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.

TWU objects to AMR hiring of Bain & Company 

Transport Workers Union, Objecting to AMR’s Hiring of Bain, Picket Romney Campaign 

Bill Carey

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.

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.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) previewed a Fiscal Year 2013 budget submission on January 26.

Pentagon Will Slow JSF Buys, Cancel Global Hawk Block 30

Chris Pocock

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta ended the two-year “probation” for the STOVL version a year early.

F-35B ‘Probation’ Ended Despite Cautions in New Testing Report

Talks To Sell Typhoons to Oman and Saudi Arabia Continue

Saab Boosts Erieye Maritime Mode as AEW Goes Multirole

Neuron UCAV Officially Unveiled

Charles Alcock

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.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delayed the succession plan at EADS with political horse-trading

AIN Blog: Despite Political Meddling, EADS Gets the Best Man To Be Its Next Boss

Narrowbody sales bounty continues in 2012

Narrowbody Marketers Continue To Set New Records 

AIN Staff

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.

Congress reaches deal on NMB voting rules

In Blow to Delta, NMB Ruling on Unionization To Stand

EADS names Enders CEO

Enders Named EADS Chief Executive 

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

A study contends that changes to slot allocation rules proposed by the European Commission would penalize regional carriers.

Study: EC Slot Rule Changes Would Hurt Regionals

Norwegian Signs Record Narrowbody Commitments

The union representing UPS pilots filed a preliminary statement of the issues it will pursue in court to try to amend the FAA’s new pilot duty rule.  

UPS Pilots, Cargo Carriers File Papers in Duty Rule Case

Airbus is pushing for more efficient production to boost profits from record backlog

Record Backlog Can Survive New Credit Crunch, Says Airbus

New airline passenger protections mandated by the US Department of Transportation take effect this week.

Truth in Advertising Comes to Airline Ticket Pricing This Week

Thierry Dubois

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Wing cracks in A380s prompts AD

EASA Orders Airbus A380 Wing Inspections

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

CFM records record year in 2011

CFM Reports Record 2011

UPS pilot union files duty-time issues.

UPS Pilots Engage FAA in Latest Round in Fight for Uniform Duty Time Rules

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

Sikorsky and Suppliers Will Self-Fund Raider Development

Airbus Success Overshadows EADS Military Business

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