Flying MagazineRyan Ewing

NTSB: Fatigue Cracks in MD‑11F Left Engine Pylon Led to UPS Flight 2976 Engine Separation

Flying Magazine reports: A new NTSB report points to cracking in the MD-11F’s left engine pylon and draws parallels to the DC-10 separation in American Airlines Flight 191.

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FlightGlobalDominic Perry

Thales to boost automation and connectivity for Airbus A320neo successor avionics, but rules out fully automated/single‑pilot cockpit

By FlightGlobal: Thales will incorporate higher levels of automation and connectivity on the next-generation avionics suite it will offer to Airbus for the airframer's A320neo replacement programme but believes it will be too soon for a fully automated or single-pilot cockpit.

2025-11-20T09:37:15.817474-08:00
FlightGlobalRyan Finnerty

Aurora advances assembly of X-65 active flow‑control demonstrator aimed at replacing conventional control surfaces

By FlightGlobal: Aurora Flight Sciences has shared images of its X-65 active flow control demonstrator under assembly, with the prototype designed to eliminate traditional control surfaces through embedded aerodynamic effectors.

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