American start-up company Hermeus plans to construct airplane that will be able to fly with the speed more than 5 Mach numbers (4800 kilometers per hour). According to Hermeus at the speed of 5 Mach numbers flight from New York to London will last just 90 minutes (instead of 7 hours on common airplane). Recently Khosla Ventures Company made initial investments in start-up company Hermeus…
Re-engined narrow-body Embraer E195-E2 the biggest commercial airplane ever manufactured by Brazilian aviation company has got certificates of aviation authorities from Brazil, Europe and USA at the same time. It will allow Embraer beginning deliveries of 146-seats airplane at the second half of 2019. Family of re-engined airplanes E-Jet E2 was presented during Paris Air Show 2013. Embraer E195-E2 is the second airplane in the…
Singapore airport Changi for the 7th time in a row wad considered the best airport in the world. It is said in declaration made by Company-operator “Changi group” according to the results of international research made by established company Skytrax. Skytrax CEO Edward Plaisted marked unbelievable achievement – 7 years in a row to take the highest place that underlines popularity of Changi airport among…
Airbus A319 operated by Finnair offers 131 seats of two classes: business and economy.
The biggest airplane in the world Stratolaunch went through first tests in the sky above USA. It spent in the air 2.5 hours and attained maximum speed of 304 km/h. In the future Stratolaunch will help to carry into space rackets. First flight trials of American launching aircraft Stratolaunch Model 351 took place above the Mojave Desert in California. Aviation Company Scaled Composites that participated…
Press-secretary of the state Chinese aviation conglomerate Zhoe Guoqiang informed that sub-suppliers have already started to assemble components of the first sample of MA-700 airplane back in December 2018. First prototype of turbo-prop airplane MA-700 is getting ready to be launched in September 2019 and to make first trial flight till the end of the year – informed Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). “According…
Total cost of the projects has made about 29 billions USD but their key task is consolidation of infrastructural connection of countries of the “New Silk Road” between each other and China and improving entire aviation safety. AVIC cooperation with the countries of the “New Silk Road” includes trade in the area of aviation products, corresponding infrastructural building and management. The key areas of collaboration…
Helsinki airport opened new terminal Aukio with lounge zone and huge LED screen. The cost of the project of Finland airport extension is estimated in 1 billion euro. In several years airport plans to take 30 millions passengers. Surface of the new terminal is more than 33 thousands square meters. The heart of the Aukio became hall in which passengers are waiting for their flight….
Board of Virgin Atlantic Company was caught in powerful airflow that increased the airplane’s speed approximately by 300 kilometers per hour. Passenger Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of Virgin Atlantic Company that flew from Los Angeles to London was caught in airflow and as result exceeded sound velocity. On February 18th on the east coast of USA in the low-density atmosphere strong air flows were observed. For…
European aviation company Airbus together with Nottingham University of Great Britain began to develop perspective electric racing aircraft. As Flightglobal writes the company also became partner-founder of the first races of electric airplanes in the world Air Race that will take place in 2020. Elaboration of the racing ground, above water or air equipment allows receiving new technologies some of which are later used in…