All News articles – Page 7
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NewsUPS withdraws its entire MD-11F fleet from service after Louisville crash
US freight specialist UPS has retired its entire Boeing MD-11F fleet, the company has disclosed in a full-year financial briefing. One of its MD-11Fs had been involved in a fatal accident at Louisville in early November, and this led to the US FAA’s grounding of the type – a grounding ...
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NewsBrazilian probe into H160 helicopter ditching points to fatigue failure of main rotor part
Brazilian investigators have disclosed the sequence of events that led to the ditching of an Airbus Helicopters H160 off the coast of Brazil in early January, although are yet to reach a conclusion for the fatigue failure of a critical part of the main rotor assembly.
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NewsCold comfort: When de-icing is no guarantee of winter safety
While investigators have yet to draw any conclusions about the Bombardier Challenger 600 crash in Bangor, the type – and its derivatives – have previously been the subject of scrutiny owing to the sensitivity of their wings to contamination. The Challenger is a wide-cabin business jet, among the first aircraft ...
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NewsUK MoD accelerates Apache ‘loyal wingman’ project with release of tender and initial bidder shortlist
Bidders for a British Army project to develop an uncrewed air vehicle to fight alongside its Boeing AH-64E Apaches will need to deliver a platform capable of operating autonomously while carrying a payload above 250kg (550lb) and matching the manned aircraft’s speed and range performance.
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NewsFAA restructures operations to accelerate ATC updgrades, enhance safety
The Federal Aviation Administration is reorganising its structure to improve operational efficiency and accelerate air traffic control modernisation, creating three new offices focused on safety management, airspace modernisation and advanced aviation technologies.
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NewsUS airlines seek US government action over Dublin capacity caps
Airlines for America has petitioned the US Department of Transportation to warn Ireland against implementing planned capacity restrictions at Dublin airport, arguing the caps would unfairly disadvantage US carriers and violate bilateral air transport agreements.
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NewsUS Air Force partners with Stanford University to test cockpit AI
The US Air Force has partnered with Stanford University to evaluate an artificial intelligence cockpit assistant designed to reduce pilot workload during high-stress situations such as in-flight emergencies and system diagnostics.
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NewsGE says ground tests demonstrated hybrid-electric prototype’s core functions
GE Aerospace has completed initial ground testing of a turbine-based hybrid-electric propulsion system at its Ohio facility, demonstrating power transfer capabilities that exceeded NASA technical benchmarks for potential deployment on future narrowbody aircraft in the 2030s.
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NewsGol names interim board chair following death of founder Constantino de Oliveira Junior
Brazilian carrier Gol has confirmed the death of its founder and board chairman Constantino de Oliveira Junior, who reportedly succumbed to cancer in São Paulo on 24 January.
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NewsCrashed Challenger apparently de-iced prior to Bangor take-off accident
Air-ground communications indicate that the Bombardier Challenger 600 which crashed on take-off from Bangor airport underwent de-icing prior to departure. But radio exchanges between other aircraft appear to suggest that, even with de-icing, the wintry weather at Bangor was causing complications. Bangor airport’s operator states that two crew members and ...
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NewsBent pushrod found after Citation crew battled uncommanded nose-up pitch
US investigators have revealed that a bent elevator pushrod was discovered on a Cessna Citation 560XL following a serious incident in which it entered an uncommanded steep climb and a series of pitch-up excursions to the point of stalling. The aircraft entered an unusually high nose-up attitude immediately after landing-gear ...
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NewsKazan plant implements measures to cut Tu-214 fuselage production time
Russian trade minister Anton Alikhanov is confident that new technology will enable the Tupolev Tu-214 fuselage production timescale to be cut to less than two weeks. Serial assembly of the twinjet is being reinvigorated as part of a government plan to hike civil aircraft capacity. Alikhanov spoke during a high-level ...
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NewsZeroAvia rejigs ZA600 certification plan after funding constraints force sweeping layoffs
Hydrogen powertrain developer ZeroAvia has finally broken its silence on the sweeping redundancies made by the company in recent weeks that have seen around half of its workforce culled on the back of funding constraints.
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NewsRyanair sets aside exceptional charge for Italian competition fine
Ryanair has disclosed an exceptional charge of €85 million ($101 million) in its third-quarter figures, to account for a contested fine imposed by Italy’s competition regulator. The regulator, AGCM, had penalised Ryanair last year with a €256 million fine after accusing the budget carrier of exploiting a dominant market position. ...
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NewsBangor airport closed after Challenger executive jet accident during take-off
US emergency services have responded to an accident at Bangor airport which involved an executive jet attempting to take off. The accident occurred at 19:45 local time on 25 January, according to the airport’s operator. It states that there was “an incident involving a single aircraft” departing from Bangor. “First ...
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NewsRAAF receives first MC-55A Peregrine ISREW aircraft
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has accepted its first L3Harris MC-55A Peregrine intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare (ISREW) aircraft, with the Bombardier G550-derived platform arriving at RAAF Edinburgh on 24 January following delays to the programme.
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NewsProbe underway after tool found in Qantas A380 wing
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has opened investigations into an incident where a tool was found inside the left wing of a Qantas Airbus A380.
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NewsUS airline operations seized by icy grip of winter storm Fern
US airlines have been seized by the most widespread operational disruptions since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic as much of the country has been pummelled by a punishing winter storm.
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NewsWizz Air’s UK division seeks to operate transatlantic services
Budget carrier Wizz Air’s UK operation is seeking authorisation to commence transatlantic flights to US destinations. Wizz Air UK is intending initially to carry out passenger charter services. But its submission to the US Department of Transportation seeks the “full scope” of rights under the US-UK ‘open skies’ agreement, to ...
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NewsOperational disruptions could snowball as US airlines brace for impact of winter storm
Major US carriers have cancelled hundreds of flights on 24 January as heavy snow and ice is forecast to hit airports across the Southeast and Midwest.