A sinkhole discovered during a routine airfield inspection at New York's LaGuardia Airport has forced the closure of one of the airport's only two runways, triggering a cascade of cancellations and delays on one of the worst possible days for travel disruption. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
A French appeals court Thursday convicted Air France and Airbus of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in France's aviation history. (www.yahoo.com) More...
Noemi Aerospace, the Norwegian electric seaplane developer that rebranded from Elfly Group in February, has started construction on its first full-scale prototype and unveiled a strategy to adapt the same airframe for aerial firefighting, skydiving, and military missions. The Norwegian start-up, which has been developing its nine-passenger Noemi electric amphibious aircraft since 2021, announced the expanded strategy on May 19 alongside a program update. Construction of the TAC-1 experimental… (www.ainonline.com) More...
