Aviation News Thread

[Welshy]

As basic as it sounds, a consolidated location to collect aviation news stories.

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I'll start:

NTSB Recovers Prime Air Cockpit Voice Recorder

It has been announced that the National Transportation Saftey Board (NTSB) has recovered the cockpit voice recorder from Atlas Air Flight 3591.

[The Teacher]

The Airbus Beluga XL is almost here

[Welshy]

That flight flew over my house that day!

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Not Enough Women Entering Pilot Roles According to Airlines

[Welshy]

First RAF P-8 Spotted

Images have surfaced on Twitter which appear to show the RAF’s first Boeing P-8 Poseidon painted and undergoing preparations for its first flight.

[Welshy]

Luftwaffe Typhoons Collide

Two German Eurofighter Typhoons have collided with each other over the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania it is understood.

[Welshy]

Breitling Ends Display Team Sponsorship

It has been announced by Apache Aviation that their display team, flying 7 Aero L-39 Albatros jets, will no longer fly under Breitling branding from the end of the 2019 display season.

The display team, first formed in 1982 flying Mudry CAP 10s under Martini branding has flown under the Breitling name for 17 years, flying hundreds of displays in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

[Welshy]

Boeing Renames 737 Max?

Boeing appears to have decided to rename its troubled 737 Max program, with photos showing that the 737 Max 8 has become the 737-8200.

[Welshy]

IAG Posts Huge Losses, New Willie Walsh Retirement Date Announced

[u2fly]

Lockheed U-2: The veteran spyplane too valuable to replace

Satellites – and drones – were intended to replace it. But the 65-year-old Lockheed U-2 is still at the top of its game, flying missions in an environment no other aircraft can operate in.

Discussion on "HN" (YCombinator's Hacker News):

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25411547