News from aviation and general aviation enthusiasts



Emirates COO recognised for achievements in aviation by Cranfield University
2020/11/30 | AEROCONTACT | PASSION

Cranfield University, one of the world’s leading academic institutions for aviation and aerospace programmes, has awarded its Distinguished Aviation Alumnus Awar...


2020/11/27 | AEROCONTACT | PASSION

Michel Wachenheim elected President of the Air and Space Academy at its 185th Session, will take office on January 1st 2021.The Air and Space Academy, an associat...


HAI Heli-Expo 2020 Roundup
2020/02/19 | AEROCONTACT | PASSION

It is always exciting to see so many people who love helicopters as much as we do! This year HAI Heli Expo was held in Anaheim, California. Thousands of exhibitors and...


Boeing to Showcase Innovation, Partnerships and Safety at 2019 Paris Air Show
2019/06/13 | AEROCONTACT | PASSION

Boeing (NYSE: BA) will showcase its broad range of commercial and defense products, services and technologies at the 2019 Paris Air Show, which runs June 17-...


Block chain to empower charities
2018/10/11 | AEROCONTACT | INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY

The Heritage open source project developed by A³ by Airbus will allow non-profits and charitable organisations to accept donations in crypto currency.A block chai...


The Airbus Foundation celebrates its first decade
2018/08/30 | AEROCONTACT | PASSION

On 30 August 2018 the Airbus Foundation – the company’s vehicle for corporate philanthropy – marked a milestone: its 10th anniversaryOver the last 10...


Retrospective : Safran on board Concorde, 49 year after its maiden flight
2018/03/08 | AEROCONTACT | PASSION

Concorde is an aircraft which captivates many more people than just aviation enthusiasts. The supersonic airliner, capable of flying at twice the speed of sound, compl...


George Dowty, a Safran pioneer from across the Channel
2018/02/01 | AEROCONTACT | PASSION

After the Seguin brothers, George Messier and Marc Birkigt, we take a look at the career of George Dowty, whose company founded in 1931 is at the heart of the history ...


Airbus Perlan Mission II sets new World Record for Glider Altitude
2017/09/04 | AEROCONTACT | PASSION

Engineless Perlan 2 reaches 52,172 feet, breaking record set by Perlan 1 in 2006Airbus Perlan Mission II, the world’s first initiative to send an engineless...


2017/09/02 | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | PASSION

Two crew members were killed Saturday after their Soviet-era biplane ploughed into the ground at an airshow near Moscow, local police said. The vintage An-2 aircraft ...