Content Archive: May 2020

Charter & Fractional

Charter Provider Waltzing Matilda Sees Business Pick Up

Waltzing Matilda Aviation chief executive says he expects low-pricing currently offered by some charter operators to be a short-lived phenomena.
Aircraft

First ACJ320neo Encounters Covid Headwinds

Acropolis Aviation's ACJ320neo "was just picking up a head of steam" when it was sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Aircraft

EASA Proposes eVTOL Certification Means of Compliance

EASA's Special Condition VTOL certification requirements include an Enhanced category for commercial operations in urban environments.
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Aircraft

Covid Digs Deeper Hole for Airbus A380

With only three A380s operating in scheduled service, the future looks bleak for the big quadjet.
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ATC

Nav Canada Proposes Steep Hikes in ATC User Charges

Nav Canada wants to hike user service charges by an 29.5 percent due to lower air traffic volume and a resulting decrease in collected fees.
Airlines

Latam Bankruptcy Marks Another Covid Casualty

In a Chapter 11 filing, Latam Group noted that the coronavirus pandemic has cost it 95 percent of its passenger traffic.
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Aircraft

Lilium Hopes To Resume eVTOL Flight Testing in Coming Months

The German company says it is still on track to start operating its five-seat all-electric aircraft in air taxi operations from 2025.
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Safety

Aviation Orgs Call on FCC To Reverse Course on Ligado

Ten aviation organizations petitioned the FCC, urging it to reconsider an approval of a Ligado network that uses frequencies near those used by aviation.
Regulations and Government

RIP SAFA: Euro Ramp Safety Inspections Have New Acronym

The European Union's Safety Inspection of Foreign Aircraft has become the EU Ramp Inspection Program, or RIP.
Aircraft

Citiking: Pandemic Hinders One Aviation's BK Emergence

Chinese-based investor Citiking said it has been working diligently to get Eclipse 500 manufacturer One Aviation out of bankruptcy.