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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award, honouring a leader in global aviation safety. Presented annually since 1956, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award recognises notable achievement in the field of civil or military aviation safety in method, […]
Standalone solution provides a comprehensive in-flight entertainment alternative to a full cabin management system. PHOENIX, March 19, 2025 / Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, is preparing the first shipments of its Airshow™ HD entertainment system integrated into Venue™ smart monitors, providing an all-in-one, standalone in-flight entertainment (IFE) solution for business aviation. For
World Airnews extends its deepest condolences following the tragic loss of pilot James O’Connell, who died in a crash at the West Coast Air Show in Saldanha, South Africa, on Saturday. The accident occurred during a display of the Impala Mark 1, a historic aircraft with deep significance in South African aviation. Video footage shows
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Group Chief Executive Lamola urges constructive engagement to minimise disruption to customers and partners. Johannesburg, 18 March 2025 – South African Airways (SAA) has acknowledged a notification from the SAA Pilots Association (SAAPA) and National Transport Movement (NTM) Pilot Forum about their decision to commence ‘work-to-rule’ industrial action effective Wednesday, 19 March 2025. SAA
São José dos Campos-Brazil, March 19, 2025 – Embraer (NYSE: ERJ / B3: EMBR3) announced today that it has successfully completed the initial structural fatigue tests of the wing that will be used in its New Technologies Demonstration Platform (PDNT). Innovation project in partnership with universities is supported by Finep and MCTI The next steps
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The autonomous cargo aircraft startup for middle-mile routes rapidly iterated on its design to double capacity while reducing fuel burn over 50%. SAN MATEO, Calif., March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Rune Aero has revolutionised its aircraft development process using an interactive virtual wind tunnel powered by Physics AI, achieving an 80% reduction in early design
Sydney – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for the rapid adoption of digital identity technologies to enhance aviation security and operational efficiency. Leading government and industry stakeholders in aviation security participating in the Sydney Leaders Week Conference supported this position, emphasizing the need for collaboration in implementing Verifiable Credentials (VC) and Decentralized Identifiers
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Cockpit upgrade will enable future capabilities through its open systems architecture. HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 17, 2025 – Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has received an $80 million contract to upgrade the avionics system of U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters for the H-60M MOSA Avionics Architecture Solution program. The upgrade will feature Mosarc®, Collins’
WICHITA, Kan. (March 13, 2025) – Textron Aviation today announced an additional high-speed internet connectivity solution for the Cessna Citation X and X+ following the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) issuance of AeroMech’s Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Starlink high-speed internet connectivity. AeroMech’s STC utilizes Starlink’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide more reliable connectivity
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Johannesburg – ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, has recently completed a 2C heavy maintenance check on a Dassault Falcon 900EX that included additional work, such as removing and reinstalling the wing’s outermost surface and modifying the wing’s dry bay. This major modification which adds a sealed boundary area