Air Transport

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.

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FAA Outlines Plan To Restore Chicago Center Operations

The FAA is processing a good portion of the average traffic at O'Hare and Midway, the two airports immediately affected by the fire.

ATC

September 30, 2014

Airbus Achieves European Certification for A350-900

FAA certification is expected shortly and first deliveries should start by year-end.

Aircraft

September 30, 2014

Airbus A350 XWB Completes EASA Type Certification

Airbus A350 XWB Completes EASA Type Certification

Aircraft

September 30, 2014

New ATR Giugiaro Cabin Designs Boost Aircraft Passenger Comfort Standards

New ATR Giugiaro Cabin Designs Boost Aircraft Passenger Comfort Standards

Aircraft

September 30, 2014

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Airbus Scours Data Following First Flight of A320neo

Program embarks on 3,000-hour certification regimen

Aircraft

September 26, 2014

Etihad Gears Up for Airbus A380 Service

Carrier to use double-decker first on London to Abu Dhabi route

Aircraft

September 26, 2014

Airbus A320neo Takes Flight

Maiden mission lasts some two and a half hours

Aircraft

September 25, 2014

Bank Boosts Capital of Two African Regional Carriers

Air Cote d'Ivoire and ASKY are both receiving fresh capital injections from the West African Development Bank

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

September 25, 2014

Japan Fails To Isolate Cause of 787 Battery Meltdown

Final report identifies likely causes but reached no firm conclusion

September 25, 2014

Air India’s Fleet Buy Under Scrutiny

Criticism runs rampant of inprudent spending.

Aircraft

September 24, 2014

Airliner Demand Worth $4.6 Trillion by 2033, Says Airbus

Deliveries of more than 31,000 new airplanes expected

Aircraft

September 24, 2014

Denel Launches Regional Airliner Project

New airplane would reach the market by 2020 or 2021

Aircraft

September 23, 2014

Aeroflot Welcomes Its First Foreign Pilots

Government order allows Russian airlines to hire 200 non-Russian pilots a year.

September 23, 2014

Aireon To Offer Free Global Aircraft Tracking

Service will be available for search-and-rescue ops in 2017.

ATC

September 23, 2014

UPS Addresses Lessons Learned from Birmingham Accident

A300 crash causes UPS to rethink operations.

Accidents

September 22, 2014

NTSB Announces Flight Data and Locator Forum

October 7 event will look at technological changes over the past 15 years.

Safety

September 22, 2014

ICAO Task Force Assesses Conflict-zone Risks

ICAO to report on preliminary task-force findings next month.

Safety

September 22, 2014

Search Teams Report Possible MH370 Objects on Ocean Floor

Malaysian ship en route to join search in southern Indian Ocean.

Accidents

September 22, 2014

Ethiopia Achieves Level-one Safety Status

FAA inspected Ethiopian infrastructure using ICAO guidelines.

Safety

September 22, 2014

Air France Pilots Extend Strike, Disruptions Continue

Airline forced to cancel more than half of its flights.

September 21, 2014