Europe’s aviation regulator believes pilot instruction and operational safety could be improved by using devices less sophisticated than a full-flight simulator. For nearly 10 minutes after the left engine of a Cessna CitationJet failed, shortly after take-off from Paris Le Bourget airport, its pilots struggled with flight control and navigation difficulties as the cockpit filled with dense smoke. Neither pilot had time to put on protective googles. The captain did...Continue Reading
IATA has unveiled a four-prong plan it says can help make Latin America’s air transport industry more equitable and competitive following the coronavirus crisis. IATA has unveiled a four-prong plan it says can help make Latin America’s air transport industry more equitable and competitive following the coronavirus crisis. Speaking at a briefing on 25 March, the group’s regional vice-president for the Americas Peter Cerda says that simply returning to 2019...Continue Reading
Lufthansa Technik’s establishment of a maintenance site in Manila in 2000 was a central step for the German MRO provider to build up an international facility network and gain access to local customers, recalls the Philippine operation’s chief executive Elmar Lutter. Lufthansa Technik’s establishment of a maintenance site in Manila in 2000 was a central step for the German MRO provider to build up an international facility network and gain...Continue Reading
Fleet composition crucial to Nok’s rehab plan draft Nok Air needs to work out a viable fleet strategy before putting pen to paper on the first draft of its rehabilitation plan, which is now due for submission on 15 April after the airline got a one-month extension. The Thai low-cost carrier is permitted under law to apply for another one-month extension, which would give it around seven weeks from now...Continue Reading
Bell has completed 30% of the 360 Invictus winged helicopter for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programme. Bell has completed 30% of 360 Invictus winged helicopter for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme. Construction of the helicopter started in October. The rotorcraft is being built in Amarillo, Texas. Source: Bell Bell 360 Invictus rendering “You see a lot of the structure and skins coming together...Continue Reading
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