Zeva has completed the first untethered flight test for its Zero flying wing airframe, where the aircraft took off and flew under its 8 electric propellers. With the first flight completed, the Zero now boasts the bragging rights of being a functional, real aircraft, with flight time in its logbook in an industry rife with ground demonstrators and digital renders. The flight is an important milestone in the airworthiness certification process, proving the unmanned demonstrator could take off and maintain position in a controlled hover, as well as taxi, climb, and maneuver at
Aero Linx: International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations
IFATCA is an international collective of air traffic controller associations. It was established in 1961 and is the largest and most comprehensive representative body for air traffic control in the world.
Objectives of the Federation: The objects of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations are:
To operate as a non-profit and non-political federation of air traffic controllers' associations;
To promote safety, efficiency and regularity in International Air Navigation;
To assist an
Scheduled Time Of Arrival (STA)
A STA is the desired time that an aircraft should cross a certain point (landing or metering fix). It takes other traffic and airspace configuration into account. A STA time shows the results of the TBFM scheduler that has calculated an arrival time according to parameters such as optimized spacing, aircraft performance, and weather.
"The rework process is going well — it's long, it's disciplined, but it's going well, our mechanics are learning a ton in the process.”
Source: Boeing CEO David Calhoun describing the B787 fix as coming along just fine. The 787 Dreamliner's production issues will add at least $2 billion to the cost, said the company, doubling an earlier prediction. Boeing saw a rebound in demand for its 737 Max airliner over 2021, coming back from a strange year before it that saw the plane grounded nearly worldwide. No sooner had it returned to the public's good graces, however, that its larger sibling faced its own issues.
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