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Embraer Delivers Pair of Firsts

Embraer in late August celebrated the first delivery of E190s to two new customers–China’s Kunpeng Airlines and TACA Airlines of El Salvador.

November 3, 2008

Regionals Join EFB Trial

Piedmont Airlines and SkyWest Airlines will each receive $600,000 from the FAA as part of a $5 million program to fund in-cockpit runway safety systems, in

November 3, 2008

Pinnacle To Fly Ex-Mesa CRJ900s

Pinnacle Airlines has agreed to fly–at least temporarily–the seven Bombardier CRJ900s Delta Air Lines had told Mesa Air Group it would pull from their serv

November 3, 2008

Virgin Nigeria takes its first E190

Virgin Nigeria took delivery of its first Embraer E190 in late September during a ceremony held at Embraer’s manufacturing plant in São Jose dos Campos, Br

November 3, 2008

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Republic E170s to spell Midwest 717s

Midwest Airlines will replace all but nine of its Boeing 717s with 12 Embraer E170s flown by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways as part of an effort to re

November 3, 2008

Challenges abound for Euro regionals

“Rumors of our death are greatly exaggerated,” according to European Regions Airline Association (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose.

October 31, 2008

ERA member airlines report increased

Regional operators in Europe are seeing slightly higher loads as they fly marginally longer sectors, according to the latest figures from the European Regi

October 31, 2008

WAAS Approaches Outnumber ILS

The number of GPS-based wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) instrument approach procedures in the U.S.

ATC

October 31, 2008

China’s MA-60 Enters Service

China’s Okay Airways has put into service its first Modern Ark (MA) 60, also known as the Xinzhou-60.The twin-engine turboprop, made by China’s Xian Aircra

Aircraft

October 27, 2008

Aeromed firm’s ticket reinstated

NTSB Administrative Law Judge William Pope II last month reversed an FAA emergency order of revocation issued in June that grounded Punta Gorda, Fla.-based

October 27, 2008

NOAA Expands WAAS Network

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey last month said it incorporated 43 new GPS tracking sites into the continuously operating reference station (CORS) network,

ATC

October 27, 2008

Brazilian Government Picks E190 for Transport

Brazilian OEM Embraer has signed a contract with the Brazilian government to supply two E190 airliners for government transport.

October 27, 2008

Embraer Marks Bandeirante 40th Anniversary

Forty years after the first flight of the prototype twin-turboprop Bandeirante (designed by Frenchman Max Holste, who also designed the Broussard, France’s

October 22, 2008

NTSB Recommends Urgent PW2037 Inspections

Operators of Pratt & Whitney PW2037 engines will have to increase inspection of second-stage high-pressure turbine (HPT) hubs if the FAA accepts two NTSB r

Engines

October 20, 2008

Qantas Inaugurates Los Angeles A380 Service

Australia’s Qantas Airways today kicked off scheduled service with its new Airbus A380 between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia.

October 20, 2008

Embry-Riddle Launches Aero-Propulsion Center

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is adding a center of excellence dedicated to advanced aeronautics and propulsion system research to its College of En

October 15, 2008

DOT To Press Ahead with New York Slot Auctions

The Department of Transportation is pressing forward with plans to auction takeoff and landing slots at the three major New York-area airports, despite a G

October 10, 2008

Boeing, Machinists to Return to Bargaining Table

Talks between Boeing and its striking machinists could resume this weekend under the terms of an agreement to return to the bargaining table more than a mo

October 9, 2008

ERA 2008: ‘Front line’ issues turn more intense

European Regions Airline Association members face three “front-line” issues as they prepare for their annual general assembly in Manchester, England, this

October 8, 2008

ERA 2008: ERA urges members to heed ETS call

Worried that some small operators have not considered the ramifications of the European Union emissions-trading scheme (ETS), the European Regions Airline

October 8, 2008

Aerospace & Air Transport

Latest

Embraer Delivers Pair of Firsts

Embraer in late August celebrated the first delivery of E190s to two new customers–China’s Kunpeng Airlines and TACA Airlines of El Salvador.

Regionals Join EFB Trial

Piedmont Airlines and SkyWest Airlines will each receive $600,000 from the FAA as part of a $5 million program to fund in-cockpit runway safety systems, in

Pinnacle To Fly Ex-Mesa CRJ900s

Pinnacle Airlines has agreed to fly–at least temporarily–the seven Bombardier CRJ900s Delta Air Lines had told Mesa Air Group it would pull from their serv

Virgin Nigeria takes its first E190

Virgin Nigeria took delivery of its first Embraer E190 in late September during a ceremony held at Embraer’s manufacturing plant in São Jose dos Campos, Br

Videos

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Republic E170s to spell Midwest 717s

Midwest Airlines will replace all but nine of its Boeing 717s with 12 Embraer E170s flown by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways as part of an effort to re

Challenges abound for Euro regionals

“Rumors of our death are greatly exaggerated,” according to European Regions Airline Association (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose.

ERA member airlines report increased

Regional operators in Europe are seeing slightly higher loads as they fly marginally longer sectors, according to the latest figures from the European Regi

WAAS Approaches Outnumber ILS

The number of GPS-based wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) instrument approach procedures in the U.S.

China’s MA-60 Enters Service

China’s Okay Airways has put into service its first Modern Ark (MA) 60, also known as the Xinzhou-60.The twin-engine turboprop, made by China’s Xian Aircra

Aeromed firm’s ticket reinstated

NTSB Administrative Law Judge William Pope II last month reversed an FAA emergency order of revocation issued in June that grounded Punta Gorda, Fla.-based

NOAA Expands WAAS Network

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey last month said it incorporated 43 new GPS tracking sites into the continuously operating reference station (CORS) network,

Brazilian Government Picks E190 for Transport

Brazilian OEM Embraer has signed a contract with the Brazilian government to supply two E190 airliners for government transport.

Embraer Marks Bandeirante 40th Anniversary

Forty years after the first flight of the prototype twin-turboprop Bandeirante (designed by Frenchman Max Holste, who also designed the Broussard, France’s

NTSB Recommends Urgent PW2037 Inspections

Operators of Pratt & Whitney PW2037 engines will have to increase inspection of second-stage high-pressure turbine (HPT) hubs if the FAA accepts two NTSB r

Qantas Inaugurates Los Angeles A380 Service

Australia’s Qantas Airways today kicked off scheduled service with its new Airbus A380 between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia.

Embry-Riddle Launches Aero-Propulsion Center

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is adding a center of excellence dedicated to advanced aeronautics and propulsion system research to its College of En

DOT To Press Ahead with New York Slot Auctions

The Department of Transportation is pressing forward with plans to auction takeoff and landing slots at the three major New York-area airports, despite a G

Boeing, Machinists to Return to Bargaining Table

Talks between Boeing and its striking machinists could resume this weekend under the terms of an agreement to return to the bargaining table more than a mo

ERA 2008: ‘Front line’ issues turn more intense

European Regions Airline Association members face three “front-line” issues as they prepare for their annual general assembly in Manchester, England, this

ERA 2008: ERA urges members to heed ETS call

Worried that some small operators have not considered the ramifications of the European Union emissions-trading scheme (ETS), the European Regions Airline

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