COVID-19 Creating New Challenges for Humanitarian Aid Flights in Africa
KASAS, a Kenyan charter airline with the world’s largest Dornier 228 fleet, is facing unprecedented challenges operating humanitarian flights during the pandemic. It operates Dornier 228 flights on behalf of…
DLR, MTU To Work on Hydrogen-Electric Dornier 228 Demonstrator
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Munich-based engine-maker MTU Aero Engines are jointly developing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered drivetrain to be demonstrated on a Dornier 228. The joint research project…
ZeroAvia Targeting 19-seat Market with Hydrogen Power
ZeroAvia, a company with operations in the US and UK, says retrofitted 19-seat aircraft, powered by hydrogen fuel cells, is the most cost-effective way for regional commercial operators to introduce…
Behind the Scenes at the Global Airborne Observatory
While the Arizona State University (ASU)’s Dornier 228, known as the Global Airborne Observatory (GAO), is doing fieldwork above the coral reefs of Hawaii, seasoned aviator Blair Edlund remains on…
Fly-by-wire Research on JAXA’s Dornier 228
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been using a modified Dornier 228-202 to conduct experiments on fly-by-wire (FBW) technology. Masayuki Sato, associate senior researcher at JAXA’s Flight Research Unit,…
Sita Air Cautiously Optimistic About Nepal’s Tourism Growth
Nepal’s Sita Air is wary of reading too much into the recent boom in tourist arrivals, even as the government’s Visit Nepal 2020 campaign is expected to bring in record…