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QANTAS and Jetstar Airlines Adjust Third Quarter Flight Capacity Settings

WIL BALDWIN January 16, 2022

Qantas and Jetstar are adjusting flying levels to better match travel demand in light of the sudden growth in COVID-19 cases. The Qantas Group now expects domestic capacity for the third quarter of FY22 to…

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Rolls-Royce to Supply MTU Engines for 80-ton Bollard Pull Tugboats in Brazil

WIL BALDWIN November 5, 2021

Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR.L) has secured a significant contract to supply eight of its mtu 16V 4000 M65L engines for four 80-ton bollard pull tugboats to be built by Detroit Brasil, Ltda. and operated by Starnav Servicos Maritimos…

Airbus & Texas DPS Explain Large-Scale Search and Rescue Operations

WIL BALDWIN February 24, 2020

Article by Belén Morant, Media: Airbus Helicopters; Jonny Carroll; DTX Media Tim Ochsner, Chief Pilot of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), explains the key to the success of the SAREX (search and rescue exercise)…

FAA Agrees Must Boost Safety Oversight for Southwest Airlines

WIL BALDWIN February 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A traveler checks her baggage at the Southwest Airlines terminal at LAX airport in Los Angeles (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says it should have done a better job of ensuring…

Triton’s Pacific Arrival to Deliver US Navy Better Situational Awareness

WIL BALDWIN January 29, 2020

The Northrop Grumman unmanned aircraft system MQ-4C Triton has been deployed to the Pacific for the first time. The deployment of the platform will give the US Navy greater maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data…

MD Helicopters Announces Advanced Weapons and Mission Management System for Scout Attack Helicopter

WIL BALDWIN December 5, 2019

MD Helicopters, Inc. announces a strategic teaming agreement with Elbit Systems Ltd (ESL) to deliver next-generation weapons and mission management capabilities to its MD 530G Block II (BII) Scout Attack Helicopter. The proven, pilot-centric Integrated…

SBB’s New Double-Deck Train is Getting Better and Better

WIL BALDWIN November 10, 2019

Significant increase in reliability and ride comfort The introduction of the new “FV-Dosto” double-deck long-distance train on the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) route network is making significant and measurable progress. As the manufacturer Bombardier Transportation…

United Airlines First-Quarter Profit Rises

WIL BALDWIN April 17, 2019April 17, 2019

FILE PHOTO: A United Express Embraer ERJ-175LR airplane is pictured at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms (Reuters) - United Airlines on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected jump in…