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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions & Refurbishment Update

Cabin makeovers amid the Covid-19 pandemic
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People in Aviation: July 2020

Wu Zhendong is chairman of Asian Sky Group, Luxaviation UK CEO and co-founder Patrick Margetson-Rushmore retired, and Gary Dun takes helm of API.
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Safety

Coronavirus Brings Cabin Humidity Levels into Question

Adding humidity to dry indoor air, especially in aircraft cabins, offers a compelling solution to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Training and Workforce

Desktop Simulators Shine During Pandemic

For pilots stuck without the ability to stay current by flying, desktop simulation offers are potent alternative.
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Training and Workforce

Training Providers Prepare for Post-Covid Future

While grappling with new health and safety protocols, flight training schools are finding resiliency with new online tools.
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Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Mixes Reality in New Simulator

FlightSafety's new mixed-reality training devices will expand pilot training opportunities and help lower training costs.
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Accidents

Accidents: July 2020

Preliminary and final reports
Airlines

Torqued: Will the Future of Aviation Look Like Its Past?

Airlines need to reconsider how they treat customers if they want people to get back in their airplanes.
Safety

MEBAA Still Planning Dubai Bizav Show in December

The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) is planning to proceed with its 2020 show in Dubai in December.
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Aircraft

Industry Groups Urge More Fuel Contamination Vigiliance

With thousands of airliners idled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic's chilling effect on travel, microbial fuel contamination is a key concern.
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Aircraft

200th Gulfstream G280 Enters Service

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the 200th G280, a milestone reached some eight years after the super-midsize business jet entered service.
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Aircraft

Inflite Adds Bombardier Global Express Mx Support

Inflite The Jet Centre (IFJC) at London Stansted Airport has added line and base maintenance capabilities for Bombardier BD700 Series aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Pioneering Bizav Parts Firm CRS Under New Ownership

CRS Jet Spares new ownership includes Andrew Sherrill and Milan Cvejic.
Aircraft

Airbus to Slash 15,000 Jobs, Cut Output by 40 percent

European airframe maker Airbus reveals latest plans to address what it calls the gravest crisis the industry has ever faced.
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Airlines

EASA Bans Pakistani Carriers from European Airspace

EASA suspended flight authorization for Pakistan International Airways and Vision air following findings of invalid pilot licenses.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Calls for FAA To Issue New Pilot Records Proposal

NBAA says the FAA pilot records NPRM “exemplifies regulatory overreach, going far beyond the intent of the legislative mandate."
Airlines

EU Excludes U.S. and Others From Lifting of Travel Ban

From July 1, travel from 15 countries will be permitted into the European Union, based on their performance in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Regulations and Government

As Europe Prepares To Reopen, EBAA Urges Consistency

With Europe moving towards relaxing its restrictions on Covid-19 travel, EBAA is advocating a concerted and consistent approach.
Rotorcraft

CH-53K King Stallion Goes to Sea

The next-generation heavy-lifter for the Marine Corps has successfully undertaken its first sea trials.
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Martin Thomsen Takes Helm of Air bp

Thomsen will succeed Jon Platt, who has steered Air bp since 2016 but is retiring from the company later this year.
Aircraft

Airbus Hands Over First A330 for NATO Force

NATO’s MMF is acquiring the A330 MRTTs for tanker, transport, and medical evacuation duties on behalf of its member nations.
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Sustainability and Environment

Global 7500 Environmental Declaration Marks Bizav First

Through the publication of an Environmental Product Declaration, Bombardier is providing full transparency for the Global 7500's life-cycle footprint.
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Aircraft

The Return of Supersonic Flight May be Closer Than You Think

The Return of Supersonic Flight May be Closer Than You Think
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FutureFlight

Airbus Demonstrates Autonomous Flight with ATTOL Project

An Airbus A350-1000 widebody airliner achieved fully autonomous taxi, takeoff, and landings in a series of test flights.
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Aircraft

Embraer Delivers First Enhanced Phenom 300E

Embraer's first customer delivery of the enhanced Phenom 300E comes just six months after announcing the refresh of its light jet.
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Aircraft

FAA and Boeing Begin Max Flight Testing

Flight testing of the 737 Max has resumed, a major step toward recertification of the narrow-body airliner.
Rotorcraft

Aaron Brings Helicopter Upset Training to Southern Utah

Chuck Aaron's helicopter upset and instrument training coming to Southern Utah University.
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OSHA Proposes To Fine Textron for Plant 3 Explosion

OSHA alleges that the manufacturer of Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft “failed to protect employees from autoclave explosion hazards.”
Aircraft

Airbus Demonstrates Autonomous Flight with ATTOL Project

An Airbus A350-1000 widebody airliner achieved fully autonomous taxi, takeoff, and landings in a series of test flights.
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AOPA Joins Coalition To Oppose Ligado Network

The Keep GPS Working Coalition represents a spectrum of industries worried about Ligado network interference for GPS users.