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…
A wide-ranging chat with regional airline guru UK-based Bernie Baldwin. We discuss the sale of the Q400 program to Viking. Along with several implications of this move. Viking has now bought every propeller-driven program Bombardier has owned. Indeed, Viking will…
As we see priceless works of art at the Getty Center in LA endangered by a fire just across the freeway and thousands of people displaced by wildfires, the need for increased aerial firefighting support is quite clear. The technology…
SpiceJet said it plans to introduce 14-seater amphibians and is in discussions with Japan’s Setouchi Holdings for a purchase of such aircraft. These amphibians are likely based on the Quest Kodiak. The news of this move should, we believe to…