Aviation News

The Seattle Times is reporting that Boeing will rewire the stabilator control systems and avionics bays of all 800 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft rather than battle the FAA for an exemption. During the post-grounding review of the aircraft, Boeing discovered that the wire bundle going to the motor that moves the stabilator didn’t have the […]

American Airlines has drastically cut international service by 75 percent immediately and will pare down domestic and short-haul international flights in the Americas by 30 percent by May. As of Monday, the carrier will be down to three flights a week from Dallas/Fort Worth to Tokyo Narita as its only service to Asia and by […]

The European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) has been cancelled for 2020 and exhibitors and attendees will be getting full refunds. The show, sponsored by the European Business Aviation Association and the National Business Aviation Association, was scheduled for May 26-28 in Geneva but the uncertainty surrounding the staging of such events, recent actions […]

The FAA has updated guidance on expense sharing for private flights with an advisory circular that adds modern context to the 30-year-old rule. AC 61-142 was published at the end of February and is in response to the 2018 FAA reauthorization, which required the FAA to issue clearer guidance on flight sharing. Although not a […]

Delta has announced that it will be reducing capacity by 40 percent over the next few months and parking up to 300 aircraft as a result of the “unprecedented revenue impact” of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The move marks the largest capacity reduction in the company’s history. Delta is also eliminating all flights to continental […]

Sun ‘n Fun has been postponed until May 5 to 10, 2020, on concerns over the spread of COVID-19. According to Tampa’s foxnews13, the city of Lakeland made the announcement on Friday morning. As of Friday afternoon, the Sun ‘n Fun organization hadn’t returned AVweb’s calls and emails for details on the rescheduling, but some […]

Unleaded aviation gasoline developer Swift Fuels has introduced a new program offering participants all future FAA avgas supplemental type certificates (STCs) issued to the company for a one-time fee. The “FOREVER” program covers the specific aircraft and piston engines registered by the owner. According to the company, it will notify FOREVER certificate holders when new […]

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced the cancellation of its 2020 International Operators Conference (IOC2020) and 2020 Business Aircraft Finance, Registration & Legal Conference due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The organization will also be concluding its Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC) at close of business today, a day before it was scheduled […]

Bombardier has announced that Éric Martel has been named the company’s president, CEO and member of the board of directors. He succeeds Alain Bellemare, who has led the company since February 2015. The move continues a series of changes, which include selling its train business and divesting itself of its A220 (C Series) program, made […]

The FAA announced on Wednesday that it is waiving minimum slot-use requirements at U.S. airports in order to support airlines cancelling flights due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Without the waiver, airlines could lose slots at congested airports if they use those allocated to them less than 80 percent of the time. The waiver is […]