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IATA's Latest Figures Reflect a Robust Airline Recovery

Traffic among the world's airlines returned to pre-recession levels in May, following a brief interruption a month earlier of an otherwise steady recovery

Purse-strings Are Loosening as the Deal-Makers Return To Aerospace

Billions of dollars worth of new corporate deals are set to be struck in the aerospace sector over the coming weeks, according to Michael Richter, managing

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Prepares for a Farnborough Show Fanfare

Former Boeing president Phil Condit once famously said, in so many words, that there is no point having aircraft at airshows.

Despite quirks, the iPad shines in bizav cockpits

Apple’s new iPad tablet computer is enjoying instant popularity, with more than two million of the $499-and-up units selling since deliveries began in earl

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Garton To Replace Bowler at Eagle

American Eagle president and CEO Peter Bowler has given AMR notice of his retirement after a 26-year career with American Airlines and its regional subsidi

Air Transport Association Backs Wall Street Reforms

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) responded to comprehensive financial reform legislation reached by Congress by saying, “We commend the congr

Air China Orders 20 Boeing 737-800s

Boeing has finalized an order with Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, for 20 Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners, the manufacture

Delta To Sell Mesaba, Compass Subsidiaries

Delta Air Lines announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell two of its wholly owned regional airline subsidiaries-Minneapolis-ba

Boeing Finishes Firm Configuration for Dreamliner 787-9

Boeing announced today that it has decided on a firm configuration for the next iteration of the Dreamliner.

The Search Persists for GPS Backup

A June editorial in GPS World magazine notes that ICAO’s marine equivalent, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has endorsed eLoran as the backu

Delta Debuts Airline and Private Jet Service

Delta Air Lines and subsidiary Delta AirElite introduced a service to allow customers to book scheduled airline and on-demand charter flights in a single t

Unmanned Aircraft Study Under Way

The FAA will be studying how to integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System through a cooperative research and development ag

Pratt & Whitney Awarded Cleen Contract by FAA

The FAA has awarded Pratt & Whitney a one-year contract under its Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (Cleen) program to develop eng

GE Aviation Cleen Program To Demonstrate Reduced Fuel, Emissions and Noise

GE Aviation received an award from the FAA as part of the Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (Cleen) program–a joint government-industry initiati

New Study Ranks Safety of 33 EU-approved Airlines

Air Ranking International, a Geneva-based consultancy firm, has just released its inaugural safety ranking of commercial airlines.

Business Aviation, Smaller Airlines Face Specter of Inaccurate Emissions Data

Smaller European airlines have been warned that inaccurate monitoring of aircraft <link news/single-news-page/article/eurocontrol-close-to-approving-ets-su

“Second-generation” GEnx Powers Fifth 787

The June 16 first flight of the fifth Boeing 787

Embraer's Curado Mulls Pivotal Decision on E-Jets

Introduced in 2004, Embraer's E-Jet family in ordinary circumstances should produce market demand for at least 20 years.

Bombardier's Scott: Boeing Not Interested in Challenging C Series

When Boeing CEO Jim McNerney early this month referred to the Bombardier C Series as one of a class of “regional jets that are getting a little bigger,” ex

CFM Finishes Testing First Leap-X Demo Core

CFM International has completed the second phase of testing of the Leap-X core demonstrator known as eCore 1, meaning all three major elements of the first

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