Aerospace & Air Transport

F50s Get New Life in Indonesia

Jakarta-based PT Sky Aviation plans to start operations with three Fokker 50 turboprops during this year’s first quarter, following the launch of scheduled

January 29, 2011

ALPA, CommutAir Seek Mediation

After 20 months, North Olmsted, Ohio-based CommutAir and its 135 pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, have asked for a federal mediator

January 29, 2011

GE-Avic Deal Highlights Old Suspicions

Protectionists have sounded the familiar alarms over GE's joint venture with China's Avic, formalized during January's state visit to Washington by Chinese

January 28, 2011

Costs Continue To Challenge Airbus, even as Orders Flow

Airbus entered 2011 with a clear perspective on its main challenges and opportunities.

January 28, 2011

McNerney: Boeing 787 Certification Will Include Etops

Boeing won't consider submitting the 787 Dreamliner for certification in the third quarter without Etops capability, notwithstanding differences in qualifi

January 28, 2011

ATR Banks on Resumption of Turboprop Revival

Judging by figures released at a Paris press briefing on January 20, the waning resurgence of the commercial turboprop market has, if anything, resumed at

January 28, 2011

Air France Considers 35 Safety Changes Following Independent Review

Management and union representatives at Air France have started to digest 35 safety recommendations delivered to them on January 24 by the team of experts

January 28, 2011

Superjet Wins Russian Certification

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 has gained Russian certification, more than two-and-a-half years after the first prototype embarked on its maiden flight.

January 28, 2011

GPS/Cellphone Jammers Also Snarl Aviation Navigation Systems

Several years ago, when satellites were being touted as aviation’s sole means of navigation from takeoff to touchdown, former FAA Administrator Langhorne B

January 27, 2011

Chinese Leasing Company Inks Deal for Ten E190s

China’s CDB Leasing bought 10 Embraer E190s for lease to the country’s largest airline, China Southern, Embraer announced last month.

January 27, 2011

FAA proposes $359,000 Penalty against SkyWest

The FAA has proposed $359,000 in civil penalties against St.

January 27, 2011

UAVs pose little threat to civilian pilot jobs

Do UAVs threaten civil pilot careers? That’s the question that AIN posed to several attendees at a recent conference in Montreal, sponsored by industry tra

January 26, 2011

Iraqi Airways CRJ900s Still in Limbo

The Court of Appeals of Quebec on January 11 summarily dismissed appeals by the state of Iraq and Iraqi Airways in the 20-year-old legal case brought by Ku

January 21, 2011

Latest 787 Takes Flight

The newest Boeing 787–designated ZA102–flew for the first time yesterday, a Boeing spokesperson confirmed.

January 20, 2011

ATR Reports on Solid 2010

ATR collected firm orders for 80 new turboprops last year–exactly double the number it accumulated in 2009, the Franco-Italian company announced today duri

January 20, 2011

Boeing Sets New 787 Schedule

A day after resuming certification flight testing on the 787 Dreamliner, Boeing announced this morning that it expects delivery of the first production air

January 18, 2011

More Landing Gear Problems Found in Q400

An emergency Airworthiness Directive issued by Transport Canada yesterday calls for further inspection of Bombardier Q400 main landing gear (MLG) after lin

January 18, 2011

Virgin America’s A320Neo Order Propels Airbus’ 2010 Sales Beyond Boeing’s

A late surge in new airliner orders during December took Airbus’s sales tally for 2010 to 644 aircraft (compared with 574 in 2009), just edging out rival B

January 17, 2011

Mexico's Interjet Orders SSJ100s as Delayed Certification Approaches

SuperJet International has secured another key export order for the SSJ100 airliner, while acknowledging that certification of the type has stalled once ag

January 17, 2011

Despite 787 Woes, Boeing Encouraged by 2010 Performance

After another year tainted by the continuing public relations disaster known as the <a href="news/single-news-page/article/industry-awaits-word-on-seventh-

January 14, 2011