by Jim Campbell | Jan 31, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Airbus BelugaST Moves into Retirement After Final Flight Into Broughton Airfield Airbus has officially retired the fifth and final A300-600ST BelugaST, commemorating the moment with a flight into Broughton Airfield in North Wales on January 29. The aircraft, known as...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 31, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Major Aircraft Lessor Predicts Shortage Will Be Present Well Into the 2030s If airlines are hoping the widebody crunch eases anytime soon, the people who actually own the airplanes have bad news. Big-league aircraft lessor Avolon predicts that the shortage of large,...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 30, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Demands Canada Certify Gulfstream Aircraft, Threatens Tariffs President Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. was decertifying Bombardier Global Express business jets and threatened 50% import tariffs on other aircraft made in Canada until the country certified a...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 30, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Demands Canada Certify Gulfstream Aircraft, Threatens Tariffs President Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. was decertifying Bombardier Global Express business jets and threatened 50% import tariffs on other aircraft made in Canada until the country certified a...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 30, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
AA Claims the Record-Breaking Funding Lapse Cut Q4 Revenue By Around $325M American Airlines closed out 2025 with record revenue on paper…but the numbers came with a major caveat: the recent U.S. government shutdown cut roughly $325 million from the...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 30, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Five Senators Introduce The FAA SMS Compliance Review Act Of 2026 Five senators have introduced legislation called the FAA SMS Compliance Review Act of 2026 to improve the FAA’s safety oversight and its ability to identify and address aviation safety issues. The...
