Royal Air Zimbabwe will fly to China

Royal Air Zimbabwe is planning to assume the Zimbabwe - China routes left vacant by struggling national carrier, Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare Int'l), founder Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief executive, Karikoga Kaseke, has said. "Besides a daily Harare Int'l to Victoria Falls route, Royal Zimbabwe Airlines will fly to China's Guangzhou via Singapore Changi three times a week," Kaseke said. Operations...

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Air Lingus start flights for New york

Aer Lingus is adding a sixth weekly service between Shannon and New York JFK from March 30. The Irish carrier planned to increase from three direct weekly flights to five on the route during summer 2014, but has now announced an additional sixth service. Outward flight EI111 leaves Shannon at 1220 and lands at JFK at 1440 local time, while return flight EI110 departs New York at 1820 and arrives...

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Qatar Airways started flights for Hangzhou, China

Qatar Airways has touched down in down in Hangzhou, the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in eastern China. An Airbus A330 will be operated on the route in a two-class configuration featuring 24 seats in Business Class and 236 seats in Economy. “As a route, Hangzhou has strong potential when linked with key destinations in Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Africa; now all easily...

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Qatar Airways to hire cabin crew in Dubai

The national carrier of Qatar promises tax-free remuneration package including accommodation, allowances and transportation for duty for the jobs to be based in Doha, Qatar. Qatar Airways will hire both male and female cabin crew staff in Dubai next Friday as it continues expanding its fleet. One of the fastest growing airlines in the world, Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 16 years of operations, currently flying a modern fleet of 130 aircraft to 133 business and leisure destinations...

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Bombardier Announces 38 Business Jets Order

Bombardier Aerospace announced  it has received a firm order for 38 Bombardier business aircraft, including 28 Global business jets and 10 Challenger 605 business jets, from an undisclosed customer. The transaction is valued at approximately $2.2 billion US, based on 2013 list prices for typically equipped aircraft. Bombardier’s Global jets are designed to feature...

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100 year anniversary of first commercial flight

1 January 2014 marks exactly 100 years since the birth of commercial aviation. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) invites everyone with an interest in aviation to join a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary and take part in a conversation about what needs to happen to make the next 100 years even more momentou...

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Defense Authorization bill of 2014 passed by congress

U.S. Congress authorized defense spending of $625 billion in Fiscal Year 2014, but calls for an independent review of the software being developed for the Pentagon’s largest weapons program, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, the F-35 program executive officer, has said that software remains the program’s largest risk. Within 180 days of the law’s enactment,...

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Korea solved T-50 payment Time frame

Defense Assistant Secretary Patrick Velez had more good news concerning negotiations, saying that: “We have settled the turnaround time issue. We are discussing the payment scheme” (q.v. Dec 2/13). It sounds like they’ll end up pretty close to KAI’s request payment schedule, but Velez still wouldn’t place any kind of timeline on negotiations. The issue is that any delays beyond this point are...

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Russia to Modify Mi-8 for Harsh Arctic Climate

Russia’s Ulan-Ude aircraft manufacturing plant said that it is developing a variant of the famed Mi-8 transport helicopter for use by the military in harsh Arctic climate. helicopter’s heating system will be based on technologies used on spacecraft,” said Sergei Solomin, the plant’s chief engineer. According to the Russian military, two Arctic brigades will be deployed in Russia’s extreme north...

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AIRBUS Group Start Joint Brand in 2014

Airbus Helicopters, comprising all commercial and military helicopter activities. Airbus has been a globally renowned synonym for technology breakthrough as well as aeronautic passion and pride,” said Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders. “Joining forces under the strong Airbus brand gives all our operations and employees the thrust and lift to capture global markets. EADS group has been rebranded as...

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India Approved demand of Heron UAV from Israel

3rd squadron stands up in the south. Indian Heron UAV In November 2005, media reports claimed that India was set to purchase some 50 Heron MALE (Medium Altitude, Long Endurance) UAVs from Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) in a deal worth $220 million India shifts some of its Heron UAVs to the 4,057 km Line of Actual Control between India and China. National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), indicating...

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Sikorsky wins contract $724 M for 58 UH-60M helicopters

Sikorsky Aircraft corp wins $724 M for 58 UH-60M helicopters. ...

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Mi-28 Night Hunter Helicopter enter into Russian Air Force

Mi-28N Night Hunter helicopters boast superior flight capabilities, allowing it to perform aerobatic manoeuvres. The legendary Golden Eagles (Berkuty) helicopter aerobatics team have flown Mi-28N Night Hunter helicopters since 2012. The Ministry of Defence tested it in various conditions and developed a  dedicated training and support base. This work was carried out jointly with specialists...

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Drone (UAV) Carrying Stonger Chemical Weapons in Future

Unmanned aircraft carrying stronger chemical weapons could also be on the horizon, the U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) revealed in its Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap. Drones that can choose to deviate from a set mission and hunt in ‘swarms’ could be patrolling skies within the next 25 years, according to a new roadmap. While the document sets out plans for unmanned maritime, land and...

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US Airforce B-1 Bomber $750 mln Contract wins by Boeing

        US Air Force B-1 Bomber contract includes engineering services such as computer network support, flight safety technical analysis according to US Defense department digest. Boeing selected for this contract amount $750 Milion period is 5 years. Pentagon announced Monday Dec,30. The contract includes integrated engineering services such as computer network...

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