1.) Coulson's Boeing 737 goes into
firefighting service this year - Coulson Aviation USA has
been awarded a multi-year contract with the United States Department
of Agriculture Forest Service for Next Generation Large Air Tanker
Services throughout the United States. [Full story]
2.) Boeing's first COVID-19 mission lands
in New Hampshire - Boeing completed its first COVID-19 transport
mission on Saturday, using a 737-700 aircraft from its corporate
fleet to bring personal protective equipment from China to the
United States. [Full story]
3.) Video: Blue Angels and Thunderbirds aim
for flyover of Baltimore, Atlanta and DC this weekend - The U.S. Navy
Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds performed a very rare
joint flyover above New York City, Trenton, Newark, and Philadelphia
on Tuesday to honor health care and essential workers fighting the
COVID-19 pandemic. [Full story]
4.) Air Canada reconfigures three Boeing
777s to transport COVID-19 supplies - Air Canada is
reconfiguring the cabins of three of its Boeing 777-300ER
aircraft to give them additional cargo capacity to combat the
COVID-19 crisis, the company announced on Saturday. [Full story]
5.) Marines first operational flight of
MQ-9A Reaper in Middle East - On March 20, U.S. Marine Corps
(USMC) pilots and sensor operators from Marine Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) conducted their first operational flight
of an MQ-9A Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System in the Middle East. [Full story]
