Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Boeing Delivery Totals Reflect Strong Single-aisle Market

More evidence of an increasingly robust single-aisle commercial airplane market surfaced today in Boeing’s third-quarter delivery report, which shows that

Engines

October 7, 2010

Embraer Claims It Hasn’t Given Up on China Talks

Brazil’s Embraer remains in negotiations with Chinese authorities over the prospect of building E-Jets at the Harbin-Embraer plant in Harbin, China, a comp

October 7, 2010

ADS-B Gets Green Light, GPS Backup Less Clear

Following successful ADS-B deployment at key sites in Alaska, the <link news/single-news-page/article/ads-b-making-life-easier-for-gulf-helicopter-pilots-2

ATC

October 7, 2010

Turboprop Version of GE38 Turboshaft Due Mid-decade

A new General Electric turboprop engine, derived from the 7,500-shp GE38-1B turboshaft engine, could become available by the middle of the decade.

Engines

October 5, 2010

Videos

Sixth Boeing 787 Takes Flight, Company Reports ‘Good Progress’ with Test Program

The sixth and final Boeing 787 to join the flight test fleet flew for the first time yesterday from Paine Field in Everett, Wash.

October 5, 2010

Pratt & Whitney Canada Launches Global Flight Test Operations Facility

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) joined Canadian and Quebec government officials in inaugurating the company’s global flight test operations center yesterday

Engines

October 5, 2010

Air Mekong Launching Service in Vietnam with SkyWest CRJ 900s

Vietnam’s Air Mekong, 30-percent owned by U.S.

October 5, 2010

United, Continental Complete Merger

United Air Lines and Continental Airlines formally closed their so-called <link news/single-news-page/article/time-appears-right-for-united-airlines-contin

October 1, 2010

Swim–a look inside NextGen’s own future private Intranet

If NextGen were an upcoming movie, Swim–for system-wide information management (Swim)–would get top billing for its leading role, and would certainly pick

ATC

October 1, 2010

Curado stays patient as Embraer considers next move

No one would ever accuse Embraer CEO Frederico Curado of letting ego or impatience influence his decision-making.

Aircraft

October 1, 2010

Pratt’s PW1000G subject of Rolls lawsuit

Rolls-Royce in late August filed a complaint alleging

Engines

October 1, 2010

First Delivery Target for Boeing 747-8 Freighter Shifts to Mid-2011

Boeing has shifted its schedule for the 747-8 Freighter to reflec

Aircraft

September 30, 2010

NextGen Included in U.S. Infrastructure Plans

Airport upgrades and the Next Generation Air Traffic System are part of the Obama Administration’s plans to invest more than $50 billion in the U.S.’s tr

ATC

September 30, 2010

ALPA Attacks ‘Outsourcing’ During UA-CAL Talks

Pilot leaders from Continental and United Airlines have proposed abolishing so-called regional jet outsourcing during contract negotiations in Denver.

September 30, 2010

Republic To Fly Q400s through Winter

Republic Airways plans to continue operating three Bombardier Q400 turboprops from Denver this winter, reversing earlier plans to dismantle the fleet com

Aircraft

September 30, 2010

Willis Signs for Superjets

Novato, Calif.-based Willis Lease Finance, a leading lessor of commercial jet engines, last month signaled its intention to enter the regional jet leasin

Aircraft

September 30, 2010

Q400s To Ply Egyptian Skies

Egyptian executive charter company Smart Aviation placed a firm order for a pair of Bombardier Q400 turboprops in late August in preparation for its expa

Aircraft

September 30, 2010

Delta orders drastic cuts of 50-seaters at Comair

Delta Air Lines has directed regional subsidiary Comair to shed more than half of its Bombardier CRJs over the next two years, according to a September 1 m

September 30, 2010

Superjet makes first appearance in Italy

The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 landed in Italy for the first time on August 25 at Turin’s Caselle Airport, where it continued its flight-test campaign in pr

