Embraer said on Feb. 18 it was formally withdrawing its World Trade Organization (WTO) case against Canada and Bombardier over airliner manufacturing subsidies now that the issue is moot with Bombardier’s focus on business aviation.
The North Atlantic Datalink Mandate requiring that aircraft be equipped with datalink communications in oceanic airspace, suspended temporarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be reinstated on Feb. 25.
Iceland’s air navigation service provider Isavia ANS announced Feb. 17 that it has implemented satellite-based surveillance of aircraft in its airspace.
Democratic House lawmakers proposed an additional $26 billion to help struggling airlines, airports and manufacturers survive the air travel downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crucial things pilots need to know about painted flight controls, stalls and training. This is the third part of a series on post-maintenance test flights.
Spatial disorientation of the pilot led to the fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter in hilly terrain northwest of Los Angeles in January 2020 that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight others, the NTSB has found.
The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic may have acted as a “pressure valve release” on the aviation industry’s pilot shortage, but it has not solved the problem, said Sheryl Barden, president and CEO of Aviation Personnel International, based in San Francisco.
EAA AirVenture 2021 remains on the schedule as a live event in July in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, although some areas of the show may look different than in previous years.
The National Business Aviation Association has canceled all its in-person events through June 30 because of the COVID-19 pandemic as it explores options for virtual programming.
Aircraft cabins, long considered venues for the spread of airborne pathogens and volatile organic compounds, are getting an increasing degree of focus as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to depress global travel.
Avionics manufacturer uAvionix on Jan. 26 announced FAA technical standard order authorization of its tailBeaconX 1090 MHz automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast Out transponder, which replaces a rear navigation light on general aviation aircraft.
Skyservice Business Aviation announced on Jan. 26 that it has reached an agreement to be the exclusive distributor and reseller in Canada of the VisionSafe Emergency Vision Assurance System, designed to protect a pilot’s vision during a smoke emergency in the cockpit.
If there is an upside for the aviation industry to the ongoing global travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be that the enforced breathing space has given insiders an opportunity to focus on sustainability.
