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Long March 9 super heavy-lift carrier rocket to begin missions around 2030

Chinese scientists are designing what is expected to be the world's most powerful rocket, according to Li Hong, deputy general manager at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The Long March 9 super heavy-lift carrier rocket will be capable of lifting 140 metric tons of payload into a low-Earth orbit, or a 50-ton spacecraft to a lunar transfer orbit. The giant rocket will also be able to ferry a 44-ton payload to a Mars transfer orbit, he added.

Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Internationally, memberships are held with the ATAT (Association of French Airline Transporters).

Aviation and Travel in the DRC

Although the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has not fully benefited from its rich resources for various reasons and has a struggling tourist industry, visitors to the country have an abundance of sight-seeing attractions including Virunga National Park, the crown jewel in the country’s tourism industry, home of mountain gorillas, chimpanzees and the magnificent and active Nyiragongo volcano.

Airbus teams up with Aston Martin to launch the ACH130 Aston Martin edition helicopter

ACH130 Aston Martin Edition is the first offering from the recently-announced partnership between Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopters

Airports Of The Future: 10 Predictions For The Next Decade: What The Future Of Air Travel Means For Africa

SITA, the leading IT provider for the air transport industry, unveiled 10 bold predictions during December last year about the technology shaping how passengers will move through airports of the future, based on unique insights, driving industry forces and emerging technologies.

Developing 3D Printing Capability For The Defence And Aerospace Sector

BAE Systems and Renishaw have signed an agreement to work together on the development of additive manufacturing capability for the defence and aerospace sector, designed to help improve performance, reduce costs and speed up manufacturing processes on combat aircraft of the future.

THALES PRESENTS A NEW SOLUTION TO PROTECT SENSITIVE SITES FROM MALEVOLENT DRONE USAGE

Thales presents EagleSHIELD, the company's new integrated drone countermeasures solution to protect and secure sensitive sites and large-scale events in urban areas.

Rostec offer South Korea modernisation of Ka-32 helicopter fleet

The Rostec State Corporation have offered its partners from South Korea the modernisation of the Ka-32 multipurpose helicopter fleet.

REMOTE TOWERS WILL ENHANCE AIR TRAFFIC SAFETY

Collaboration between stakeholders vital to promote efficiency

OPS NORMAL AND BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR AIRLINK

Despite the uncertainty and possible downturn in the economy following South African Airways being placed in business rescue, SA Airlink has re-affirmed that its flights and schedule will continue to operate as normal.

AVIATION IN AFRICA

Home to 17% of the global population, yet Africa accounts for less than 3% of the world’s air traffic and loses an average of $1.54 per passenger carried while globally, airlines earn $6.12 per passenger carried.

AVIATING VS MANAGING

So many of you by now may have seen the video or two of the Boeing 727 approaching an airport that seems pretty remote.

Querying Exam Results

Some learning experiences in aviation take place when you're actually flying, perhaps in an emergency situation in which your decision has to be made quickly, even immediately. But other learning situations take place on the ground, and these are just as important – and often not much talked about. This is one of those...

Accepting A Clearance

Some of you may have read or heard about a recent off runway excursion by an American Regional Jet at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.

At What Point Is A Flying Car Just A Bigdr One You Can Sit In?

Is it a flying car, or just a really large drone? Japan's NEC Corp. just unveiled a prototype with four propellers that was able to smoothly hover for about a minute.

Ethiopia Business - Charter And Travel

Parallel to its great sporting successes that has helped spotlight the country internationally, is the 80s famine that killed millions and up until recently civil wars.

Better Than Ever: Pilatus Reveals The PC-12 NGX

Today, at the National Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas, Pilatus took the wraps off the industry’s most advanced and versatile single-engine turboprop – the PC-12 NGX.

Honour The Brave-George Thompson VC

New Year’s Day 1945 dawned as a brutally cold affair, typical of a Northern European winter’s day.

Bloodhound LSR Team Lands In Desert And Gears Up For High Speed Runs

Bloodhound LSR team arrives at Hakskeenpan desert in South Africa for testing · Car assembly begins after a successful journey overland from Johannesburg · Painstaking process of clearing desert floor for safe high-speed runs completed

Flying Trikes In South Africa

Flying in an open cockpit with the wind in your face is little short of exhilarating, whether over coastal waters, bushveld or open country.

South Africa's Move Into The 21St Century With The Airbus A350 XWB

There was a time when air travel over Africa was an odyssey about flying “low and slow” over unchartered terrain and stopping en-route for refreshments and rest. Intercontinental flights were responsible for expanding links between South Africa and England.

Leonardo AW109

The Leonardo AW109 is a lightweight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter built by the Italian manufacturer Leonardo S.p.A. The rotorcraft has the distinction of being the first all-Italian helicopter to be mass-produced

First Flight Over Frozen Wasteland

Antarctica is the southern most continent on Earth and definitely the coldest as approximately 98% of the land is covered by ice that averages 1.9km in thickness, and extends to all but the northernmost reaches of the Antarctic Peninsula.

First Batch Of Tecnam P2012 Travellers Arrives In The US

It was an historical day for Tecnam and for the P2012 program when the first two Traveller aircraft were ready to depart Tecnam headquarters in Capua, Italy, and wing their way across the world to Massachusetts, US.

Munich Airport

Munich Airport is the international airport of Munich, the capital of Bavaria.

Collecting My Aircraft

In the last few days I was privileged enough to make an addition to the DogBox at Morningstar in the shape and form of a Whisper X350.

Volocity Undertakes First Public Proof Of Concept Flight

Volocopter made aviation history with the first manned flight of an electrically powered vertical take-off and landing aircraft in 2011.

Be Prepared

I was originally going to call this article “In Search of a New Radio”, as that's what I thought it was going to be about at first.

MAKS 2019

MAKS is held at Zhukovsky International Airport, the home of the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, 40 km southeast of Moscow, Russia. The event was organized by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade until 2009, more recently by the Government of Moscow and Aviasalon. The first show, Mosaeroshow-92, was held in 1992. Since 1993, the air show was renamed as MAKS and is held biennially on odd years.

Flying Wing

I’ve just moved office at the university, and in line with the latest policies over here, we’re all being moved into big open plan offices where full professors often sit at the next desk to PhD students.