Stories from Aviation Week
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FAA Bill Still Elusive As Extension Passes
Aviation Week &bull Yesterday
The House and Senate both approved legislation that extends the FAA's operating authority and introduces new pilot safety rules, although leading aviation lawmakers expressed frustration that a long-term FAA bill could not be achieved. This is the 15th extension for the FAA since the last full authorization expired in 2007. It will cover… Full Story »
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Airbus Targets 40 A320s Per Month
Aviation Week &bull Yesterday
Less than two years after backing off plans to increase single-aisle production to 40 aircraft per month, Airbus is convinced the market is rebounding strongly enough to once again boost output to that level. In 2008, Airbus had rate 40 in… Full Story »
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Looking to Inspire
Aviation Week &bull Yesterday
Looking beyond the aerospace and defense industry for more than just inspiration, the Pentagon's advanced research arm wants to tap a wider population for ideas ranging from spacecraft software to military vehicles. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) calls it "the democratization of innovation." Others call it crowd-sourcing, the art of outsourcing tasks to a large community of people via the Internet. Examples… Full Story »
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Perfecting Protection
Aviation Week &bull Yesterday
During a 1-hr. Project test pilot Kevin "Budman" Prosser began the flight with a full-afterburner takeoff from Edwards AFB's Runway 22R, followed by a vertical climb to 15,000 ft. While providing a spectacular start, the spirited departure also demonstrated the system's ability to transition seamlessly from standby to active mode during an… Full Story »
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Lufthansa Cargo Crash Could Open Questions
Aviation Week &bull Yesterday
MD-11F operators may have to confront an uncomfortable truth, namely that the cargo aircraft, for all its cost and payload virtues, is so difficult to land that safety could be compromised. The July 27 crash of a Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 as it attempted to land at King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is just the latest such mishap to trigger alarms and questions of how airlines should deal with what is arguably one of the most challenging commercial aircraft to fly, including how to keep pilots sufficiently proficient to handle non-routine situations. The… Full Story »
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Unmanned A160T Crashes At Boeing Test Site
Aviation Week &bull Jul 29, 2010
A Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter crashed on July 28 at the company's Victorville, Calif., test site. Boeing says the aircraft autorotated to the ground 1.5 mi. The mishap occurred at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time inside the airport traffic area… Full Story »
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Chinese Anti-Sat Debris Bears Down On ISS
Aviation Week &bull Jul 29, 2010
HOUSTON - The six-person U.S. and Russian crew aboard the International Space Station was almost forced to seek shelter in two Soyuz life boat capsules on July 29, as a piece of debris from China's 2007 anti-satellite weapon test threatened… Full Story »
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Satellite Operators Team To Avoid Collisions
Aviation Week &bull Jul 29, 2010
A new cooperative data tool will help keep geostationary commercial communications satellites from colliding or causing signal interference, a service its initiators hope to extend to government spacecraft and satellites in low Earth orbit as well. Spurred in part by the February 2009 collision between an active Iridium… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Ansett Australia
- Asia
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BAE, HAL May Jointly Market Hawks Globally
Aviation Week &bull Jul 29, 2010
BENGALURU, India - BAE Systems and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) are exploring the possibility of marketing the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer globally in the next couple of years. Andrew Gallagher, BAE Systems India managing director and chief executive officer, told… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Ansett Australia
- Airplane
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Southwest Reports Strong Quarter, Caps Fleet Growth
Aviation Week &bull Jul 29, 2010
Southwest Airlines achieved the second most profitable second quarter in its history when special items are excluded from the results, reporting financial results July 29 that were buoyed by big gains in unit revenue the carrier says have continued and perhaps even gained strength in July. The low-cost carrier also reported a modest change… Full Story »
