| | | Flying testbed of Russia's future high-speed helicopter made its maiden flight | | The flying testbed derived from the Mil Mil-24K (NATO reporting name: Hind) for testing components of the future high-speed helicopter flew for the first time on December 23, 2015, a defense industry... | Read More | | | | | | Can you spot the contraband items in these eight luggage scans? | | Have you got what it takes to man an airport X-ray machine? Test your abilities here.
Do you think you've got what it takes to work in airport security, starring at X-rays of passenger's lu... | Read More | | | | | | African Carriers Set for More Losses in 2016, Says IATA | | African airlines are facing another year in the red, with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicting collective losses of approximately $100 million for 2016. This follows loss esti... | Read More | | | | | | Etihad to acquire stake in Air Malta? | | Air Malta (KM, Malta) is close to finalizing a strategic partnership agreement with Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int'l) aviation sources in the Maltese capital, Valletta, have revealed.
Speaki... | Read More | | | | | | Thomas Flohr to Receive Top Honors at Aviation Awards | | Thomas Flohr, Founder and Chairman of VistaJet, will receive the "Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year Award." In 2004, Mr. Flohr introduced a revolutionary aviation business model focused enti... | Read More | | | | | | Airbus said to win All Nippon as buyer of A380 Superjumbos | | Airbus Group SE won an agreement from ANA Holdings Inc, Japan’s largest airline, to buy three of its A380 superjumbos, said a person familiar with the plan, giving the European plane maker a wel... | Read More | | | | | | Orders down but Airbus and Boeing set output record | | A late flurry of deals has boosted Boeing's 2015 book-to-bill ratio to one as the US manufacturer and its rival Airbus look set to record around 2,000 net orders between them for the full year.... | Read More | | | | | | Boeing to shower shareholders with cash | | US aerospace giant Boeing has announced a $14 billion share buyback and 20 percent increase in its regular quarterly dividend starting 2016 to $1.09 per share.
Boeing said the new buyback plan will... | Read More | | | | | | Ceramic 3D printing breakthrough has aviation implications | | In a development that could have significant benefits for aviation, a US laboratory is now printing high-temperature, high-strength 3D ceramic parts. Californian company HRL Laboratories utilises... | Read More | | | | | | Lufthansa hires more than 4,000 new employees | | 2,800 flight attendants wanted at various locations. • Eurowings and Austrian Airlines are hiring 240 pilots. • More jobs for ground staff and trainees with airlines and Lufthansa Group serv... | Read More | | | | | |