American airline company Delta Air Lines negotiates with Airbus postponement of deliveries at least of 40 airplanes from the current year to later dates due to crises caused by pandemic Bloomberg informs with the reference to sources familiar with the matter. According to their words Delta plans to receive additional money resources at the expense of attraction of 750 million USD from selling nine remained…
ZeroAvia company made first flight of hydrogen-electric aircraft HyFlyer created on the base six-seat passenger airplane Piper M350. Engineers claim that for current moment it is the biggest aircraft that is powered for flight by hydrogen. Airplanes’ engineers and aviation authorities of developed countries tend to switch aviation to engines that do not produce hazardous emissions. As well as in automotive industry the main efforts…
Netherland airline company KLM together with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) continues to develop of quite unusual airplane Flying-V Technological that differs with bizarre V-shaped form of the body where passenger seats will be located in the wings. After period of extensive tests in air tunnel and series of ground tests in Netherlands group of researchers, engineers and pilot of unmanned aircraft from TU…
European Union has already made rules of slots’ loss less stringent after coronavirus pandemic started. At the same time in August Wizz Air argued against prolongation of such scheme for winter season speaking that restrictions do not allow the company to expand in the key airports. Low-cost company referred to the fact that the process of the flights’ resumption of the airline companies that still…
Ongoing uncertainty that has to do with potential second wave of coronavirus pandemic and also existing restrictions on journeys caused slump in demand from the part of passengers – IATA message says. This, in turn caused slower return of European air transportation. According to the association’s data volume of passenger air traffic in July reduced by 79,6% as compared to previous year. Nevertheless, this index…
Industry associations agreed not to take away airport slots in case of lack of flights. IATA together with a number of industry associations urges European Commission to prolong to winter season release of the rule according to which airline companies may lose airport slots assigned to them. Slots are time intervals for take-off and landing – valuable asset and usually if airline company is not…
Passengers will be offered to disinfect their hands at any time during the flight for the first time. The biggest passenger air carrier in the world – American airline company Delta Airlines took decision to install stationary dispensers with antiseptic in all cabins of its’ passenger airplanes. In such a way it became first airline company in the world that provides its passengers and crew…
European manufacturer of long-hail aircrafts Airbus that suffered as well as its’ customers – airline companies because of slump in demand on air transport caused by COVID-19 pandemic continues to look for decisions that will allow minimizing risks for the passengers’ health during their stay on the board of the aircraft. In the framework of global program Keep Trust in Air Travel at present moment…
Because of pandemic Airbus reduces expenses for various projects but not for new airplane A321XLR – process of its creation, on the contrary was accelerated. Company sees in XLR product that is not exposed to historical decline in demand. In terms of coronavirus pandemic aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the purpose to savings reduces expenses for various projects, however increases investments in creation of A321XLR airplane….
American airline company Delta Air Lines – the second biggest airline company in the world in number of carried passengers and fleet size is actively realizing program f testing entire personnel for COVID-19. With this actions carrier hopes to assure passengers in flights’ safety during coronavirus pandemic. As to the middle of August half of 75 thousand employees of the airline company have been tested….