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.

More Articles

Niki adds pair of E190s to order book

Austrian low-fare airline Niki in late November converted purchase rights into <link airshow-convention-news/farnborough-air-show/single-publication-story/

December 29, 2009

Comair Jury awards victim’s family $7.1 million

An eight-member jury in Lexington, Ky., has awarded $7.1 million to the family of one of the victims of the <link ain-and-ainalerts/ainalerts/single-public

Aircraft

December 29, 2009

Big order fails to halt CRJ rate cut

Conversion of a letter of intent into a firm order for 22 CRJ700s by American Airlines this month failed to save the jobs of more than 600 employees at Bom

Aircraft

December 29, 2009

Newsmakers 2009: Hello? Hello? Northwest pilots overfly Minneapolis destination

Not long after Capt.

December 28, 2009

Newsmakers 2009: Alphabets and OEMs tackle negative portrayal of bizjets

The coordinated response by NBAA, GAMA and business jet manufacturers to critics who chose to make business aircraft a high-profile symbol of all that’s wr

December 28, 2009

India’s Mahindra Acquires Gippsland and Aerostaff

Mahindra &amp; Mahindra (M&amp;M) of India acquired a 75.1-percent stake each in Australia’s Aerostaff Australia (AA) and Gippsland Aeronautics (GA) last w

December 23, 2009

After Its First Flight, Boeing 787 Faces Its Sternest Tests

With the first flight of its mold-breaking 787 Dreamliner final

Aircraft

December 21, 2009

Airbus A350 Makes Quiet Progress Amid 787 Hoopla

While Boeing enjoyed its long-deferred moment of triumph in achieving f

Aircraft

December 21, 2009

Pratt to Partner with Irkut on PW1000G-powered MC-21

Pratt & Whitney’s new PW1000G–formerly known as the Geared Turbofan–found its third application this month in the MC-21 narrowbody under development by Ru

Aircraft

December 21, 2009

Big Bombardier CRJ Order Fails To Save Jobs, Halt Rate Cut

A conversion of a letter of intent into a firm order

Aircraft

December 21, 2009

FAA Won’t Meet Its Own Deadline for New Fatigue Rules

As the anniversary of the Feb.

Safety

December 21, 2009

Bahrain Prepares To Host Its First Airshow

Alongside ostentatious neighbors like the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain has tended to get overlooked as a Middle Eastern hub for air transportation.

December 21, 2009

Boeing 787 Finally Flies

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took to the air for the first time today from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., at about 10:25 a.m.

Aircraft

December 15, 2009

Boeing’s Dream Takes Flight with Liftoff of 787

At 10:27 a.m.

December 15, 2009

Boeing 787 ready to fly after completing taxi tests–perhaps tomorrow

Boeing completed high-speed taxi tests on the first 787 Dreamliner on Saturday, marking the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for

Aircraft

December 14, 2009

Boeing Validates 787 Mod Analysis, Completes Gauntlet Test

Boeing announced yesterday that it completed the review and analysis of the <link 1 _blank - "http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/boeing

Aircraft

December 11, 2009