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US Navy removes captain of aircraft carrier stricken by coronavirus

Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Eric Schmitt and Emily Cochrane, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 03 08:38 AM

WASHINGTON — The US Navy removed the captain of the stricken aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt on Thursday, only days after he implored his superior officers for more help as a coronavirus outbreak spread aboard the ship. Read more »

US Navy evacuating virus-struck aircraft carrier

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 01:40 AM

The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew.   Read more »

Japan's ANA says to buy 20 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 25 04:37 PM

The order will be made up of 11 787-10 aircraft, which will serve domestic routes, and 9 787-9 planes for international destinations. Read more »

Airbus unveils 'blended wing body' plane design after secret flight tests

Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 12:10 PM

Airbus on Tuesday unveiled a curvaceous aircraft design that blends wing and body, designed to slash carbon emissions by some 20 percent.    Read more »

Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 05:08 PM

The country's civil aviation authority said it has yet to receive a positive response after requesting technical assistance from France and the United States to decode black boxes from the downed airliner. Read more »

China’s bid to challenge Boeing and Airbus falters

Stella Qiu and Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 10:27 AM

Delays are common in complex aerospace programs, but the especially slow progress is a potential embarrassment for China, which has invested heavily in its first serious attempt to break the hold of Boeing and Airbus on the global jet market. Read more »

Plane crashes after takeoff in Kazakhstan; 12 dead, dozens injured

Pavel Mikheyev, Reuters
Posted at Dec 27 06:07 PM

It lost altitude during takeoff and broke through a concrete fence before hitting the two-story building, Kazakhstan's Civil Aviation Committee said. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash. Read more »

Russia's most advanced Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet suffers first crash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 25 11:50 AM

MOSCOW - One of Russia's Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter jets crashed on Tuesday in the Far East during a test flight, the plane's maker said, the first accident of its kind involving what is the country's most advanced warplane.   Read more »

US transport chief: Economic issues no factor in 737 MAX safety review

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 10:28 AM

WASHINGTON - The economic impact of Boeing Co's planned halt of 737 MAX production will not be considered by US regulators in their ongoing review of when to end the grounding of a plane involved in two major fatal crashes, US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Friday. Read more »

Sandiganbayan convicts ex-aerospace agency heads over sale of aircraft spare parts

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 05:01 PM

Former PADC president Danilo Crisologo and senior vice president Roberto Manlavi were sentenced to 6 to 10 years imprisonment by the anti-graft court's 3rd Division for selling PADC aircraft spare parts, accessories and equipment at a loss to Wingtips Parts Corp. without the required 30 percent mark-up. Read more »

Beijing's new aircraft carrier enters service at South China Sea base

Reuters
Posted at Dec 17 08:24 PM

President Xi Jinping is overseeing a sweeping plan to refurbish the armed forces by developing everything from stealth jets to anti-satellite missiles, as China ramps up its presence in the South China Sea and around self-ruled Taiwan. Read more »

Plane that veered off NAIA runway towed to hangar, clearing ops continue

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 03:56 PM

MANILA — A Japan-bound passenger plane that veered off the runway while departing from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) early Saturday has been moved to a hangar, airport authorities said. Read more »

PAL diverts Manila-bound flight to Cebu after 'technical problem'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 02:48 PM

The PAL aircraft, an Airbus A321, made a premature landing in Mactan Cebu International Airport instead of Ninoy Aquino International Airport after a "technical problem" was reported past 11 a.m. Read more »

2 families killed in Canada plane crash - ambassador

Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 05:25 AM

TORONTO—Two families from Uzbekistan died when a single-engine aircraft crashed in a wooded area on the outskirts of Kingston, Ontario, killing all 7 people aboard, the Uzbekistan ambassador said in a tweet on Friday.   Read more »

Filipinos' travel lust demands hundreds of new planes: Airbus

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 07:05 AM

The Philippines needs 200 new jets to expand domestic and international travel and the need can triple to as many as 600 in the next 20 years, said Aymeric Dupront, Airbus marketing head for Southeast Asia. Read more »

LOOK: Photos show parts of PAL plane engine in flames during take-off

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 05:56 PM

Around 340 passengers and crew were on the flight, that returned to LAX shortly and landed safely.  Read more »

NASA unveils its 1st electric airplane - a work in progress

Jane Ross, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 05:15 PM

NASA also showed off a newly built simulator that allows engineers, and pilots, to get the feel of what it will be like to maneuver the finished version of the X-57 in flight, even as the plane remains under development. Read more »

Lorenzana: No cause for concern over China's flares vs PH aircraft

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 01:09 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday he does not see a cause for concern on the reported firing of flares by China against Philippine military aircraft patrolling the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Satellite images reveal China's aircraft carrier 'factory,' analysts say

Greg Torode and Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at Oct 17 03:18 PM

HONG KONG/BEIJING - High-resolution satellite images show that the construction of China's first full-sized aircraft carrier is progressing steadily alongside expansive infrastructure work that analysts say suggests the ship will be the first of several large vessels produced at the site. Read more »

'Not a presidential plane': Lorenzana defends purchase of P2-billion jet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 06:29 PM

"This aircraft was not intended to be a Presidential plane but as a Command and Control plane of the AFP and the DND," said defense chief Delfin Lorenzana.    Read more »