CommercialEASA Approves Airbus A220 for CAT III Autoland Operations The Airbus A220 has achieved category III (CAT III) autoland flight operational approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), giving pilots flying the regional airliner the ability to land in low…
CommercialBoeing Partners with ELG Carbon Fibre on Composite Recycling Through a new partnership between Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre, excess materials from 11 of the planemaker's manufacturing sites will be repurposed by other companies, Boeing announced Wednesday. The American manufacturer expects…
MilitaryBoeing Completes KC-46 Phase II Receiver Testing Boeing’s KC-46A next-generation tanker program finished its Phase II receiver certification flight testing after a final set of tests, the company said Monday. The latest flight tests lasted three weeks and…
CommercialUniversal Avionics Gets TSO for Touchscreen InSight Display Control Universal Avionics has received an FAA technical standard order (TSO) for its new electronic flight instrument control display unit (ECDU) for its InSight display system. The new control display unit, which can…
MilitaryLockheed's Skunk Works to Fill the Engineering Pipeline Ahead of 500 Hires Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works advanced development division will be looking to hire 500 engineers over the next few years, and the supply simply isn't there, according to Skunk Works head and company…
MilitaryAir Force Seeks AI, Simulation to Improve Education And Training The Air Force is seeking emerging technologies and ways to apply artificial intelligence and cloud-based systems to “enhance the effectiveness” of air education and training, according to a request for information submitted…
CommercialLion Air Report Analyzes Pilot Struggle With 737 MAX Trim System The Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta on Oct. 29 activated an automatic trim system resulting from erroneous angle of attack (AOA) information and…
CommercialElectronics Failure Grounds German Chancellor Merkel's A340 En Route to G20 An Airbus A340-300 carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel had to make an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on Nov. 29 after an electronics failure while flying over the Netherlands. The plane, which…