Airbus Military says it has completed all the flight tests required for the daylight certification of the wing-mounted Cobham 905 hose-and-drogue refuelling system on its A330 MRTT, clearing the way for formal military certification of the system from Spain’s INTA certification authority. Tests included manoeuvring in an expanding flight envelope to verify the aircraft’s handling
The seventh F-35 JSF development aircraft made its first flight from Fort Worth on April 20, flying for one hour with pilot Jeff Knowles at the controls. The aircraft, an F-35A dubbed AF-2, will be used to validate the F-35’s weapons suite, and as such is the first to be fitted with the new internal
Embraer has announced that the first metal cut for the prototype Legacy 500 executive jet was made on April 19 at the company’s Sao Jose dos Campos headquarters. This first component is part of the forward fuselage, to which the radome, radar, and glide slope antenna will be attached, and was milled from a plate
Boeing has announced that the FAA has granted the 787 expanded Type Inspection Authorisation (TIA) on April 20, clearing the way for FAA staff to fully participate in future test flights on the path to achieving full type certification. “This TIA expansion is another significant step toward delivering airplanes to our customers. We remain on
Virgin Atlantic, Emirates and Qatar Airways are among the carriers who have announced that they will resume flights to London Heathrow after British authorities opened all airports in the UK on the evening of April 20, while Qantas will today operate its first flights. Following a successful test flight by a British Airways 747, the
CASA has started its campaign to educate pilots on the new Class D procedures which will replace General Aviation Aerodrome Procedures (GAAP) at Bankstown, Camden, Moorabbin, Archerfield, Parafield and Jandakot from June 3. “GAAP aerodromes will move to new Class D procedures and will no longer be known as GAAP,” said CASA CEO John McCormick. “The
