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Boeing's Shanahan To Oversee Struggling 747-8

Boeing vice president Pat Shanahan has assumed oversight of the <link news/single-news-page/article/mcnerney-boeing-747-8-at-more-risk-of-schedule-slippage

August 30, 2010

NTSB To Host Code-share Symposium

After investigating four accident flights operated under code-sharing arrangements in the past three years, the NTSB will hold a two-day symposium on Octob

August 28, 2010

LAN-TAM Merger Reflects Growing Latin American Solidarity

In what might prove the biggest cross-border airline merger ever between two <link news/single-news-page/article/asian-latin-carriers-join-buying-binge-255

August 27, 2010

IATA: Strong Demand Continues as Recovery Enters Slower Second Phase

Statistics released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the month of July clearly reflect an <link news/single-news-page/article/iata

August 27, 2010

Solena’s GreenSky Turning Garbage into Green Jet Fuel

U.S.

Sustainability and Environment

August 27, 2010

Airline Bean Counters Need To Count Emissions Carefully

Airlines that will be subject to Europe’s new <link ain-and-ainalerts/aviation-international-news/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/emissions-tradi

Sustainability and Environment

August 27, 2010

Boeing Pushes First 787 Deliveries into Mid-First Quarter

Boeing today announced yet another delay to the 787 program, following “an assessment of the availability of an engine needed for the final phases of fligh

Aircraft

August 27, 2010

Airbus-led Aire2 Trials To Spearhead Green Trajectories with A380

An Airbus-led partnership with Air France and the air navigation service providers from the UK, Canada and the U.S.—respectively, NATS

Aircraft

August 26, 2010

Rolls-Royce Sues UTC for Patent Infringement

Rolls-Royce today filed a complaint alleging infringement by United Technologies Corp.

Engines

August 26, 2010

Sukhoi Superjet 100 Makes First Appearance in Italy

The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 landed in Italy for the fir

Engines

August 26, 2010

Pratt & Whitney Assembles First PurePower PW1524G Engine for Bombardier CSeries

Pratt & Whitney has completed assembly of its first PurePower

Engines

August 25, 2010

Chinese E190 Overshoots Runway, Killing at Least 43

An Embraer E190 operated by China's Henan Airlines overshot the runway at Yichun City's Lindu Airport in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, killing

August 24, 2010

U.S. Issues Cross-Appeal of WTO Findings on Airbus

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) yesterday appealed to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body two findings in the <li

August 20, 2010

IAE Establishes Fix for V2500 Turbofan

International Aero Engines (IAE) has identified a problem area with some of its <link news/single-news-page/article/20-years-on-iae-marks-milestones-on-v25

Engines

August 20, 2010

NTSB Team Assisting Investigation of Aires Boeing 737 Crash on San Andrés Island

The NTSB has dispatched a team of investigators to assist the government of Colombia with its investigation of yesterday's airplane accident on the Caribbe

Aircraft

August 17, 2010

787 Dreamliner Training Program Gains FAA Nod

The FAA has granted provisional approval to Boeing Training &amp; Flight Services for its 787 Dreamliner pilot training courses, according to the company

August 17, 2010