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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AVIC I unveils new regional jet

Chinese aerospace conglomerate AVIC I unveiled the new ARJ21-700 regional jet during a rollout ceremony in Shanghai today for a select group of official gu

December 21, 2007

Big Sky To Close, MAIR To Liquidate

MAIR Holdings announced yesterday that its Big Sky Airlines subsidiary will end all its Delta Connection service on the East Coast as of midnight on Januar

December 20, 2007

Antonov rolls out An-148

Antonov plans to fly the first An-148 regional jet this month, marking the culmination of three years of preparation and the dawn of a new era in Ukrainian

Aircraft

December 19, 2007

GE Spills Beans on Unidentified Embraer Customer

Engine maker General Electric may have inadvertently exposed the identity of the Embraer 190 program’s second customer when it told an audience gathered at

ATC

December 19, 2007

Videos

Meeting on air-tour regs fails to break deadlock

Those among the 100 or so who came to a September 29 informational meeting in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Grand Canyon overflight issues, hosted by the National P

December 19, 2007

ATA Boss Slaps GA, Bizav

Echoing a refrain that has been sung around Washington for years, Air Transport Association president and CEO James May reiterated recently that the airlin

December 19, 2007

NATCA: FAA Delaying Runway Safety

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association accused the FAA of dragging its feet on deploying ASDE-X, which provides controllers with an all-weather,

ATC

December 19, 2007

EADS Divesting Six Plants to European Firms

EADS and Airbus have chosen three European companies as the preferred bidders for their controlling stake in the six factories marked for divestiture as pa

December 19, 2007

ATC Attrition Can Be Blunted

The FAA will be able to cope with the loss of almost half of its air traffic controller workforce over the next nine years if it can keep better track of a

ATC

December 19, 2007

Are Controllers Paid Too Much?

Meanwhile, the General Accounting Office (GAO) added its voice to that of DOT inspector general Kenneth Mead, who has repeatedly warned that the FAA cannot

ATC

December 19, 2007

Eurocontrol reports on air traffic management

“Aviation is emerging from the most difficult period in its history to date.

ATC

December 18, 2007

Boeing Announces Potential 717 Sales

Boeing Commercial Airplane’s Long Beach, Calif.

Aircraft

December 18, 2007

British engine manufacturer marks a century in business

The story of how a 100-year-old prestige motor car company evolved into one of the world’s premier aircraft engine manufacturers is rooted in the weaving t

Engines

December 18, 2007

Traffic management for pilots

The FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) at Herndon, Va., is often referred to as the “nerve center” of the National Airspace System.

ATC

December 18, 2007

FAA discusses future of WAAS and LAAS at safety forum

At the FAA’s September International Aviation Safety Forum near Washington, the agency included a discussion session entitled “WAAS or LAAS, which is it?”

ATC

December 18, 2007

Agreement on Galileo seen as enhancing GPS

It took several years for the U.S.

ATC

December 18, 2007

More Cuts for Bombardier, Embraer

Both Bombardier and Embraer announced cuts in regional jet production that will see next year’s CRJ200 output fall by 25 percent and total Embraer RJ deliv

Aircraft

December 18, 2007

728 Creditors Weigh Liquidation

Creditors expect to start reviewing a status report due on November 2 from a court-appointed insolvency administrator for Fairchild Dornier’s 728 program d

Aircraft

December 18, 2007

XJet, Embraer Form Parts Partnership

ExpressJet became the first airline to join the new Embraer Collective Inventory Planning (ECIP) program, in an effort to better manage its spare parts inv

Aircraft

December 18, 2007

Air Canada sales boost backlogs, but few spirits

At face value, the big orders from Air Canada in late September for Bombardier and Embraer jets augur well for the Western hemisphere’s last two regional j

December 18, 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

AVIC I unveils new regional jet

Chinese aerospace conglomerate AVIC I unveiled the new ARJ21-700 regional jet during a rollout ceremony in Shanghai today for a select group of official gu

Big Sky To Close, MAIR To Liquidate

MAIR Holdings announced yesterday that its Big Sky Airlines subsidiary will end all its Delta Connection service on the East Coast as of midnight on Januar

Antonov rolls out An-148

Antonov plans to fly the first An-148 regional jet this month, marking the culmination of three years of preparation and the dawn of a new era in Ukrainian

GE Spills Beans on Unidentified Embraer Customer

Engine maker General Electric may have inadvertently exposed the identity of the Embraer 190 program’s second customer when it told an audience gathered at

Videos

More Articles

Meeting on air-tour regs fails to break deadlock

Those among the 100 or so who came to a September 29 informational meeting in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Grand Canyon overflight issues, hosted by the National P

ATA Boss Slaps GA, Bizav

Echoing a refrain that has been sung around Washington for years, Air Transport Association president and CEO James May reiterated recently that the airlin

NATCA: FAA Delaying Runway Safety

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association accused the FAA of dragging its feet on deploying ASDE-X, which provides controllers with an all-weather,

EADS Divesting Six Plants to European Firms

EADS and Airbus have chosen three European companies as the preferred bidders for their controlling stake in the six factories marked for divestiture as pa

ATC Attrition Can Be Blunted

The FAA will be able to cope with the loss of almost half of its air traffic controller workforce over the next nine years if it can keep better track of a

Are Controllers Paid Too Much?

Meanwhile, the General Accounting Office (GAO) added its voice to that of DOT inspector general Kenneth Mead, who has repeatedly warned that the FAA cannot

Eurocontrol reports on air traffic management

“Aviation is emerging from the most difficult period in its history to date.

Boeing Announces Potential 717 Sales

Boeing Commercial Airplane’s Long Beach, Calif.

British engine manufacturer marks a century in business

The story of how a 100-year-old prestige motor car company evolved into one of the world’s premier aircraft engine manufacturers is rooted in the weaving t

Traffic management for pilots

The FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) at Herndon, Va., is often referred to as the “nerve center” of the National Airspace System.

FAA discusses future of WAAS and LAAS at safety forum

At the FAA’s September International Aviation Safety Forum near Washington, the agency included a discussion session entitled “WAAS or LAAS, which is it?”

Agreement on Galileo seen as enhancing GPS

It took several years for the U.S.

More Cuts for Bombardier, Embraer

Both Bombardier and Embraer announced cuts in regional jet production that will see next year’s CRJ200 output fall by 25 percent and total Embraer RJ deliv

728 Creditors Weigh Liquidation

Creditors expect to start reviewing a status report due on November 2 from a court-appointed insolvency administrator for Fairchild Dornier’s 728 program d

XJet, Embraer Form Parts Partnership

ExpressJet became the first airline to join the new Embraer Collective Inventory Planning (ECIP) program, in an effort to better manage its spare parts inv

Air Canada sales boost backlogs, but few spirits

At face value, the big orders from Air Canada in late September for Bombardier and Embraer jets augur well for the Western hemisphere’s last two regional j

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