Tag: Airplanes & airplane parts
Bundeswehr gets CH-47F as heavy transport helicopter
Chinook CH-47 transport helicopter A US Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter is parked at Rzeszow Airport in Poland. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Bundeswehr is to be equipped with the heavy…
Plane disappeared from radar – Two Germans on board
Tara Air, De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter There were 19 passengers and three crew members on the plane. (Photo: via REUTERS) Kathmandu A passenger plane with 22 people on…
Start-up Vaeridion builds small aircraft with batteries
Munich Two Munich start-up entrepreneurs want to build climate-friendly small aircraft. So far, Ivor van Dartel (38) and Sebastian Seemann (39) have kept the plans of their start-up Vaeridion secret.…
How Russian airlines want to secure operations
An Aeroflot Airbus 330 The Russian airline has used a deliberate loophole in the sanctions and bought several long-haul jets from leasing companies. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Frankfurt It is news…
Plane may have been intentionally crashed in China
Wreckage of China Eastern Flight MU5735 It is still not finally clear how the plane crashed in March. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt Memories of the crash of Germanwings flight 9525 in…
What is known about the Il-80
The converted Ilyushin Il-80 military aircraft was spotted over the Russian capital during rehearsals for the big military parade on “Victory Day” in Moscow Along with fighter jets and long-range…
MTU boss Winkler will leave at the end of 2022, Lars Wagner will take over
Lars Wagner The previous Chief Technology Officer is moving to the head of the turbine manufacturer. (Photo: MTU) Frankfurt The Munich engine builder MTU surprisingly gets a new boss. The…
Airbus raises A320neo production to record level
Paris Airbus is responding to post-pandemic air traffic growth by strengthening its A320 family. The European aircraft manufacturer announced on Wednesday that it would increase the monthly production of short-…
This AI is designed to protect the lives of Bundeswehr pilots
Fabian Schmitt (left) and Yannick Brand The founders of Hattec took part in the Timber Express. During the multinational exercise, soldiers from different countries practice networking weapon systems. (Photo: Bundeswehr)…
How the aircraft manufacturer has to fight to catch up
Frankfurt The message fits the bill. The US company Boeing will not start production of the long-haul aircraft 787 (Dreamliner) again until the second half of the year. The US…
Apparently, the decision about the new helicopter has already been made
Berlin After years of delay, the Bundeswehr is to receive new transport helicopters. The buyers at the Ministry of Defense are currently examining the offers from the US manufacturers Boeing…
No comeback for aviation in sight
Presentation of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 at the Paris Air Show 2015 The Russian airline Aeroflot has bought some of the Russian-made regional jets. Beyond that, however, the aircraft hardly…
No spare parts, no new jets
Frankfurt Concerns are growing in Europe that planes operated by Russian airlines are no longer safe enough to take off and land in EU countries. A few days ago, EU…
Comment: Nationalism – the new trauma of aviation
Commercial aviation has always felt the effects of external events such as war or the spread of dangerous viruses. Business collapses immediately. Small consolation: So far, airlines, airports and aircraft…
How leasing companies are trying to get planes back from Russia
Frankfurt A single lawsuit shows the dilemma facing aircraft leasing companies caused by the Ukraine war and sanctions against Russia. Under case no. 22 Civ.2070, BOC Aviation of Singapore tried…
Flight MU 5735 – new information, new questions
Rescue work at the scene of the accident Search parties secure the remains of the crashed flight MU 5735 in the mountainous and difficult terrain. (Photo: action press) Frankfurt A…
Friendship ends with armor
Paris, Berlin Emmanuel Macron was combative at the EU summit in Versailles. Europe, said the French President two weeks ago, will react consistently to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.…
Flight MU 5735 – a plane crash full of mystery
Debris from the crashed Boeing 737 in China So far, there is little information about the events surrounding flight MU 5735. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt The very idea is terrifying. But…
Plane crashed in China carrying 132 people
China Eastern plane A plane belonging to the Chinese airline China Eastern Airlines has crashed. (Photo: dpa) Beijing A Chinese Eastern Airlines plane with 132 on board has crashed in…
Plane crashed with 132 people on board
China Eastern plane A plane belonging to the Chinese airline China Eastern Airlines has crashed. (Photo: dpa) Beijing A Chinese Eastern Airlines plane with 132 on board has crashed in…