The National Transportation Safety Board confirms that one person died when a CFM International engine of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 failed inflight on 17 April. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Pilots of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 made an emergency landing in Philadelphia on 17 April after encountering apparent significant damage to the aircraft’s left-side CFM International CFM56 turbofan. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
AirAsia X group co-chief executive Tony Fernandes has thrown the carrier’s order for 10 Airbus A350-900s into doubt. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems demonstrated aircraft carrier deck-handling controls for its MQ-25 tanker bid using a pair of motion-sensing director wands and an Avenger unmanned aerial vehicle as a stand-in for its yet-to-be-built prototype. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
The United States, France and United Kingdom struck chemical weapons research and production facilities in Syria on 13 April with a variety of cruise missiles, including the Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended-Range, which made its combat debut. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Jet Aviation hopes to complete its $250 million acquisition of fellow business aviation services provider Hawker Pacific in May, and says it is eyeing further expansion through strategic acquisitions and organic growth, as part of a strategy to provide global coverage for its customers. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Bombardier will claim the title of building the longest-range, purpose-built business jet when the Global 7000 programme enters service later this year. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
United Airlines will offer its new premium economy product on the Boeing 787-10 when the aircraft is introduced later this year, a seat map for the stretched Dreamliner shows. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Delta Air Lines hopes to speed up the redevelopment of terminals 2 and 3 at Los Angeles International airport, with an eye on completing the project up to two years early. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
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