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Last ERJ-145 Delivered to Tianjin

China’s Harbin Embraer Aircraft has delivered the last serial-production Embraer ERJ 145 ever built to Tianjin Airlines.

Europe Dodges New Volcanic Ash Crisis for Now

For the time being at least, airlines and their passengers appear to have avoided a full-blown rerun of <a href="news/single-news-page/article/volcanic-ash

Boeing and ANA to Conduct 787 Service Readiness Validation in Japan

Boeing and All Nippon Airways announced today that they plan to conduct so-called service readiness operations with the second 787 prototype–ZA002–at sever

BAE Systems To Sell Regional Fleet and Asset Management Business

BAE Systems announced today an agreement to sell its commercial aircraft lease portfolio and asset-management business to investment affiliates of New York

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Air Canada Launches Porter Challenge

Air Canada launched the first direct competition against Bombardier Q400 operator Porter Airlines out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on May 1, when t

Pluna Extends CRJ Order Book

Uruguay’s Pluna Air Lines has placed a firm order on three more 90-seat Bombardier CRJ900s worth $129 million at list prices, the Canadian manufacturer ann

Closure Of Nuclear Plant Could Disrupt Mitsubishi MRJ

The May 14 closure of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant on the southeastern coast of Japan has raised concerns of power shortages at Mitsibushi Aircraft in N

Korean Air Takes Its First Airbus A380

Korean Air celebrated the delivery of its first Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 at a ceremony at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France.&nbsp

Controller Found Innocent in Brazilian Midair

In an unexpected verdict announced late last week, Brazilian federal judge Murilo Mendes found air traffic controller Jomarcelo Fernandes dos Santos not g

AIN Blog: Regionals Take Their ‘Seat of the Table’

For the first time in the history of the Regional Airline Association (RAA), a sitting Department of Transportation Secretary attended the group’s annual c

Airbus Military Reveals A400M Schedule

Flight testing of the A400M airlifter is on track, and Airb

AEW&C Version of C295 To fly

Airbus Military is exploring an airborne early-warning and control version of the <a href="news/single-news-page/article/airbus-military-delivers-first-c29

Italy’s 767 Tankers Finally Enter Service; Australia’s A330 Tankers Yet To Be Accepted

There was news last week of two long-delayed air-refueling tanker contracts.

Turkey Joins EADS Talarion Team

During the 2011 International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF), held in Istanbul on May 10 to 13, EADS Cassidian signed a memorandum of understanding with Turk

Hawker Beechcraft Delivers First Export T-6 to Morocco

Hawker Beechcraft has dispatched the first export version of the current variant of its T-6 turboprop trainer, delivering 12 aircraft to the Royal Moroccan

Airbus and Boeing Spar Over Latest WTO Subsidy Ruling

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected much of Airb

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Airbus, BEA Deny Reaching Conclusions about Air France Flight 447

Both Airbus and the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses) have denied reaching any conclusions about the <link news/single-news-page/article/ntsb-ch

Unfazed by 787 Woes, Safran Touts More-electric Aircraft Benefits

Despite the well documented complications arising out of the Boeing 787’s “more electric” architecture, French engine and equipment manufacturer Safran ear

Airline Passenger Traffic Continues To Climb, but Faces Stiff Headwinds

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Lateral Thinking on Composites and Metals Gives Aerostructures the Best of Both Worlds

Not so long ago, the ascent of composites in aerostructures manufacturing seemed an unstoppable progression that could only happen at the expense of metals

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