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

VLJ Air-taxi Operation Edges Closer

Pogo, a planned very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi operation launched in 2004 by former American Airlines chairman and CEO Robert Crandall, moved its schedule f

January 19, 2007

Eclipse 500 VLJ Fractional Set To Fly

Scottsdale Ariz.-based fractional operator JetsAmerica is scheduled to take delivery of its first Eclipse 500 by the middle of next month, according to com

January 19, 2007

New Satcom System Selected for Citations

Cessna Aircraft has selected the AirCell Axxess satcom system as a factory option on the Citation X, Sovereign and XLS.

ATC

January 16, 2007

Wake of Airbus A380 Might Mean More Spacing

The horizontal wake-turbulence avoidance distance currently required when a lighter aircraft is behind a heavier aircraft might have to be doubled when fly

ATC

January 16, 2007

Videos

FAA Proposes To Cease Monitoring Selected Navaids

Under an FAA proposal, certain ILS approaches, localizer-type directional aids (LDA), microwave landing systems (MLS) and nondirectional beacons (NDB) at s

ATC

January 16, 2007

Union Rejects FAA Call for Federal Mediation

The union representing air traffic controllers rejected the FAA’s request yesterday for federal mediation to help the agency reach a labor agreement with c

ATC

January 16, 2007

Help Decide Loran’s Future

Federal agencies are asking for the public’s help to decide if there is a need to continue to operate or invest in the loran-C radio navigation system beyo

ATC

January 12, 2007

New Oxygen Requirements Quickly Withdrawn

In a move that could prove a little embarrassing for the FAA, the agency quickly removed new requirements easing oxygen use in Part 121 operations upon lea

ATC

January 11, 2007

Comments Requested on Northeast Airspace Redesign

The FAA is seeking comments on four potential plans intended to improve safety, reduce delays and handle growing air traffic in most of the nation’s northe

ATC

January 11, 2007

FAA: ATC Accounts for Most Serious Incursion Errors

In FY 2005, there were 327 runway incursions, of which 29 were serious Category A and B incidents, according to the FAA’s regional administrator for the We

ATC

January 8, 2007

More Details on Airspace Flow Programs

The first trial of the FAA’s new airspace flow programs (AFP) begins shortly, likely during the next occurrence of severe thunderstorm-related weather in t

ATC

January 8, 2007

Lower WAAS Minimums Inbound Next Year

While ILS Cat I equivalency has been on FAA’s wide-area augmentation system agenda for many years, the agency’s recent announcement that it is lowering WAA

ATC

January 8, 2007

’Taxi Into Position and Hold’ Procedures Revised

The FAA has published two general notices revising procedures for airports conducting taxi into position and hold (TIPH) operations.

ATC

January 8, 2007

UK and Spain To Develop Joint ATC System

The two companies that run ATC in Britain and Spain have launched a joint-venture company to develop a new air traffic management system for both countries

ATC

January 8, 2007

Capstone Being Made Part of ADS-B National Plan

The FAA says that the Alaska Capstone program of testing a host of advanced avionics (including automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast–ADS-B) in small

ATC

January 5, 2007

RAA names McElroy’s successor

Former AOPA and Air Transport Association official Roger Cohen replaced Debby McElroy last month as the president of the Regional Airline Association (RAA)

December 21, 2006

Airbus A380 Certified; can a BEHEMOTH bizliner be far behind?

Amid ceremonies December 12 in Toulouse, France, the Airbus A380 received joint type certification approvals from the FAA and the European Aviation Safety

Aircraft

December 21, 2006

U.S. Helicopter expands New York shuttle service

U.S.

Rotorcraft

December 21, 2006

Libyan oil firm buys Embraer jet

Libya’s Sirte Oil has ordered an Embraer E170 twinjet for corporate shuttle operations.

December 21, 2006

Eurocontrol’s safety plan improves air traffic management in Europe

Europe’s skies have become safer since two landmark accidents, according to a new independent survey commissioned by air traffic management agency Eurocont

ATC

December 19, 2006

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

VLJ Air-taxi Operation Edges Closer

Pogo, a planned very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi operation launched in 2004 by former American Airlines chairman and CEO Robert Crandall, moved its schedule f

Eclipse 500 VLJ Fractional Set To Fly

Scottsdale Ariz.-based fractional operator JetsAmerica is scheduled to take delivery of its first Eclipse 500 by the middle of next month, according to com

New Satcom System Selected for Citations

Cessna Aircraft has selected the AirCell Axxess satcom system as a factory option on the Citation X, Sovereign and XLS.

Wake of Airbus A380 Might Mean More Spacing

The horizontal wake-turbulence avoidance distance currently required when a lighter aircraft is behind a heavier aircraft might have to be doubled when fly

Videos

More Articles

FAA Proposes To Cease Monitoring Selected Navaids

Under an FAA proposal, certain ILS approaches, localizer-type directional aids (LDA), microwave landing systems (MLS) and nondirectional beacons (NDB) at s

Union Rejects FAA Call for Federal Mediation

The union representing air traffic controllers rejected the FAA’s request yesterday for federal mediation to help the agency reach a labor agreement with c

Help Decide Loran’s Future

Federal agencies are asking for the public’s help to decide if there is a need to continue to operate or invest in the loran-C radio navigation system beyo

New Oxygen Requirements Quickly Withdrawn

In a move that could prove a little embarrassing for the FAA, the agency quickly removed new requirements easing oxygen use in Part 121 operations upon lea

Comments Requested on Northeast Airspace Redesign

The FAA is seeking comments on four potential plans intended to improve safety, reduce delays and handle growing air traffic in most of the nation’s northe

FAA: ATC Accounts for Most Serious Incursion Errors

In FY 2005, there were 327 runway incursions, of which 29 were serious Category A and B incidents, according to the FAA’s regional administrator for the We

More Details on Airspace Flow Programs

The first trial of the FAA’s new airspace flow programs (AFP) begins shortly, likely during the next occurrence of severe thunderstorm-related weather in t

Lower WAAS Minimums Inbound Next Year

While ILS Cat I equivalency has been on FAA’s wide-area augmentation system agenda for many years, the agency’s recent announcement that it is lowering WAA

’Taxi Into Position and Hold’ Procedures Revised

The FAA has published two general notices revising procedures for airports conducting taxi into position and hold (TIPH) operations.

UK and Spain To Develop Joint ATC System

The two companies that run ATC in Britain and Spain have launched a joint-venture company to develop a new air traffic management system for both countries

Capstone Being Made Part of ADS-B National Plan

The FAA says that the Alaska Capstone program of testing a host of advanced avionics (including automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast–ADS-B) in small

RAA names McElroy’s successor

Former AOPA and Air Transport Association official Roger Cohen replaced Debby McElroy last month as the president of the Regional Airline Association (RAA)

Airbus A380 Certified; can a BEHEMOTH bizliner be far behind?

Amid ceremonies December 12 in Toulouse, France, the Airbus A380 received joint type certification approvals from the FAA and the European Aviation Safety

U.S. Helicopter expands New York shuttle service

U.S.

Libyan oil firm buys Embraer jet

Libya’s Sirte Oil has ordered an Embraer E170 twinjet for corporate shuttle operations.

Eurocontrol’s safety plan improves air traffic management in Europe

Europe’s skies have become safer since two landmark accidents, according to a new independent survey commissioned by air traffic management agency Eurocont

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