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Bombardier gets ready for JetExpo

Bombardier once again will take an active part in Jet Expo 2016 Moscow exhibition, which will start on September 8 in Moscow at „Vnukovo-3” airport . This year, two business jet will be presented to Russian clients: Challenger 650 and Global 6000. "We see Russia as a ke...

CNN Announces 'CNN Air' Dedicated Drone Unit

Cable television news organization CNN has launched CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN Air), its first dedicated drone unit. CNN Air will employ two full-time unmanned aircraft systems operators “to fully integrate aerial imagery and reporting across all&n...

The disruptive technology of 3-D printing

It is still in its infancy but three-dimensional printing is what experts call a disruptive technology. It has changed the way items including plane spare parts and prosthetic arms are produced, and it is not stopping there. Scientists are experimenting with the use of live cells to one day be able to produce human organs, while innovation in the field could allow astronauts to print spare part...

Flight fantastic

Instead of rewiring planes to fly themselves, why not give them android pilots? THE idea of a drone—an aircraft designed from scratch to be pilotless—is now familiar. But what if you want to make pilotless a plane you already possess? Air forces, particularly America’s, sometimes do this with obsolete craft that they wish to fly for target practice. By using servomotors to wor...

EASA strengthens medical requirements for pilots

EASA published a set of proposals to the European Commission for an update of the rules concerning pilots’ medical fitness, as part of its Action Plan following the Germanwings Flight 9525 accident. These rules are contained in so-called Part-MED, which covers aviation safety rules related to the medical aspect and fitness of aircrews. Released in a document known as an Opinion,...

Man proves he can still fly a plane after 100 years

Percy Skinner decided he wanted to celebrate a milestone birthday in a unique way. “I turned 100 years old on June 17,” said Skinner. “Now I’m looking forward to 200.” Percy arrived at the airport along with several family and friends. They all were eagerly anticipating watching the man celebrate his milestone birthday with a milestone moment. With a gall...

UK soldiers sue after falling 15,800 feet in military aircraft

Ten British soldiers have announced their intention to sue the Ministry of Defense, after they suffered a traumatic near-death experience in a flight over Afghanistan in February 2014. The soldiers were on board a Royal Air Force Voyager jet, which was carrying 200 passengers total, when the plane began to fall. The captain, who had been taking photos of the cabin, had dropped his camera, wh...

FAA Announces Aviation Safety Rating for Indonesia

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that Indonesia complies with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been granted a Category 1 rating. The FAA first assessed Indonesia’s civil aviation authority in September 1997 and found it in compliance with ICAO standards and then...

Thai army searches for missing military helicopter, five on board

The Thai army said it was searching for a military helicopter that went missing on Sunday in northern Thailand with five people on board, including a major general. The UH-72 light helicopter disappeared from radar at around 10.30 a.m. (1130 ET) around 30 minutes into its flight, said Lieutenant General Somsak Ninbanjerdkun, Third Area Army commander overseeing Thailand's north. Among th...

Herne Bay airshow crash: quick-witted spectators dash into sea to save pilot

Quick-witted spectators saved the life of a pilot after his light aircraft crashed into the sea while taking part in an air show. The open-cockpit plane flipped onto its back after coming down in shallow water a short distance from the beach at the Herne Bay air show in Kent. Eyewitnesses described around ten members of the public dashing into the water where they quickly righted the si...

Now THAT'S a low flying aircraft!

Tourists at a beauty spot got the fright of their lives after a low-flying aircraft zoomed past them just a few feet off the ground. The Bombardier 415 was spotted coming in for a refill at Lake Villeneuve de la Raho in the Pyrenees after helping battle a spate of forest fires in the south of France. Known as Canadian Water Bombers, the aircraft are specially-designed for firefighting and ha...

EK521 passengers ‘touched’ by Emirates compensation announcement

Emirates flight EK 521 accident survivors, who have received emails confirming $7,000 (Dh25.712) compensation per passenger, have lauded the airline for its prompt and professional handling of the damages and personal follow up. Of the $7,000, passengers have been informed that $2,000 is in respect of loss of luggage and personal effects and $5,000 is for any other damages they have suffered as...

F-22 Raptor grounded by 20,000 bees

The US Air Force's F-22 Raptor may be the most advanced fighter jet in the world but even with $143 million-worth of stealth and supersonic capabilities, it proved to be no match for one unlikely adversary --- a huge swarm of honey bees. An F-22 aircraft from the 192nd Air Wing was temporarily grounded on June 11 after crew members at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia discovered nearly...

90 Airbus Helicopters rotorcraft take part in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

A fleet of 90 Airbus Helicopters rotorcraft has been deployed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for use in surveillance, airspace defense, anti-terrorism, law enforcement, command/control/communication, air medical rescue and electronic image capture during the month of August in Rio de Janeiro and other states where competitions are taking place. This fleet is comprised of 83 military helico...

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