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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Saft Li-ion batteries for Chinese, Russian RJs

Saft has been selected to supply batteries for both China’s AVIC ARJ21 regional jet and its Russian competitor, the Sukhoi Superjet.

Aircraft

June 14, 2009

An-148 enters service; stretch version in works

Ukrainian airline AeroSvit launched passenger service with an Antonov An-148-100 regional jet prototype on a June 2 flight between the capital Kiev and Kha

Aircraft

June 13, 2009

ATRr’s 600 Series is close to first flight

Royal Air Maroc is one of the most recent customers to sign up for the new 600 Series of ATR-42s and ATR-72s being developed by Avions de Transport Regiona

Aircraft

June 12, 2009

Second-generation GTF is already on Pratt’s radar

The downturn in demand in some of its markets has not dented the ardor of engine maker Pratt & Whitney for developing new technology.

Engines

June 12, 2009

Videos

Weather Offices at ATC Centers Could Close

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is panning the Commerce Department’s proposal–released on Thursday–to close the National Weather Service c

ATC

June 11, 2009

Diehl and Thales collaborate on integrated airliner cabins

Diehl Aircabin (Hall 2, Stand 192), one of the concerns shed by Airbus as part of its Power 8 restructuring program, is investing more than $135 million in

June 9, 2009

Resolute Curado sees need for bold action at Embraer

Embraer expects to deliver 30 percent fewer airliners this year than it shipped in 2008, and roughly half the number of Legacy and Lineage corporate airpla

June 9, 2009

CFM bets on composites for future turbofan blades

CFM International (Hall 2 Stand B149) is studying a next generation of turbofans to power single-aisle commercial aircraft, hoping to secure a role in

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

737 changes signal no urgency for replacement

If it didn’t become immediately apparent when Boeing began alluding to time frames that implied a replacement of the 737 might not materialize until 2020,

Engines

June 9, 2009

Europe strengthens commitment to Single European Sky program

At the end of March the troubled Single European Sky (SES) program received a vital boost when the European Parliament gave the project the legislative tee

ATC

June 9, 2009

RNP services soon available

Starting next month, Airbus subsidiary Quovadis will begin offering required navigation performance (RNP) services to airlines, airports and authorities.

ATC

June 9, 2009

GEnx engine program off to a flying start

Less than three months ago, on March 24, General Electric’s newest engine, the GEnx-2B, took to the air on the company’s Boeing 747 flying test bed, markin

ATC

June 9, 2009

Financing outlooks point to white tails for Boeing, Airbus

Notwithstanding Boeing’s announcement in April that it will cut 777 production from seven to five per month starting next June, the world’s two big airline

June 9, 2009

Curtiss-Wright at home on military, commercial aircraft

The Curtiss-Wright Corporation can trace its lineage back to the very dawn of aviation.

June 9, 2009

French startup company to offer flight testing of Galileo receiver

Helileo (Hall 4 Stand E66), a Galileo test bed and expert company located in Aerospace Valley of southwest France, is offering flight testing services to m

ATC

June 9, 2009

Airbus expects minor mods to keep A320 flying for years

Despite the fact that final assembly of the 4,000th example is now under way, the A320 single-aisle twinjet may be only at the midpoint of its production l

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

LHT undertakes restoration of Super Star Constellation

The Lockheed L-1649A Super Star was the queen of the skies in the late 1950s and it might again become a familiar sight aloft, according to Lufthansa Techn

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Airbus engages all of Europe in A350 project

To the casual observer, it looked like just another chunk of concrete apron on Airbus’s sprawling production complex at Blagnac Airport outside Toulouse.

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Air France announces photo contest]

To celebrate the adoption of its latest livery, Air France is conducting an international photography contest with the theme of “Air France Livery: Yesterd

June 8, 2009

Bombardier considers stretch variant for Q400

Bombardier Aerospace is continuing to define a further stretch of its 78-passenger Dash 8 Q-400 regional turboprop to create a possible 90-seat variant tha

Aircraft

June 8, 2009

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

Saft Li-ion batteries for Chinese, Russian RJs

Saft has been selected to supply batteries for both China’s AVIC ARJ21 regional jet and its Russian competitor, the Sukhoi Superjet.

An-148 enters service; stretch version in works

Ukrainian airline AeroSvit launched passenger service with an Antonov An-148-100 regional jet prototype on a June 2 flight between the capital Kiev and Kha

ATRr’s 600 Series is close to first flight

Royal Air Maroc is one of the most recent customers to sign up for the new 600 Series of ATR-42s and ATR-72s being developed by Avions de Transport Regiona

Second-generation GTF is already on Pratt’s radar

The downturn in demand in some of its markets has not dented the ardor of engine maker Pratt & Whitney for developing new technology.

Videos

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Weather Offices at ATC Centers Could Close

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is panning the Commerce Department’s proposal–released on Thursday–to close the National Weather Service c

Diehl and Thales collaborate on integrated airliner cabins

Diehl Aircabin (Hall 2, Stand 192), one of the concerns shed by Airbus as part of its Power 8 restructuring program, is investing more than $135 million in

Resolute Curado sees need for bold action at Embraer

Embraer expects to deliver 30 percent fewer airliners this year than it shipped in 2008, and roughly half the number of Legacy and Lineage corporate airpla

CFM bets on composites for future turbofan blades

CFM International (Hall 2&nbsp;Stand B149) is studying a next generation of turbofans to power single-aisle commercial aircraft, hoping to secure a role in

737 changes signal no urgency for replacement

If it didn’t become immediately apparent when Boeing began alluding to time frames that implied a replacement of the 737 might not materialize until 2020,

Europe strengthens commitment to Single European Sky program

At the end of March the troubled Single European Sky (SES) program received a vital boost when the European Parliament gave the project the legislative tee

RNP services soon available

Starting next month, Airbus subsidiary Quovadis will begin offering required navigation performance (RNP) services to airlines, airports and authorities.

GEnx engine program off to a flying start

Less than three months ago, on March 24, General Electric’s newest engine, the GEnx-2B, took to the air on the company’s Boeing 747 flying test bed, markin

Financing outlooks point to white tails for Boeing, Airbus

Notwithstanding Boeing’s announcement in April that it will cut 777 production from seven to five per month starting next June, the world’s two big airline

Curtiss-Wright at home on military, commercial aircraft

The Curtiss-Wright Corporation can trace its lineage back to the very dawn of aviation.

French startup company to offer flight testing of Galileo receiver

Helileo (Hall 4 Stand E66), a Galileo test bed and expert company located in Aerospace Valley of southwest France, is offering flight testing services to m

Airbus expects minor mods to keep A320 flying for years

Despite the fact that final assembly of the 4,000th example is now under way, the A320 single-aisle twinjet may be only at the midpoint of its production l

LHT undertakes restoration of Super Star Constellation

The Lockheed L-1649A Super Star was the queen of the skies in the late 1950s and it might again become a familiar sight aloft, according to Lufthansa Techn

Airbus engages all of Europe in A350 project

To the casual observer, it looked like just another chunk of concrete apron on Airbus’s sprawling production complex at Blagnac Airport outside Toulouse.

Air France announces photo contest]

To celebrate the adoption of its latest livery, Air France is conducting an international photography contest with the theme of “Air France Livery: Yesterd

Bombardier considers stretch variant for Q400

Bombardier Aerospace is continuing to define a further stretch of its 78-passenger Dash 8 Q-400 regional turboprop to create a possible 90-seat variant tha

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