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AG clearing still available in Lanai, Hawaii

Last November the Hawaiian Department of Agriculture ruled it would no longer clear incoming aircraft on the Island of Lanai.

February 2, 2007

Airline Banned from UK Airspace Has Fatal Crash

The airline that operated the Yakovlev Yak-40 regional jet that crashed on approach to Tashkent Airport on January 13 was banned from using UK airspace jus

February 1, 2007

Public-private co-op could lower AFSS costs

Members of the National Association of Air Traffic Specialists (NAATS), the labor union that represents more than 2,700 FAA employees who staff the agency’

February 1, 2007

As major U.S. carriers suffer, so too does the FAA's budget

by John SheridanLast month, FAA COO Russell Chew told a standing-room-only audience at the annual conference of the U.S.

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February 1, 2007

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Eyebrows Shaved Off New Boeing 737s

Boeing has cut a familiar feature of Boeing 737s with its new-production aircraft.

February 1, 2007

Eurocontrol postpones deadline for ELS mode-S implementation

Europe’s ambitious program to introduce mode-S surveillance datalink technology has once again been rescheduled to account for operational and technical di

February 1, 2007

Security presents challenge for ATC

“The job of a controller is no longer just separating airplanes,” National Air Traffic Controllers Association president John Carr told attendees at a symp

February 1, 2007

Will ADS-B be the next big FAA equipment mandate?

When the idea was initially being explored a number of years ago, FAA planners saw a use for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) only in Ala

February 1, 2007

Iridium may serve as ADS-B backup in Alaska

The FAA’s Alaska Region this year will assess the suitability of a communications satellite system with an unusual history to supplement its Capstone autom

February 1, 2007

Mesa Wins Midway Assets

Mesa Air Group last month won the rights to the assets of bankrupt Midway Airlines after outbidding Connecticut-based investment firm Wexford Capital by so

January 31, 2007

Mesaba Braces for Possible Strike

Minneapolis-based Mesaba Aviation has until January 10 to negotiate a new collective-bargaining agreement with its pilots or face the prospect of a strike.

January 31, 2007

Embraer averts strike, short talks break down again

Metalworkers at Embraer’s assembly plant in São Jose dos Campos, Brazil, ended their threats of a strike last month when they agreed to accept a 17.35-perc

January 31, 2007

Bombardier Delivers 1,000th CRJ

Delta Air Lines subsidiary Comair took delivery of the 1,000th production regional jet built by Bombardier Aerospace during a December 9 ceremony at the co

January 31, 2007

FAA forecast addresses improving ATC capacity to meet traffic increases

The FAA’s Annual Aerospace Forecast always tries to paint the most optimistic picture of the industry that the agency’s statistics will support, and this y

January 31, 2007

FAA awards provisional approval for Embraer 170

Brazilian jet manufacturer Embraer has secured a so-called provisional certification from the FAA for the Embraer 170, allowing launch customer US Airways

January 31, 2007

OceanAir to be Bombardier rep

Brazil’s OceanAir Aéreo and Canada’s Bombardier have announced a joint venture that will increase the airplane manufacturer’s exposure in Brazil.

January 31, 2007

Arab air transport is slowly evolving to free-market system

As the emirate of Dubai helds its biennial international airshow last month, travelers from anywhere but a major city were feeling first hand the pressures

January 31, 2007

Pilot incapacitation eyed in Brit Air crash

Pilot incapacitation at the end of the approach phase might have caused a Brit Air CRJ100 to crash about a mile-and-a-half short of the runway at Brest Gui

January 31, 2007

Airbus A380 unveiled at French plant

Airbus last month unveiled its first complete A380 double-decker, making the European consortium the builder of the world’s biggest passenger airplane.

January 31, 2007

New appointment at RSK MiG could doom Tu-334 RJ project

Appointing a Sukhoi man to the top position at RSK MiG is becoming a tradition.

January 31, 2007

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