Aviation News

For an editorial project, we want to hear from owners and operators of light sport aircraft about what it costs to own and operate these airplanes. We’re mostly interested in new light sport airplanes, but tell us about the legacy models, too. Are they really cheaper than traditional certified aircraft and if so, by how […]

Boeing has announced that it plans to resume production at its facilities in Washington’s Puget Sound region early next week. The company’s production activities in the state have been suspended since March 23 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Boeing intends to reopen the facilities using a phased approach with the first group of employees […]

Pilots using chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine to prevent coronavirus infection (COVID-19) cannot fly while on the medication and for 48 hours after the last dose, according to guidance issued by Director of the Medical Specialties Division at the FAA’s Office of Aerospace Medicine Dr. Penny Giovanetti. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are typically used for prevention and treatment […]

A growing number of U.S. airlines have reached agreements with the U.S. Department of the Treasury this week for aid packages under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Payroll Support Program (PSP). According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, airlines planning to participate in the program currently include Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, […]

Slovenia-based aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel has made its computer-based training courses available free of charge for the next three months while people are isolated due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Course topics include Pipistrel’s ALPHA Electro, ALPHA Trainer, and Virus SW, SWiS and SW 121 models and the Rotax 912 engine. The company is also offering […]

FedEx Express has added 150 flights from Asia to the U.S. this month in order to facilitate delivery of supplies earmarked for coronavirus (COVID-19) relief efforts. In addition to its coronavirus-related work with state governments, nonprofits, suppliers and retail customers, the company has contracted with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to […]

In a stinging editorial titled “ALPA to FAA: Get Out of the Way, Pilots Are Trying to Help Fight This Pandemic,” Air Line Pilots Association President Joe DePete says that the FAA “is not doing its job by regulating when it’s urgently needed to protect us as we help in the fight against the pandemic. […]

Boeing delivered just 50 aircraft in the first quarter of this year, one-third the volume of an already down 2019. Dreamliners led the deliveries this quarter, with 28 of the 787s put into service, along with 10 767s, six 777s and just five 737s. A combination of the 737 MAX grounding with the subsequent halting […]

Like many essential businesses seeking to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic, Duncan Aviation needed protective face masks for its employees. But, according to Duncan, “it became obvious that mask supplies were depleted and that health care workers and those working directly with the public in service roles didn’t have enough masks to meet their […]

The chances of perishing in an airliner are lower than ever, according to the NTSB, which has updated its Survivability of Accidents Involving Part 121 US Air Carrier Operations, 1983 Through 2000 report to include 2001-2017 data. In it, the NTSB says that the number of fatalities in all Part 121 accidents from 2001-2017 was […]