RegulationSky Lease I Faces $422,500 ADS-B Out Penalty from FAA Sky Lease I, Inc. is facing a $422,500 civil penalty for allegedly operating two Boeing 747 aircraft without required avionics equipment, the Federal Aviation Administration announced in a Jan. 8 press release.…
RegulationFAA Needs New Information Sharing System to Address DC Helicopter Noise, GAO says A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report is recommending the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) develop a mechanism to exchange helicopter noise information with operators in Washington, D.C. after their investigation and research…
CommercialIndonesia Authorities Identify Location of Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Flight Data Recorder Indonesia's National Transport Safety Committee (KNKT) Chief Soerjanto Tjahjono confirmed that his agency has identified the location of the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from a Sriwijaya Air…
CommercialBoeing to Pay $2.5 Billion to Resolve 737 MAX Investigation On Jan. 7, Boeing agreed to a pay a $2.5 billion fine to resolve the U.S. government’s investigation into the company’s 737 MAX passenger aircraft, which has been grounded since March 2019…
ATM ModernizationWhat's Trending in Aerospace - January 10, 2021 Check out the Jan. 10 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial Amazon Purchases…
CommercialFAA Announces Final Rules for Supersonic Flight Testing in US The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced final rules for civil supersonic test flights in the United States in a Jan. 6 press release. Supersonic flights in the U.S. are still prohibited, however,…
CommercialU.S., Europe Civil Aircraft Parts Tariff Battle Escalates New tariffs on European Union (EU) aircraft manufacturing parts from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that were announced last month are set to become effective on Jan. 12.…
CommercialDelta to Equip 300 Airbus, Boeing Jets with Viasat In-flight Connectivity Delta is installing Viasat's Ka-band satellite in-flight connectivity (IFC) system on more than 300 of its Airbus A321ceo and Boeing 737-900ER 757-200s. The Atlanta-based international carrier expects to introduce the new service…