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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900ER not necessarily the end of the line

Quite possibly the last member of the best selling family of airliners in the history of the industry, the recently certified Boeing 737-900ER has at once

Aircraft

June 13, 2007

Bombardier plans menu for aftermarket services

Bombardier’s business model for the C Series airliner family includes fleet management services along the lines of Boeing’s GoldCare program for the 787 th

Aircraft

June 12, 2007

Engines will ultimately drive C Series outcome

The key to Bombardier’s still-pending decision on whether to go ahead with a $2 billion-plus investment in its projected C Series 110/130-seat regional air

Engines

June 12, 2007

OAK gets OK to build Il-96

Russia’s new airframing consortium OAK has won government approval to continue limited production of widebody airliners.

Aircraft

June 12, 2007

Videos

Boeing preaches rate restraint

Prices for new Boeing jetliners could harden as the manufacturer works to manage production rates and outsourced parts supplies in the face of continuing h

Aircraft

June 12, 2007

Bombardier reacts to evolving size demands

Bombardier Aerospace is responding to demand for bigger regional jets with its 100-seat CRJ1000 and continues to mull a 90-seat stretch of its Q400 turbopr

Aircraft

June 12, 2007

Staying competitive remains top priority for Canadian OEM

Bombardier has assembly plants in Wichita, Toronto and Montreal and manufacturing plants in Montreal, Belfast in the UK, and Querétaro in Mexico.

June 12, 2007

Franco-Russian engine tests slated to start late this month

The Franco-Russian Powerjet SaM146 turbofan engine, which is to power the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional airliner, is set to fly by the end of this month.

Engines

June 12, 2007

Auto maker to build engines for aircraft

Russia’s largest automotive manufacturer, AutoVAZ, known in Western Europe for its Lada and Niva cars, is working on a new series of rotary-piston engines

Engines

June 12, 2007

Companies in Aerospace Valley brace for Airbus Power8 storm

France’s Aerospace Valley, with 94,000 jobs at 1,300 companies (including approximately 1,000 small and medium-sized enterprises– SMEs) and 8,500 research

June 12, 2007

Aerospace MBA Shapes Future Leaders

The Toulouse Business School has designed a dedicated MBA program for the aerospace industry.

June 12, 2007

EU Assumes Control of Galileo with Taxpayer Money

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ATC

June 12, 2007

DayJet Expects To Launch Next Month

DayJet invited members of the press to sample the company’s service as it nears next month’s launch of per-seat regional VLJ on-demand charter operations.

June 12, 2007

CFM’s LEAP56 studies shifting into high gear

CFM International, the engine manufacturing joint venture between General Electric and Snecma of France, is forging ahead with a range of advanced engine s

Engines

June 12, 2007

Finnair Trades on Great Circle Advantage

Finnair is a CFM customer with a very real but little-known success story, which is contributing in a major way to more efficient travel.

June 12, 2007

787 engine makers revel in record order numbers

When a new aircraft is breaking all sales records and only two engine companies compete to supply its power, it is hardly surprising that those two compani

Aircraft

June 11, 2007

A successful union, not yet consummated

Three years after they merged, Air France and KLM say the combination has paid off.

June 11, 2007

First Airbus model sings its swan song

Delivery of the 561st Airbus A300 next month marks completion of the European manufacturer’s long march to becoming a successful competitor to its U.S.

Aircraft

June 11, 2007

Air transport must face green challenge head on

Will flying one day be as taboo as smoking is today, at least in most of Europe? Will it become socially unacceptable in the future to travel by air? Exper

June 11, 2007

A350XWB more than catch-up effort

Airbus has made virtue of a necessity with its new A350XWB (extra widebody) airliner.

Aircraft

June 8, 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

900ER not necessarily the end of the line

Quite possibly the last member of the best selling family of airliners in the history of the industry, the recently certified Boeing 737-900ER has at once

Bombardier plans menu for aftermarket services

Bombardier’s business model for the C Series airliner family includes fleet management services along the lines of Boeing’s GoldCare program for the 787 th

Engines will ultimately drive C Series outcome

The key to Bombardier’s still-pending decision on whether to go ahead with a $2 billion-plus investment in its projected C Series 110/130-seat regional air

OAK gets OK to build Il-96

Russia’s new airframing consortium OAK has won government approval to continue limited production of widebody airliners.

Videos

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Boeing preaches rate restraint

Prices for new Boeing jetliners could harden as the manufacturer works to manage production rates and outsourced parts supplies in the face of continuing h

Bombardier reacts to evolving size demands

Bombardier Aerospace is responding to demand for bigger regional jets with its 100-seat CRJ1000 and continues to mull a 90-seat stretch of its Q400 turbopr

Staying competitive remains top priority for Canadian OEM

Bombardier has assembly plants in Wichita, Toronto and Montreal and manufacturing plants in Montreal, Belfast in the UK, and Querétaro in Mexico.

Franco-Russian engine tests slated to start late this month

The Franco-Russian Powerjet SaM146 turbofan engine, which is to power the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional airliner, is set to fly by the end of this month.

Auto maker to build engines for aircraft

Russia’s largest automotive manufacturer, AutoVAZ, known in Western Europe for its Lada and Niva cars, is working on a new series of rotary-piston engines

Companies in Aerospace Valley brace for Airbus Power8 storm

France’s Aerospace Valley, with 94,000 jobs at 1,300 companies (including approximately 1,000 small and medium-sized enterprises– SMEs) and 8,500 research

Aerospace MBA Shapes Future Leaders

The Toulouse Business School has designed a dedicated MBA program for the aerospace industry.

EU Assumes Control of Galileo with Taxpayer Money

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DayJet Expects To Launch Next Month

DayJet invited members of the press to sample the company’s service as it nears next month’s launch of per-seat regional VLJ on-demand charter operations.

CFM’s LEAP56 studies shifting into high gear

CFM International, the engine manufacturing joint venture between General Electric and Snecma of France, is forging ahead with a range of advanced engine s

Finnair Trades on Great Circle Advantage

Finnair is a CFM customer with a very real but little-known success story, which is contributing in a major way to more efficient travel.

787 engine makers revel in record order numbers

When a new aircraft is breaking all sales records and only two engine companies compete to supply its power, it is hardly surprising that those two compani

A successful union, not yet consummated

Three years after they merged, Air France and KLM say the combination has paid off.

First Airbus model sings its swan song

Delivery of the 561st Airbus A300 next month marks completion of the European manufacturer’s long march to becoming a successful competitor to its U.S.

Air transport must face green challenge head on

Will flying one day be as taboo as smoking is today, at least in most of Europe? Will it become socially unacceptable in the future to travel by air? Exper

A350XWB more than catch-up effort

Airbus has made virtue of a necessity with its new A350XWB (extra widebody) airliner.

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