Aero Linx: Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA) The Agency derives its mandate from Article 92 of the EAC Treaty which in summary states that the Partner States shall undertake to make air transport services safe, efficient and...
“We’re ‘go’ for launch. Both Thursday and Friday launch weather looks good, with concern of winds around the pad for Thursday. Downrange weather is trickier as the front and the winds combine to create winds and waves. Friday looks better...
Nigerian start-up carrier Green Africa Airways has received its first aircraft, an ATR 72-600, at its base in the city of Lagos. Green Africa is taking three ATRs through an agreement with ACIA Aero Leasing, which is part of Mauritius-based...
As the US Air Force (USAF) potentially faces more complex and fast-paced battles in the future, where communications are likely to be disrupted, for example by jamming, it is rewriting its basic doctrine to emphasise “commander’s intent”. As the US...
Mexican carrier Aeromexico intends cut its Boeing 737 Max orders and acquire more 787s as part of a proposed restructured aircraft purchase agreement with the Chicago airframer. Mexican carrier Aeromexico intends cut its Boeing 737 Max orders and acquire more...
Embraer and the Brazilian air force signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly study the design and development of an “advanced unmanned aircraft system”. Embraer and the Brazilian air force signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly study the design...
The US Federal Aviation Administration has disclosed new details about an electric problem that forced the grounding of more than 100 recently-produced Boeing 737 Max. The US Federal Aviation Administration has disclosed new details about an electric problem that forced...
US investigators have found that two sightseeing aircraft were effectively invisible to their pilots before they fatally collided over an Alaskan lake, highlighting the inadequacy of conventional see-and-avoid strategies. The inquiry believes cockpit structures on a descending De Havilland Canada...
Operators of older Airbus A320-family jets are being urgently ordered to replace certain fuel-pump components over concerns about potential ignition sources. As a result of a quality inspection, says the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, the locking key of the...
US low-cost start-up Avelo Airlines is one of 20 carriers affected by a reservations system outage, leaving the airline unable to sell tickets one week before it plans to begin operations. US low-cost start-up Avelo Airlines is one of 20...