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ICAO decisions set stage for 2021 CORSIA pilot

ICAO’s 36 member countries have reached decisions about carbon offset units that set the stage for the pilot of its global carbon offsetting scheme. ICAO’s 36 member countries have reached decisions about carbon offset units that set the stage for...

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Embraer to allow ERJ-145 operators to install HEPA filters

Embraer has issued a service bulletin allowing operators of its 50-seat ERJ-145 regional jet to install high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, with the first kits to be delivered by next month. The Brazilian airframer, which took five and a half...

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F-35A drops inert nuclear bomb for first time

The Lockheed Martin F-35A has operated a flight test involving the dropping of a mock B61-12 nuclear bomb. The Lockheed Martin F-35A has operated a flight test involving the dropping of a mock B61-12 nuclear bomb. The work took place...

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Embraer solicits partners for potential turboprop but rules out alternative powertrain

Embraer is likely to base any future turboprop airliner on the fuselage of its current E-Jet models and use conventional engines rather than any alternative propulsion system, the head of its commercial aviation unit indicates. Embraer is likely to base...

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Airport slots board requests summer 2021 relief from 80:20 rule

Airports, airlines and slot coordinators have joined forces to call for some relief on slot rules during the northern hemisphere’s summer 2021 season. Airports, airlines and slot coordinators have joined forces to call for some relief on slot rules during...

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Russian 737 operator Smartavia to bring in A320neos

Russian carrier Smartavia is to switch to Airbus A320neo twinjets next year, planning to lease three of the type to expand its fleet. Smartavia – which was formerly known as Nordavia – is an all-Boeing 737 operator, with 14 aircraft....

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Germany signs for 31 NH90s under Sea Tiger programme

Germany has ordered 31 NH Industries NH90s under its Sea Tiger programme, as it moves ahead with plans to retire its navy’s current fleet of elderly Westland Sea Lynx anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare helicopters. Germany has ordered 31 NH Industries...

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Kabo 747-200 short-landed after crew opted against ILS approach

Nigerian investigators were unable to access information from either flight recorder of a Kabo Air Boeing 747-200 which touched down 100m short of the runway during a non-precision night landing at Sokoto. The aircraft (5N-JRM) had been operating a Hajj...

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Klyde Morris (11.23.20)

Klyde Knows That Even An Airplane Can't Help You Escape The Pandemic... FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (11.23.20)

Aero Linx: The Canadian Sport Parachuting Association (CSPA) The Canadian Sport Parachuting Association (CSPA), through affiliation with the Aero Club of Canada (ACC), is Canada’s representative to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), and is thereby the official sport organization for...

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