25 October, 2024
Textron Aviation adds Gogo Galileo HDX on Cessna Citation Longitude, Latitude and Ascend
24 October, 2024
Financial results for third quarter released by budget airline PLAY
Tickets to outerspace go on sale from Chinese Aerospace firm.
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Volaris reports financial results for the third quarter 2024
Net income of $37 million. Earnings per American Depositary Shares (ADS) of $32 cents.Total operating revenues of $813 million, a 4% decrease.Total revenue per available seat mile (TRASM) increased 12% to $9.38 cents.Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased by 14% to 8.7 billion.Total operating expenses of $687 million, representing 85% of total operating revenue.Total operating expenses per available seat mile (CASM) remained relatively flat at $7.92 cents.Average economic fuel cost decreased 17% to $2.64 per gallon.CASM ex fuel increased 10% to $5.39 cents.EBITDAR of $315 million, a 52% increase.EBITDAR margin was 38.7%, an increase of 14 percentage points.Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term investments totaled $830 million, representing 26% of the last twelve months’ total operating revenue.Net debt-to-LTM EBITDAR2 ratio decreased to 2.7x, compared to 2.9x in the previous quarter.
1 The financial information, unless otherwise indicated, is presented in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).2 Includes short-term investments.(All figures are reported in U.S. dollars and compared to 3Q 2023 unless otherwise noted)
Intercontinental KLM flight for The Aviation Challenge to Singapore
Before the flight
Alaska and Hawaiian celebrate Honolulu pride
Waikīkī came alive this past weekend with a harmony of vibrant music, color and aloha as thousands gathered to celebrate Honolulu Pride. Held annually in October, the weekend-long celebration is a festive mainstay for LGBTQIA+ / MVPFAFF communities across the Hawaiian Islands, promoting the spirit of equality for all people of Hawaiʻi.
For years, Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines have sponsored the Honolulu Pride Parade and Festival separately. Each festival season, both carriers have gathered hundreds of their employees to spread aloha and inclusivity in the heart of Hawaiʻi’s most popular destination while supporting the local nonprofit that organizes Honolulu Pride: the Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation.
However, the 2024 Honolulu Pride Parade and Festival set a new precedent, marking the first-ever large-scale community showing for Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines as a combined company.
“I feel really privileged that in our shared history, it’s going to go down that the first thing we ever did together was Honolulu Pride,” said Manakō Tanaka, community and cultural relations manager at Hawaiian Airlines and a Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation board member. “Pride is about the love that we have for each other and advocating for safety for everybody in all spaces.”
When the two companies officially combined last month, employees from the Pride Crew, Alaska's LGBTQ+ business resource group, and Haʻaheo, Hawaiian’s employee resource group, sprung to action in planning a celebration that demonstrated lōkahi (unity) between the two brands.
NASA welcomes Republic of Cyprus as 46th Artemis Accords signatory
Are Hydrogen Engines Truly Zero Emissions?
Could engines running on hydrogen keep the best of both worlds, familiar and mature ICE technology with zero emissions? IDTechEx’s report, “Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines 2025-2045: Applications, Technologies, Market Status and Forecasts”, explores the emissions credentials of this potentially disruptive technology.
An overview of the chemical reactions involved in a petrol/diesel engine, hydrogen engine, and hydrogen fuel cell. The lack of carbon in combustion within hydrogen engines eliminates CO2 emissions (apart from trace amounts from motor oil). Source: IDTechEx
A carbon-free fuel, so no carbon in the exhaust?
