Since the onset of the coronavirus, the aviation industry news has been consistently negative, whether for airline finances, passenger traffic, aircraft orders, or the outlook for recovery. A month ago, nearly 100% of the top stories were negative. But in…
News: Delta announced yesterday that it will retire its fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft permanently after its grounding for the COVID-19 crisis. Delta currently has 18 Boeing 777s, including 10 777-200LR models used on ultra-long-haul routes. The 777 first joined…
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Gulfstream is continuing to pursue new product development and extending the capabilities of its existing products during the pandemic. Three recent events merit mention: G700 progressing on plan The new G700 development schedule remains on target, with two additional test…
DeHavilland Canada announced earlier this week that Transport Canada approved the conversion of Dash 8-100/200 and Dash 8-300 aircraft into simplified package freighters in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. This augments the earlier certification of a package freighter conversion…
The earth’s magnetic poles have been shifting. The north magnetic pole has shifted from Canada towards Siberia in recent years, as shown in this very short video from EASA. The speed of the change is quite noticeable from 2000-2019, and…