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FAA Appoints Former Counsel To Lead Air Traffic Organization

Nearly three months after Henry “Hank” Krakowski was forced out as head of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO), the agency named acting head David Gri

AIN Blog: What Remains of Dubai’s Aerospace Dream as Airbus Orders Are Cancelled?

What does the future hold for Dubai Aerospace Enterprise in the wake of this month’s news that its leasing arm, DAE Capital, has cancelled all remaining ai

Tiger Airways Australia Faces Suspension of Operations Throughout July

Low-cost carrier Tiger Airways Australia has accepted that it could stay grounded throughout July as Australian safety inspectors continue to probe its ope

EASA Records ‘Best Year Ever’ for Commercial Air Transport Safety

Last year was one of the best ever in terms of safe airline operations, according to the latest data from the European Aviation Safety Agency, which last w

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Boeing, ANA Complete 787’s Service Readiness Trials

Boeing’s 787 service-readiness validation in Japan has drawn to a close, following nearly a week of flying and ground exercises at five airports. During t

Flybe, Finnair Resume European Airline Consolidation

The effort by UK low-fare regional airline Flybe and flagcarrier Finnair to break through European structural barriers to consolidation took shape last wee

Saab Acquisition of Sensis Will Broaden Swedish Company’s ATM Portfolio

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Congo Boeing 727 Crash Kills 53

At least 53 people were killed when a Boeing 727 operated by Hewa Boro Airways crashed at Kisangani Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 8.

Where Does Airbus’s A320neo Sales Success Leave Boeing and its 737?

Last month’s Paris Air Show saw Airbus leapfrog its goal of extending the number of orders and commitments for the new A320neo airliner to at least 500 uni

Europe Expected to Approve ADS-B Implementation Rule

July marks a turning point from the “pioneer” phase of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) in Europe to the approaching ADS-B mandate. Euro

Boeing 787 on Home Stretch to Certification

Boeing early last week launched function and reliability (F&R) testing and extended operations (ETOPS) demonstrations on the 787 Dreamliner, marking the st

UK Court Backs United Airlines in Trademark Ruling

A UK court has ordered Bangladeshi carrier United Airways to stop trading under its current name after a June 24 ruling in London that it had illegally vio

Boeing’s Third 747-8 Intercontinental Takes Flight

The third Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (RC003) conducted a standard B1 test flight yesterday, after taking to the air for first time at 3:06 p.m.

GPS users continue to fight proposed LightSquared network

The ongoing controversy about whether LightSquared’s proposed network of 40,000 powerful ground-based stations transmitting high-speed Internet across the

NextGen benefits are coming, slowly but surely

Despite all the fits and starts, NextGen in the U.S.

ADS-B Marks Turning Point in Europe

This month will mark a turning point from the “pioneer” phase to the mandate phase of Europe’s implementation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadc

ATC training, staffing may cause errors

While fatigue has attracted the most attention as a cause of the recent well publicized air traffic controller errors, the Transportation Department’s top

Boeing Opens New 787 Vertical-fin Assembly Line in Salt Lake City

Boeing today celebrated the opening of a new 787 vertical-fin assembly line at its production facility in Salt Lake City.

Paris Air Show 2011 Report

Organizers of the 2011 Paris Air Show (June 20-26) promised a feel-good factor that would leave the aerospace industry in no doubt that the long-awaited re

Jazz Flies Its First Q400

Air Canada regional subsidiary Jazz Aviation began operating its first 74-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprop on June 7 on a route linking Toronto Pearson Inter

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