Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 12, 2013
Rockwell Collins has struck a deal to acquire communications specialist ARINC from Carlyle Group for $1.39 billion, strengthening its avionics, cabin systems and communications activities.
Aug 01, 2013
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Airbus initial certification for its Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology for its A320ceo family aircraft.
Jul 29, 2013
Boeing confirmed to ATW it is asking specific operators of 717, Next-Generation 737, 747-400, 767 and 777s to inspect aircraft with the Honeywell fixed emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) following the July 12 Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner fire at London Heathrow Airport.
Jul 26, 2013
The Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that made a hard landing July 22 at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) landed on its nose gear first, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Jul 25, 2013
FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Boeing 787-8 operators to remove or inspect Honeywell emergency locator transmitters (ELT), citing the July 12 Ethiopian Airlines 787 fire at London Heathrow Airport.
May 20, 2013
A United Airlines Boeing 787 operated a commercial flight Monday for the first time since FAA grounded the Dreamliner Jan. 16.
May 15, 2013
On the heels of LATAM Airlines Group’s first-quarter results, Chile-based LAN Airlines announced it completed a test flight of its Boeing 787 after installing battery modifications, paving the way for the grounded aircraft to resume operations “in the coming days.”
May 14, 2013
Air India’s first of six grounded aircraft will resume commercial flights Wednesday on domestic routes and May 22 on international routes, India’s minister for civil aviation Ajit Singh said Tuesday.
May 13, 2013
United Airlines, the US launch customer for the Boeing 787 with six in its fleet, said it will restart Dreamliner service May 20 with domestic flights.
May 09, 2013
Air India began test flights of the first of the Boeing 787s fitted with the new battery package on Thursday.
May 09, 2013
All Nippon Airways (ANA), launch customer for the Boeing 787, said it will resume Dreamliner services from June 1, following the completion of a series of battery system modifications, safety checks and test flights.
May 09, 2013
EasyJet last week flew back a tonne of volcanic ash from Iceland as part of its contribution to an experiment planned in conjunction Airbus and Nicarnica, a spin-off company of the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, to test Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and Detector (AVOID) volcanic ash detection technology this summer.