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Bodies And FDR Recovered From ATR 42 Crash In Pakistan

All 47 occupants pronounced dead

Accidents

December 7, 2016

Aerospace Association Head 'Wary' about ATC Restructuring

Separating the FAA from its responsibility for air traffic control could disrupt progress toward ATC modernization, Melcher says.

ATC

December 7, 2016

African Airlines Mull Options To Combat 'Mega-competitors'

Consensus reached on need for Pan-African alliance

Airlines

December 6, 2016

Alaska Air Group-Virgin America Merger Passes Antitrust Review

Companies expect to close transaction by January 1

Airlines

December 6, 2016

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Lufthansa Technik, GE JV To Build Polish MRO Facility

Companies expect operations to start in 2018

Engines

December 5, 2016

UK Airline Organizations Call for 'Urgent' Airspace Changes

Coalition launches 'The Sky's the Limit' campaign to advocate for new flight paths and operational procedures.

ATC

December 5, 2016

Norwegian Air’s Irish Unit Wins Right to Fly to U.S.

Decision comes a day after EC charged U.S. with breach of Open Skies

Airlines

December 3, 2016

UK Authorities to Examine Ill-Fated Avro’s FDR, CVR

Air Accidents Investigation Branch and BAE Systems supporting Colombian authorities in crash probe

Accidents

December 2, 2016

Europe Accuses U.S. of Breaching Open Skies Pact

Case of Norwegian Air International set for arbitration

Airlines

December 2, 2016

Embraer Delays E175-E2 Entry Into Service By a Year

Successor to E175 now expected to reach market in 2021

Aircraft

December 2, 2016

United To Pay $2.4 million to Settle Bribery Case

Airline received approval for new hangar project after launching route specifically for Port Authority boss

Airlines

December 2, 2016

GE Says New Data Exchange Will Transform MRO Process

GE Aviation's new Configuration Data Exchange has been developed with Capgemini and is set to enter service in 2017.

Maintenance and Modifications

November 30, 2016

Airbus Outlines A350-1000 Flight Test Plans

Three prototypes to fly 1,600 test hours

Aircraft

November 30, 2016

Airborne Network Taps Aircraft as Flying Network Nodes

Low-cost wireless broadband could someday come from thousands of airborne transceivers carried on the world's airliners.

Avionics

November 30, 2016

Bolivian Avro RJ85 Crashes in Colombia, At Least 71 Dead

Regional jet carried members of Brazilian soccer team en route to tournament finals

Accidents

November 29, 2016

Losses Mount at Lufthansa as Pilots Strike Again

Another 1,706 flights canceled on Tuesday and Wednesday

Airlines

November 29, 2016

WTO Finds Certain Boeing 777X Tax Breaks Illegal

Ruling applauded by both Airbus and Boeing

Aircraft

November 28, 2016

Bombardier Delivers First CS300 Airliner to Air Baltic

Inaugural flight between Riga and Amsterdam set for December 14

Aircraft

November 28, 2016

Airbus A350-1000 Completes First Flight

Milestone marks start of flight test campaign involving three prototypes

Aircraft

November 24, 2016

Russia's Volga-Dnepr Ends Freight JV with Ukraine's Antonov

Volga-Dnepr is a leading operator of Antonov An-124 heavylifters.

Airlines

November 23, 2016