All air transport news – Page 1310
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Airbus awards additional A350 business to Hamilton Sundstrand
Hamilton Sundstrand has been selected by Airbus to supply the ram air turbine emergency power system for the A350 XWB.
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Cracking the 777 ice puzzle
How investigators pieced together the extraordinary reasons behind British Airways' crash-landing at Heathrow
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Europe works to develop built-in structural sensors
In operational terms, the early de Havilland Comets distinguished themselves for confirming...
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NewsSpanair MD-82 crash inquiry battles to understand absent flap warning
Investigators of the Spanair Boeing MD-82 crash in Madrid are set to recommend a mandatory check of configuration warnings on the type, after confirming...
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Hawaiian to equip eight 767s with winglets
Hawaiian Airlines has inked a deal with Aviation Partners Boeing to purchase blended winglets for installation on eight Boeing 767-300ERs. The agreement...
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Italians take fibre-optic approach to health monitoring
airframer Italians take fibre-optic approach Italian airframe manufacturer Alenia Aerospace has conducted two flight tests using aC-27J Spartan...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
aerovironment The unmanned aircraft and efficient electric energy systems maker boosted pre-tax profits by 34% to $7.8 million in its first quarter ended...
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Down on downtime: airframers under pressure to develop predictive maintenance systems
Since their introduction roughly a decade ago aircraft health monitoring systems have enabled airlines to make significant strides in reducing flight delays...
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Both recorders badly damaged in Aeroflot-Nord 737 crash
Russian investigators are warning that heavy damage to both flight-recorders of the crashed Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 means extracting useful data will...
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NewsNo end in sight for Boeing machinists' strike
With Boeing jetliner production frozen as a strike by the 26,800-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers rolls into its second...
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WAEA 2008: Connectivity takes hold
Airlines of every size and status, from the staunchly low-cost to the fervently high-end, are no longer taking a wait-and-see approach to connectivity, as...
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NewsAir Caraibes agrees to acquire three A350-1000s
Caribbean operator Air Caraibes has agreed to acquire three Airbus A350-1000 XWB aircraft, potentially becoming the fourth airline to place an order for the type.
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Putin tells Russian industry to face reality
Russia's government has backed United Aircraft's (OAK) efforts to bring focus to the country's civil aerospace industry, warning that any dreams of a multi-pronged...
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Itek 737 lost height while stablising approach
Russian investigators have determined that the Itek Air Boeing 737-200 which crashed in Kyrgyzstan on 24 August lost height during an orbit while attempting...
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TATEM health management researchers reveal progress ahead of final report
The TATEM project team is soon to report on its research into aircraft health management, with the benefits of collaboration and integration likely to be emphasised
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DoD calls off KC-X competition
US Secretary of Defense Bob Gates has called off the potentially $35 billion KC-X competition and voided the programme's three-year-old acquisition strategy. Gates'...
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Optica designer seeks manufacturing partners to relaunch aircraft
John Edgley, founder and designer of the Optica observation aircraft, is seeking manufacturing partners to help relaunch the aircraft for the commercial...
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NewsFAA review team: No Eclipse 500 safety issues
An independent review team tasked by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to review key aspects of the Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ) certification has concluded that the agency properly approved the twinjet in 2006 and that no safety issues exist in the four areas studied.