Reading Time: < 1 minute The Hartford Steam Boiler and Inspection Company (HSB), part of Munich Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurers which acquired the company in 2009, has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to carry out aerial inspections of premises using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) where personal inspection would be either impractical or dangerous, with the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Two systems designed to prevent incidents similar to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 are undergoing trials, with one due to be rolled out imminently. A Flight Tracking seminar at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London heard from several organizations working to ensure that civil aircraft could be tracked more precisely. The Malaysia Airlines Boeing […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite being months away from entering service, the first production version of the 737 MAX is scheduled to emerge from Boeing’s Renton facility this month as part of a plan designed to ensure a trouble-free manufacturing and assembly build-up. The aircraft, a 737-8, is the fifth off the new “central” production line and will be […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer Executive Jets’ new Legacy 450 has received approval to operate from La Mole Airport, becoming the largest business jet capable of providing charter air service into and out of the popular European vacation destination in St. Tropez, France. “The Legacy 450 provides a unique combination of advanced capabilities, operational flexibility, outstanding performance and greater […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) said on Friday it had agreed to buy Irish leasing company Aldus Aviation, which manages a fleet of 30 jets. No financial details were disclosed. Denmark-based NAC, the world’s largest turboprop lessor recently announced its expansion into regional jet leasing with the purchase of Jetscape, another jet leasing company. NAC’s combined […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are ready to resume their attempt to achieve the first ever Round-The-World Solar Flight with Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) – the first solar airplane capable of flying day and night without using a drop of fuel. After replacing overheated batteries and running maintenance flights, the team is now […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Estonian Civil Aviation Administration (Lennuamet) has grounded Avies (U3, Tallinn Lennart Meri) following concerns about the carrier’s compliance with safety oversight regulations. While Lennuamet did not explicitly state what its concerns were, it did state the suspension of the carrier’s Air Operators Certificate (AOC) was effective April 1, 2016 and would last either for […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Austrian Airlines is expanding bilateral air traffic between Austria and Germany. The airline has been offering four daily flights between Graz and Frankfurt since last week. Lufthansa previously had responsibility for operating flight service on this route. Austrian Airlines has already added flight traffic between both Innsbruck and Salzburg to Frankfurt to its route network. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Business leaders, Omani journalists and senior managers from Oman Air have gathered in London to celebrate the launch of the airline’s second daily, non-stop and direct service between Muscat and London Heathrow. The first flight of the new service took place on Tuesday 12th April with over 200 passengers on board. That evening Oman Air’s […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Horizon Air announced it will grow its fleet with the purchase of 30 new three-class Embraer E175 jets, which will fly exclusively for Alaska Airlines. The order, which also includes 33 options, will be delivered over three years starting next year, and is valued at $2.8 billion at Embraer’s current list price and represents the […]