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Eram Fixes Could Add $500M to FAA’s NextGen Tab

Software problems with the FAA's new, $2.1 billion en route automation modernization (Eram) computer system, originally scheduled to be operational at all

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January 11, 2011

Airbus Signs Launch Customer for A320neo

Indian discount airline Indigo will become the launch customer for the Airbus <link news/single-news-page/article/airbus-raises-stakes-with-launch-of-a320n

Aircraft

January 11, 2011

Iranian Airliner Crashes, Killing at Least 77

An IranAir Boeing 727 crashed last night in the suburbs of the city of Orumiyeh in northwestern Iran, killing at least 77 people and injuring 27, according

January 10, 2011

Asiana Orders Six A380s

South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has placed a firm order for six A380 superjumbos, signaling its intention to mount a serious challenge to fellow A380 custome

January 6, 2011

New CEO, Chairman at Superjet International

Former Alenia executive Carlo Logli (senior vice president of strategies and business development) replaced Alessandro Franzoni as CEO of <link news/single

January 4, 2011

NTSB Strips American Airlines of Party Status in Overrun Investigation

The NTSB excused American Airlines from further participation in the investigation of a December 29, 2010 runway overrun of one of its Boeing 757s in Jacks

January 3, 2011

Bombardier Delivers First CRJ1000s

Contingents from France’s Brit Air and Spain’s Air Nostrum joined Bombardier executives in Mirabel, Quebec, last month to mark the first deliveries of the

Engines

December 29, 2010

North Sea Multilateration Goes Live

UK air navigation service provider Nats and ­lobbying association Oil &amp; Gas UK last month switched their North Sea multilateration system to the “ope

ATC

December 28, 2010

Board urges traffic alert systems for helo ops

Late last year the NTSB issued recommendations (A-10-124 through -128) in response to the 2009 fatal Hudson River midair between a Piper Lance and a tour h

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December 28, 2010

Lufthansa Orders Eight More E195s

Lufthansa has placed a new firm order for eight Embraer E195s for use within the Lufthansa Regional system, the Brazilian manufacturer announced last month

December 28, 2010

SpiceJet Inks Q400 Deal

Gurgaon, India-based SpiceJet placed a firm order last month for 15 Bombardier Q400 turboprops in a deal worth some $446 million, according to the Canadi

Aircraft

December 28, 2010

Horizon Pilots Ratify New Contract

The Teamsters-represented pilots of Seattle-based Horizon Air ratified a new five-year labor contract in late November, officially ending some four years

December 28, 2010

Delta Regionals To Get Wi-Fi

Delta Air Lines plans this month to start installing onboard Wi-Fi on 223 regional jets flown by Delta Connection carriers, making Delta the first U.S.

December 28, 2010

Scope resolution central to UA-CAL integration

The October 1 merger of United and Continental Airlines has exhumed an old bone of contention between mainline pilots and their management that stands to p

December 28, 2010

Swiss regionals consolidate

Swiss regional airline Baboo, based in Geneva, and Darwin Airline, headquartered at Lugano Airport in southern Switzerland, an-nounced in late November tha

December 28, 2010

Brazil’s Azul maintains a steep growth trajectory

Azul Linhas Aereos, Brazil’s newest discount airline, registered a 79.71-percent load factor and carried 2.2 million passengers last year, its first full y

December 28, 2010