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20Nov

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Opinion

What will happen to the retired A380s?

In September, Air France announced that they would be retiring their A380s. When the A380s are retired from July 2020 onwards. But what will happen to these retired A380s? In September, we covered the A380 in our Aircraft Digest series. In that article we talked about how Air France was planning to retire its A380 fleet. As of yet, there is no clear path that could be taken in regards to the future of retired A380s. What will likely happen to the retired A380s? A380 private jet, this is a likely outcome, simply due to the space that the A380 has. The 747 has become a staple of business aviation, just as, say, the G650 has. The A380 has already made for a great private jet, indeed one of the most luxurious in the world! I could quite easily see that the retired A380s could become priva...

3Aug

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Aircraft Digest

A380: ‘SuperJumbo’

A few weeks ago we talked about the Boeing 747. This week, it’s their rivals turn... with Air France announcing that all of their A380 will be retired by 2022. The 747 is well known for its nickname ‘Queen of the Skies’ or the ‘Jumbo Jet’. But the A380 is much bigger than the 747, hence it was dubbed the ‘Superjumbo’ by the media. Airbus built the A380 as direct competition to the Boeing 747 monopoly. How was the A380 brought into being? Airbus saw that Boeing enjoyed a sort of monopoly with its 747. It was the only ultra-high capacity airliner (UHCA). Airbus tasked a team of engineers under the leadership of Jean Roeder to begin development in secret. However, the A380 project had not been the first to attempt to challenge the 747. The MD-12 was. The MD-12 was a double deck aircraft th...

24Jul

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Aircraft Digest

RIAT 2019: It’s been unforgettable…

Last weekend saw the world-renowned RIAT 2019 airshow. It was perfect- it was sunny and warm, and the aircraft performances were amazing. There are few events in the aviation industry that can rival the drama, intensity and spectacles of RIAT 2019. Many spectacular aircraft took flight over the weekend, including: The Spanish Navy EAV-8B Harrier; The British Airways 747 flight with the Red Arrows display team; and several German, Italian, and British Typhoons. As well as many static aircraft, including: Gulfstream G550, a US Marine Corps CV-22B Osprey, as well as Canadian, Jordanian and British C-130 Hercules just to name a few (see the full list here). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Despite the heavy rain on the Friday, the aircraft were great- m...

The desire for an electric aircraft revealed

10Jul

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Analysis

The desire for an electric aircraft revealed

Ever since the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903. Aviation has fascinated us just a little bit more. Like Tesla with their electric cars. Those gas guzzling airplanes are not environmentally safe. Which is why we are in need of an electric aircraft manufacturer. That is the equivalent of Tesla. A Seattle-based firm called MagniX has developed a fully electronic motor. To be retrofitted to a seaplane. With the first test flight scheduled to be in November. The engines will also power a 9-seater Alice plane. Manufactured by Eviation. The Israeli based start-up aims to be delivering commercially by 2022. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); MagniX’s chief executive officer, Roei Ganzarski says “There’s only option is going to be electric propulsion.” MagniX ...

Eurofighter Typhoon: The aircraft Europe collaborated on

29Jun

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Aircraft Digest

Eurofighter Typhoon: The aircraft Europe collaborated on

As per our poll on Instagram on Wednesday, the Typhoon was chosen over the F-35 Lightning II for Aircraft Digest this week. The Eurofighter Typhoon II is a new fighter aircraft introduced to service in the British RAF in April 2006, it was meant to replace the Tornado, Harrier and Sea Harrier, it was a joint effort between the major aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain. Why was the Eurofighter project started? The aircraft was developed as a counter to the Mig-29, as the Western European nations saw that the Mig-29 was more manoeuvrable than any aircraft currently in service with those nations at the time, manufactured by Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo, it was first flown on the 27 March 1994, and flew into service in 2006. It initially saw some di...

Will the Airbus A321xlr be the final nail in Boeing’s coffin?

26Jun

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Opinion

Will the Airbus A321xlr be the final nail in Boeing’s coffin?

Airbus released their newest jet at the Paris Airshow this week. The jet is to be called the A321xlr, and it is meant to be the ideal alternative for those airlines who are struggling due to the 737 MAX. So, will the A321xlr finally be the nail in Boeing's coffin? The A321xlr is a direct competitor aircraft to the 737 MAX, which is currently grounded due to problems surrounding the MCAS System. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Airbus A321xlr origins In 2018, Airbus was reassessing its A320 family of jets. It noticed that whilst the A320LR and A321LR were doing well, airlines were demanding that it went further, and had better fuel efficiency. To that end, Airbus began to research the possibilities, and realized that this was certainly possible for...