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Boeing Takes Flak over 747-8 Freighter Delays

It didn’t take special insight to guess that Boeing wouldn’t meet its year-end target to certify and deliver the first 747-8 Freighter.

October 8, 2010

Mitsubishi Cuts Metal for MRJ as Sales Sag

Mitsubishi has tried not to let lackluster sales tarnish an efficiently run development campaign for the MRJ regional jet, the first metal for which worker

October 8, 2010

Boeing Looks To Add Value and Grow Revenue throughout Aircraft Lifecycle

Boeing’s Commercial Aviation Services (CAS) division is gaining ground in its strategy to deliver services for the entire lifetime of the aircraft that it

Maintenance and Modifications

October 8, 2010

Europe’s Regional Airlines Demand Legal Action over Volcano Losses

Despite evident post-recession traffic recovery, last month’s European Regions Airline Association general assembly in Barcelona was accompanied by the sou

Regulations and Government

October 8, 2010

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Boeing Delivery Totals Reflect Strong Single-aisle Market

More evidence of an increasingly robust single-aisle commercial airplane market surfaced today in Boeing’s third-quarter delivery report, which shows that

October 7, 2010

Embraer Claims It Hasn’t Given Up on China Talks

Brazil’s Embraer remains in negotiations with Chinese authorities over the prospect of building E-Jets at the Harbin-Embraer plant in Harbin, China, a comp

October 7, 2010

ADS-B Gets Green Light, GPS Backup Less Clear

Following successful ADS-B deployment at key sites in Alaska, the <link news/single-news-page/article/ads-b-making-life-easier-for-gulf-helicopter-pilots-2

October 7, 2010

Turboprop Version of GE38 Turboshaft Due Mid-decade

A new General Electric turboprop engine, derived from the 7,500-shp GE38-1B turboshaft engine, could become available by the middle of the decade.

October 5, 2010

Sixth Boeing 787 Takes Flight, Company Reports ‘Good Progress’ with Test Program

The sixth and final Boeing 787 to join the flight test fleet flew for the first time yesterday from Paine Field in Everett, Wash.

October 5, 2010

Pratt & Whitney Canada Launches Global Flight Test Operations Facility

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) joined Canadian and Quebec government officials in inaugurating the company’s global flight test operations center yesterday

October 5, 2010

Air Mekong Launching Service in Vietnam with SkyWest CRJ 900s

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

October 5, 2010

United, Continental Complete Merger

United Air Lines and Continental Airlines formally closed their so-called <link news/single-news-page/article/time-appears-right-for-united-airlines-contin

October 1, 2010

Swim–a look inside NextGen’s own future private Intranet

If NextGen were an upcoming movie, Swim–for system-wide information management (Swim)–would get top billing for its leading role, and would certainly pick

October 1, 2010

Curado stays patient as Embraer considers next move

No one would ever accuse Embraer CEO Frederico Curado of letting ego or impatience influence his decision-making.

October 1, 2010

Pratt’s PW1000G subject of Rolls lawsuit

Rolls-Royce in late August filed a complaint alleging

October 1, 2010

First Delivery Target for Boeing 747-8 Freighter Shifts to Mid-2011

Boeing has shifted its schedule for the 747-8 Freighter to reflec

September 30, 2010

NextGen Included in U.S. Infrastructure Plans

Airport upgrades and the Next Generation Air Traffic System are part of the Obama Administration’s plans to invest more than $50 billion in the U.S.’s tr

September 30, 2010

ALPA Attacks ‘Outsourcing’ During UA-CAL Talks

Pilot leaders from Continental and United Airlines have proposed abolishing so-called regional jet outsourcing during contract negotiations in Denver.

September 30, 2010

Republic To Fly Q400s through Winter

Republic Airways plans to continue operating three Bombardier Q400 turboprops from Denver this winter, reversing earlier plans to dismantle the fleet com

September 30, 2010

Willis Signs 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 leasin

September 30, 2010

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