Aviation Suppliers Association

U.S. Air Force | June 09, 2020

A scramjet-powered missile developed under the joint DARPA/U.S. Air Force Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program was destroyed in a recent test accident, Aerospace DAILY has learned. The missile is believed to have inadvertently separated from a B-52 carrier aircraft during a captive-carry flight test, according to sources familiar with the evaluation. The cause of the mishap, which is thought to have involved an aircraft from the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB,...

FlightGlobal | February 07, 2020

Airlink is to continue operating in its own right four of the routes being axed by its franchise partner South African Airways at the end of the month. The business rescue practitioners appointed to lead cash-strapped SAA – after it was placed in formal restructuring in early December – announced on 6 February that the Star Alliance carrier would drop a string of flights as part of a wide-ranging streamlining of its network....

The Aviation Herald | September 15, 2020

The crew of an American Airlines Airbus declared a Mayday following the failure of the left-hand engine on Sunday. The Airbus A320 was carrying 75 passengers and crew on a flight from Charlotte to San Antonio. After landing safely at San Antonio, there were reports the engine was on fire....

ch-aviation | January 16, 2020

Jet Edge (EDG, Van Nuys) has acquired Columbus-based rival JetSelect Aviation, expanding its fleet of large-cabin and long-range private aircraft to include a bolstered range in the super-midsize cabin class, it said in a statement dated January 14. Jet Edge, which provides services to aircraft owners including operations, charter services, in-house maintenance, and assistance with sales and acquisitions, currently manages a fleet of more than 85 Gulfstream Aerospace, Bombardier Aerospace, Dassa...