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Victorian man who lost wife and son in Germanwings crash reportedly suing US flight school

An Australian man whose wife and son were among the 150 people killed when Germanwings Flight 9525 was deliberately crashed into the French Alps is reportedly suing the US flight school that trained the individual responsible. Victorian man David Friday is suing Lufthansa’s Airline Training...

Navy tenders for interim VTOL UAS capability

The Royal Australian Navy is looking to acquire an interim vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS). A request for tender (RFT) for the Navy Minor Project (NMP) 1942, released on the AusTender website on February 26 (with a closing date of April 11)...

Azul Brazilian Airlines selects Rockwell Collins avionics for 58 Airbus A320neos

Azul Brazilian Airlines has selected a host of Rockwell Collins avionics, including its MultiScan ThreatTrackTM weather radar and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), for 58 Airbus A320neo aircraft. Deliveries will begin in September. The announcement was made at FIDAE 2016 Chile, the International Fair of Air and Space Exhibition. “These advanced avionics will enable Azul ai...

Two Corporate Customers in Chile Sign Letter of Intent for the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced two Bell 505 letter of intent (LOI) signings in Chile to two corporate customers. Both aircraft will be outfitted for corporate and VIP transport for flights throughout the region. These signings are a testament to the growing demand of this aircraft and brings the current LOI count to more than 350 worldwide and more than 75 throughout...

The Arizona Boneyard Where Old Warplanes Go To Die

A large, lonely tract of land belonging to Davis-Monathan Air Force Base is what they call the Boneyard, a sun-baked retirement ground where old aircraft sit and wait until the military decides what to do with them. There Pentagon has way too many retired warplanes to store indoors, so they come here to be parked in the warm, dry Arizona desert to avoid rust and corrosion. Approximately 1,000 airc...

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2016: Airbus reveals full-scale cabin mock-up of A330neo, showcasing new “Airspace by Airbus”

Airbus showcases its new cabin innovations at this years’ Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany – the world’s largest event dedicated to the aircraft interiors industry, in-flight entertainment, connectivity and passenger services. At the centre stage, visitors to the Airbus stand will be able to experience for the very first time the new Airspace by Airbus cabin interior o...

Kaman promoting K-Max firefighting role at FIDAE 2016

Kaman Corp has announced it will attend the FIDAE 2016 aerospace exhibition in the Chilean capital Santiago this week to promote the use of the K-Max for firefighting work. FIDAE opens today (Tuesday) through to Sunday 3rd April. The K-Max is a dedicated lift helicopter, and features intermeshing rotor blades. A total of 38 were built during a production run from 1994 to 2003, fo...

Reno Racer Precious Metal to Be Rebuilt

One of the Reno Air Race Unlimited fan favorites, Precious Metal, a modified P-51 Mustang, will literally return from the ashes to fly again. The airplane caught fireas race pilot Thom Richard was ferrying the airplane to Reno for the races last year. There were initially doubts regarding the feasibility of the restoration, but Richard announced on Facebook that the team has “decided to r...

Cessna Citation Latitude makes FIDAE International Air and Space Fair debut

Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc, a Textron Inc. company, today announced that the Cessna Citation Latitude is making its FIDAE International Air and Space Fair debut at the Santiago International Airport March 29-April 3. The Latitude, Textron Aviation’s most recently certified business jet, has been on a wordwide tour demonstrating its performance capabilities...

Bell Helicopter and Textron Aviation to highlight advanced commercial and defence products at FIDAE 2016

Bell Helicopter, Textron AirLand, Textron Aviation Inc. and Textron Systems, all businesses of Textron Inc., have announced their plans for the 19th edition of the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE 2016) in Santiago, Chile, held March 29 through April 3. Textron will be displaying in Chalet C2 – C6. For more than 35 years, FIDAE has brought together experts from diverse indust...

Holme Fen Spitfire dig 'exemplar' for future aviation digs

The excavation of a Spitfire from its wartime crash site has set the standard for future aviation digs, England's historic environment body has said. The plane crashed in Holme Fen in Cambridgeshire in November 1940, killing Pilot Officer Harold Penketh. Historic England said involving forces veterans in the dig made it "an exemplar for future such endeavours". Veteran Gary...

Professional negligence suspected in fatal plane crash in Osaka

The Osaka Prefectural Police and the transport ministry are investigating Saturday’s fatal plane crash at Yao Airport as a case of professional negligence resulting in death. According to the ministry and the airport, a four-seater Mooney M20C bound for Yao left Kobe Airport at 4:03 p.m. but crashed while attempting to land at about 4:20 p.m., killing all four occupants. The plane went...

Your Plane Is Crashing; What Do You Do? There's An App For That

A new iOS and Android app can help you prepare for airplane emergencies. You know that part of the flight most people don't pay attention to, when the flight attendants are waving their arms? Well — and this might come as a shock, so bear with us — that part is pretty important. Those strange hand movements and weird demonstrations are meant to teach you what to do in case of...

Classic Harvard plane crashes after Warbirds Over Wanaka

A classic plane crash at the Wanaka Airport on Monday morning occurred after the plane veered on landing and then a wheel collapsed. Two people were uninjured in the crash, which happened during an attempt to land in a 1943 Harvard aircraft about 9.30am. Warbirds Over Wanaka General Manager Ed Taylor said the aircraft involved in the incident had performed at the airshow on&n...

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