FedEx has selected Honeywell's TCAS 2000 for its voluntary programme to install traffic alert and collision avoidance systems in 334 jet-powered freighters, with 95% of the fleet to be equipped within four years. Automatic dependent surveillance- broadcast features will be added when available.
Source: Flight International
Investigators have pointed to a seizure in the inboard bearing of a Scoot Boeing 787-9’s nose gear as a likely reason for detachment of its left-hand nose wheel.
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 ...
