All North America articles – Page 186
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NewsUnited to demonstrate passenger flight of jet powered partly with 100% SAF
United Airlines intends today to operate a demonstration flight – with non-paying passengers – using an aircraft powered partly with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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NewsNeeleman sees flexibility from A220 configurations, eyes extended range
David Neeleman expects US start-up Breeze Airways to launch Airbus A220 flights with around five aircraft when it is approved to begin operations with the type next year.
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NewsOneworld carriers collectively source sustainable fuel at San Francisco
Oneworld alliance carriers serving San Francisco have provisionally agreed to purchase blended sustainable aviation fuel from specialist Aemetis, which is developing a facility in California. Under the deal, which has yet to be finalised, the airlines will collectively take 350 million gallons of the fuel from the company from 2024. ...
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NewsUSAF needs new precision weapons for China, Russia: Mitchell
The US Mitchell Institute contends that the US Air Force (USAF) needs a new generation of precision-guided munitions (PGMs) to effectively deter and fight major powers such as China and Russia.
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NewsAir Force Research Lab orders 15 Silent Arrow unmanned cargo gliders
Looking for a new way to resupply ground troops, the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has ordered 15 cargo glider drones from Silent Arrow, a company of Yates Electrospace.
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NewsUS start-up airline Airbahn shows off first aircraft
Airbahn, a start-up passenger airline headquartered in Los Angeles suburb Irvine, published photos of its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, on social media on 24 November.
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NewsAirbus touts autonomous refuelling advance, as USAF tanker opportunity nears
Airbus Defence & Space has announced plans to extend its work on automatic air-to-air refuelling – or so-called A3R – technologies by in the future incorporating fully autonomous functionality.
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NewsUS committee seeks more details from FAA about response to 737 Max crisis
US lawmakers have asked Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson for more information about how the agency responded to two issues related to the Boeing 737 Max.
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NewsAeroVironment demonstrates ‘mini Predator’ using tactical UAV carrying loitering munition
AeroVironment is touting a “mini-Predator” configuration of its Jump 20 tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV), a retrofit allowing the small drone to launch multiple Switchblade 300 loitering munitions.
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NewsUS bans travel from eight southern African countries amid Covid-19 variant fears
The US government has imposed a travel ban on non-citizens and permanent residents coming from eight countries in southern Africa, where a new variant of the coronavirus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has called “Omicron”, is causing concern.
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AnalysisHow Afghanistan’s fall reshaped World Air Forces inventory
Afghanistan returning to Taliban control saw its military aircraft inventory drop to zero and tested the international community’s ability to rescue at-risk civilians, during another busy year for defence.
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NewsUS attorneys instructed to prioritise pursuit of unruly passengers
US attorney general Merrick Garland is putting pressure on prosecutors to address the rise in unruly behaviour by passengers on commercial flights, ahead of the holiday travel season. Garland is instructing US attorneys to “prioritise” prosecution of federal crimes on aircraft which threaten passenger and crew safety. In a 24 ...
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NewsBoeing to furnish US Army Special Forces with six more MH-47G Block IIs
Boeing has received a $247 million contract to build six additional MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters for the US Army Special Operations Command.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Index shows industry nearing three-quarters of pre-Covid size
The latest Airline Business Index shows the global airline industry is nearing three-quarters of its pre-Covid size, driven by rapidly returning passengers and revenue in the third quarter. The overall score of 72 (2019 = 100) represents an increase of six from the score on 30 June 2021, 12 ...
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NewsSwedish and UK investigators dispute US conclusions on fatal PenAir Saab overrun
Swedish and UK authorities have formally objected to the conclusions reached by a US inquiry into the fatal PenAir Saab 2000 overrun at Unalaska two years ago. The aircraft – arriving from Anchorage on 17 October 2019 – overran while landing on the short runway 13 in a significant tailwind ...
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NewsTextron’s Denali makes its first flight
Textron Aviation has performed the maiden sortie of its in-development Beechcraft Denali single-engined turboprop, kicking off the flight-testing phase.
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NewsJetBlue, American ask judge to throw out DOJ lawsuit
JetBlue Airways and American Airlines have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the carriers’ so-called Northeast Alliance (NEA).
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NewsNorthrop Grumman to add ‘dynamic’ in-flight rerouting to RQ-4B Global Hawk
The US Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to upgrade the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle with ”dynamic” in-flight rerouting software.
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NewsBoeing confirms door ‘rework’ being completed on in-production 787s
Boeing confirms it is completing rework to structures surrounding aft passenger and cargo doors on some in-production 787s, a move that involves holding up some areas of 787 assembly.
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NewsUSAF meets with Japanese navy to learn about amphibious aircraft operations
In another indication that developing an amphibious Lockheed Martin C-130 is a top priority for the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the service sent Major General Eric Hill to speak with Japanese navy representatives about that country’s ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious aircraft.