The World of Aviation

Ryanair has slashed its annual passenger target by a further 10 million as travel restrictions persist, and a new wave of COVID-19 cases sweeps through Europe. The airline group’s chief executive Michael O’Leary said that the upcoming European winter travel season will essentially be “a write-off”, as the airline cut its annual passenger target to

Aircraft from US Marine Fighter Attack (VMFA) – 211 Squadron have now arrived at RAF Marham to start their UK detachment. The 10 F-35B jets flew from their base in Yuma, Arizona, via MCAS Beaufort to visit the UK for the first time. The US Marine Corps Squadron will be working alongside 617 Squadron ahead of

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$13.3 billion contract by the US Air Force, to modernise the country’s ageing ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems. The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Centre announced that the effort will span 8.5 years and include weapon system design, qualification, test and evaluation and nuclear certification for the engineering and manufacturing

A new Republican COVID-19 spending package introduced into the US Senate on Tuesday does not include any new government assistance for US airlines or airports, as the industry faces job losses in the tens of thousands come October. The US aviation sector and industry unions have been pushing for a six-month extension of federal aid,

Despite Airbus’ aircraft deliveries taking a dive in August, the European planemaker remains well ahead of its besieged US rival, Boeing, in both deliveries and net new orders. Airbus has announced that it delivered 39 aircraft in August, down from the 49 jets it delivered in July, and only slightly down from the 41 aircraft

Just one day after the announcement of an FAA probe into the 787 Dreamliner, Boeing’s woes unfortunately continue, as the planemaker announced another new fault found in its aircraft. Boeing has revealed a fault in its Dreamliner’s horizontal stabiliser, apparently only on its planes that are yet to be delivered. It appears that some components