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Airbus tests new technologies to enhance pilot assistance
Toulouse, 12 January 2023 – Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing new, on ground and in-flight,…
If you’re fatigued, call it in. The crash of American International Airways flight 808
On the 18th of August 1993, an American cargo plane on approach to Guantanamo Bay suddenly rolled over and crashed…
Take Care of the Wheel Tie Bolts
A significant number of missing wheel tie bolts have been reported to Airbus over the last 5 years. A few…
U.S. safety experts dispute aspects of Ethiopia 737-MAX air crash findings
NAIROBI, Dec 28 (Reuters) – U.S. air safety experts say Ethiopian inspectors investigating the cause of an Ethiopian Airlines’ crash…
73-year-old pays $370/month to live in a plane he bought for $100,000 from a salvage yard: ‘I have no regrets’
In the early ’70s, Bruce Campbell paid $25,800 for 10 acres of land in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland, Oregon….
Four Airbus A340s end up in Iran after triangulation with Burkina Faso
Flight tracking platforms drew public attention this Friday (23) to the flights of four Airbus A340s which took off from…
The main factors of aircraft performance
The main factors of aircraft performance are the performance of the engines, and the performance of the wings. The performance…
Crash-landing on Santa Monica beach in Los Angeles, US
A single-engine plane carrying two people was caught on camera crash-landing on Santa Monica beach in Los Angeles, US, on…
Unreliable airspeed at takeoff
Since the beginning of 2020, Airbus has received an increasing number of reports of unreliable airspeed events at takeoff due…
Why 2 engines are safer than 4
Why 2 engines are safer than 4 The probability of a single engine failing on a 4 engine aircraft is…