Tag Archives: fly-by-wire

Dreamliner recharged

Ready to soar again?

As teams from Boeing fan out across the globe to get grounded Dreamliners back into the air will this battery fix be enough to restore the fortunes of the 787? Analysis

VIDEO: Exclusive – Joint Airbus and Boeing flight test lecture

Photo of a historic lecture. (From l-r: Capt Van Chaney, Deputy Chief Test Pilot, Boeing; Stephane Vaux, Flight Test Engineer, Airbus; Paul Bolds-Moorehead, Senior Lead Engineer, Boeing and Capt Terry Lutz, Experimental Test Pilot, Airbus.)

How do Airbus and Boeing stall test large jet airliners? An exclusive video of a historic joint lecture at the Royal Aeronautical Society from Airbus and Boeing test pilots and flight test engineers.

The 787 and safety – lessons from the past

NTSB investigator aboard the JAL 787 at Boston Logan Airport. (NTSB)

A series of highly public problems, including a global grounding, has stricken Boeing’s flagship 787 Dreamliner. Is this simply teething troubles or indications of deeper flaws? Analysis.

EXCLUSIVE – Qantas QF32 flight from the cockpit

QF32 from the cockpit featured image

Exclusive interview with one of the flight crew of Qantas A380 flight QF32 who gives the view from the flight deck of this extraordinary aviation incident.

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