Considering the immense importance of Eurocontrol in enabling the unimpeded flow of European aviation, it is logical that the organization would represent a target to terrorists and other malefactors.
The North Atlantic Warming Hole (NAWH) is linked to a slowdown of the large system of ocean currents that carry warm water from the tropics northward into the North Atlantic.
Turbulence reports must be carefully evaluated because one citing moderate turbulence encountered by a Boeing 757 would translate into a much worse experience in a King Air. Why? In general, business aircraft are lighter and have lower wing loading than a commercial jet, and many have relatively little wing sweep, all of which increase the gust load factor and thus the amount of turbulence felt.
Passengers may be in for bumpier rides in the future and the potential for serious injuries when unbuckled passengers and flight attendants are jolted around the cabin.
Faster, higher, roomier, quieter and, surprisingly, less expensive are five ways to differentiate the $60 million 6,500-nm-range G600 from the G550 in Gulfstream’s top-end product line-up.
These graphs are designed to illustrate the performance of the Gulfstream G600 under a variety of range, payload, speed and density altitude conditions.
UPS Flight Forward, the package carrier’s drone subsidiary, has announced new retail, pharmaceutical and health care partners for its planned delivery service.
Brazil’s Department of Airspace Control has installed South America’s first “remote tower” at an air base in Rio de Janeiro, using a system based on Frequentis visualization technology.
The Aireon space-based surveillance system has been integrated into the air traffic control automation platform used by Brazil’s Department of Airspace Control.
Gulfstream Aerospace unveiled a full-size mockup of its flagship G700 in rock concert style with a laser light show Oct. 21 as it announced two fleet orders for the ultra-long-range jet.
Utah’s Transportation Department plans to collaborate with Singaporean startup NEO Aeronautics on testing and potential deployment of its Crimson S8 eVTOL personal air vehicle.
French manufacturer Daher Group has completed the purchase of Quest Aircraft Co., which builds the Kodiak 100 utility aircraft and is changing the company’s name to Kodiak Aircraft.
Look closely and tucked away behind most of the eVTOL and other futuristic concepts in the North Hall’s urban air mobility/unmanned air systems innovation display area, Boeing is quietly making a statement about where its future ambitions lie in high-speed flight.
