Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation announced Tuesday it has successfully completed high-speed dive testing to .90 Mach for its seven-seat SJ30 light biz jet. The manufacturer lost its chief test pilot, Carroll Beeler, last year when the SJ30-2 aircraft crashed during dive testing to .9 Mach…
Delta says it needs $1 billion in salary concessions from pilots to avoid bankruptcy…
Lightning hit a Japan Airlines 777 and cracked a cockpit window on Monday; the airplane made a safe unscheduled landing at Osaka Airport…
Local pilots say plans to restrict access to information about Melbourne (Fla.) Airport are not to enhance security but to deter critics…
Boeing Wichita yesterday marked its final work on the 757 with a ceremony…
Texas man who got drunk and took a joy ride in a stolen 172 got six years in prison…
Boeing is on a search to hire thousands of engineers and technicians.
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Key Takeaways:
- Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation successfully completed high-speed dive testing for its SJ30 jet, a critical milestone following a previous fatal crash during similar tests.
- Delta Airlines is facing significant financial distress, requesting $1 billion in salary concessions from pilots to avoid bankruptcy.
- Boeing marked the end of 757 production work at its Wichita plant while simultaneously announcing a major hiring initiative for thousands of engineers and technicians.
- Other aviation news included a Japan Airlines 777 being struck by lightning and local pilot concerns over restricted access to airport information.
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