Women in Aviation International (WAI) saw more than 4,500 attendees from 65 countries at its 33rd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, which took place last week at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The event featured an exhibit hall hosting 176 companies and organizations, keynote speakers, education sessions and professional […]
Former Boeing test pilot Mark Forkner has been acquitted of deceiving the FAA about the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) on the Boeing 737 MAX. A jury took less than two hours to reach the verdict in the federal district court in Fort Worth on Wednesday. Forkner, the former chief technical pilot on the MAX […]
Russia says it’s stepping up production and development of domestic airliners in light of sanctions that have virtually grounded its fleet of Western-built aircraft and trapped dozens overseas. Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borosov said the main focus will be on MS-21 and SuperJet 100-seat airliners. “There has been no halt to the work of these […]
Joby Aviation says it’s taken a big step toward certification of its eVTOL aircraft with the first submission of its novel staged approach to the process. Rather than present the finished aircraft for certification, Joby is conducting the first ever “area-specific certification plan” for the tilt rotor design. The first plan covers cabin safety and […]
Chinese officials have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from China Eastern Airlines Flight MU-5735, and despite the violence of the crash they said it’s “relatively intact” and they’re hopeful it will yield data. “This will provide important evidence as to the cause of the accident,” Zhu Tao, director of the Office of Aviation Safety at […]
The FAA, buttressed by aviation advocacy groups, reported to the aviation subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure last week on aircraft noise. While the committee heard that outreach to the public could be improved, the number of residents affected by aircraft noise has “declined significantly” over the past several decades. Specifically, Rep. […]
Bigfork, Montana-based uAvionix, recently acquired by DC Capital Partners, announced Monday (March 21) that its AV-30-E multimode indicator can now interface with select digital autopilots with its external magnetometer capability. A free software update for the non-certified AV-30-E is now available for supporting the TruTrak Vizion 385 and Vizion PMA, and BendixKing’s xCruze 100 and […]
There is widespread controversy and confusion over cost-sharing rules and penalties for operators of small aircraft. The National Business Aviation Association announced today (March 22) that the FAA has extended the association’s Small Aircraft Exemption No. 7879L for two more years, until March 31, 2024. The exemption, available to small-aircraft operators who are NBAA members, […]
ForeFlight subscription prices increased by 20 percent today. The company posted the new prices on the subscription page of its website late last month. New-purchase plans and renewals will be subject to the new pricing as of March 22. The cost of the Basic Plus level is now $120 per year (up from $99.99), Pro […]
Neste and BP have signed deals to provide sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Germany-based logistics and shipping company DHL Express. One of the largest aviation SAF deals to date, the agreements cover a combined volume of more than 800 million liters (211 million gallons) of SAF to be supplied over the next five years. According […]
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