The World of Aviation

Dutch flag carrier KLM has announced that it would suspend all its long-haul flights, including some European routes from 22 January, in response to new testing requirements implemented by the Dutch government. On Wednesday, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a slew of new additional measures in the fight against the coronavirus, including a temporary

Acoustic engineering professor Antonio J Torija Martinez shares his research on drone noise pollution, and how to reduce such noise moving forward, in this cross-posting with The Conversation. These days almost everyone has either flown a drone or listened to the nasty whining sound they produce. Although small drones (up to 20 kilograms) are about

Airbus has announced it has decelerated an intended ramp-up of its A320 production, as demand for new aircraft remains subdued. The European planemaker has announced that its production output for its popular single-aisle A320 jet family will increase from 40 per month to 43 per month in the third quarter of 2021, and up to

Three members of the New York National Guard have been killed in a military helicopter crash that occurred in the town of Mendon, New York, amid a routine training mission. The aircraft, a UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter, reportedly crashed in a field area near West Bloomfield and Cheese Factory Road in Mendon, approximately 32 kilometres

Indian low-cost airline IndiGo has emerged as one of the world’s largest airlines by capacity, thanks to a near-total recovery in the Indian domestic travel market. According to data firm OAG, the Indian carrier is now the seventh-largest in the world by capacity, and the largest outside the US and Chinese markets. IndiGo reportedly took

Airline giant International Airlines Group (IAG) has agreed to purchase Spain’s Air Europa for just €500 million (US$607 million), at a discount of 50 per cent. Negotiation began for IAG subsidiary Iberia to purchase Air Europa on behalf of IAG in November 2019, just three months before the COVID-19 crisis brought international travel to a