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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Picketing pilots at ASA disturb SkyWest peace

Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) pilots on December 15 picketed the company’s newest flight crew base, at Los Angeles International Airport, to protest th

December 19, 2006

JetBlue curtails four years of E190 deliveries

New York’s JetBlue added a sour note to Embraer’s generally upbeat 2006 marketing campaign when it acknowledged last month that it will decelerate deliveri

December 19, 2006

First Antonov An-148s to debut in Kazakhstan next month

Antonov An-148 launch customer Scat Airlines of Kazakhstan will take its first two airplanes next month, if Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich’s de

December 19, 2006

More Responsibility For GA Likely as Europe’s Controlled Airspace Grow

Europe’s controlled airspace is to be expanded to absorb air transport growth, leaving the general aviation community with the prospect of paying air traff

ATC

December 18, 2006

Videos

CMC shows satcom antennas, EFB

CMC Electronics is here at the Paris Air Show with a compact satcom antenna, an integrated glass cockpit for helicopters, a second-generation electronic fl

December 15, 2006

Tranaero to get GPS flight management

The company is also announcing new contracts here at the Paris Air Show.

December 15, 2006

A380 provides Eaton with plenty of work

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp.

Aircraft

December 15, 2006

A380 Is EASA’s Biggest Certification Challenge

“It’s not a special process and we are following the same principles that we would for a small aircraft.

Aircraft

December 15, 2006

Europrop tests engine controls for Airbus A400M

Europrop International (EPI) performed the first TP400-D6 engine control and monitoring system (CMS) test in Villaroche late in May, the consortium announc

Engines

December 15, 2006

Boeing to spring for record in 777-200LR

The Boeing 777-200LR, the world’s longest range commercial airplane, completed its first intercontinental flight last Friday as it arrived here at Le Bourg

Aircraft

December 15, 2006

China Plans Its Own Global Positioning System

China has disclosed that it intends to build a GPS-like global navigation system.

ATC

December 15, 2006

Eurocontrol Study Says European ATC Safer

Europe’s skies have become safer since two landmark accidents, according to a new independent survey commissioned by ATC management agency Eurocontrol.

ATC

December 15, 2006

Paris crowds in awe as A380 takes a bow

The mammoth A380 made a triumphal arrival on the Paris Air Show’s center stage here yesterday morning.

Aircraft

December 15, 2006

New P&WC fan picked to power C Series airliner

Pratt & Whitney Canada plans to build a brand-new engine for Bomardier C Series line of single-aisle commercial airliners.

Engines

December 15, 2006

Nose-to-nose in the subsidy war

The apparent delay in the launch of the Airbus A350 has raised the intrigue over the escalating subsidy row between Boeing and Airbus.

December 15, 2006

Help Wanted: Bosses for Boeing and Airbus

Both Boeing and Airbus have come to the Paris Air Show without permanent leaders.

December 15, 2006

CFM takes LEAP into green future

CFM International has launched a new technology development program, LEAP56, that aims to ensure successors to its market-leading CFM56 engines can meet fu

Engines

December 15, 2006

GE Gears Up for GP7200 Support

General Electric Aircraft Engine Services’ facility at Nantgarw in south Wales is preparing to overhaul and repair the Engine Alliance’s GP7200 powerplant

Engines

December 15, 2006

BA Gets Leaner in Wales

British Airways transferred its maintenance base to Wales’ Cardiff International Airport more than a decade ago when costs got too high at its London Heath

December 15, 2006

Big Boeings’ cargo systems by Goodrich

A follow-on contract to supply cargo systems for the Boeing 777, 767 and 747 that could be worth more than $390 million over the next seven years is one of

December 15, 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

Picketing pilots at ASA disturb SkyWest peace

Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) pilots on December 15 picketed the company’s newest flight crew base, at Los Angeles International Airport, to protest th

JetBlue curtails four years of E190 deliveries

New York’s JetBlue added a sour note to Embraer’s generally upbeat 2006 marketing campaign when it acknowledged last month that it will decelerate deliveri

First Antonov An-148s to debut in Kazakhstan next month

Antonov An-148 launch customer Scat Airlines of Kazakhstan will take its first two airplanes next month, if Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich’s de

More Responsibility For GA Likely as Europe’s Controlled Airspace Grow

Europe’s controlled airspace is to be expanded to absorb air transport growth, leaving the general aviation community with the prospect of paying air traff

Videos

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CMC shows satcom antennas, EFB

CMC Electronics is here at the Paris Air Show with a compact satcom antenna, an integrated glass cockpit for helicopters, a second-generation electronic fl

Tranaero to get GPS flight management

The company is also announcing new contracts here at the Paris Air Show.

A380 provides Eaton with plenty of work

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp.

A380 Is EASA’s Biggest Certification Challenge

“It’s not a special process and we are following the same principles that we would for a small aircraft.

Europrop tests engine controls for Airbus A400M

Europrop International (EPI) performed the first TP400-D6 engine control and monitoring system (CMS) test in Villaroche late in May, the consortium announc

Boeing to spring for record in 777-200LR

The Boeing 777-200LR, the world’s longest range commercial airplane, completed its first intercontinental flight last Friday as it arrived here at Le Bourg

China Plans Its Own Global Positioning System

China has disclosed that it intends to build a GPS-like global navigation system.

Eurocontrol Study Says European ATC Safer

Europe’s skies have become safer since two landmark accidents, according to a new independent survey commissioned by ATC management agency Eurocontrol.

Paris crowds in awe as A380 takes a bow

The mammoth A380 made a triumphal arrival on the Paris Air Show’s center stage here yesterday morning.

New P&WC fan picked to power C Series airliner

Pratt & Whitney Canada plans to build a brand-new engine for Bomardier C Series line of single-aisle commercial airliners.

Nose-to-nose in the subsidy war

The apparent delay in the launch of the Airbus A350 has raised the intrigue over the escalating subsidy row between Boeing and Airbus.

Help Wanted: Bosses for Boeing and Airbus

Both Boeing and Airbus have come to the Paris Air Show without permanent leaders.

CFM takes LEAP into green future

CFM International has launched a new technology development program, LEAP56, that aims to ensure successors to its market-leading CFM56 engines can meet fu

GE Gears Up for GP7200 Support

General Electric Aircraft Engine Services’ facility at Nantgarw in south Wales is preparing to overhaul and repair the Engine Alliance’s GP7200 powerplant

BA Gets Leaner in Wales

British Airways transferred its maintenance base to Wales’ Cardiff International Airport more than a decade ago when costs got too high at its London Heath

Big Boeings’ cargo systems by Goodrich

A follow-on contract to supply cargo systems for the Boeing 777, 767 and 747 that could be worth more than $390 million over the next seven years is one of

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