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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Pinnacle To Retire 10 Saabs

Pinnacle Airlines will remove from service 10 of subsidiary Colgan Air’s 40 Saab 340Bs next month as part of a plan to reduce its exposure to pro-rate flyi

September 25, 2008

Industry girds for glut of retired regional jets

When Bombardier and Embraer ended mass production of their respective 50-seat jets by 2006, it appeared that the regional airline industry’s love affair wi

September 25, 2008

User consensus on ADS-B remains elusive

When the FAA called in March for public comment on its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on ADS-B equipage, it was with the understanding that there was

ATC

September 24, 2008

FAA video outlines NextGen plans

Everybody in aviation has heard about NextGen, the buzzterm that stands for the ponderous Next Generation Air Transportation System.

ATC

September 24, 2008

Videos

Politics turning NowGen into ‘Not-quite-yetGen’

The prospect of instituting near-term ATC improvements as industry waits for the arrival of NextGen in the 2020s seems now to have been delayed for at leas

ATC

September 24, 2008

FAA Suspended Slumbering Go! Pilots

The FAA suspended the two pilots who fell asleep during a scheduled flight for Mesa Air Group’s Hawaiian subsidiary Go! earlier this year for careless and

September 24, 2008

Qantas Takes First A380

Airbus delivered to Australia’s Qantas its first of 20 A380 superjumbos during ceremonies held on Friday at Airbus’ delivery center in Toulouse, France.

September 22, 2008

Singapore Takes Sixth A380

Singapore Airlines last Thursday took delivery of its sixth Airbus A380.

September 22, 2008

NextGen Implementation a Huge Challenge for U.S.

While the need for ATC modernization is generally undisputed, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III <link http://http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/

ATC

September 16, 2008

FAA Awards ATC Training Contract to Raytheon

The FAA on Tuesday awarded a $437 million contract to Raytheon to support the agency in training air traffic controllers.

ATC

September 11, 2008

NavCanada Retroactively Billing Operators for GST

Several U.S.

ATC

September 9, 2008

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Introduces Jetflex Interior Coating

Sherwin-Williams has introduced its JetFlex interior aircraft finish, a solvent-based polyurethane enamel and water-reducible polyurethane dispersion coati

September 5, 2008

Senators Step into Controller Pay Dispute

New Jersey Sen.

ATC

September 5, 2008

Boeing To Consult on MRJ Project

Mitsubishi Aircraft has signed a support contract with Boeing under which the Chicago-based company will serve as a consultant on the 70- to 90-seat Mitsub

Aircraft

September 4, 2008

SkyWest to Take Stake in Brazilian Airline

SkyWest Airlines has agreed to buy a 6-percent stake in Brazilian regional airline Trip Linhas Aereas, SkyWest vice president of finan ce Mike Kraupp confi

September 4, 2008

Republic 170s To Spell Midwest 717s

Midwest Airlines will replace all but nine of its Boeing 717s with 12 Embraer 170s flown by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways as part of an effort to res

September 4, 2008

CRJ1000 Takes Flight

Bombardier’s sole CRJ1000 prototype took to the air for the first time today, marking the successful start of a flight-test regime expected to last until t

Aircraft

September 3, 2008

Jet Connection Shuts its Doors

German charter operator Jet Connection stopped flying early last month and appears to have ceased trading.

September 2, 2008

Dramatic Evacuation of Air Dolomiti ATR 72 Captured on Video

An amateur video broadcast by the BBC shows a fierce fire burning near the main lan

August 29, 2008

CRJ1000 First Flight Expected This Month

An integration fault in the Bombardier CRJ1000’s fly-by-wire rudder control system has forced the company to install a software revision in the prototype d

Aircraft

August 29, 2008

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

Pinnacle To Retire 10 Saabs

Pinnacle Airlines will remove from service 10 of subsidiary Colgan Air’s 40 Saab 340Bs next month as part of a plan to reduce its exposure to pro-rate flyi

Industry girds for glut of retired regional jets

When Bombardier and Embraer ended mass production of their respective 50-seat jets by 2006, it appeared that the regional airline industry’s love affair wi

User consensus on ADS-B remains elusive

When the FAA called in March for public comment on its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on ADS-B equipage, it was with the understanding that there was

FAA video outlines NextGen plans

Everybody in aviation has heard about NextGen, the buzzterm that stands for the ponderous Next Generation Air Transportation System.

Videos

More Articles

Politics turning NowGen into ‘Not-quite-yetGen’

The prospect of instituting near-term ATC improvements as industry waits for the arrival of NextGen in the 2020s seems now to have been delayed for at leas

FAA Suspended Slumbering Go! Pilots

The FAA suspended the two pilots who fell asleep during a scheduled flight for Mesa Air Group’s Hawaiian subsidiary Go! earlier this year for careless and

Qantas Takes First A380

Airbus delivered to Australia’s Qantas its first of 20 A380 superjumbos during ceremonies held on Friday at Airbus’ delivery center in Toulouse, France.

Singapore Takes Sixth A380

Singapore Airlines last Thursday took delivery of its sixth Airbus A380.

NextGen Implementation a Huge Challenge for U.S.

While the need for ATC modernization is generally undisputed, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III <link http://http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/

FAA Awards ATC Training Contract to Raytheon

The FAA on Tuesday awarded a $437 million contract to Raytheon to support the agency in training air traffic controllers.

NavCanada Retroactively Billing Operators for GST

Several U.S.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Introduces Jetflex Interior Coating

Sherwin-Williams has introduced its JetFlex interior aircraft finish, a solvent-based polyurethane enamel and water-reducible polyurethane dispersion coati

Senators Step into Controller Pay Dispute

New Jersey Sen.

Boeing To Consult on MRJ Project

Mitsubishi Aircraft has signed a support contract with Boeing under which the Chicago-based company will serve as a consultant on the 70- to 90-seat Mitsub

SkyWest to Take Stake in Brazilian Airline

SkyWest Airlines has agreed to buy a 6-percent stake in Brazilian regional airline Trip Linhas Aereas, SkyWest vice president of finan ce Mike Kraupp confi

Republic 170s To Spell Midwest 717s

Midwest Airlines will replace all but nine of its Boeing 717s with 12 Embraer 170s flown by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways as part of an effort to res

CRJ1000 Takes Flight

Bombardier’s sole CRJ1000 prototype took to the air for the first time today, marking the successful start of a flight-test regime expected to last until t

Jet Connection Shuts its Doors

German charter operator Jet Connection stopped flying early last month and appears to have ceased trading.

Dramatic Evacuation of Air Dolomiti ATR 72 Captured on Video

An amateur video broadcast by the BBC shows a fierce fire burning near the main lan

CRJ1000 First Flight Expected This Month

An integration fault in the Bombardier CRJ1000’s fly-by-wire rudder control system has forced the company to install a software revision in the prototype d

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