2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Gregory Polek

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Boeing delivered the first 747-8I airliner to Lufthansa.

Boeing Delivers First Airline Intercontinental to Lufthansa 

Bill Carey

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

The U.S. Ambassador to ICAO questions whether it will move on emissions market-based measures.

U.S. Ambassador to ICAO Skeptical Council Can Reach ETS Consensus  

The campaign to include cargo pilots under the FAA's new pilot duty rule gained support in Congress.

Bill Filed to Include Cargo Operations in FAA’s Duty Rule

Access to European bank debt has dried up for airlines.

Euro Debt Crisis Limits Airline Finance Options

AIN Staff

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Air Canada Pilot Awakes Groggy

Multiple Causes Cited for Air Canada Altitude Deviation

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

Qantas Discovers Engine-Failure Cause

Qantas Uncovers Cause of 747-400 Engine Failure

Peter Shaw-Smith

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

Mubadala subsidiary Strata will make composite structures for the 777 and the 787 Dreamliner

Boeing Expands Aerostructures Supply Network into the Middle East

Spirit workers returned to the production lines today in Wichita.

Spirit AeroSystems Resumes Production

Ian Sheppard

ERA spring conference highlighted threats to European regional service.

Europe’s Regions Threatened by Loss of Hub Connections

US Airways reached agreements with three of American Airlines' unions.

US Airways Takes “First Step” Toward Merger with American Airlines

Chris Pocock

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

A400M Airlifter Spreads Its Wings

K-Max Proves Unmanned Heli-Lift in Afghanistan

V-22 Program Stays the Course as Crash Investigated

LAS Competition: New Legal Move as New RFP Expected

Neelam Mathews

A Bhoja Air 737-200 crashed outside of Islamabad on April 20.

Pakistani Boeing 737 Crashes, 127 Feared Dead

Embraer's backlog has dropped to a five-year low.

Embraer’s Commercial Backlog Continues to Shrink   

Spirit AeroSystems expects production to resume Monday.

Spirit Plans To Resume Production Monday

Pinnacle Airlines named John Spanjers CEO effective June 1.

Pinnacle Names New CEO

Boeing 787 flew the first transpacific flight using biofuel blend on Tuesday.

Boeing, ANA Conduct First Transpacific Biofuel Flight

Boeing and Embraer have reached an accord on broad areas of cooperation. 

Boeing, Embraer Explore New Areas of Cooperation 

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