Air Canada signs C$5.9 billion government aid package, agrees to buy Airbus, Boeing jets

Air Canada, struggling with a collapse in traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reached a deal on Monday on a long-awaited aid package with the federal government that would allow it to access up to C$5.9 billion ($4.69 billion) in funds. (finance.yahoo.com) More...

Boeing's Sales Again Outpace Cancellations, Jetliner Deliveries Pick Up

Boeing's March aircraft sales outpaced cancellations for the second month in a row as some airlines turn their attention to the industry's recovery from Covid-19's toll on travel (www.cnbc.com) More...

FlightAware Fuses ADS-B View with SkyAware

Owners of FlightAware-compatible ground-based ADS-B receivers can now view all traffic seen by their receivers in a fused view on the new and free SkyAware Anywhere service. The SkyAware Anywhere view is available from any internet connection, according to FlightAware. “This easy-to-use solution provides users with a secure, raw view of everything their ADS-B receivers are seeing in real-time on one map.” (www.ainonline.com) More...

Aviation Stats Update: April 13, 2021, China only 2% away from full recovery

"Commercial flight traffic in China is now only 2% away from a full recovery. Business Aviation in the US continues to show growth over 2019, with traffic up 12% this week." -Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware (blog.flightaware.com) More...

Ryanair to Receive Boeing 737 MAX 8200 in a Few Days

Ryanair (FR) is set to receive its first Boeing 737 MAX 8200 after a two-year delay due to the type's ban imposed by the FAA and EASA. (airwaysmag.com) More...

American Airlines prepares for summer travel demand surge

American Airlines is preparing to return many of its plans to the skies in anticipation of a summer travel surge. CNN's Pete Muntean reports. (www.cnn.com) More...

Introducing SkyAware Anywhere: All Your ADS-B Receivers in One View

HOUSTON – April 9, 2021 – FlightAware, the largest global provider of flight information and proprietor of the world’s largest Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) network, announced SkyAware Anywhere, a free software that provides a fused view of an individual’s various ADS-B receivers. This easy-to-use solution provides users with a secure, raw view of everything their ADS-B receivers are seeing in real-time on one map, from anywhere they have an internet connection. (flightaware.com) More...

GECAS Is Halfway Through Development Of A 777 Freighter Conversion

GECAS, the leasing arm of General Electric, has today confirmed it is ahead of schedule as it reached the halfway point of its Big Twin program six months earlier than planned. Working with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the leasing company is converting a Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft into a freighter. (simpleflying.com) More...

South Korea Just Unveiled Its New Fighter Jet. It Looks Awfully Familiar.

South Korea has unveiled the first fighter jet indigenous to the Korean peninsula. The KF-21 Boramae (“Falcon”) will replace older fighters in the Republic of Korea Air Force. (www.popularmechanics.com) More...

An-124 super freighter deliversy machinery for US vaccine fill plant

DB Schenker chartered Volga-Dnepr to haul a large outsize shipment to a U.S. pharma company. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

Qantas Airways Airbus A380 Fleet Returning to the Skies

Qantas Airways (QF) plans all of its Airbus A380s to fly again, signaling optimism that global air travel demand will recover. (airwaysmag.com) More...

Cockpit voice recorder from crashed Sriwijaya Air jet downloaded successfully: Investigator

The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from a crashed Sriwijaya Air jet has been downloaded successfully, and includes the last minutes of the flight that ended with 62 people dead, an official at Indonesia's air accident investigator said on Monday (www.channelnewsasia.com) More...