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XJet ERJ 145s Spell JetBlue E190s

JetBlue Airways last month recruited Houston-based ExpressJet to fly four 50-seat Embraer ERJ 145s as replacements for each pair of E190s it sends to Embra
Security

Comair Arrests Prompt Crackdown

The Transportation Security Administration began random security checks of airline and airport employees in Florida and Puerto Rico last month after author
Accidents

Missing Bolt Blamed for Q400 Mishap

Japanese investigators have determined that a missing support arm bolt caused the nosegear hatch on an All Nippon Airways Bombardier Q400 to jam as i
Aircraft

JAL to Take E170s; E195 Customer Revealed

Japan Airlines said it will order 10 Embraer E170s and place an option on another five airplanes this spring.  The airline plans to place the airplane
Aircraft

1st ARJ21 starts to take shape in China

Xi’an Aircraft Industries delivered the first sets of ARJ21-700 wings and main fuselage sections for final assembly to Shanghai Aircraft Company early last

CRJ1000 makes case for low-fare regionals

The low-fare character of regional air transport in much of Britain is spreading south as Air France regional subsidiaries prepare to react to the expected

FAA shuts down RegionsAir for flaws in training manuals

Smyrna, Tenn.-based RegionsAir had to suspend all service indefinitely on March 9 after the FAA for the second time in a week halted operations for inadequ

Flybe-BA deal forms largest Euro regional

UK regional Flybe has completed acquisition of much of Manchester-based British Airways subsidiary BA Connect, receiving the business and some £130 million
Aircraft

An-148-100 lands milestone approvals

The 80-seat Antonov An-148-100 won type approval from Russian and Ukrainian authorities in late February, marking the successful completion of the first ne

People: Final flights

Brian Rowe, former head of GE Aviation, died February 22.

People in Aviation: April 2007

Hans Doll was promoted to director of customer and product support for Grob Aerospace.

An Aviation Lexicon

The aviation industry speaks with its own jargon and acronym-filled language, one that can take years to master.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion & Refurbishment: Aircraft Interiors Show To Debut in Dubai

Fairs & Exhibitions, which organizes the biennial Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates, will debut a new aircraft interiors show–Aircraft Interior
Cabin Interior and Electronics

It’s the Size of Macaroni but weighs less

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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cabin complexities call for independent expertise

The independent aircraft interior completion manager is based on a dusty little airport on the outskirts of Fort Worth, Texas, and the airplane interior be
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot failed to maintain control

Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Rapid City, S.D., Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: Ice ingestion downed research Citation

Cessna Citation 550, Fort Yukon, Alaska, Sept.
Accidents

Accidents: Citation fails to decelerate on landing

Cessna Citation 550, Butler, Pa., Jan.

Preliminary Report: Offshore accident kills two

Eurocopter EC 120B, Gulf of Mexico, La., Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Piaggio swerves off runway

Piaggio Avanti, Eagle, Colo., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: E170 overruns runway

Embraer E170, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Approach light out at EWB

Socata TBM 700, North Dartmouth, Mass., Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: EMS crash kills three

Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Belgrade, Mont., Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Postal flight hits building

Cessna 208B Caravan, Alliance, Neb., Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Aileron roll damages Learjet wing

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Columbus, Ohio, Jan.

Pre-Owned Update

Resembling a turbine engine, the pre-owned market in the first quarter of last year sucked wind.
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Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer

Earmark or pork amendments were banned as the 110th Congress passed its Continuing Resolution (H.J.Res.20) to fund the nine 2007 appropriations bills that
ATC

Washington Report: FAA Increases Controller Hiring

The FAA revised its controller hiring plan early last month to adjust for greater retirement numbers and revisions to staffing requirements at each of the

Washington Report: New Legal Eagle Lands at FAA

President Bush has named Kerry Long, a self-described “aviation enthusiast” with nearly three decades of experience in aviation law, to serve as chief coun
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: Congress tries end run on age 60

Although the FAA has finally acquiesced to allowing commercial pilots to fly past their 60th birthday, a group of legislators has introduced a bill that wo