Mitsubishi to freeze development of SpaceJet regional jet

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd 7011.T plans to freeze development of its Spacejet regional jet as the coronavirus pandemic erodes its finances and that of the aerospace industry, two people with knowledge of the decision said on Thursday. One of the sources said the plan would be announced along with a medium-term business plan on Oct. 30. The sources declined to be identified because the plan is not yet public. (www.nasdaq.com) More...

C-130 crashes near Savannah

A C-130 Hercules military transport plane crashed near an airport in Savannah on Wednesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. (www.foxnews.com) More...

Sun Country Abandons Passengers in Mexico

On Saturday, Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) received a foot of snow, which closed the airport for most of the day. This, of course, resulted in a slew of cancelled flights, including some of Sun Country’s last flights of the year on a couple seasonal routes. Rather than trying to work out a solution for passengers, Sun Country simply refunded passengers and told them on Facebook to find an alternative way home. (thriftytraveler.com) More...

EgyptAir voice recorder indicates fire on doomed plane

The plane's cockpit voice recorder indicates there was a fire on the aircraft before it crashed -- and an attempt to put it out, a senior source from the airline told CNN Tuesday. The revelation adds another detail to a picture that's been slowly emerging since the May 19 crash. Early indications suggest fire near the front of the Airbus A321, though the cause is currently unknown. A transcript has not been released. (www.cnn.com) More...