Combustion is a high-temperature chemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidant (in the case of engines, this is atmospheric oxygen). In a conventional ICE fuelled by petrol or diesel, the hydrocarbon reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the air at high temperatures to produce heat, water vapour, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxides. No carbon is present in the chemical reaction when switching to a pure hydrogen fuel; therefore, no CO2 is formed and emitted into the atmosphere. There is a slight caveat to this zero CO2 however. IDTechEx research indicates that a small amount of motor oil will be burned in an ICE. Motor oil is essential to lubricate the intricate moving parts and prevent damage from metal-metal contact. Most engines will burn a small amount of oil due to leakages or blowback in the system, and as all motor oils currently in use are hydrocarbon-based, this does lead to a small amount of CO2 being produced. However, when compared to the amount of CO2 emitted by a conventional ICE, the amount is negligible. IDTechEx estimates that less than 1kg of CO2 would be produced per 1,000 miles from burning motor oil in an H2ICE vehicle, compared with 272kg in a conventional ICE. Thus, an H2ICE would have around 99.7% less CO2 emissions than a conventional ICE.
Collins Aerospace expands executive aircraft seating operations in Medley, Florida
Collins Aerospace expands executive aircraft seating operations in Medley, Florida
Doubled production floor space and new machinery improves capacity and customization opportunities
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Collins Aerospace signs 10 year MRO deal with Air Europa for its Boeing 787 jets
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Cessna Citation Ascend continues to progress through certification program, will deliver with latest update of Garmin G5000 avionics suite
The Ascend program includes two test articles – Prototype (Proto) and P1 – which have accumulated nearly 600 flight hours through more than 200 flights.
"Citation business jets are renowned for their superior performance and productivity,” said Lannie O'Bannion, senior vice president of Global Sales & Flight Operations. “Including the Garmin G5000 in the Citation Ascend demonstrates our continued commitment to designing and delivering the best aviation experience for our customers. We can’t wait to see this aircraft deliver to customers.”
The Ascend is designed to bring a new cockpit, improved performance and a luxurious cabin to the midsize business jet market. The aircraft's state-of-the-art avionics, autothrottles, high payload capacity and impressive range offer customers reduced pilot workload and the ability to do more and go farther.
When equipped with the latest Garmin G5000 avionics suite, the Ascend will feature an array of new advanced features and technology from Garmin, including Synthetic Vision Guidance System (SVGS) shown on the primary flight displays, that couples with Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) to support approach minima as low as 150 ft (46 m). SVGS provides a continuous, geo-spatially correct depiction of the external scene topography, including obstacles, augmented by the display of the runway.
Expanded SVT Capabilities for Improved Taxiway Routing
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Hilton scores net income of $344 million for the third quarter
Stormy weather – how turbulence occurs
We’ve all been on a plane when the captain announces an area of possible turbulence ahead and asks everyone to buckle up for a bit. More often than not passengers don’t really notice, but occasionally flying through a rough patch can be a bit alarming and, very rarely, quite frightening.
Earlier this year a Singapore Airlines Flight from London to Singapore made global headlines when it encountered severe turbulence, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Bangkok. Unfortunately, it resulted in 71 passengers being injured, some seriously, and one sadly passing away due to a heart attack. The plane had dropped dramatically and any untethered articles such as cutlery and crockery, handbags and mobile phones were thrown in all directions. Many passengers who weren’t wearing seatbelts at the time hit the ceiling sustaining head injuries, and the entire interior of the plane was badly damaged.
So, what is turbulence? First used around the early 1500s, the word comes from the Late Latin ‘turbulentia’ which is translated as ‘trouble’ or ‘disquiet’. By around 1918 it had become known to mean the atmospheric eddies which can affect air travel; unstable or irregular air movement caused by changes in wind speed or direction such as cold or warm weather fronts, jet streams and thunderstorms. It triggers changes in altitude and air speed and ranges from relatively minor to significantly hazardous.
Last year, scientists from Reading University produced a study on clear-air turbulence, which is harder for pilots to avoid as it gives no visual clues to its presence such as cloud cover. They found that severe turbulence had increased by 55% between 1979 and 2020 on a typical North Atlantic route, with routes in Europe, the Middle East and the South Atlantic also seeing major increases. The study states that the changes in wind speed at high altitudes are due to warmer air from carbon emissions and climate change. It’s therefore likely that passengers will experience more turbulence in future.