De Havilland Canada has been forced to temporarily suspend the production of its Dash 8-400 line in Downsview (Toronto) as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Parent company Longview Aviation Capital announced this decision on March 20, together with the…
The US airline industry has followed a path previously walked by the auto industry – cap in hand to Washington for help. This does make sense, given the massive disruption that hit within the past three weeks. So what are…
A Daily Summary of Industry News covering Commercial Aviation, Business Aviation, Airlines, Urban Air Mobility, and Social Media Commercial Aviation FAA addresses potential data-display fault in 787 avionics: FlightGlobal Boeing director Nikki Haley quit the board, says she’s philosophically opposed…
Even as the commercial aviation industry is in mass meltdown, the sun is coming up on the horizon. People in the industry we have been speaking to are scared and confused. This is rational – nobody expected the incredibly short…
The worldwide Covid-19 crisis will have a profound and lasting effect on the future of the airline industry. Most likely the sector will shrink and leave space for only much smaller airline groups, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr has warned on…
A Daily Summary of Industry News covering Commercial Aviation, Business Aviation, Airlines, Urban Air Mobility, and Social Media Commercial Aviation Gearbox replacement order broadened to non-ETOPS PW1100Gs: FlightGlobal Worry over coronavirus grows among Boeing factory workforce: SeattleTimes Oil prices could…