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Qatar Airlines has demanded $162,000 in training expenses from a young pilot released without explanation from her job earlier this week. According to paddleyourownkanoo.com, an industry newsletter, the airline didn’t tell Jawaher Al-Hail why she was being fired but like every other airline in the world it has drastically curtailed service. The airline is in […]

An unidentified man was struck and killed by a landing Southwest flight at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport late Thursday. The Southwest crew reported they saw someone on the runway as they touched down at 8:12 p.m. after a short hop from Dallas. Equipment was dispatched and found the dead man on Runway 17R. The 737-700 took […]

Municipal officials all over the country are comparing notes and discovering major disparities in the government aid they’re getting through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The issue first cropped up in Colorado where Northern Colorado Regional Airport, a GA facility serving Fort Collins and Loveland, got a whopping $16.9 million for […]

Ethiopia has confirmed its troops shot down a Kenyan aircraft that was flying pandemic relief supplies over Ethiopia last Monday. Aljazeera is reporting the Ethiopian Army issued a statement to the African Union saying it believed the aircraft was on a “potential suicide mission” near a camp its troops are defending in Bardale, a small […]

The FAA says it’s working with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to update guidelines for air carriers on COVID-19 precautions but the head of the nation’s biggest pilots’ union says the current regime isn’t enough. ALPA President Capt. Joe DePete told WOIO in Cleveland that the FAA needs to mandate compliance with CDC recommendations […]

This week, AVweb’s news roundup found reports on new leadership at a surface inspection tool company, a survey of top-rated FBOs and an agreement between an aircraft interiors company and a medical patient transportation solutions provider. 3D optical surface inspection tool manufacturer 8tree is adding Robert Zehnder to its business development team. Zehnder, who began […]

France-based VoltAero unveiled the production configuration for its Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft family on Wednesday. The Cassio 330 will seat four and have a 330-kilowatt hybrid-electric propulsion system. The 480-kilowatt Cassio 480 will seat six and the 600-kilowatt Cassio 600 will seat ten. VoltAero is intending to certify the Cassio family under EASA CS23 certification specifications […]

American Airlines has donated 300 iPads to the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) as part of the airline’s “To Care for People on Life’s Journey” initiative. According to ACE, the donation will be used for programs such as the Florida Air Museum’s Kid Zone, Destination Aviation summer camp and High School UAV Club. The nonprofit […]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has announced that its acquisition of Bombardier’s Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) program will close on June 1, 2020. Following the acquisition, the CRJ program will be operated by newly created MHI subsidiary MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ). Under the terms of the sale, MHI will acquire type certificates for the CRJ […]

Daher unveiled its model year 2020 TBM 940 single-engine turboprop on Wednesday along with introducing the company’s new HomeSafe emergency autoland system. HomeSafe, which is based on Garmin’s Emergency Autoland, is designed to automatically return to an airport and land the aircraft using weather, traffic, fuel, airport and terrain information. The company expects to have […]