Content Archive: April 2020

ATC

FAA To Adjust Hours at 100 Air Traffic Towers

The FAA is temporarily reducing operations at ATC towers where traffic has dropped off significantly, particularly at night.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Offers Financing for Citation Upgrades, Mods

Textron Aviation financing program is limited to U.S.-registered Cessna Citation jets that have work performed in U.S. service centers.
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Regulations and Government

AIN Q&A: EBAA's Khan Outlines Pandemic Problems

AIN asked EBAA secretary-general Athar Husain Khan what members are experiencing during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Aircraft

MC-21 Flight Testing Resumes following Covid Pause

The Irkut-designed MC-21 narrowbody has now completed more than 300 test flights.
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Aircraft

AvioInteriors Seating Innovation Addresses Covid Concerns

Italian cabin supplier AvioInteriors has designed a seating configuration with transparencies meant to mitigate the spread of germs.
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Aircraft

Vintage 727 Airliner Deployed to Test New Aircraft Towing System

ATS World-Wide, which is developing a permanently-installed towing system for airports, found a "time-capsule" when it purchased a derelict Boeing 727 jet.
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Aircraft

Why Expert Aircraft Management Matters in a Crisis

Why Expert Aircraft Management Matters in a Crisis
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Aircraft

Honeywell Discusses Aircraft Downtime Optimization

In dozens of sessions with customers over the past few weeks, Honeywell offers operators tips on how to get the most of the time their aircraft is down.
Aircraft

Alafco Sues Boeing for Non-delivery of Max Jets

Kuwaiti leasing company Alafco claims Boeing owes it $336 million in advance payment for undelivered 737 Max 8s.
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force F-35 Fighters Arrive in Alaska

The 354th Fighter Wing has become the first wing in Pacific Air Forces to receive the Lockheed Martin F-35A.
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