Regional airlines raised their concerns about security, especially relating to the Transportation Security Administration's plans to furlough 6,000 of its 55,000 screeners. Although many regional executives freely concede that small airports are overstaffed with screeners, they fear a disparate impact at larger airports when the screeners are laid off, and the association is working hard to avoid any such impact, said RAA president Deborah McElroy.
Source: Airline Business
Airbus A220 operators have been instructed to verify the presence and correct installation of fuse pins in the main landing-gear, after a pin was found to be missing on one aircraft. Examination of the aircraft during scheduled maintenance determined that a pintle fuse pin in the left-hand main landing-gear was ...
Embraer’s automatic take-off system for the E2 is intended to offer increased range by balancing various criteria in order to ensure greater accuracy and efficiency during rotation. The airframer aims to make the Embraer Enhanced Take-off System – or E2TS – available from the fourth quarter of next year. Embraer ...
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
