Category: Civil Aviation

  A preliminary report by the US National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) into the July 6 2013 Asiana Flight 214 crash at San Francisco Airport has concluded that the flightcrew’s mismanagement of the approach and inadequate monitoring of airspeed were the primary causes of the crash. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

The fifth Airbus A350 development aircraft has joined the manufacturer’s test fleet as the aircraft accelerates towards certification and service entry later this year. MSN005 made its first flight on June 20 from Toulouse, and will be tasked to conduct route proving and ETOPS validation for the test program. Airbus says the aircraft “embodies the

An Airbus A350 development aircraft has completed a series of hot-weather trials at Al Ain in the UAE. The tests were designed to check the functionality of the aircraft’s engines, passenger cabin systems, air conditioning, avionics and other systems after being subjected to heat-soak temperatures of more than 40 degrees C. This content is available

CFM International has announced it has started ground testing of the first LEP-1B engine for the re-engined Boeing 737MAX program. Nominated as the exclusive engine for the MAX family, the LEAP-1B was fired for the first time on June 13 and after a few run-ins, has achieved maximum thrust. This content is available exclusively to