FAA bill would force the agency to craft 'real world' rules for airplane evacuations

If an airplane has to be evacuated, the Federal Aviation Administration says all passengers must be capable of getting out within 90 seconds. But critics say the agency's testing standards have not kept pace with the shrinking size of airplane seats — which means more people jammed into the cabin — or the changing composition of the flying public. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth argues the FAA's current tests fail to take real world conditions into consideration. (www.npr.org) Más...

Ground Agent Injured After Falling From A320 Doorway

A ground agent attending to a Transnusa Airlines flight at an Indonesian airport ended up in the hospital after falling from the door of the Airbus A320-200 aircraft. (www.gatechecked.com) Más...

NASA's DC-8 finally retired

Link to video of flyover by DC-8-71 N817NA. It will be replaced by a B777. (www.aerotime.aero) Más...

Singapore Airlines Awards Staff With Bonus Equivalent to Nearly Eight Months Salary

The airline recorded a nearly $2 billion profit during the fiscal year. (airlinegeeks.com) Más...

FAA Order May Delay First Artemis, Starship Moon Landings

A new FAA order for an environmental review of SpaceX’s Starship ops at Kennedy Space Center in Florida may delay the first Artemis, SpaceX moon landings. Right now, NASA has a $4.2 billion contract with SpaceX to develop a Starship variant to land NASA’s first Artemis astronauts at the moon’s South Pole on Artemis-3 by the end of 2026. SpaceX hopes to fly an un-crewed Starship lunar landing test in 2025, to give NASA confidence for a crewed landing. (avgeekery.com) Más...

Copa Delays 737 MAX 8 Launch Amid Boeing Delivery Woes

The Panama City-based airline is further delaying the 737 MAX 8's entry into service. (airlinegeeks.com) Más...

Congress exempts Boeing 767 freighter from 2028 production cutoff

The FAA bill provides a nice gift for Boeing, FedEx and UPS related to 767 freighters. (www.freightwaves.com) Más...