The World of Aviation

The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued an emergency airworthiness directive for inspections of Goodrich supplied pitot tubes on Airbus A330s and A340s which may have manufacturing flaws, possibly leading to incorrect airspeed readings. “Several reports have recently been received of loose pneumatic quick disconnect unions on Goodrich pitot probes P/N 0851HL,” the AD reads.

The General Aviation Manufacturer’s Association has welcomed a report which claims that American companies using business aviation outperform those without aircraft on a number of measures. “It’s no surprise that America’s best-performing and most-admired companies rely on business aviation to provide concrete and unique competitive benefits that are reflected in shareholder and enterprise value,” said

The FAA has given System Design Approval for the Honeywell SmartPath precision landing system, opening the way for the adoption of GPS-guided approaches in the US. SmartPath, which is a ground based augmentation system (GBAS) supports precision approach and landings by using satellite data and transmits digital guidance signals to aircraft systems. As such, it

Boeing’s vice president of sales Randy Tinseth wrote in his blog last week that modification work on the wing join of the first Boeing 787 is currently underway. “Modifications are indeed underway. We’ve begun installing the reinforcements on the area within the side-of-body section on Airplane #1 and on the static airframe,” Tinseth wrote. The

Flights from Sydney and airports this morning have been disrupted due to major dust storms around in the area which has reduced visibility at the airport. The combination of the dust storms and strong winds reduced Sydney Airport’s operations to only one runway. The airport issued a public information notice that while some flights have

FedEx has taken delivery of the first of 15 Boeing 777 Freighters it has on order, which it says will allow its customers to benefit from more point-to-point routings and shorter flying times. “The 777 Freighter will have a unique role for FedEx Express, providing exceptional range that brings new efficiency to the airline and