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Departing IATA Boss Calls for Sustainable Profitability as Forecast Dips

Outgoing IATA director general and CEO Giovanni Bisignani called on his members to aspire to sustainable profitability as he announced a new leadership tea

747-8 Line Gets in ‘Balance,’ ANA Pilots Finish 787 Training

Boeing officially resumed normal operation of the 747-8 assembly line on June 7, a month after it announced a “pause” or “rebalance” of the operation in Ev

Airbus Carefully Ramps Up Production Across Full Line

Building on a strong upturn in global traffic, Airbus is ramping up production of all its models–the A320 family, A330 and A380–dealing with several supply

History of Flight AF447 Puzzles Experts

French BEA accident investigators on May 27 released factual information they have found in reading data from Air France Flight 447’s recorders, in hope of

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AirAsia X Prepares to Float Shares To Fund Expansion

Budget long-haul airline AirAsia X is eyeing a stock market listing and fleet expansion to spread its wings across the globe.

Paris Show Promises to Show Industry in Recovery

The aerospace industry is in recovery, and if you don’t believe that come to this year’s Paris Air Show and see for yourself.

Mideast Bizav Group Seeks Organized ATC in Gulf

Middle East Business Aviation Association chairman Ali Al Naqbi is proposing to set up an informal working group, dubbed “Middle East Control,” to achieve

LightSquared debate heats up

Two events last month intensified the confrontation between LightSquared, a private U.S.

Regionals take their ‘seat at the table’ in Nashville

                  For the first time in the 36-year history of the RAA

New satcom component readied for LightSquared arrival

Satellite communications provider Inmarsat and aviation standards organizations have been working on a solution to a lesser-publicized aspect of the planne

ATR Wins EASA Approval for 72-600

ATR has gained EASA certification for its new ATR 72-600 following nearly two years of flight testing, the Franco-Italian manufacturer announced this morni

NBAA Furious over FAA’s Changes to Barr

NBAA strongly denounced a decision, announced by FAA officials late Friday

Aviator 200 operational in Europe

Satcom1 is now providing Aviator 200 services in Europe and claims to be the first to do so.

Avidyne Obtains AML STC for TAS600

Avidyne’s TAS600 traffic advisory system has received an approved model list (AML) supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA, covering installation

Cessna Chooses Aircell Aviator 300

Cessna Aircraft has selected Aircell’s Aviator 300 satcom system as optional equipment for the Citation XLS+, Sovereign and Citation X starting with 2012 m

ACSS TCAS Change 7.1 Approved in Europe

Early last month, the EASA granted European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) authorization for Change 7.1 software for ACSS’s TCAS 2000 and TCAS II.

Merpati MA60 Crashes, Killing 25

A Xi’an Aircraft MA60 operated by Indonesia’s Merpati Nusantara Airlines crashed on May 7 into Kaimana Bay, some 1,500 feet short of the Utarung Airport ru

More Republic E170s to fly for Delta

An amendment to Republic Airways’ capacity purchase agreement with Delta Air Lines will allow it to add six dual-class Embraer E170s to the Delta Connectio

New Details Released On Crash of Air France 447

A statement released today by the French BEA (Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses) on the <link news/single-news-page/article/ntsb-chases-new-leads-in-air-fran

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