Space milestones: here are the missions to look forward to in 2020
Last year was an excellent year for space exploration, with the icing on the Christmas cake the first ever image… Read More »
Marine Corps Offering Former Reserve Pilots $30K to Return to Service
V-22 Osprey Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City A Marine Medium Tilt Roader Squadron (VMM) 774 V-22 Osprey taxis on… Read More »
NATA Loss of License Insurance Program Reaches Pilot Enrollment Milestone National Air Transportation Association (NATA)
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced that over 1,000 pilots are now enrolled in its Loss of License Insurance… Read More »
BALDWIN AVIATION
What It Is: A consulting firm specializing in safety and quality-management systems for air charter operators, small corporate flight departments, and… Read More »
Bahamasair 737-500s Prohibited From US Airspace After Missing FAA Deadline For ADS-B
A ten-year deadline was not enough time for Bahamasair to make the avionic upgrades necessary to use United States airspace… Read More »
Turkey arrests pilots in connection to Carlos Ghosn’s escape to Lebanon
It has also emerged that Lebanese officials have received a request through the international policing organization Interpol to arrest the… Read More »
Southwest Airlines ranks last for safety among US airlines in recent study
Unlike peers, airline earned just 3 of 7 stars – but there’s a catch Southwest scored last among US carriers,… Read More »
FAA proposes revoking Nantucket Express’s air carrier certificate over alleged safety issues
3 January 2020 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to revoke the air carrier certificate of… Read More »
Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II – Fatal Accident (Sri Lanka)
Date: Friday 3 January 2020 Type: Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II Operator: Sri Lanka Air Force Registration: SCL-857 C/n / msn:… Read More »
American Airlines vows to share Boeing proceeds with workers
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – American Airlines said Thursday it is negotiating with Boeing Co. over compensation for the airline’s… Read More »
Airbus beats goal with 863 jet deliveries in 2019, ousts Boeing from top spot
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus has become the world’s largest planemaker for the first time since 2011 after delivering a forecast-beating… Read More »
2020 Should See The Boeing 777X Take Its First Flight
The Boeing 777X is very likely to take its first flight this year, despite missing the original flight testing date… Read More »
Hawaii helicopter crash wreckage removal begins, NTSB says
NTSB investigators are developing plans to recover the wreckage of the air tour helicopter that crashed on Kauai. (Source: NTSB)… Read More »
FAA Considering New Regulations To Help Track Drones
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There are new rules possibly coming to the skies and drone owners need to be aware. The… Read More »
The world’s safest airlines for 2020
(CNN) – Airline safety is one of those things you hope you’ll never have to worry about when you travel…. Read More »
Aviation Safety Network releases 2019 airliner accident statistics
1 January 2020 The Aviation Safety Network today released the 2019 airliner accident statistics showing a total of 20… Read More »
IndiGo flight diverted to Nagpur after aircraft suffers oil leakage mid-air
IndiGo confirmed the incident and issued a statement. The airline said that the aircraft was sent for technical inspection IndiGo… Read More »
Elon Musk says SpaceX hopes to launch Starship for the first time within ‘2 to 3 months.’ But the ship may be just one of 20 different prototypes.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has posted new details about Starship: a fully reusable and potentially industry-upending rocket system that may… Read More »
Hong Kong Airlines Taken To Court Over Non-Payment Of Aircraft
Hong Kong Airlines has been taken to court over the non-payment of aircraft leased from an Irish firm. The South… Read More »
Avation Leases Two New ATR 72-600 Aircraft To Swedish Carrier
(Alliance News) – Avation PLC on Tuesday said it will lease two new ATR 72-600 aircrafts to Braathens Regional Airways… Read More »
Sino-French aviation university project breaks ground in east China
HANGZHOU, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — A Sino-French aviation university project has broken ground in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang… Read More »
Saudi Aviation Association, BAE Systems Sign MoU
The Saudi Aviation Association signs a memorandum of understanding with BAE Systems Saudi Development and Training. (SPA) The Saudi Aviation… Read More »
Boeing clashes with FAA over 727 auxiliary tank explosion risk
Boeing and the US FAA have clashed over a safety modification for Boeing 727s, with the regulator rejecting three attempts… Read More »
Air safety in 2010s better than ever
The death toll of 251 in five aviation tragedies in 2019 was lower than the number who die on the… Read More »
Crashed F100 oscillated sharply before losing height: Bek Air
Kazakh carrier Bek Air has disclosed details of the in-flight upset which affected the Fokker 100 which crashed on take-off… Read More »
A Boeing 777 has clipped the tail of another plane at Toronto airport
A Boeing 777 has clipped the tail of another plane at Toronto airport. The Air Canada jet, which was being… Read More »