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American Airlines Begins Trials for Covid Vaccine Transport

Flights between Miami and South America conducted by American Airlines’ cargo operation to simulate Covid vaccine transport began in mid-November.

November 30, 2020

Air Methods Settles Suit Over Crumbling Pitot Tubes

Air ambulance provider Air Methods will pay $825,000 to settle Justice Department suit alleging it flew a helicopter with crumbling pitot tubes.

Regulations and Government

November 30, 2020

Onsite Diesel Exhaust Fluid Test Kit Available Soon

New Jersey-based Acustrip has developed the first onsite test kit to detect the presence of DEF in jet-A.

November 30, 2020

Brazil Follows FAA in Lifting 737 Max Grounding

Brazil's ANAC aviation authority is adopting FAA's airworthiness directive to allow the Boeing 737 Max airline to resume operations.

November 26, 2020

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EASA Issues Proposed Conditions for 737 Max Return to Service

The European agency published a proposed airworthiness directive that includes conditions beyond those issued by the FAA last week.

November 25, 2020

AINsight: Avoiding TCAS Conflicts in the Covid Era

Though air traffic dropped during the pandemic, TCAS Resolution Advisories increased. AIN aviation safety editor Kipp Lau explains the reason why.

November 24, 2020

IATA Unveils Travel Pass To Facilitate Covid Test Acceptance

IATA says governments must urgently lift quarantine restrictions based on a harmonized approach to Covid testing because airlines can't wait for vaccines.

November 23, 2020

TOP FLIGHT AWARDS NOMINEES: Safety

The safety nominees for the Top Flight Awards highlight many interesting new technologies.

November 20, 2020

Wyvern Awards Sun Air First 'Flight Leader' Certificate

Wyvern's new Flight Leader program emphasizes SMS effectiveness as well as human factors and organizational culture.

Charter & Fractional

November 19, 2020

Nosewheel Steering Failure Leads To Runway Excursion

A Global 6000 experienced a runway excursion following a nosewheel steering failure and “inadvertent application of right braking” while landing.

Regulations and Government

November 19, 2020

NBAA Webinar Focuses On Saying ‘No’

One of the tenants of business aviation is its versatility and flexibility, but what happens when you can’t go?

November 17, 2020

London Biggin Hill Airport Opens Covid Testing Center

London Biggin Hill Airport is now the first GA gateway in Europe to offer an onsite Covid testing center.

Regulations and Government

November 17, 2020

GAO Calls For Holistic Review for Skills Gaps at FAA

GAO is recommending that FAA take an organization-wide, recurrent approach to assessing safety inspector and engineer skills, along with training.

November 12, 2020

Abu Dhabi Aviation Inducts Two New AW169s into Fleet

Abu Dhabi Aviation will utilize one of the two Leonardo AW169s for oil and gas operations.

November 11, 2020

Flygprestanda Offers New Aircraft Performance Solution

Hongkong Jets is the launch customer for the company's Guru2 SCAP iPad app.

November 5, 2020

Dubai Sees Strong Bizav Recovery

Private aviation traffic at Dubai’s World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport has experienced strong rebound since July according to MEBAA.

November 5, 2020

Traveling During a Pandemic, Part 2

AIN editor-in-chief gets out of the house for a trip to France during the coronavirus pandemic.

November 3, 2020

Avidyne Switching on FOQA for Bizav

Avidyne's new FOQA Flight Data Intelligence program will help pilots spot flying performance issues before they cause problems.

November 3, 2020

Maverick Is Launch Customer for Spidertracks FDM

Maverick Helicopters will be the launch customer for Spidertracks’ Insights virtual flight data recorder technology on its Spider X.

November 3, 2020

Torqued: Can the FAA Win Back the Aviation Safety Gold Standard?

Is the FAA still tops when it comes to safety oversight, after the Boeing 737 Max crisis?

November 2, 2020

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