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Court Rules Embraer Layoffs Legal

A Brazilian labor court ruled late yesterday that Embraer would not have to reinstate some 4,300 employees laid off in February after it found that the com

Aircraft

March 19, 2009

Should NextGen Be the New Transportation Priority?

Air Transport Association president and CEO James May suggested yesterday that if the Next Generation Air Transportation System is fast-tracked like the In

ATC

March 19, 2009

TSA Creates GA Liaison To Address Stakeholder Concerns

The TSA has established a stakeholder liaison position dedicated to addressing concerns about recent security measures, including the Large Aircraft Securi

March 19, 2009

Jeju Air Puts Its Q400s Up for Sale

South Korea’s Jeju Air has hired UK-based Airstream International Group to “re-market” its four in-service Bombardier Q400 turboprops along with a large sp

Aircraft

March 18, 2009

Qantas Approved to Land A380s with New Honeywell GBAS in Sydney

Qantas Airlines has received approval from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to use the Honeywell SmartPath ground-based augmentation s

Aircraft

March 17, 2009

Airbus Order Tally Remains in Negative Territory

Airbus continued to register a negative sales tally this year as the company booked orders for just a pair of A380s from Korean Air while it saw cancellati

Aircraft

March 17, 2009

Bombardier Lands C Series Order

Bombardier finally received its long-awaited launch order from Deutsche Lufthansa for its C Series airliners, the Canadian manufacturer announced today.

March 12, 2009

NTSB Weighs In on Trent-Powered 777s

The NTSB has issued an “urgent” safety recommendation calling for a redesign of the Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 800 Series engines in Boeing 777s after two sep

March 12, 2009

Blended Winglet-equipped 767-300ER Flies First Scheduled Service

The first revenue flight of an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER equipped with Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets left Dallas/Fort Worth Internatio

March 9, 2009

Boeing Capital, Grupo Mexicana Seal 717 Lease Deal

Boeing Capital and Grupo Mexicana today announced they have entered a lease agreement covering 25 Boeing 717-200s for use by the airline group’s MexicanaCl

March 9, 2009

North Korean Threat Diverts Commercial Flights

Air Canada and Singapore Airlines have joined Korean Air and Asiana in diverting flights away from North Korean airspace after the communist government sai

March 6, 2009

GE Aviation Unveils New Systems Capacity in China

GE Aviation today announced the opening of a new systems manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China.

March 4, 2009

Dutch Investigators Cite Faulty Altimeter in Crash of Turkish Airlines 737-800

Dutch investigators have found that a faulty altimeter likely played a role in last week’s crash of a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 on approach to Amster

March 4, 2009

FAA Settles for $7.5 Million Penalty against Southwest Airlines

The FAA yesterday reached a settlement with Southwest Airlines that reduces the civil penalty it proposed to levy against the carrier on March 6 last year

March 3, 2009

Airbus Delivers 500th A321

Airbus delivered the 500th A321 ever produced to Air France during a ceremony held last Friday at the manufacturer’s Hamburg, Germany delivery center.

Aircraft

March 3, 2009

Garuda Indonesia To Lease Eight 737-800s from DAE

DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing and financial business arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), yesterday signed an operating lease agreement with Garuda

March 3, 2009