Pilot Actions, Decision Making, “Lack of Command Authority” Led to New York LaGuardia Runway Excursion

Several failures in close succession by a jetliner’s flight crew were the probable cause of Oct. 27, 2016, runway excursion at LaGuardia Airport, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s final report issued Thursday.

Twenty-Year Outlook Projects 4,210 New Airplanes Needed, Valued At $650 Billion

Boeing has released its Southeast Asia Current Market Outlook (CMO) which projects a demand for 4,210 new airplanes, valued at $650 billion, over the next 20 years in the region during a briefing at Boeing's regional headquarters in Singapore. The annual report forecasts the region will continue its strong annual traffic growth at 6.2 percent, outpacing the world's average growth rate by 1.5 percent.

First Wide-Body Center To Be Opened Outside Europe

Airbus has inaugurated its A330 Completion and Delivery Center (C&DC) in Tianjin, China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and strategic partnership with China. At the same time, the first A330 to be delivered from the C&DC was handed over to Tianjin Airlines.

Experimental Aircraft To Showcase Technology That Enhances Safety And Operations For The Global Aviation Industry

Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, will demonstrate its advanced new SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) solution in a flight trial with FLYHT, a leader in real-time aircraft intelligence and cockpit communications.

Crash Test Dummies Shown Breaking Seat-Back Video Screens In Simulated Accidents

Passenger advocate group Flyers Rights is calling attention to an investigative report published last week by the Daily Beast revealed that economy-class seats are so tight that crash test dummies were consistently breaking seatback video screens with their heads during simulations. This troubling report also noted that no coach seats today comply with Department of Transportation regulations for the brace position.

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Complies With 2020 European Data Link Services Mandate

EASA has granted an STC to Universal Avionics for a UniLink UL-801 Aeronautical Telecommunications Network Baseline 1 (ATN B1) upgrade on a Bombardier CL-600-2B16 (601-3A Variant), to comply with the February 2020 European Data Link Services (DLS) Mandate. ESTC was awarded to Avionics Integration & Engineering Corporation AG and marks the first European DLS capable approval for the Universal Avionics UniLink UL-800/801 Communications Management Unit (CMU).

Airbus Installs First 3D Printed Titanium Part On Series Production Commercial Aircraft

Airbus and its supplier Arconic have achieved a 3D printing first—the installation of a 3D printed titanium bracket on a series production Airbus commercial aircraft, the A350 XWB. Arconic is 3D printing these parts for Airbus’s newest widebody aircraft at Arconic’s additive manufacturing facility in Austin, TX.