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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

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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-

LAN Advances 787 Deliveries

Chile’s LAN Airlines has reached an agreement with Boeing to advance the start of delivery of ten 787-8 Dreamliners it has ordered by three years, from 201

Signs of Rebound Spark Production Rate Hikes at Boeing, Airbus

Boeing and Airbus each heeded signs of a recovering airline market this month with announcements of new plans for production-rate increases.

IATA Revisions Reflect Brighter Outlook for Airlines

A better-than-expected start to 2010 has prompted the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to significantly improve its forecast for anticipated

India Aviation Airshow Hosts Spate of Deals in Hyderabad

The crash of an Indian Navy trainer and lackluster attendance cast a pall over what attendees might otherwise have remembered as a commercially productive

Thales Gets Set for Connectivity Takeoff

Thales is preparing for an anticipated explosion in demand for in-flight Internet connectivity with the opening of its new Connectivity Suite─a facility wi

Fokker 100 Revival Could Take Off with Dutch Loan

An early casualty of the contraction of the regional jet market could get a new lease on life, as European authorities consider approving a €20 million ($2

Construction Starts on C Series Fuselage Plant

Officials from Bombardier, China Aviation Industry Corp.

NTSB Faults Crew Distraction and ATC Procedures in Overflight of NWA Flight 188

The NTSB ruled that pilot distraction was the cause of last fall’s overflight of its destination airport by a Northwest Airlines flight and the crew’s fail

Airnorth Brasilia Crashes in Darwin

An Embraer Brasilia operated by Darwin, Australia-based regional airline Airnorth crashed during a training flight this morning at around 10 a.m.

Third 747-8 Freighter Enters Flight Testing

The third Boeing 747-8 Freighter, RC 521, joined the program’s flight-test program yesterday with a successful two-and-a-half-hour maiden mission.

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