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Boeing 787 Flight Test Aircraft Keeping Busy

Boeing moved quickly this month to erase any doubts about the progress of the <link news/single-news-page/article/boeing-pushes-first-787-deliveries-into-m

September 10, 2010

Consulting Firm Suggests Solutions to Aircraft Program Delays

David Bonnus, cofounder of Paris-based Step Consulting, recently analyzed the causes of major aerospace program delays and suggested how airframers could b

September 10, 2010

FAA Proposes New flight- and Duty-time Rules

The FAA today proposed new pilot du

September 10, 2010

Operation Skyshield Remembered 50 Years Later

Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of Operation Skyshield, one of the largest air drills in U.S.

September 9, 2010

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Smoke Filled Cockpit as UPS Pilots Attempted Return to Dubai

The pilots of the UPS Boeing 747-400 cargo airplane that crashed on September 3 reported smoke in the cockpit as they tried to return to Dubai Internationa

September 7, 2010

NextGen in Obama’s New Infrastructure Plans

President Obama announced in Milwaukee yesterday that airports and the Next Generation Air Traffic System will be part of a more than $50 billion investmen

September 7, 2010

Porter Orders Four More Q400s

Toronto-based Porter Airlines last month signed a firm order with Bombardier for four Q400s and placed options for another six of the 74-seat turboprops.

September 3, 2010

Embraer Forecasts Climb in Airliner Demand

The size of the 30- to 120-seat airliner fleet will grow by 81 percent over the next 20 years, from 4,285 airplanes last year to 7,780 in 2029, by which ti

September 3, 2010

Problems Emerge in Saudi Eurofighter Deal

The crash of a Spanish Air Force two-seat Eurofighter at Moron airbase on August 24 that killed a pilot from the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has raised qu

September 3, 2010

AeroVironment Flies Global Observer as HALE Interest Grows

AeroVironment has become the first company to fly a stratospheric, very-long-endurance UAV as part of the U.S.

September 3, 2010

Northrop Grumman Defends the Global Hawk

Responding to public complaints from Pentagon officials about the cost and progress of the Global Hawk program, Northrop Grumman has provided a robust defe

September 3, 2010

Iran Shows New Jet Bomber Drone

Iran unveiled a jet-powered UAV that it claimed could deliver two 250-pound bombs to targets beyond 600-miles range.

September 3, 2010

UK Operating Improved Desert Hawk Mini-UAVs

An improved version of the Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk mini-UAV is now operating with the British Army in Afghanistan.

September 3, 2010

Willis Lease Finance Inks Deal for Superjets

Novato, Calif.-based Willis Lease Finance, a leading lessor of commercial jet engines, last month signaled its intention to enter the regional jet leasing

September 2, 2010

Delta Tells Comair To Shed 50-seat CRJs

Delta Air Lines has directed regional subsidiary Comair to shed more than half of its Bombardier CRJs over the next two years, according to an internal mem

September 1, 2010

Airbus Starts A350 XWB Production in Germany

Airbus has started making parts for the A350 XWB i

August 31, 2010

Boeing Leaning Away from 737 Re-engining

Chances that Boeing will fit new engines on the existing 737 appear slimmer now than at any time since the company began talking publicly about the prospec

August 31, 2010

Alert Controller Saves Gulfstream IV from Crashing

An alert radar controller monitoring traffic at Shannon air traffic services is credited with helping to prevent a Gulfstream IV-SP from crashing into the

August 31, 2010

DOJ Approves UAL-CAL Merger Plan

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August 30, 2010

Boeing's Shanahan To Oversee Struggling 747-8

Boeing vice president Pat Shanahan has assumed oversight of the <link news/single-news-page/article/mcnerney-boeing-747-8-at-more-risk-of-schedule-slippage

August 30, 2010

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