1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (796+ words) Brazilian probe finds strained resources and pressure to meet flight schedules meant aircraft were knowingly operated in degraded condition. Investigation authority CENIPA has highlighted the failure to record an airframe de-icing malfunction in the Voepass ATR 72-500 which fatally stalled as…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (549+ words) Company selected for sole-source award after tender fails to attract compliant bids. Tekever has been selected to provide the British Army with a new fleet of long-range surveillance drones through a sole-source contract after a competitive tender called Project Corvus…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (787+ words) Carrier aims to build on strong revenue growth with network push into “points of strength”. Having completed the roll-out of a string of business model changes over the past year, Southwest Airlines executives are turning their attentions to what comes…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (259+ words) Four-engined laboratory aircraft to be used for crucial airborne analysis of open-fan powerplant. Airbus has unveiled a refreshed, modern livery for the A380 which will be used to test the open-fan engine for CFM International’s RISE programme. The aircraft will perform…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (559+ words) None of the 11 occupants survived the loss-of-control accident near Nancy. French investigators have indicated that smoke was observed by skydivers in the cabin of a Pilatus PC-6 during take-off before the aircraft stalled, rolled to the left, and crashed. Neither…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (281+ words) Carrier obtained its own air operator’s certificate in March this year. Nigerian carrier Enugu Air has confirmed that one of its Embraer regional jets has suffered a runway excursion while landing in Benin City. The E170 (5N-ENR) overran the end of…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (222+ words) New initiative will allow corporate donors to bypass restrictions on contributions to faith-based NGOs. A new aviation-based humanitarian charity, which wants to “build a bridge” between industry donors and faith-based organisations providing aid services in the field, is seeking five…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (509+ words) RTX chief says: “The business model is going to need to change.” For decades, turbofan manufacturers have made most of their money on hefty aftermarket sales, often selling engines at steep discounts. But that strategy may be set to change…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (403+ words) Oneworld carrier eyes breakeven for the full-year in the face of $6 billion fuel headwind. American Airlines has become the latest US carrier to report a slump in second-quarter profits as the surge in fuel costs following the Iran conflict continues…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (709+ words) Required private-sector contribution did not emerge and firm ceased trading on 15 May. Collapsed UK modular aircraft developer Aeralis came close to a last minute rescue via a significant French investment but could not finalise the deal quickly enough to stave…...