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Q400 Sales Boost Turboprop Revival

Bombardier’s Q400 turboprop continues to steal the spotlight from the company’s regional jet offerings, most recently drawing a firm order for another four

Aircraft

October 10, 2006

MAC Recommends Tracon Consolidation

The FAA’s industry-government Management Advisory Council (MAC) is recommending that the agency take several steps to save money, including consolidating s

ATC

October 10, 2006

CBAA defends Nav Canada’s ATC user fees

As discussions about user fees in the U.S.

ATC

October 9, 2006

Regional Airline Buys into GA

The recent buying frenzy for FBOs has reached at least one airline.

October 9, 2006

GA Leaders To Advise on Future ATC System

Leaders of several general aviation groups have been named to help the FAA Joint Planning and Development Office create a next generation air transportatio

ATC

October 9, 2006

C series gets its engine, launch delayed until fall

Pratt & Whitney Canada plans to build a brand-new engine for Bom-bardier’s C Series line of single-aisle airliners.

Aircraft

October 9, 2006

Embraer E175 gets FAA nod

The 78- to 88-seat Embraer E175 earned its FAA certification last month, paving the way for deliveries to start in the U.S.

Aircraft

October 9, 2006

DOT readies for more congestion and delays

With Transportation Department Inspector General Kenneth Mead predicting the busiest summer travel season in six years, the Senate aviation subcommittee ha

ATC

October 9, 2006

UK Pegs Majority of Bizav ATC Errors

New data by UK ATC provider NATS shows that business jets are more likely than others to be involved in certain types of safety incident.

ATC

October 9, 2006

Hangar Flying: SATS Progress Report

SATS, the small aircraft transportation system research program funded jointly by industry and government, concludes later this year, five years after it s

ATC

October 9, 2006

Paris Air Show 2005: This year's show set records for both attendance and number of sales logged

First the good news, or at least the news that most people in the international aerospace and defense industry can agree on.

Engines

October 9, 2006

Frontier Snubs Horizon with Q400s

Frontier Airlines has chosen to establish its own regional subsidiary to fly Bombardier Q400s last month rather than recruit its regional code-share partne

Aircraft

October 9, 2006

MHI Launches RJ Fund Drive

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has decided to establish a special-purpose company dedicated to attracting the estimated $1 billion it needs to market a propos

October 9, 2006

CommutAir Signs for 16 Q200s

Plattsburgh, N.Y.-based Continental Connection affiliate CommutAir signed a deal with Horizon Air last month to lease sixteen 37-seat Bombardier Q200s.

Aircraft

October 9, 2006

Jury Awards $3.2M in Sundance Suit

Ikuko Hatano, a woman whose daughter died in the 2003 Sundance Helicopters crash in the Grand Canyon, was awarded $3.2 million in damages by a Clark County

October 9, 2006

Europe closer to ruling on for-hire single-turbine IMC ops

Well behind many other regions, and more than 10 years after initial proposals, Europe is about to rule on proposed commercial single-turbine-engine flight

October 9, 2006