Autonomous Aircraft Taxiing Moves One Step Closer To Reality
In an effort to reduce fuel consumption, Airbus has developed an eco-efficient alternative that replaces the standard use of jet engine thrust during ground taxiing operations of its best-selling A320 jetliner family with electrical power.
Relying on electrically-driven wheels, this patented solution represents a significant improvement over current airport processes – during which [...]
Airbus Chief Sees A380 As Future Industry Standard
The CEO and president of Airbus says he expects the company’s A380 jumbo to become an industry standard that will sell up to 800 planes in the coming decades.
Tom Enders predicted at an economic conference in Berlin on Friday that the Airbus A380 will become the standard large plane in [...]
Airbus Accused Of Ignoring Warnings By Air France
The French airline, Air France in its report submitted to the French investigators has said that it is the ignorance on part of Airbus that led to the crash of its plane. It said that they had sent warning signals to their supplier, Airbus about the icing over of the sensors, [...]
2 Qantas Planes Land Safely After Minor Incidents
SYDNEY — A bird and a bolt of lightning were the latest problems to strike Qantas, the airline said Wednesday, causing the fourth flight turnaround since an engine blowout on one of its Airbus superjumbos caused a global safety scare.
The string of incidents on Qantas’ older fleet of Boeing planes [...]
China’s C919 Passenger Jet Wins First Orders
A breakthrough first order has been made for 100 Chinese-made jetliners.
Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) has taken its first orders for the C919 passenger planes from three domestic airlines and General Electric’s leasing arm.
The orders are being seen as a vote of confidence in state-owned Comac.
The move may also mark a [...]
Categories
- Air Carriers & Operators (5)
- Air Traffic Control (7)
- AirBorne News (1)
- Aircraft Buying Tips (3)
- Aircraft Mechanic (6)
- Aircraft Profile (28)
- Airline Profiles (2)
- Airline Stuff (3)
- Airlines Hiring (3)
- Airplane For Sale (2)
- Airplane Ownership (4)
- Airplane Pilot (15)
- AIRPLANISTA (1)
- AirShow (1)
- AirShows/Events (24)
- Angel Flight (1)
- Antonov (1)
- AOPA (28)
- Aviation Books (12)
- Aviation Funny Stuff (6)
- Aviation Games (1)
- Aviation GPS (2)
- Aviation Headsets (1)
- Aviation iPhone/iPad Apps (10)
- Aviation Magazines (1)
- Aviation Medical Info (3)
- Aviation Pictures (24)
- Aviation Products (10)
- Aviation Scholarships (5)
- Aviation School PR (8)
- Aviation Sweepstakes/Contests (1)
- Aviation Tours (1)
- Aviation Videos (83)
- Commercial Space (1)
- Cool (28)
- Cool (9)
- Cool Aviation Stuff (19)
- Crazy (44)
- Crazy (5)
- EAA (6)
- Emergency ADs (1)
- FAA (33)
- FAA Forms (4)
- FAA Regulations (9)
- FAA Safety Briefing (10)
- Flight Schools (10)
- Flight Simulators (3)
- Flight Training (23)
- Flight Training (3)
- Flight Training E-Books (11)
- Flying Cars (8)
- Flying Motorcycles (1)
- Funny (16)
- Funny Aviation Stuff (4)
- Funny/Comedy (16)
- Ground School (1)
- Helicopter Pilot (4)
- JetPack's (4)
- Light Sport Aircraft (1)
- Michigan (1)
- NASA (9)
- NATA (1)
- NBAA (1)
- News (1069)
- NTSB Accident Reports (6)
- Online Courses (3)
- Other (11)
- Pilots,Flight & Ground Instructors (2)
- Places To Visit (2)
- Press Release (19)
- Questions & Answers (2)
- Space Travel (1)
- Sport Pilot Aircraft (1)
- Stolen Airplane (2)
- Sweepstakes/Win Something (3)
- TFR's (1)
- TSA Blog (1)
- User Fees (1)
- Weather (1)
Tags
2011 Airbus Aircraft airline Airline Pilot Airplane airport security Airventure American Airlines AOPA ATC aviation Aviation Events Aviation Jokes Be A Pilot Best Aviation Videos Boeing Cessna Cirrus Aircraft Cool Aviation Videos Crash DGCA EAA Emergency Landing FAA FAA Safety Briefing FCC Flight School Flight Schools Flight Training Flying Car FlyingMag FlyingMag.Com Funny Aviation Pictures Funny Aviation Videos General Aviation General Aviation Pilots Lets Go Flying NASA NTSB pilot Pilots Pilot Training Southwest Airlines TSA
