ATR and Virgin Australia are taking actions to prevent pilots from accidentally overstressing the ATR 72’s tail, and to help maintenance engineers spot issues in the relatively rare cases when the aircraft’s pitch-control system separates pilot and copilot inputs.
Russian air navigation and aviation information service providers have signed an agreement with U.S.-based Aireon, marking the first inroads for the nascent space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) provider in Eastern Europe.
The FAA has mandated Boeing-recommended steps to inspect and, if needed, replace thrust reverser inner walls on Rolls Royce Trent 800s engines to prevent thermal damage that, in the worst cases, led to two inflight diversions.
BANGKOK—Retirement of Thai Airways’ Boeing 747-400s is transforming the company’s maintenance division from an almost exclusively in-house supplier to a competitor on the international market.
LONDON—Saudi Arabia’s aviation regulator, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has given up its place on the board of the country’s national carrier, in a move aimed at transforming the regulator into an independent legislative organization.
AUCKLAND—Australian regulators have approved Virgin Australia’s request for daily flights to Hong Kong and Beijing, which will be a key part of Virgin Australia’s new partnership with China’s HNA Group.
BOSTON—The first airline to sell tickets for scheduled flights between Cuba and the U.S. in more than 50 years was not a legacy airline, but Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Silver Airways, which began ticket sales early June 10, followed by American Airlines on June 13.
Egyptian accident investigators are preparing to download the memory modules from both the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from EgyptAir Flight MS 804.
LONDON—The European Commission (EC) has allowed all Zambian airlines, as well as certain carriers elsewhere, to fly to Europe in its latest EU air-safety list update.
AUCKLAND—The recent emergence of two Chinese conglomerates as part owners of Virgin Australia could provide a catalyst for China’s major carriers to attempt to purchase a stake in Qantas, according to an analyst report.
WICHITA—While Bombardier’s sprawling Learjet factory may best be best known for Learjet production, less apparent is the diverse array of activities that take place inside 1.3 million sq. ft. of space here.
The Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIB) is studying incidents in which pilots flying Boeing 737s for several Scandinavian airlines had to use larger-than-normal control yoke forces to unstick their aircrafts’ elevators.
Pent-up demand in the cabin retrofit market is starting to break free, as airline profitability takes hold globally and older widebodies enter their refurbishment-cycle sweet spots, a Canaccord Genuity analysis projects. &
