All United States articles – Page 80
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Uber sees air routes making eVTOL safer than helicopters
Uber believes established air routes above cities will make electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft operations safer than the way conventional helicopters are flown today.
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FAA sets certification rules for 777X wingtip
The US Federal Aviation Administration is set to publish a final list of 10 special conditions on certificating the airworthiness of Boeing’s unique folding wingtips for the 777X family.
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Raytheon awarded infrared and radar system upgrade contract for F/A-18 and E/A-18G
Naval Air Warfare Center intends to award a sole source contract to Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems to upgrade infra-red and radar systems aboard the US Navy’s Boeing F/A-18 and E/A-18G aircraft.
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Bell to finish Marine Corps deliveries of UH-1Y Venom by end of 2018
Bell Helicopter is set to finish deliveries of the UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter to the US Marine Corps by the end of 2018.
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VTOL programmes see opportunity for better maintenance using data
The heads of several US Navy and Marine Corps helicopter and tilt rotor programmes see an opportunity to use data for better preventative maintenance.
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Airbus Helicopters pitches H135 as US Navy trainer
Airbus Helicopters is to pitch the H135 light-twin to the US Navy for the service's forthcoming trainer replacement programme.
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PICTURE: US Marine Corps takes delivery of first CH-53K
Sikorsky delivered its first of an expected 200 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters to the US Marine Corps on 16 May, with the King Stallion due to achieve initial operational capability next year.
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FAA sets 30-day deadline for checks of high-cycle CFM56 blades
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) requiring more-urgent inspections of highest-cycle blades in CFM International CFM56-7B turbofans.
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MH-60 Seahawk production winds down as international interest remains tenuous
Production of Sikorsky’s MH-60 Seahawk is set to conclude in the next 18 months as the US Navy tops off its fleet and potential international customers have yet to commit to buy additional aircraft.
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Bell V-280 tilts rotors to cruise mode
Bell Helicopter’s experimental V-280 tiltrotor aircraft angled its propellers horizontally and flew for the first time in cruise mode on 11 May at the company’s assembly facility in Amarillo, Texas.
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US Army eyes long-term role for Apache with futuristic weapons and upgrades
The US Army is eyeing futuristic weapons and other upgrades for the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, such as directed energy weapons and a compound wing, as it believes a replacement aircraft is not expected within the next decade.
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US Army’s Gray Eagle modernisation effort grows with focus on reliability
The US Army’s effort to modernise its MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV fleet has grown to encompass almost all of the aircraft’s systems with a special focused given to building in redundancy and improving reliability.
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USAF prepares for rapid demo of high-energy laser weapon
The US Air Force has started preparing to rapidly stage a demonstration of a highly mature laser weapon system (LWS) for an unspecified “airborne vehicle”, with the potential for a follow-on production programme.
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Marine Corps poised to take delivery of first operational CH-53K
The US Marine Corps is scheduled to take delivery of its first CH-53K King Stallion from Sikorsky early next week.
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US Court rejects union attempt to overturn Norwegian's permit
A US appellate court rejected an attempt by four employee unions to overturn a foreign air carrier permit awarded to Norwegian Air International, dealing a severe blow to labour’s 1.5-year-old campaign to block the low-cost-carrier’s so-called “flag of convenience” business model..
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US Coast Guard requests long-endurance UAV to counter drug and migrant smuggling
The US Coast Guard issued a request for demonstrations of long-range, ultra-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in US coastal transit zones that are highly trafficked by illegal drug and migrant smugglers.
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DOT reviewing FAA's oversight of Allegiant and American Airlines
The US Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General has launched an investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration's handling of maintenance-related allegations against American Airlines and Allegiant Air.
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PICTURE: First F-16 to receive life extension modifications rolls out of shop
An Air Force Thunderbird jet was the first F-16 to have a service life extension – modifications that will add more than 4,000 flight hours to the aircraft’s lifetime.
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Uber reveals new concept and partners for air taxi network
Uber further outlined its vision for a network of aerial taxis at its second annual Elevate conference in Los Angeles on 8 May, including the unveiling of several new eVTOL aircraft concepts as well as partnerships with NASA and the US Army Research Lab.
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Karem Aircraft unveils eVTOL concept aircraft
Karem Aircraft unveiled a tilt rotor eVTOL concept aircraft at the Uber Elevate conference in Los Angeles on 8 May.