The World of Aviation

When an innovative New Zealand company develops a cutting-edge aerial camera system a stone’s throw from an airport where a helicopter operator services A-list movie productions, it offers a fortuitous match. Add to that jaw-dropping scenery of mountains, lakes, valleys, waterfalls, forests and fiords, of epic movie proportions on their doorstep, and that’s a trifecta.

There was a time when being first into the market with the latest jet from Boeing or Airbus was a winning formula for progressive airlines. Over the past few years, however, being a prime mover has become a risky and highly costly business as repeated operational glitches plague some of the newest models.

The U.S Airforce has announced it has made the commitment to acquire a small number of light attack aircraft. The USAF plans to acquire two to three Textron Aviation AT-6 and Sierra Nevada Corporation/Embraer Defense & Security A-29 aircraft.

Montreal, Quebec – An investigation for a series of Airbus A220 failures suggests that a software change might have caused unexpected vibrations on the engines and at least three emergency landings.

Natasha Santha addresses concerns, curiosities, and complexities of the large scale operation to bring aerial ride sharing to our major cities.

Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) has released the final report into the crash of Lion Air flight JT 610. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 PK-LQP  had just taken off from Jakarta’s Soekarno–Hatta International Airport bound for Pangkal Pinang when it plunged into the Java Sea on October 29 2018. The accident killed 181 passengers