Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Europe Bars More Carriers with New Safety Blacklist

At face value the contents of the European Commission’s latest so-called safety blacklist of airlines and national civil aviation authorities (CAA

Safety

April 9, 2010

Hamilton Sundstrand Finishes ETOPS Testing on APU for Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Hamilton Sundstrand’s Power Systems business has successfully completed ETOPS (extended-range operations) testing of its APS5000 auxiliary power unit (APU)

Aircraft

April 8, 2010

Hong Kong Airlines Confirms Order for Six A330-200s

Hong Kong Airlines finalized a firm order with Airbus for six A330-200s, the European manufacturer confirmed today.

Aircraft

April 7, 2010

Load Tests of 787 Dreamliner’s Wing, Fuselage a Success, Says Boeing

Following a thorough analysis of data gleaned from the March 28 ultimate wing and fuselage bending trial on the Boeing 787 static test airframe, the compan

Aircraft

April 7, 2010

Videos

Embraer To Launch New Airplane Program by End of 2010

Brazil’s Embraer will decide on the platform for a new aircraft program by the end of this year, company executive vice president Mauro Kern told AIN today

Aircraft

April 7, 2010

Embraer’s Kern Takes Over New Division

Brazil’s Embraer has placed executive vice president Mauro Kern in charge of a new division created to explore the potential market and options for new air

April 5, 2010

Bombardier Considers Further CRJ Production Rate Cuts

Bombardier Aerospace’s sales force will no doubt feel considerable pressure to boost CRJ transactions over the next month to month and a half, as

Aircraft

April 1, 2010

Administrative ‘hiccup’ blamed for ADS-B delay

Just as ADS-B was turning into the home stretch, with the FAA announcement of the final rule for mandatory equipage expected on April 10–a date agency offi

ATC

March 31, 2010

Gulf Air Takes Pair of E170s

Embraer delivered two E170 regional jets to Bahrain’s Gulf Air during a ceremony at the manufacturer’s headquarters in São Jose dos Campos, Brazil, last mo

Aircraft

March 31, 2010

Eagle To Offer First Class on CRJ700s

American Eagle Airlines plans to place nine first-class seats on each of its 25 Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets and ready them for use by July 2, the compa

March 31, 2010

Porter Opens New Toronto Digs

The first phase of a two-stage terminal expansion at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport opened to Porter Airlines passengers on March 7.

March 31, 2010

CityFlyer Launches E190 Service

BA CityFlyer began flying its first Embraer E190 out of London City Airport last month, on a regular route to Edinburgh, Scotland.

Aircraft

March 31, 2010

Varsity Express Shuts Down

Start-up UK regional Varsity Express has closed after Linksair, the wet-lease operator that flew Varsity’s single daily round-trip service between Oxford a

March 31, 2010

CRJ1000 prototypes proving software fix

Bombardier hopes it has seen the last of the software “glitche

Aircraft

March 31, 2010

ATR 42-600 Completes First Flight

The sole ATR 42-600 prototype flew for the first time on March 4 from Toulouse, France, marking the start of an abbreviated flight-test campaign expected t

Aircraft

March 31, 2010

Pilots charge Lufthansa with scope violations

Lufthansa pilots continued negotiations with airline management at press time over what they claim amount to scope-clause violations by the German flag car

March 31, 2010

Bombardier lands major C Series order

Bombardier secured a long-anticipated North

March 31, 2010

Sukhoi Superjet 100 completes cold-soak trials

The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 (S/N 95004) has com

Aircraft

March 31, 2010

American Airlines Boosts Commitment to New York with JetBlue Pact

American Airlines promised to take a bigger bite out of the Big Apple today, as the Dallas-based carrier’s CEO, Gerard Arpey, stood with New York

March 31, 2010

Boeing Completes Ultimate-Load Wing Test on 787

Boeing yesterday completed the ultimate-load wing-

Aircraft

March 29, 2010

Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Latest

Europe Bars More Carriers with New Safety Blacklist

At face value the contents of the European Commission’s latest so-called safety blacklist of airlines and national civil aviation authorities (CAA

Hamilton Sundstrand Finishes ETOPS Testing on APU for Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Hamilton Sundstrand’s Power Systems business has successfully completed ETOPS (extended-range operations) testing of its APS5000 auxiliary power unit (APU)

Hong Kong Airlines Confirms Order for Six A330-200s

Hong Kong Airlines finalized a firm order with Airbus for six A330-200s, the European manufacturer confirmed today.

Load Tests of 787 Dreamliner’s Wing, Fuselage a Success, Says Boeing

Following a thorough analysis of data gleaned from the March 28 ultimate wing and fuselage bending trial on the Boeing 787 static test airframe, the compan

Videos

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Embraer To Launch New Airplane Program by End of 2010

Brazil’s Embraer will decide on the platform for a new aircraft program by the end of this year, company executive vice president Mauro Kern told AIN today

Embraer’s Kern Takes Over New Division

Brazil’s Embraer has placed executive vice president Mauro Kern in charge of a new division created to explore the potential market and options for new air

Bombardier Considers Further CRJ Production Rate Cuts

Bombardier Aerospace’s sales force will no doubt feel considerable pressure to boost CRJ transactions over the next month to month and a half, as

Administrative ‘hiccup’ blamed for ADS-B delay

Just as ADS-B was turning into the home stretch, with the FAA announcement of the final rule for mandatory equipage expected on April 10–a date agency offi

Gulf Air Takes Pair of E170s

Embraer delivered two E170 regional jets to Bahrain’s Gulf Air during a ceremony at the manufacturer’s headquarters in São Jose dos Campos, Brazil, last mo

Eagle To Offer First Class on CRJ700s

American Eagle Airlines plans to place nine first-class seats on each of its 25 Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets and ready them for use by July 2, the compa

Porter Opens New Toronto Digs

The first phase of a two-stage terminal expansion at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport opened to Porter Airlines passengers on March 7.

CityFlyer Launches E190 Service

BA CityFlyer began flying its first Embraer E190 out of London City Airport last month, on a regular route to Edinburgh, Scotland.

Varsity Express Shuts Down

Start-up UK regional Varsity Express has closed after Linksair, the wet-lease operator that flew Varsity’s single daily round-trip service between Oxford a

CRJ1000 prototypes proving software fix

Bombardier hopes it has seen the last of the software “glitche

ATR 42-600 Completes First Flight

The sole ATR 42-600 prototype flew for the first time on March 4 from Toulouse, France, marking the start of an abbreviated flight-test campaign expected t

Pilots charge Lufthansa with scope violations

Lufthansa pilots continued negotiations with airline management at press time over what they claim amount to scope-clause violations by the German flag car

Bombardier lands major C Series order

Bombardier secured a long-anticipated North

Sukhoi Superjet 100 completes cold-soak trials

The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 (S/N 95004) has com

American Airlines Boosts Commitment to New York with JetBlue Pact

American Airlines promised to take a bigger bite out of the Big Apple today, as the Dallas-based carrier’s CEO, Gerard Arpey, stood with New York

Boeing Completes Ultimate-Load Wing Test on 787

Boeing yesterday completed the ultimate-load wing-

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