Category: Civil Aviation

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,

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

Bombardier Aerospace has released its annual forecast for both business and commercial aircraft markets, with the company optimistic of a financial recovery following a tough post-GFC period. Bombardier cites China and India as two key drivers of economic growth in leading the aircraft industry’s recovery, with a number of airlines based in those countries “expected