According to Korean Air’s quarterly financial report published on August 7, 2020, the company generated ₩1.6 billion ($1.4 million) net income, in contrast with ₩3.8 billion ($3 million) net loss over the same period of 2019. The result is even more significant in the context of the world-wide pandemic that sent the entirety of the travel industry into a crisis. Korea...
It would allow cabin conversion between passenger and cargo operations within 24 hours, the companies claim. The cargo containers for Airbus A330, A340 and Boeing 767, 777 come in five different sizes. While each container is equipped with its own smoke detector, they should be used in cabins with the supervising cabin crew members, as outlined in the companies state...
While some carriers resorted to lay-offs, operations’ downscaling, and restructuring of their business, major passenger airlines explored a new service – cargo transportation on passenger aircraft later known as “preighters”. During the first days of travel bans and social distancing orders coming into effect, European carriers Lufthansa, Swiss, Air France, and Britis...
On August 6, 2020, Hermeus signed a contract under AFWERX, a U.S. Air Force innovation program, to develop its Hermeus Mach 5 aircraft to “support the Presidential and Executive Airlift fleet.” The company will work together with the USAF to deliver hypersonic travel for the DOD. The focal point of Hermeus’ mission is assessing modifications to their Mach 5 aircraft t...
According to information posted on Facebook group Lebanese Plane Spotters, the airport windows were shattered and some light structures collapsed. The airport is located some 8.5 kilometers from the dock where the explosion happened. The next confirmed departure happened at 7:40 PM, an hour-and-a-half after the explosion, and no incoming flights are reported to have d...
As announced on August 4, general aviation avionics OEM Aspen Avionics has been acquired by The AIRO Group. The new owner has a fairly deep bench in aerospace, holding a portfolio of companies in a wide range of aerospace segments, including commercial and military, and piloted and remotely-piloted vehicles. Flying spoke with Aspen’s CEO John Uczekaj about the acquisi...
After more than 50 years since its first flight, the Boeing 747 faces the end of the production line. The Boeing Company indicated during its second quarter earnings report on July 29 that the company would end production of the 747 four-engine jumbo jet in 2022. The Commercial Airplanes division delivered 20 airplanes during the quarter, with a reported backlog of more ...
Garmin suffered a ransomware attack that encrypted some of its systems on July 23, 2020. Garmin Connext Service—and connectivity through flyGarmin.com and the Garmin Pilot app—were among those areas affected, though the SOS and inReach systems remained online and available. In an update from the company posted on July 27, Garmin announced, “[Many] of our online servic...
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) recently signed a memorandum of understanding to begin developing aviation industry standards to address issues such as hybrid electric propulsion, VTOL, cybersecurity and speed up the implementation of these new technologies. According to a news rel...
The Icon A5 amphibian isn’t for everyone. It’s not very fast. It doesn’t really carry all that much, and it can’t fly a four-hour leg non-stop. But flying the light-sport Icon is one heck of a lot of fun when you’re able to peel off from cruising flight at 500 feet above a favorite lake and ease the throttle back for a water landing and lunch at an on-shore restaurant un...
In an action meant to address an “unsafe condition” on Diamond twins using these engines, the FAA published an airworthiness directive on July 27, that applies to certain Austro Engine GmbH model E4s and all E4P engines. The directive follows up on reports of “considerable wear of the timing chain on the affected engines,” according to the publication in the Federal Regi...
GKN Aerospace and Saab are the two companies in Sweden that are part of the cooperation. Air combat capabilities are designated by Sweden as a national security interest. Through a joint technology development, the Swedish aviation industry will be able to build and sustain their continuous development of competencies and capabilities in a cost-effective way. GKN Aero...
Newly developed parameter sets for aluminium alloy F357, a new beryllium free version of AlSi7Mg0,6 (A357), lead to considerably improved material properties compared to parts produced through die-casting. The work between Honeywell and SLM Solutions, announced in 2019, aims to reduce manufacturing times and costs to produce 3D printed aircraft components that meet the h...
An Oxfordshire-based specialist team from WAE is working closely with BAE Systems engineers in Lancashire to inform and guide thinking about how future aircraft could fly faster and more efficiently than anything before. The project is part of a wider research effort to develop technologies that could be used to develop the most advanced combat air system for the UK. ...
Current movement restrictions and high levels of caution around air travel are certain to have long-term implications for the global avionics industry. In the coming years, the industry will need to find ways in which to adapt. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic though, there were already underlying trends which were set to cause significant alterations to the approach to...
Awarding Strategic Supplier Status recognises close alignment across technical, operations, business, and service requirements. Amphenol Invotec’s PCB capabilities are among the broadest and most advanced, delivering consistent quality and reliability for demanding systems and mission-critical applications. Amphenol Invotec has supported Thales in the UK and Europe...
The new trilateral framework sees industry from the three nations bringing together their skills and expertise in the combat air sector to collaborate on R&D of cutting-edge technologies. The three national industries comprise leading defence companies from the UK (BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, Rolls Royce and MBDA UK), Italy (Leonardo Italy, Elettronica, Avio Aero and MB...
Building on a 50-year relationship between the two companies, Element expands its current capabilities, providing PQT customers with a broader range of testing in GE Aviation’s 40+ global testing facilities. GE Aviation’s unparalleled capabilities include testing at temperatures above 1,400°F and pressures up to 1000 psia to simulate the extreme conditions that exist ins...
