The Trans-Tasman travel bubble offers a rare good news story for air travel in the region, but don’t expect a spate of similar arrangements to follow. The Trans-Tasman travel bubble offers a rare good news story for air travel in the region, but don’t expect a spate of similar arrangements to follow. From one perspective, the Australia-New Zealand travel bubble marks a turning point. For well over a year New...Continue Reading
German electric air-taxi startup Lilium says it will partner with airports in the Bavarian cities of Munich and Nuremberg to establish a regional air mobility network. German electric air-taxi start-up Lilium will partner with airports in the Bavarian cities of Munich and Nuremberg to establish a regional air mobility network. The Munich-headquartered company says on 19 April that the two hubs will enable it to offer air connections between different...Continue Reading
The Chinese airline industry is forecast to be about CNY30 billion ($4.6 billion) in the red for the quarter ended 31 March, narrowing its losses year on year amid an improvement in “recovery momentum”. The Chinese airline industry is forecast will loose about CNY30 billion ($4.6 billion) for the quarter ended 31 March – an improvement on roughly CNY35 billion loss a year earlier- amid an improvement in “recovery momentum”. Cumulative...Continue Reading
Boeing has delivered almost 90 737 Max since US regulators lifted the type’s grounding last November, though airlines have placed those jet in storage, according to Cirium fleets data. Boeing has delivered almost 90 737 Max since US regulators lifted the type’s grounding last November, though airlines have placed those jet in storage, according to Cirium fleets data. Boeing last week disclosed it had recommended that customers remove an undisclosed...Continue Reading
Northrop Grumman has flown Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for the first time. Northrop Grumman has flown Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for the first time. The initial example of Tokyo’s high-altitude UAV finished its first flight on 15 April at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California facility, the company says on 16 April. The RQ-4B and its maritime cousin, the MQ-4C Triton, are manufactured in Palmdale. Source:...Continue Reading
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