The partnership will see Embraer join Air New Zealand’s Mission Next Gen Aircraft initiative, which the kiwi carrier hopes will accelerate its plans to replace its fleet of De Havilland Canada Dash 5-Q300 domestic aircraft and introduce “zero emissions aircraft technology”.
The AFR reports the business’ management team was issued a total of 2 million shares, valued at $2.10 each, more than double the value of the previously offered equity.
With 32 years of experience flying Boeing aircraft for Qantas, former head of training and checking Matthew Gray has said that with innovative eye-tracking technology, single-pilot operations are indeed possible.
According to Doug Drury, Professor of Aviation at Central Queensland University, an investigation by TIME magazine analysing 35 years of aviation accident data has found that the middle rear seats of an aircraft are the safest.
Initially, investigators concluded based on the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recordings that “a problem in the engine [was] the reason behind the crash of the aircraft on 15 January in Pokhara.”
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