All articles by John Croft – Page 46
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Voss: Ready for 'huge leap forward'
ROCKWELL COLLINS' new wholly owned subsidiary, Control Technologies, is advancing what its senior director David Voss maintains will be the next giant leap...
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FAA toughens icing protection standards
The US FAA today finalised amended certification standards that will require makers of transport category aircraft to either have icing protection systems...
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Low NOx combustors get NASA funding
NASA intends to invest $14 million in a new 50/50 cost-share programme with industry to identify and test jet engine combustion concepts that could reduce...
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NewsFlorida to be faster for Sikorsky X2
Sikorsky has moved its X2 technology demonstrator to the company’s West Palm Beach development flight test centre, signalling the start of the high-speed portion of the compound helicopter’s four-phase flight test program.
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NewsEASA alerts A320 operators of CFM56 anomaly
EASA today issued a safety information bulletin alerting operators of CFM56-5A turbofan engines of an unexplained anomaly that on 30 June caused an aircraft...
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US lawmakers propose new safety legislation
House lawmakers today announced a bill meant to force the US FAA and air carriers to rapidly boost regional airline safety through enhanced training and...
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Bell selects new leader
Textron has announced that Bell Helicopter president and CEO Richard Millman will retire after 43 years at the company, to be replaced as of 1 August by Textron industrial segment president John Garrison.
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NewsBirds only one aspect of Citation crash findings
The US NTSB says a collision with a flock of American white pelicans damaged the wing of a Cessna Citation jet in March 2008, causing it to roll inverted and plunge to the ground in a near-vertical attitude
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FAA to study but not ground Zodiac
The US FAA has launched a special review of the structural design and flutter characteristics of the Zenith Zodiac CH-601 XL light sport aircraft in response to NTSB concerns
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Raytheon wins ground station deal from India
India has awarded Raytheon an $82 million contract to deploy a GPS-aided geosynchronous augmentation system (GAGAN) that should allow the country to begin...
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NTSB: Broken steering cable found in Continental 737 Denver accident
The US National Transportation Safety Board has revealed that a mechanical problem and complicated weather could have combined to cause the runway excursion...
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Low NOx combustors target of new NASA funding
NASA intends to invest $14 million in a new 50/50 cost-share programme with industry to identify and test jet engine combustion concepts that could reduce...
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NewsNTSB calls for Learjet 60 design training changes
The US National Transportation Safety Board is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration...
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Cessna: New and improved SkyCatcher certification nears
Cessna is pushing ahead for certification of its 162 SkyCatcher after modifications to rectify spin recovery problems Cessna...
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Airframers diversify in LSA evolution
Lighter touch wins favour in USA Tecnam says its P2006T has attracted interest from the air taxi industry and...
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Tecnam's P92 Eaglet LSA offers a new flight training option
Tecnam P92 Eaglet LSA offers a new option in flight training and rental that will please the "low and slow" market...
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The third-generation Cirrus SR22 is blazing a trail
PILOT REPORT Breaking the ice The third-generation Cirrus SR22 GTS is blazing a trail for enhanced capabilities in high-end general aviation...
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EASA issues ATR cockpit window alert
EASA today issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) calling on operators of ATR 42 and ATR 72 turboprops to inspect or replace within 10 days cockpit...
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American 767 damaged at its Alliance maintenance base
American Airlines says the nose gear on a 767-300 retracted on the ground at its base at the Alliance Fort Worth Airport on 15 July while the aircraft was...
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Flight schools: Diamond in the rough for Diamond
Diamond Aircraft Diamond Aircraft expects US certification of its Austro-powered DA42 NG later this year PRODUCTION Fleet footed The...