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 MoreThe FAA estimates its newly issued airworthiness directives will affect 1,000 US-registered aircraft. Some US transport aircraft will face operating restrictions in Canada starting on 1 July. That is according to the US Federal Aviation Administration, which on 30 June published several airworthiness directives (ADs) in response to concern that 5G cellular signals near Canadian…
The Praetor 500E and its sistership the 600E, revealed by Embraer in February, are updated variants of the company’s original Praetors. Brazilian, European and US regulators have certificated Embraer’s Praetor 500E midsize business jet, a milestone coming one month after those authorities approved its larger Praetor 600E. The models are updated variants of the Brazilian…
Deliveries of new-build jets for Kyiv will start in 2029. Sweden and Ukraine have finalised a deal that will lead to Kyiv fielding a first batch of Saab Gripen C/D fighters from early next year, before it subsequently also introduces the airframer’s latest E-model version. Under a contract signed by the airframer and Sweden’s Defence…
Military expenditure rises, but MoD also announces “hard but necessary decisions”. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has published its long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (DIP), committing fresh funding to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and confirming a previously announced plan to buy 12 Lockheed Martin F-35As, but also detailing a series of new platform…
F-Drones is the first Ukrainian producer authorised by Kyiv to export its uncrewed weapons to the US military. For the first time, a Ukrainian manufacturer of military drones is establishing a production line in the United States. F-Drones specialises in assembling the small, first-person view (FPV) quadcopters that have become ubiquitous with the more than…
Tripped circuit breakers can prevent 737 Max air conditioning systems from cooling hot air pumped into the cabin. The Federal Aviation Administration has taken additional action to address a circuit breaker issue that can cause 737 Max cabins and cockpits to become dangerously hot. The agency on 29 June released an airworthiness directive (AD) addressing…
Executives say the split will allow Honeywell Aerospace to focus more intently on its core markets. Honeywell International has completed its planned spin off of Honeywell Aerospace into a publicly traded independent firm, a move the aerospace company says leaves it better positioned to expand, invest and generate long-term profits. Charlotte-based Honeywell divested the former…
The sortie included J-16 fighters escorting H-6K and Tu-95 strategic bombers. Russia and China have conducted a large joint air patrol over the East China Sea, including fighters, strategic bombers, aerial tankers and other support aircraft. The action on 27 June has been confirmed by both Beijing and Moscow, with China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA)…
Further development anticipated around ‘Concept 2’ vehicle design. BAE Systems appears poised to advance its work on an autonomous collaborative platform (ACP)/collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) capability. “We are maturing our concept work and are at an advanced stage,” Anthony Gregory, business development director at BAE’s FalconWorks advanced technology unit, says. “There will be more to…
German-registered PC-6 appears to have come down just after take-off from airport near Nancy. French transport minister Philippe Tabarot states that 11 fatalities resulted from a skydiving aircraft crash in the northeast of the country. Tabarot says the accident occurred near Tomblaine — in the vicinity of the city of Nancy — on 28 June.…
