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 MoreWhether yields prove ‘sticky’ will likely hinge on the US airline sector’s broad response to potentially easing tensions in the Middle East. Southwest Airlines is seeking to maintain higher airfares even if fuel prices come down later this year. In response to the global oil shortage caused by the Iran-USA blockage of the Strait of…
External hardpoints on the bomber’s lower fuselage could carry long-range hypersonic missiles. Engineers at Boeing are advancing design work to repurpose decomissioned weapons stations for the US Air Force’s B-1B Lancer supersonic bombers. The project aims to certify the new Load Adaptable Modular (LAM) multi-use weapons pylon for attachment to six external hardpoints that already…
Airports have hesitated to invest, certification challenges remain. Regulatory, commercial and operational hurdles leave unclear when in-development electric and hybrid-electric aircraft might actually enter service, according to a new US government report. The report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan research agency, comes as some electric aircraft developers insist they are closing in…
Deal expands Atlas’s global reach and gives it access to international widebody capacity. US-based cargo carrier Atlas Air Worldwide is to take a 49% stake in Icelandic wet-lease and aircraft management specialist Air Atlanta. Under the planned transaction, carried out through its Titan Aviation subsidiary, Atlas will also acquire Air Atlanta’s owned widebodies and lease…
The manufacturer expects the Max 7’s approval will come first, followed in ‘close proximity” to the Max 10’s. Boeing’s chief executive insists the company is closing in on certification of the 737 Max 7 and Max 10, while a new report says the manufacturer could secure approval for the Max 7 as soon as this…
The fresh commitment builds on a November 2025 order for six Boeing freighters. China Airlines is to boost its freighter orderbook, with the acquisition two additional Boeing 777Fs. The airline’s board approved the purchase on 26 May in a deal valued at around $876 million, according to a stock exchange disclosure. China Airlines did not…
A slight year-on-year dip in passenger volumes comes after Spirit Airlines’ recent collapse. American Airlines and United Airlines see no drop in demand from high fuel prices as they fly into the busy summer travel season. The chief executives of both carriers highlighted, during an investor conference hosted by financial firm Bernstein on 27 May,…
CEO Scott Kirby says JetBlue’s routes are insufficiently profitable to warrant a combination. United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby has called a potential merger with JetBlue Airways “just idiotic”, saying the math does not work. “The last thing I’m going to do is buy a route network that loses money,” he told investors at a…
While preliminary, the move cements Saab’s position as frontrunner for the Canadian AEW&C requirement and increases the possibility of Ottawa purchasing Gripen fighters. Canada has announced that Swedish airframer Saab is the country’s preferred supplier for a new airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Prime Minister Mark…
The FAA agrees that Boeing’s production system is ready to make another 737 rate break. Boeing has already started running its 737 production system at a new higher rate of 47 jets monthly, though it does not expect to stabilise at that pace for several months. That is according to Boeing chief executive Kelly Ortberg,…
