Let’s see if you master this Airliner Quiz! Can you make it into the sacred Plane Spotter Club? While some types are iconic and easy…
Cirrus Vision Jet: Autonomous Emergency Autoland feature
Cirrus Aircraft announced the introduction of ‘Safe Return’ – a revolutionary emergency autoland system that enables passengers to land their Vision Jet with just the…
New Motor Glider: fs35 Harpyie’s First Flight
Akaflieg Stuttgart, the Stuttgart University’s own Glider Flying Club, has developed a new motor glider. Thanks to its special construction and low weight, students will…
Successful Automatic Landing with a Diamond DA42
Automatic landings have long been standard procedure for commercial aircraft. While major airports have the infrastructure necessary to ensure the safe navigation of the aircraft,…
CAE Women in Flight Scholarship Programme
CAE is keeping up its Women in Flight scholarship programme through 2020 (initially launched in 2018) to encourage exceptional women to become professional pilots. Every year,…
Piloting – Not Only for Men!
BAA Training joined Women of Aviation Worldwide Week (WOAW) inviting ladies to discover pilot career opportunities open not only for men. According to global statistics,…
Controller-Pilot Datalink Communications (CPDLC)
Most European Area Control Centres have started to operate controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) over the past years to help mitigate the shortcomings of traditional voice…
Developments in Training – Instructor Insights from L3Harris
The need to train Pilots for the Unexpected L3Harris’ Training Standards Captain, Peter Tholen: “The airline training requirements are changing as the aviation world undergoes…
CAE Women in Flight Scholarship Programme
CAE is keeping up its Women in Flight scholarship programme through 2020 (initially launched in 2018) to encourage exceptional women to become professional pilots. Every year,…
Int’l Women’s Day – Eurocontrol promotes Women in Aviation
Women make up 22% of the aviation workforce – but 41% of Eurocontrol’s new recruits since 2018. Great news on International Women’s Day! Aviation is…
Piloting – Not Only for Men!
BAA Training joined Women of Aviation Worldwide Week (WOAW) inviting ladies to discover pilot career opportunities open not only for men. According to global statistics,…
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Zeppelin NT as Platform for Air Quality Research
How is air quality affected by the ongoing corona crisis? Atmospheric researchers from the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany are investigating this question and have launched…
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Rollout of ANA’s third ‘FLYING HONU’
Like the preceding two, ANA’s third A380 is painted in a special livery depicting the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (also known as the Honu). This…
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Biotechnology to enhance Aviation Security
Airbus and Koniku Inc. have made a significant step forward in the co-development of a solution for aircraft and airport security operations. The two companies…
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Integration of Drones into Airport traffic
Drones can be a valuable tool at an airport, but can they fit safely into regular traffic? Eurocontrol, DSNA (the French air navigation service provider (ANSP))…
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Cirrus Vision Jet: Autonomous Emergency Autoland feature
Cirrus Aircraft announced the introduction of ‘Safe Return’ – a revolutionary emergency autoland system that enables passengers to land their Vision Jet with just the…
DLR works on Concept for sustainable Air Transport
Over the next four years, DLR (German Aerospace Center) wants to develop a concept that brings together visions for sustainable air transport. The focus is…
Super-Efficient Wing takes off
In a joint effort by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), researchers have successfully developed new technologies for lighter…
The hardest Aviation Quiz you will take this week!
Are you up for a little challenge? This Aviation Quiz is probably the hardest you will take this week – have fun!
Do you know Air Traffic Control?
ATC (Air Traffic Control) organizes and expedites the flow of air traffic, on ground and in the air. Most of the communication between Air Traffic…
Piloting – Not Only for Men!
BAA Training joined Women of Aviation Worldwide Week (WOAW) inviting ladies to discover pilot career opportunities open not only for men. According to global statistics,…
Tomato Juice: ‘Yes, please!’ or ‘No, thanks!’ ?
For many passengers, tomato juice is simply part of a good flight when cruising above the clouds. Austrian Airlines wanted to know for sure and…
Zeppelin NT as Platform for Air Quality Research
How is air quality affected by the ongoing corona crisis? Atmospheric researchers from the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany are investigating this question and have launched…
Rollout of ANA’s third ‘FLYING HONU’
Like the preceding two, ANA’s third A380 is painted in a special livery depicting the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (also known as the Honu). This…
Project fs36: World’s First FlyByWire Glider
A new Dimension of Performance and Safety A new glider prototype is being built at Akaflieg Stuttgart, Germany. The most important feature of the fs36…
New Motor Glider: fs35 Harpyie’s First Flight
Akaflieg Stuttgart, the Stuttgart University’s own Glider Flying Club, has developed a new motor glider. Thanks to its special construction and low weight, students will…
Zeppelin NT as Platform for Air Quality Research
How is air quality affected by the ongoing corona crisis? Atmospheric researchers from the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany are investigating this question and have launched…
DLR works on Concept for sustainable Air Transport
Over the next four years, DLR (German Aerospace Center) wants to develop a concept that brings together visions for sustainable air transport. The focus is…
Biotechnology to enhance Aviation Security
Airbus and Koniku Inc. have made a significant step forward in the co-development of a solution for aircraft and airport security operations. The two companies…
Aircraft Icing: Detecting supercooled Water Droplets
In the SENS4ICE project, DLR (German Aerospace Center) and its partners are exploring icing caused by supercooled large droplets and its impact on flight characteristics.…
Integration of Drones into Airport traffic
Drones can be a valuable tool at an airport, but can they fit safely into regular traffic? Eurocontrol, DSNA (the French air navigation service provider (ANSP))…
T3CAS selected as future Standard on A320 Family
T3CAS is a standardized integrated surveillance solution It reduces aircraft weight and lowered cost of ownership for airlines Included are advanced safety features like integrated…