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Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Army Contract to Relocate Hunter Training and Test Facilities
The U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) office has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $6.2 million contract to move the Army’s Hunter UAS training and engineering test facilities from Cochise College Flight Line, Douglas, Ariz., to the new Rapid Integration… Continue reading
EASA certifies “Brake To Vacate” (BTV) and “Runway Overrun Warning & Prevention” (ROW/ROP) systems on the Airbus A380
Improving runway turnaround time and reducing runway excursion risk at landing
Following recent successful development testing, “Brake-To-Vacate” (BTV) and “Runway Overrun Warning and Prevention” (ROW/ROP) have both been approved and certified for the Airbus A380 by the European Aviation Safety… Continue reading
First A380 delivery to Air France Friday 30 October 2009
Air France will become the first European airline to receive the A380 when its no. 1 aircraft is accepted during a ceremony at Airbus’ Hamburg, Germany delivery centre. The French flag carrier currently has a total of 12 A380s on… Continue reading
Southwest’s RNP investment: Is $175 million
At least 115 737 Classics’ cockpits, ensuring its more than 320 737-700s are equipped to be Required Navigation Performance-capable, training its pilots and working with US FAA to develop RNP procedures for the more than 65 airports into which it… Continue reading
Fourteen Americans died in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
Separate helicopter incidents today claimed the lives of 11 U.S. servicemembers and three U.S. civilians in Afghanistan, military officials reported.
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Officials of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said four U.S. servicemembers died when two ISAF helicopters apparently collided… Continue reading
NTSB have interviewed pilots Northwest Airlines flight
 
Federal investigators have interviewed the pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week, a National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said on Sunday.
The NTSB also said that flight attendants might be interviewed… Continue reading