iscoverAirbus has released a statement supporting the French Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA’s) preliminary findings into the crash of Air France Flight 447, which killed all 228 passengers and crew onboard in 2009. “The preliminary information released by the BEA today is consistent with facts published in the BEA preliminary and interim reports,” the statement read.
An electric powered aircraft technology demonstrator aircraft has made its first flight in Germany, program sponsor Airbus reports. The aircraft, known as ‘eGenius’, was publically unveiled at this year’s international Aero-Expo in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Designed by the University of Stuttgart’s Institute of Aircraft Design, eGenius took to the air on May 26, six weeks after
The tragic 2009 crash of doomed Air France Flight 447 has been attributed to pilot error, preliminary reports by French investigators of the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA) have supposedly revealed. According to numerous online reports that have circled in the last week, sources close to the investigation say the Airbus A330’s autopilot disengaged after
Sukhoi’s new Superjet 100 (SSJ100) airliner has flown its first 66 flights in commercial service, transporting 2885 passengers across a combined distance of 85800km for Armavia Airlines during April-May. Launch customer Armavia, an Armenian-based airline, took delivery of its first SSJ100 on April 19, and has since clocked over 168 flight hours with the aircraft,
A new report compiled by the CSIRO and a host of airline and industry groups has deemed ‘bio-derived’ fuel “economically and environmentally” sustainable, with a number of benefits tipped for both Australian and New Zealand. The Flight Path to Sustainable Aviation (FPSA) report aims to set out a clear pathway for establishing a bio-fuel industry
Canadian-based firm Viking Air Limited has received final production approval from Transport Canada for the manufacture of its Twin Otter Series 400, with the first five aircraft already completed. The Production Manufacturing approval, given as a formalised manufacturing certificate, now allows Viking to issue airworthiness certificates for aircraft produced under their revised manufacturing approval. The
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