The World of Aviation

NASA has taken delivery of a mock-up of Dream Chaser spaceplane to help prepare astronauts for when the craft arrives at the International Space Station. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) delivered a mock-up of the company’s Dream Chaser spaceplane to the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre (JSC) to help prepare astronauts for when

The US Senate is considering an overhaul on aircraft certification, as Boeing battles both safety recertification issues on its beleaguered 737 MAX, and now increasing manufacturing flaws on its 787 Dreamliner. The US Senate Commerce Committee is set to hold a hearing that will consider proposing a bill to strengthen oversight of aircraft certification on

SIA has been unable to avoid necessary job losses, which will see its workforce shrink by 20 per cent, as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Singapore Airlines has announced that it will cut 4,300 jobs, or around 20 per cent of its workforce, the first job cuts it has been required to make since the beginning

Following an announcement from Boeing that it is testing handheld UV wands as a method to kill COVID-19 pathogens, Karl Linden has warned of potential risks with the use of UV, in this cross-posting from The Conversation. Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is readily rendered harmless by

EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren has warned the UK government that this is its “last chance to save the UK airline industry”, as its inaction could permanently hinder the local sector.  According to Lundgren, a lack of targeted government support for the local aviation sector will only make the UK travel industry “increasingly reliant” on

Analysts from Morgan Stanley have predicted that US passenger air travel demand will return to pre-COVID levels by late 2021 to early 2022, years ahead of the International Air Transport Association’s prediction. Despite the fact that the IATA has predicted that air travel demand will continue to be subdued below 2019 levels until early 2024,