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Southwest To Deploy Wireless Ground Communications

Southwest Airlines says it will be the first major airline to widely use a wireless ground support communications system.

Aircraft

November 30, 2011

Boeing Promises MAX Production in Renton in Return for Early IAM Contract Extension

Boeing proposes trade with IAM to keep MAX in Renton.

Aircraft

November 30, 2011

AMR Declares Bankruptcy

AMR Corporation and its two U.S. airline subsidiaries, American Airlines and American Eagle, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today after failing to agree

November 29, 2011

Stakes Are High in Contest for Boeing 737 MAX Final Assembly

Washington state must and can win 737 MAX assembly, says Accenture.

Aircraft

November 28, 2011

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Saudi Aviation Could Open Up Following Reorganization

Saudi aviation authority breaks free from defense ministry control

Aircraft

November 28, 2011

Dubai Airshow Report: Middle East Show Draws $50 Billion in Orders

For most of the past decade at least, the Dubai Air Shows have been impressive if a little predictable in the magnitude of the business trumpeted during th

Engines

November 28, 2011

Airlines Call On EU States To Deliver on ATM Obligations

Airline Associations Call On EU States to Deliver On ATM Obligations.

November 28, 2011

Supercommittee's Failure Could Spell Big Trouble for Air Transport

Supercommittee's failure could cripple FAA and TSA.

November 23, 2011

Qantas Enters Binding Arbitration with Employees

Qantas enters arbitration with employees

November 22, 2011

Committee: ADS-B ‛In’ Not Currently Justified

An advisory committee chartered by the Federal Aviation Administration has said it does not support an equipage mandate for ADS-B In at this time.

Aircraft

November 21, 2011

Boeing Enjoys Lavish Orders Bounty at Dubai Air Show

Middle East carriers give fill orders backlogs at both Boeing and Airbus during Dubai Air Show

Aircraft

November 21, 2011

Bombardier Gets C Series Boost as ATR Sales Soar

Turkey's Atlasjet commits to Bombardier's CS300 and NordStar opts for ATR42s

Aircraft

November 21, 2011

More Growth To Come from Middle East, Say Boeing and Airbus

Above average passenger growth to drive thousands of new airliner orders by 2030

Aircraft

November 21, 2011

India’s Kingfisher in Dash for Cash as Debt Pressure Mounts

Kingfisher Airlines needs new short- and long-term capital to ease its cash-flow woes

Aircraft

November 21, 2011

Record-Setting Emirates SkyCargo Adjusts to Economic Realities

Emirates SkyCargo adjusts to ups and downs of freight business.

November 21, 2011

AIN Blog: Cooler Heads Prevail in Dubai

In a strange way, flydubai’s anticlimactic news was reassuring. In an overheated industry, it seems that cooler heads for now have prevailed.

November 19, 2011

Low-cost Carrier flydubai Signs MRO Agreements

Honeywell has signed a 10-year, $20 million maintenance cost agreement to support APUs on flydubai’s Boeing 737 fleet.

November 15, 2011

Bombardier Lands C Series LOI with Turkey’s Atlasjet

Turkish low-fare carrier Atlasjet signed for 15 C Series CS300 narrowbodies.

Aircraft

November 15, 2011

DHL Taps Maximus for European Lift

Maximus Air has signed an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance lease agreement with express package carrier DHL.

November 14, 2011

Rolls-Royce Goes Greener with Fuel-efficient Trent 900 Turbofan

Rolls-Royce has introduced the first of a two-phase performance improvement for the Trent 900 engines that power the Airbus A380 airliner.

Engines

November 14, 2011