NATS, formerly UK National Air Traffic Services, has launched a new corporate identity. “Our new branding is our public statement of the change we have undergone,” says NATS chief executive Paul Barron. The air navigation services provider was part of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, but became a public-private partnership in 2001, owned by the UK government (49%), Airline Group (42%), BAA (4%) and employees (5%).
Source: Flight International
Pilots of a Boeing 737-800 did not notice that the aircraft’s bleed-air system was not active before the jet took off from Manchester, triggering a cabin-altitude warning that remained active for over 40min. UK investigators found that the bleed-air switches had incorrectly been left off during air-conditioning pack maintenance, and ...
GE Aerospace is partnering with NASA to carry out a series of flight tests designed to improve the industry’s understanding of contrails.
Investigators have been unable to determine precisely why a cargo container on board a Boeing 737-400 freighter was not secured, causing it to shift in flight during a service to Edinburgh. The West Atlantic aircraft (G-JMCZ) had been inbound from London Stansted on 26 April. It was transporting 8.9t of ...
