While there are no concrete statistics on lives or hulls saved by advances in aviation safety, it’s hard to imagine anyone topping Bateman’s career totals.
St. Louis Lambert International Airport has received U.S. FAA approval for its master plan, although environmental review by the agency has not yet commenced.
The U.S. FAA has awarded $100 million across 12 airports for airfield configuration projects aimed at preventing runway incursions, including LAS and SAN.
Gulfstream Aerospace’s G700 flight test aircraft are essentially finished with certification test flying and FAA approval is expected this fall, officials say.
U.S. startup Doroni Aerospace has launched a Series A offering, aiming to raise $20-30 million to develop its H1 Hummingbird two-seat personal eVTOL vehicle.
“Everybody knows it’s not within our control. It’s really a Boeing issue,” Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said at the carrier’s annual shareholders’ meeting May 17.
A 2021 Boeing 747 engine failure was caused by an issue flagged by Pratt & Whitney, but its recommended fix was not mandated, a Dutch safety board found.
