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N.Y. Tracon Promises To Cut WX Delays

For the upcoming thunderstorm season, the FAA is changing the severe weather avoidance plan (Swap) to cut down on gate holds and takeoff delays associated

Embraer seeks LCY approval for E190; Lineage 1000 OK will follow

Embraer’s 100-seat E190 in late March formally began its campaign to gain certification for flights into and out of London City Airport (LCY).

Foundation Promotes User Fees

In a recent issue of “ATC Reform News,” Reason Foundation director of transportation studies Robert Poole uses the anti-business jet rhetoric to further pu

RAA special section 2009

Trans States Holdings president and COO Rick Leach has seen his company through rough patches in the past, and he has helped the RAA tackle “challenges” of

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RAA Special Section: Cohen sees opening to ‘fix’ ATC system

Last year’s fourth quarter saw regional airline departures decline 11.6 percent, passenger traffic drop 7.5 percent, total capacity fall 9 percent and bloc

RAA Special Section: Lotterer asks for rational training rules

A proposed rule that calls for a sweeping overhaul of flight crew and dispatcher training has certainly piqued the interest of RAA vice president of techni

RAA Special Section: SkyWest lets its performance speak for itself

SkyWest Airlines hasn’t found some magic elixir to help it escape the ravages of the global recession, but as long as it continues to perform to its partne

RAA Special Section: Europe’s regionals put skids on ill-timed capacity growth

Short-haul operators in Europe have been seeing almost no growth in passenger numbers and have struggled to reduce capacity to offset lower traffic as the

Boeing Reveals Plans for Upgraded 737

Boeing yesterday announced a series of planned improvements to its 737 line the company says will result in a 2-percent decrease in fuel burn and a marked

Boeing Makes First Move To Slash Widebody Output

By early in the year it seemed obvious to all but the OEMs themselves that significant production rate cuts would have to happen, but it would take until t

Q1 Deliveries Stable, Net Orders Negligible for Airliner OEMs

First-quarter production activity essentially kept pace with last year’s rates at the major airliner manufacturers, as Boeing delivered <link http://www.ai

Could Low Fuel Prices Hurt Demand for New Jets?

Airbus COO for customers John Leahy often points to a coming wave of airplane retirements when questioned about airlines’ appetite for new equipment, even

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Downward Pricing Pressure Adds to OEMs’ Woes

Indices used by airframe manufacturers to adjust the prices of airplanes on order have proved unhelpful lately to the OEMs, as the global recession suppres

Safety First? Not Necessarily So, Say Airline Employees

Penny-pinching by airlines is raising the anxiety among their employees over a perceived erosion of safety standards, according to a new survey by UK-based

Bombardier Inks European Training Pact for C Series

Bombardier Aerospace, Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT) and Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT), yesterday signed the first authorized training provider (ATP)

Further Delay for 747-8 Intercontinental

Boeing CEO Jim McNerney today revealed a further delay of the 747-8 Intercontinental, from the second quarter of 2011 to the fourth quarter of that year.

Boeing Assembles First 747-8 Wingset

Boeing has completed major assembly of the first set of wings for the 747-8 Freighter, the company announced today.

Delta To Ground 30 CRJs

Delta Air Lines will ground at least 30 Delta Connection Bombardier CRJs this year as it moves to execute “synergies” associated with its merger with North

Flybe Takes 50th Q400, 1,000th Ultra Electronics ANC installation

The UK’s Flybe has taken delivery of its 50th Bombardier Q400 airliner, equipped with the 1,000th installation of Ultra Electronics’ active noise control (

American Reveals Extent of 787 Delays

American Airlines expects its first Boeing 787s to arrive about a year later than originally planned due to last year’s machinists’ strike at Boeing, accor

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