All United States articles – Page 33
-
News
GE recalls 777X turbofans to address compressor issue amid scramble to minimise 777X delays
GE Aviation is recalling four GE9X powerplants from Boeing to address a previously disclosed engine compressor issue that already forced Boeing to delay the 777X’s first flight.
-
News
US airlines forecast Labor Day travel increase
US airlines expect the ongoing grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft will eliminate 326 average daily scheduled departures during the third quarter of 2019, but traffic during the Labor Day holiday is forecast to increase by 4% compared with the same period in 2018.
-
Airline Business
What keeps driving Bill Franke to invest in low-cost carriers
Every August, a group of geographically diverse airline managements gather in Montana for an annual review. They have a couple of things in common: they are all from low-cost carriers and each one has scored the support of Indigo Partners.
-
News
US Navy looks to replace or improve F/A-18E/F EO/IR targeting pods
The US Navy (USN) is soliciting options to improve or replace its existing electro optic/infrared (EO/IR) air-to-air and air-to-surface targeting pod inventory for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleet due to concerns that in the future the current hardware could have lower readiness and cost more to sustain.
-
News
VIDEO: AFRL’s robotic pilot flies Cessna for 2 hours
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Dzyne Technologies developed a robotic system that successfully flew a 1968 Cessna 206 for two hours during a demonstration at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah on 9 August.
-
News
FAA approval brings first P2012 delivery to Cape Air closer
US regulators have certificated the 11-seat Tecnam P2012 Traveller, bringing first delivery to Massachusetts-based launch customer Cape Air a step closer.
-
Opinion
Pausing 777-8 could give Boeing vital breathing room
The crisis meetings in Seattle have got longer and bleaker in recent weeks, as the fallout from the 737 Max grounding continues amid significant disruption to Boeing’s other existing and future programmes.
-
News
HAWK30 pseudo-satellite approved for test flights above Hawaii
HAPSMobile received a Certificate of Authorization from the US Federal Aviation Administration to fly its solar-powered HAWK30 in the stratosphere above the Hawaiian island of Lanai in FY2019.
-
News
Bell wins IFR approval for 407GXi ahead of US Navy deadline
Bell has narrowly met a US Navy deadline to secure instrument flight rules (IFR) certification on its 407GXi light-single helicopter.
-
News
PK AirFinance moves to seize 24 helicopters from Bristow
Beleaguered Bristow Group is facing a challenge to its restructuring plans after loan provider PK AirFinance moved to repossess two dozen helicopters operated by various subsidiaries of the offshore transport specialist.
-
News
Last set of A-10 ‘Warthog’ replacement wings installed
The US Air Force installed the last set of replacement wings on its fleet of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, finishing the Enhanced Wing Assembly replacement programme which started in 2011.
-
News
Southwest ups 737 Max sim order, first to go online in October
Southwest Airlines ordered another three Boeing 737 Max simulators from flight training company CAE in the second quarter of 2019, doubling its Max simulator orders ahead of the expected lifting of the Max's global grounding.
-
News
PICTURES: ‘Japanese Air Force One’ for sale
Japan’s VVIP transport, a 747-400 which carried the country’s emperor as well as several prime ministers on official state business, is for sale for $28 million.
-
News
Boeing's July deliveries slump while new orders tick higher
Boeing's large jet deliveries tumbled to just 19 in July, down significantly from the previous month, though demand for passenger and freighter widebodies boosted the company's order backlog.
-
News
Allegiant to begin 24 new routes in November
Allegiant Air has announced a major network shift that includes plans to launch 24 new routes and resume service to two cities: Fort Collins, Colorado and West Palm Beach.
-
News
Hawaiian plans Maui-Las Vegas flights using A321neos
Hawaiian Airlines has outlined more of its Airbus A321neo expansion plans, including the 15 December restart of Maui-Las Vegas flights after a seven-year hiatus.
-
News
Boeing juggles KC-46 tanker deliveries and boom redesign
Boeing delivered three more KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refuelling tankers to the US Air Force (USAF) on 8 and 9 August, a week after the company was awarded a $55 million contract to redesign the aircraft’s boom telescope actuator.
-
News
Delta to end all Tokyo Narita flights with shift to Haneda
Delta Air Lines will begin shifting flights from Tokyo Narita to Tokyo Haneda airport in March, a move that will culminate in Delta's complete exit from Narita.
-
News
US finalises award of 12 daily Tokyo flights to four US carriers
The US Department of Transportation has a finalised a ruling that permits American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines to begin operating an additional 12 daytime flights to Tokyo Haneda airport.
-
News
Video: DARPA drones swarm building
Teams of small autonomous quadcopters, in coordination with groups of small wheeled ground vehicles, swarmed around a building in a tactics test in at Fort Benning, Georgia in June.