Bombardier caps commercial-jet exit with CRJ sale to Mitsubishi CRJ’s maintenance, support, marketing and sales operations acquired–BIG + CRJ’s Engineering Corps–Even BIGGER + Bombardier Inc. is selling its regional-jet business to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.,…
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Aviation research park hailed as ‘silicon valley of the future’ Collocates FAA Tech Center and Private Innovators Synergy expected like Silicon Valley Academia (Stockton, ERAU and NJIIT) will add to stimulus The last few years…
FAA,true or not, has lost some luster for the Gold Standard Multiple reasons for “erosion” USTDA’s Hardy could help reinstate FAA as gold standard with some consulting contracts The Boeing 737 Max8 tragic accidents and…
Russian air crash could ground the country’s airline industry The Sukhoi Superjet 100 has had lackluster foreign sales. The crash will make exports even more difficult. Lightning Strike Considered Most Likely Cause of SSJ100 Crash…
Dutch Safety Board completes follow-up of its MH17 findings Far more robust Conflict Zone Information More analysis and rick assessment The safety of overflight of conflict zones has been and remains a matter of great…
Organizational delegation was implemented in 1956, when the first Delegation Option Authorization (DOA, an unfortunate acronym) was put in place for aircraft manufacturers. Delegation is now 92 years old!. In 1927, merely one year after…
Draft report says simulator training not needed Issued by FAA legacy organization Will it complicate Joint Authorities reaching a Consensus Airworthiness Juggment? A perturbation in the reexamination of the B737 MAX 8 airworthiness may have…
IATA signs safety MoU with Singapore Trade Association to help in audit of airlines To avoid duplication International Aviation Safety Systems is replicated The MoU will see the two organizations develop a framework for the…