Scrapping airplanes is a big business and while some parts can be salvaged and resold, the reality is most are reduced to their elemental origins. Part of the process is making everything safe and that means disabling all the emergency equipment. The most expedient way to do that is to let them do their thing […]
A week after Boeing indefinitely extended its layoff of 30,000 employees, it’s recalling about 2,500 of them and some will be at work on Monday. According to the Seattle Times, the workers will head back to plants carrying out defense projects and also those maintaining the hundreds of stored Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Critical lab […]
The remote Canadian territory of Nunavut, about 1500 miles north of Toronto, is one of the last places on earth that is so far free of the novel coronavirus and authorities there have implemented some of the most rigorous travel restrictions on the planet to keep it that way. On March 24, the territory, which […]
The airport at Monroe, Louisiana, took a direct hit from a powerful tornado late Sunday morning. Photos from the airport show flattened hangars and other buildings and aircraft strewn among the wreckage. The damage prompted officials to close the airport until further notice. One photo showed at least four business jets damaged or destroyed. Some […]
The FAA has published proposed new rules that would set noise limits for a new generation of supersonic civilian aircraft. The existing regs don’t account for supersonic aircraft. Regulations acknowledging the unique requirements of supersonic aircraft will have to be in place when any of several companies now developing supersonic business jets apply for type […]
An unwilling and unwitting passenger in a high-performance fighter accidentally pulled the ejection handle during a retirement “gift” flight in France a little more than a year ago, triggering an investigation that revealed a sloppy approach to conducting familiarization flights. As we reported last March, the man suffered back injuries when he mistakenly launched from […]
Most smaller air carriers and charters are breathing a sigh of relief with the federal government’s modification of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that absolves them of providing financial security to the government. The Payroll Support Program in the CARES Act eliminates the requirement to provide “financial instruments” to the feds […]
This week, AVweb’s news roundup found reports on a promotion effort focused on supporting airshows, a PMA for new replacement airbox gaskets for single-engine Cessnas and an update for an online flight school directory. The RenegadeAV8R Radio Show has announced that it is expanding its efforts to promote airshows during the coronavirus pandemic. RenegadeAV8R is […]
Textron Aviation has announced that it will be extending previously implemented employee furloughs and reducing workweeks due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The exact number of employees affected has not been made public, but the furloughs are expected to include most of the company’s U.S.-based staff. The length of the furloughs and workweek reductions will […]
FlightSafety International has announced that it is now providing the ground school section of its recurrent training programs online. Online courses will be conducted via the company’s LiveLearning training system, which allows real-time interaction with instructors and other course participants. Courses also offer access to online annotation tools, cockpit recordings, video and other interactive features. […]
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