ULD NEWS

HENSOLDT AG appoints Stefan Hess and Russell Gould to the Group Executive Committee

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jan 28^th 2021 |

HENSOLDT AG is reorganising its sales organisation: Stefan Hess, Head of Public Affairs, will now also be responsible...

Airbus thinks goose tip could trim fuel consumption

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 10^th 2020 |

If planes flew in formation like wild geese they might use five to 10 percent less fuel, European aircraft maker Airbus said Wednesday as it signed up to test the ide...

The MRO market revenue could fall by 60% in 2020

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jun 18^th 2020 |

According to consulting firm AlixPartners, the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) sector could be affected by the current crisis in an amplified way compared to air transport. It emerges from its analysis that the...

Virus could mean 1.2 bln fewer airline passengers (ICAO)

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Apr 23^rd 2020 |

The coronavirus pandemic could mean 1.2 billion fewer airline passengers worldwide by September, the International Civil Aviation Organization said Wednesday.The "mos...

Asia-Pacific airlines could lose $27.8 bn to coronavirus: IATA

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Feb 21^st 2020 |

Airlines operating in the Asia-Pacific region stand to lose a combined $27.8 billion of revenue this year in the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the International Air Tra...

Boeing could suspend or cut 737 MAX output: report

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Dec 16^th 2019 |

Boeing could on Monday announce whether to further cut or suspend production of its grounded 737 MAX plane, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.Citing people fami...

Lion Air jet should have been grounded before fatal crash, Indonesia says

AIR SECURITY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Nov 28^th 2018 |

A crashed Lion Air jet should have been grounded over a recurrent technical problem before its fatal journey, Indonesian authorities said Wednesday, as details from th...

Ryanair's O'Leary says could ground more planes

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 21^st 2017 |

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary on Thursday said he could not rule out axing more flights, but added any additional cancellations would not be linked to ongoing pilot roster problems.O'Leary told the Irish co...

Boeing MH-139 Helicopter Could Save Air Force More Than $1 Billion

HELICOPTERS | AEROCONTACT | Tue, Sept 19^th 2017 |

The Boeing proposal for its MH-139 helicopter to replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging Huey fleet could save more than $1 billion in acquisition costs and lifecycle...

Space junk could destroy satellites, hurt economies

SPACE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, May 31^st 2017 |

The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with satellites, hurting economies, researchers warned Wednesd...

A400M delays could leave German air force hanging

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, May 9^th 2017 |

Delays to the Airbus A400M plane meeting its full specifications could leave the German air force without transport aircraft after 2021, according to a confidential report."Given the under-financing of the programme ...

ICAO: Individual nations should decide on airplane laptop ban

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Mar 22^nd 2017 |

It is for each country to decide whether to take security measures such as the British and US partial ban on electronics in commercial airplanes, global aviation auth...

Trump's budget would cut NASA asteroid mission, earth science

SPACE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Mar 16^th 2017 |

Under US President Donald Trump's proposed budget, NASA's funding would stay largely intact but the space agency would abandon plans to lasso an asteroid, along with ...

Cargolux Launches New Line of ULDs from Telair

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Mon, Jun 30^th 2014 |

Cargolux International, S.A., the leading global all-cargo carrier, has agreed to become the first airline to carry AAR Telair’s full line of CAEROe ®advanced lightweight unit load devices (ULDs). Cargolux launched th...

Unacceptable cost increase plans would make Germany the most expensive airspace in Europe

AIR TRANSPORT | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Sat, Jun 7^th 2014 |

On June 5th Germany announced that the German Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) int...