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“Our Boeing team held regular and detailed discussions with the FAA to ensure Boeing understood the requirements and provided transparency of our progress. With this certification program, Boeing has developed a clearer understanding of the latest regulatory requirements, which is expected to accelerate future airplane development with a renewed emphasis on human factors, safety and quality."

Source: Mike Sinnett, senior vice president of Product Strategy, Product Development and Development Programs, commenting

Adaptive Turbofan Engine Could Go On Upcoming F-47 Stealth Fighter

John Sneden, chief of the Air Force’s propulsion directorate, told reporters at the Life Cycle Industry Days conference the Air Force now expects a next-generation engine will be ready to be put on an aircraft by the end of the decade. Sneden would not say whi

eVOL Companies See The Defense Industry As A Market With Fewer Regulatory Hurdles And More Money

At the recent Farnborough Airshow, several of the biggest companies vying to get an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) to market talked up new efforts to develop military versions of their aircraft, a pivot from the ‌Jetsons-style future w

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Even with the vast resources and incredibly far-reaching scope of the Aero-News Network, every now and then a story that should be reported on slips through our fingers. There's a lot of news out there, and sometimes we just don't get to all of it... so we cam

Aero Linx: The Rhode Island Pilots Association The Rhode Island Pilots Association represents aviators based at six public use airports in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. As a member of RIPA, you can both participate with and benefit from

Execute Missed Approach Instructions issued to a pilot making an instrument approach which means continue inbound to the missed approach point and execute the missed approach procedure as described on the Instrument Approach Procedure Chart or as previously as

Upgrades On U.S. Marine Corp AH-1Z Viper And UH-1Y Venom Aircraft

Bell Textron has announced an estimated $300 million, firm-fixed-price, fixed-price incentive, and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the United States Department of the Navy. This base plus three option years contract provides the Structural and Power Improvem

New Fixed Base Operator Will Expand Puerto Rico's Role As A Caribbean Business Aviation Gateway.

Puerto Rico is preparing for it's largest business aviation infrastructure investment in more than a decade. A new fixed base operator promises faster access, modern facilities, and expanded capabilities for international operators. The project reflects the is

From 2016 (YouTube Edition): Get Involved In One Of The Coolest Segments of Aviation...

Just about everyone in aviation has at one time or another heard of the Commemorative Air Force; better known to everyone as the CAF. ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, talked with Adam Smith who is the Executive Vice President of Strategic Development

Prototype Activates Pusher Propulsion As Eve Moves Closer To Wing-Borne Operations

Eve Air Mobility has completed a major milestone in the development of it's electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The company’s engineering prototype has successfully activated it's rear pusher propulsion system during flight for the first time. The