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
India to start domestic flights soon
This article was published on: May21,2020 9:29 AM
India plans to restart domestic civil aviation in a ‘calibrated manner’ from 25 May. Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a Twitter post that all airports and airlines are being informed to be ready for operations from that date. He added that standard operating procedures for passenger movement are separately being issued byRead More
Lufthansa Group seeks conditional financial assistance from WSF
This article was published on: May21,2020 9:26 AM
Lufthansa Group is holding advanced talks with the German economic stabilization fund WSF for conditional assistance of up to €9 billion. The company says €3 billion of this assistance would take the form of a loan from bank KfW. Lufthansa Group says an agreement ‘has not yet been finalized’. It is continuing the ‘advanced’ talksRead More
EasyJet hacked, 9m customer data leaked
This article was published on: May20,2020 7:54 AM
EasyJet became a target of a cyberattack, the airline revealed on May 19, 2020. The attackers accessed personal data of 9 million customers, including credit card details of over 2,000 passengers, the airline said. While the data breach mostly involves email addresses and travel details, the hackers also accessed credit card details of 2,208 customers.Read More
Emirates Mars Mission announces scheduled launch date
This article was published on: May20,2020 7:43 AM
The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, today announced the scheduled launch of its Mars Hope Probe in a 495,000,000km journey to reach and orbit the Red Planet. The countdown to the launch begins after the probe’s successful transfer from the UAE to Japan, in a journey that spannedRead More
Spain adds mandatory quarantine procedures to international arrivals
This article was published on: May18,2020 8:50 AM
Spain’s government has decreed that all visitors entering the country from abroad must go into quarantine for 14 days from 15 May, potentially scuppering attempts by airlines to restart Spanish summer holiday flights. The nation’s ministry of health discloses in a 12 May statement that all international arrivals must remain in their chosen accommodation forRead More
Ryanair cuts work force at its four locations
This article was published on: May18,2020 8:41 AM
Ryanair has axed more than 250 office-based jobs at four locations and will this month announce details of its plan to slash up to 3,000 crew positions. The Irish budget carrier says it has reduced its office headcount in Dublin, Stansted, Madrid and Wroclaw by over 250, “through a combination of probation/fixed term contract ends, resignationsRead More
