On this episode of AvTalk, an aircraft catches the wire—and we’re not talking about aircraft carriers. Plus, Airbus details its plans for the future at its Summit in Toulouse, GE Aviation is trying to figure out what’s wrong with the GE9X engine, and Senator Maria Cantwell may just have a way forward for Boeing.
Catching the Wire(s)A Mooney M-20J attempting to land in Gaithersburg flew too low and instead became entangled in high-voltage transmission lines to the northwest of the airport. The pilot and passenger were uninjured in the crash, but it took crews many hours to secure the lines and the aircraft and bring them down.
Airbus SummitAirbus hosted their second Summit this week in Toulouse and Munich and showed off their progress on hydrogen and electric propulsion.
GE9X problemsAccording to Emirates president Sir Tim Clark, on of the test engines on the the 777-9 “blew up”. While it doesn’t sound like the engine actually blew up, GE Aviation has been working to understand what went wrong and how serious the issue is.
Good news/bad news for BoeingSenator Maria Cantwell is proposing a legislative fix that would allow Boeing to certify the 737-7 and 737-10 without adding a new crew alerting system. But there’s a catch.
Air India, Vistara to mergeAir India and Vistara are set to merge. Vistara minority owner Singapore Airlines will end up with 25.1% of the combined company while Tata Group will control the larger share.
Eurocontrol establishes fund to ATC in countries impacted by Russian invasionCountries party to Eurocontrol will contribute to a fund to make grants and loans to ATC in countries impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Orders, deliveries and new routesPlenty of orders, deliveries, new routes, and aircraft certification news. But most importantly, one airline has “exciting new plans for future growth.”
Going over the North Pole on the flight deckGabriel Leigh recently joined Finnair’s A350 crew on the flight deck from Tokyo to Helsinki, flying over the North Pole. Watch the video here.
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AvTalk Episode 189: Looking into Boeing’s Future
AvTalk Episode 188: Harassed by a Drone
AvTalk Episode 187: Korean Air goes off-roading
AvTalk Episode 186: Unexpected runway
AvTalk Episode 185: Wheel’s Away!
AvTalk Episode 184: The life of an airline dispatcher
AvTalk Episode 183: Closing down, Opening up
AvTalk Episode 182: Electricity in the air
AvTalk Episode 181: The Queen’s flight
AvTalk Episode 180: Parabolic flight on the Zero G A310
AvTalk Episode 179: French fisticuffs on the flight deck
AvTalk Episode 178: Behold the AmeriBoom!
AvTalk Episode 177: Our attempt at a summer break
AvTalk Epiosde 176: The 787 returns
AvTalk Episode 175: Thanks Nancy
AvTalk Episode 174: Spirit turns its lonely eyes to Blue
AvTalk Episode 173: Farnborough a go go
AvTalk Episode 172: Six feet from a very different ending
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