Editor's NoteSupply Chain Challenges Continue Across All Segments of Aviation Demand for commercial and private travel in 2022 remains strong, but the companies making airplanes and providing services to meet that demand are continuing to experience unstable supply chain problems. The problems…
CommercialCOMAC C919 Achieves Certification in China The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China’s C919 passenger jet has achieved certification approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, according to a Sept. 30 announcement from the company. CAAC’s delivery of…
CommercialWATCH: Eviation’s All-Electric Alice Completes First Flight Eviation’s all-electric commuter aircraft, Alice, completed its first flight on Sept. 27 at the Grant County International Airport in Washington. The aircraft remained airborne for eight minutes at an altitude of 3,500…
ConnectivityJSX CEO Gives Starlink In-Flight Internet Updates at FTE Global JSX expects to begin operating its first passenger-carrying flight featuring SpaceX's Starlink in-flight connectivity (IFC) service by October, according to comments made by the charter operator's CEO Alex Wilcox at the Future…
ConnectivitySpirit Airlines CIO Eyes Use of In-Flight Connectivity to Transmit Flight Operational Data Two months after switching its new in-flight internet service on for the first time, Spirit Airlines Chief Information Officer (CIO) Rocky Wiggins provided more insight into how the low-cost airline wants to…
CommercialBoeing Agrees to $200M Settlement for Misleading Statements on 737 MAX Flight Control System Boeing and Dennis Muilenburg—who served as president and CEO of the company from July 2015 to December 2019—agreed to pay fines separately under a Sept. 22 settlement announced by the Securities and…
MilitaryDecision Expected This Year on Future Path for F-35 Engine A Pentagon decision on the future path for the F-35 engine may come this year. Raytheon Technologies‘ Pratt & Whitney F135 equips the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter, but the F-35 program has…
CommercialAir Canada Signs Purchase Agreement for Heart's Updated ES-30 Electric Aircraft Heart Aerospace has replaced the 19-seat design of its previous ES-19 aircraft with the 30-seater battery-powered ES-30. The Swedish startup has also confirmed Air Canada as a new minority shareholder with a…