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First 747-8I Takes to the Air

The first passenger version of the Boeing 747-8, the 747-8 Intercon

Aircraft

March 20, 2011

AIN Blog: ISTAT Becoming America’s Air Show (Sans Aircraft)

This week’s International Society of Transport Aircraft Traders (ISTAT) confer

Aircraft

March 16, 2011

ISTAT Becoming America’s Air Show (Sans Aircraft)

This week’s International Society of Transport Aircraft Traders (ISTAT) confer

March 16, 2011

Most of Japan’s Airports Reopen After 9.0 Earthquake

Most of Japan’s airports have reopened in the wake of Friday’s major earthquake and ensuing tsunami that triggered one of the worst nuclear power plant dis

ATC

March 15, 2011

GPS Community Draws Line in Sand Against LightSquared

A panel of experts, selected jointly by the GPS Industry Council and LightSquared Corp., is currently determining whether <link news/single-news-page/artic

ATC

March 15, 2011

Airlines Grapple with Fuel Price Surge

The spike in global oil prices brought about in no small measure by the unrest in the Middle East has driven the price of jet-A above $3 a gallon, promptin

March 11, 2011

Deficits, Tea Party Poses Legitimate Threat to Essential Air Service

In an all-too-predictable development, members of Congress have launched their annual attack on the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, again forcing the

Regulations and Government

March 11, 2011

EC Publishes Data on Which To Base Aviation Emission Trading Schemes

The European Commission has at last decided on the basis under which it will calculate the number of aviation allowances under the EU Emission Trading Sche

March 11, 2011

Data Due on An-148 Crash by March 12

Investigators suspect a faulty air-speed indication as a possible cause of the crash of an Antonov An-148 in western Russia on March 5 that killed all six

Aircraft

March 9, 2011

Airbus Projects Orders To Exceed Deliveries

Airbus plans to deliver between 520 to 530 commercial aircraft this year and the company projects its gross orders to exceed deliveries, resulting in a boo

Aircraft

March 9, 2011

Boeing Reveals Third 747-8I Customer

Air China became the third airline to commit to the passenger version of the Boeing 747-8 since the launch of the program in 2005 with the signature of an

Aircraft

March 8, 2011

ILFC Giveth, Taketh Away

Early interest in the Airbus A320neo appears to have spread beyond the ranks of two potential launch operators, as aircraft leasing powerhouse ILFC today s

Aircraft

March 8, 2011

Data Due on An-148 Crash by March 12

Investigators expect, by this coming weekend, to release preliminary data gleaned from the flight recorders recovered from an Antonov An-148 that crashed i

Aircraft

March 7, 2011

Boeing Starts Change Incorporation Work on 787

The 23rd 787 Dreamliner, flown from Everett, Wash., to San Antonio, Tex., last Friday, began undergoing so-called change incorporation work today at Boeing

Aircraft

March 7, 2011

EASA cancels Trent 900 inspection AD

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) yesterday withdrew requirements for repetitive Rolls-Royce Trent 900 inspections it mandated following the uncon

ATC

March 3, 2011

FAA: industry rebound on the horizon

While the general aviation industry has suffered recently, demand for GA products and services will continue to grow, paced by new business jets and light

February 28, 2011