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Boeing Focuses on Asia-Pacific Transport Market

Boeing has revised its 10-year forecast for the Asia-Pacific air transport market, and its new figure reflects a 37-percent increase over the previous tota

September 18, 2010

NTSB Casts Wide Blame for Fatal Hudson Midair

On Tuesday, the NTSB spread broad blame for the fat

ATC

September 16, 2010

High-density Seats Squish Penurious Passengers

Aviointeriors of Litina, Italy, garnered scads of attention and incredulous crowds at this week’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Long Beach, Calif.

September 15, 2010

Ryanair’s O’Leary Calls for Single-Pilot Commercial Flights

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary is pushing for single-pilot commercial aircraft operations.

September 10, 2010

Prospects for Re-engined Boeing 737 Become More Remote

Pratt & Whitney and CFM might not like to hear it, but if the assertions of Boeing CFO James Bell prove accurate, the 15- to 16-percent fuel efficiency

Engines

September 10, 2010

ALPA Attacks ‘Outsourcing’ during United/Continental Merger Talks

Major airline pilots have long complained about the practice of “outsourcing” flying to lower-cost regional carriers, despite the existence of clauses writ

September 10, 2010

Boeing 787 Flight Test Aircraft Keeping Busy

Boeing moved quickly this month to erase any doubts about the progress of the <link news/single-news-page/article/boeing-pushes-first-787-deliveries-into-m

Engines

September 10, 2010

Consulting Firm Suggests Solutions to Aircraft Program Delays

David Bonnus, cofounder of Paris-based Step Consulting, recently analyzed the causes of major aerospace program delays and suggested how airframers could b

September 10, 2010

FAA Proposes New flight- and Duty-time Rules

The FAA today proposed new pilot&nbsp;du

September 10, 2010

Operation Skyshield Remembered 50 Years Later

Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of Operation Skyshield, one of the largest air drills in U.S.

ATC

September 9, 2010

Smoke Filled Cockpit as UPS Pilots Attempted Return to Dubai

The pilots of the UPS Boeing 747-400 cargo airplane that crashed on September 3 reported smoke in the cockpit as they tried to return to Dubai Internationa

September 7, 2010

NextGen in Obama’s New Infrastructure Plans

President Obama announced in Milwaukee yesterday that airports and the Next Generation Air Traffic System will be part of a more than $50 billion investmen

ATC

September 7, 2010

Porter Orders Four More Q400s

Toronto-based Porter Airlines last month signed a firm order with Bombardier for four Q400s and placed options for another six of the 74-seat turboprops.

Aircraft

September 3, 2010

Embraer Forecasts Climb in Airliner Demand

The size of the 30- to 120-seat airliner fleet will grow by 81 percent over the next 20 years, from 4,285 airplanes last year to 7,780 in 2029, by which ti

September 3, 2010

Willis Lease Finance Inks Deal for Superjets

Novato, Calif.-based Willis Lease Finance, a leading lessor of commercial jet engines, last month signaled its intention to enter the regional jet leasing

Aircraft

September 2, 2010

Delta Tells Comair To Shed 50-seat CRJs

Delta Air Lines has directed regional subsidiary Comair to shed more than half of its Bombardier CRJs over the next two years, according to an internal mem

Aircraft

September 1, 2010