Aerospace & Air Transport

Indonesia Plans To Force Airline Mergers

Authorities cite need for more efficient oversight

Regulations and Government

February 17, 2015

India Expects FAA To Upgrade Its Air Safety Rating

The Indian government is hopeful that FAA will raise its IASA safety rating from Category Two to Category one by the end of May.

Regulations and Government

February 17, 2015

Bill To Tie Tax Breaks to Job Creation Rankles Boeing

Calls minimum job creation threshold "arbitrary"

February 17, 2015

AAPA Says Investment is Needed in Infrastructure

AIN spoke to Andrew Herdman, director general of the Asia Pacific Airlines Association, ahead of the Singapore Airshow.

February 17, 2015

London City Gets Green Light To Expand

Airport in London’s Docklands has gained approval for a range of improvements in a £200 million ($308 million) investment program

February 16, 2015

Airbus Appoints India’s Dynamatic As Tier One Supplier

Dynamatic is now fully responsible for A330 flap track manufacturing

February 16, 2015

Snecma and Max Aerospace Form Engine MRO in India

MAEPL will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul for CFM56 airliner engines, as well as for military aircraft turbofans.

February 16, 2015

Nations work towards Asia Pacific Single Sky

The Asia Pacific region is progressing toward a cooperative air traffic management environment

February 16, 2015

FAA Unveils Long-awaited Small Drone Draft Regulation

The FAA announced its highly anticipated and long-overdue notice of proposed rulemaking for commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

February 15, 2015

Airbus, Suppliers Eye Wider Use of More-electric Systems

Fuel cell could replace APU, ram air turbine in future

February 13, 2015

Australia Modernizing ATC Technology

Australian air navigation service provider Airservices inked a deal with Saab Sensis to install that company’s Integrated Tower Automation Suite.

February 13, 2015

Eurocontrol To Hold Conference on Aircraft Automation Safety

Forum organizers are seeking to attract global participation from all aviation sectors, especially from front-line personnel.

February 13, 2015

Bombardier Names New CEO, Pierre Beaudoin Now Chairman

Pierre Beaudoin to step aside as chief executive after six and a half years

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

February 12, 2015

Delayed Permit Application Hurts Norwegian Air Financials

Norwegian Air Shuttle's drawn out application for a U.S. foreign air carrier permit is creating drag on its bottom line.

February 12, 2015

UK Researchers Study Carbon Nanotube Aircraft De-icing System

Carbon nanotubes could be applied like paint and de-ice a surface by heating.

February 11, 2015

TransAsia Pilots Undergo Retesting for Engine-Failure Response

Ten pilots have failed CAA-ordered tests

February 11, 2015

Comac Designer Reports on C919 Progress

First flight of C919 due next year

February 10, 2015

Saab Wins Second-Phase Tower System Contract in Australia

Airservices Australia awarded Saab a contract for the second phase of its national tower technology improvement program.

February 10, 2015

Malaysia Moves To Curb LCC Growth

Authorities won't issue more AOCs for low-cost entrants

February 10, 2015

AIN Blog: What's Wrong With Pilot Training?

The aviation industry has an opportunity to provide pilot training that could prevent the kinds of accident that have been happening.

February 10, 2015