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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Flybe answers the no-frills threat

“If you can’t beat them, join them” might well have been the theme for a debate on the challenge posed by the so-called no-frills carriers during last mont

May 8, 2008

Pilots asked to take sides in Freedom Airlines fight

Mesa Air Group’s designs for a new non-union subsidiary to fly its planned fleet of 64- and 84-seat jets continues to face stiff resistance from the powers

May 8, 2008

Newcomers look to trump Russian bid for Fairchild

As receivers of bankrupt regional jet manufacturer Fairchild Dornier awaited a takeover bid from a partnership led by Russian conglomerate Basic Element la

May 8, 2008

Pilots plan R-lines takeover

As one French regional airline bites the dust, another is ready to take its place, operated by the company’s former pilots.

May 8, 2008

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Mesaba-Big Sky deal raises red flags at ALPA

Big Sky Airlines will operate as a subsidiary of Mesaba Holdings by year-end if the Billings, Mont.-based Fairchild Metro III operator meets “certain labor

May 8, 2008

Concorde’s return to service is imminent

British Airways (BA) flew a modified Concorde to Shannon, Ireland, on August 7 before conducting refresher crew-training operations last month.

Aircraft

May 8, 2008

Sukhoi leads Boeing, Ilyushin in Russian Regional Jet effort

A day before the opening of last month’s Moscow airshow, Sukhoi, Ilyushin and Boeing signed a series of agreements on the regional jet program proposed in

Aircraft

May 8, 2008

Loran could be used for Alaska GPS corrections

At press time, technical experts from the FAA, the U.S.

ATC

May 8, 2008

Free Flight vet to lead FAA effort

Charlie Keegan, who has headed the FAA’s Free Flight Office since its inception three years ago, has been named to lead the modernization effort outlined i

ATC

May 8, 2008

Piedmont marketing Saab 340 shuttles

Piedmont Hawthorne has entered an agreement with Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) to market twin-turboprop Saab 340s for corporate shuttle use.

Aircraft

May 8, 2008

CRJ900 gains FAA nod

The FAA awarded Bombardier’s 86-seat CRJ900 regional jet its U.S.

May 8, 2008

TAWS suit may be settled out of court

Honeywell’s legal dispute with ACSS over EGPWS patents may be on its way to a private arbitrator instead of a courtroom, if the sides can agree on terms.<b

ATC

May 8, 2008

Honeywell's Johnson warns of inefficiencies in NAS

Honeywell Aerospace president and CEO Robert Johnson, speaking to the Society of Automotive Engineers World Aviation Congress early last month in Phoenix,

ATC

May 8, 2008

Making sure new airspace plans have room for all

While the FAA moves forward with its operational evolution plan (OEP) to increase National Airspace System capacity by the end of this decade, a major cons

ATC

May 8, 2008

Auto-spacing ATC tool tried by NASA

A new computer system developed by NASA to automatically calculate the speed and distances between aircraft was scheduled for tests during overnight hours

ATC

May 7, 2008

Airbus and Boeing are now at odds over ATC initiatives

Traditionally, Boeing and Airbus have used the Paris and Farnborough airshows to announce multimillion-dollar sales contracts, in the hope of one-upping th

ATC

May 7, 2008

FAA moves forward on RNP implementation

In late summer, Jeff Williams, manager of the FAA’s newly established required navigation performance (RNP) program office, briefed a government/industry s

ATC

May 7, 2008

Groups urge Bush: make aviation capacity tops

In a show of solidarity that even FAA Administrator Jane Garvey acknowledged would have been “hard to imagine” two or three years ago, 13 aviation groups r

ATC

May 7, 2008

Bizav hits the brakes as layoffs reflect slow sales

One OEM called it “an adjustment.” Another referred to it as a “reduction in force.”

Training and Workforce

May 7, 2008

AIN honored by ERA and Gold Ink

At its general assembly last month, the European Regions Airline Association commended AIN regional airlines editor Gregory Polek, below,

May 7, 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

Flybe answers the no-frills threat

“If you can’t beat them, join them” might well have been the theme for a debate on the challenge posed by the so-called no-frills carriers during last mont

Pilots asked to take sides in Freedom Airlines fight

Mesa Air Group’s designs for a new non-union subsidiary to fly its planned fleet of 64- and 84-seat jets continues to face stiff resistance from the powers

Newcomers look to trump Russian bid for Fairchild

As receivers of bankrupt regional jet manufacturer Fairchild Dornier awaited a takeover bid from a partnership led by Russian conglomerate Basic Element la

Pilots plan R-lines takeover

As one French regional airline bites the dust, another is ready to take its place, operated by the company’s former pilots.

Videos

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Mesaba-Big Sky deal raises red flags at ALPA

Big Sky Airlines will operate as a subsidiary of Mesaba Holdings by year-end if the Billings, Mont.-based Fairchild Metro III operator meets “certain labor

Concorde’s return to service is imminent

British Airways (BA) flew a modified Concorde to Shannon, Ireland, on August 7 before conducting refresher crew-training operations last month.

Sukhoi leads Boeing, Ilyushin in Russian Regional Jet effort

A day before the opening of last month’s Moscow airshow, Sukhoi, Ilyushin and Boeing signed a series of agreements on the regional jet program proposed in

Loran could be used for Alaska GPS corrections

At press time, technical experts from the FAA, the U.S.

Free Flight vet to lead FAA effort

Charlie Keegan, who has headed the FAA’s Free Flight Office since its inception three years ago, has been named to lead the modernization effort outlined i

Piedmont marketing Saab 340 shuttles

Piedmont Hawthorne has entered an agreement with Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) to market twin-turboprop Saab 340s for corporate shuttle use.

CRJ900 gains FAA nod

The FAA awarded Bombardier’s 86-seat CRJ900 regional jet its U.S.

TAWS suit may be settled out of court

Honeywell’s legal dispute with ACSS over EGPWS patents may be on its way to a private arbitrator instead of a courtroom, if the sides can agree on terms.<b

Honeywell's Johnson warns of inefficiencies in NAS

Honeywell Aerospace president and CEO Robert Johnson, speaking to the Society of Automotive Engineers World Aviation Congress early last month in Phoenix,

Making sure new airspace plans have room for all

While the FAA moves forward with its operational evolution plan (OEP) to increase National Airspace System capacity by the end of this decade, a major cons

Auto-spacing ATC tool tried by NASA

A new computer system developed by NASA to automatically calculate the speed and distances between aircraft was scheduled for tests during overnight hours

Airbus and Boeing are now at odds over ATC initiatives

Traditionally, Boeing and Airbus have used the Paris and Farnborough airshows to announce multimillion-dollar sales contracts, in the hope of one-upping th

FAA moves forward on RNP implementation

In late summer, Jeff Williams, manager of the FAA’s newly established required navigation performance (RNP) program office, briefed a government/industry s

Groups urge Bush: make aviation capacity tops

In a show of solidarity that even FAA Administrator Jane Garvey acknowledged would have been “hard to imagine” two or three years ago, 13 aviation groups r

Bizav hits the brakes as layoffs reflect slow sales

One OEM called it “an adjustment.” Another referred to it as a “reduction in force.”

AIN honored by ERA and Gold Ink

At its general assembly last month, the European Regions Airline Association commended AIN regional airlines editor Gregory Polek, below,

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