Tecnam Names Canadian Sales And Service Dealer Tecnam has announced that Aviation Unlimited is now its exclusive sales and service dealer for Canada. Based at Toronto Buttonville Airport and with a showroom at Oshawa Executive Airport in Ontario, the company will support Tecnam’s full line of light[…] Read this article
French Investigators Join NTSB In Criticizing Ethiopian 737 Max Report France’s aviation accident investigation entity, the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA), has joined the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in critiquing Ethiopia’s final report on the infamous 2019 fatal crash of a Boeing Max 8 airliner operated by Ethiopian[…] Read this article
Air Traffic Software Glitch Leads To Multiple Florida Ground Stops The FAA says a system error on Monday (Jan. 2) that caused flight delays associated with major Florida airports has been fixed. “The computer issue has been resolved,” the agency wrote in a statement. “The FAA is working toward safely[…] Read this article
Private Equity Firm Acquires Mod Specialist Blackhawk Aerospace Blackhawk Aerospace, a 60-employee aircraft modification company based in Waco, Texas, announced today it has sold its majority ownership to private equity firm New State Aviation Holdings. The financial firm’s “anchor aviation investment” is Avex, a sales and support company[…] Read this article
'Paused' J&J Vaccine Now FAA-Approved For Aviation Professionals The FAA announced last week that Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is safe for “pilots and other safety-sensitive professionals” [such as air traffic controllers]. The vaccine was shelved from distribution to the general public in 2021 after reports surfaced[…] Read this article
Short Final: Happy New Year I spent an hour in our local practice area on New Year’s Day for a first flight of the year and to keep the rust at bay. As is my practice, I monitor the Class C – Providence Approach which[…] Read this article
