 The world’s longest commercial airplane flight took off this week, connecting Newark and Singapore via 19 no-cattle-class hours in Singapore Airlines’ brand-new Airbus A350-900 Ultra Long Range plane.
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 Airlines have been flying for a century, yet no one has solved what should be a simple problem: how many drinks and fresh food items to board on each flight. Each flight has different demand, depending on aircraft type, time of day, day of week, and origin and destination.
via Skift  With the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), recently issuing rule that establishes a standard for design and installation of aircraft fuel systems—specifically in transport category aircraft. The new advisory circular has been issued as a recommendation on protect aircraft fuel system from lightning that might ignite fuel vapors.
Photo by Pol Bacquet via Automobile Industry  Commandant de bord chez Air France, elle vient d'entrer dans le cercle très masculin des contrôleurs en vol de la Direction générale de l'aviation civile.
Interview par Le Figaro  Le Groupe ADP accélère sa stratégie d’innovation. Le groupe aéroportuaire français a annoncé ce mercredi 17 octobre 2018 l’ouverture d’un second Innovation Hub. Celui-ci sera basé à Paris-Orly à proximité du pôle technologique Paris-Saclay. L’ouverture est prévue pour fin 2019, début 2020.
via L'Usine Digitale  It will no doubt be accused of a publicity stunt, but London Heathrow today announced that it will waive up to £1 million in landing fees for the first airline to introduce a regular electric-hybrid aircraft service from the UK gateway.
via Airport World  Innovative pioneers looking to bring their ideas and concepts to reality are pushing the edge of aerospace capabilities. In some cases, the technologies are the result of university research, while others come from markets outside of defense.
via Signal Magazine  The jumbo jet's days as a passenger plane are numbered. The Boeing 747, once the go-to passenger jet for airlines around the world, is destined to live out its days as a cargo jet. "The future of the 747 is in the cargo business,"...
via Business Insider  Voici l’histoire du logo de la principale compagnie aérienne française, Air France. Alors que le célèbre hippocampe ou « Pégase à queue de dragon » fait partie intégrante du logo depuis sa création, il a subi de multiples mutations.
via Ohlalair  So you want a plane with huge lift capability and the wingspan to match, but you also need it to fit through regular airport gates. What do you do? If you're Boeing and the craft is the new 777X, you switch up the game by adding folding wings.
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