FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Details from the UPS MD-11F crash hearing point to fatigue cracking in a pylon bearing race, which split and introduced abnormal stress on the lugs anchoring the pylon to the wing. The record highlights multiple prior pylon bearing failures as critical precursors to the event.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The aged fleet of Canadair CL-41 jets, locally designated the CT-114, has been operating for more than 60 years and faces significant costs to maintain airworthiness.
Aviation Week
Business Wire
• For more information
By Business Wire: Next-generation hybrid-electric system begins testing ahead of flight tests First all-electric Valo battery manufactured on upgraded production line at Vertical Energy Centre.
Urban Air Mobility News
Bloomberg
• Jack Wittels, Will Kubzansky
By Bloomberg: A global supply crunch has US refineries producing jet fuel at a record pace while skewing output away from gasoline, setting up a potential transport fuels production clash during the peak summer travel period.
AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
By AINonline: Start-up eyes firefighting, skydiving, military markets.
AINonline
• Kerry Lynch
By AINonline: Graham was approved for another NTSB term, Edwards for an assistant secretary position.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Air France, British Airways, and the Lufthansa Group have extended their respective flight suspensions to a slew of destinations across the Middle East, with Lufthansa now not expected to return to Dubai until September 13 at the earliest.
Bloomberg
• Allyson Versprille, Cailley LaPara
By Bloomberg: A US safety investigator said United Parcel Service Inc. decided not to take further action after reviewing a 2011 service letter from Boeing Co. that flagged failures of a key structural component in the type of plane that later crashed in Louisville, Kentucky.
Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram, Aditya Kalra
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
