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Boeing Halts Delivery of 787 Dreamliner Parts

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Time Appears Right for United Airlines-Continental Merger

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IATA Applauds EC Support for Airlines Following Volcano Emergency

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Air France Flight 447 Data Recorders Still Eluding Search Efforts

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Boeing Completes First GEnx Engine Runs for Fifth 787 Dreamliner

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A330-200 Crash Lands in Tripoli

An Afriqiya Airways Airbus A330-200 crash landed this morning at around 6 a.m.

Sole Survivor in Afriqiya A320 Crash

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Lot to operate Embraer 195s

Embraer has signed a contract with Lot Polish Airlines to convert firm orders on four E175s to the same number of E195s.

Straight-shooting RAA trades on its reputation

Faced with the tragedy of the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Buffalo, N.Y., the Regional Airline Association (RAA) found itself in the unenviable posit

Boeing Logs Orders for 20 More 777s

Boeing has logged a fresh order for 20 new 777s from an unidentified customer, according to the company's latest orders and deliveries report, published Ma

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Cohen, RAA stand resolute under fire

Given all the scrutiny the regional airline industry has absorbed over the past year, one might forgive RAA president Roger Cohen for succumbing to so

SkyWest’s Childs executes RAA balancing act

Not one to shrink from any challenge, SkyWest president and COO Chip Childs accepted the position of RAA chairman in November knowing full well what l

RAA members rally to answer FAA’s call

The passage of time might not have dimmed the painful memory of the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407, but it has at least given delegates to this year’

Economy, volcanic ash cloud ERA conference

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is challenging legislators and politicians to cooperate more with carriers when formulating regulations rath

Eurocopter tests prove value of Galileo satnav

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India establishes corridors for VFR helicopter operations

India has introduced dedicated visual flight route (VFR) corridors for helicopters at the Delhi and Mumbai airports to enhance capacity and efficiency of r

Boeing to Locate New Interiors Center in South Carolina

Boeing has chosen South Carolina as the location for fabrication and assembly of interior parts for the 787 Dreamliner.

Volcanic ash cloud paralyzes swath of European airspace

Ash from a volcano in Iceland brought disruption to European air transport last month on a scale that far exceeded the combined efforts of global terrorism

Embraer to launch new airliner

Brazil’s Embraer will decide on the platform for a new aircraft program by year-end, executive vice president Mauro Kern told AIN last month.

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