Looking ahead in 2015 in commercial aviation [feedly]

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Looking ahead in 2015 in commercial aviation
// Leeham News and Comment

Here's a visualization of events to look for in commercial aviation in 2015.

Click to enlarge for crisp view.

 

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Wings clipped? US to regulate drone usage in 2015 - RT [feedly]

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Wings clipped? US to regulate drone usage in 2015 - RT
// unmanned air system: Google Noticias

RT

Wings clipped? US to regulate drone usage in 2015
RT
The 'drone bill' is expected to present quite a number of exact regulations for use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) within the American aviation system. Though the agency would really like to equal drone operators and plane pilots, with all ...

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General Atomics successfully tests UAS sense-and-avoid system - UAS Magazine [feedly]

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General Atomics successfully tests UAS sense-and-avoid system - UAS Magazine
// unmanned air system: Google Noticias

UAS Magazine

General Atomics successfully tests UAS sense-and-avoid system
UAS Magazine
The three-day functional flight test occurred in September at General Atomics' Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility in Palmdale, California, using a Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The test proved the functionality of the FAA's system during ...

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Sixteenth Sukhoi Superjet 100 joined Aeroflot fleet - Travel Daily News International [feedly]

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Sixteenth Sukhoi Superjet 100 joined Aeroflot fleet - Travel Daily News International
// sukhoi: Google Noticias

Sixteenth Sukhoi Superjet 100 joined Aeroflot fleet
Travel Daily News International
On December 24, 2014 Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company delivered the sixteenth Sukhoi Superjet 100 to its launch customer - Aeroflot. According to the tradition of the Russian national carrier the aircraft was given its own name. This aircraft was named ...
Aeroflot plane carries leopard symbol to support animal on verge of ...
More Than 700 Children Received Medical Care Within The ...

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Computer glitch prevents US’ most advanced F-35 fighter jet from firing until 2019 – report [feedly]

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Computer glitch prevents US' most advanced F-35 fighter jet from firing until 2019 – report
// Revista de prensa aeronáutica: Feed de feeds de Revistas Aeronáuticas | recopiladas por www.noticias-aero.info

The Pentagon's fighter jet F-35 may not be fully operational until 2019 due to a newly discovered computer glitch. The $400 billion ultra-sophisticated jet, the most expensive in US history, was expected to enter service in 2015. F-35 is the […]

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A330 & 340: FAA Proposes Airbus AD For Skin Debonding [feedly]

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FAA Proposes Airbus AD For Skin Debonding
// Revista de prensa aeronáutica: Feed de feeds de Revistas Aeronáuticas | recopiladas por www.noticias-aero.info

Follows EASA AD For A330, A340 Aircraft The FAA is proposing an Airworthiness Directive for all Airbus Model A330-200 Freighter, A330-200, A330-300, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, and A340-600 series airplanes.
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Unidentified customer signs for 24 CRJ900s [feedly]

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Unidentified customer signs for 24 CRJ900s
// Latest news

​An unidentified customer has signed a firm order for 24 Bombarder CRJ900s, valued at $1.14 billion at list prices.
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NATO extends contract for use of Antonov cargo planes - NRCU - Ukrainian Radio [feedly]

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NATO extends contract for use of Antonov cargo planes - NRCU - Ukrainian Radio
// antonov: Google Noticias

NATO extends contract for use of Antonov cargo planes
NRCU - Ukrainian Radio
"The customer's decision is based on eight years of experience of effective work on the Antonov-124-100 Ruslan aircraft fleet under the SALIS (Strategic Airlift Interim Solution) program, 12 members of which are currently NATO countries: Belgium ...

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​Heavy seas hamper QZ8501 recovery efforts [feedly]

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​Heavy seas hamper QZ8501 recovery efforts
// Airlines news

Searchers have yet to locate the wreckage of Airasia Indonesia flight QZ8501 on the floor of the Java Sea, as heavy seas hamper recovery operations.
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2014 shows lowest airline fatal accident rate in history [feedly]

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2014 shows lowest airline fatal accident rate in history
// Airlines news

​Calendar year 2014 has turned out to be the best year ever for airline safety, according to airline safety analyst Flightglobal Ascend. For many this may seem an unexpected result given the perceptions created by the high profile losses of two Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777s and the crash o
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U.S. military seeks new UAV perception technology - UPI.com [feedly]

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U.S. military seeks new UAV perception technology - UPI.com
// uav: Google Noticias

UPI.com

U.S. military seeks new UAV perception technology
UPI.com
The technologies would allow small UAVs -- small enough to fit through a window -- to fly as fast as 45 miles per hour and navigate without the communications from operators while within a building. "Birds of prey and flying insects exhibit the kinds ...

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