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French Court Finds Continental Guilty in Concorde Crash

A French court found Continental Airlines and one of its mechanics guilty of manslaughter for their roles in the crash of an Air France Concorde SST shortl

December 6, 2010

Report Recounts Harrowing Experience for Crew of Stricken Qantas A380

A preliminary factual report released today by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau recounts a laudable effort on the part of the five-member flight crew

December 3, 2010

Australian Authorities Identify Trent 900 Defect

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirmed the potential existence of a manufacturing problem in Rolls-Royce Trent 900s fitted to some Airbus A380s i

Aircraft

December 2, 2010

Airbus Launches A320neo

After many months of consultation and analysis, Airbus today announced the official launch of new engine options for the A320 series.

Aircraft

December 1, 2010

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Air France Points Finger at Airbus for A330 Pitot Probe Failure

The lawyer representing Air France in the June 1, 2009, Airbus A330 accident case has transmitted to the investigating magistrate in France a memorandum th

Aircraft

December 1, 2010

ATR crashes in Cuba, Killing 68

An ATR 72-212 turboprop operated by Cuba’s Aero Caribbean crashed on November 4 in the ­central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus, killing all 61 ­passen

Regulations and Government

November 30, 2010

Republic Signs for Six E190s

Republic Airways signed a firm order last month for six Embraer E190s, all of which it plans to deploy with its Denver-based Frontier ­Airlines ­subsidia

Regulations and Government

November 30, 2010

Superjet support network ready for its first test

It certainly won’t send an aviation enthusiast’s heart racing like the promise of nimble flying characteristics or technical wizardry in the cockpit, but

Engines

November 30, 2010

Embraer sees resurgent market for E-Jets

Embraer expects to achieve a commercial aircraft book-to-bill ratio of a little more than one this year, reflecting solid demand from an airline market t

Engines

November 30, 2010

India’s SpiceJet To FlyQ400s Starting In June

Indian low-fare carrier SpiceJet plans to buy as many as 30 Q400 turboprops from Bombardier in a deal worth up to $900 million. “The [SpiceJet] boar

Engines

November 30, 2010

Calio To Replace May as Head of ATA

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) has chosen prominent Washington lobbyist Nicholas Calio to replace <link news/single-news-page/article/overh

November 30, 2010

Costly STC Requirements Threaten ADS-B Installations

Under a new FAA rule, ADS-B installation costs will at least double for corporate aircraft and could increase by up to 700 percent for general aviation air

ATC

November 30, 2010

Qantas A380s Back in the Air

Qantas resumed flying two of its six A380s on November 26, after replacing some of their Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.

Engines

November 29, 2010

Overhaul of Pilot Flight- and Duty-time Rules Roundly Criticized

A new pilot flight- and duty-time rule proposed by the U.S.

Safety

November 29, 2010

Zhuhai Show Sets Grand Stage for Chinese Programs

The China International Aviation &&nbsp;Aerospace Exhibition staged in the southern city of Zhuhai earlier this month served as a high-profile platform fro

Aircraft

November 29, 2010

With or Without Re-engining, Changes Afoot for Boeing 737

Boeing’s path for further development of the 737 series doesn’t necessarily include replacing the jet’s CFM56 engines, although that remains an option, acc

Aircraft

November 29, 2010

FAA Mandates Fatigue-free ‘Life’ for Commercial Aircraft

The FAA has finalized a rule addressing more than 4,000

Safety

November 29, 2010

Boeing Working on Changes to 787 Power Panel, Updates to Software

Boeing has begun instituting what it called minor design changes to power distribution panels and updates to the systems software that manages and protects

Aircraft

November 29, 2010

IG criticizes FAA action on ADS-B

In an October report titled “FAA faces significant risks in implementing the automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast program and realizing benefits,” th

ATC

November 29, 2010

Qantas to Resume Airbus A380 Service

Qantas plans to resume Airbus A380 service this Saturday (November 27) on Flight QF31 from Sydney to Singapore and onward to London.

Aircraft

November 23, 2010