All aerospace news – Page 846
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NewsLufthansa details engine shutdown on brand-new A380
Lufthansa has disclosed that its second Airbus A380 has undergone an in-flight engine shutdown just a couple of days after entering into service.
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Malaysia Airlines to set up hub in Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia Airlines is to establish a hub operation in the eastern part of the country, located at Kota Kinabalu in the Sabah region. The carrier says...
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Aircraft engineers turn to biomimicry for greener designs
Biomimicry is becoming more popular with engineers as they look to nature for ideas on designing greener aircraft
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Aspire makes progress on improving air traffic management efficiency
The Asia Pacific Aspire collaborative effort is designed to make air traffic management greener. Is it succeeding?
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NewsPICTURES: Honda unveils conforming aircraft, plans November first flight
Honda Aircraft is preparing to begin test flights in November of the first conforming prototype for its seven-seat light jet. The North Carolina-based...
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NTSB concerned about rudder sensitivity on Airbus narrowbodies
Similar circumstances between the November 2001 crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300 and a January 2008 in-flight upset of an Air Canada Airbus A319...
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NewsSuperfast in-flight connectivity on horizon as Inmarsat reveals $1.2b Ka plan
Ultra-high-speed in-flight connectivity via Ka-band satellites is on the horizon for commercial and business aircraft operators following Inmarsat's decision...
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Cathay A350 deal may spur Boeing's 777 successor drive
After a summer dominated by talk of re-engining or replacing its narrowbody workhorse, Boeing's 777 widebody could move to the front of the clean-sheet queue, but blue chip customer Cathay Pacific's order for 30 300-seat Airbus A350-900s could shape the manner of the airframer's response.
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NewsArduous phase of flight-test effort awaits Dreamliner
Boeing is testing for "every ounce, every inch" of performance
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Cockpit-voice record on crashed An-24 incomplete
Russian investigators have discovered that the information cockpit-voice recorder from the crashed Katekavia Antonov An-24 contains incomplete information...
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e.Digital suspends development of next generation portable IFE
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) specialist e.Digital is suspending development of its next generation eVU players after posting a fiscal first quarter...
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Control science tops list of USAF science and technology priorities
If the chief scientist of the US Air Force is correct, the key technology challenge for airpower over the next two decades is not directed energy, cruise...
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PICTURES: Russia's Zala Aero flies long-endurance UAV
Russia's Zala Aero has flown a new medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle named the Zala 421-20 ...
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Senior management changes at Jetstar
Qantas Airways has announced senior management changes at its low-cost carrier Jetstar as the airline seeks to grow further in Asia.
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VASO looks to refine An-148 performance as re-engining is mooted
Russia's first serial production Antonov An-148 is to be transferred back to airframer VASO in Voronezh to undergo modification in a bid to improve the type's performance
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Comair mechanics suspend FAA's voluntary reporting programme
Mechanics at Delta's regional subsidiary Comair have withdrawn from a maintenance Aviation Safety Action Programme (ASAP), arguing the programme is not working...
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NewsSIA going paperless with in-flight magazines
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is progressively introducing an electronic version of the carrier's in-flight magazines on its Panasonic Avionics-made, KrisWorld-branded...
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Figeac’s structured growth
Independently owned French manufacturer has never been afraid to acquire and invest
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Ryanair's chief executive banked €19.5 million ($25.4 million) after selling 5 million shares in the carrier at €3.90 each.
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ANA to outfit 787 fleet in long-range and high-capacity configurations
While the airline remains quiet on where it will deploy its first of 55 787-8s, All Nippon Airways plans to configure the new twin for both long and short-range...