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Air Canada picks Bombardier and Embraer

Bankrupt Air Canada last month signed a pair of MOUs that call for a split order for 90 airplanes from Bombardier of Canada and Embraer of Brazil.

January 29, 2007

ATC’s playbook for Super Bowl game

A Super Bowl Special Traffic Management Program (STMP) for the Houston area will be in effect January 28 through February 3, requiring all non-airline oper

ATC

January 29, 2007

Last Avro RJ to the Finnish line

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has delivered the final Avro RJ to Finnish carrier Blue 1, bringing to an end 22 years of BAe 146/Avro RJ production.

Aircraft

January 29, 2007

Crisis in Kiev can’t ground An-148

Although the political crisis in Ukraine kept Antonov engineers guessing about the timing of the first flight of the 52-seat An-148, the airplane took to t

Aircraft

January 29, 2007

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ARJ21 structural design nearly done

China’s AVIC I Commercial Aircraft (ACAC) continues its march toward a 2008 introduction of the 85-seat ARJ21-700, finishing more or less on schedule some

Aircraft

January 29, 2007

Business booming in China

Regional traffic throughout China has increased significantly since 2000, the year the country saw the introduction of the first Western regional jet into

January 29, 2007

US Airways wins RJ reprieve

US Airways may resume taking deliveries of Embraer and Bombardier regional jets if the airline’s employee unions accept more cost-cutting measures, thanks

Aircraft

January 29, 2007

Hong Kong start-up to take 170s

A newly formed regional airline division of Hong Kong commuter helicopter operator Helicopters Hong Kong has signed a deal with GE Capital Aviation Service

Aircraft

January 29, 2007

Germany to privatize ATC

The German government gave the green light to sell to the public 74.9 percent of DFS, the agency operating the country’s ATC system.

ATC

January 29, 2007

FAA releases first study of Part 135 operators

The FAA has finally released its study of Part 135 air-taxi operators, mandated by Congress more than four years ago in the Aviation Investment and Reform

January 29, 2007

U.S. Jet Fuel Leveling Between $2.48 and $2.51 a Gallon

The average price of a gallon of jet-A at U.S.

January 29, 2007

NASM ‘annex’ opens for business at Dulles Int’l

Gen.

January 29, 2007

Meetings Set on Revising LAX Class B Airspace

The FAA has scheduled several “fact finding” informal meetings to solicit information from operators and others concerning proposed revisions to Los Angele

ATC

January 29, 2007

Completion and refurbishment industry continues steady recovery

As new and used business aircraft sales continue a steady climb, the completion and refurbishment industry follows suit. Pats, the DeCrane completio

January 29, 2007

FAA re-evaluates Stars implementation

The FAA is taking what the Transportation Department inspector general (IG) calls a “long overdue step” with regard to its standard terminal automation rep

ATC

January 29, 2007

RVSM rules take effect in North America

Whether pilots notice any difference remains open to debate, but anyone cruising in the upper flight levels over North America should at least be aware tha

ATC

January 29, 2007

Citation Mustang Engine Reaches Takeoff Thrust

Pratt & Whitney Canada recently reached the rated takeoff thrust of 1,350 pounds in sustained ground runs of its new PW615 turbofan engine, which will

Engines

January 29, 2007

Blakey ‘not amused’ by LAAS debacle

LAAS developer Honeywell and FAA LAAS program officials remain tight lipped about how the contract, awarded in April on the understanding that the system’s

ATC

January 26, 2007

National R&D Policy Good First Step

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president and CEO John Douglass said the National Aeronautics Research and Development Policy released late last yea

January 25, 2007

European and U.S. officials mixed on future of loran

Few navigation systems have experienced the ups and downs of loran as they sought recognition.

ATC

January 24, 2007

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Latest

Air Canada picks Bombardier and Embraer

Bankrupt Air Canada last month signed a pair of MOUs that call for a split order for 90 airplanes from Bombardier of Canada and Embraer of Brazil.

ATC’s playbook for Super Bowl game

A Super Bowl Special Traffic Management Program (STMP) for the Houston area will be in effect January 28 through February 3, requiring all non-airline oper

Last Avro RJ to the Finnish line

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has delivered the final Avro RJ to Finnish carrier Blue 1, bringing to an end 22 years of BAe 146/Avro RJ production.

Crisis in Kiev can’t ground An-148

Although the political crisis in Ukraine kept Antonov engineers guessing about the timing of the first flight of the 52-seat An-148, the airplane took to t

Videos

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ARJ21 structural design nearly done

China’s AVIC I Commercial Aircraft (ACAC) continues its march toward a 2008 introduction of the 85-seat ARJ21-700, finishing more or less on schedule some

Business booming in China

Regional traffic throughout China has increased significantly since 2000, the year the country saw the introduction of the first Western regional jet into

US Airways wins RJ reprieve

US Airways may resume taking deliveries of Embraer and Bombardier regional jets if the airline’s employee unions accept more cost-cutting measures, thanks

Hong Kong start-up to take 170s

A newly formed regional airline division of Hong Kong commuter helicopter operator Helicopters Hong Kong has signed a deal with GE Capital Aviation Service

Germany to privatize ATC

The German government gave the green light to sell to the public 74.9 percent of DFS, the agency operating the country’s ATC system.

FAA releases first study of Part 135 operators

The FAA has finally released its study of Part 135 air-taxi operators, mandated by Congress more than four years ago in the Aviation Investment and Reform

U.S. Jet Fuel Leveling Between $2.48 and $2.51 a Gallon

The average price of a gallon of jet-A at U.S.

NASM ‘annex’ opens for business at Dulles Int’l

Gen.

Meetings Set on Revising LAX Class B Airspace

The FAA has scheduled several “fact finding” informal meetings to solicit information from operators and others concerning proposed revisions to Los Angele

Completion and refurbishment industry continues steady recovery

As new and used business aircraft sales continue a steady climb, the completion and refurbishment industry follows suit. Pats, the DeCrane completio

FAA re-evaluates Stars implementation

The FAA is taking what the Transportation Department inspector general (IG) calls a “long overdue step” with regard to its standard terminal automation rep

RVSM rules take effect in North America

Whether pilots notice any difference remains open to debate, but anyone cruising in the upper flight levels over North America should at least be aware tha

Citation Mustang Engine Reaches Takeoff Thrust

Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada recently reached the rated takeoff thrust of 1,350 pounds in sustained ground runs of its new PW615 turbofan engine, which will

Blakey ‘not amused’ by LAAS debacle

LAAS developer Honeywell and FAA LAAS program officials remain tight lipped about how the contract, awarded in April on the understanding that the system’s

National R&D Policy Good First Step

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president and CEO John Douglass said the National Aeronautics Research and Development Policy released late last yea

European and U.S. officials mixed on future of loran

Few navigation systems have experienced the ups and downs of loran as they sought recognition.

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Pratt & Whitney Canada recently reached the rated takeoff thrust of 1,350 pounds in sustained ground runs of its new PW615 turbofan engine, which will