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….
The biggest airline company in USA American Airlines Group Inc. will stop flights to 15 small cities of the country from October – after termination of the state program action one of the condition of which was saving of the main part of routes. Exclusion of these cities from route network for the period from October 7th to November 3rd is the first step in…
Airline company Korean Air surprisingly didn’t fit into general industry trend of quick growth of expenses: second quarter turned out to be profitable for South Korean carrier – namely thanks to activity of cargo department. While almost all biggest airline companies of the world declared serious losses in the second quarter 2020 due to coronavirus crises, Korean Air reported net profit earning in amount of…