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FAA Fires Two Controllers, Institutes New Procedures for First Lady and Vice President

DOT Secretary Ray LaHood announced last night that the FAA has fired two air traffic controllers after <link news/single-news-page/article/controller-sched

DOT Releases Final Rule on Airline Passenger Protections

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First Superjet Delivered to Armavia

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft delivered the first Superjet 100–S/N 95007–to Armenian airline Armavia today during a ceremony held at Yerevan Zvartnots Internationa

Sukhoi To Deliver First Superjet Tomorrow

Sukhoi confirmed that it plans to deliver the first production Superjet SSJ100-95–S/N 95007–to launch customer Armavia tomorrow.

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Pratt and Whitney Flying High On PurePower Momentum

Thanks in large part to the emergence of the PW1000G PurePower Geared TurboFan, Pratt & Whitney has staged what some might consider a stunning reversal in

WTO Subsidy Ruling Provokes Further Feuding

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Southwest Scare Prompts Tighter Inspection Intervals For Some 737 Classics

Operators of certain Boeing 737 Classics will need to perform eddy current inspections on parts of their fuselages every 500 flight cycles, forcing interru

AF447 Investigators Prep for A330 Wreck Recovery, Question Previous Searches

Investigators from the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses) are preparing to recover the wreckage of Air France Flight 447, the <a href="news/singl

Boeing Will Show New Narrowbody before Re-engining 737, Says Airbus

Airbus has moved forward by six months its target to introduce the <a href="ain-air-transport-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/airbus-

Torqued: Disaster prompts new look at risk assessment

The Japanese trifecta of tragedy has some people rethinking risk-assessment models and catastrophic risk in general.

Torqued: Work continues for a future free of fatalities

Certainly the news that there were no U.S.

ATO Chief Krakowski Resigns from FAA

Hank Krakowski, head of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO), resigned today amid the fallout of not one but two incidents in as many weeks where the s

NTSB Launches Investigation into JFK Ramp Collision

The NTSB has launched an investigation into the wingtip clipping that occurred between an Air France Airbus A380 (F-HPJD) and a Comair Bombardier CRJ700 (N

AIN Blog: Southwest Incident Raises Questions for Boeing

Now that the FAA issued an <link http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAD.nsf/0/77979606b642117286257869006afb63/$FILE/2011-08-51_Emergency.

Airbus delays ‘A30X,’ advances A320neo schedules

Airbus has rescheduled plans to address perceived airline requirements for more-efficient single-aisle jetliners.

US Airways to Offer First Class on RJs

US Airways yesterday announced it would add first-class seating and service on 110 US Airways Express regional jets operated by Republic Airways, Mesa Air

Mitsubishi Starts Assembly of First MRJ

Assembly work on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet officially began today with a ceremonial rivet-driving celebration at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Tobishima p

Southwest Returns To Full Schedule, Finds Cracks in Two More 737-300s

Southwest Airlines returned to its regular schedule today after finishing <link news/single-news-page/article/hole-in-southwest-jet-to-prompt-boeing-servic

AIN Blog: Warning: Airliner Lavatories no Longer Have O2 Supply

The FAA is abdicating its safety responsibility.

Hole in Southwest Jet To Prompt Boeing Service Bulletin

Boeing plans to issue a Service Bulletin to describe inspection techniques for Boeing 737s similar to the Southwest Airlines 737-300 whose fuselage skin ru

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