Working with other agencies to find joint consensus
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An Approach So Awful, The Tower Controllers Ducked Out Of Fear

Four crewmembers and 47 of the 67 passengers on board a US-Bangla Airlines Bombardier Q400 died when their scheduled flight crashed and burned at Kathmandu, Nepal, while maneuvering for a VFR landing.

 

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commercial aviation

FAA Eyes Consensus On 737 MAX Flight Approvals

FAA is working with other agencies to find consensus on joint approval of the model’s return to service, but the agency is prepared to act alone if the authorities cannot agree, sources with knowledge of the agency’s thinking tell Aviation Daily.    

 
 

Defense

Boeing’s 767 Tankers Also Use Augmented Pitch System

Boeing’s 767-based tankers use a version of the pitch augmentation system that grounded the 737 Max 8 fleet, the manufacturer and U.S. Air Force officials say.

 
 

space

Mars 2020 Rover To Test Role For Helicopters

The ability to fly helicopters on Mars could make possible future exploration of the red planet’s most hazardous terrain or areas off limits to humans because of planetary protection concerns.

 

MRO

Working Together While Coming Apart

Will Brexit throw a wrench in regulators’ collaborative efforts?

 

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