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Daily digest. Briefly about the most important matters across the industry. Can’t see images? Click here… GENERAL AVIATION Why Do Many Pilot Seats Have Sheepskin Covers? Probably, most of you have seen sheepskin seat covers in almost every cockpit you have ever been to. However, the reason of covering pilot seats with sheepskin is more […]

| AeroTime Aviation News Daily Newsletter | August 5, 2019 Can’t see images? Click here… EASA finds excessive pitch issue in second Airbus A320 family jet The Airbus A320neo has been found to be potentially subject to an angle-of-attack protection weakness, which, under certain circumstances, could lead to excessive pitch and higher flight crew workload […]

Daily digest. Briefly about the most important matters across the industry. Can’t see images? Click here… AIRLINES & AIRPORTS Ryanair Plans Hundreds of Pilot and Cabin Crew Job Cuts Ryanair, an Irish low-cost carrier, has warned about upcoming job cuts mainly amid falling earnings, delayed deliveries of still grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and ongoing […]

| AeroTime Weekend Special Weekend Special | August 3, 2019 Can’t see images? Click here… Exploring the future of space with Charlie Camarda from NASA Charlie Camarda is an American engineer and NASA astronaut who was part of the first mission into space after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003. Camarda flew the STS-114 “Return to Flight” Space Shuttle mission, which launched […]

Briefly about the last week in aviation! Can’t see images? Click here… MANUFACTURERS & MRO COMAC Readies to Enter Market with C919: Accelerates Flight Tests Publicly introduced in 2017 after the completion of its maiden flight, the C919 program is currently running tests on four prototypes which will be joined by three more this year. […]

| AeroTime Aviation News Daily Newsletter | August 2, 2019 Can’t see images? Click here… EU orders Ryanair to return €8.5 million to France The European Commission ordered the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair to return to France €8.5 million of illegal aid paid under contracts for Montpellier airport. Read more RAF deploys Chinook helicopter to […]

Daily digest. Briefly about the most important matters across the industry. Can’t see images? Click here… MANUFACTURERS & MRO Airbus A320: From CEO to NEO 1984 is the year to remember. Every Airbus fan knows the day when the Airbus A320 was launched. Air France was the first Airbus customer to operate this type of […]

| AeroTime Aviation News Daily Newsletter | August 1, 2019 Can’t see images? Click here… Airbus showcases strong H1 2019; profit, deliveries soar At the halfway mark of 2019, Airbus’ profits climbed high. The European aerospace giant ramped up the production rate of its most popular jet, increased total delivery numbers and saw a snowballing […]

Daily digest. Briefly about the most important matters across the industry. Can’t see images? Click here… MANUFACTURERS & MRO Boeing 777X: First Flight Delayed but Deliveries Remain on Schedule? The long-awaited 777X model, which was initially scheduled to go on the first flight in 2019, was announced to have its maiden flight pushed until the […]

| AeroTime Aviation News Daily Newsletter | July 31, 2019 Can’t see images? Click here… Air France-KLM to retire its last A380s by 2022 After months of uncertainty on the fate of the A380, Air France-KLM finally announced it would sell the five superjumbos it owns by 2022. The group also confirmed the acquisition of […]