Aviation

U.S. Navy F/A-18E Crashes Near China Lake. Pilot Ejected And In Stable Condition

AviationOctober 20, 2020

The Super Hornet was flying a training mission from NAS Lemoore, California. A U.S. Navy F/A-18E has crashed near Naval Air Weapons Station China...

Airlines Still Don’t Think New CDC Mask Guidelines Go Far Enough

AviationOctober 20, 2020

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a “strong recommendation” for masks and facial coverings on all forms of...

AW159 Wildcat Helicopter Remotely Controls a UAV In UK’s First Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) Trials

AviationOctober 20, 2020

Leonardo successfully tested the integration of the UAV control station into the Wildcat Mission System. On Sept. 17, 2020, during Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) trials...

JetBlue shows off its first Airbus A220 and new tailfin design

AviationOctober 20, 2020

JetBlue Airways made this announcement on social media: City hops. Island hops. Short hops. Our new A220s will make it easier to bounce from...

Cathay Pacific to cut 6,000 positions and drop the Cathay Dragon brand

AviationOctober 20, 2020

Cathay Pacific Group has agreed to scale back job cuts by 25 percent to 6,000 positions worldwide according to the South China Morning...

Cathay Pacific Group reports a drop of 98.1% in traffic in September

AviationOctober 20, 2020

Cathay Pacific issued this report for September 2020: The Cathay Pacific Group has released its combined traffic figures for September 2020 that continued...

Opposition parties demand passenger refunds as condition of any airline bailouts

AviationOctober 20, 2020

From BNN Bloomberg – link to story Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press Financial aid with strings attached is better than nationalizing airlines: Ian Lee...

Regional airlines reject prospect of government stake in carriers

AviationOctober 20, 2020

From CityNews – link to story OTTAWA — Regional airlines are demanding immediate action from Ottawa to prop up the beleaguered sector, but...

U.S. Air Force Prepares Upcoming Hypersonic Tests At The 10-mile long Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT)

AviationOctober 20, 2020

Located at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, and operated by the 846th Test Squadron, Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT), 51,000...

Finnair cuts approximately 700 jobs, long-term temporary layoffs continue for thousands of Finnair employees

AviationOctober 20, 2020

Finnair has made this announcement: Finnair has completed the co-operation process started in September on its plans to reduce up to 1,000 jobs, to...

AirAsia liquidates AirAsia X Indonesia

AviationOctober 20, 2020

AirAsia has decided to liquidate its Indonesia branch of AirAsia X in order to survive. More: https://loyaltylobby.com/2020/10/18/airasia-x-indonesia-liquidates/ Indonesia AirAsia Extra, operating as Indonesia AirAsia X,...