Business & Military

Airbus got a joint type certificate from both EASA and the FAA on Friday for its A319neo. The smallest of Airbus’s single-aisle family (not including the recently acquired A220/Bombardier CSeries line) has the CFM Leap-1A that brings quiet fuel efficiency to the Airbus line and look after the lower-volume routes that are beyond regional aircraft. […]

U.K. police have cleared a married couple of any involvement in the Gatwick Airport drone incursions after they spent most of the weekend in jail. Paul Gait, 47, and wife Elaine Kirk, 54, were arrested at their home in Crawley, near the airport, late Friday. They were arrested “on suspicion of disrupting services of civil […]

For pilots and aviation enthusiasts, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, is hallowed ground and visiting there on December 17th—First Flight Day—is a special thrill. At this year’s First Flight Day ceremony, a newly refurbished museum was unveiled with new displays and exhibits. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli reports on the event in this video. view on YouTube

GA groups can claim a victory in the fine print of the latest government shutdown. The FAA has confirmed to AVweb that aircraft registry services will be maintained throughout the shutdown, which began at midnight Dec. 22 and is still the subject of political machinations in Washington. “Air traffic controllers, as well as those who […]

Are Towered Airports Safer? Overall, I consider towered airports to be safer. However, that is due mainly to the fact that they provide order to traffic procedures that does not always exist at nontowered fields. Plus, they normally handle larger aircraft with more experienced pilots who are accustomed to following directions from controllers. In my […]

The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the adoption of an airworthiness directive (AD) that would require wing spar inspections on nearly 20,000 Piper aircraft. According to the FAA, the AD comes after an investigation into the report of a fatigue crack on a Piper PA-28R-201 “revealed that repeated high-load operating […]

Textron Aviation has announced that the Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize jet has received provisional type certification from the FAA. According to Textron, the Longitude flight test program has been completed, with the aircraft having accomplished more than 1,650 flights for approximately 4,050 hours of flight time. Provisional type certification will allow future operators to begin […]

Tecnam has achieved EASA type certification for its 11-seat commuter airliner, the P2012 Traveller. The aircraft was developed essentially with the sponsorship of Cape Air, which needed a replacement for its long-serving fleet of Cessna 402s. It ordered 100 planes and will take delivery of its first early in the New Year, assuming routine issuance […]

Operations at Gatwick Airport (LGW), which is located about 30 miles south of London, have been suspended since Wednesday evening following repeated sightings of drones operating over the airfield. According to airport authorities, two drones were first sighted over the airport at 9:03 p.m. local time. The airport briefly resumed operations at 3:01 a.m. but […]

SkyWest announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell ExpressJet to United Airlines joint venture ManaAir on Tuesday. According to the company, the price tag on the deal is approximately $70 million. Although SkyWest will retain ownership of the aircraft currently in service at ExpressJet, the transaction includes an agreement for ExpressJet to […]