Speaking to the media during the #IATAAGM in Rio de Janeiro, @IATA’s outgoing Director General Willie Walsh said that he expects the COMAC C919 to be a credible competitor of the incumbent aircraft makers and welcomed competition in aircraft manufacturing
🇧🇷✈️ @embraer’s Gomes Neto explains how the Brazilian aircraft maker has significantly reduced production lead times. For example, it takes nearly half the time to produce a Praetor executive jet comparef to 2021.
We are today in São José dos Campos, Brazil🇧🇷 for a peek into the world of @embraer - group CEO confirmed guidance from earlier this year, plan to hit double-digit revenue by 2030 or earlier. eVTOL arm @EveAirMobility to contribute $1-1.5 B per year from next decade
Former Latvian Defense Minister Andris Sprūds confirmed the drone was shot down by a French Rafale fighter operating from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania under NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission.
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Šodien notriekts drons Latvijas gaisa telpā. To īstenoja NATO Baltijas gaisa telpas patrulēšanas misijas Francijas Rafale iznīcinātāji.
Pēc dronu incidentiem NATO austrumu flangā jau 2024. gadā kopīgi panācām, ka NATO ir gatava aktivizēt iznīcinātājus arī dronu apdraudējuma gadījumā. Tieši Nīderlandes F-35 iznīcinātāji notrieca dronus Polijas gaisa telpā 2025. gada septembrī. Pirms dažām nedēļām Rumānijas F-16 iznīcinātāji notrieca dronu Igaunijas gaisa telpā.
Iznīcinātāju izmantošana ir salīdzinoši ar augstām izmaksām. Vienlaikus šobrīd tas ir visoperatīvākais un efektīvākais veids kā pārtvert dronus.
At the opening of the #IATAAGM, Vice President of 🇧🇷 @geraldoalckmin said:
"Brazil does not have just one pioneer in aviation; it has two. From Bartolomeu de Gusmão to Santos Dumont, it has been 300 years of proving that flying was in our destiny."
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Great speech by @IATA DG Willie Walsh, who is leaving his role to head IndiGo, at the #IATAAGM in Rio, referring to the aviation industry✈️: “We offer hope and we enable freedom”
Will be posting from #IATAAGM in Rio de Janeiro✈️🇧🇷, where the movers and shakers of the airline industry have gathered for a few days of discussions and face to face talks @IATA#IATAAGM26
🔴 Escorted by the Saudi Falcons upon entering Saudi airspace, Riyadh Air’s first two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners arrived in Riyadh from Boeing’s Charleston and Everett factories. The carrier has 39 787-9s on firm order, with options for an additional 33 aircraft. #Airways#News
First ever flight on @LATAMAirlines Premium Business Class on a B777-300ER and lots of positives to report on: very spacious seat with huge and soft footwell, very tasty food and good IFE selection. Flight review coming up soon!