As part of its fiscal year 2020 budget proposal, the Pentagon is requesting billions from the US Congress to further research and development work on new aircraft, as well as funds to improve the day-to-day flight readiness of its current fleet. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reiterates that it has seen “no basis” to order a grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, as the USA remains the prominent outlier among a handful of countries that have not suspended operations with the aircraft after the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash on 10 March. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Boeing continues to stand behind the safety of the 737 Max, issuing a statement saying it has “full confidence” in the type even as multiple civil aviation authorities and airlines outside North America ground the Max. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The Atlas Air Boeing 767 Freighter that crashed last month was flying in turbulence and had pitched nose up before control column movement put the aircraft into a fatal dive, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The US Marine Corps (USMC) retired its last Northrop Grumman EA-6B electronic warfare aircraft on 8 March, marking an end to operations with the venerable “Prowler”. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading