Russ Niles

1 week ago | avweb.com | Russ Niles

A patch of cross-border cooperation that gives Canadian pilots direct access to an American airport is in danger of disappearing if a Canadian entity doesn’t take some ownership of the unique relationship. For decades, Canadian pilots have been able to taxi back and forth across the border near Brandon, Manitoba to use International Peace Gardens Airport in North Dakota.

1 week ago | avweb.com | Russ Niles

Bryan Bedford, the administration’s pick to be the next FAA administrator, has so far not responded to revelations that he does not have the commercial pilot certificate his company bio has listed him as having for more than a decade. Politico said Sunday that since he became CEO of Republic Airways in 1999, Bedford’s official biography has listed him as having commercial multi-engine and instrument ratings.

1 week ago | avweb.com | Russ Niles

One of the pilots of Air India 171 seemed to suggest the aircraft was having engine issues in a frantic Mayday call as Boeing 787-8 descended toward a medical school apartment building 20 seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport Thursday “Thrust not achieved… falling… Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!” the pilot was recorded as saying in an exchange released on Sunday.

2 weeks ago | avweb.com | Russ Niles

United Airlines has stopped using Starlink satellite Internet in its United Express E175s because it’s been causing radio interference with the flight deck comms. “Starlink is now installed on about two dozen United regional aircraft. United and Starlink teams are working together to address a small number of reports of static interference during the operation of the Wi-Fi system, which is fairly common with any new airline Wi-Fi provider,” United said in a statement to One Mile At A Time.

2 weeks ago | avweb.com | Russ Niles

A French hybrid electric propulsion company will release a 260 kW (350 horsepower) version of its unit for use in homebuilt/experimental and light sport aircraft next year. VoltAero intends to eventually put the HPU210 power unit in a certified aircraft called the Cassio in coming years but said it’s making it available for the amateur built market after a year of flight testing on a modified Cessna 337 called the Cassio S.