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ATR Reports on Solid 2010

ATR collected firm orders for 80 new turboprops last year–exactly double the number it accumulated in 2009, the Franco-Italian company announced today duri

Aircraft

January 20, 2011

Boeing Sets New 787 Schedule

A day after resuming certification flight testing on the 787 Dreamliner, Boeing announced this morning that it expects delivery of the first production air

Aircraft

January 18, 2011

More Landing Gear Problems Found in Q400

An emergency Airworthiness Directive issued by Transport Canada yesterday calls for further inspection of Bombardier Q400 main landing gear (MLG) after lin

Aircraft

January 18, 2011

Virgin America’s A320Neo Order Propels Airbus’ 2010 Sales Beyond Boeing’s

A late surge in new airliner orders during December took Airbus’s sales tally for 2010 to 644 aircraft (compared with 574 in 2009), just edging out rival B

Aircraft

January 17, 2011

Mexico's Interjet Orders SSJ100s as Delayed Certification Approaches

SuperJet International has secured another key export order for the SSJ100 airliner, while acknowledging that certification of the type has stalled once ag

Aircraft

January 17, 2011

Despite 787 Woes, Boeing Encouraged by 2010 Performance

After another year tainted by the continuing public relations disaster known as the <a href="news/single-news-page/article/industry-awaits-word-on-seventh-

January 14, 2011

Costs Cloud EADS Profit Forecast Despite A320neo Boost

Despite a strong rebound in orders and deliveries, and despite being flush with cash reserves, the new year’s forecast for Europe’s EADS aerospace and defe

January 14, 2011

In Terms of Safety, Airlines Emerge from ‘Disappointing’ 2010

London-based aerospace consultancy and equipment appraiser Ascend characterized 2010 as “a disappointing year” in terms of airline safety, as both the numb

Safety

January 14, 2011

Pilots Slam Europe’s Proposed Flight Duty Limits

Conflicting reactions to new proposals from both sides of the Atlantic on <a href="ain-and-ainalerts/aviation-international-news/single-publication-story/b

Safety

January 14, 2011

McNerney: Boeing 787 Certification Will Include ETOPS

Boeing won’t consider submitting the 787 Dreamliner for certification in the third quarter without Etops capability, notwithstanding differences in qualifi

Aircraft

January 13, 2011

ATR Banks on Resumption of Turboprop Revival

Judging by figures released at a Paris press briefing on January 20, the waning resurgence of the commercial turboprop market has, if anything, resumed at

Aircraft

January 13, 2011

Air France considers 35 safety changes following independent review

Management and union representatives at Air France have started to digest 35 safety recommendations delivered to them on January 24 by the team of experts

Aircraft

January 13, 2011

Qantas To Resume A380 Service to Los Angeles

Qantas announced today that it would resume Airbus A380 services between Australia and Los Angeles more than two months after an <link news/single-news-pag

Engines

January 11, 2011

Eram Fixes Could Add $500M to FAA’s NextGen Tab

Software problems with the FAA's new, $2.1 billion en route automation modernization (Eram) computer system, originally scheduled to be operational at all

ATC

January 11, 2011

Airbus Signs Launch Customer for A320neo

Indian discount airline Indigo will become the launch customer for the Airbus <link news/single-news-page/article/airbus-raises-stakes-with-launch-of-a320n

Aircraft

January 11, 2011

Iranian Airliner Crashes, Killing at Least 77

An IranAir Boeing 727 crashed last night in the suburbs of the city of Orumiyeh in northwestern Iran, killing at least 77 people and injuring 27, according

January 10, 2011