Aviation News

A massive weather system that is bringing havoc to northern Europe had a silver lining for passengers and crew aboard a British Airways 747-400 heading from JFK to Heathrow overnight Saturday. The flight’s routing matched the path of a 265-MPH jet stream and the crew was able to get the old Jumbo up to 825 […]

Honolulu’s KHON2 reported this week that the U.S. Army, which maintains operations at Dillingham, got a letter from the state DOT warning that it intends to vacate the lease as early as June of 2020. But the FAA told the state it’s obligated to keep the airport open and operating for civil use until at […]

The National Business Aviation Association said Friday that it’s cancelling the ABACE business conference in Shanghai due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition was originally scheduled for April 21 to 23 and is considered an important show for the business aviation segment. NBAA CEO Ed Bolen said, “ABACE has always […]

In a detailed preliminary report Friday, the NTSB said it found no evidence of mechanical failure in the S-76B helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant and eight others last month. The aircraft went down in poor weather at Calabasas, California, while on a VFR flight from Santa Ana to Camarillo on Jan. 26. […]

Pilatus has obtained full rough field certification for its PC-24 Super Versatile Jet, clearing the aircraft for operations on grass, wet earth and snow. The company completed testing for dry sand and gravel in 2018. The tests required by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the certification took place at locations including Woodbridge, England, […]

AVweb’s weekly news roundup found reports on a new wearable aviation oximeter, a general aviation engine and avionics upgrades company opening an online store, and the launch of an online safety learning management system. Aithre Aviation has introduced its Illyrian wearable aviation oximeter. According to the company, Illyrian can monitor blood oxygen levels (SpO2) and […]

Boeing came close to losing its Starliner crew capsule during the abortive test flight in December in which the spacecraft failed to reach the correct orbit. A software-related timing issue caused that problem but another software glitch almost sent the vehicle tumbling out of control after it had reached orbit. Had engineers not caught the […]

Airbus has agreed to pay €3.6 billion ($3.95 billion) in penalties to settle bribery and corruption investigations being conducted by the French Parquet National Financier (PNF), the U.K. Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ). According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the settlement also addresses charges that Airbus violated […]

Urban air mobility company Wisk has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of New Zealand to establish a passenger transport trial in Canterbury, New Zealand. The trials will use Wisk’s autonomous, all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi, Cora. Details regarding parameters and timeframes for the venture are still in development. “We […]

Airbus has announced that it has temporarily closed its A320 final assembly line in Tianjin, China, due to an outbreak of coronavirus in the country. The company also said that it was providing its Airbus China employees with IT equipment so they “do not need to travel to work where possible.” It is not yet […]