Garth Calitz
- Apr 28, 2020
- 2 min
Airbus’ “e-Delivery” process assures health & safety for customers and employees
A new aircraft hand-over and “e-Delivery” virtual process has recently commenced operation, guaranteeing the continuation of Airbus’ delivery stream, while integrating the required health & safety requirements during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The first customer to adopt the remote end-to-end process is Pegasus Airlines, which in the last few days received three brand new ‘e-delivered’ A320neo Family aircraft. More airlines will follow likewise in the coming days and week
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
World’s first fully automatic refuelling contact
Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign, conducted earlier in the year over the Atlantic Ocean, involved an Airbus tanker test aircraft equipped with the Airbus A3R solution, with an F-16 fighter aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force acting as a receiver. This milestone is part of the industrialisation phase of A3R systems ahead of its implementation in the A330 MRTT tanker developmen
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 7, 2020
- 2 min
Airbus A350-1000 deployed in fight against COVID-19
Airbus continues to purchase and supply millions of face masks from China, the large majority of which will be donated to governments of the Airbus home countries, namely France, Germany, Spain and the UK. An Airbus flight test crew has just completed its latest mission with an A350-1000 test aircraft. This is the third of such missions between Europe and China. The aircraft returned to France with a cargo of 4 million face masks on Sunday, 5 April. The A350-1000 left Toulous
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MVRDV and Airbus
- Feb 29, 2020
- 3 min
How Air Mobility Can serve the Greater Good
A research collaboration by MVRDV and Airbus to integrate Air Mobility into urban environments Thanks to advances in computing, materials, and electric propulsion technology, one of the most enduring symbols of futurism – flying vehicles – may soon become reality. But in spite of their long presence in the public consciousness, some fundamental questions have not, until now, been addressed: How will these flying vehicles impact our urban environments? How can issues of energy
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Garth Calitz
- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
A330-800 receives joint EASA and FAA Type Certification
The A330-800 has received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The aircraft’s certification flight-test campaign was successfully performed by aircraft MSN1888, which completed the programme in 370 flight test hours and 132 flights since its first flight in November 2018. The A330-800, part of a true new-generation A330neo family, is the most efficient, longest-range entry-level widebody and in
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Garth Calitz
- Feb 13, 2020
- 3 min
Bombardier to bow out of Commercial Aviation
Airbus SE, the Government of Québec and Bombardier Inc. have agreed upon a new ownership structure for the A220 programme, whereby Bombardier transferred its remaining shares in Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Airbus Canada) to Airbus and the Government of Québec. The transaction is effective immediately. This agreement brings the shareholdings in Airbus Canada, responsible for the A220, to 75 percent for Airbus and 25 percent for the Government of Québec respectively. The
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Garth Calitz
- Feb 11, 2020
- 1 min
Airbus MAVERIC Concept Aircraft Revealed
Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body” scale model technological demonstrator. At 2 metres long and 3.2 metres wide, with a surface area of about 2.25m², MAVERIC features a disruptive aircraft design, that has the potential to reduce fuel consumption by up-to 20 percent compared to current single-aisle aircraft. The “blended wing body” configuration also opens up new possibilities f
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Garth Calitz
- Feb 9, 2020
- 2 min
Airbus Helicopters Continues the Militarisation of the H160
Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) are pursuing a new set of studies to further the militarisation of the H160 and to define its associated support ecosystem in the frame of the Joint Light Helicopter program (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger: HIL) This contract launches pre-development activities for the military version of the H160, also called the Guépard by the French armed forces, in order to meet the delivery schedule that was brought fo
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Garth Calitz
- Feb 9, 2020
- 4 min
Singapore Airshow 2020 to Proceed Despite Coronavirus Threat
In response to the Ministry of Health’s announcement to raise Singapore’s Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) to Orange, Singapore Airshow will be implementing seat tagging for seated events at Singapore Airshow 2020. At DORSCON Yellow, Experia Events, the show organisers, are already prepared with enhanced cleaning and refuse management to maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness, hand sanitisers for attendees, deployment of a team of doctors and m
