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FAA Wants 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders
The FAA is proposing that cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) should record a minimum of 25 hours, to help with investigations of close calls. This past week, the FAA held a “safety summit”, in an effort to understand the circumstances around a number of incidents that...
USAF Reveals Next Air Force One Livery!
The U.S. Air Force published some renderings showing the updated livery of the upcoming VC-25B, better known to the world as Air Force One. The replacement of the current pair of USAF VC-25A aircraft has become another troublesome affair for Boeing. At the moment,...
Airbus Starts 2023 Matching Boeing On Deliveries!
Airbus and Boeing made the same number of aircraft deliveries in the first two months of 2023. And this is NOT what Airbus wanted to see. Airbus is unhappy. In January this year, the European manufacturer delivered just 20 aircraft. Boeing beat it, delivering 38...
Southwest Outlines Software Upgrade Plans
After its embarrassing problems with mass cancellations during Christmas last year, Southwest is busy planning a number of software upgrades. The most recent holiday season saw Southwest’s reputation take a big hit. Approximately two million passengers faced flight...
General Electric Addresses LEAP Engine Woes
With rising demand from both Airbus and Boeing, General Electric is working hard to address LEAP engine production and durability issues. GE is partnering with Safran in France, to produce the LEAP family of engines. The two engine partners formed the CFM joint...
Boeing To Start Freighter Conversions In India?
Boeing announced new plans for a freighter conversion facility in India. But its timing suggests that there could be more to this story. The months leading up to 2020 were not particularly easy for the air cargo industry. A combination of factors, including a rapid...
Ukraine – New Focus On An-225 Destruction
Authorities in Ukraine are looking into the circumstances of the destruction of the Antonov An-225, and the airport it was operating from. With new casualties and destruction still hitting the country, there is perhaps little significance in the loss of a cargo...
Southwest – 737-7 NOT Coming This Year!
The CEO of Southwest Airlines is not counting on taking delivery of any 737-7 (MAX-7) single-aisle jets and putting them into service in 2023. For most of 2022, we kept an eye on Boeing’s race against time, regarding the FAA’s implementation deadline for newer crew...
Confirmed: Spirit – JetBlue Merger Blocked!
A merger deal between Spirit Airlines and JetBlue seems to be in doubt after the U.S. Justice Department sued to block it on Tuesday. As a development, this story is not surprising in itself. But the arguments for stopping this deal from going ahead include some...
LATEST NEWS
FAA Wants 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders
The FAA is proposing that cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) should record a minimum of 25 hours, to help with investigations of close calls. This past week, the FAA held a “safety summit”, in an effort to understand the circumstances around a number of incidents that...
USAF Reveals Next Air Force One Livery!
The U.S. Air Force published some renderings showing the updated livery of the upcoming VC-25B, better known to the world as Air Force One. The replacement of the current pair of USAF VC-25A aircraft has become another troublesome affair for Boeing. At the moment,...
Airbus Starts 2023 Matching Boeing On Deliveries!
Airbus and Boeing made the same number of aircraft deliveries in the first two months of 2023. And this is NOT what Airbus wanted to see. Airbus is unhappy. In January this year, the European manufacturer delivered just 20 aircraft. Boeing beat it, delivering 38...
Southwest Outlines Software Upgrade Plans
After its embarrassing problems with mass cancellations during Christmas last year, Southwest is busy planning a number of software upgrades. The most recent holiday season saw Southwest’s reputation take a big hit. Approximately two million passengers faced flight...
General Electric Addresses LEAP Engine Woes
With rising demand from both Airbus and Boeing, General Electric is working hard to address LEAP engine production and durability issues. GE is partnering with Safran in France, to produce the LEAP family of engines. The two engine partners formed the CFM joint...
Boeing To Start Freighter Conversions In India?
Boeing announced new plans for a freighter conversion facility in India. But its timing suggests that there could be more to this story. The months leading up to 2020 were not particularly easy for the air cargo industry. A combination of factors, including a rapid...
Ukraine – New Focus On An-225 Destruction
Authorities in Ukraine are looking into the circumstances of the destruction of the Antonov An-225, and the airport it was operating from. With new casualties and destruction still hitting the country, there is perhaps little significance in the loss of a cargo...
Southwest – 737-7 NOT Coming This Year!
The CEO of Southwest Airlines is not counting on taking delivery of any 737-7 (MAX-7) single-aisle jets and putting them into service in 2023. For most of 2022, we kept an eye on Boeing’s race against time, regarding the FAA’s implementation deadline for newer crew...
Confirmed: Spirit – JetBlue Merger Blocked!
A merger deal between Spirit Airlines and JetBlue seems to be in doubt after the U.S. Justice Department sued to block it on Tuesday. As a development, this story is not surprising in itself. But the arguments for stopping this deal from going ahead include some...
Airbus Starts 2023 Matching Boeing On Deliveries!
Airbus and Boeing made the same number of aircraft deliveries in the first two months of 2023. And this is NOT what Airbus wanted to see. Airbus is unhappy. In January this year, the European manufacturer delivered just 20 aircraft. Boeing beat it, delivering 38...
Southwest Outlines Software Upgrade Plans
After its embarrassing problems with mass cancellations during Christmas last year, Southwest is busy planning a number of software upgrades. The most recent holiday season saw Southwest’s reputation take a big hit. Approximately two million passengers faced flight...
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