All Safety News – Page 374
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NewsAirbus 2050: the details are all in the future
Airbus has, for several years now, been promoting a vision of air travel in 2050. Starting with the basic structure, the "concept plane" was an attempt to imagine what might come to be if materials and aerodynamic ideas could be combined into a sort of "engineer's dream".
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NewsSecond GEnx engine failure in six weeks prompts new investigation
An Air Bridge Cargo 747-8F landed safely after an engine shutdown on take-off on 11 September, becoming the second such major malfunction of a General Electric...
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NewsILA: Europe's industry heavyweights put muscle behind Clean Sky
Europe's aerospace industry heavyweights gathered at ILA yesterday to declare their determination to carry on the work of the Clean Sky technology development initiative, and continue their public-private push towards cleaner and quieter aviation.
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ILA: Airbus defends sales pace of A330-200F
Airbus has defended the slow pace of sales for its A330-200 freighter, insisting the cargo twinjet's business is comparable to the Boeing 767's when the...
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NewsILA: Air Atlantique DC-3 could replace crashed Rosinenbomber
UK classic aircraft specialist Air Atlantique could provide a Douglas DC-3 to replace Berlin's historic Rosinenbomber sightseeing aircraft, badly damaged...
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US-Germany sign biofuel development accord
The future looks green for US-German relations following an alternative aviation fuels development agreement signed at ILA. German transport minister...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Mobile devices bring a sea change for IFE
With security and logistical issues resolved, the cost benefits of consumer devices for in-flight entertainment are winning over a rapidly growing number of airlines
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NewsILA: A380 tweaks push up dispatch reliability
Airbus is underlining the positive effect that a number of retrofit measures on various systems has had on A380 dispatch.
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AN-28 crash in east Russia kills 10
Ten people were killed in a crash of an Antonov AN-28 aircraft operating on the Petropavlovsk-Palani route on Russia's eastern Kamchatka peninsula, according...
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NewsILA: Premium Aerotec develops corrugated wing spar for Boeing
Following in the wake of German aviation pioneer Hugo Junkers, who first used corrugated aluminium to stiffen the fuselage skin of his aircraft, EADS aerostructure...
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UK government delays decision on increasing airport capacity
A decision on whether to build new runway capacity in the southeast of England will not be taken before 2015, following the creation of a government commission...
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NewsBoeing 787s continue flying after ultrasound checks on GE engines
General Electric (GE) has completed an analysis of ultrasound inspections on all four Boeing 787s powered by an engine that failed in ground taxi tests six weeks ago.
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ILA: Humanitarian bodies offer aviation’s helping hand
The noble cause of humanitarian organisation Stiftung Mayday (Hall 3, stand 3101) is to provide support to the families of pilots killed or injured in an...
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ILA: Algae fuel plans start to gel Down Under
Algae need not be mere pond life - and it might just be the answer to airline calls for a green alternative to kerosene. AlgaeTec (Hall 1, stand 1202d)...
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NewsILA: Airbus sharklet testing turns to A321
Airbus will start test-flying the first A321 with sharklet wing-tips this autumn, as it wraps up testing A320s with the fuel-saving modification. The...
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American pilots approved for iPad charts
American Airlines today received approval for its pilots to use iPads as electronic flight bags during all phases of flight from the US Federal Aviation...
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ILA: Morphing leading edge undergoes windtunnel testing
Windtunnel tests on a newly developed high-lift concept, which uses a morphing leading edge to reduce drag and noise, have produced promising results.
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NewsRidgway to quit Virgin Atlantic in the spring of 2013
Virgin Atlantic chief executive Steve Ridgway is to quit the airline next year after more than a decade at the helm of the UK operator. In a statement...
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ILA: Fraunhofer Institute develops new anti-ice systems
German scientific research centre Fraunhofer Institute is exploring several novel technologies to prevent ice build-up on wings.
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NewsBerlin Brandenburg opening delayed to October 2013
Officials reviewing the readiness of Berlin Brandenburg airport have concluded that too much work needs to be revised, and have pushed back the opening date...