Aviation & Travel
ACI’s carbon reduction efforts save 350,000 tons of CO₂ in last year
aerobd.news : Members of ACI World’s Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program have saved nearly 350,000 tons of CO₂ between them in the last year. Speaking at the Global Sustainable Aviation
Airbus tests high altitude balloon for military communications
aerobd.news : Airbus successfully flight tests stratospheric 4G/5G communications for defence applications on high-altitude balloon. Airbus launched the stratospheric balloon in Canada and flew it at altitudes up to 21km
Bromma Air Maintenance Sweden adds Tamarack Active Winglet installation approval
aerobd.news : Tamarack Aerospace Group announced today that it has approved Bromma Air Maintenance Sweden as an authorized installer of its ATLAS ® Active Winglets for the Cessna Citation business
F-35B lands on British aircraft carrier for the first time
aerobd.news : The first F-35s have landed on the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth during tests being conducted off the east coast of the USA. The take-off and landing
Bell Delivers Three Bell 429s to Mercy Flight Inc.
aerobd.news : Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the delivery of three Bell 429s to Mercy Flight Inc. “The Bell 429 delivers exceptional speed and aircraft
First delivery for new G500
aerobd.news : The first all-new Gulfstream G500 has been delivered, to a North American customer, just less than four years after the program was announced in October 2014. The handover
Turkish Aerospace and Airbus sign cooperation and research agreement to develop novel aircraft structures
aerobd.news : Turkish Aerospace Industries and Airbus have signed a collaborative agreement on research and development in secondary structures, such as movable parts, for Airbus aircraft programs. The agreement was
A330-900 receives first type certification
aerobd.news : The A330-900 has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification expected to follow shortly. The A330-900 is one of
Virgin Atlantic Cargo builds on record 2017 with 3% volume growth in first half of 2018
aerobd.news : Growth in life science, express, valuable and automotive shipments all contributed to a 3% year-on-year growth in tonnage for Virgin Atlantic Cargo in the first half of 2018.
German researchers flight test retrofittable technologies to quieten airliners
aerobd.news : German aeronautical research organization DLR has test flown 10 noise-reducing technologies that could be retrofitted to commercial aircraft to reduce the noise they produce. The test flights were
Flying Colours Corp. completes third Bombardier Global heavy maintenance check
aerobd.news : Flying Colours Corp., the North American MRO business has completed its third 120-month, heavy maintenance check, on a Bombardier Global airframe. The ten-year inspection of the Global Express
WSU-NIAR to Develop Testing Protocols for BRS Aerospace Parachute Recovery Systems
aerobd.news : BRS Aerospace has engaged Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (WSU-NIAR) to develop testing protocols for evaluating the safety and performance of aircraft parachute recovery systems
