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Avionics

CCX Adds New Tester Features

CCX's T-RX avionics tester has expanded capabilities for testing GPS receivers and VHF datalink transceivers.
Airlines

JetBlue Details Major Cuts at Five Metro Areas

U.S. low-fare carrier JetBlue will reduce departures from the New York area from 215 to 30.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

FAA Exemptions Can Cause Pilot Conundrums

FAA easing some requirements due to Covid-19, but pilots should check whether insurance is still valid under exemptions.
Accidents

January, February Accidents Surpass All of 1Q19

First-quarter accident numbers hint at a significant drop in accidents due to Covid-19 restrictions in the second quarter.
Charter & Fractional

How to Experience Flying in the Back of a Private Jet for the First Time - AIN

How to Experience Flying in the Back of a Private Jet for the First Time - AIN
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LABACE 2020 Delayed but Not Canceled

Show organizer said it is delaying LABACE 2020 due to Covid-19, but hasn't yet set dates for the later-than-usual Latin American business aviation event.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Sees Dip in Discretionary Spending but Steady Mx

Duncan Aviation's Jeff Lake said operators are choosing the down time to catch up on maintenance, but discretionary work has slowed.

Aero Supply Chain Key Concern As Covid Crisis Drags On

GAMA chief Pete Bunce is concerned that supply chain issues are particularly acute because many OEMs have adopted just-in-time parts model.
Aircraft

Spirit AeroSystems Extends Furloughs At More Sites

Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing's largest supplier, is also shortening work weeks and cutting executives' pay.
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Embraer's New Phenom 300E

The new Phenom 300E adds safety, performance, and comfort features to a best-selling light jet.
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Airlines

Lufthansa to Close Germanwings, Slash Group Capacity

The Covid-19 epidemic has prompted Lufthansa Group to retire several aircraft and close bases.
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Wheels Up Launches 'Meals Up' Covid-19 Response

Private aviation operator Wheels Up has pledged along with its members to provide 10 million meals through food charity Feeding America.

Textron Aviation Begins Mask, Face Shield Production

Textron Aviation said it is collaborating with Wichita State University to manufacture face shields from optically clear PET film.
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North Atlantic Datalink Mandate Waived through June 30

The FAA and international partners agreed to waive the North Atlantic datalink requirements through June 30 to ease flow of traffic through the region.
Charter & Fractional

XO Launches Supply Flights for NYC Med Providers

XO, an online charter platform, will make all of its inbound New York City flights available for transport of medical equipment and products.
ATC

Eurocontrol States Defer Air Traffic Management Fees

Europe’s ATM providers have agreed to postpone payment of €1.1 billion in air traffic control fees.
Regulations and Government

FAA Extends, Adds Req To NBAA Small Aircraft Exemption

NBAA members who take advantage of the NBAA Small Aircraft Exemption must file a "Notice of Joinder."
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Navy Orders More Test Stingrays from Boeing

With three more MQ-25As being ordered, Boeing now has seven of the unmanned carrierborne tankers on contract.
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Aircraft

Sustainable Aviation and Urban Air Mobility Experts To Meet Virtually

Foresight Aerospace's Sustainable Aviation and Urban Air Mobility conference will include eVTOL program leaders, regulators and technology specialists.
Aircraft

Boeing To Suspend Production in South Carolina

Production activities at the site of Boeing 787 manufacture in Charleston will stop on April 8 until further notice.

Former CAN Exec Director Peter Fleiss Flies West

Peter Fleiss, the executive director of the Corporate Angel Network until 2016 and highly regarded executive in the bizav industry, died on April 4.
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Aircraft

Airbus Extends Production Pause to German, U.S. Plants

Europe’s dominant aerospace company halts production activities in Bremen, Stade, and Mobile.
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Aircraft

EasyJet Founder Amplifies Calls To Nix Airbus Order

Stelios Haji-Ioannou said he wants EasyJet’s CFO removed as part of an effort to abandon an A320neo order.

Avionics Firm Sets Up Protective Gear Assembly Line

Universal Aviation is accommodation a local charity's efforts to manufacture face masks and shields.
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Aircraft

Hexcel-Woodward Merger Called Off

Deteriorating market conditions due to the Covid-19 crisis prompted Hexcel and Woodward to terminate their merger agreement.
Regulations and Government

CBAA Urges Government Relief for Canadian Bizav

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic's effect on business aviation, the CBAA is urging help from Canada's government.
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Another Enforcement for Illegal Charter

The FAA proposed a $1.5 million civil penalty agains B E L Aviation for conducting 114 illegal charter flights in a Piaggio Avanti.

Patriots Owner Taps Universal for Delivery of 1M Masks

Universal Weather and Aviation once again assisted in the delivery of masks from China, this time using the NFL Patriots Boeing 767 team airplane.
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Training and Workforce

CAE Expands Temporary Layoffs

CAE is temporarily laying off 2,600 of its 10,500 employees, and placing another 900 on reduced workweeks.

CAE To Produce Ventilators, Offer Healthcare Training

CAE, which designed an easy-to-manufacture ventilator prototype in 11 days, hopes to produce some 10,000 of them over the next three months.