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Prioritising safety in unmanned aircraft system traffic management
Drones are proliferating throughout the world’s airspace, making them impossible to ignore. As their numbers rise, the importance of finding a way for them to safely coexist with manned aircraft is growing increasingly urgent.
South African to Lease A350s from Air Mauritius
When, in a June 30 press release, South African Airways (SAA) confirmed it would lease a pair of Airbus A350-900s, very little was detailed about the carrier’s acquisition. Airliner World has since learned that the two jets will be handed over to the airline as part of Air Mauritius’ order for six examples, placed at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow.
Learn More About Tower Solutions
As civilian air traffic continues to grow, airports must increase efficiency and manage more complex operations, while improving safety and compliance.
Ex-RAF C-130Js to Blue Angels and Bangladesh
At the Royal International Air Tattoo on July 17. Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group hosted the official signing of a contract between the US and UK for a C-130J aircraft that will become the replacement to the iconic ‘Fat Albert’ for the Blue Angels flying demonstration team.
Airliner Classic: Airbus A300 – the beginning for a giant
key.aero reviews the development of the model that represented Airbus’s first entry into the commercial aviation market.