The Lahav division of Israel Aircraft Industries has completed a series of test flights of an upgraded Mikoyan MiG-21Bis Fishbed. The MIG-21-2000 includes an Elta EL/M-2032 advanced multimode radar, two multifunction liquid crystal colour displays and other new avionics. The upgrade is being offered to several MIG-21Bis operators.
Source: Flight International
Boeing has resumed production of two widebody programmes in the Pacific Northwest following the end of strike action by its machinists’ union last month.
Nigerian investigators are probing an apparent dual-engine power loss involving a Hawker 900XP business jet bound for the Ghanaian capital Accra. The aircraft had departed Abuja on 6 December and had been climbing through 24,000ft towards 28,000ft when the crew reported an indication from the right-hand engine. Hawker 900XPs are ...
US investigators believe a fire which badly damaged a Bombardier Challenger 650 last month occurred after the crew attempted to use braking to burn excess fuel prior to departure. The executive jet (N247QS) had been set to take off from Jackson in Wyoming for Norfolk, Virginia, on 17 November. According ...