The goal of the new agreement is to work together to identify the propulsion system that would complement Boom’s Overture airframe. The engagement will involve teams from Boom and Rolls-Royce collaborating in engine-airframe matching activities for Boom’s flagship supersonic passenger aircraft, Overture. The teams will also examine certain key aspects of the propul...
Products from the Birmingham-based company – which has a proven leading reputation in the global aviation sector – have now been re-certified for application by local distributor, Matcon High Coats PVT, by the helicopter division of Hindustan Aeronautics. “Both new build and overhaul vehicles have been coated with a system of high build epoxy primer-surfacer for the c...
The contract is valued at around $20 million and deliveries are scheduled to commence this month. Using innovative polyurethane technology, Meggitt’s fuel bladders offer a long-life, lightweight solution that is highly flexible, durable and maintenance-free. The self-sealing properties have proved fundamental in safeguarding both crew and aircraft from the impact o...
Virgin Galactic, in collaboration with London design agency, Seymourpowell, has striven to remain faithful to that tradition by developing an elegant but progressive, experience-focused concept for the cabin of its spaceship. Individually sized seats, created using the highest-grade aluminium and carbon-fibre manufacturing techniques, reinforce this sense. The importa...
The collaboration’s objective has been to develop a nanocomposite material with exceptional fire and mechanical performance, suitable for use in aircraft interior applications. The team has developed a thermosetting resin system, which is a blend of poly(furfuryl alcohol) (PFA) with a specific additive mix, for the production of glass fibre pre-pregs using a hot-melt ...
The project was developed in partnership with Embraer and ELEB and marks the company’s debut in the maintenance of this executive aircraft. The delivery of these components is the culmination of the project, which started in July 2019, with the objective of technical and logistical training, industrialisation and certification by OGMA to review the landing gear of Emb...
The company’s dentCHECK tool – now the standard for damage-mapping within the aviation sector – was awarded the VR-Innovationprize. This was the 20th consecutive year in which the BadenWürttemberg Volksbank & Raiffeisenbanken awarded the prize. dentCHECK is a handheld optical 3D surface inspection tool that was purpose-built for the aviation industry. It measures and ...
Strata is an aerostructures manufacturer owned by Mubadala Investment and located in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, at the Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park. Airbus assembles the A350-900 out of 53 percent composite materials, with the fuselage consisting of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic. Strata makes the wings’ inboard flaps with hot drape forming and automated tape layu...
But certification experts and International Air Transport Association director general Alexandre de Juniac harbor doubts about their viability given the stringent requirements the FAA and EASA impose on any modification to aircraft seating. Companies marketing the products include Italy’s AvioInteriors, whose fairly ambitious Janus product features a middle seat that ...
Planning to add a total of 35 of the type by 2024, China Southern will gradually introduce ARJ21 service from Daxing International in an effort to cement its Guangzhou-Beijing dual-hub strategy as China pushes expansion under its ambitious Belt and Road initiative, according to the airline. The announcement comes after China’s big three—Air China, China Eastern Airlin...
Possessing the first 100 percent LED “Cat 1” lighting system in the Southern Hemisphere, the 10,826-foot long privately-funded runway project was completed at a cost of $764,170,000 (AUD$1.1 billion), nearly as much as the cost of the entire airport when it was purchased by the Brisbane Airport Corp. (BAC) in 1997. The runway opened on Sunday with a ribbon-cutting cer...
The California-based company has had to delay the start of flight testing for subscale versions of the aircraft due to quarantine rules in the San Francisco Bay Area and also around Edwards Air Force Base. Meanwhile, Sabrewing hopes to start building the first full-size Rhaegal prototypes in September 2020, and Part 23 certification is now expected to be delayed until...
Under the plan announced on July 2, the privately owned UK airport has published a commitment to mitigate the risk of Covid-19 infection through measures such as two-meter separation markings, minimizing personal contact between passengers and with staff, and the use of personal protective equipment. From this week, Biggin Hill has started issuing safety kits to every...
Even then, derivatives of existing aircraft appear more likely unless "disruptive" technologies come to fruition. Speaking during an FIA Connect 2020 webinar titled “Commercial Aircraft: the Next Generation” Wednesday, Embraer Commercial Aviation president and CEO Arjan Meijer characterized both the OEMs and airlines as “patients” that need to recover over the next se...
The UK-based company has been very active in the push for the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), with its parent BP Group committing back in February to becoming a net-zero carbon emitter by 2050 or sooner. That goal aligns with the aviation industry’s greater aspirations, adopted in 2009, to achieve carbon-neutral growth from 2020, and in the long-term halvin...
Yet, his message was gloomy. “This crisis could have a very long shadow. Passengers are telling us that it will take time before they return to their old travel habits. Many airlines are not planning for demand to return to 2019 levels until 2023 or 2024,” he warned, as he shared the results of a survey of leisure and business travelers in 11 countries, conducted in Febr...
The final design, created by Duncan Aviation aircraft designer Ken Reita, required an STC and the help of his team members from engineering, airframe, interior, and customer service. “We regularly updated detailed spreadsheets with the weight of every single item, including coffee containers and life rafts, on that aircraft,” said Duncan Aviation senior completions sa...
Additionally, Jetcraft is the first aircraft dealer using MicroShield 360, which is available for all in-service aircraft purchased through the company and has already been applied to all eligible aircraft in Jetcraft’s owned inventory. Jetcraft’s first two jets to get the MicroShield 360 coating—a Bombardier Challenger 604 and Global 5000—were treated by F/List last ...
