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 MoreCarrier to begin services from USA and Canada to Turks and Caicos, Belize and Guatemala City this winter. BermudAir is starting flights from the USA and Canada to Turks and Caicos, Belize and Guatemala City this winter. It marks a further expansion of the carrier’s network beyond Bermuda, after it last year launched flights from…
Interest in US-built combat search and rescue helicopters was first disclosed in 2025. Norway has abandoned plans to purchase nine Sikorsky HH-60W combat search and rescue helicopters to focus on other defence priorities. Oslo’s interest in the HH-60W – originally developed for the US Air Force – emerged last year in a Foreign Military Sales…
Manufacturer aims to become first eVTOL LSA under revised FAA regulations. From a distance, the AIR One prototype looks like an only slightly unconventional electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) design, with thin, standalone wings, a twin tail, and a pair of motor-powered propellers fixed to four corners of the fuselage – yet another contender…
Indian budget carrier had taken six aircraft from Scandinavian operator to kick-start long-haul expansion. One of the six Norse Atlantic Boeing 787-9s being wet-leased by Indian budget carrier IndiGo is being returned early, owing to a network change. Norse had wet-leased six 787s — half its fleet — to IndiGo after adopting a different business…
Viva is the first Mexican operator to select the offering. Mexican low-cost carrier Viva (formerly VivaAerobus) has begun installing SES’ multi-orbit in-flight connectivity system on its entire fleet of Airbus narrowbodies. Viva is installing the solution on 60 of its A320s and A320neos and 40 of its A321s and A321neos. The Luxembourg-based provider’s electronically-steered array…
Developer claims significant benefits from blown-wing configuration for the next generation of runway-independent aircraft. US developer Whisper Aero has unveiled a new propulsion architecture that it claims will allow the same aircraft to perform vertical, short or conventional take-offs and landings while removing the complexity of competing lift systems. Called JetFoil, the design integrates Whisper’s…
Brazil will operate two-seat type under the local designation F-39F. Saab’s first two-seat Gripen F fighter has been rolled out at the company’s Linkoping final assembly site in Sweden already sporting its Brazilian air force markings. Revealed on 2 June, the single-engined jet – which has the service registration 4000 – has yet to be…
Ultra long-haul -1000ULR variant for routes including Sydney-London begins two-month certification campaign. Airbus has flown the first example of its ultra long-range A350-1000, which will be used by Australian operator Qantas for its non-stop services from the east coast to London and New York. Carrying flight-test instrumentation the twinjet carried out a 3h 43min sortie…
Izham retired from the airline group in January this year. The former head of Malaysia Aviation Group Izham Ismail has been appointed to the board of directors at Philippine Airlines. Izham was one of two independent directors appointed to PAL’s board on 1 June, with the other being Edgar Chua, who was formerly Shell’s country…
In August 2024, JAL and MHI signed an agreement to explore collaboration opportunities in the aftermarket business. Japan Airlines’ engineering unit and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have launched a new MRO joint venture, with a focus on regional aircraft maintenance. Nagoya-headquartered Aero Breath is 51% owned by JAL Engineering and 49% by MHI, and aims…
