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Airbus says it has abandoned lithium ion batteries for its new A350 airliner and it’s because of all the problems rival Boeing is experiencing with its 787. “Airbus considers this to be the most appropriate way forward in the interest of program execution and A350 XWB reliability,” spokeswoman Mary Anne Greczyn said. The flight test […]

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to watch on YouTube. The cellphone videographer who kept the camera rolling as he and four others, including his seven-month-old baby, made a rough off-airport landing in Utah Feb. 2 has defended the pilot’s choice of a field […]

The Air Power Over Hampton Roads airshow and open house held at Langley Air Force Base, Va., has been cancelled due to “threat of operating under a continuing resolution and a potential sequestration,” the Air Force announced Friday. The event was scheduled for May 3-5 and may be among numerous other military airshows cancelled. No […]

Aerodynamic testing organized by Aerion Corporation in conjunction with NASA began Jan. 31, and may contribute to the design for the “world’s first supersonic business jet,” Aerion announced Thursday. Aerion is working with NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center on the project. It seeks “to measure the real-world robustness of supersonic natural laminar flow,” which the […]

Thirteen companies, claiming to be “part of the solution” to flight services, modernization and pilot training, have signed a letter to President Obama, the FAA and Congress, arguing that the FAA’s “cost recovery” pursuits threaten entrepreneurship. At issue is the FAA’s stated intent to impose a per person user fee on digital products created by […]

When American Airlines and US Airways approved a merger deal it created the possibility of an airline with more than 1,500 aircraft in its fleet and 600 more on order, governed by a board that includes representatives from both airlines and American’s creditors. The new carrier would serve 336 destinations in 56 countries through 6,700 […]

After about a year of discussion, negotiation and speculation, the boards of directors of American Airlines and US Airways have independently voted in favor of a merger, according to a Wall Street Journal bulletin (subscription required). The new airline will end up being 72 percent owned by American Airlines’ creditors and the rest by US […]

The Department of Defense Inspector General has found that an Air Force report stating pilot error as the cause of a fatal 2010 crash of an F-22 Raptor “is not supported by the facts.” The report, released Monday, examined the crash of November 2010 that took place in Alaska and killed the pilot, Captain Jeff […]

The FAA has announced that its study “General Aviation Airports: A National Asset,” which will help the FAA make planning decisions, has entered its second phase “to further define the role of GA airports.” Earlier work has resulted in the creation of four new categories for GA airports — national, regional, local, and basic. More […]

Deborah Hersman, who has been head of the National Transportation Safety Board since 2009, is a top contender for the job of Transportation Secretary, according to various sources. The Christian Science Monitor cited unspecified “reports” saying that Hersman will be President Obama’s choice to fill the slot, but Hersman declined to comment. “I feel very […]