LATEST NEWS
Boeing Finalizes A Couple Of New Key Orders
Boeing still has a lot of challenges to navigate through, but it is securing new aircraft orders, that help it gain some much-needed support. It isn’t unheard of for an aircraft manufacturer to secure an order for a couple of dozen aircraft, and not say anything...
Aircraft Fired At In Myanmar – One Injury
A male passenger received hospital treatment for injuries to his face after someone fired at an aircraft, according to authorities in Myanmar. This event took place on Friday the 30th of September this year. It involved UB-149, which appears to be a regularly...
Boeing Slow In Submitting 737-7 FAA Paperwork?
In a letter, the FAA has informed Boeing that some missing paperwork for the 737-7 could delay its certification beyond the end of 2022. Early in September, we saw that Boeing seems to have accepted that the certification of the 737-10, the largest MAX variant,...
American Eagle TCAS RA Maneuver Injures 2 Crew
Two cabin crew members got minor injuries, when the pilots of an American Airlines flight maneuvered after getting a TCAS resolution advisory. We have previously looked at how TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) works. In short, the system uses position and...
Finally: COMAC C919 Gets Chinese Certification
China’s aviation authority has awarded COMAC’s C919 narrowbody with the certification it needs to enter service. But more work is needed. Just yesterday, we saw that Russia’s aviation authorities wish to replace Airbus and Boeing aircraft with a domestically-made...
INCIDENT: Lightning Strike Causes A320 Diversion
The crew of an EasyJet A320 had to divert after a lightning strike. They made a safe landing, but the aircraft is yet to return to service. This incident took place on Sunday the 25th of September this year. It involved flight U2-2889, a daily 7 am service,...
Russia: We Can Go Ahead Without Boeing, Airbus
Aviation industry officials in Russia claim that the country’s airlines can survive in the long term even without Boeing and Airbus aircraft. We have looked at the state of Russia’s aviation industry in multiple articles. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the...
FedEx Wants Single-Pilot Freighters?
Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx, would like to see large freighters compatible with single-pilot operations. But what about passenger jets? The last few years saw a lot of movement around cargo aircraft. And it wasn’t all about the pandemic, either. While the...
Eviation Alice First Flight Livestream!
Check out this Livestream below, for the first flight of Eviation Alice, a battery electric nine-seat aircraft in Moses Lake, Washington, USA! We previously looked at this design in articles HERE and HERE....
LATEST NEWS
Boeing Finalizes A Couple Of New Key Orders
Boeing still has a lot of challenges to navigate through, but it is securing new aircraft orders, that help it gain some much-needed support. It isn’t unheard of for an aircraft manufacturer to secure an order for a couple of dozen aircraft, and not say anything...
Aircraft Fired At In Myanmar – One Injury
A male passenger received hospital treatment for injuries to his face after someone fired at an aircraft, according to authorities in Myanmar. This event took place on Friday the 30th of September this year. It involved UB-149, which appears to be a regularly...
Boeing Slow In Submitting 737-7 FAA Paperwork?
In a letter, the FAA has informed Boeing that some missing paperwork for the 737-7 could delay its certification beyond the end of 2022. Early in September, we saw that Boeing seems to have accepted that the certification of the 737-10, the largest MAX variant,...
American Eagle TCAS RA Maneuver Injures 2 Crew
Two cabin crew members got minor injuries, when the pilots of an American Airlines flight maneuvered after getting a TCAS resolution advisory. We have previously looked at how TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) works. In short, the system uses position and...
Finally: COMAC C919 Gets Chinese Certification
China’s aviation authority has awarded COMAC’s C919 narrowbody with the certification it needs to enter service. But more work is needed. Just yesterday, we saw that Russia’s aviation authorities wish to replace Airbus and Boeing aircraft with a domestically-made...
INCIDENT: Lightning Strike Causes A320 Diversion
The crew of an EasyJet A320 had to divert after a lightning strike. They made a safe landing, but the aircraft is yet to return to service. This incident took place on Sunday the 25th of September this year. It involved flight U2-2889, a daily 7 am service,...
Russia: We Can Go Ahead Without Boeing, Airbus
Aviation industry officials in Russia claim that the country’s airlines can survive in the long term even without Boeing and Airbus aircraft. We have looked at the state of Russia’s aviation industry in multiple articles. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the...
FedEx Wants Single-Pilot Freighters?
Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx, would like to see large freighters compatible with single-pilot operations. But what about passenger jets? The last few years saw a lot of movement around cargo aircraft. And it wasn’t all about the pandemic, either. While the...
Eviation Alice First Flight Livestream!
Check out this Livestream below, for the first flight of Eviation Alice, a battery electric nine-seat aircraft in Moses Lake, Washington, USA! We previously looked at this design in articles HERE and HERE....
Boeing Slow In Submitting 737-7 FAA Paperwork?
In a letter, the FAA has informed Boeing that some missing paperwork for the 737-7 could delay its certification beyond the end of 2022. Early in September, we saw that Boeing seems to have accepted that the certification of the 737-10, the largest MAX variant,...
American Eagle TCAS RA Maneuver Injures 2 Crew
Two cabin crew members got minor injuries, when the pilots of an American Airlines flight maneuvered after getting a TCAS resolution advisory. We have previously looked at how TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) works. In short, the system uses position and...
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