The vertical fin of a parked Air France Regional Embraer ERJ-135 (F-GPJC) was sliced off by the wing of a taxiing Thai Airways International Boeing 747-400 at Madrid last month. Thai says repair work to the winglet on the 747-400 (HS-TGY) involved in the 15 July incident was completed in time for the aircraft to depart the following day for Bangkok.
Source: Flight International
US electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies on 13 November completed the first flight of the innaugural Alia CX300 aircraft built on its new production line in South Burlington, Vermont.
The 200-plus old turboprops operating in Canada give Deutsche Aircraft reason for excitement.
After months of flight-testing a prototype capable of taking off and landing with 46m (150ft) of runway, US aircraft developer Electra has revealed the design for its proposed production aircraft – the EL9 Ultra Short.
