Airlines badly affected by COVID-19 are preparing for key roles in the mass vaccine airlift hoping to boost the sector and also to trim their pandemic-triggered losses. Global airline companies will be the workhorses to eradicate the coronavirus by hauling billions of vaccines. According to the World Health Organization vaccines director Kate O’Brien, “Developing vaccines…
The air supply systems on commercial aircraft offer greater protection against COVID-19 than those in hospital operating rooms, research commissioned by the US Department of Defense (DOD) found. The overall risk of exposure to COVID-19 on a flight is “very low,” the research concluded — and “virtually nonexistent” if you wear a mask. If only…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) today released a report into a near miss between a Virgin Australia ATR72 and a Piper PA-28. The two aircraft came within 22 metres of each other on approach into Albury Airport on 19 October last year. The Virgin ATR had 2 flight crew, 2 cabin crew and 66…
The air leak on board the ISS had been occurring since September 2019, but the leak levels were starting to worsen. To identify the crack, the astronauts used a very specific method. In August 2020, an air leak was confirmed aboard the International Space Station. It appeared a year before, in September 2019. “ The…
While other countries are struggling to even retrieve half of the traffic prior to COVID19 Chinese domestic flights are now running at the same level as before coronavirus crisis. The number of domestic Chinese flights in October topped last year’s levels with passenger numbers indicating the local aviation sector is now a full recovery from the…
The Prime Minister announced a four-week lockdown in a press conference at 10 Downing Street yesterday evening. On Thursday, November 5th, England will begin a four-week lockdown. However only England will be subject to the measures, compared to the entire United Kingdom as was the case in March. There will not much impact on inbound…
V1 speed is the speed by which a decision to continue the flight is made unless there is any condition in which the aircraft will not fly. It can be said that V1 speed is “commit to fly” speed. Actually, there is no such general formula to calculate V speeds. The manufacturer tests out the…
Paris has overtaken Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport, with the London hub reporting falling passenger numbers and rising losses. Paris Charles de Gaulle has overtaken Heathrow as the largest airport in Europe for the first time, with Amsterdam Schiphol and Frankfurt close behind. All three European airports have implemented testing regimes, with Heathrow repeatedly calling…
China Southern Airlines has became the World’s largest airline again. U.S. carriers American Airlines and Delta Airlines completed the list of top three largest airlines. China Southern had a scheduled passenger capacity of 2,580,529 this Monday, overtaking both Delta Airlines and American Airlines. Last week, China Southern was in third position with a scheduled capacity…
El Al is the only commercial airline to equip an anti-missile defense system in its planes to protect them from surface-air missiles and is considered as one of the safest airlines. The working mechanism of the anti-missile defense system… In 2004, Israel El Airline became the first airline to equip the antimissile system on commercial…
The test pilot Keith Hartley flew at 500 knots in a Tornado aircraft with the canopy off. In 1988, the test pilot Keith Hartley flew at 500 knots in a Tornado aircraft with the canopy off, testing the emergency escape procedures of the jet. The photo is featuring Pilot Keith Hartley conducting the ‘cockpit habitability…
When it appears that the recertification of the Boeing 737 MAX is coming each and every passing day, let’s take a look at which airlines are planning to operate the largest number of these jets. As of 31st July, Boeing 737 MAX aircraft have 4164 net orders. However, the aircraft had touched the 5,000 orders…