All articles by John Croft – Page 63
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NTSB investigates electrical anomaly in American 757 diversion
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials in Chicago yesterday began investigating what forced an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 with seven...
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NTSB: United CRJ700 narrowly avoids Cessna single on Allentown runway
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a near-miss between a departing United Express CRJ700 operated by Mesa Airlines and a...
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NewsFAA: DayJet parks fleet
The US Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that per-seat on-demand Part 135 start-up DayJet has “parked” all of its Eclipse 500 very light jets (VLJs) except for one that will be used for executive transport.
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US lawmakers probe FAA conduct in Eclipse 500 certification
Top US Federal Aviation Administration officials went on the defensive in Washington on 17 September as current and former...
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Eclipse: European certification hangs on interference fix
Eclipse begins formal validation tests of update for Eclipse 500 Avio NG software
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SKYLink and eXchange roam to southern climes
Arinc Direct says its SKYLink satellite network for the business aviation...
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GE: Bringing unexpected health management options to light
GE takes health management down to the wire General Electric Aviation Systems...
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Spirit to build Columbus fuselage factory
Spirit AeroSystems this year will break ground in Wichita for new 34,800m2 (375,000ft2) factory to build and test...
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NewsFAA review team: No Eclipse 500 safety issues
An independent review team tasked by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to review key aspects of the Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ) certification has concluded that the agency properly approved the twinjet in 2006 and that no safety issues exist in the four areas studied.
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NewsAlaska equipping entire fleet with Honeywell anti-incursion tool
Alaska Airlines by the end of September says it will become the first US passenger carrier to install a Honeywell-built runway incursion preventative system...
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X-51A scramjet readied for flight tests
Hypersonic wind tunnel tests concluding this month at NASA's Langley Research Centre will put the US Air Force Research...
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New tools target more environmental, economical icing operations
De-icing aircraft can waste time and money and cause environmental damage. But new tools becoming available could be more more economical and greener
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PiperJet matures as Piper accumulates flight, windtunnel data
Based on nearly 20h of flight testing and hundreds of windtunnel runs, Piper Aircraft is homing in on the final aerodynamic...
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DARPA in search of alternative coal-to-JP-8 technologies
JOHN CROFT WASHINGTON DC Darpa seeks alternative coal-to-JP-8 technologies Research proposals for liquid conversion technologies that can produce...
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ATK begins Ares 1-X booster modifications
Alliant Techsystems has begun modifications to components of a retired Shuttle solid rocket booster in preparation...
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XOJet battles market shift with $25,000 one-way offer
Private jet operator XOJet is marketing an "all-in" transcontinental one-way trial offer rate of $25,000 for flights...
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Eclipse confident of passing FAA and congressional scrutiny
Eclipse Aviation says it "welcomes" a US Federal Aviation Administration independent investigation into the...