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 MoreUnited Aircraft reveals fleet agreement with Siberian region during St Petersburg forum. Russia’s United Aircraft has signed an agreement with the government of Siberia’s Sakha republic covering development of air transport services in the Arctic and eastern regions of the country. As part of the agreement the republic’s leadership has expressed interest in purchasing three…
Deliveries of new ECRS Mk2 sensor will start next year. Industry partners Hensoldt and Indra have launched live test activities with the ECRS Mk1 radar that will equip Eurofighter combat aircraft for Germany and Spain from next year. Announcing the development on 5 June, the Euroradar consortium-member companies state that the active electronically scanned array…
Lessor will take another 15 E-195-E2s with a further 15 units covered by purchase rights. Lessor Azorra has signed for up to 30 more Embraer 195-E2s – 15 firm and 15 covered by purchase rights – a deal taking the airframer’s total orders for the re-engined E2 programme past the 500-unit mark. With the latest…
The airline has flagged an “incredibly challenging cost environment”. India’s IndiGo is to suspend operations to six points on its international network amid what it calls an “incredibly challenging cost environment”. The low-cost carrier says it will be axing Langkawi, Krabi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Siem Reap from July to 30…
P&WC already published a service bulletin in response to the risk. Canada’s aviation regulator has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) to address possible cracks in Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW210 turboshafts that power twin-engined Leonardo Helicopters AW169s and Sikorsky S-76s. Transport Canada’s order, released on 4 June, sets deadlines by which operators must…
Honeywell Aerospace intends to emerge from parent Honeywell with intense focus on operational efficiency, product investment and growth, executives say. Four Honeywell Aerospace test jets sat on the tarmac of Phoenix Sky Harbor International airport on 2 June, baking under a scorching desert sun. The line-up included a Boeing 757, Embraer 170, Gulfstream G550 and…
Twinjet delivered in January was preparing for Los Angeles service. One of Lufthansa’s newest Boeing 787s has suffered a nose-gear collapse while parked at Frankfurt Main airport. The 787-9 twinjet (D-ABPQ) was only delivered to the German flag-carrier in January. Having arrived from Austin it had been preparing to operate the LH450 service to Los…
The electric aviation start-up is focused on achieving FAA certification for its conventional CX300 aircraft over the next year, with the A250 eVTOL soon to follow. Vermont-based Beta Technologies has given the clearest indicator yet as to the maturity of its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) Alia A250 aircraft. During media events this week…
Kuwait Airways and Jazeera cleared to operate after technical safety assessment of other facilities. Kuwait’s foreign affairs ministry has strongly condemned an Iranian attack on facilities including Kuwait international airport. The ministry says the 3 June attack by ballistic missiles and drones resulted in one fatality and injuries to over 60 others, as well as…
Delayed certification of complex business-class seats also continues hindering 787 deliveries. GE Aerospace must get back on track with deliveries of GEnx turbofans before Boeing can achieve its goal of accelerating 787 production to 10 jets monthly this year, says Boeing chief executive Kelly Ortberg. The engine-supply issue, plus ongoing delays in certificating 787 business-class…
