Aerospace & Air Transport

SkyWest to acquire ExpressJet

The consolidation of the regional airline industry continued unabated last month, as St.

September 22, 2010

Ryanair Calls for EU Action To Reform Europe’s ATC System

Ryanair, at its annual general meeting today, called on the European Commission to end the ability of Europe’s air traffic control providers to strike, pri

September 22, 2010

TEB Dalton 19 Departure Now by Pilot Request Only

At last week’s meeting of the Teterboro Users Group, violations of the Dalton Runway 19 departure at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport were a concern.

September 21, 2010

Shareholder Approval Paves Way for October 1 Merger of United and Continental Airlines

UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Continental Airlines expect their propos

September 20, 2010

Accident A320 Crew Did Not Notice Jammed AOA Probes

The November 2008 crash of an Airbus A320 into the Mediterranean Sea off Perpignan, France, was mainly due to the pilots’ improvisation of procedures durin

September 18, 2010

Mitsubishi Leading toward Start of MRJ Production

Mitsubishi’s Regional Jet is entering the production

September 18, 2010

Boeing Focuses on Asia-Pacific Transport Market

Boeing has revised its 10-year forecast for the Asia-Pacific air transport market, and its new figure reflects a 37-percent increase over the previous tota

September 18, 2010

NTSB Casts Wide Blame for Fatal Hudson Midair

On Tuesday, the NTSB spread broad blame for the fat

September 16, 2010

High-density Seats Squish Penurious Passengers

Aviointeriors of Litina, Italy, garnered scads of attention and incredulous crowds at this week’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Long Beach, Calif.

September 15, 2010

Ryanair’s O’Leary Calls for Single-Pilot Commercial Flights

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary is pushing for single-pilot commercial aircraft operations.

September 10, 2010

Prospects for Re-engined Boeing 737 Become More Remote

Pratt & Whitney and CFM might not like to hear it, but if the assertions of Boeing CFO James Bell prove accurate, the 15- to 16-percent fuel efficiency

September 10, 2010

ALPA Attacks ‘Outsourcing’ during United/Continental Merger Talks

Major airline pilots have long complained about the practice of “outsourcing” flying to lower-cost regional carriers, despite the existence of clauses writ

September 10, 2010

Boeing 787 Flight Test Aircraft Keeping Busy

Boeing moved quickly this month to erase any doubts about the progress of the <link news/single-news-page/article/boeing-pushes-first-787-deliveries-into-m

September 10, 2010

Consulting Firm Suggests Solutions to Aircraft Program Delays

David Bonnus, cofounder of Paris-based Step Consulting, recently analyzed the causes of major aerospace program delays and suggested how airframers could b

September 10, 2010

FAA Proposes New flight- and Duty-time Rules

The FAA today proposed new pilot du

September 10, 2010

Operation Skyshield Remembered 50 Years Later

Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of Operation Skyshield, one of the largest air drills in U.S.

September 9, 2010

Smoke Filled Cockpit as UPS Pilots Attempted Return to Dubai

The pilots of the UPS Boeing 747-400 cargo airplane that crashed on September 3 reported smoke in the cockpit as they tried to return to Dubai Internationa

September 7, 2010

NextGen in Obama’s New Infrastructure Plans

President Obama announced in Milwaukee yesterday that airports and the Next Generation Air Traffic System will be part of a more than $50 billion investmen

September 7, 2010

Porter Orders Four More Q400s

Toronto-based Porter Airlines last month signed a firm order with Bombardier for four Q400s and placed options for another six of the 74-seat turboprops.

September 3, 2010

Embraer Forecasts Climb in Airliner Demand

The size of the 30- to 120-seat airliner fleet will grow by 81 percent over the next 20 years, from 4,285 airplanes last year to 7,780 in 2029, by which ti

September 3, 2010