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SpaceX has sent over 650 Starlink kits to help Hawaii recover from wildfires
Elon Musk has announced that his companies Tesla and SpaceX are doing their “best to be helpful to…
US airlines respond to Hawaii wildfires with more capacity, offering changes
Airlines based in the United States have responded to wildfires raging through one of the islands of Hawaii…
Chapman Freeborn transports six helicopters on single Boeing 747-800 freighter
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has assisted with the transportation…
136 shelter pets airlifted from Maui to make room for wildfire-displaced animals
More than 130 shelter cats and dogs from Kahului have been airlifted to a shelter in Portland, Oregon,…
Airline scammers: family loses $3,400 after hackers changed airline contact info
The next time you google an airline’s contact number, be extra wary. A family lost thousands of dollars…
Chapman Freeborn announces Aviation Emergency Services
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, announces Aviation Emergency Services (AES); an…
Are sustainability claims in aviation valid? Or just ‘greenwashing’?
The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible. Weather phenomena such as intense storms, rising sea levels,…
TUI and Jet2 cancels flights to Rhodes due to raging fires on the Greek island
Both Tui and Jet2 are cancelling flights to the Greek island of Rhodes in response to raging fires…
In pictures: French and Indian Rafale jets unite for the Bastille Day flypast 2023
The skies came alive over Paris as France celebrated Bastille Day with a traditional flypast. Since 1934, aircraft…
FAA orders ground stops at LaGuardia, Newark due to NYC air quality and smoke
Poor air quality and low visibility in New York City has forced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to…
Flying through fire and bias as a female water bomber pilot
Recurring heat waves and droughts during the past 20 years have led to wildfires destroying twice as much…
Airbus tests conversion of A400M aircraft into water bomber
Airbus successfully tested a plug-and-play conversion kit for the A400M military transport aircraft to turn it into a…
10 real-world examples of why aviation is essential
It supports 87.7 million jobs around the world and contributes $3.5 trillion to world economic activity, so it’s…
Runways at Brize Norton, Luton melt in UK heatwave
Runways at two locations in the UK have been affected by the country’s heatwave, while a fire has…
After disaster: the role of business aviation in humanitarian relief
We’re living in a time when we are no strangers to humanitarian disasters. What with an ongoing global…
C-130 crashes during firefighting mission in Australia, 3 dead
A C-130 Hercules water bomber crashed during a fire fighting operation in Australia on January 23, 2020. The…
Water bombers scramble to fight the Amazon forest fires
The Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro authorized two C-130 Hercules of the Brazilian Air Force to participate in fighting…
French waterbomber crashes during forest fire, one pilot dead
A Grumman S2F Tracker of the French Civil Security crashed near Générac, France, during an intervention on forest…