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December 13, 2019

ExpressJet Pursues New Workforce and Technology Initiatives

Lindsay Bjerregaard

ExpressJet Airlines is pursuing maintenance workforce and technology growth following its sale earlier this year to ManaAir, a joint venture between KAir Enterprises and United Airlines. The regional carrier has just announced a sign-on bonus program for new-hire A&P maintenance technicians to jump start its recruiting process as it adds the Embraer E175 to its fleet.

December 12, 2019

Second flight in homebuilt plane ends in stall

Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive application of aft stick during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to this accident was the pilot’s inexperience in the airplane.

December 11, 2019

Westbound round-the-world record attempt happening now

Five legs, most over open ocean, in a single-engine piston-powered homebuilt aircraft.

December 11, 2019

Lufthansa To Change Group Structure, Names Key Executives

Lufthansa plans to significantly change the group structure in a move that analysts hope will make it more attractive for investors.

December 10, 2019

App Developer Launches Aircraft Tracking Satellite

The company behind the MyRadar smartphone app has launched a first, experimental cubesat designed to monitor aircraft signals from space and support a rapid response capability by rescue organizations.

December 9, 2019

RTCA Committee To Develop Counter-UAS Standards

Standards organization RTCA has announced that it has formed a committee of industry and government experts to develop requirements for counter-unmanned aircraft systems to protect airports and other sites from rogue drones.

December 4, 2019

Leidos Elbows In On Legacy FAA, Defense, Space Primes

Leidos, a heavyweight government services provider, has throttled up its rivalry with defense primes L3Harris Technologies and Raytheon for providing support work to the FAA.

December 2, 2019

Boeing, Kitty Hawk Unveil UAM Joint Venture

Boeing and startup Kitty Hawk have unveiled a joint venture that is developing the Cora two-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing autonomous air taxi.

December 2, 2019

Mars Oxygen Variations Baffling Scientists

Though quite small, curious seasonal variations in concentrations of oxygen in the thin atmosphere above the floor of the nearly 100-mi.-wide Gale Crater and ancient lake bed on Mars have scientists involved in NASA’s Curiosity rover baffled and striving to provide an explanation.

November 28, 2019

Britain Increasing Contribution To ESA

Britain will invest £374 million ($483 million) with ESA over the next five years, helping secure its involvement in projects such as NASA’s Lunar Gateway, the Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover and programs to monitor climate change.