All articles by John Croft – Page 36
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FAA seeks vendor for wide-body cabin evacuation simulator
The US FAA is searching for vendors qualified to build a wide-body aircraft cabin simulator for use in its aircraft cabin evacuation facility (ACEF) in Oklahoma...
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Big vision at small airfields
The USA's often-moribund local airports are being revitalised by aviation entrepreneurs
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NewsHoneywell to hush, bolster reliability of micro air vehicle
Honeywell plans to begin delivering its next-generation gas-powered micro air vehicle (gMAV) to the US Army's Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team by 2011,...
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US Army reports successful ground-based collision avoidance system
The US Army has successfully tested a ground-based sense and avoid system with a General Atomics Sky Warrior at an unmanned aircraft test site in El Mirage,...
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ALPA safety chief says basic flying skills are eroding
The Air Line Pilots Association's top safety official has echoed the view of US Federal Aviation Administration administrator Randy Babbitt that airline...
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Customised Garmin G3000 for SF50 Vision personal jet
Cirrus says it is working with Garmin to develop a customised version of the new G3000 integrated avionics suite for its SF50 Vision five-passenger single-engined...
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Cirrus Jet: key work awaits cash infusion
A funding shortage has left Cirrus unclear about when it will be able to complete development of its SF50 Vision single-engined personal jet.
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ALPA safety chief: Basic flying skills eroding
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) top safety official has echoed recent statements by FAA administrator Randy Babbitt that airline pilots may...
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FAA: Remedial training programs now in place
US FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says all 85 air carriers the agency inspected in the aftermath of the February 2009 Colgan Air Q400 crash now have remedial...
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Air France safety panel begins review
An eight member safety panel hired by Air France to perform an extensive review of the airline's safety practices will begin key interviews with company...
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NewsEASA mandates Sikorsky S-92A gearbox modification
The European Aviation Safety Agency has mandated that Sikorsky S-92A operators replace the twin-engine 19-passenger helicopter’s main gearbox oil filter with a new design that is less prone to leaks ...
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Embraer cuts Legacy 500 metal
At least three different vendors have begun building parts for the first Embraer 500 midsize business jet.
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Piper enters the light sport market
Piper Aircraft says it will immediately begin selling three light sport aircraft entry-level variants ranging in price from $120,000 to $140,000.
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NewsPICTURES: Crushable concrete cushions CRJ overrun at Yeager
A crushable concrete arresting system designed and installed by Zodiac subsidiary ESCO prevented a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 from plunging down an embankment...
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FAA: No tail strike for JFK Alitalia 767-300
The US FAA says pilots of an Alitalia Boeing 767-300 (AZA60M) taking off from New York John F Kennedy International airport on 15 January damaged a plastic...
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FAA, Honeywell flag Jeppesen GPS error
The US Federal Aviation Administration has alerted the general aviation community that a large number Honeywell Bendix/King navigation systems are unfit...
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NTSB plans to reveal probable cause of Colgan crash on 2 Feb
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a public meeting on 2 February to release its probable cause and safety recommendations related...