The World of Aviation

Associate professors from John Hopkins University and the University of Texas come together to discuss the importance of the airline industry and its recovery in the transportation process of organs for transplant in this cross-posting with The Conversation. The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the airline industry. Passenger numbers are down more than two-thirds from last year,

Last month, World of Aviation reported on multiple flight crews who reported a unique sight flying alongside their aircraft at around 3,000 feet on approach to Los Angeles International Airport – a man in a jet pack. On 30 August 2020, pilots onboard American Airlines flight 1997 from Philadelphia to LA were the first to

Using small drones to deliver packages straight to your door isn’t a new idea: businesses from Amazon to UPS are already experimenting with the technology. But now the company that owns China’s largest express delivery service is taking the concept further, SF Holdings said. The company has successfully completed a trial of the country’s first

Malaysia Airlines group CEO Izham Ismail has threatened that the airline will have “no choice” but to shut down entirely if its lessors decide not to support its latest restructuring plan. Izham said that there are a “sizeable” number of creditors who have agreed to the proposed restructuring plan however a number have outright rejected

Airbus has reported its highest number of monthly deliveries of passenger planes for 2020 in September, however still struggles to achieve new sales as the COVID-19 crisis continues to decimate the industry. Airbus delivered a total of 57 jets in September, up from 39 in August and 49 in July. This brings its total number

One Icelandic volcano on the verge of eruption could soon further devastate the aviation industry, continuing to reel in the aftermath of COVID-19,  writes Dave McGarvie in this cross-posting with The Conversation. The ice-covered Grímsvötn volcano on Iceland produced an unusually large and powerful eruption in 2011, sending ash 20 kilometres into the atmosphere, causing the