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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American to strip AA* code from STL feeders

American Airlines has responded to a contractual limit on ASM growth at its regional affiliates with a plan to strip the AA* code from certain St.

May 15, 2008

LAL hopes to survive wait for EU nod

Lietuvos Avialinijos, better known as Lithuanian Airlines (LAL), was established in 1991 when Lithuania won its independence after the collapse of the Sovi

May 15, 2008

Time seems ripe for IPOs as regional values blossom

Airline executives whose predictions of regional divestitures raised eyebrows just two years ago watched their prophesies turn to hard reality in late Febr

May 15, 2008

Air Littoral rises anew from ashes of Swissair

Marc Dufour, president of French independent regional airline Air Littoral, finds the prospects “encouraging” for this year–a bold statement coming just mo

May 15, 2008

Videos

Trade groups gearing up for fight over FAA’s DRVSM plan

With the anticipated publication this month of an NPRM in the Federal Register, the FAA is laying the groundwork for implementation of domestic re

ATC

May 15, 2008

FAA awards first Nexcom contracts

The FAA has awarded contracts to Rockwell Collins, Honeywell and Avidyne for development of technology that will integrate digital voice and data into air-

ATC

May 15, 2008

Mineta unveils DOT’s plan to defend against GPS jamming

DOT Secretary Norman Mineta announced last month an action plan aimed at mitigating the vulnerability of GPS to inadvertent interference and deliberate jam

ATC

May 15, 2008

FAA’s ATC upgrade program moves to make up lost time

The FAA’s Operational Evolution Plan (OEP) is moving to regain the momentum lost following September 11.

ATC

May 15, 2008

Washington Report: Flight path changes due in D.C. area

Changes in flight paths around the Washington-Baltimore area, which have nothing to do with security implications, are being proposed in anticipation of th

ATC

May 15, 2008

Loran-C suggested as GPS backup

In light of last year’s DOT study of the vulnerability of GPS to unintentional interference and intentional jamming, Boeing and Rockwell Collins suggest th

ATC

May 15, 2008

Siberian airline to operate Gulfstream IV-SP

Surgut, Siberia-based TyumenAviaTrans (TAT) is scheduled to take delivery of a Gulfstream IV-SP in August and operate it on behalf of the owner, “one of th

Aircraft

May 15, 2008

HGS is not a guarantee for Cat III approaches

In the past several years there have been many magazine articles touting the promise of the Head-up Guidance System (HGS).

ATC

May 12, 2008

Firm hits snag in putting AWOS info on Internet

Efforts by a Newburgh, N.Y.

ATC

May 12, 2008

News Note: Eurocontrol activates new Netherlands operations facility

Eurocontrol’s upper-area control center at Maastricht in the Netherlands on November 3 activated its new operations facility, which includes an advanced op

ATC

May 9, 2008

Mesa faces new realities of evolving regional biz

Jonathan Ornstein has learned something over the years about mending fences–and breaking down barriers.

May 9, 2008

Airline pilot hopes to nurse AOM/Air Liberté back to health

French regional airlines AOM and Air Liberté have escaped the jaws of bankruptcy through their purchase by an Air France pilot.

May 9, 2008

Big Jet Rolls Into Big Apple

Brazil’s Embraer celebrated the first anniversary of its listing on the New York Stock Exchange by taking its ERJ-190 road show to the Big Apple’s Rockefel

Aircraft

May 9, 2008

Tennenbaum Withdraws Offer for Great Lakes

Sagging operational and financial fortunes at Cheyenne, Wyo.-based Great Lakes Aviation have prompted Tennenbaum & Co.

May 9, 2008

A318 Starts Taking Shape in Hamburg

Airbus Industrie began final assembly of the first Airbus A318 at its plant in Hamburg, Germany, when on August 9 it joined the 107-seat jet’s forward and

May 9, 2008

Regionals Update: Government waivers a boon to Aussie regionals

The government of the southeastern Australian state of New South Wales has voted to grant further concessions to its regional airlines by extending its sin

May 9, 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

American to strip AA* code from STL feeders

American Airlines has responded to a contractual limit on ASM growth at its regional affiliates with a plan to strip the AA* code from certain St.

LAL hopes to survive wait for EU nod

Lietuvos Avialinijos, better known as Lithuanian Airlines (LAL), was established in 1991 when Lithuania won its independence after the collapse of the Sovi

Time seems ripe for IPOs as regional values blossom

Airline executives whose predictions of regional divestitures raised eyebrows just two years ago watched their prophesies turn to hard reality in late Febr

Air Littoral rises anew from ashes of Swissair

Marc Dufour, president of French independent regional airline Air Littoral, finds the prospects “encouraging” for this year–a bold statement coming just mo

Videos

More Articles

Trade groups gearing up for fight over FAA’s DRVSM plan

With the anticipated publication this month of an NPRM in the Federal Register, the FAA is laying the groundwork for implementation of domestic re

FAA awards first Nexcom contracts

The FAA has awarded contracts to Rockwell Collins, Honeywell and Avidyne for development of technology that will integrate digital voice and data into air-

Mineta unveils DOT’s plan to defend against GPS jamming

DOT Secretary Norman Mineta announced last month an action plan aimed at mitigating the vulnerability of GPS to inadvertent interference and deliberate jam

FAA’s ATC upgrade program moves to make up lost time

The FAA’s Operational Evolution Plan (OEP) is moving to regain the momentum lost following September 11.

Washington Report: Flight path changes due in D.C. area

Changes in flight paths around the Washington-Baltimore area, which have nothing to do with security implications, are being proposed in anticipation of th

Loran-C suggested as GPS backup

In light of last year’s DOT study of the vulnerability of GPS to unintentional interference and intentional jamming, Boeing and Rockwell Collins suggest th

Siberian airline to operate Gulfstream IV-SP

Surgut, Siberia-based TyumenAviaTrans (TAT) is scheduled to take delivery of a Gulfstream IV-SP in August and operate it on behalf of the owner, “one of th

HGS is not a guarantee for Cat III approaches

In the past several years there have been many magazine articles touting the promise of the Head-up Guidance System (HGS).

Firm hits snag in putting AWOS info on Internet

Efforts by a Newburgh, N.Y.

News Note: Eurocontrol activates new Netherlands operations facility

Eurocontrol’s upper-area control center at Maastricht in the Netherlands on November 3 activated its new operations facility, which includes an advanced op

Mesa faces new realities of evolving regional biz

Jonathan Ornstein has learned something over the years about mending fences–and breaking down barriers.

Airline pilot hopes to nurse AOM/Air Liberté back to health

French regional airlines AOM and Air Liberté have escaped the jaws of bankruptcy through their purchase by an Air France pilot.

Big Jet Rolls Into Big Apple

Brazil’s Embraer celebrated the first anniversary of its listing on the New York Stock Exchange by taking its ERJ-190 road show to the Big Apple’s Rockefel

Tennenbaum Withdraws Offer for Great Lakes

Sagging operational and financial fortunes at Cheyenne, Wyo.-based Great Lakes Aviation have prompted Tennenbaum &amp; Co.

A318 Starts Taking Shape in Hamburg

Airbus Industrie began final assembly of the first Airbus A318 at its plant in Hamburg, Germany, when on August 9 it joined the 107-seat jet’s forward and

Regionals Update: Government waivers a boon to Aussie regionals

The government of the southeastern Australian state of New South Wales has voted to grant further concessions to its regional airlines by extending its sin

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Sagging operational and financial fortunes at Cheyenne, Wyo.-based Great Lakes Aviation have prompted Tennenbaum & Co.