In an effort to showcase the Piper M600 SLS’s Garmin-made autoland system, Piper is taking the show on the road starting this month. Over the next two months, the factory SLS will visit each Piper dealer in the U.S. to show off the HALO Safety System, which includes autoland and autothrottle. According to the company, […]
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the FAA and EASA are at odds over a potential wiring issue that was flagged during ongoing review of certification procedures on the Boeing 737 MAX. Boeing recently alerted the FAA that a wiring bundle for tail section controls on the MAX and maybe the previous generation NGs […]
The NTSB has issued recommendations to the FAA and National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil to order checks for wire chafing on the pitch trim controls of Embraer E-series aircraft after an incident in Atlanta in November. The crew of a Republic Airlines EMB-175 lost pitch trim control shortly after takeoff Nov. 9. As the […]
At its final press conference briefing in the Kobe Bryant fatal helicopter crash last week, the NTSB’s Jennifer Homendy reminded reporters that the FAA failed to act on two safety recommendations that would have required Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems (TAWs) and both flight data and cockpit voice recorders for aircraft above a certain size. […]
The world’s sixth busiest airport (by passenger traffic) actually created its own weather last week with a phenomenon known as “airplane effect snow” dropping a dusting of the white stuff over the airport and surrounding area last week. ABC 7 reported that meteorological conditions lined up to create the band of light snow, which affected […]
Two major environmental groups have given the EPA six months to take action against pollution caused by aircraft or face a lawsuit. The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth announced the potential legal action, saying the EPA issued a determination in 2016 that aircraft emissions are a danger to human health but […]
This week, AVweb’s news roundup found reports on upcoming battery STC kits for helicopters, advanced satellite-derived radar technology from a weather solutions provider and the opening of a new office for an aviation insurance agency. True Blue Power’s main ship batteries have been selected by Airwolf Aerospace for a series of new lithium-ion battery Supplemental […]
Embraer announced an upgraded version of its Phenom 300E business jet on Friday. According to the company, the Phenom 300E now offers a top speed of Mach 0.80 and increased range of 2,010 NM (3,724 km). An avionics upgrade includes a runway overrun awareness and alerting system, predictive wind shear, emergency descent mode, performance and […]
Qantas announced the official opening of its new Pilot Academy flight training school in Toowoomba, Australia, on Wednesday. The airline says the academy has the capacity to train up to 250 pilots a year with the goal of building “a long-term talent pipeline” for Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink. The first class of 34 students has […]
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced that its Young Eagles youth aviation education program hit a milestone this week, logging 2.2 million young people flown since its launch in 1992. EAA Young Eagles offers introductory flights to children and teenagers ages 8 to 17. The flights are provided at no cost with the goal […]
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