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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ATR keeps head above water

Avions de Transport Régional (ATR), the Franco-Italian turboprop aircraft manufacturer, last year just managed to keep its head above water despite the tro

November 30, 2007

Mitsubishi To Build Boeing 737 Flaps in Vietnam

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries yesterday said it will establish a wholly owned subsidiary to produce commercial aircraft components in Hanoi, Vietnam.

November 28, 2007

Bombardier Increases CRJ Production Rate

Bombardier has decided to further increase production of its CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional jets to one aircraft every three days, the company announced today

November 28, 2007

China Plans First Civil ADS-B Trials

China’s Air Traffic Management Bureau has selected Sensis to deploy automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) equipment at two airports in central

ATC

November 28, 2007

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MLat favored as PRM replacement

At the Air Traffic Control Association’s annual convention this fall, Syracuse, N.Y.-based Sensis announced that its multilateration system will replace th

ATC

November 28, 2007

US Airways sends shockwaves as it proposes mainline RJ fleet

The U.S.

November 27, 2007

Free flight's fast slows down

Following air traffic controller complaints, the FAA and NASA are reviewing changes to the software controlling the final approach spacing tool (FAST), one

ATC

November 27, 2007

Rex Offers Pilots Incentive To Stay

Australian regional airline Regional Express (Rex) announced last month that it will offer a 25-percent reimbursement of training costs to new pilots who a

November 27, 2007

Mesa, Raytheon reach accord over 1900Ds

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group and Raytheon Aircraft have come to terms on an agreement to resolve “outstanding issues” related to the bulk of the airline’s

Aircraft

November 27, 2007

Departure Delays for Scheds Worsen in UK

Delays of airline flights out of UK airports during the first quarter increased to their highest level in a decade.

ATC

November 27, 2007

U.S. and Europe Seek Settlement to Noise Issues

U.S.

ATC

November 27, 2007

Hawker Operators Preparing for RVSM

Raytheon Aircraft Services Ltd.

ATC

November 27, 2007

NASA Selects Four Teams for SATS Tech Development

NASA’s small aircraft transportation system (SATS), a five-year, $69 million project aimed at maximizing the benefits of light aircraft and small airports,

ATC

November 27, 2007

GPS Proliferation Means More Charts, More Revisions

The increasing number of GPS approaches is making those government approach plate publications so thick for some regions that they have become unwieldy.

ATC

November 27, 2007

Garmin G1000 Retrofit OK’d for King Air C90s

Garmin received FAA STC approval to install G1000 avionics retrofits in the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A/GT.

ATC

November 26, 2007

Contract-tower issue stalls FAA reauthorization

Although Congress passed a continuing resolution in late September that was to keep the FAA operating until October 31, the political firefight over contra

ATC

November 26, 2007

Race continues for Air Littoral

A ninth candidate has entered the race to take over ailing French regional Air Littoral following the withdrawal of Wexford Capital, the U.S.-based investm

November 26, 2007

Industry feels fallout of global terror plots

As the tragic events of September 11 unfolded in New York City and Washington, D.C., the potential effect on the regional airline industry’s bottom line pa

November 26, 2007

Aegean anxious to end

Aegean Airlines chief operating officer Antonis Simigdalas has to rummage among framed certificates stacked by his desk to find the Greek regional’s indepe

November 26, 2007

PPM dead, ERA looks to new battlegrounds

The economic doldrums have begun to markedly slow the phenomenal growth European regional carriers have enjoyed in recent years.

November 26, 2007

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

ATR keeps head above water

Avions de Transport Régional (ATR), the Franco-Italian turboprop aircraft manufacturer, last year just managed to keep its head above water despite the tro

Mitsubishi To Build Boeing 737 Flaps in Vietnam

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries yesterday said it will establish a wholly owned subsidiary to produce commercial aircraft components in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Bombardier Increases CRJ Production Rate

Bombardier has decided to further increase production of its CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional jets to one aircraft every three days, the company announced today

China Plans First Civil ADS-B Trials

China’s Air Traffic Management Bureau has selected Sensis to deploy automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) equipment at two airports in central

Videos

More Articles

MLat favored as PRM replacement

At the Air Traffic Control Association’s annual convention this fall, Syracuse, N.Y.-based Sensis announced that its multilateration system will replace th

US Airways sends shockwaves as it proposes mainline RJ fleet

The U.S.

Free flight's fast slows down

Following air traffic controller complaints, the FAA and NASA are reviewing changes to the software controlling the final approach spacing tool (FAST), one

Rex Offers Pilots Incentive To Stay

Australian regional airline Regional Express (Rex) announced last month that it will offer a 25-percent reimbursement of training costs to new pilots who a

Mesa, Raytheon reach accord over 1900Ds

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group and Raytheon Aircraft have come to terms on an agreement to resolve “outstanding issues” related to the bulk of the airline’s

Departure Delays for Scheds Worsen in UK

Delays of airline flights out of UK airports during the first quarter increased to their highest level in a decade.

U.S. and Europe Seek Settlement to Noise Issues

U.S.

Hawker Operators Preparing for RVSM

Raytheon Aircraft Services Ltd.

NASA Selects Four Teams for SATS Tech Development

NASA’s small aircraft transportation system (SATS), a five-year, $69 million project aimed at maximizing the benefits of light aircraft and small airports,

GPS Proliferation Means More Charts, More Revisions

The increasing number of GPS approaches is making those government approach plate publications so thick for some regions that they have become unwieldy.

Garmin G1000 Retrofit OK’d for King Air C90s

Garmin received FAA STC approval to install G1000 avionics retrofits in the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A/GT.

Contract-tower issue stalls FAA reauthorization

Although Congress passed a continuing resolution in late September that was to keep the FAA operating until October 31, the political firefight over contra

Race continues for Air Littoral

A ninth candidate has entered the race to take over ailing French regional Air Littoral following the withdrawal of Wexford Capital, the U.S.-based investm

Industry feels fallout of global terror plots

As the tragic events of September 11 unfolded in New York City and Washington, D.C., the potential effect on the regional airline industry’s bottom line pa

Aegean anxious to end

Aegean Airlines chief operating officer Antonis Simigdalas has to rummage among framed certificates stacked by his desk to find the Greek regional’s indepe

PPM dead, ERA looks to new battlegrounds

The economic doldrums have begun to markedly slow the phenomenal growth European regional carriers have enjoyed in recent years.

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