All articles by John Croft – Page 49
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NTSB investigates American Airlines close-call
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it is investigating an operational error that resulted in two American Airlines jets coming within...
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NTSB investigates US Airways CRJ200 near-miss
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a near-miss between a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 and a Pilatus PC-12 single-engine...
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NewsEmivest flies first production SJ30
Emivest Aerospace says its first production SJ30, serial number 8, flew from the company's San Antonio, Texas, production...
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GE develops aid to reduce airport noise fines
General Electric has developed an automatic computation and throttle control method that could help airlines or business jets avoid fines levied when take-off...
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FAA awards interim controller ASAP contract
The US FAA plans to award a sole-source contract to Washington DC-based CSSI for technical engineering, operational and research support for its air traffic...
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NewsFAA: Under-inflated tires suspected in deadly Learjet overrun
A proposed AD set to be published tomorrow suggests that under-inflated tires may have initiated the chain of events that led to the fatal rejected takeoff crash of a Learjet 60 crash in September 2008, killing four of the six onboard
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FAA searches for specialised fire and rescue vehicles for large aircraft
Researchers at the US Federal Aviation Administration are canvassing industry for makers of vehicles, equipment and technologies that firefighters could...
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FAA searches for specialised fire and rescue vehicles for large aircraft
Researchers at the US FAA are canvassing industry for makers of vehicles, equipment and technologies that fire fighters could use to rescue passengers or...
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EASA details second round of flap track fairing problems for A380
EASA has issued a second airworthiness directive (AD) aimed at preventing Airbus A380 flap track fairings from departing the aircraft in flight, which it...
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Cessna, Bell receive government support for exports
Textron subsidiaries Cessna and Bell Helicopter will have an additional source to fund international sales with the authorisation on 21 May of a $500 million...
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Airbus Corporate Jetliner gets weight boost
The European Aviation Safety Agency has approved a 1t maximum take-off weight increase for the Airbus Corporate Jetliner, a VIP version of the Airbus A319....
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Controversial CitationShares petition close to resolution
The window for public comment on a controversial request by Cessna fractional provider, CitationShares, to waive some of the fundamental tenets of how the...
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NewsAviation Partners targets later summer for second-generation spiroid winglets
Aviation Partners plans to fly its second-generation spiroid winglets on a company Dassault Falcon 50 in the third quarter. The flight is part of the
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FAA approves Naverus pilots for PBN validations
The US FAA this week authorized two pilots employed by performance-based navigation (PBN) provider, Naverus, to conduct flight validations of public and...
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Carriers could face GPS software glitch next month
A software bug resident in a wide range of multi-mode GPS receivers (MMR) built by Rockwell Collins could cause datalink and other problems during the chronological...
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Saudi Arabia selects Sensis surveillance for two airports
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has selected surface and terminal area surveillance systems built by Sensis Corp for the King Fahad...
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EBACE: Air Alliance buys Blackhawk boost for Cessna Caravans
Texas-based Blackhawk Modifications has signed a contract with German-based Air Alliance to retrofit the current engines on three Grand Caravan 208 series...
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EBACE: Honeywell readies shake-free Phenom engine technology
Honeywell is deep into the design of a novel weight-cutting, fuel-saving, vibration damping engine mounting technology to be used for the first time on Embraer's...
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EBACE: Fortis brings a bit of home to EBACE
Fortis Group (stand650) has brought everything including the kitchen sink with it to EBACE. At the stand being shared by the company's executive aircraft...