Messier-Dowty is to open a design office in Seattle. The world's leading landing gear specialist, which has extensive operations in France, Canada and the UK, is pushing to increase its links with Boeing's commercial and military operations. Apart from a small share of 777 work, the Snecma-owned company has failed to break into civil programmes, although it has made military inroads, providing landing gear for Boeing's Joint Strike Fighter design.
Source: Flight International
A Boeing P-8A maritime patrol jet from the US Navy overflew the Taiwan strait separating the island from mainland China, a waterway over which Beijing claims jurisdiction but Washington views as international water.
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has selected AEC Skyline and Top Aces to provide advanced adversary air training services from 1 January 2025.
The tiltrotor operated by US Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron One, which provides VIP transport for the US president, had been ferrying White House staff to New York for an event with President Joe Biden when it developed unspecified mechanical issues.
