All news – Page 302
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NewsB-52 modernisations delayed until 2033
Upgrades to the iconic US Air Force heavy bomber, which include new engines and an improved radar, are meant to keep the Vietnam-era jet flying into the 2050s.
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NewsLufthansa-backed SAF producer Synhelion opens first solar fuels plant in Germany
Lufthansa Group-backed solar fuels start-up Synhelion inaugurated its first industrial-scale plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat.
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NewsSun Country adds eight aircraft to its Amazon cargo operation
Sun Country Airlines has agreed to operate up to eight more freighter aircraft for e-commerce giant Amazon beginning in early 2025.
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NewsCuracao’s JetAir ceases operations with bankruptcy filing
Caribbean airline JetAir has grounded its aircraft and cancelled all flights after its parent companies entered bankruptcy protection in a Curacao court.
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AnalysisGrob Aircraft France launches TPX Cobra trainer, with ISR version to follow
First flown in secret five years ago, the TPX Cobra is set to hit the market in trainer guise – but its developer Grob Aircraft France is eyeing broader applications for the versatile, all-composite type.
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NewsJoby gains FAA nod to deploy software for planned large-scale air taxi network
Air taxi start-up Joby Aviation has gained regulatory clearance to deploy a suite of in-house software products designed to manage future air taxi operations and to enable the type of high-frequency, on-demand flights the company envisions.
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AnalysisWhy European fighter programmes are soaring again
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced European nations to assess their combat air capabilities, causing new developments and current programmes to assume ever-greater importance.
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NewsFlight-training incidents spur Norwegian probe into safety considerations during airport licensing
Norwegian investigators believe aviation regulators and the government should assess whether sufficient consideration is given to flight safety when granting aerodrome licences, following a series of flight-school incidents at Gullknapp Arendal airport.
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OpinionWhy Ukraine’s new-look air force will have to fight smart
Ukraine’s air force will soon be bolstered by the arrival of donated F-16s and potentially Mirage 2000-5s, as well as early warning aircraft – but will the additions make a difference?
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AnalysisHybrid Air Vehicles boss maintains giant ambition for Airlander 10
Hybrid Air Vehicles is putting sustainability firmly at the heart of the Airlander 10’s appeal as it moves – slowly – towards certification of the world’s largest aircraft.
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InterviewHow Katarzyna Kalisz is helping Poland's Aviation Valley grow
As a consultant, Katarzyna Kalisz helped foreign aerospace companies set up in Poland. Now the former professional pianist works for one of them, heading JPB Systeme’s fast growing local subsidiary.
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NewsWestJet maintenance workers call off strike
WestJet’s maintenance workers have called off a strike that disrupted the airline’s normal operations earlier this week.
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NewsSouthwest ‘Dutch roll’ not caused by 737 production or design: Boeing chief engineer
Boeing’s top engineer insists the 25 May incident involving a Southwest Airlines 737 Max 8 which experienced ‘Dutch Roll’ was due to factors specific to the aircraft involved rather than the jet’s design or to its production system.
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NewsOpen door, loose overalls caused fatal MD500D crash: NZ probe
New Zealand investigators have highlighted the dangers involved with doors opening in flight following the 2018 fatal crash of an MD Helicopters MD500D.
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NewsFailure of two pitch rate gyroscopes caused Singapore F-16 crash
Singapore’s defence ministry has shed more light on the pitch rate gyroscope failure that resulted in the crash of a Lockheed Martin F-16 on 8 May.
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NewsTaiwan cleared for big loitering munition sale amid Chinese belligerence
The US government has cleared the possible sale of over 1,000 loitering munitions to Taiwan that could be employed in the event of an attempted Chinese invasion.
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NewsKorean Air’s China network to see significant ramp-up
Korean Air will restore six routes into Mainland China – its most significant ramp-up into China in recent months – as it looks to increase frequencies to three other Chinese points.
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NewsNTSB investigates another runway close call at JFK
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating another runway incursion, this one involving a Swiss Airbus A330 and four other jets at New York’s John F Kennedy International airport on 17 April.
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OpinionWhy timing matters as big two airframers mull future narrowbody strategies
Airbus may be besting its US rival at the moment, but a timely move by Boeing could put it back on top, says Hal Calamvokis.
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NewsCroatia Airlines shows off modified colour scheme on first A220
Croatia Airlines has shown off its initial Airbus A220-300, which has been undergoing painting at the Montreal manufacturing facility. The twinjet (9A-CAE), powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines, is the first of up to 15 A220s the flag-carrier plans to introduce, as it shifts to having a single-type fleet. ...