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Ethiopian MAX Crash Simulator Scenario Stuns Pilots

A simulator session mimicking a key portion the accident suggests the Ethiopian crew faced a near-impossible task of getting their 737 MAX 8 back under control.

 

Lockheed ‘Sidekick’ Will Raise F-35 Missile Capacity

A device called Sidekick will allow a U.S. Air Force or Navy version of the F-35 to carry six AIM-120 missiles internally instead of four.

 
 
 

Anatomy Of The Airbus A330neo

Following the success of the A320neo program, airline demand for a reengined A330 led Airbus to launch the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000-powered A330neo in July 2014. Here is a detailed look at what is new on the Neo beyond the engines.  

 

ATC Mistakes Sent 777 Towards California Mountain, NTSB Finds

An air traffic controller’s errant instruction to turn left instead of right towards an assigned heading during a rare departure pattern led an EVA Air Boeing 777 to within hundreds of feet of a mountain peak topped with large antennas.

 
 

Inside Boeings Secret Formula to Win TX

For the first time, Boeing provided details about the method it used to shock the market and impress the Air Force with its winning proposal for the T-X program. 

 

Airbus At 50: From Humble Beginnings To World Stage

The airframer, now an aerospace powerhouse, almost did not make it off the ground.

 
 

Pilot Report: There’s More To A330neo Than Reengining

Airbus hopes reengining with more fuel-efficient powerplants will do for the A330neo what it has done for the A320neo in terms of market demand.

 

U.S. Army Shakes Up Pilot Training Programs

After an internal review, the Army drills basic pilot skills before training with virtual reality and in classified scenarios.

 
 

Top Technologies Created By Airbus

Since Airbus launched the A300B in 1969, technological advances have been the cornerstone of its success. And that work goes on.

 

New Strategy Fuels Global Demand For More New Bombers

A new appreciation for large, long-range combat aircraft is reshaping global military fleets around a class of new stealth bombers.