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Investigators Hope Recovered Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders Shed More Light on AF447 Crash

Airbus, Air France and many others, both within and outside the aerospace industry, eagerly await the results of an analysis of the flight data and cockpit

Republic Airways Signals Interest in Airbus A320neos

Indianapolis-based Republic Airways signaled an interest in acquiring Airbus A320neos last week, when the airline’s vice president and corporate controller

Longitudinal Airspace Separations Reduced Over North Atlantic

Nav Canada and UK NATS have implemented a new navigation standard that reduces longitudinal separations by half for properly equipped aircraft in North Atl

IAG Merger Fuels New Fleet Renewal Strategy for Iberia and British Airways

The tie-up between Spanish flag carrier Iberia and the UK’s British Airways to create International Airlines Group (IAG) will pave the way for an overhaul

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Boeing Halts Movement of 747-8 Line

Boeing stopped moving airplanes forward on its 747-8 production line in Everett, Wash., today to help mechanics complete work that has mounted as the compa

E190 Delays Attributed to Japan’s IHI

A supply-chain interruption involving Japanese engine parts supplier IHI will force Embraer to delay delivery of at least six E190s to Indianapolis-based R

First Korean Air A380 Takes Flight

The first Korean Air A380 took to the skies today for the start of a final phase of flight and ground tests at Airbus facilities in Hamburg, Germany, where

Besides GPS, LightSquared Can Interfere with Satcom

While the LightSquared broadband wireless network’s potential to disrupt GPS signals

Air Wisconsin Pilots Opt Out of Asap

Air Wisconsin’s pilots dropped their participation in the company’s Aviation Safety Action Program (Asap) last month, following what ALPA leaders called in

McNerney on 737: All Options ‘On the Table’

Boeing could both re-engine its 737 and build an entirely new airplane to replace the existing model, according to company CEO Jim McNerney.

NTSB Sheds More Light on Southwest Scare

Misshapen and misaligned rivet holes in parts of the fuselage removed from a Southwest Airlines 737-300 has lent more credence to theories that a manufactu

U.S. Airspace Optimization Effort Advances

A nationwide effort to “de-conflict” airspace in major metropolitan areas using existing technology and procedures is progressing, with studies completed a

No Fatalities Among U.S. Scheduled Flights in Three of Four Years, Air France Search Turns Up FDR

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Sleeping controllers prompt changes at the FAA

The fallout from what began with a single air traffic controller falling asleep

Pratt Finishes First MRJ Engine

Pratt & Whitney completed assembly of the first PurePower PW1217G engine to test for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), the company announced in late March

ATR Lands Big Russian Order

Russia’s UTair placed a firm purchase order last month covering 20 new ATR 72-500s.

First A350 XWB main landing gear set delivered to Airbus

Airbus has received the first set of Messier-Dowty-built A350 XWB main landing gear, the European airframer announced today.

Eagle Preps for Spin-off

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AIN Blog: Don’t Blame Obama for Labor Board’s Complaint against Boeing

Republican lawmakers and conservative pundits claim that an April 20 National Labor Relations Board complaint against Boeing for building <link news/single

Foose, RAA Encouraged by Results of Fatigue Study

by Gregory Polek As a 9,000-hour ATP-rated pilot and a former senior manager in Allegheny Airlines’ flight operations and safety department,

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