While the FAA has made progress working in collaboration with the telecommunications industry to further its understanding around how 5G C-Band services impact aircraft radio altimeters, helicopters—such as this air ambulance operated by REACH Medical Services—are a major focus for the agency moving forward. A congressional hearing held Thursday shed more light on the issue.…
Photo: https://news.aa.com/737MAX/ Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmerican Airlines has announced that it has agreed to take an additional 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Deliveries of these 30 planes will take place in 2023 and 2024. In total, American will have 130 aircraft in its fleet after the newest MAX jets join it. American Airlines was…
Ethiopian Airlines executives joined media, regulatory officials, and executives from Boeing on a demonstration flight Tuesday, Feb. 1, to mark its official return of the 737 MAX to passenger-carrying operations in Ethiopia. (Ethiopian Airlines) Ethiopian Airlines has returned its Boeing 737 MAX to regular passenger-carrying operations nearly three years after the African carrier’s fatal accident…
The 40th Flight Test Squadron’s Majors Benjamin Naumann and Mark Smith fly the F-15EX Eagle II preparing to fire an AIM-120D missile during a Weapons System Evaluation Program mission near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla, Jan. 25, 2022. This was the first live fire performed from the Air Force’s newest aircraft. In the box: The…
Ethiopian Airlines Reintroduces B737 MAX Flights Photo: Skycolors / shutterstock.com Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn the 1st of February, Ethiopian Airlines completed a passenger flight on B737 MAX. It was the first time the aircraft of this operator took to the skies since the B737 MAX grounding that lasted for two years. While airborne, acting…
Photo: easyJet Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe low-cost carrier easyJet wants to hire 1,000 new pilots within the next five years. For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, easyJet is reintroducing its pilot training scheme and is encouraging everyone to consider a pilot career. Johan Lundgren, CEO of easyJet, said: “We are…
The Italian Navy and Air Force F-35Bs during the exercise at Pantelleria airport. (All images: Matteo Buono) The F-35Bs of the two services continue to operate together as further integration looms. After spending years “fighting” each other to get more F-35Bs, the “honeymoon” (as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Luca Goretti…
A screenshot of the video supposedly showing the F-35C mishap on Jan. 24, 2022. A new video filmed from the aircraft carrier fantail appears to show the F-35C doing short, heavy landing. Yesterday we posted a photograph, believed to be genuine, showing the F-35C belonging to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 and…
The Flight Test Bed 2, based on the Airbus C295, made its first flight this week. (Photo: Airbus) The Airbus C295 Flight Test Bed 2 (FTB2), as part of the Clean Sky 2 program, completed its maiden flight successfully, taking off from Seville, Spain. Modifications to the aircraft aim to reduce emissions and noise levels…
Photo: Fasttailwind / shutterstock.com Reading Time: < 1 minuteEmbraer has successfully completed the reintegration of its commercial aviation business. The reintegration ensures operational benefits and eliminates fiscal inefficiencies that an integrated, less complex, and more agile management can offer. With the completion and restoration of normal service in the company, commercial aviation is again directly…
Boeing has invested $450 million in Wisk to support certification of their 6th-gen eVTOL and expand Wisk’s global reach. (Photo: Wisk Aero LLC) Wisk, the eVTOL developer and advanced air mobility (AAM) company, has received $450 million in funding from The Boeing Company. In addition to supporting development of Wisk’s 6th-generation eVTOL aircraft, the investment…
Iberia to Fly 10% of Flights Using Sustainable Fuel Photo: shutterstock.com Reading Time: < 1 minuteIberia wants to expand its development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by using waste, recycled used oils, and other sustainable plant-based feedstocks. It has signed a strategic alliance with Cepsa, one of Spain’s leading aviation fuel suppliers. It intends to…