuity helicopter — which landed on Mars with the Perseverance rover in February — took off from the Martian surface. More importantly, it hovered for about 30 seconds, three metres above the surface, and came right back down again. It may not sound like a huge feat, but it is. Ingenuity’s