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AG clearing still available in Lanai, Hawaii

Last November the Hawaiian Department of Agriculture ruled it would no longer clear incoming aircraft on the Island of Lanai.

ATC

February 2, 2007

Airline Banned from UK Airspace Has Fatal Crash

The airline that operated the Yakovlev Yak-40 regional jet that crashed on approach to Tashkent Airport on January 13 was banned from using UK airspace jus

February 1, 2007

GlobalFlyer: Son of Voyager, Mother of risky ventures

 “LAST BIG PLUM” REVISITED–Burt Rutan and the Voyager team in 1986 described their quest to fly around the world nonstop and unrefueled as “the

February 1, 2007

Update on the GlobalFlyer

Mojave, Calif.-based Scaled Composites recently modified the Virgin Atlantic-sponsored GlobalFlyer with fuel jettison capability at the request of pilot St

February 1, 2007

Videos

Public-private co-op could lower AFSS costs

Members of the National Association of Air Traffic Specialists (NAATS), the labor union that represents more than 2,700 FAA employees who staff the agency’

ATC

February 1, 2007

EJM faces abduction lawsuit

Next month, a Connecticut jury will hear a $3.5 million claim against Executive Jet Management (EJM) in a case that is already sending a chill through the

February 1, 2007

Business jet market flexes its muscles

Describing last year as a “turnaround” for the industry, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) last month credited both the bonus depreciat

February 1, 2007

As major U.S. carriers suffer, so too does the FAA's budget

by John SheridanLast month, FAA COO Russell Chew told a standing-room-only audience at the annual conference of the U.S.

Regulations and Government

February 1, 2007

Asian Aerospace 2004 Preview

Still eagerly awaiting signs of lasting recovery from its three-year slump, the world’s aerospace industry will be looking to Singapore’s biennial airshow

February 1, 2007

Eyebrows Shaved Off New Boeing 737s

Boeing has cut a familiar feature of Boeing 737s with its new-production aircraft.

Aircraft

February 1, 2007

European buyers reap benefits of weak dollar

The continued weakness of the U.S.

February 1, 2007

Eurocontrol postpones deadline for ELS mode-S implementation

Europe’s ambitious program to introduce mode-S surveillance datalink technology has once again been rescheduled to account for operational and technical di

ATC

February 1, 2007

Security presents challenge for ATC

“The job of a controller is no longer just separating airplanes,” National Air Traffic Controllers Association president John Carr told attendees at a symp

ATC

February 1, 2007

Will ADS-B be the next big FAA equipment mandate?

When the idea was initially being explored a number of years ago, FAA planners saw a use for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) only in Ala

ATC

February 1, 2007

Iridium may serve as ADS-B backup in Alaska

The FAA’s Alaska Region this year will assess the suitability of a communications satellite system with an unusual history to supplement its Capstone autom

ATC

February 1, 2007

Mesa Wins Midway Assets

Mesa Air Group last month won the rights to the assets of bankrupt Midway Airlines after outbidding Connecticut-based investment firm Wexford Capital by so

January 31, 2007

Budget reduces aeronautics research spending

While most of NASA is reaching for the stars, the segment of the agency that conducts aeronautics research here on earth has taken a budget cut for the sec

January 31, 2007

Mesaba Braces for Possible Strike

Minneapolis-based Mesaba Aviation has until January 10 to negotiate a new collective-bargaining agreement with its pilots or face the prospect of a strike.

January 31, 2007

Embraer averts strike, short talks break down again

Metalworkers at Embraer’s assembly plant in São Jose dos Campos, Brazil, ended their threats of a strike last month when they agreed to accept a 17.35-perc

January 31, 2007

Bombardier Delivers 1,000th CRJ

Delta Air Lines subsidiary Comair took delivery of the 1,000th production regional jet built by Bombardier Aerospace during a December 9 ceremony at the co

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Aerospace & Defense

Latest

AG clearing still available in Lanai, Hawaii

Last November the Hawaiian Department of Agriculture ruled it would no longer clear incoming aircraft on the Island of Lanai.

Airline Banned from UK Airspace Has Fatal Crash

The airline that operated the Yakovlev Yak-40 regional jet that crashed on approach to Tashkent Airport on January 13 was banned from using UK airspace jus

GlobalFlyer: Son of Voyager, Mother of risky ventures

&nbsp;“LAST BIG PLUM” REVISITED–Burt Rutan and the Voyager team in 1986 described their quest to fly around the world nonstop and unrefueled as “the

Update on the GlobalFlyer

Mojave, Calif.-based Scaled Composites recently modified the Virgin Atlantic-sponsored GlobalFlyer with fuel jettison capability at the request of pilot St

Videos

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Public-private co-op could lower AFSS costs

Members of the National Association of Air Traffic Specialists (NAATS), the labor union that represents more than 2,700 FAA employees who staff the agency’

EJM faces abduction lawsuit

Next month, a Connecticut jury will hear a $3.5 million claim against Executive Jet Management (EJM) in a case that is already sending a chill through the

Business jet market flexes its muscles

Describing last year as a “turnaround” for the industry, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) last month credited both the bonus depreciat

As major U.S. carriers suffer, so too does the FAA's budget

by John SheridanLast month, FAA COO Russell Chew told a standing-room-only audience at the annual conference of the U.S.

Asian Aerospace 2004 Preview

Still eagerly awaiting signs of lasting recovery from its three-year slump, the world’s aerospace industry will be looking to Singapore’s biennial airshow

Eyebrows Shaved Off New Boeing 737s

Boeing has cut a familiar feature of Boeing 737s with its new-production aircraft.

European buyers reap benefits of weak dollar

The continued weakness of the U.S.

Eurocontrol postpones deadline for ELS mode-S implementation

Europe’s ambitious program to introduce mode-S surveillance datalink technology has once again been rescheduled to account for operational and technical di

Security presents challenge for ATC

“The job of a controller is no longer just separating airplanes,” National Air Traffic Controllers Association president John Carr told attendees at a symp

Will ADS-B be the next big FAA equipment mandate?

When the idea was initially being explored a number of years ago, FAA planners saw a use for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) only in Ala

Iridium may serve as ADS-B backup in Alaska

The FAA’s Alaska Region this year will assess the suitability of a communications satellite system with an unusual history to supplement its Capstone autom

Mesa Wins Midway Assets

Mesa Air Group last month won the rights to the assets of bankrupt Midway Airlines after outbidding Connecticut-based investment firm Wexford Capital by so

Budget reduces aeronautics research spending

While most of NASA is reaching for the stars, the segment of the agency that conducts aeronautics research here on earth has taken a budget cut for the sec

Mesaba Braces for Possible Strike

Minneapolis-based Mesaba Aviation has until January 10 to negotiate a new collective-bargaining agreement with its pilots or face the prospect of a strike.

Embraer averts strike, short talks break down again

Metalworkers at Embraer’s assembly plant in São Jose dos Campos, Brazil, ended their threats of a strike last month when they agreed to accept a 17.35-perc

Bombardier Delivers 1,000th CRJ

Delta Air Lines subsidiary Comair took delivery of the 1,000th production regional jet built by Bombardier Aerospace during a December 9 ceremony at the co

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“LAST BIG PLUM” REVISITED–Burt Rutan and the Voyager team in 1986 described their quest to fly around the world nonstop and unrefueled as “the