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Middle East Backer Boosts Virgin’s Spaceflight Dream

Global airlines are still suffering reduced demand for flights, but the Virgin Group’s dream of launching passenger flights into space has received a boost

Europe Presses for Global Blacklist of Unsafe Airlines

In the weeks following the June 30 crash of one of its Airbus A310s off the coast of the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean, Yemen flag carrier Yemenia be

IATA: Demand Decline Slowing, but Outlook ‘Bleak’

The latest traffic figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) show mixed results during June 2009 for the world’s airlines, but even t

Second Comac ARJ21 flies

The second ARJ21-700 jet flew for the first time on July 1.

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PC-12s to serve Arkansas EAS

The DOT has awarded Portland, Ore.-based SeaPort Airlines Essential Air Service subsidies for routes from Memphis to four Arkansas communities starting Oct

Australia unveils nationwide RNP project

When the Australians decide to go for something, they really go for it.

Congress to decide Loran’s fate this fall

Come fall, the U.S.

Republic reaches outward for growth opportunities

Republic Airways stands to become the 11th largest airline in the U.S.

Mesa wins latest round against Delta

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DOT IG: FAA data clouds ATC training failures

A report from the Department of Transportation inspector general found that the FAA’s reported rate of training failures among newly hired air traffic cont

Delta cuts sting regionals

Delta Air Lines’ plans to cut another 10 percent of its system capacity this fall will result in the loss of 100 pilot jobs at Comair, 110 at Mesaba Airlin

Urban Aeronautics ground tests unmanned fancraft

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is ground-testing its unmanned Mule fancraft, an unconventional rotorcraft featuring two shrouded main rotors in tandem configur

UK Takes Hardest Line Over A400M Airlifter

As negotiations to secure a future for Europe’s troubled A400M a

Eurocopter To Upgrade 40-year-old British Pumas

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is proceeding with a controversial upgrade of 30 SA330 Puma helicopters that have already been operated by the Royal Air F

Boeing Unveils Aussie Super Hornet, Eyes More Exports

Boeing unveiled the first <link airshow-convention-news/paris-air-show/single-publication-story/article/super-hornet-growing-in-export-stature/?no_cache=1&

Boeing Decides on 787 Fix, but Still Can’t Commit to Timetable

Boeing has identified a remedy to the 787 Dreamliner’s wing-to-side-of-body stress p

Romania Receives First C-27J

The Romanian air force took delivery of its first <link ain-defense-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/boeing-opts-out-of-c-27j-producti

Boeing Assembles First 747-8

Boeing announced today that it has assembled the major sections of the first 747-8 Freighter this week, as mechanics at the factory in Everett, Wash., load

VASO Launches An-148 Flight Trials

The first Antonov An-148 built by Russia’s Voronezh Aircraft Plant (VASO), regist

FAA Changes Controller Error Reporting

The FAA yesterday announced that air traffic controller operational error reporting is moving away from a punitive system to “one in which understanding wh

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