Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is to reinforce its UK presence with services to London Gatwick ahead of the summer season. The airline – which already operates to London Heathrow – will fly three-times weekly from Bahrain. Gulf Air says it will deploy Boeing 787-9s on the new route which ...
European legislators have decided to ease certain sanctions against Syrian Arab Airlines, following the collapse of the Bashar Al-Assad government. The European Council states that it is suspending a number of restrictive measures against Syrian entities in order to facilitate recovery in the energy, financial and transport sectors. It has ...
As climate imperatives increasingly challenge air transport, the sector is desperately seeking new technologies to mitigate damage caused by the old ones.
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has three strands that guide its current development activities: the evolution of the gas turbine; research of “radical alternatives” such as electrification; and improving integration between the engine, airframe and its systems. On top of this, the company continues to support the development of alternative fuels.
Lawmakers pressured Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson on 11 December to ensure his agency thoroughly reviews allegations of safety and quality problems at Boeing’s 737 production plan in Renton, Washington.