The day after Scandinavian Airlines once again grounded its fleet of Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 aircraft following another landing-gear related crash landing, the airline has decided to withdraw all of its Q400s from service permanently. SAS was the launch customer for the Q400 – the first of them entering service in January 2000. SAS’s chief executive Mats Jansson stated that, "Confidence in ...

European regulators are currently calling for consultation on the potential introduction of technology that will allow passengers to use their mobile phones aboard aircraft in European airspace, possibly by as early as 2008. Mobile use is currently prohibited on planes because there is evidence that they interfere with onboard communication and navigation systems; research published by the (UK) CAA in 2003 ...

Only weeks after previously grounding its fleet of Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 aircraft to check for undercarriage faults, Scandinavian airline SAS has once again grounded its entire Q400 fleet after another undercarriage-related crash landing. Fortunately, in this latest incident, no one was injured when the aircraft’s undercarriage collapsed upon landing at Copenhagen on October 27. Prior to this latest occurrence, SAS had already ...

UAVs Assist Fire Fighting Effort During the recent devastating wildfires that swept California, military UAVs assisted civilian authorities in fire fighting efforts for the first time in the USA. US Air Force Global Hawk UAVs were used to provide high resolution, near real-time images of the situation on the ground, supplying ground commanders with vital information that allowed them to better coordinate ...

Vulcan bomber XH558 (a Vulcan B2) has returned to the sky after a massive restoration effort costing approximately 6.5 million pounds. XH558 was one of the 134 Vulcans that served with the RAF during the type’s service between 1953 and 1984. Of the 18 examples remaining intact, it is now the only example flying; the other 17 aircraft are on static ...