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CAE | July 09, 2021

CAE, a global leader in aviation training, and Volocopter, a pioneer in urban air mobility (UAM), announced today the signing of a strategic partnership to develop, certify, and deploy an innovative pilot training program for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) operations, subject to final agreement. This eVTOL pilot training program, a first in the industry, will develop the pilot workforce of the future and ensure the safe introduction of eVTOL operations globally by leveraging CAE&#...

Defense and Space

Boeing | February 14, 2022

Boeing has settled its civil cases with all but two of the families of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Boeing 737 MAX crash on March 10, 2019. The ET302 crash, along with the Lion Air Flight 610 crash, just over four months prior, claimed the lives of 357 people. FlyersRights.org, however, continues its litigation, supported by independent safety experts, to compel the FAA to release the MAX fix details and flight testing. The FAA, at Boeing's behest, has kept...

UPI | February 13, 2020

Alaska Airlines and American Airlines expanded their relationship Thursday, announcing a new "West Coast international alliance" that's designed to appeal to business travelers in the tech industry. Airline officials said the new arrangement includes the ability for travelers to earn and use miles on both Alaska and American, starting this spring, and grant access to each carrier's airport lounges....

Mitsubishi | June 02, 2020

The Mitsubishi Aircraft SpaceJet program has halted all flight testing worldwide and is winding down production to zero. The company said it must first meet cost targets and then work out a plan to get a type certificate (TC). Only after the regional jet is declared airworthy will the resumption of manufacturing be considered. Staffing at the home of the program in Nagoya, Japan, will be reduced, Mitsubishi Aircraft said, briefly outlining its plans to Aviation Daily. Despite the retrench...