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New testing requirements for air travel to Canada

IAG Brexit plans

Qatar Airways reflects on an extraordinary year in 2020

Qatar Airways and Oman Air agree on code-share expansion as part of strengthening strategic cooperation between the two airlines

HondaJet Elite delivered to Red Bull Formula 1 Racing Team S...

Qatar Airways continues to lead the recovery of internationa...

Aerion AS2 supersonic jet readies for high speed testing

AirHub Aviation Lithuania takes delivery of three Diamond Ai...
General Aviation
ADAC Luftrettung reserves two Volocopter multicopters
15 December 2020; Munich/Bruchsal, GERMANY Volocopter and ADAC Luftrettung announced today that ADAC Luftrettung has reserved two VoloCity electri
Airlines
IAG Brexit plans
31 December 2020; Madrid, SPAIN International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. (IAG) has implemented plans to ensure that its EU licensed airline
Qatar Airways reflects on an extraordinary year in 2020
Military Aviation
Saab receives order for definition of future options for Sweden’s Gripen C/D fighters
22 December 2020 Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) to define what is needed to meet Sweden’s requi
MiG Corporation completed repair and upgrade of MiG-31 batch
First newly-built Tu-160M to make maiden flight in 4th quarter of 2021
Collaborating with UAVTEK to develop nano ‘Bug’ drone
Two more P-8A Poseidon aircraft boosts maritime patrol capability
Ukraine orders three An-178 planes for army for first time
Russia’s top brass shows Orion strike drone with armament for first time
Airports
Air Canada becomes first Canadian airline to offer optional biometric boarding for flights departing the US to Canada
9 December 2020; Montreal, CANADA Streamlines gate experience by automating identification verification processFollows successful pilot undertaken
Star Alliance Biometrics is launched at Frankfurt and Munich
Industry
MiG Corporation completed repair and upgrade of MiG-31 batch
25 December 2020; Nizhny Novgorod, RUSSIA Nizhny Novgorod aircraft factory "Sokol" – MiG Corporation subsidiary (part of PJSC UAC of SC Rostec) completed contract for overhaul and upgrade of MiG-3
Lockheed Martin flies real-time, mission enabling Kubernetes onboard U-2
Lockheed Martin Celebrates a Year of F-35 Successes
Héli-Union to purchase two Airbus H160 helicopters
MC-21-310 airplane with Russian engines makes first flight
Technology
More and more technology in Drone Contest 2021
29 December 2020; Rome, ITALY The second competition, anticipated in spring by an innovative scientific presentation symposium, will be held in autumn in the Leonardo’s Aircraft headquarters in Tu
Lockheed Martin flies real-time, mission enabling Kubernetes onboard U-2
Boeing uncrewed Loyal Wingman conducts first high-speed taxi test
These pods could provide a blueprint for future hydrogen aircraft
Keeping Eurofighter at the leading edge of combat aircraft technology
Law & Security
New testing requirements for air travel to Canada
2 January 2021 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed deep frustration with Canada’s new COVID-19 testing requirement for all arriving air travelers due to come into effect a
Best practices for COVID-19 market stimulation
Passenger recovery disappoints in October
States urged to follow global guidelines on crew testing
Travelling
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi takes-off!
29 December 2020 Athens to be the first destination for Wizz Air Abu Dhabi starting on 15 January 2021 (more…)