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Byline: Greg Waldron Singapore is investigating the crash of a Lockheed Martin F-16 on 8 May, its first fighter crash in two decades. Singapore is investigating the crash of a [...]

Byline: Greg Waldron Korea Aerospace Industries is investigating the possibility of developing a tactical transport powered by two turbofan engines.* Korea Aerospace Industries is investigating the possibility of developing a [...]

Byline: Craig Hoyle Cobham Mission Systems is to deliver an inflight refuelling capability for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 combat aircraft. Announcing its selection as prime contractor for the [...]

Byline: Greg Waldron The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its interim report into the 23 January crash of a Lockheed Martin EC-130Q during a firefighting mission. The 20-page report [...]

Byline: Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2019, 2019 NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) investigators have determined the technical root cause for the Taurus XL launch failures of NASA's [...]

Byline: Anno Gravemaker Details have emerged of an incident early this year during which a Lockheed Martin F-16AM from the Royal Netherlands Air Force was damaged by its own gunfire [...]

Byline: David Kaminski-MorrowCanadian investigators are probing an incident involving a Lockheed Martin L-382G Hercules whose crew had to deal with a shutdown of two of its four engines.Canadian investigators are [...]

In 2018, the US government came out swinging against what officials described as a broad plot by Chinese intellectual property spies to rip off commercial aircraft engine technology from leading [...]

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has been left reeling following raids by state prosecutors on its offices and those of key*suppliers. Media reports from South Korea, including from official news agency [...]

Byline: David Kaminski-Morrow âOne critical aspect of the Emirates Boeing 777-300 landing accident in Dubai which has yet to become clear is the decision process which led the crew to [...]

Byline: David Kaminski-Morrow German investigators are not looking into a take-off incident involving a Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-700 at Frankfurt last month, during which the aircraft appeared to struggle [...]

Byline: inquiryDAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW LONDON Incorrect climb clearance issued to EasyJet A319 led to activation of collision avoidance systems in further two aircraft Swiss investigators have determined that an erroneous climb [...]

Byline: David Kaminski-Morrow Investigators probing the Emirates Boeing 777-300 landing accident at Dubai have yet to explain why the aircraft apparently failed to climb away during a go-around attempt. Investigators [...]

Byline: David Kaminski-Morrow âRussian investigators have completed transcription work on the cockpit exchanges between the pilots of the Flydubai Boeing 737-800 which crashed at Rostov-on-Don. Russian investigators have completed transcription [...]

Byline: Dominic Perry âHoneywell is investigating the potential of using ceramic matrix composites (CMC) in its military helicopter engines, as it looks to follow the lead of GE Aviation, which [...]

Byline: safetydavid kaminski-morrow london Investigation into Swiftair crash says pilots should be better informed about legacy airliner's key flight characteristics Malian and French investigators are pressing for pilots to be [...]

Byline: safety james drew washington dc Investigation reveals that pilot's decision to jam controls of tactical transport during loading led to Jalalabad accident A US Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J [...]

legal David Kaminski-Morrow london TAP Portugal has been searched as part of an investigation into its acquisition of Brazilian maintenance company VEM. The Portuguese flag carrier took over the firm [...]

Byline: David Kaminski-Morrow Russian investigators have disclosed that the horizontal stabiliser of the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 transitioned to nose-down pitch at a height of 900m (2,950ft) as the crew [...]

Byline: David Kaminski-Morrow Investigators are seeking assurances that aircraft systems powered by lithium batteries are adequately protected against short-circuit, after formally attributing the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 ground fire to [...]

Byline: Ellis Taylor Officials from Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation will examine a piece of aircraft wreckage that has washed ashore on La Reunion Island for any potential links to [...]

Byline: David Kaminski-Morrow âFrench and Malian investigators are advising a mandatory change to Boeing MD-80 flight manuals to highlight the insidious effects of engine icing. French and Malian investigators are [...]

Byline: Dan Thisdell âA 2014 that opened with great expectations that the era of privately funded personal spaceflight would finally begin ended with a crash, nowhere near space Where next, [...]

This article discusses Boeing's assessment of the effects of external tank insulation foam striking the wing of the space shuttle Columbia at its liftoff. The author finds a discrepancy between the words of the report and the numbers.

Byline: Stephen Trimble This investigation was supposed to have been published about 1.5 years ago. It's been slightly longer than three years since Boeing 787-8 launch customer All Nippon Airways [...]

Byline: Stephen Trimble No probable cause emerged from the investigation of a 3 July train derailment that destroyed six almost complete Boeing 737 fuselages, but simulations pointed to the possibility [...]

