Category: News
NEWS May 28, 2024 Boeing To Open African Headquarters in Ethiopia American aerospace manufacturer Boeing announced plans to open African headquarters in Ethiopia, preferring it to other potential candidates such as South Africa and Kenya. Read More →
NEWS May 26, 2024 Quantum INS: GPS's Replacement? It may sound like something out of science fiction, but navigation using the principles of Quantum Physics is fast becoming a reality. Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) can increase accuracy by orders of magnitude, revolutionizing navigation across the board. Self-contained Quantum Inertial Navigation Systems (Q-INS) are also impervious to jamming or spoofing by hostile actors. Read More →
NEWS May 22, 2024 The Story of the Forgotten Emirates A340 Fleet The Airbus A340 is a long-range, wide-body passenger airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. In the mid-1970s, Airbus developed the A340 quadjet. The A340-300 took its maiden flight on 25 October 1991. It was certified along with the A340-200 on 22 December 1992 and both versions entered service in March 1993 with launch customers Lufthansa and Air France. The larger A340-500/600 were launched on 8 December 1997; the A340-600 flew for the first time on 23 April 2001 and entered service on 1 August 2002. Read More →
NEWS May 21, 2024 VIDEO: Passenger Dies After Severe Turbulence on Singapore Airlines Flight One passenger has died onboard a Singapore Airlines flight after the aircraft hit patches of severe turbulence. Read More →
NEWS May 21, 2024 Australia, New Zealand Evacuate Citizens From New Caledonia By Air The governments of Australia and New Zealand have announced that they will be sending “government” planes to New Caledonia to evacuate their citizens from the French territory following a week of riots. Currently, around 3,200 people are stranded in, or outside of New Caledonia due to suspended flights and air travel into the French territory. Read More →
NEWS May 20, 2024 Iranian President Dies in Helicopter Crash: What Are the Repercussions? On Sunday May 19, the Iranian President died in a helicopter crash. The Iranian Government is already preparing to elect a new president as they navigate this novel crisis. Read More →
NEWS May 16, 2024 Delta Set To Deploy Skywest CRJ-550s SkyWest Airlines is adding the CRJ-550 to its fleet. Meanwhile, Delta Airlines is requiring all regional aircrafts in their fleet to provide dual-class service. This has led to Delta intending to deploy the CRJ-550 on some routes in partnership with SkyWest. Read More →
NEWS May 16, 2024 Emirates to Head Back to Nigeria in October. Emirates has announced the resumption of service between Dubai (DXB) and Lagos (LOS) in Nigeria starting on October 1st, 2024. The resumption of service comes after the resolution of a two year quarrel between Emirates and the Nigerian government Read More →
NEWS May 15, 2024 Onboard Emirates' New Airbus A350 Emirates is entering a new era as its first Airbus A350 prepares to enter service in September of this year. As the time draws near for Emirates' new A350, let's explore what the plane offers. Read More →
NEWS May 13, 2024 Air Vanuatu: What Happens When An Airline Goes Bankrupt Recently, Air Vanuatu went bankrupt, canceling all international flights and stranding thousands of passengers. This latest airline bankruptcy brings up the question - What happens after an airline goes bust? Read More →