Another airshow has been canceled in light of the expected slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arlington Fly-In, held at the Arlington, Washington, airport and originally scheduled for Aug. 14-16, will not take place this year. It’ll be held Aug. 15-17, 2021. “Due to the worldwide public safety and economic uncertainties of the COVID-19 […]
The undeniable sense of being stuck inside during the COVID-19 crisis has led a number of companies to replace in-person meetings and seminars with virtual ones, and many of these are free of charge. Here’s a brief sample of webinars for GA pilots. AOPA is offering a new webinar series that’s free to members; it’s […]
Textron Aviation celebrated the 10th anniversary of the first Cessna Citation CJ4 business jet delivery on Monday. During its decade of service, the aircraft has been used for missions including air ambulance, maritime patrol, search and rescue and aerial survey. The CJ4 flew for the first time on May 5, 2008, and received its FAA […]
Airbus announced on Friday that it has successfully conducted the first-ever fully automated air-to-air refueling (A3R) operation with a boom system. According to the company, its A3R system was flight tested earlier in the year using an Airbus tanker with a Portuguese air force F-16 acting as a receiver. A total of 45 flight test […]
In the middle of a COVID-driven near-stop of public flying, airlines and other businesses seeking and receiving financial aid just to keep the lights on, and the odd sight of near-empty airports, American Airlines has injected a bit of whimsy and respect to the message of “hang on, we’ll be back.” This craftily edited video […]
Citizens aren’t the only ones isolated these days and a New Jersey pilot took advantage of the empty skies in what is normally the world’s busiest airspace with a video tour of the big three New York airports in his RV-8 last week. “I flew my RV-8 from Caldwell, NJ to EWR>LGA>JFK the other day […]
When Florent Gagné needed some air last week the last places he expected to end up were on a freeway and on the evening news. The Quebec City pilot took off for a cobweb-clearing break from self-isolation on Thursday and was over the main freeway to Montreal when the engine in his Piper Cherokee began […]
The FAA has issued guidance to airlines who want to take the seats out of idle aircraft and fill them with cargo. The drastic drop in passenger traffic has had a parallel effect on available cargo space. Some airlines were flying cargo-only flights with empty seats upstairs but the safety alert for operators (SAFO) issued […]
While pilots in many places are taking advantage of the COVID-19 downtime and getting some flying done, the U.K. is strongly suggesting that recreational pilots hang up their headsets until physical distancing measures are relaxed. The government has not prohibited recreational flying but it has suggested that those who don’t fly to provide essential services […]
About half the passengers who managed to escape the burning wreck of an Aeroflot Superjet 100 at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport last May 5 hit the slide with their carry-on baggage, according to a video released by Russian authorities this week. The remarkable surveillance video shows the Russian-built regional airliner, one of the newest in Aeroflot’s […]
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