Avsoft develops Fatigue Management online aviation course for pilots and cabin crew

This article was published on: June3,2020 8:26 AM

Fatigue is a challenge to workers in all industries, especially air transport crew members with the myriad of fatigue exacerbating factors involved with their work, including long haul flights, night flights, international trips across multiple time zones, jet lag, and constantly changing sleep environments. Various aviation accidents and incidents have been attributed to fatigue andRead More

Etihad unveils health and hygiene program

This article was published on: June3,2020 8:23 AM

Etihad Airways has launched ‘Etihad Wellness’, an expanded and more comprehensive health and hygiene program and customer guide put in place to deal with COVID-19. Etihad Wellness initiatives will be communicated through an easy-to-use online guide highlighting the high standards of cleanliness, health and hygiene being applied at every stage of the customer journey. ThisRead More

Wizz Air restarts operations in Belgrade and Tuzla

This article was published on: June2,2020 5:57 AM

Wizz Air recently restarted operations from its bases in Belgrade and Tuzla with its two aircraft stationed in both cities. Although Wizz resumed flights from London to Belgrade on May 18, the service is operated by its British registered aircraft and crew. The budget airline will this week commence services from Belgrade to Basel, Dortmund,Read More

Babcock Australia selects Bell 429 as its bidding platform to obtain a new special forces helicopter

This article was published on: May31,2020 7:59 AM

Babcock Australia has downselected the Bell 429 as its bidding platform for Australia’s contest to obtain a new special forces helicopter. “The Bell 429 has a relatively new paramilitary design, with high levels of safety, role flexibility and performance that will meet the demands of Australian Special Forces,” says Babcock Australasia managing director Graeme Nayler.Read More

Airline industry’s global debt could rise to dh2 trillion by year-end,says IATA

This article was published on: May28,2020 7:29 AM

Airline industry’s global debt could rise to $550 billion (Dh2 trillion) by year-end, an increase of 28 percent or $120 billion when compared at the start of 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. The new debt is comprised of $50 billion government loans, $5 billion deferred taxes and $12 billion loan guarantees byRead More

Covid-19 “continuous to disrupt business activities” at Lessor Aviation

This article was published on: May28,2020 6:59 AM

Avation is ending its formal sale process as the Covid-19 pandemic brings unprecedented disruption to the aviation industry that is still ongoing. The Singapore-based lessor says in a statement that over the past “several weeks”, Covid-19 has “continued to disrupt business activities, particularly air travel, on an unprecedented scale”. “Market volatility remains high and theRead More

AVIC’s first helicopter prototype completes flight in East China

This article was published on: May27,2020 7:28 AM

AVIC’s unmanned helicopter prototype has completed its first test flight in Jiangxi province in East China. The AR500C took off on its 20-minute long test flight on 20 May, having performed a series of manoeuvres, such as front-to-back, left-to-right, as well as hovering rotations. The unmanned rotorcraft can fly at altitudes of about 16,400ft, withRead More

Malaysia Airlines’ representatives join together to make MRO command center amidst covid-19 pandemic

This article was published on: May21,2020 9:37 AM

As Malaysia Airlines parks nearly half of its fleet in long-term storage amid the coronavirus outbreak, its engineering unit has switched up its usual operations. For instance, various representatives from divisions within the unit — such as technical services, quality assurance, and maintenance control — have come together to form a ‘command center’ to marshallRead More

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