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Industry Awaits Word on Seventh 787 Delay

Boeing’s conclusion that a short circuit or electrical arc caused by foreign debris in a P100 power distribution panel led to the November 9 fire aboard th

December 10, 2010

Search for Doomed Air France Airbus A330 to Resume

The effort to find out what happened to Air France Flight 447 on June 1, 2009 seemed all but over in France, when the government announced the launch of a

December 10, 2010

GAO Warns NextGen Costs Could Quadruple

A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to the House Transportation and Infrastructure

ATC

December 9, 2010

Airbus Starts Fabricating First Fuselage Barrel for the A350 XWB

Airbus has begun fabricating the first carbon fiber barrel for the A350 XWB fuselage at its Advanced Composites Center in Illescas, Spain, the company anno

December 7, 2010

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Aeromexico to Restore Delta Code Share as FAA Re-instates Mexico’s Category 1 Status

In reaction to last week’s move by the U.S.

December 6, 2010

Paris court rules Continental Airlines 'criminally responsible' for 2000 crash of Air France Concorde

A Paris court ruled yesterday that Continental Airlines was "criminally responsible" for the crash of the Air France Concorde in July 2000, which killed 11

Aircraft

December 6, 2010

French Court Finds Continental Guilty in Concorde Crash

A French court found Continental Airlines and one of its mechanics guilty of manslaughter for their roles in the crash of an Air France Concorde SST shortl

December 6, 2010

Report Recounts Harrowing Experience for Crew of Stricken Qantas A380

A preliminary factual report released today by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau recounts a laudable effort on the part of the five-member flight crew

December 3, 2010

Australian Authorities Identify Trent 900 Defect

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirmed the potential existence of a manufacturing problem in Rolls-Royce Trent 900s fitted to some Airbus A380s i

Aircraft

December 2, 2010

Airbus Launches A320neo

After many months of consultation and analysis, Airbus today announced the official launch of new engine options for the A320 series.

Aircraft

December 1, 2010

Air France Points Finger at Airbus for A330 Pitot Probe Failure

The lawyer representing Air France in the June 1, 2009, Airbus A330 accident case has transmitted to the investigating magistrate in France a memorandum th

Aircraft

December 1, 2010

ATR crashes in Cuba, Killing 68

An ATR 72-212 turboprop operated by Cuba’s Aero Caribbean crashed on November 4 in the ­central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus, killing all 61 ­passen

Regulations and Government

November 30, 2010

Republic Signs for Six E190s

Republic Airways signed a firm order last month for six Embraer E190s, all of which it plans to deploy with its Denver-based Frontier ­Airlines ­subsidia

Regulations and Government

November 30, 2010

Superjet support network ready for its first test

It certainly won’t send an aviation enthusiast’s heart racing like the promise of nimble flying characteristics or technical wizardry in the cockpit, but

Engines

November 30, 2010

Embraer sees resurgent market for E-Jets

Embraer expects to achieve a commercial aircraft book-to-bill ratio of a little more than one this year, reflecting solid demand from an airline market t

Engines

November 30, 2010

India’s SpiceJet To FlyQ400s Starting In June

Indian low-fare carrier SpiceJet plans to buy as many as 30 Q400 turboprops from Bombardier in a deal worth up to $900 million. “The [SpiceJet] boar

Engines

November 30, 2010

Calio To Replace May as Head of ATA

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) has chosen prominent Washington lobbyist Nicholas Calio to replace <link news/single-news-page/article/overh

November 30, 2010

Costly STC Requirements Threaten ADS-B Installations

Under a new FAA rule, ADS-B installation costs will at least double for corporate aircraft and could increase by up to 700 percent for general aviation air

ATC

November 30, 2010

Qantas A380s Back in the Air

Qantas resumed flying two of its six A380s on November 26, after replacing some of their Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.

Engines

November 29, 2010

Overhaul of Pilot Flight- and Duty-time Rules Roundly Criticized

A new pilot flight- and duty-time rule proposed by the U.S.

Safety

November 29, 2010