Introducing Aviadvigatel PD-14: engine to power MC-21
The Irkutsk Aviation Plant has completed assembly of a new MC-21-300 aircraft fuselage. While the fuselage is the…
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Inside the eye of Dorian, the Hurricane Hunters [Video]
Weather services from all around the world have their eyes set on Hurricane Dorian. To predict its trajectory…
Senators outraged over US Army’s failure to provide ADS-B memo to crash probe
The US Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz has expressed outrage over the US Army’s failure to provide…
US Secretary Sean Duffy to visit Boeing facility for ‘firsthand’ check-up
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy will drop in at Boeing’s Renton facility this week…
REGENT breaks ground on new seaglider factory in Rhode Island
REGENT, a US startup working on the development of a 12-passenger seaglider, a novel form of wing-in-ground vehicle,…
Sean Duffy sworn in as new US Secretary of Transportation after Senate approval
The former five-term congressman Sean Duffy has been officially sworn in as the new US Secretary of the…
Trump DOT secretary pick pledges to maintain Boeing 737 MAX production cap
The man nominated by President Donald Trump to head the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has pledged to…
Air India commences construction of new MRO facility at Bengaluru Airport
The Air India Group has commenced the construction of a new multi-bay Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility…
Businessman indicted for illegally exporting F-4 fighter parts to Iran
The Justice Department has unveiled an indictment against a US-Iranian national for illegally exporting US-manufactured aircraft components to…
DoJ opens criminal investigation into 737 MAX blowout, Alaska ‘not the target’
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has opened a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout…
US approves 25-hour cockpit voice recorders, no rise in pilot retirement age
The United States (US) Senate has passed a key piece of aviation legislation that will finally require planes…
US deploys additional fighter jets after Iranian incidents in Strait of Hormuz
The US Department of Defense has revealed plans to bolster its presence in the US Central Command’s area…
Former Boeing 737 MAX chief test pilot found not guilty of misleading FAA
Former Boeing 737 MAX chief technical pilot Mark Forkner was found not guilty of misleading the United States…
American cargo carrier Western Global Airlines buys two Boeing 777 freighters
Florida-based Western Global Airlines and Boeing have announced on February 16, 2022 a firm order for two 777…
Former Boeing 737 MAX test pilot indicted for misleading regulators
A federal court indicted Mark Forkner, a former Chief Technical Pilot for Boeing, for misleading the United States…
Hawaii – an air travel testing opportunity for vaccination passports?
The Island of Hawaii is one of the most iconic holiday destinations in the United States, potentially in…
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and their enormous potential in most sectors
A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is managed with remote control by joystick or through…
Aviation’s biggest challenge: COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Repetition aside, there are little-to-no words left to describe what kind of damage the current coronavirus-induced crisis has…