Aircraft

September 30, 2010

Horizon to shed brand flying in favor of an all-CPA model

Seattle-based Horizon Air will end all its so-called “branded” flying under a plan to move to a 100-percent capacity purchase agreement (CPA) model startin

September 30, 2010

Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Latest

Boeing Delivery Totals Reflect Strong Single-aisle Market

More evidence of an increasingly robust single-aisle commercial airplane market surfaced today in Boeing’s third-quarter delivery report, which shows that

Embraer Claims It Hasn’t Given Up on China Talks

Brazil’s Embraer remains in negotiations with Chinese authorities over the prospect of building E-Jets at the Harbin-Embraer plant in Harbin, China, a comp

ADS-B Gets Green Light, GPS Backup Less Clear

Following successful ADS-B deployment at key sites in Alaska, the <link news/single-news-page/article/ads-b-making-life-easier-for-gulf-helicopter-pilots-2

Turboprop Version of GE38 Turboshaft Due Mid-decade

A new General Electric turboprop engine, derived from the 7,500-shp GE38-1B turboshaft engine, could become available by the middle of the decade.

Videos

More Articles

Sixth Boeing 787 Takes Flight, Company Reports ‘Good Progress’ with Test Program

The sixth and final Boeing 787 to join the flight test fleet flew for the first time yesterday from Paine Field in Everett, Wash.

Pratt & Whitney Canada Launches Global Flight Test Operations Facility

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) joined Canadian and Quebec government officials in inaugurating the company’s global flight test operations center yesterday

Air Mekong Launching Service in Vietnam with SkyWest CRJ 900s

Vietnam’s Air Mekong, 30-percent owned by U.S.

United, Continental Complete Merger

United Air Lines and Continental Airlines formally closed their so-called <link news/single-news-page/article/time-appears-right-for-united-airlines-contin

Swim–a look inside NextGen’s own future private Intranet

If NextGen were an upcoming movie, Swim–for system-wide information management (Swim)–would get top billing for its leading role, and would certainly pick

Curado stays patient as Embraer considers next move

No one would ever accuse Embraer CEO Frederico Curado of letting ego or impatience influence his decision-making.

Pratt’s PW1000G subject of Rolls lawsuit

Rolls-Royce in late August filed a complaint alleging

First Delivery Target for Boeing 747-8 Freighter Shifts to Mid-2011

Boeing has shifted its schedule for the 747-8 Freighter to reflec

NextGen Included in U.S. Infrastructure Plans

Airport upgrades and the Next Generation Air Traffic System are part of the Obama Administration’s plans to invest more than $50 billion in the U.S.’s tr

ALPA Attacks ‘Outsourcing’ During UA-CAL Talks

Pilot leaders from Continental and United Airlines have proposed abolishing so-called regional jet outsourcing during contract negotiations in Denver.

Republic To Fly Q400s through Winter

Republic Airways plans to continue operating three Bombardier Q400 turboprops from Denver this winter, reversing earlier plans to dismantle the fleet com

Willis Signs for Superjets

Novato, Calif.-based Willis Lease Finance, a leading lessor of commercial jet engines, last month signaled its intention to enter the regional jet leasin

Q400s To Ply Egyptian Skies

Egyptian executive charter company Smart Aviation placed a firm order for a pair of Bombardier Q400 turboprops in late August in preparation for its expa

Delta orders drastic cuts of 50-seaters at Comair

Delta Air Lines has directed regional subsidiary Comair to shed more than half of its Bombardier CRJs over the next two years, according to a September 1 m

Superjet makes first appearance in Italy

The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 landed in Italy for the first time on August 25 at Turin’s Caselle Airport, where it continued its flight-test campaign in pr

Horizon to shed brand flying in favor of an all-CPA model

Seattle-based Horizon Air will end all its so-called “branded” flying under a plan to move to a 100-percent capacity purchase agreement (CPA) model startin

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