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Southwest Airlines’ RNP Operations Progressing Slowly

Southwest Airlines’ ambitious fleetwide implementation of required navigation performance (RNP) operations is making slow progress

Aircraft

October 3, 2011

Colgan Grounds Wayward Pilots

Colgan Air grounded the pilots who landed a Saab 340B at the wrong Louisiana airport on September 7, pending the outcome of an internal investigation. Flyi

Aircraft

October 2, 2011

Charter Demand Dips Below 2010 Levels

Through the start of September, demand for charter flights was 15 to 25 points higher than during the same period in 2010, according to the forward-looking

ATC

October 1, 2011

FAA Gives LightSquared More Testing Time, on Its Alternate Frequency

To the puzzlement of the GPS community and independent radio propagation experts, the FCC ruled on September 13 that LightSquared should conduct further te

ATC

October 1, 2011

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GA User Fees DOA, Lobby Groups Remind President

Politicians like to use the term “dead on arrival” to refer to unpalatable bills, and that’s how 116 bipartisan members of the House earlier this year desc

October 1, 2011

Next-gen Iridium Satellites Might Carry ADS-B Payloads

Satellite communications provider Iridium is in discussions with other aerospace companies and air navigation service providers to equip its next generatio

ATC

September 27, 2011

AIN Blog: Iridium Declares Goal To ‘Own’ the Cockpit

With a narrower pipe but greater reach for voice and data than its rival Inmarsat, the Iridium satellite network is becoming increasingly relevant for airc

ATC

September 27, 2011

Rockwell Collins Provides KC-46A Cockpit Details

Rockwell Collins has provided more details of the flight deck displays, mission systems backbone and other key systems that it is providing for the new <a

Aircraft

September 26, 2011

Boeing Presses Hard on Production Rates and Weight as It Delivers the First 787 Dreamliner to ANA

Boeing didn’t have to contrive any sense of jubilation today in rain-soaked&nbsp;Everett, Wash., as it delivered the first 787 Dreamliner to Japan’s All Ni

Aircraft

September 26, 2011

Mature Fleet Replacement and New Markets Drive Airbus Forecast Higher

Airliner fleet replacement in mature markets, along with dynamic growth in emerging economies and strong continued business in established North American a

Aircraft

September 26, 2011

China’s Airliner Fleet Set To More Than Triple by 2030

China’s airliner fleet is set to grow more than three-fold over the next two decades, rising from 1,506 in 2010 to 5,118 in 2030, according to the latest “

Engines

September 26, 2011

Russian Banks See Big Business in Replacement of Soviet-era Airliners

The crash of a chartered Yak-42 regional airliner on September 7 in Yaroslavl, Russia, that left 44 professional hockey players dead has prompted calls fro

Aircraft

September 26, 2011

U.S. Commerce Department Forms NextGen Vendors Group

The U.S.

ATC

September 26, 2011

Atlas Shaves 747-8F Order by Three Airplanes

Atlas Air has cancelled delivery of three “early build” Boeing 747-8 Freighters, lowering the total number of the airplanes covered under its firm order to

Aircraft

September 22, 2011

UK Plans Dedicated Airspace for Bizav at 2012 Olympics

The UK’s National Air Traffic Services proposed a new airspace structure specifically to accommodate business aviation during the 2012 Olympic Games in Lon

ATC

September 20, 2011

Contract Dispute Forces Boeing To Scrap 747-8 First Delivery Ceremonies

“Unresolved contractual issues” have forced Boeing to delay or possibly cancel delivery of the first two <a href="news/single-news-page/article/boeing-747-

September 19, 2011

Aerospace Leaders Warn Against Impact of U.S. Budget Cuts

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) hosts a Christmas-season luncheon each year at which it reports on the state of the industry and forecasts futur

Regulations and Government

September 19, 2011

Freighter Conversion Demand Tilts IAI over to the Civil Side

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is achieving faster growth on the civil side of its business than on the military side, for which it is arguably better k

Aircraft

September 19, 2011

Pilot Who Sought Help for Depression Sues Employer

A Houston-based pilot working for U.S.

Aircraft

September 19, 2011

Safi Flies the Flag for Afghan Air Transport Independence

Outsiders might assume that war is the biggest worry for Afghan carrier Safi Airways.

September 19, 2011