Content Archive: March 2010
Aircraft
A400M Understanding Reached; EADS Declares a Loss
EADS will receive an extra €2 billion to continue the A400M program, as well as a loan of €1.5 billion to be repaid as a levy on future exports of the airl
ATC
NextGen To Fuel Growth in Air Travel, FAA Says
The FAA said in its annual aviation forecast this morning that key airs
Security
UK Likely To Delay Aviation Security Standards Rule
Final agreement over the way the European Union’s new “common basic standards for aviation security” are implemented in the UK will not be achieved by the
ATC
ADS-B Final Rule Hits Stumbling Blocks
The FAA’s long-promised April 10 release of its ADS-B final rule appears to have hit two bureaucratic stumbling blocks.
Airports
EBAA Wants Expansion of U.S. Pre-clearance at Shannon
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has called on the U.S.
Rotorcraft
AgustaWestland’s Revenues Up, but Orders Down
AgustaWestland parent company Finmeccanica on Friday disclosed its 2009 results, showing increased deliveries but slashed orders for the Anglo-Italian heli
Security
Odyssey FBO Rises from Ashes at New Orleans Lakefront
The former Million Air FBO facility at New Orleans Lakefront Airport that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 will officially rise from the a
Aircraft
Boeing, Turkish Airlines Finalize Order for 20 Next Generation 737s
Boeing and Turkish Airlines have finalized an order for ten 737-800s and ten 737-900ERs, the manufacturer announced today.
Boeing To Close Sydney Plant
Boeing plans to close its factory in Bankstown, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, in 2012 and move the work performed there to its plant in the Fisherman’s Be
Atlas Air To Fly Boeing Dreamlifters, Replacing Evergreen
Boeing has awarded a nine-year contract to Atlas Air for the operation of the manufacturer’s
