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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

Videos

Partner nations pressured to close Eurofighter deal

Eurofighter CEO Aloysius Rauen made a strong plea here yesterday for the four partner nations–the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain–to close the deal for 236 mo

Aircraft

October 16, 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

Industry Pushes E-Scan Radar for Eurofighter

Eurofighter has offered India codevelopment of an active antenna for the Typhoon’s Captor radar, as part of its bid to secure that country’s 126-unit order

October 15, 2008

Diamond DA42 Twin Star Bids for Surveillance Orders

An all-composite four-seat general aviation aircraft made in Austria is attracting serious interest in the ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissan

Aircraft

October 15, 2008

Further Tanker Woes for the U.S. Air Force

While the U.S.

Maintenance and Modifications

October 15, 2008

Fighter Competitions Narrow in Brazil and Switzerland

Although India’s 126-aircraft requirement is the main prize for the world’s fighter manufacturers, major procurement decisions in Brazil and Switzerland ar

Aircraft

October 15, 2008

Airlift Leads Qatar’s Major Force Upgrade

Lockheed Martin announced on October 7 a $393.6 million contract to supply four C-130J-30 “stretched” Hercules military transports to the Qatar Emiri Air F

Aircraft

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

ERA 2008: Eastern Airways remains unfazed by soaring oil prices

UK regional airline Eastern Airways is “exactly on track, or slightly ahead” of projections for this year, according to COO Chris Holliday.

October 8, 2008

ERA 2008: BAE makes case for economics of its quiet quad-jets

Seven years after BAE Systems canceled the ill-fated Avro RJX program, closing the hangar door on indigenous UK airliner production, the company’s regional

October 8, 2008

New ATP Operator in Sweden

NextJet of Sollentuna, Sweden, has acquired three 68-seat BAE Systems ATP turboprops and plans to start flying them late this month in scheduled service be

October 8, 2008

Iraqi CRJ900s Seized

The Quebec Superior Court in late August granted Kuwait Airways a seizure order for 10 Bombardier CRJ900s ordered by the Iraqi government for Iraqi Airways

October 8, 2008

“Watch-listed” Pilot Returns to Work

Manassas, Va.-based regional airline Colgan Air has allowed Saab 340 first officer Erich Scherfen to return to work after he and his wife sued the U.S.

October 8, 2008

Aerospace & Defense

Latest

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.

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Partner nations pressured to close Eurofighter deal

Eurofighter CEO Aloysius Rauen made a strong plea here yesterday for the four partner nations–the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain–to close the deal for 236 mo

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

Industry Pushes E-Scan Radar for Eurofighter

Eurofighter has offered India codevelopment of an active antenna for the Typhoon’s Captor radar, as part of its bid to secure that country’s 126-unit order

Diamond DA42 Twin Star Bids for Surveillance Orders

An all-composite four-seat general aviation aircraft made in Austria is attracting serious interest in the ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissan

Further Tanker Woes for the U.S. Air Force

While the U.S.

Fighter Competitions Narrow in Brazil and Switzerland

Although India’s 126-aircraft requirement is the main prize for the world’s fighter manufacturers, major procurement decisions in Brazil and Switzerland ar

Airlift Leads Qatar’s Major Force Upgrade

Lockheed Martin announced on October 7 a $393.6 million contract to supply four C-130J-30 “stretched” Hercules military transports to the Qatar Emiri Air F

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

ERA 2008: Eastern Airways remains unfazed by soaring oil prices

UK regional airline Eastern Airways is “exactly on track, or slightly ahead” of projections for this year, according to COO Chris Holliday.

ERA 2008: BAE makes case for economics of its quiet quad-jets

Seven years after BAE Systems canceled the ill-fated Avro RJX program, closing the hangar door on indigenous UK airliner production, the company’s regional

New ATP Operator in Sweden

NextJet of Sollentuna, Sweden, has acquired three 68-seat BAE Systems ATP turboprops and plans to start flying them late this month in scheduled service be

Iraqi CRJ900s Seized

The Quebec Superior Court in late August granted Kuwait Airways a seizure order for 10 Bombardier CRJ900s ordered by the Iraqi government for Iraqi Airways

“Watch-listed” Pilot Returns to Work

Manassas, Va.-based regional airline Colgan Air has allowed Saab 340 first officer Erich Scherfen to return to work after he and his wife sued the U.S.

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