Byline: Stephen Trimble âMontana rail officials plan to complete an investigation within two weeks into the cause of a train derailment on 3 July that resulted in the loss of [...]

Byline: Stephen Trimble âSome Lockheed Martin F-35s remain grounded a week after an oil leak forced the pilot of the single-engined fighter to make an emergency landing on 10 June. [...]

Byline: Stephen Trimble âSome Lockheed Martin F-35s remain grounded a week after an oil leak forced the pilot of the single-engined fighter to make an emergency landing on 10 June. [...]

Byline: David Kaminski-Morrow âMalaysian authorities searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 have described a debris sighting off western Australia as 'credible', but have not indicated whether there is [...]

Byline: David Kaminski-Morrow âRussian legislation aimed at limiting the age of Western-built aircraft in the country appears to counter the position of investigators probing the Tatarstan Boeing 737-500 crash. Russian [...]

Byline: Edward Russell âA lack of attention to detail and manufacturing errors by Boeing contributed to the rapid depressurisation of a Southwest Airlines 737-300 over Yuma, Arizona, in 2011, according [...]

INVESTIGATION A US Air Force Accident Investigation Board (AIB) has concluded that an internal fire caused by electrical arcing due to a chafed wire led to the loss of a [...]

An unmanned Lockheed Martin K-Max helicopter crashed near Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 5 June. One of only two aircraft in theater, the helicopter, operating in unmanned mode, [...]

SAFETY As the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues to search for a root cause for the Boeing 787 battery failures in January, the board's chairman warns that the [...]

INVESTIGATION DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW LONDON Flight-recorder data from the Japan Airlines Boeing 787 that suffered a battery fire at Boston shows the auxiliary power unit's battery voltage started fluctuating just before [...]

Byline: COMBAT AIRCRAFT DAVE MAJUMDAR WASHINGTON DC Grounding order removed after investigation finds engine blade crack was caused by 'extreme' flight test activity Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has [...]

INQUIRY mavis toh singapore Failure to heed a first officer's request for a go-around resulted in a China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-800 suffering damage when it scraped a beacon antenna [...]

Byline: INVESTIGATION ZACH ROSENBERG WASHINGTON DC The discovery of a cracked blade deep inside a Pratt & Whitney F135 engine on 19 February led to a temporary grounding of the [...]

Byline: INVESTIGATION David Kaminski-Morrow London Inquiry belatedly details pilots' mishandling of recovery and fatal impact after ADC twinjet's departure during strong gusts Nigerian investigators have determined that an ADC Airlines [...]

Byline: operations Investigators believe a Bellview Boeing 737-200 that crashed after taking off from Lagos should not have been cleared to fly, but have been unable to determine the cause [...]

INVESTIGATION DAVE MAJUMDAR WASHINGTON DC USAF refuses to reopen 'flawed' Raptor inquiry The US Air Force will not reopen the Accident Investigation Board (AIB) which examined the 16 November 2010 [...]

Byline: STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC The 16 January main battery failure on JA804A is being investigated by the Japan Transport Safety Board A battery scare has gripped the aviation industry. [...]

Byline: incidents Mavis Toh Singapore Stephen Trimble Washington dc One by one the press releases trickled in, from Air India, from Qatar Airways, from EASA, confirming the inevitable grounding of [...]

Byline: airframes STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Twinjet suffers severe damage in Boston incident but airframer confident about technology Boeing remains confident in the lithium-ion battery technology used on the 787 [...]

Byline: safety stephen trimble washington dc Inspections under way on GE-powered Boeing 787 and 747-8 fleets as engine maker revamps manufacturing process US aircraft safety investigators have called for the [...]

Byline: REPORT David Kaminski-Morrow London Near-incursion at Gothenburg Landvetter leads investigators to suggest ATC restrictions on non-operational conversation Investigators in Sweden are advising that 'sterile operation' guidelines be developed for [...]

The Spanish army has completed its first 500 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in Afghanistan using Israel Aerospace Industries Searcher II unmanned air vehicles. Acquired via Madrid's PASI unmanned air [...]

Byline: SAFETY david kaminski-morrow london Passengers on board Ryanair 737 witnessed damaging strike on American 767 but cabin crew failed to convince pilots Ryanair passengers who witnessed a ground collision [...]

Byline: propulsion STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Manufacturer prepares to dismantle 787 engine to explain ejection of parts during pre-flight checks at Charleston plant Circumstances surrounding a Boeing 787 engine incident [...]