FAA proposes changes to flightcrew alerting rules
Recognizing that its current rules are “outdated”, the US FAA is set to propose sweeping changes to the written rules governing how pilots are alerted to…
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Airbus and Boeing see orders collapse as deliveries hit record levels
Orders slump as output hits new high. High cancellation tally and delivery rate mean backlog has begun declining…
P&W to offer geared turbofan for Russia’s MS-21
Pratt & Whitney is intending to offer its PW1000G geared turbofan engine to United Aircraft’s proposed MS-21 twinjet. The MS-21 concept envisages a…
FAA, NASA hone turbulence prediction systems
US regulators and NASA are maturing several onboard technologies that could help airlines avoid in-flight turbulence and at the same time improve weather…
Yemenia accident creates diplomatic disquiet
Since the 30 June crash of a Yemenia Airbus A310-300 offshore from the Comoros Islands, European Commission regulators have demanded that Yemenia presents…