The World of Aviation

Etihad has officially moved one of its Airbus A380s into long-term storage in Tarbes, France, joining a long line of airlines pressing pause on their four-engine fleets. The six-year-old aircraft, registration A6-APA msn 166, was the first A380 to have been delivered to Etihad, back in 2014. Now, it has been transported to the infamous

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, The University of Nottingham’s Roger Tyers explores how a policy introduced in the 1940s has kept demand subdued for low-emission alternatives to fossil fuels in aviation. Before the pandemic, aviation was on course to be the UK’s most polluting sector and produce as much as 22 per cent of global emissions by 2050.

The director-general of International Air Transport Association has said aviation’s recovery has “hit a wall” after new figures revealed passenger traffic has flatlined.

Two of Hong Kong’s biggest aviation unions have said they are to join forces to fight against Cathay Pacific’s controversial changes to working conditions.

The US Navy is attempting to speed up the delivery of its new USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier by issuing a contract modification.

According to the business, the decision not to extend the initial agreed lease period was in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.