Pie in the sky? London urged to plan for flying taxi future September 2, 2019 Airbus will tomorrow urge London authorities to plan for a future in which electric air taxis roam the skies and drones carry cargo a few thousand feet above the city. The aviation juggernaut has already built a prototype air taxi, as have arch rivals Boeing, Uber and several other manufacturers. Airbus will urge city planners [...]
Eco-warriors still threaten Heathrow drone chaos despite ‘positive’ talks with airport August 30, 2019 Climate change activists are still planning on flying drones over Heathrow in protest next month, despite a “positive” meeting with representatives from the airport this morning. Heathrow Pause, a splinter group of the Extinction Rebellion movement, says it will fly toy drones in the airport’s restricted zone from 13 September, in a move that threatens [...]
Near-miss: Passenger jet ‘narrowly avoided’ hitting drone at Gatwick airport in April August 28, 2019 An Airbus passenger jet carrying as many as 186 passengers was forced to take evasive action to avoid a drone as it approached Gatwick airport, it has emerged. The airliner was flying at 518 metres towards the West Sussex airport on 28 April when the pilot saw a dark-coloured drone and made a banking turn [...]
Britain ‘still attractive for aerospace investment’ despite Brexit uncertainty August 27, 2019 Britain is the fourth-most attractive attractive country to invest in for the aerospace and defence industries, according to research. Despite warnings from major industry players that Brexit uncertainty will hamper investment in the sector, the UK has been named the best European country to invest in, ahead of Germany, by PwC. Countries were ranked on [...]
Boeing 737 Max: First customer lawsuit comes in against plane maker as Russian firm sues August 27, 2019 Boeing is facing its first lawsuit from an aviation industry customer of its Boeing 737 Max, after a Russian firm that ordered 35 planes is said to have sued it for breach of contract. Avia Capital Services, an aircraft leasing company that is a subsidiary of Russian firm Rostec, made an order for 35 Max [...]
Up in the air: Risks pile on for aerospace industry as 737 Max saga continues August 22, 2019 Risks are mounting for the world’s aerospace industry, amid political tensions and delays to Boeing’s grounded 737 Max jet returning to service, according to ratings agency Moody’s. Read more: Boeing takes $4.9bn hit on 737 Max groundings to compensate airlines The grounding of the best-selling passenger jet in March after two deadly crashes killed 346 [...]
Lion Air ‘urgently’ needs more Boeing 737 Max jets to support growth August 14, 2019 Indonesian airline Lion Air “urgently requires” more Boeing 737 Max jets, after two crashes involving the model – one of which was a Lion Air jet – left the entire global fleet grounded in March. The airline’s co-founder, Rusdi Kirana, told Reuters that once regulators allowed the plane back in the skies, it needed more [...]
Rolls-Royce: Engine issues still in focus after ‘storm of steel and iron’ falls from plane August 14, 2019 On a sunny, 30C-degree afternoon in Fiumicino, near Rome, residents of the airport town thought they were experiencing a sudden hail storm. But when witness Paola Di Lazzaro looked outside, she saw “a storm of steel and iron,” she told Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. Hundreds of shards of incandescent metal were falling down to earth [...]
Rolls-Royce shares drop after ‘hailstorm’ of jet engine fragments cause chaos in Rome August 12, 2019 A “storm of steel and iron” raining down on people in a busy suburb of Rome over the weekend sent engine maker Rolls-Royce’s market value tumbling more than half-a-billion pounds today. Romans were forced to take cover on Saturday as hot fragments of metal fell from a Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet flying over the Fiumicino [...]
Boeing crisis: 737 Max grounding cuts global airline seats by 40m August 7, 2019 The grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max means at least 40m fewer aircraft seats will be available this summer. Aviation regulators across the globe grounded the jet in March after two crashes triggered by a faulty anti-stall system killed 346 people. Read more: Boeing takes $4.9bn hit on 737 Max groundings to compensate airlines Boeing hopes [...]