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Comair No Longer for Sale

Delta Air Lines president Ed Bastian publicly committed to maintaining ownership control over half of the company’s regional flying last month, meaning its

Pratt readies GTF for MRJ, C Series

Pratt & Whitney has frozen the design configuration of the PW-1000G Geared Turbofans for both the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and Bombardier C Series after fin

New ATR Lands in Guernsey

Guernsey, UK-based regional carrier Aurigny Air Services last month took delivery of its first new ATR 72-500 in accordance with a firm contract it signed

‘Humbled’ Boeing Prepares to Fly 787

Demonstrating a degree of public humility many feel has been all too absent among the bankers collectively responsible for the global financial crisis, Boe

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Bombardier Vindicated by C Series Orders

It took eight months of waiting since its industrial launch, but the C Series finally drew its first firm orders this month, putting to rest gathering spec

Airbus and Boeing Unfazed by Warnings of Massive Funding Gap

The sentiment expressed by the world’s two big airliner manufacturers seem increasingly out of line with the reality perceived by the financial community w

CFM Bets on Composites for Advanced Turbofan

Engine maker CFM has chosen sides in the debate between proponents and opponents to composite materials on turbofan moving parts by introducing fibers wove

Airbus Chews on A380 ‘Teething Troubles’

European jetliner manufacturer Airbus has acknowledged operators’ “teething troubles,” but it characterizes the A380’s entry into service as “very successf

Jamaica Looks to ADS-B as Radar Replacement

Era Systems last month announced it has been selected to provide an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system to the Jamaica Civil Aviation

Pratt Flies Advantage70 Upgrade

Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000 Advantage70 engine this week completed its first flight aboard an Air Comet A330-200 in Toulouse, France, the company announce

ATR Lands New 600 Series Order

Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc signed a firm order with ATR for six of the Franco-Italian manufacturer’s 600 Series turboprops now under development

Government enlists industry input on future of NextGen

After many months of apparent silence, there is action on the NextGen front.

ATA’s May says NextGen benefits should become a national priority

Air Transport Association president and CEO James May suggested last month that if the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is fast-tracked

NTSB: Icing Effect on Colgan Q400’s Stall Speed ‘Minimal’

Preliminary airplane performance modeling and simulation conducted by the NTSB show that icing had a minimal effect on the stall speed of the Colgan Air Bo

IATA’s Latest Forecast Grimmer than Ever

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) issued an adjusted outlook for the global air transport industry today that forecasts losses of $4.7 bil

Tuninter Crash Pilots Get 10-Year Jail Sentence

A court in Palermo, Sicily, has sentenced Capt.

Bombardier Lands Major C Series Suppliers

Bombardier announced today that it has added three “key” European suppliers to the C Series program, namely Alenia Aeronautica of Italy, Fokker Elmo of the

FedEx MD-11 Crash at Narita Kills Pilots

A FedEx MD-11 cargo aircraft crashed upon landing at Tokyo Narita International Airport early this morning, bursting into flames and killing the two Americ

Court Rules Embraer Layoffs Legal

A Brazilian labor court ruled late yesterday that Embraer would not have to reinstate some 4,300 employees laid off in February after it found that the com

Should NextGen Be the New Transportation Priority?

Air Transport Association president and CEO James May suggested yesterday that if the Next Generation Air Transportation System is fast-tracked like the In

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