Bombardier Regional Aircraft division's de Havilland Dash 8 Series 200B has been selected by LADS of Adelaide, Australia, as an airborne platform for a hydrographic survey of shallow coastal waters. The aircraft will be delivered in June for modification and fitting with Laser Airborne Depth Sounder equipment. Service entry is due in mid-1998.
Source: Flight International
Embraer says it remains on track to meet its 2024 aircraft-delivery goals despite other aerospace suppliers recently curtailing delivery estimates due to stubborn supply chain troubles.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing hearing into the January in-flight failure of a Boeing 737 Max 9’s door plug has highlighted problems at Boeing’s Renton site, including concerns about employee training and pressure to complete work.
Cockpit crew representatives have asked Airbus’s leadership to reconsider its exploration of single-pilot operations, citing the recent IT-related air transport disruption as illustrating the risks of over-reliance on technology. Three pilot associations – the US ALPA International, Europe’s ECA, and international federation IFALPA – have written to Airbus chief Guillaume ...
