Two jets briefly clipped wings while performing an aerial stunt during the Fort Lauderdale Airshow, on May 12, spectator video shows. Footage captured by @frograilfanning shows two planes, in a four-jet formation, briefly touch wings before the pilots quickly split away to avoid catastrophe. Speaking to Storyful, @frograilfanning said the incident occurred when the Polaris […]
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NTSB releases almost 2,000 pages on investigation into deadly 2022 Dallas airshow crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a nearly 2,000-page public docket with new information about the mid-air collision at an air show in Dallas in 2022 that killed six people. The crash happened on Nov. 12, 2022, when a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63F Kingcobra, a fighter plane, both from the […]
Chinese planemaker COMAC upstages Airbus and Boeing at Singapore Airshow
By Brenda Goh and Lisa Barrington SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned planemaker COMAC upstaged industry leaders Airbus and Boeing at the Singapore Airshow this week, showing off its self-developed C919 and ARJ21 jets as it pursues international certifications and foreign orders. “A reliable new choice,” proclaimed an advertisement on COMAC’s large booth in the centre […]
Chinese planemaker COMAC upstages Airbus and Boeing at Singapore Airshow
By Brenda Goh and Lisa Barrington SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned planemaker COMAC upstaged industry leaders Airbus and Boeing at the Singapore Airshow this week, showing off its self-developed C919 and ARJ21 jets as it pursues international certifications and foreign orders. “A reliable new choice,” proclaimed an advertisement on COMAC’s large booth in the centre […]