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Gulfstream International Files for Chapter 11

Gulfstream International Group, the parent company of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gulfstream International Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protec

November 4, 2010

Boeing Projects Solid Cargo Market

Global air cargo traffic will expand at an annual rate of 5.9 percent over the next two decades, according to Boeing’s World Air Cargo Forecast for 2010/20

Aircraft

November 2, 2010

British Airways Retires Its Last Boeing 757

British Airways bid farewell to its three remaining Boeing 757s on Saturday, October 30, with a special farewell tour around the UK.

Aircraft

November 1, 2010

ERA delegates demand redress for volcano losses

European Regions Airline Association member airlines expressed “outrage” at the failure of national governments in the region to compensate them for costs

October 27, 2010

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ERA carriers showing signs of recovery

The European Regions Airline ­Association, which ­represents 70 intra-European airlines, has welcomed the “modest sign of ­gradual recovery” from the globa

October 27, 2010

OEMs ready product lines for return to growth

As airline traffic continues to recover from the global recession, airframe and engine manufacturers continue to develop new models and consider follow-on

October 27, 2010

RAA won’t concede defeat despite costly rule changes

From a distance, the reason regional airlines would oppose a new law passed by Congress that sets a 1,500 flight-hour minimum for Part 121 first officers m

October 27, 2010

Mitsubishi cuts first metal for MRJ

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) project officially entered its manufacturing phase on September 30, when Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi

Aircraft

October 27, 2010

Air Mekong Launches Service

Vietnam’s Air Mekong, 30 percent owned by U.S.

October 27, 2010

Caribbean Orders Nine ATR 72-600s

Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines signed a firm order in late September covering nine ATR 72-600s worth some $200 million at list prices.

October 27, 2010

Superjet passes noise trials

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 last month passed a

October 27, 2010

Plane Finder App Reveals Aircraft Info

Plane Finder AR (augmented reality) iPhone and Android apps from UK-based Pinkfroot display aircraft transmitting ADS-B Out signals.

ATC

October 27, 2010

ADS-B Gets Green Light from the FAA

Following successful ADS-B deployment at key sites in the U.S., the FAA gave the go-ahead for the system’s national rollout, with coast-to-coast U.S.

ATC

October 27, 2010

Airline Alliance Tries To Reverse Export Credit Trend

A group of 24 airlines from the U.S.

October 22, 2010

UAE Plays Hardball on Behalf of Emirates, Etihad

Sometimes business mixes with politics in less than subtle ways, as a dispute over landing rights in Toronto for Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways clearl

October 22, 2010

Airframers in No Rush To Re-engine

Airbus, Boeing and Embraer seem willing to wait longer than expected to decide whether or not to re-engine their respective single-aisle offerings, as limi

October 22, 2010

ICAO Decision on Climate Change Fails To Quell ETS Row

After years of hair-splitting debate and tactical vacillation, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) finally has agreed to what it character

October 22, 2010

Asia, Credit Markets Explain Stark Industry Contrast

One might attribute the striking contrast between the business jet industry’s predicament and the more-than-healthy production rates at major commercial ai

October 22, 2010

Bombardier Completes First Phase of Belfast Wing Facility

Bombardier has completed the first phase of construction of a 600,000-sq-ft wing manufacturing and assembly facility in Belfast for the C Series airliner,

Aircraft

October 21, 2010

Boeing Expects Orders to Exceed Deliveries this Year

Boeing expects its commercial aircraft book-to-bill ratio to exceed one by year-end, following what CEO Jim McNerney characterized as a “strong” third quar

Aircraft

October 20, 2010