AEROSPACE - INDO DAILY

India defence chief among 13 dead in helicopter crash

Dec 08, 2021 (AFP)

Rawat was India's first chief of defence staff, a position that the government established in 2019, and was seen as close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 6...

Zimbabwe's main airport operating without radar

Dec 03, 2021 (AFP)

"We cannot continue to operate without a proper radar system. It is very dangerous in terms of security," said Oscar Gorerino, head of parliament's budget commi...

UAE buys record 80 French fighter jets as Macron starts Gulf tour

Dec 03, 2021 (AFP)

The biggest international order ever made for the French jets came as Macron held talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed at the start of a ...

China gives long-awaited approval to Boeing 737 MAX after crashes

Dec 02, 2021 (AFP)

The move by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) sets the stage for the jet to return to airline schedules in the country in 2022, following months...

Hong Kong quarantine pushes Cathay pilots to 'breaking point'

Dec 02, 2021 (AFP)

The departures come as Hong Kong ties itself to Beijing's closed-border zero-Covid strategy -- a move that has kept the city coronavirus-free but internationall...

First in-flight 100 percent sustainable-fuels emissions study of passenger jet shows early promise

Dec 01, 2021 (SPX)

The ECLIF3 study, involving Airbus, Rolls-Royce, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and SAF producer Neste, marks the ...

Estimating the impact of 'eco' jet fuel: How much could it reduce CO2 emissions by 2050?

Dec 01, 2021 (SPX)

Estimates suggest that the sector is responsible for about 2.5% of global carbon emissions and equivalent to the release of more than 900m metric tons of CO2 ju...

Azerbaijan says 14 dead in military helicopter crash

Nov 30, 2021 (AFP)

"Fourteen people died and two more were wounded as a result of a state border service helicopter crash," the ex-Soviet republic's frontier guard said in a state...

China and Uganda deny Entebbe airport takeover rumours

Nov 29, 2021 (AFP)

"The malicious allegation... has no factual basis and is ill intended to distort the good relations that China enjoys with developing countries including Uganda...

NASA's aviation tech to roll out to airports, save time for passengers

Nov 26, 2021 (SPX)

In September, the technology that was tested during NASA's Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) was transferred to the Federal Aviation Administration (F...

Cathay Pacific to cut flights as Hong Kong Covid rules bite

Nov 25, 2021 (AFP)

Hong Kong has maintained some of the world's harshest quarantine measures and travel restrictions during the pandemic, which has kept infections low but ensured...

Northrop Grumman demonstrates JADC2 connectivity capabilities for vertical lift platforms

Nov 24, 2021 (SPX)

The demonstration featured the company's Mini-Communications, Navigation, and Identification (CNI) system, designed to deliver multiple networked advantages for...

Hybrid-electric propulsion systems enable more climate-friendly air transport

Nov 23, 2021 (SPX)

As part of the SynergIE joint project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Bundesministerium fur Wirtschaft und Energie; BMWi)...

NASA to highlight passenger-friendly aviation technology

Nov 23, 2021 (SPX)

NASA's Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) was transferred to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in September and will be implemented at airports...

UK, US vow to recover crashed stealth jet before Russia

Nov 22, 2021 (AFP)

The aircraft carrier lost the F-35B plane last Wednesday. The pilots ejected safely. There were concerns in NATO that Russia might attempt to get to the sunken ...

NASA's X-59 stands on its own

Nov 22, 2021 (SPX)

The team has made significant progress on the X-59 QueSST assembly. In late October, they pulled the aircraft away from the jig support system. The jig, which i...

Costly delays to Boeing's 777X rile Emirates

Nov 17, 2021 (AFP)

While still in its testing phase, the world's largest passenger jet flew for the first time outside the United States this week at a major air show in the Unite...

FedEx relocates pilots from Hong Kong over city quarantine rules

Nov 17, 2021 (AFP)

The move is the latest blow to Hong Kong's reputation as a global logistics hub as strict travel curbs and mandatory quarantine rules keep the city cut off from...

Swiss MPs to probe decision to buy F-35 fighters

Nov 16, 2021 (AFP)

The management scrutiny committee of the National Council lower house of parliament decided to investigate "the legality and advisability of certain aspects of ...

Steady need for new planes despite pandemic: Airbus

Nov 13, 2021 (AFP)

There would be demand for 39,020 new passenger and freighter aircraft by 2040, bringing the global fleet to 46,720, the company said, releasing its outlook ahea...