All articles by John Croft – Page 34
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PW close to deciding on GTF fan blade material
Pratt & Whitney says it will decide by the third quarter whether to use traditional hollow titanium fan blades or a newly developed hybrid metallic design...
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NewsPICTURE: West Atlantic plans ATP EFIS flightdeck upgrade
European regional cargo carrier West Atlantic expects to receive European certification for an extensive cockpit upgrade for its fleet of 43 BAe ATP freighters...
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Rescue demonstration highlights Eurocopter avionics thrust
Eurocopter has successfully demonstrated a host of advanced navigation and surveillance technologies as part of Europe's mature applications of Galileo for...
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Q400 flat tyres the focus of FAA directive
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed airworthiness directive mandating that operators of 63 US-registered Bombardier Q400 turboprops make changes to the aircraft's nose landing gear mechanical linkage.
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FAA to develop general aviation service difficulty database
The US Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to select a contractor to develop a web-based service difficulty reporting system that could be used...
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NATCA cites low confidence in ERAM
A top official with the largest air traffic controllers union says live testing of the US FAA's en route automation modernisation (ERAM) programme should...
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FAA looks to expand customised PBN procedures in metro areas
The US FAA plans to deploy expert groups at "metroplexes" around the country to optimise performance-based navigation (PBN) procedures to expand capacity...
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BLR boasts more King Air winglets
BLR Aerospace has received US Federal Aviation Administration certification for its Beechcraft King Air 90 series winglets.
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NASA to obtain ice data for advanced control algorithms
NASA's Glenn Research Centre has issued a contract to Aerospace Corporation to develop artificial ice shapes that will be used for wind tunnel testing as...
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Delta pilots in overflight event allowed to re-apply for licenses in August
The US FAA will allow the two pilots of a Northwest Airlines A320 that in October 2009 overflew their destination and ignored air traffic control calls for...
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NAJet 'Go' for single-pilot Eclipse 500 charter
Charleston-based North American Jet has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly its fleet of 10 Eclipse 500 very light jets in single-pilot...
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Boeing: 737 trim tab directive not linked to 2003 rework
Boeing says an emergency airworthiness directive issued 12 March for the Boeing next generation 737 family is not connected to a previous directive aimed...
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Canadian TSB launches transportation watch list
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada today launched a watch list for "critical safety issues" impacting the country's transportation system.
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NewsFAA: Rejected takeoffs necessitate Boeing 777 software change
The US FAA tomorrow will issue a final airworthiness directive calling on operators of more than 100 US-registered Boeing 777s to update the software in...
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Glass cockpits: fewer accidents, more fatal
A two-year study by the US National Transportation Safety Board reveals that a target group of light general aviation aircraft with digital "glass cockpits"...
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FAA's air traffic organisation moves forward with SMS
The US FAA's air traffic organization (ATO) has received internal approval to continue using a safety management system (SMS) the agency has been developing...
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NewsNASA crash test builds case for safety gear
NASA on Wednesday destroyed a fully instrumented MD-500 in the second phase of a research program to evaluate a new energy absorber system
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Three northeast flights in the USA impacted by bird strikes
Three separate bird strike incidents in the northeast USA in the past 24h have caused schedule delays or damage for three airlines. At approximately...
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FAA mandates Airbus collision avoidance modification
The US FAA has finalised an airworthiness directive (AD) that will require operators of more than 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft to update critical avionics...
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FAA's latest 20 year outlook points to a delayed recovery
US commercial airline enplanements should rise this year, fuelled by growth in regional airlines as mainline enplanements are expected to fall, according...