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Airbus
- Feb 3, 2020
- 3 min
Airbus Agrees to Pay Millions related to Bribery and Corruption Charges
Airbus has reached final agreements with the FrenchParquet National Financier (PNF), the U.K. Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) resolving the authorities' investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption, as well as with the U.S. Department of State (DoS) and the DoJ to resolve their investigations into inaccurate and misleading filings made with the DoS pursuant to the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Airbus h
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Garth Calitz
- Oct 8, 2019
- 10 min
KLM Celebrates Their Centenary - Happy Birthday Flying Dutchmen
The Flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines or Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij on the 7 October 2019 reached the ripe old age of 100 years . Which makes it the oldest airline still operating under its original name, it is the first airline to achieve this feat. In 1919, a young aviator lieutenant named Albert Plesman sponsored the ELTA aviation exhibition in Amsterdam. The exhibition was a great success; after it closed several Dutch commercial i
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Phil Heard
- Oct 1, 2019
- 3 min
Preparing an Airbus A350-900 for its Delivery Flight
Toulouse, France, on a sultry July afternoon. Cathay Pacific’s latest purchase gleams on the tarmac at the Airbus Delivery Centre, a special part of the huge manufacturing complex abutting the city’s airport. B-LQA, a brand new A350-900, is the centre of attention today, providing a memorable backdrop for a fortunate group of VIPs assembled to welcome the new aircraft. This group includes nine of the airline’s most frequent flyers and their companions, who are being thanked f
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Garth Calitz
- Feb 14, 2019
- 8 min
News Letter 14 February 2019
Good day All I greet you today from a very very wet Gauteng, we have had rain nonstop since early yesterday and it seems like it will be continuing well in to the weekend, as things stand we are not aware of any events planned so the disappointment isn’t too great. South African National Defence Force ready for Armed Forces Day 2019 16 – 21 February in Cape Town On Armed forces Day, the SA National Defence Force celebrates its unit and creates an environment where the public
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Geoff Poulton
- Dec 11, 2018
- 3 min
Airbus PoP.Up- The future is Now
City streets are often a blur of movement: cars, trucks, buses, trams, scooters and bicycles all jostle for space, trying to make their way from A to B as quickly as possible. Sometimes, though, that motion grinds to a halt. As traffic jams grow, frustration rises, time is wasted and money lost. Getting around can quickly become a nightmare. Airbus wants to fix this. Instead of looking at ground level, it is focusing its attention on a part of the city that remains congestion
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Garth Calitz
- Sep 20, 2018
- 5 min
News Letter 20 September 2018
Good day all We greet you this morning from a very hot Waterkloof Airforce Base, African Aerospace and Defence Expo 2018 is in full swing and we are on day two of the three trade days. AAD is once again living up to its reputation as the biggest and best Aerospace and Defence showpiece in the southern hemisphere. Opening by Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa Flypast by the Sliver Falcons Unfortunately there is very little general aviation participation this year the emphasis is definite
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Garth Calitz
- Oct 23, 2017
- 6 min
Airbus A330-900 successful maiden test flight
The A330-900 first flight on 19 October 2017 debuts the 1,400 hours flight test campaign involving three prototypes plus the first production aircraft : 1,100 flight hours for the A330-900 and 300 flight hours for A330-800, targeting a mid-2018 EASA and FAA Type Certification. The 4h15 flight reached 30,125 ft (9,182 m) and 502 kn (930 km/h). It should establish certain maximum operating points and achieve an initial handling qualities assessment including at high angle of at
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Garth Calitz
- Oct 16, 2017
- 5 min
Airbus E-Fan The future of electric aircraft
The development of the Airbus' E-Fan family accelerates the journey toward environmentally-friendly aviation. The E-Fan is bringing more-electric propulsion to the aviation industry. Developed in an Airbus-led European programme, the E-Fan’s history-making first version was designed specifically for electric power – an important stepping stone on Airbus’s electric aircraft roadmap and toward the future of electric and hybrid flight. In a second step, E-Fan was transformed int
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