The World of Aviation

Virgin Galactic is readying itself to conduct the first spaceflight on its latest spaceplane, SpaceShipTwo. Virgin Galactic is preparing for the first spaceflight from its operational base at Spaceport America in New Mexico, which will occur later in the northern hemisphere autumn – the flight will be crewed by two pilots and will carry several research payloads

Dutch airline KLM has joined the long list of airlines that have said their final farewells to their iconic jumbo jets. The last of KLM’s Boeing 747 fleet have landed at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam for the final time on Sunday, signalling the end of an era for the Dutch flag carrier. The airline’s six

Boeing is facing even more woes, as two major airline customers, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, have both deferred and cancelled upcoming orders on its embattled 737 MAX jet. American has announced the deferral of 18 MAX jets that were scheduled for delivery in 2021 and 2022. The airline has tentatively said it will now

An American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145LR operated by American Airlines’ subsidiary Envoy Air, skidded off the runway at Grand Bahama International Airport on Saturday. All 25 passengers and three crew members disembarked safely and made their way to the airport terminal. Two passengers were reportedly brought to the Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport for non-life threatening

The World Health Organisation has confirmed that the risk of COVID-19 being spread on a flight is “very low”, albeit not impossible. In fact, the organisation made note of at least two cases of COVID-19 that were believed to have been caught while on a flight, one a long-haul flight between London and Hanoi, and

BAE Systems has secured an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to develop an attritable air vehicle system for the US Air Force’s Skyborg program. As part of the program, which has a contract ceiling of up to $400 million, BAE Systems will be responsible for developing a digital design for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable