German flying taxi startup Lilium has announced plans to set up its first ‘vertiport’ hub in the United States near Orlando, Florida. Munich-based Lilium is developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet which can travel distances of up to 300km within one hour on a single charge, as well as its network of
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, global health research fellow Michael Head explores how airlines will need to work with other transport services and health care workers to safely distribute a COVID-19 vaccine. The excitement that greeted the news of a vaccine candidate that may be highly effective against COVID-19 was indeed something to behold. If
Singapore Airlines Group has announced that it will retire 26 aircraft from its fleet, after it posted a record $1.74 billion loss in the third quarter. SIA claimed the chosen 26 aircraft to be retired are “deemed surplus to requirements”, and do not include the additional seven Boeing 777s being retired amid the liquidation of
Global simulator and flight training provider CAE has released its 2020-2029 Pilot Demand Outlook report, which bullishly suggests the need for 27,000 more pilots by late 2021. This comes despite the global pandemic and subsequent near-total drop off in demand for air travel, which has seen airlines around the world furlough or let go of
Boeing lost another 12 orders on its embattled 737 MAX aircraft in October, despite the fact its impending recertification could materialise within days. Overall, Boeing delivered 13 aircraft to customers in October, up three from September, and the highest number of monthly deliveries seen since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. The company
A newly developed and tested COVID-19 vaccine reported to be “90 per cent effective” could begin being rolled out worldwide by the end of the year, a potential lifeline for the aviation industry that has been battered by the pandemic. Global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said that the performance of its vaccine in trials was better
