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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

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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

Canada, Europe Grant Same Type Rating For CSeries Airliners

Same Type Rating status for the CS300 and CS100 aircraft should mean significant cost savings for operators, according to Bombardier.

Aircraft

November 23, 2016

Lufthansa Cargo Combats Yield Crisis with Further Cost Cuts

Plans to double targeted savings following big losses in first three quarters of 2016

Airlines

November 22, 2016

Taiwan’s TransAsia Ceases Operations

Carrier fails to recover from deteriorating traffic and rising costs

Airlines

November 22, 2016

Mitsubishi's Third MRJ Flight Test Aircraft Takes Off

Four prototypes now flying, including two in U.S.

Aircraft

November 22, 2016

U.S. Grants Airbus Second License for Iran Sales

Approval from Treasury Department comes as opponents to Iran nuclear deal urge restraint from Obama Administration

Aircraft

November 22, 2016

European Parliament Clears Way For Drone Ops Rules In 2017

The Parliament's transport committee agreed on amendments that would introduce European Union-wide requirements for drones.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

November 21, 2016

Airlines Urge African Nations To Release Blocked Funds

Angola, Nigeria, Egypt and Sudan identified as primary offenders

Airlines

November 21, 2016

Japan's Peach Aviation Chooses Airbus for New Narrowbodies

Order for A320neos and A320ceos loosens Boeing stranglehold on Japanese market

Aircraft

November 18, 2016

U.S. House Votes To Block Airliner Sales to Iran

Republican-led body again moves to undermine Obama administration's signature nuclear deal

Aircraft

November 17, 2016

United Pushes Back Boeing 737 Orders and Opts for Max

United Airlines is switching orders for 61 737-700 narrowbodies into the new 737 Max model, but won't say when these deliveries will be made.

Airlines

November 16, 2016

After U.S. Election, Battle Resumes Over ATC Restructuring

House Republicans and Democrats used different reports by federal government offices to argue their cases for reforming the ATC system.

ATC

November 16, 2016

Brazilian Government Clears the Way for Qatar Stake in Latam

Qatar Airways is buying a 10 percent holding in Latam.

Airlines

November 16, 2016