Virtual classes achieve ICAO Level 4: Aviation English Live

Back in February we announced that Languagelab.com and Emery-Roberts have created a new virtual Aviation English course, Aviation English Live. (See the Roger-Wilco article English in the Aviation Sector: Languagelab.com and Emery-Roberts tackle the problem head on.) The ground-breaking Aviation English Live e-learning course is based upon the Emery-Roberts and Macmillan textbook Check Your Aviation… Continue reading Virtual classes achieve ICAO Level 4: Aviation English Live

Aviation Week Launches Redesigned Website Offering

Aviation Week has unveiled its redesigned AviationWeek.com and enhanced subscriber-based Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN). These recent changes share the common goal of continuously simplifying and integrating the products and services to meet the changing needs of today’s aerospace and defense (A&D) market. “AviationWeek.com and AWIN — the premium subscription offering — form the cornerstones of the… Continue reading Aviation Week Launches Redesigned Website Offering

Goldtimer Birthday Party with a LI-2 and Other Beauties

Crystal clear skies with just a few fluffy cumulus clouds above Budaors Airport provided the perfect setting for this special day, the 20th Anniversary of the Goldtimer Foundation. The sun was shining down on the participants of this flying jamboree which quickly evolved into a real family event. The LI-2, shiny as new, was waiting… Continue reading Goldtimer Birthday Party with a LI-2 and Other Beauties

Twenty-First Century Jet – The Making and Marketing of the Boeing 777

By Karl Sabbagh Publisher: SCRIBNER ISBN: 0-684-80721-1 You may be wondering why I am recommending a book first published in 1996… The Boeing 777 is now known the world over as an efficient, safe and rather loveable aircraft that is in high demand by airlines. Karl Sabbagh’’s book is a masterpiece and he tells the… Continue reading Twenty-First Century Jet – The Making and Marketing of the Boeing 777

Viewfinder View 13 – There are many ways for an aircraft to die

Most aircraft live to be well respected seniors but for all of them the day comes when they must face the cruel reality: no more flying! Some will have a second life as training facilities, others will burn while the firemen hone their skills, still others are disassembled and the material is recycled. Whichever way… Continue reading Viewfinder View 13 – There are many ways for an aircraft to die

Let’s make a new airline… A business plan for BlueSky Air?

It did not take long after Malev, the Hungarian national airline stopped operations a few months ago that experts started to think about making a new one. An airline that would carry on the Malev tradition but be more of a commercial venture, hopefully able to stand on its own in the cut-throat environment of… Continue reading Let’s make a new airline… A business plan for BlueSky Air?

Harmonized Transition Altitude for Europe – EASA A-NPA open for comments

Following completion of the HETA TF work aimed at creating a Regulatory Impact Assessment for the introduction of a harmonized transition altitude for Europe, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published an Advance Notice of Proposed Amendment (A-NPA 2012-01) Harmonised Transition Altitude, which is now open for comments. You will find this A-NPA on… Continue reading Harmonized Transition Altitude for Europe – EASA A-NPA open for comments