Aviation personnel shortage looms on 20 year forecast
Boeing’s 2022 Pilot and Technician Outlook (PTO) forecasts 2.1 million new aviation personnel by 2041 to support the recovery in commercial air travel and long-term growth. The long-term forecast
Commercial supersonic flight is back with a boom
United Airlines was first to place an initial order for Boom’s supersonic Overture airliner, now American Airlines has joined the queue. United signed the initial contract in June 2021 to
We will remember them
11 years ago, on 14 August 2011, a pair of ex-SAAF privately-owned Piaggo P.166 Albatross aircraft crashed into the Wolkberg mountains near Tzaneen, South Africa, killing all 13 people on
Mr Jack Double Nickel
The atmosphere is best described as dark and melodramatic. I am 500ft above the ground, skimming a few metres below a solid overcast, which is blocking out much of the
65 and 80 years with American Airlines
An 86-year-old woman is world’s longest-serving (and oldest) flight attendant, and Azriel “Al” Blackman is a 96-year-old celebrating 80 years of service – both with American Airlines. An 86-year-old American
The Boeing 747 dynasty comes to an end
The Queen of the skies has had a long and glorious production cycle spanning more than half a century, but that is set to end as the manufacturer delivers the
China ready to take on the giants in the commercial aviation world
China’s homegrown C919 narrow-body aircraft , designed to challenge the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, is inching closer to certification as its test planes complete all of the test flight tasks. The six
Watch: How Bose Aviation headsets are put to the test
The Bose research and development team runs over 145 separate tests to ensure that every ProFlight Series 2 and A20 Aviation Headset can endure the challenging operating environments of cockpits
The evolution of the airline seat
Aircraft seating has changed a lot through the years, but its evolution is not just due to trends. Here we follow progress from the Boeing historical archives. The aircraft seat
A proud heritage of aviation lubricants in Sub-Saharan Africa
Atlas Aviation Lubricants supplies approved oils that are proven to reduce oil consumption, protect your engine and lower your maintenance costs. Established in 2009, Atlas Aviation Lubricants has quickly become
Update – Sling High Wings cross the Atlantic
Leg 4: Praia, Cape Verde to Seawell, Barbados and Leg 5: Seawell, Barbados to Nassau, Bahamas, from the Sling blog by James Pitman “I’m afraid we’ve been running on empty
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