Air Transport

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Airline Industry Wrestles With Lithium Battery Issue

The FAA proposed a civil penalty against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on September 2 for allegedly providing to FedEx a mislabeled box c

Regulations and Government

September 12, 2011

ATR Strikes Again with 72-600 Order from UNI Air

ATR celebrated its second major order in as many days today, as EVA Air subs

Aircraft

September 9, 2011

TRIP To Take 18 ATR 72-600s

Brazil’s TRIP Linhas Aéreas today announced plans to acquire 18 new 68-seat ATR 72-600s and reserve options on another 22.

Aircraft

September 8, 2011

Boeing Mulls Production Site for 737 MAX

Boeing made its plans to re-engine the 737NG official on August 30, when it announced <a href="news/single-news-page/article/boeing-board-approves-cfm-leap

Aircraft

September 2, 2011

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Passenger Traffic Hits a Speed Bump in June: IATA

June traffic statistics released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) showed a slight softening in demand for both air travel and freight

Aircraft

September 2, 2011

North Atlantic Trials Demonstrate Fuel, Emissions Reductions

Flight trials to demonstrate new procedures intended to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of international flights crossing

Aircraft

September 2, 2011

Aftermarket Sales Will Lift Despite Downturn, Says UBS

Despite the increasingly uncertain economic outlook, trading conditions for companies making their living from the air transport aftermarket are improving,

Maintenance and Modifications

September 2, 2011

First Delivery of Boeing 747-8 Freighter Set for September 19

Boeing announced today that it will deliver the first 747-8

Aircraft

September 2, 2011

Soft Market for Regional Aircraft Will Prompt Bombardier To Revisit Rate Cuts This Fall

Bombardier Aerospace continues to suffer from what executives characterized as a soft market for regional aircraft.

Aircraft

September 1, 2011

FltPlan Flight Privacy Program Exposes Tangled FAA Policy

In the days and weeks leading up to the August 2 changes that eliminated the Block Aircraft Registration Request (Barr) program, which for

ATC

August 31, 2011

Mitsubishi to Delay 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 th

Aircraft

August 31, 2011

Fate of EAS Program Far from Ensured

When Congress adjourned for summer recess last month without extending FAA funding for the 21st time, leaving thousands of furloughed workers in a state of

Aircraft

August 30, 2011

Boeing Finishes 787-8 Type Certification Tests

Boeing completed all flight tests required for type certification of the Rolls-Royce-powered 787-8 Dreamliner last month.

Aircraft

August 30, 2011

Boeing Board Approves CFM Leap-1B for Re-engined 737NG

Boeing made its plans to re-engine the 737NG official today when it announced board approval to proceed with development of a CFM Leap-1B-powered version o

Aircraft

August 30, 2011

Blue Panorama to confirm SSJ order next month

The new Western European launch customer for the Sukhoi SuperJet 100, Italy’s <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/superjet-100s

Aircraft

August 29, 2011

Trans States Pilots Ratify New Contract

The pilots of Trans States Airlines “overwhelmingly” voted to accept a new contract brokered by the Air Line Pilots Association, the union announced in lat

Aircraft

August 29, 2011

New Rule Restricts Hiring FAA Safety Inspectors

U.S.

Aircraft

August 29, 2011

Qantas, American pursue new global alliance benefits

Developments planned by Australia’s Qantas Airways and American Airlines demonstrate membership benefits for global alliance partners seeking to rationaliz

August 29, 2011

Pilots, Controllers Urge Safe Integration of Unmanned Aircraft

Air transport industry groups accept the inevitability of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying in civil airspace.

Aircraft

August 29, 2011

Study: Sesar Benefits Depend on Timely Deployment

The economic, environmental and efficiency gains promised under the Single European Sky ATM Research (Sesar) program are “extremely sensitive” to timely im

ATC

August 29, 2011