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Boeing has named veteran executive Doug Ackerman to assess the company’s aircraft certification processes and help shape a “future-state certification model,” positioning the review as part of preparations for its next generation of commercial aircraft.
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Boeing has named veteran executive Doug Ackerman to assess the company’s aircraft certification processes and help shape a “future-state certification model,” positioning the review as part of preparations for its next generation of commercial aircraft.
The FAA has certified Garmin’s Autoland system for the Epic E1000 AX, enabling passengers to activate the aircraft’s automated safety system from multiple locations in the cabin. The approval expands the availability of an emergency-response capability for this high-performance general aviation aircraft.
An FAA filing identifies Anduril’s CP-200 as a Group 3, fixed-wing remotely piloted aircraft with a twin-boom configuration, propeller-driven propulsion and a small internal-combustion reciprocating engine. The request marks a regulatory step for the company’s newest unmanned aircraft design.
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A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed a colleague in an apparent attempt to crash the aircraft. The motive remains unknown; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised pilot Smit Machchhar for saving passengers.
An industry coalition is pressing the FAA to broaden the scope of its proposed duty-and-rest rule, which currently applies only to Part 121 carriers. The appeal raises questions about whether fatigue-management requirements should cover additional commercial aviation operations.
A Georgia pilot’s decision to continue trying to salvage an approach instead of abandoning it illustrates how small judgment errors can compound during a critical phase of flight. The episode underscores the operational and safety consequences of pressing on when a stabilized approach is no longer achievable.
U.K. counterterrorism police said they found no explosives in vans searched near Royal Air Force Fairford, adding uncertainty to an investigation into a suspected plot targeting the base. The incident raises questions about security around a facility used by U.S. forces for overseas operations.
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Flydubai flight FZ1073 diverted to Tabuk after transmitting the 7700 emergency code and 7500 hijack code. Israeli media reported that a fight between the pilots prompted the diversion, but the available reports do not establish the circumstances behind the cockpit incident or the crew’s condition.
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