In the near future, the FAA plans to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for an Airworthiness Directive (AD) affecting the Boeing 737 MAX.Read More
EASA released a proposed special condition for certifying unmanned aircraft intended for use in medium- and high-risk applications, such as drone delivery flights over populated areas.Read More
Information for drone users in Europe The European Commission has delayed the applicability date of the European Union Unmanned Aircraft Systems Implementing Regulation 2019/947 until 31 December. Link to EUR-Lex Acces to European Union Law website to view all detailsRead More
Boeing Co hasn’t told employees, but the company is pulling the plug on its hulking 747 jumbo jet, ending a half-century run for the twin-aisle pioneer.Read More
Slovenian company Pipistrel and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announced on 10th June that the Velis Electro can now be used for flight training and other commercial and private uses throughout Europe.Read More
Boeing 777 – 25th Anniversary of first delivery Boeing delivered the first 777 to United Airlines on 17 May 1995. Sunday was the 25th Anniversary of the first Boeing 777 delivery — the 777 family has flown more than 3.3 billion people on more than 13 million flights. An Extract from the news of 1995 SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 15, 1995– United...Read More
The UK’s National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol has opened a new research and development facility that aims to harness the power of new digital technologies – one of which has the potential to build the aircraft wings of the future.Read More
Flight Safety Australia highlight an airworthiness bulletin published three years ago which is worth a read if you are considering laying up your aircraft in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took a major step forward toward reintroducing supersonic commercial air travel with a proposed rulemaking to set noise certification standards for new supersonic aircraft - Read the press release and links to supporting documentsRead More
Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body” scale model technological demonstrator.Read More