The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released 20 pages of training materials concerning the collection, processing, and analysis of biological evidence following fatal aviation accidents. The…
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Larry W. Bryant was a UFO researcher, writer, and government transparency advocate who pursued federal records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). His work…
Read MoreTwinjets are scheduled to be delivered from November 2026. Leasing firm Avolon is to acquire 11 Airbus A321neo twinjets currently on order by US low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines. The transaction is the subject of an agreement signed on 30 June, says Avolon parent Bohai Leasing. Bohai says the pact is intended to “strengthen” its backlog…
Aviation industry representatives are calling for flexibility to suspend new border checks if queues get too long in July and August. European Commission officials have agreed to meet with airline industry representatives in the coming days to discuss concerns about the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES), after the sector urged the bloc to allow member states…
Kyiv says the system establishes clear rules for international partners to acquire battle-tested Ukrainian hardware. Ukraine has approved a new export mechanism that will allow Ukrainian defence manufacturers to sell products abroad. The Ukrainian ministry of defence announced the new framework on 1 July, saying countries with existing agreements on joint production and technology exchange…
Oneworld carrier says it is benefiting from strong demand and Middle East capacity constraints. Finnair is “making progress” sourcing up to 12 used Airbus A320ceo-family jets and is considering aircraft leases “or even wet-leases” to support its medium-term network plans, the carrier’s finance chief says. Addressing analysts on a 29 June investor call ahead of…
The FAA intends to pass an altimeter update mandate this summer, but aircraft operators could get rebates for the expense. The Federal Aviation Administration will soon issue another rule requiring all radio altimeters on US aircraft be updated to prevent interference from 5G transmissions, though cellular companies are likely on the hook to help foot…
As part of the deal, the airframer has also acquired certain engineering and manufacturing assets in Brazil. Embraer now owns all of a Mexican cabin-component manufacturing business after buying out joint-venture partner Safran. The Brazilian company on 1 July said it had completed the planned acquisition of Safran’s 50% share of Chihuahua-based EZ Air Interior,…
Though companies have now established a JV, Toyota’s additional funding still requires “final approval” of a manufacturing deal. Air taxi developer Joby Aviation and Toyota Motor Company have formed a joint business that is majority owned by Toyota for the purpose of eventually manufacturing Joby’s in-development S4 electric air taxi, the companies said on 30…
The deal has apparently not received congressional approval, as is typical for large exports of military systems. The Trump Administration intends to approve the export of fighter engines to Turkey as part of Ankara’s efforts to develop a new indigenous fifth-generation fighter aircraft. The deal, first reported by Reuters, will see Turkey acquire “dozens” of…
Fifteen A340-600s and -500s part of package offered to interested parties. Administrators and provisional liquidators have formally launched a joint sales process for UK freight carrier European Cargo and the aircraft fleet of Priority 1 Group. The team — from Teneo Financial Advisory and Teneo Restructuring Ireland — are exploring a “potential going-concern sale” of…
The rule sets an allowable noise standard that should allow for supersonic flight when in the “mach cut-off” regime. The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed repealing the USA’s long-standing ban on civilian overland supersonic flight and adopting new “noise-based” standards it says could allow a new era of supersonic air travel. The FAA “is taking…
