Birds' nests in engine cowlings, insect larvae, flat tyres – the challenges of getting aircraft out of mothballs and into the air again are...

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Airlines are hopeful domestic passenger numbers will recover to pre-pandemic levels early next year .......“It’s a big challenge, no doubt about it, but it’s a really exciting time,” says Qantas’ chief pilot, Captain Dick Tobiano. Grounded pilots need to be retrained,...

Emirates and US airlines are looking to recruit locked-down Australian pilots, leading to reported concerns that Australia will face a pilot shortage once the aviation industry recovers from its covid-induced passenger slump. According to a report in Australian...

Aviation companies have warned the safety of the industry is at stake if funding is not forthcoming from the federal government in Tuesday’s budget. In an eleventh-hour bid to secure financial aid, 35 flight training schools, maintenance organisations and simulator...

RMIT is a member of Women in Aviation (WAI). It's a global network that each year holds Girls In Aviation Day to encourage young women from all walks of life to be inspired by the diverse challenges and opportunities in aviation. GIAD is just around the...

Southeast Asian low-cost carriers, a key growth engine for planemakers and leasing companies for a decade before the pandemic, are faltering financially as demand plunges, raising questions over whether they can replace and double their...

Detailed and lengthy analysis including projections regarding airline industry outlook globally. https://www.icao.int/sustainability/Documents/COVID-19/ICAO_Coronavirus_Econ_Impact.pdf

"We foresee reduction in maintenance, repair and overhaul demand of 60% or more for commercial aero engines (in 2020). And production will fall 40-50%," said Kevin Michaels, managing director at aerospace consulting firm AeroDynamic Advisory. Read...