The World of Aviation

The Times of London on Tuesday reported that former RAF personnel were being paid over US$300,000, a year to help China “develop its tactics and technological expertise”.

The US Air Force (USAF) has confirmed Sikorsky’s HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter has achieved initial operational capability (IOC).

Singapore Changi Airport has opened the southern wing of its newly upgraded Terminal 2 (T2) after more than two years of closure. It marks the first time that the airport has operated with all terminals running in over two years. The first flight to depart from the terminal was Singapore Airlines flight SQ104 en route

The accident saw the A330, en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, fall 11,500 metres at night, during which the stall warning sounded 75 times.

A training demonstration was carried out by former Royal Marine Reservists from the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.

A report conducted by thinktank Intergenerational Foundation (IF) has found that domestic aviation is responsible for 2.7 megatonnes of CO2 emissions in 2019. That is the equivalent of 1.7 million petrol cars.