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Delta Places Order for 100 Boeing 737-900ERs

Boeing and Delta Air Lines today announced an order for 100 B737-900ERs worth $8.5 billion at list prices.

Aircraft

August 25, 2011

Unmanned Aircraft Flying in U.S. Airspace ‘Inevitable’

General aviation industry representatives accept the inevitability of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying in civil airspace, though they urge a go-safel

ATC

August 23, 2011

ANA Readies for First Flight of 787 Dreamliner

Japanese carrier ANA is preparing for the first-ever passenger flight by the new <link news/single-news-page/article/boeing-confirms-completion-of-787-type

Aircraft

August 23, 2011

Boeing 747-8F Gains FAA, EASA Certification

The Boeing 747-8F Freighter gained FAA and Eu

Aircraft

August 22, 2011

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Qantas Overhaul To Stimulate Overseas Business 

A five-year Qantas Airways plan to reduce dependence on domestic flights and business services and establish two Asian joint-venture partnerships aims to h

August 22, 2011

MAKS 2011: Moscow Air Show Spells Big Business for Commercial Suppliers

While the first-ever appearance of <link ain-defense-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/maks-2011-sukhoi-t-50-stealth-fighter-debuts-as-

Aircraft

August 22, 2011

Boeing Gains FAA, EASA Certification for 747-8F Freighter

Boeing received FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification today for the new <a href="news/single-news-page/article/paris-2011-boeings-74

Aircraft

August 19, 2011

First United Airlines 787 Dreamliner Enters Final Assembly

United Continental Holdings announced that the first of its 50 <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/boeing-787-on-home-stretch-t

Aircraft

August 18, 2011

MAKS 2011: Bombardier Signs Landmark C Series Deal with Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Company

Bombardier Aerospace might well have secured its place in the Russian airline market during the Moscow Air Show (MAKS 2011) this week, when the country’s l

Aircraft

August 18, 2011

AIN Blog: Essential Air Service Is a Promise Worth Keeping

A measure in the latest temporary FAA funding extension to completely cut the <a href="news/single-news-page/article/house-senate-locked-on-faa-bill-ga-use

August 18, 2011

Boeing Confirms Completion of 787 Type Certification Tests

Boeing confirmed today that it completed all flight tests required for type certification of the Rolls-Royce-powered 787-8 Dreamliner this past weekend.

Aircraft

August 17, 2011

Boeing To Participate in Russian Airport Overhaul

Boeing announced today at the Moscow Air Show that it has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Russia’s Basel Aero Company, operator of Sochi Airpo

ATC

August 16, 2011

Qantas Unveils Restructuring Plans

In a bid to resuscitate &nbsp;“steadily fading” overseas operations, Australia’s Qantas Airways plans to make 1,000 domestic jobs redundant, defer Airbus A

August 16, 2011

Will the Fernandes Midas Touch Rub Off on Malaysia Airlines?

Asian air transport rebel Tony Fernandes, chief executive of low-cost pioneer AirAsia, will soon join the industry establishment, assuming his planned acqu

August 15, 2011

Mitsubishi Defers Launch of MRJ100X Beyond Mid-2012

Mitsubishi Aircraft’s official launch of the proposed 100-seat MRJ100X will likely have to wait at least another year, or until after the first flight of t

Aircraft

August 15, 2011

Falko Plans New-build Regional Aircraft Orders

Falko, the company formed with the backing of New York-based Fo

August 15, 2011

IG: FAA Oversight of ADS-B System at Risk

The U.S.

ATC

August 15, 2011

787 On Home Stretch To Certification

Boeing expected the 787 Dreamliner to complete its type certification testing over the weekend, pending final analysis of function and reliability data col

Aircraft

August 15, 2011

CIT Confirms Order for 50 A320neos

The backlog for Airbus’s A320neo family seems to grow on a daily basis of late, most recently with today’s conversion of an MOU signed in June during the <

Aircraft

August 10, 2011

Airbus Nantes delivers first A350XWB center wing box to St. Nazaire

Airbus has delivered the first center wing box for the A350XWB from its

Aircraft

August 9, 2011