ANA Holdings is aiming to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from aircraft operations by 2050. ANA Holdings is aiming to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from aircraft operations by 2050. By 2030, the company targets for CO2 emissions from aircraft operations to be less than or equal to that of the financial year ended 31 March 2020, it says. Source: Wikimedia Commons ANA Holdings targets for CO2 emissions from aircraft operations in 2030 to...Continue Reading
The US Air Force grounded all of its B-1B Lancer bombers on 20 April after a fuel pump issue was discovered. The US Air Force (USAF) grounded all of its B-1B Lancer bombers on 20 April after a fuel pump issue was discovered. The aging fleet has suffered sustainment issues in recent years. Recently, the USAF had started retiring a group of 17 B-1Bs as part of an effort to...Continue Reading
The USA’s many small, underused airports, combined with autonomous and electric-propulsion technologies, could enable a vast new US regional air transportation system. The USA’s many small, underused airports, combined with autonomous and electric-propulsion technologies, could enable a vast new US regional air transportation system. That is according to new NASA-published report that lays out a vision called “Regional Air Mobility” – the idea that technology can make air travel between...Continue Reading
Kaman’s unmanned K-Max Titan helicopter flew for the first time on 21 April. Kaman’s unmanned K-Max Titan helicopter flew for the first time on 21 April. The helicopter was controlled from the ground with a safety pilot on-board during its debut flight, says Kaman on 26 April. Source: Kaman The unmanned K-Max Titan is intended for “high, hot, dirty or dangerous” work, says manufacturer Kaman The manned version of the...Continue Reading
Creators of a flight-simulation trainer for rotorcraft pilots have obtained the first European certification for a virtual-reality system. The trainer is designed to enable pilots to practice risky manoeuvres in a virtual environment, says the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. It has been developed by VRM Switzerland for the popular Robinson R22, and a version for the Airbus Helicopters H125 is in progress. “Pilots can now have simulator time credited to...Continue Reading
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