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Midair raises concerns about VFR corridor over Hudson

New York’s airspace could be changing.

ATC

August 28, 2009

AVIC Restructuring Takes Aim at Boeing, Airbus

Aviation Industry Corp.

Aircraft

August 28, 2009

EASA studies satellite approaches to bolster offshore helo safety

The recent spate of accidents in helicopter offshore oil operations has thrown safety research programs–many of which have long been under way–into the spo

ATC

August 28, 2009

Republic Seals Midwest, Frontier Deals

Republic Airways, on July 31, completed its acquisition of Midwest Airlines, then won a bid last month for Frontier Airlines after Southwest Airlines withd

August 28, 2009

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Pinnacle Reaches Tentative Pilot Pact

After more than four years of contentious negotiation, Pinnacle Airlines has reached terms with the Air Line Pilots Association on a new tentative contract

August 28, 2009

XJet Pax Forced To Do an Overnight

Forty-seven passengers aboard an ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 145 bound for Minneapolis from Houston spent six hours on the tarmac in Rochester, Minn., during th

August 28, 2009

EAS Program Likely To Get a Lift

The Essential Air Service (EAS) program could see a significant boost next year once FAA reauthorization makes its way through conference committee.

August 28, 2009

Sleep Debt Led to Mesa Overflight

The Mesa Air Group CRJ200 pilots who fell asleep during a flight from Honolulu to Hilo on February 13 last year started work at 5:40 a.m.

August 28, 2009

MyAir grounding forces CRJ1000 order recall

Bombardier Aerospace has lost its firm order for 15 CRJ1000s from MyAir after Italy grounded the airline and suspended its license to fly on July 24.

Aircraft

August 28, 2009

CityFlyer preps to fly first E170 from LCY

British Airways regional subsidiary BA CityFlyer expects to take delivery of its first Embraer E170 some time around September 10 and initially use the 70-

August 28, 2009

Boeing Sets New 787 Schedule

Boeing announced today that it expects the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner to occur by the end of this year and first delivery in the fourth quarter of

Aircraft

August 27, 2009

Bombardier Readies C Series Fuselage Barrel for Testing

Bombardier next month plans to start more than a year of testing with the first aluminum-lithium test barrel for the C Series narrowbody that was delivered

Aircraft

August 26, 2009

FAA, Controllers Reach Tentative Labor Agreement

The long-simmering feud between the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) over wages and working conditions has apparently been

ATC

August 20, 2009

ATC Union Expelled from Midair Investigation

The NTSB has removed the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) as a party in the investigation of the August 8 fatal <link news/single-news-

ATC

August 19, 2009

Boeing Charleston Workers To Vote To Decertify IAM

Production and maintenance workers at the former Vought plant in North Charleston, S.C., won approval today from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Aircraft

August 12, 2009

Airbus finishes second A350 test barrel

Airbus has finished fabricating the second all-composite test barrel for the <link ain-and-ainalerts/aviation-international-news/single-publication-story/b

Aircraft

August 7, 2009

ATR 72-500 twin turboprop crashes in Thailand

An ATR 72-500 twin turboprop operated by Thailand’s Bangkok Airways crashed into a disused air traffic control tower on August 4, killing the captain and i

Aircraft

August 4, 2009

Boeing Takes Steps Forward and Backward on 787

Boeing has given itself until the end of the third quarter to publicly outline its latest plan to get the 787 Dreamliner airborne and certified.

Aircraft

July 30, 2009

Mixed Financial News Breaks at EADS and Boeing

At face value, Europe’s EADS group appeared to come off slightly worse than its U.S.

Aircraft

July 30, 2009

Middle East Backer Boosts Virgin’s Spaceflight Dream

Global airlines are still suffering reduced demand for flights, but the Virgin Group’s dream of launching passenger flights into space has received a boost

Aircraft

July 30, 2009