All articles by John Croft – Page 52
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FAA to mandate A320 flap check
The US FAA tomorrow will mandate that operators of A320-family aircraft perform a one-time inspection to determine if improper post-factory maintenance has...
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NTSB calls for tighter standards for light sport aircraft
The US National Transportation Safety Board says ASTM design standards used by the US Federal Aviation Administration as a basis for certificating its light...
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Wizz Air selects Honeywell avionics, APUs
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has signed on as European Airbus A320 launch customer for Honeywell's three-dimensional IntuVue weather radar. This...
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United to gain Pacific edge under ADS-B agreement
United Airlines signed an agreement with the US FAA on 13 April that will see the carrier installing automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B)...
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Honeywell expects to solve PC-12 avionics problem by third quarter
Honeywell says it expects to have a fix in place by the end of the third quarter that will remove temporary restrictions placed on Primus Apex-equipped Pilatus...
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Wizz Air selects Honeywell avionics, APUs
Honeywell today announced that Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has selected its auxiliary power units (APUs), 3-d weather radar and other avionics...
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NewsFirst Emivest SJ30 to fly by the end of the month
Sino Swearingen Aircraft owner Emivest Aerospace says the initial production SJ30 light jet will fly before the end of the month. The aircraft is the...
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F-18, miniature jets to be part of NASA adaptive controls project
NASA is asking for help from the aviation community and offering some unique assets in an effort to develop technologies to prevent loss-of-control accidents for a wide range of aircraft.
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EASA requires A300, A310 pilot seat deactivation
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is giving operators of Sogerma pilot seat-equipped Airbus A300-600, A300-600ST and A310 aircraft until 9 May to...
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Good vibrations hit the ice
Red-ink economics and green ambitions are increasingly driving the aerospace industry to Long Island in search of the targeted technologies created, built and delivered by Cox & Company.Cox is a New York-based provider of temperature control and ice-protection systems.
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Airbus researches weight-shift control system
Airbus has designed a backup flight control system that provides transport aircraft control by transferring fuel between separate tanks in the left and right...
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NewsNTSB slams American maintenance, pilot performance in St. Louis engine fire
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says American Airlines of "inappropriate" maintenance procedures to manually start Boeing MD-82 engines...
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AUDIO: AirTran Boeing 717 engine emergency
An AirTran Boeing 717 will be back in service by tonight after an in-flight engine emergency on Sunday during flight from Baltimore to Atlanta.
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Airbus develops wing fairing to reduce larger engine drag penalty
Airbus engineers have applied for a US patent on a wing root fairing technology the company says can reduce the drag penalty that comes from installing larger...
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“Mixed” safety picture for 2008: NTSB
Preliminary 2008 accident statistics compiled by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reveal a "mixed picture", with improvements in some sectors...
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NewsInvestigators seek clues to Cougar S-92 final moments
Canadian safety investigators say the Cougar Helicopters S-92 that crashed off the coast of Newfoundland on 12 March hit the water “belly first” in an upright position with a “tail-low” attitude
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EFB provider navAero plots new path without Saab
Electronic flight bag (EFB) and technology developer, navAero, reports that its founder and largest shareholder, Stefan Ridderheim, has become the majority...
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FAA mandates GE CF34 changes stemming from Pinnacle crash
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has concluded that "excessive" friction between the static and rotating portions of a certain seal inside the...
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House aviation leaders call for icing hearing
Two senior aviation subcommittee members in the US House of Representatives are calling for a congressional hearing to explore aircraft icing hazards and...
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CitationShares offers alternative for besieged corporations
Cessna Aircraft's fractional subsidiary, CitationShares, is offering corporate America unfettered access to the company's fleet of 80 Citation jets under...