Business & Military

Following a rollout of new MCAS software over the weekend for pilots of five airlines operating the 737 MAX, Boeing on Wednesday brought together more than 200 stakeholders to formally discuss the changes and begin making the case for the aircraft to re-enter service. As we’ve previously reported, the changes to the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation […]

Between 2009 and 2017, GoGo Business Aviation delivered more than 4,000 connectivity systems. At AEA’s 2019 convention, AVweb talked with GoGo Regional Sales Manager John Hinton about the company, its products and where it’s headed in the future. Duration: 5:41 File Size: 5.2MB download here

Avidyne has announced that it will be moving into some new markets, including providing avionics for Part 25 aircraft. Avidyne General Manager of Business Aviation David Miner discussed the new direction with AVweb at the 2019 Aircraft Electronics Association Convention. Duration: 3:01 File Size: 2.77MB download here

The world’s largest floatplane-only airline says it will be the first electrically powered airline and will convert its entire fleet of 41 vintage de Havilland Beaver, Otter and Twin Otter aircraft and one Cessna Caravan to electric motors. Harbour Air, which is based in Vancouver, Canada, runs daily scheduled service between Seattle and Vancouver and […]

Vice President Mike Pence upended NASA’s self-imposed 2028 schedule for a return to the moon on Tuesday when he directed NASA to accomplish the task within the next five years. “We’re actually being told the earliest we can get back to the moon is 18 years after the Space Launch System (SLS) was started, and […]

Seems as though the Boeing 737 MAX can’t get a break. Southwest Airlines had one of its out-of-service 737s commit an emergency landing in Orlando today when the crew reported an engine problem. The ferry flight, SWA 8701, had only the cockpit crew on board and landed safely 10 minutes after departing MCO. According to […]

Passengers bound for Dusseldorf from London City Airport Monday morning on board British Airways Flight 3271 were surprised by the landing announcement, “Welcome to Edinburgh.” After a delay of 2.5 hours, the aircraft, operated by WDL Aviation for British Air, eventually made the two-hour flight to Dusseldorf. The BBC is reporting that the Embraer 170 […]

On Saturday, Boeing met with pilots from several airlines to review changes to the 737 MAX’s MCAS software in preparation for a more public explanation of the alterations expected to remove the beleaguered airliner from its worldwide grounding. On Wednesday, Boeing is expected to bring together “pilots and officials” from the airlines with the affected […]

Boeing and the FAA say they expect to finish a software and training update for the 737 MAX series of aircraft shortly. Boeing said it’s been working on the update since the crash of a Lion Air MAX 8 last October but the crash of an Ethiopian MAX 8 in early March prompted the issuance […]

For years in the late 1950s a billboard featuring a TWA Lockheed Constellation was a prominent feature in Times Square in New York and another one was front and center over the weekend. The refurbished fuselage of a former TWA Connie was trucked through downtown New York for a two-day residency at a pedestrian plaza […]