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Regulations and Government

AIN Q&A: EBAA's Khan Outlines Pandemic Problems

AIN asked EBAA secretary-general Athar Husain Khan what members are experiencing during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Aircraft

MC-21 Flight Testing Resumes following Covid Pause

The Irkut-designed MC-21 narrowbody has now completed more than 300 test flights.
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Aircraft

Vintage 727 Airliner Deployed to Test New Aircraft Towing System

ATS World-Wide, which is developing a permanently-installed towing system for airports, found a "time-capsule" when it purchased a derelict Boeing 727 jet.
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Airports

Carbon Neutral Farnborough Doesn't Rest on Its Green Laurels

The UK's Farnborough Airport spent nine years making the changes that resulted in it becoming the world's first carbon neutral business aviation airport.
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Charter & Fractional

Stardustjets Teams with Heron to Launch Indian Charter Services

Stardustjets and Germany's Heron will jointly apply for an Indian air operator's certificate and the Mumbai-based startup intends to buy a midsized jet.
Aircraft

Germany’s Tornado Fighter Replacement Plans Revealed

The Luftwaffe is set to receive a split buy of Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers to replace its remaining Tornado aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

GoDirect Trade Aims To Be Amazon of Aviation Parts

Honeywell's GoDirect Trade e-commerce platform is trying to remove barriers to aviation parts transactions.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Moves Closer To Using Smart Training Tool

Acceptance testing of FlightSafety International’s FlightSmart has been completed at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.
Charter & Fractional

NATA Forms Task Force To Prep 135 for Demand Return

The NATA Part 135 Covid-19 Task Force will address a range of concerns and develop best practices covering flight crew and passenger safety.
Avionics

AMAC Sees Mx Rush on ACJs, Globals

AMAC Aerospace has taken on two Airbus Corporate Jet projects and has a third in the pipeline as well as work on a pair of Bombardier Global twins.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Installing ACA Aircraft Air Purification System

Duncan has installed the ACA chemical-free air purification system in a Gulfstream and is working on approvals for other aircraft.
Aircraft

Textron Finds New Special-missions Role for Latitude

Textron Aviation delivered two Cessna Citation Latitudes to the Japan Air Self Defense Force that are configured for flight inspection missions.
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Airlines

Delta’s Bastian Sees Recovery Taking as Long as Three Years

Delta Air Lines takes steps to accelerate plans to simplify its fleet in preparation for the “new normal.”
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Charter & Fractional

Avinode Unveils Avinode Aid To Link Brokers, Medevacs

Avinode is offering Avinode Aid for free to ensure brokers can find available aircraft for air medical transport or humanitarian relief missions.
Charter & Fractional

Avinode Aid Launched To Link Brokers, Medevacs

Avinode is offering Avinode Aid for free to ensure brokers can find available aircraft for air medical transport or humanitarian relief missions.
Sustainability and Environment

Renewable Fuel Crucial to Business Aviation's Sustainability Goals

The price of petroleum-based jet-A has fallen because of the Covid-19 crisis, but the industry still looks to SAF use to reach environmental goals.
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Aircraft

European Regulators Resume Embraer-Boeing Merger Probe

The European Commission has set a new deadline of August 7 to complete its review of the planned Embraer-Boeing tie-up.
Airlines

Virgin Australia Enters Voluntary Administration

The International Air Transport Association points to a failure of governments to provide financial support as a reason for Virgin Australia’s insolvency.
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Rotorcraft

Air Tour Pioneer Elling Halvorson Flies West

Elling Halvorson, who died on April 16 at the age of 88, founded Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters in 1965, a business that flies 600,0000 pax a year.
Aircraft

Textron Marks Citation CJ4's 10th Anniversary

Textron Aviation delivered the first Citation CJ4 light business jet on April 20, 2010.
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Airlines

IATA Sees Recession Resulting in Slow Airline Recovery

The International Air Transport Association calls for so-called confidence-boosting measures to attract passengers.
Aircraft

IADA Webinar Explores Post-pandemic Bizav Recovery

Aircraft brokers remain optimistic about preowned business jet sales post Covid-19, according to an International Aircraft Dealers Association webinar.
Regulations and Government

FAA Updating Weight and Balance Program Guidance

Draft FAA guidance would have inspectors advise operators to update their weight and balance programs and submit them for approval.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Asks YoPros To Contact Congress on Relief Debate

As lawmakers negotiate the next round of relief packages, NBAA stresses the importance of young professionals to reach out to their lawmakers.
Security

Business Aircraft Operators Need to Pay Attention to Covid-19 Security and Medical Concerns

Business Aircraft Operators Need to Pay Attention to Covid-19 Security and Medical Concerns
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Aircraft

CDB Leasing Axes Orders for 29 Boeing Max Jets

China Development Bank Aviation has restructured its Max backlog to include a cancellation of 29 deliveries.
Airlines

Four Norwegian Air Crew Units Declare Bankruptcy

Some 4,700 pilots and cabin crew at Norwegian Group subsidiaries risk losing their jobs.
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Training and Workforce

CAE Recalls Canadian Workers

CAE credited a government relief program in assisting with the recall of 1,500 of its workers temporarily laid off in Canada.
Charter & Fractional

Citing Covid-19, JetSuite Grounds Fleet, Furloughs Crew

Dallas-based bizjet charter operator JetSuite has grounded its all-Embraer fleet and furloughed most of its crewmembers as the Covid-19 crisis drags on.
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Airports

Luminaerospace Lights Make Taxiway Edges Easy To See

Following FAA approval, Luminaerospace hopes to ramp up production of replacement taxiway light covers that help pilots interpret taxiway boundaries.
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