Delta Air Lines Mixing Up Widebody Fleet Orders
Delta has announced an agreement with Airbus and Rolls-Royce to add 10 additional Airbus A330-900neo aircraft to its fleet. The order increases total orders by the airline from 25 to…
category
Aviation News
FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for 737 Max 8
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive on about 250 Boeing 737 Max 8s in response to the recent Lion Air crash. Boeing had previously sent…
Growth of Wheels Up Driving More Corporate Pilot Job Opportunities
Wheels Up launched in 2013 with an order for 35 King Air 350i. The order at the time was worth $1.4 billion and included options for another 70 King Airs…
P2012 Traveller Nearing Service Entry With Cape Air
Italian Manufacturer Tecnam has completed flight testing of the P2012 Traveller and now expects to revive European and United States type certification by the end of 2018. “All testing is…
Lion Air Boeing 737 Crashes Near Jakarta
A Lion Air Boeing 737 plane, Flight JT 610, crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta with 188 people on board. The airplane was…
FlightSafety Offers to Pay for Flight Instructor Training
FlightSafety International has developed an employment/training program where selected individuals can obtain their flight instructor certificates for free. Pilots holding a Commercial License, Single and Multi-Engine Land with Instrument Privileges…
Corporate Aviation Industry Forecast Shows Slight Raise in 10 Year Forecast
Honeywell’s 27th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts up to 7,700 new business jet deliveries worth $251 billion from 2019 to 2028 – an increase of 1-2 percent over the…
Embraer Announces Two New Corporate Jets – Praetor 500 and Praetor 600
Embraer has announced that it is adding two longer-range business jets to its mid-sized Legacy line. The new airplanes will feature fly-by-wire flight controls that will be programmed to reduce…
Falcon 50 Crashes – Neither Pilot Had Proper Qualification
A Dassault Falcon 50 – N114TD, operated by Air American Flight Services, attempted to land on the Greenville Downtown Airport’s (GMU) Runway 19 on September 27, 2018 and was unable…
FedEx Offers Pilots Special Bonuses to Keep Them From Retiring
With peak shipping season approaching FedEx Corp is offering retirement-age pilots bonuses of $40,000 to as much as $110,000 to keep them flying through the busy season. The bonuses were…
Airbus’ A321neo Certified by EASA, FAA for Long-Range Capability
The A321LR has moved a step closer with recent joint EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) and FAA (Federal Aviation Administration of the U.S.) approval of the aircraft to operate with…
New Startup Airline “Moxy” Places Tentative Order For 60 Airplanes
JetBlue founder David Neeleman is starting a new airline dubbed “Moxy” in investor presentations. The new venture took a step forward with a tentative deal to buy 60 Airbus A220-300s. A memorandum…