Aviation Week discusses the ICAO-led actions to be taken on global flight tracking by the airline industry in the wake of the March 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370).
1Excluding those contracted for production. 2Based on weights of candidate or chosen types. 3Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. RFI = Request for Information, RFP = Request for Proposals. Sources: Indian government, companies and industry officials.
The disappearance of flight MH370 shocked the globe, but regulator and industry response a year later fails to address key issues that would improve flight safety.
March 10-11—Air Charter Safety Foundation Safety Symposium. NTSB Training Center, Dulles, Virginia. See www.acsf.aero/symposium March 10-12—American Astronautical Society’s 53rd Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium: “On the Cusp: What’s Next?” Greenbelt (Maryland) Marriott Hotel. See www.astronautical.org
The plan for a unified European airspace, 10 years on, seems mired in single-state concerns that have led to heel-dragging, yet some high-level officials believe it is still achievable.
With production drying up, Eurofighter partners are spending money on Typhoon upgrades in hopes to catch an impending wave of Middle East fighter orders.
Rand analysis suggests joint military aircraft programs are unlikely to achieve life-cycle cost savings if they attempt to maximize airframe commonality.
The F-35’s version 3F software is still lagging for the aircraft’s development, though version 2B, needed for the Marines, has nearly finished testing.
Pilots (active and retired) weighed in on pilot shortage coverage. Essentially, 'pay a decent wage' was underscored by all: Lowering the pay of senior pilots was decried; offering schedules and wages that could help crew to fly and have a semblance of family life was underscored; a veteran pilot reminds us that good core training can be accomplished in a year, and affordably; a retired U.S. Navy pilot responds to ongoing discussion of stall training.
