Cairns Airport Gets A Special Visit From Matt Hall

After much anticipation and with some wonderful support from the Cairns aviation community, reigning Red Bull Air Race World Champion Matt Hall, and his highly-skilled protégé Emma McDonald are coming back to Cairns! 🚀 The team will be in town to support the Cairns Airport Careers Day on Sunday 27 August ✈ Come down for a meet and greet with both Matt & Emma between 9am - 12pm, check out the aircraft up-close and listen to an inspiring careers talk from the team. 🚀 Yes, there will… (fb.watch) More...

All-Airbus operator Wizz Air orders more A321neo planes

Europe’s fastest-growing ultra-low-cost airline, Wizz Air, has signed a firm contract for an additional 75 A321neo Family aircraft, taking its total order for the largest member of the Airbus single-aisle to 434, and for Wizz’s A320 Family overall to 565 aircraft. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) More...

Cargo downturn hurts Asian airlines more than global competitors

Korean Air, Singapore and ANA have seen cargo revenues slump more than others. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

American Airlines in Advanced Talks with Airbus and Boeing for 100 Narrowbody Jets

FORT WORTH — American Airlines aiming to rejuvenate its aging fleet, has reportedly entered negotiations with aviation heavyweights Airbus and Boeing about procuring a minimum of 100 narrowbody aircraft. (www.airlinerwatch.com) More...

Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY): Take This Stock Straight to the Top

Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) stock is a soar-or-sink investment that, under the right circumstances, could go straight to the top in the coming quarters. I am bullish on JOBY stock, though it’s a high-risk stock. California-based Joby Aviation develops “all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft,” which is a fancy way of saying the company builds flying taxis. The “vertical take-off” part basically means that the aircraft can go straight up before moving laterally to its destination. Joby… (www.tipranks.com) More...

The female aviator helping women get their wings

Of almost 30,000 pilots in the UK, fewer than 5% are women, but one aviator has set up a support network in a bid to help others get their wings. When Katherine Moloney began flying, she did not know any other female pilots. Keen to connect with likeminded women, she organised a lunch at Brighton City Airport. Forty people from across the industry showed up and Elevate Her Aviation was born. "We had the most amazing day," she said. "It was quite emotional. When I came away, I knew… (www.bbc.com) More...

Biometrics are the new face of airport security

The company CLEAR claims to provide a biometric solution for airport security. Available at over 50 airports, CLEAR lanes provide identity verification for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The service does not replace physical security screening; the primary benefit of enrolling in CLEAR is that you get to leapfrog to the front of the airport security screening line. Physical screening, in either the PreCheck or standard screening lanes, must still be conducted. The privilege of… (thehill.com) More...

Typhoon Khanun knocks out power, grounds flights in Japan’s Okinawa

Powerful winds and lashing rain from an approaching typhoon have killed at least one person and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people in southern Japan. The slow-moving Typhoon Khanun, which was nearing Japan’s southwestern islands on Wednesday, also forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights to the popular tourist destination of Okinawa and other islands, stranding thousands of tourists. (www.aljazeera.com) More...