Commercial Aviation
- Harbour Air to switch to battery-powered aircraft – Source: GlobalNews
- Why did Boeing use just one sensor to activate the new flight control system on its 737 MAX? – Source: SeattleTimes
- FAA Eyes Consensus On 737 MAX Flight Approvals – Source: AvWeek
- FAA to overhaul air safety oversight by July – Source: Reuters
- Boeing 737 MAX software fix: easy to upload, harder to approve – Source: Reuters
- Slowover best describes and MCAS malfunction. Pilot reaction time, in the context of autopilot, is a matter of seconds (Chap 3 & 8) – Source: FAA
- How Did MCAS Get Here and What Hurdles Remain?- Source: SatComGuru
- FAA had initial version of Boeing’s proposed 737 MAX software fix seven weeks before the Ethiopian crash – Source: SeattleTimes
Business Aviation
- Garmin autopilots STC’d in Mooneys and Cessna 414 – Source: GenAvNews
Airlines
- Viva Air Labs empowering an ecosystem of innovation in Latin America – Source: AeroLatinNews
- Debt-saddled Jet Airways’ rescue plan takes off – Source: Reuters
- Lufthansa plans to buy either Boeing 737 MAX or Airbus A320neo – Source: Reuters
- FAA prefers global consensus on lifting 737 MAX grounding – Source: ATW
- Cathay buys HKExpress – Source: Cathay
Airports
- An airport takeover bid and a railroad giant converge – Source: AJC
Defense
- US Navy orders Block III Super Hornet – Source: Shephard
Social Media of the Day
- “Holy shmoly, no one to Edinburgh?” Source: Twitter
