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Gregory PolekContented Pilots, Desperate Dispatchers at American Eagle

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February 6, 2007

Northwest Pilots Agree to New RJ Limits

Northwest Airlines pilots last month voted to allow Northwest Airlink partner Pinnacle Airlines to add more 50-seat regional jets to its fleet and open tal

February 6, 2007

Embraer Signs First Customer for 175

Air Canada again added to Embraer’s backlog of 170/190-series jets last month with a firm order for 15 Embraer 175s.

February 6, 2007

ERA calls for longer-term solution to slot dilemma

Europe is facing a shortage of 3.5 million airport slots by 2025, according to the latest projections by Eurocontrol.

ATC

February 6, 2007

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Fokker 50 props under scrutiny

In response to oil leaks, Dutch civil aviation authorities have instructed operators of Fokker 50 twin turboprops to check the propellers after each flight

Aircraft

February 6, 2007

Sukhoi, Boeing and Snecma officially launch RRJ program

The technical board composed of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, Boeing and associate member Snecma officially launched the Russian Regional Jet program last month f

Aircraft

February 6, 2007

French 1900 flier finds profits where others dug own graves

For those in the U.S.

February 6, 2007

Longer overhaul intervals for Beech 1900D engines

Raytheon Airline Aviation Services and Pratt & Whitney Canada have announced the availability of a 9,000-hour overhaul interval for the PT6A-67D engines in

Engines

February 6, 2007

RVSM debutruffles few feathers

By most accounts, the start of reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) standards in North America a little over a month ago was a relatively smooth tran

ATC

February 5, 2007

European initiatives look to remove ATC jams

The air-traffic community gathered in the Netherlands last month to discuss the continually evolving options for modernizing ATC.

ATC

February 5, 2007

France publishes its first GNSS approach

The French civil aviation authority, DGAC, has published the first GNSS nonprecision approach procedure for a French airport and is working toward introduc

ATC

February 5, 2007

Smaller Aircraft Mean Big Headaches for ATC Providers

Growing numbers of smaller aircraft are compounding the problems air navigation service providers face, senior officials told the Jane’s conference at last

ATC

February 5, 2007

Sensis considers expanding ADS-B

Sensis is building on its experience of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) in the FAA-sponsored Capstone trials in Alaska and the increasin

ATC

February 5, 2007

Raytheon’s ADS-B unit cuts down on

Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL) has unveiled a new automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) receiver that uses a 16 MHz or better sampling rate, a

ATC

February 5, 2007

Germans buying SITA VHF datalink

Germany’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), has agreed to buy the SITA network of 27 VHF datalink (VDL) ground stations

ATC

February 5, 2007

AvCraft’s ‘sweetheart’ deal draws fire from councilman

While those with an interest awaited word from Leesburg, Va.-based AvCraft about when it would get its German assembly line rolling, another curious develo

February 5, 2007

Embraer in Running for Comair Business

Embraer appears to hold a surprisingly strong position in a contest with Bombardier to supply more 70-seat jets to Comair after new president Fred Buttrell

February 5, 2007

Pilots Picket Mesa Headquarters

Some 25 pilots of Mesa Air Group picketed the company’s headquarters in Phoenix last month to publicly air a series of grievances over work rules.

February 5, 2007

Skies look brighter for t-prop market

The recent run of big orders for new turboprops has no doubt lifted the spirits of the two remaining builders of prop-driven airliners.

February 5, 2007

Precision Approaches Take Shape

Hickok & Associates of Orange Beach, Ala., has developed a network of 19 GPS approaches to hospitals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for aeromedical operator

ATC

February 5, 2007

Aerospace & Defense

Latest

Gregory PolekContented Pilots, Desperate Dispatchers at American Eagle

Pilots for American Eagle, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, ratified a new collective bargaining agreement last month that grants them pay r

Northwest Pilots Agree to New RJ Limits

Northwest Airlines pilots last month voted to allow Northwest Airlink partner Pinnacle Airlines to add more 50-seat regional jets to its fleet and open tal

Embraer Signs First Customer for 175

Air Canada again added to Embraer’s backlog of 170/190-series jets last month with a firm order for 15 Embraer 175s.

ERA calls for longer-term solution to slot dilemma

Europe is facing a shortage of 3.5 million airport slots by 2025, according to the latest projections by Eurocontrol.

Videos

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Fokker 50 props under scrutiny

In response to oil leaks, Dutch civil aviation authorities have instructed operators of Fokker 50 twin turboprops to check the propellers after each flight

Sukhoi, Boeing and Snecma officially launch RRJ program

The technical board composed of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, Boeing and associate member Snecma officially launched the Russian Regional Jet program last month f

French 1900 flier finds profits where others dug own graves

For those in the U.S.

Longer overhaul intervals for Beech 1900D engines

Raytheon Airline Aviation Services and Pratt & Whitney Canada have announced the availability of a 9,000-hour overhaul interval for the PT6A-67D engines in

RVSM debutruffles few feathers

By most accounts, the start of reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) standards in North America a little over a month ago was a relatively smooth tran

European initiatives look to remove ATC jams

The air-traffic community gathered in the Netherlands last month to discuss the continually evolving options for modernizing ATC.

France publishes its first GNSS approach

The French civil aviation authority, DGAC, has published the first GNSS nonprecision approach procedure for a French airport and is working toward introduc

Smaller Aircraft Mean Big Headaches for ATC Providers

Growing numbers of smaller aircraft are compounding the problems air navigation service providers face, senior officials told the Jane’s conference at last

Sensis considers expanding ADS-B

Sensis is building on its experience of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) in the FAA-sponsored Capstone trials in Alaska and the increasin

Raytheon’s ADS-B unit cuts down on

Raytheon Systems Limited (RSL) has unveiled a new automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) receiver that uses a 16 MHz or better sampling rate, a

Germans buying SITA VHF datalink

Germany’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), has agreed to buy the SITA network of 27 VHF datalink (VDL) ground stations

AvCraft’s ‘sweetheart’ deal draws fire from councilman

While those with an interest awaited word from Leesburg, Va.-based AvCraft about when it would get its German assembly line rolling, another curious develo

Embraer in Running for Comair Business

Embraer appears to hold a surprisingly strong position in a contest with Bombardier to supply more 70-seat jets to Comair after new president Fred Buttrell

Pilots Picket Mesa Headquarters

Some 25 pilots of Mesa Air Group picketed the company’s headquarters in Phoenix last month to publicly air a series of grievances over work rules.

Skies look brighter for t-prop market

The recent run of big orders for new turboprops has no doubt lifted the spirits of the two remaining builders of prop-driven airliners.

Precision Approaches Take Shape

Hickok & Associates of Orange Beach, Ala., has developed a network of 19 GPS approaches to hospitals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for aeromedical operator

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