All Safety News – Page 769
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NewsUS safety body demands unmanned air vehicle changes following Predator crash
After investigating an unmanned air vehicle accident in the USA in 2006, the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that transponders in UAVs...
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UK flying wing project to adopt canards
A scale-model flying wing using a canard foreplane to improve take-off performance could be flight tested by next June if students at the UK's Salford...
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Lockheed Martin success clears path for shorter en-route separation
The success of Lockheed Martin's en-route modernisation (ERAM) ...
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EU selects more than €400 million in research projects for 2008 start
Meeting environmental targets, preparing for the next generation of single-aisle airliners and increasing co-operation with central Europe are the goals...
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Jet maker sues US authority over 2006 proof-of-concept jet crash
Excel-Jet is suing the US Federal Aviation Administration for the 22 June 2006...
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Behind the US Federal Aviation Administration's action on AMI Jet Charter
Following the investigation into the February 2005 take-off crash of a chartered Bombardier Challenger 600 at Teterboro airport, New Jersey, the US Federal...
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Twin Otter crash inquiry recommends elevator cable checks
French investigators are recommending inspection of elevator cables on de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters after discovering severe fraying on the Air...
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American Airlines drives efficiency with MD-80 tail cone retrofits
A programme launched roughly two years ago by American Airlines to improve the aerodynamics of its Boeing MD-80s is progressing, with 51 aircraft now flying...
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NewsVIDEO and PICTURES: First picture of the Avro Vulcan XH558 return to flight
Flight has the first picture of the return to flight of the Avro Vulcan XH558, with video and more images coming soon
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NewsAnalysis points to windshear as key factor behind Phuket crash
Thai authorities have confirmed that windshear was a probable key factor behind September's crash of a One-Two-Go Boeing MD-82 on the resort island of Phuket. Chaisawat...
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Two EU projects spearhead next generation single aisle airliner research
Two European Union Seventh Framework aeronautics research projects have a direct bearing on the planned Airbus A320 replacement, which is expected around...
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Airbus A330/A340 mystery cracking forces emergency airworthiness directive extension
Airbus's inability to explain cracking in an undercarriage support beam of an A330 that could lead to a gear collapse has resulted an emergency airworthiness...
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JetStar operators want NTSB to investigate Lockheed Martin
The JetStar Operators Group , made up of the owners and operators of most of the three...
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MEPs 'will reject' imbalanced transatlantic open skies bargain
Members of the European Parliament are warning open skies negotiators that they will reject "jam tomorrow" promises as Europe prepares for a fresh round...