Reading Time: 2 minutes The Pentagon has deployed drones to spy over U.S. territory for non-military missions over the past decade, but the flights have been rare and lawful, according to a new report. The report by a Pentagon inspector general, made public under a Freedom of Information Act request, said spy drones on non-military missions have occurred fewer […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Boeing expects the pace of testing KC-46A mission systems, exterior lighting and ultimately aerial refueling to accelerate with the completion of the baseline airworthiness testing of the second functional tanker scheduled for March 8. The aircraft completed its initial flight from Paine Field, Wash. on March 2, but landed back at Seattle’s Boeing Field after […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes At least one crewmember died when the Antonov An-26 cargo aircraft crashed into sea after take-off from Cox’s Bazar. Loaded with a cargo of shrimps, the Antonov An-26 took off from Cox’s Bazar to Jessore. Due to circumstances unknown yet, the pilots (all russian nationals) reported machanical troubles and elected to return to the airport […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Polish regional airline SprintAir has signed a ten-year component maintenance contract with Rotable Repairs and wheel and brake OEM Messier-Bugatti-Dowty for its fleet of two ATR 72-600s. Under the terms of the tri-party agreement, Warsaw-headquartered SprintAir will have access to both parties’ range of MRO services. Bryan Croft, sales and marketing director at UK-based Rotable […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Just three months after its adoption by the European Commission, the Aviation Strategy is starting to deliver its first results. The 28 EU Member States have authorised the European Commission to open negotiations with China and Japan in view of concluding Bilateral Air Safety Agreements. Such agreements enhance air safety worldwide and contribute to the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Finmeccanica announced the maiden flight of the new AgustaWestland AW109 Trekker light twin engine helicopter. A prototype aircraft took to the air for the first time today at the Helicopter Division’s Cascina Costa facility (Italy), flown by pilots Giuseppe Afruni and Giuseppe Segreto. The helicopter performed as expected during the flight which included an assessment of its general handling […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes United Airlines announced an order to purchase 25 new Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The order is in addition to the previously announced order of 40 737-700s. United will take delivery of the aircraft beginning at the end of 2017. The new 737-700 aircraft will enable United to continue utilizing larger, more efficient aircraft as the airline […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes JetBlue announced the launch of its seventh pilot recruiting pathway, Gateway Select, the airline’s new competency-based training program for aspiring pilots. JetBlue also announced it will partner with CAE to help deliver Gateway Select’s training curriculum, leveraging CAE’s experience in delivering competency-based training programs to airlines throughout the world. Gateway Select allows participants the opportunity […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute History was recently made in the country of Zimbabwe when, for the first time ever, an all-female flight deck crew took command of an Air Zimbabwe Boeing 737 flying from Harare to Victoria Fall. They were the pilots, not the flight attendants. Photos posted to Facebook by the airline show Captain Chipo M. Matimba and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Во Франции самолет А320 со 160 пассажирами на борту избежал столкновения в воздухе с беспилотным летательным аппаратом (БЛА). Как сообщили в пятницу в Бюро расследования и анализа происшествий на транспорте (БРАПТ), инцидент произошел неподалеку от парижского аэропорта Руасси-Шарль де Голль 19 февраля. По словам пилотов, беспилотник “пролетел всего в пяти метрах под левым крылом самолета”. […]