The world’s first pop-up mobile airport for eVTOL vehicles and drones is set to open its doors in Coventry, UK, by November this year. Korean car manufacturer Hyundai and British company Urban-Air Port have teamed up for the project, which hopes to see similar small, demountable airports specifically catering to electric cars, air taxis and
The US Air Force has awarded global aerospace and defence corporation Northrop Grumman a long-term contract for continued BACN operations, sustainment and support. Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $3.6 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for the ongoing support of the US Air Force’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN). The prime will be tasked with delivering
US airlines have pushed back against the potential Biden administration policy that would see pre-flight COVID-19 testing before all domestic flights. The Biden administration said earlier this week it was “actively looking” into mimicking current overseas travel risk management measures with domestic pre-flight COVID-19 testing, in order to get the country’s spread of the virus
Boeing has reported a record annual loss of US$12 billion, as well as a hefty US$6.5 billion hit on its 777X program, now delayed an additional three years. The company’s net loss rose to US$8.44 billion in the fourth quarter ending 31 December, from US$1.01 billion a year earlier, taking its full-year loss to
Turkmenistan Airlines has purchased its first Airbus, after placing an order for two A330-200 passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft. The order marks the first time an Airbus aircraft has been sold in Turkmenistan. The A330-200P2F will enable the airline to further develop and boost its international cargo route network. The deliveries of the aircraft are planned for
The widespread introduction of border closures and travel restrictions has seen the European aviation industry’s CO₂ emissions fall 56.9 per cent compared to 2019, according to Eurocontrol. The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, commonly known as Eurocontrol, has released its ‘data snapshot’ on CO₂ emissions from flights throughout 2020. It found aviation
