French/Russian Collaboration To Power Sukhoi Superjet 100
The SaM146 regional jet engine passed its final certification
test, a medium bird ingestion test, last week, which completed all
tests required for certification.
96, Including Polish President, Were Killed In The
Accident
A transcript from the cockpit voice recorder carried by the
TU-154 which crashed in heavy fog in Western Russia in April shows
that the pilots were warned by Russian aviation authorities to not
attempt the landing at Smolensk. The resulting crash killed Polish
President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and 94 others.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet
Napolitano traveled to the Middle East over the
Memorial Day holiday. She and her counterparts from the Middle East
region and officials from the ICAO attended a conference
to discuss ways to bolster global aviation security.