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- Sukhoi Inspects 48 Superjets for Cracks in Uncertified Titanium[Feb. 22, 2019]
Some six weeks after Brussels Airlines prematurely ended SSJ100 operations due to what it called long downtimes and aircraft complexity, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) found itself embroiled in another scandal, this time involving the alleged use of poor quality titanium parts in roughly a quarter of the active Superjet fleet. On Wednesday, Russian media reported that about 50 aircraft might have developed micro cracks in landing gear and engine and flap attachment points allegedly made of uncertified titanium alloy. An airworthiness directive issued by the Russian civil aviation authority Rosaviatsiya on December 29 appears to support the claims.
- Genghis Khan Airlines Receives First Aircraft, Becomes Second Airline to Receive ARJ21[Feb. 25, 2019]
Genghis Khan Airlines and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) announced (22-Feb-2019) the delivery of Genghis Khan Airlines' first ARJ21 aircraft (B-001R, MSN 116), which arrived at Hohhot Baita International Airport on 22-Feb-2019. Genghis Khan Airlines becomes the second airline to operate the aircraft type, after Chengdu Airlines. The start up has ordered 25 ARJ21s and is scheduled to commence operations in Mar-2019.
- Lucky Air to Sue Man Who Tossed Coins at Jet Engine[Feb. 25, 2019]
Lucky Air will sue a passenger who tossed coins at a jetliner's engine to wish for a safe flight, causing the plane to be grounded overnight at great expense, the company said on its social media account on Friday.
- Bangladesh Plane Hijacking Ends After Suspected Gunman Shot Dead[Feb. 24, 2019]
Bangladeshi commandos stormed a passenger plane of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines at an airport in the southeastern city of Chattogram and shot dead an armed man who tried to hijack the Dubai-bound flight on Sunday.
- Ethiopian Airlines to Operate All-Woman Flight for International Women's Day[Feb. 22, 2019]
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest airline group, is to operate a flight staffed solely by women on March 8 to celebrate International Women's Day.
- SpaceX, Boeing Design Risks Threaten New Delays for U.S. Space Program[Feb. 21, 2019]
NASA has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human spaceflight program later this year.
- Brazil Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Proposed Embraer-Boeing Deal[Feb. 21, 2019]
Brazilian planemaker Embraer said on Thursday that a domestic court had dismissed a lawsuit filed by minority shareholders seeking to prevent a proposed sale of 80 percent of its commercial planes division to Boeing.
- Dutch Safety Board Says Airlines Need Better Data on War Zone Dangers[Feb. 21, 2019]
More than four years after a Malaysian passenger jet was shot down over conflict-ravaged eastern Ukraine, airlines around the world still need more and better information to make risk assessments about flying over war zones, a Dutch safety watchdog said Thursday.
- Airbus Inaugurates Innovation Center in China[Feb. 22, 2019]
Airbus on Thursday inaugurated the office of its innovation center in Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province, targeting to join hands with local innovation to create a world-leading innovation hotspot.
- Russian Helicopters Conducted a Conference with the Indian Suppliers for the Ka-226T Project[Feb. 21, 2019]
Russian Helicopters Holding Company (a part of Rostec State Corporation) organized the conference of potential suppliers of components for Ka-226T helicopter made in India. The event took place within the scope of Aero India Show 2019 with more than 30 Indian industrial enterprises as participants. Identifying the chain of local suppliers is a part of the project of setting up the production of Ka-226T helicopter in India.