The Trump Administration loosened restrictions on the marketing and sale of armed unmanned air vehicles by US aerospace manufacturers to foreign nations on 19 April. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
United Airlines plans to launch its new premium economy class in early 2019, as it dribbles out details on the new product. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Taiwan’s Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) will take the 11 Boeing 737 Max 8s it plans to acquire on operating lease, following its aircraft acquisition announcement made this week. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 returned to Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport shortly after takeoff with the right hand engine still on fire. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
A newly-discovered software flaw could trigger another schedule delay for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus unless the US Federal Aviation Administration approves a temporary waiver from certification requirements. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Huntsville, Alabama-based Lockheed Martin Space will develop the US Air Force s first hypersonic cruise missile under a new contract awarded on 18 April. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Southwest Airlines will begin a round of enhanced inspection procedures for CFM International engines following a preliminary finding that a fan blade bore signs of metal fatigue in a fatal acccident on 17 April, a US National Transportation Safety Board official says. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
An uncontained engine failure that led to a fatality on a Southwest 737-700 on 16 April recalls key details of a similar incident involving the same aircraft and engine type about 20 months ago over the Gulf of Mexico. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
A Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor skidded on its belly across the runway of NAS Fallon near Reno, Nevada on 16 April after a takeoff mishap. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
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