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Eurocontrol Readies for Free Route Airspace

Maastricht air traffic control center makes progress in efficiency but faces slow progress in wider European ATM cooperation

Citation CJ4 Pressed into Airline Service

Scheduled and charter airline operator Hahn Air Lines is using CJ4s for its Dusseldorf-Luxembourg route.

Pilot Shortage Turns to Crisis among Small Cargo Carriers

Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association members search for solutions

ATC Reform Snowballs On Capitol Hill

Details are scarce, but momentum grows for separating ATC from the FAA.

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European Commission Struggles To Promote EGNOS Acceptance

Europe’s navigation satellite agency offering monetary incentives to airports and airlines

U.S. Airline CEOs Vow to Continue Gulf Subsidies Campaign

The CEOs of American, United and Delta airlines said they want the U.S. government to conduct a formal consultation with UAE and Qatar.

UAC Starts China Leasing Group To Boost Superjet Sales

A Russian-Chinese joint venture leasing group aims to take on Superjet's Chinese rival, the ARJ-21, in its domestic market.

Qatar Airways CEO: 'No Cause' To Revisit Open Skies Pact

Fighting back against subsidy charnges, Al Baker claims major U.S. airlines are tightly controlling their preferred markets to keep prices high.

Bombardier, Pratt Ink Data Deal for CSeries

The airframer and engine maker are collaborating on a data-management service for the CSeries health-management system.

Mitsubishi Bullish on U.S., Despite Scope Concerns

If scope clauses remain in effect, the company expects it will sell more of the smaller MRJ70.

Boeing Confident About Commercial Airplane Outlook

Recent 787 order changes are 'normal fleet planning adjustments' that do not presage a cyclical change, CEO Jim McNerney says.

FAA Proposes Penalty Against Ameriflight

The agency alleges the operator flew a Beech 99 on numerous occasions when it was not airworthy.

737 Max's Leap-1B Engine Begins Flight Tests

CFM International's Leap-1B turbofan for the Boeing 737 Max is on track to complete certification next year and enter service in 2017.

European Commission Creates Task Force on Cockpit Safety

The task force will use data from regulators and industry experts.

Swiss To Become First CSeries Operator

Bombardier CEO Bellamare calls development 'a big deal'

Thailand Breaks Air Safety Agreement with Japan

Fails to submit plan to address ICAO-raised safety concerns

Report: Germanwings Copilot Rehearsed Crash Settings

Briefly set altitude on FCU to 100 feet during flight from Dusseldorf to Barcelona

Indian Safety Regulators Respond to EASA, ICAO Scrutiny

Ready to present reports on safety status

Torqued: NASA Data Reveals Intimidation of Airline Mechanics

ASRS reports document airline mechanics' concerns about intimidation and threats from management.

Malaysia Airlines To Ground Pair of A380s

Plans to remove superjumbos from Paris route in early June

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