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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Orders by discount lines sustain CFM sales surge

Engine manufacturers are enjoying the boom in civil aircraft sales as much as other suppliers, but this does not mean the battle for orders is any less tou

Engines

November 14, 2006

Bombardier Aero ponders next move

Canada’s Bombardier Aerospace (Hall 3 Stand D8) enters this Farnborough show with some critical questions to answer about the future of its regional airlin

Aircraft

November 14, 2006

All-electric brakes set for Boeing 787 by year-end

Messier-Bugatti (Hall 4 Stand B12) is scheduled to deliver the first complete braking system for the Boeing 787-8 airliner by December.

November 14, 2006

Joint venture seeks key to NATO radar RFP

AGS Industries, a recently formed joint-venture company headquartered in Ottobrunn, Germany, is working on a response to a formal request for proposal for

ATC

November 14, 2006

Videos

FAA reacts to ‘Deadly Express’ articles

A series of articles in the Miami Herald that took a look at the safety of air-cargo operations has exposed what the articles’ author seems to view

November 13, 2006

Some of the Articles’ Claims

• A problem with an attitude indicator in a Cessna 402C “caused” the death of a young cargo pilot.

November 13, 2006

Approach Limits Raised in Canada

Responding to recommendations from Canada's Transportation Safety Board after at least two low-visibility landing accidents, Transport Canada will increase

ATC

November 13, 2006

Canada, Playing Catch-up, Will Mandate TCAS

Transport Canada has proposed a regulatory amendment requiring installation of TCAS-I and TCAS-II, in line with current FAA rules.

ATC

November 13, 2006

Beechjet Operators Receive AFM Changes

Raytheon Aircraft has provided operators of the Beechjet/Hawker 400XP with revised airplane flight manual (AFM) pages on the use of engine anti-icing proce

Aircraft

November 13, 2006

Lockheed To Disclose ADS-B Contract Team

Lockheed Martin is expected soon to make a surprise announcement about its bid for the FAA's forthcoming ADS-B contract, said to be valued at around $2 bil

ATC

November 13, 2006

Terrorist Plot Affecting All U.S.-UK Flights

Disruption of a terrorist plot to bomb airliners flying from the UK to the U.S.

November 13, 2006

Sanctions Threaten U.S. Part in Sukhoi RJ

Responding to queries from AIN about U.S.

Aircraft

November 13, 2006

Honda Sets Up Aircraft Subsidiary

Honda Motor revealed today that it has established Honda Aircraft, a wholly owned subsidiary, to handle development, sales and production of the HondaJet.

Aircraft

November 13, 2006

Refurb demand buoys Stork’s Fokker Services

A surge of orders for executive conversions of airliners and projections for continued buoyancy in the business aviation market at large has convinced Stor

November 9, 2006

Rising costs, acquisitions dominate agenda at ERA

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) annual general assembly and related industry trade display has become established as a forum for doing “real

November 8, 2006

Motion Fails To Halt Go!

U.S.

November 8, 2006

Island Air Grounds Q400

Excess capacity created by Mesa Air Group’s Go! unit has forced Hawaii’s largest turboprop island hopper, Island Air, to ground its Bombardier Q400 only fi

Aircraft

November 8, 2006

Comair Gets Heavy-duty Nod

Comair’s Cincinnati maintenance and repair facilities received FAA approval to perform third-party heavy maintenance on other airlines’ 50- and 70-seat Bom

November 8, 2006

Embraer To Miss Delivery Target

Production line snags have forced Embraer to reduce its delivery forecast this year from 145 to 135, the company revealed last month.

November 8, 2006

Four years later, Porter launches Toronto service

It took some deft political maneuvering, arm-twisting, wheeling, dealing and more than anything a lot of waiting, but Porter Airlines finally got airborne

November 8, 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

Orders by discount lines sustain CFM sales surge

Engine manufacturers are enjoying the boom in civil aircraft sales as much as other suppliers, but this does not mean the battle for orders is any less tou

Bombardier Aero ponders next move

Canada’s Bombardier Aerospace (Hall 3 Stand D8) enters this Farnborough show with some critical questions to answer about the future of its regional airlin

All-electric brakes set for Boeing 787 by year-end

Messier-Bugatti (Hall 4 Stand B12) is scheduled to deliver the first complete braking system for the Boeing 787-8 airliner by December.

Joint venture seeks key to NATO radar RFP

AGS Industries, a recently formed joint-venture company headquartered in Ottobrunn, Germany, is working on a response to a formal request for proposal for

Videos

More Articles

FAA reacts to ‘Deadly Express’ articles

A series of articles in the Miami Herald that took a look at the safety of air-cargo operations has exposed what the articles’ author seems to view

Some of the Articles’ Claims

• A problem with an attitude indicator in a Cessna 402C “caused” the death of a young cargo pilot.

Approach Limits Raised in Canada

Responding to recommendations from Canada's Transportation Safety Board after at least two low-visibility landing accidents, Transport Canada will increase

Canada, Playing Catch-up, Will Mandate TCAS

Transport Canada has proposed a regulatory amendment requiring installation of TCAS-I and TCAS-II, in line with current FAA rules.

Beechjet Operators Receive AFM Changes

Raytheon Aircraft has provided operators of the Beechjet/Hawker 400XP with revised airplane flight manual (AFM) pages on the use of engine anti-icing proce

Lockheed To Disclose ADS-B Contract Team

Lockheed Martin is expected soon to make a surprise announcement about its bid for the FAA's forthcoming ADS-B contract, said to be valued at around $2 bil

Terrorist Plot Affecting All U.S.-UK Flights

Disruption of a terrorist plot to bomb airliners flying from the UK to the U.S.

Sanctions Threaten U.S. Part in Sukhoi RJ

Responding to queries from AIN about U.S.

Honda Sets Up Aircraft Subsidiary

Honda Motor revealed today that it has established Honda Aircraft, a wholly owned subsidiary, to handle development, sales and production of the HondaJet.

Refurb demand buoys Stork’s Fokker Services

A surge of orders for executive conversions of airliners and projections for continued buoyancy in the business aviation market at large has convinced Stor

Rising costs, acquisitions dominate agenda at ERA

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) annual general assembly and related industry trade display has become established as a forum for doing “real

Motion Fails To Halt Go!

U.S.

Island Air Grounds Q400

Excess capacity created by Mesa Air Group’s Go! unit has forced Hawaii’s largest turboprop island hopper, Island Air, to ground its Bombardier Q400 only fi

Comair Gets Heavy-duty Nod

Comair’s Cincinnati maintenance and repair facilities received FAA approval to perform third-party heavy maintenance on other airlines’ 50- and 70-seat Bom

Embraer To Miss Delivery Target

Production line snags have forced Embraer to reduce its delivery forecast this year from 145 to 135, the company revealed last month.

Four years later, Porter launches Toronto service

It took some deft political maneuvering, arm-twisting, wheeling, dealing and more than anything a lot of waiting, but Porter Airlines finally got airborne

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