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2009 Order Tallies a Sign of the Times

A firm order announced on February 27 for six A330-200s from Korean Air helped ease the sting of an exceedingly sluggish sales year so far for Airbus, but

February 27, 2009

Airbus Retrenches, Rejects Ryanair’s Advances

Should anybody harbor any doubts, two recent events confirmed that the mid-decade airline-order boom has ended: Airbus announced A320 production cutbacks a

February 27, 2009

French Accident Investigators Find Hole in EU Regs, Raise Ire of Air New Zealand

This week’s interim report by France’s Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses (BEA) on the November 27 crash of an XL Airways-operated A320 off the coast of Franc

February 27, 2009

Europe plans for 2015 ADS-B avionics mandate

Taking a major step ahead of the U.S., the European Commission (EC) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) announcing its intent to mandate carr

ATC

February 27, 2009

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In-development satnav services could eclipse GPS

While GPS is currently leading the pack in terms of satnav system implementation, at a recent UN International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Sys

ATC

February 27, 2009

ATR 72-600 to fly early this summer

Avions de Transport Regional has scheduled the first flight of a prototype ATR 72-600 regional turboprop for early this summer, following completion of the

Aircraft

February 27, 2009

ATR confident it can weather the storm

ATR took in record revenues of $1.3 billion in 2008 and says that despite the financial crisis it will top that figure this year.

Aircraft

February 27, 2009

New Delta Unit To Run Regionals’ C/S

Delta Air Lines plans to base a new subsidiary in Minneapolis that would take over all customer service duties for Delta Connection unit Comair and Northwe

Aircraft

February 27, 2009

Airbus To Install SBAS in A350XWB

Airbus plans to install satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS) in its A350XWB to support GPS Cat 1-equivalent 200-foot LPV approaches.

Aircraft

February 27, 2009

ABJ Popularity Soars in the Gulf

The Gulf region continues to adopt corporate versions of the BAe 146/Avro RJ regional jetliner, generically dubbed the Avro Business Jet (ABJ).

Aircraft

February 27, 2009

Court Halts Embraer Layoffs

A regional labor court in Brazil has forced Embraer to suspend its plan to cut 20 percent of its 21,000-strong workforce after it agreed to hear a collecti

February 27, 2009

Bombardier Fails To Convert LOI for 60 C Series

Bombardier Aerospace has missed its January 31 target for converting a letter of interest (LOI) for “up to” 60 C Series airliners from Lufthansa, leaving t

February 27, 2009

ATR 72-500 Gets OK for London City

The ATR 72-500 was approved to start operations at London City Airport in early February and has entered service with Irish regional airline Aer Arann on i

Aircraft

February 27, 2009

Boeing Names New 747-8 Program Head

Boeing has named a new leader for its 747-8 program as the company scrambles to meet its latest targets for first flight and certification of the 747-400 s

February 26, 2009

Heroes of the Hudson Say Airlines Subordinating Safety

The US Airways “heroes of the Hudson” pilots used a House aviation subcommittee hearing Tuesday as a bully pulpit to characterize cost-cutting in the U.S.

February 25, 2009

Turkish 737-800 Crash Kills Nine

A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed into a muddy field while on approach into Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport at around 10:30 a.m.

February 25, 2009

Airbus Revises Production Rates, Delivery Target Remains Unchanged

Airbus announced today that it plans to cut production of its A320 series from 36 to 34 a month starting this October.

February 19, 2009

NTSB Turns Attention to Human Factors in Q400 Crash Probe

NTSB investigators have turned their attention to “human action” and pilot training in their probe of the crash of a Colgan Air Q400 outside Buffalo on Feb

February 19, 2009

Superjet International Opens U.S. Office

Superjet International today announced the official opening of its new North American sales and customer support office in Washington, D.C.

Aircraft

February 19, 2009

RTCA Task Force Assisting FAA on NextGen Rollout

An FAA-requested RTCA NextGen implementation task force is seeking answers to fundamental questions about the future ATC system.

ATC

February 19, 2009