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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

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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

AIN Blog: To Groove or Not To Groove?

When a Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ 145 skid

September 19, 2011

Air France-KLM Board Approves Orders for A350s, 787s

The Air France KLM Board of Directors approved the group’s planned firm order for 50 long-haul aircraft, consisting of 25 A350 XWBs and 25 Boeing 787s.

Aircraft

September 16, 2011

PW1524G Geared Turbofan Engine Completes Flight Testing

Pratt & Whitney’s PW1524G Geared T

Engines

September 15, 2011

Pressure Mounts on U.S. Congress To Fund FAA

The analogy of a ticking timepiece arose more than once last week as the U.S.

Regulations and Government

September 12, 2011

Third Trans States Landing Accident in Ottawa Raises Questions

Authorities in Canada continued their investigation this week into a September 4 runway excursion at Ottawa International Airport involving a Trans States

Aircraft

September 12, 2011

ILFC Files IPO Papers

Insurance giant AIG appeared closer to proceeding with plans to wind down its exposure to the aircraft leasing business when on September 2 its ILFC unit f

Aircraft

September 12, 2011

On 10th Anniversary of 9/11, Report Highlights Air Transport’s Resiliency

The air transport industry has proved largely immune to the effects of terrorism, pandemics and natural disasters over the past 32 years, according to a ne

September 12, 2011