After a day’s delay, SpaceX successfully placed another 60 of its Starlink satellites into orbit, but it was unable to recover the first stage to its customary floating platform. Video depicts the rocket returning from its mission but does not show that it “landed softly next to the platform,” as SpaceX representatives claim. Nevertheless, the […]
A seamless transition from tablet to cockpit is the theme of Garmin’s updates to the Pilot app announced today. In particular, the new features in Version 10 allow pilots to load instrument procedures—approaches, arrival and departure procedures—directly into the Pilot app and then connect with a range of connected panel-mount navigators. The app’s new features […]
Looking for the ultimate driveway ornament or something special for your local airport’s transient parking apron? Look no further than a decommissioned Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter. If you have a government email address that permits you access to the GSAXcess.gov site, check on item FJ2353001608278. It’s an “extensively cannibalized” F-117A in “scrap” condition. The […]
The world’s only civilian Sea Harriers are up for sale as the current owner, Nalls Aviation, pursues other opportunities. Owner Art Nalls bought a single-seat carrier-borne version of the VTOL fighter from the British Royal Navy and has flown it in airshows since 2007. According to airshowstuff.com, bookings have declined in recent years, prompting the […]
Bombardier is selling its train business to French rail giant Alsom and focusing exclusively on its business jet company according to reports released late Sunday. The deal is reportedly worth $7.5 billion and will allow Bombardier to eliminate most of its crushing $9 billion debt. The deal is expected to be announced on Monday. On […]
A British study has found that relatively small changes in altitude for a fraction of airline flights could reduce one of aviation’s climate change impacts by 59 percent. Imperial College in London says about 1.7 percent of flights are responsible for almost two-thirds of the warming effect on the planet caused by radiative forcing, in […]
Gulfstream’s new flagship G700 business jet had its first flight on Friday. The flight lasted two hours and 32 minutes and covered all the basic flight characteristics and system checks. The company says it’s on track to deliver airplanes in 2022 under an aggressive development campaign that it also managed to keep under wraps for […]
As many as eight airliners were briefly delayed at London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday to isolate and remove passengers who exhibited COVID-19 symptoms. Heathrow and local health officials refused to release details of what local media described as a “lockdown” of the airliners but United Airlines confirmed that its flight from San Francisco was involved […]
After a cabin ground fire destroyed a first-generation Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet, the FAA issued emergency airworthiness directive AD 2020-03-50, which grounds the fleet of jets until faulty audio amplifier circuit cards are removed from the cabin. In the aircraft that melted on the ramp, the FAA wrote in its AD that the pilot observed […]
Struggling Bombardier has divested itself of its minority share of the Airbus A220 program, moving it another stop closer to leaving aviation altogether. On the heels of suggestions that Bombardier bizjet division could end up with Textron, it has divested itself of the A220 airliner program that it shared with Airbus. Airbus and the government […]
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