Key details of control system not known by program leaders. Boeing 737 MAX passenger airliner was grounded worldwide after 346 people died in two crashes, Lion Air Flight 610 on October 29, 2018 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019 Michael Teal, the chief engineer on Boeing’s 737 MAX programRead More →

Boeing once studied turning the 747 into an Airborne Aircraft Carrier (AAC). In the 1970s, Boeing worked on a project that would have turned jumbo jets into flying aircraft carriers. The Airborne Aircraft Carrier project involved converting the Boeing 747, the largest passenger jet flying at the time, into a mothership capable ofRead More →

The Shenyang FC-31, also known as the J-31 or J-35 is a twin-engine, mid-size fifth-generation jet fighter currently under development by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. The official nickname published by SAC is “Gyrfalcon” although it has also been referred to in some media reports as the “Falcon Hawk” by some military enthusiasts.  This aircraft was developed independently by a state-ownedRead More →

Airbus has announced that it cut 15,000 jobs as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the European plane maker says this is subject to talks with unions. The Unite union said the Airbus announcement was “another act of industrial vandalism” against the UK aerospace sector. Some 134,000 people workRead More →

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to quickly implement the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) global guidelines for restoring air connectivity.  The ICAO Council approved Takeoff: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (Takeoff). This is an authoritative and comprehensive framework of risk-based temporary measuresRead More →