Alaska Airlines could lose its position as the most fuel-efficient US carrier on domestic routes as a result of its merger with the country’s least efficient airline, Virgin America, according to a recent study carried out by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

All 162 passengers and six crew members have survived an extraordinary runway excursion accident which left a Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 precariously balanced on a steep cliff slope at Trabzon. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has completed the second phase of its collaborative control technology for unmanned air systems demonstration, the next step in an effort to orchestrate swarms of legacy UAS with the hand of a single human operator. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

UK aerostructures manufacturer GKN has rejected a takeover bid from turnaround specialist Melrose Industries and disclosed a plan to separate its aerospace and automotive activities as part of a two-year business-improvement plan. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Most of the magic in stealth aircraft design is created by geometry. By shaping an aircraft surface to reflect transmitted radio waves away from their source, the radar is effectively blinded. This works fine as long the stealthy aircraft has no need to manoeuvre. Any change in direction or altitude involves geometry-spoiling movements of control...Continue Reading

Boeing in 2017 successfully transitioned to a production rate of 47 aircraft per month on its 737 line, as it works to address its swelling single-aisle backlog, which hit 4,668 firm orders at year-end. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

China has relaxed controls on domestic investment in the country’s civil aviation industry, in a bid to promote and enhance its development. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Xiamen Airlines has signed a $2.05 billion memorandum of understanding with CFM International, covering installed and spare engines. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Pilots of an Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 lined up to land on the wrong runway at San Francisco International airport on 9 January, the third safety-related landing incident at San Francisco in about six months. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The US Federal Aviation Administration has granted a single operating certificate to Alaska Airlines and Virgin America, a development that brings Alaska Air Group another step closer to fully merging the subsidiaries. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading