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House Bill To Boost Aerospace Workforce

The House of Representatives unanimously approved creation of a federal inter-agency aerospace revitalization task force, and the measure has been forwarde

October 31, 2006

DayJet plans regional air-limo service

Ed Iacobucci, founder and former chairman of software maker Citrix Systems, on April 25 announced his latest project–regional, per-seat, on-demand air-limo

October 31, 2006

Insurance rules may cut EU traffic

New European Union minimum liability insurance standards that took effect April 30 are causing some U.S.-based operators to rethink their trips to Europe.<

ATC

October 31, 2006

Airlines Finalize Major RJ Sales

Embraer and Bombardier each collected significant orders late last month for their respective regional jets, the Brazilian manufacturer from Saudi Arabian

October 31, 2006

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GAO and NATCA Spar on ATC

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of five foreign ATC service providers contends that since “commercialization,” they have maintained safety,

ATC

October 31, 2006

NASA Demos Five-year GA Research Project

Want to see your tax dollars at work in aviation? Then attend SATS 2005: A Transformation in Air Travel, scheduled for June 5 to 7 at Danville Airpo

October 31, 2006

Business Turbine Airplane Fatalities Double in First Quarter

The first three months of this year saw a significant increase in fatalities involving business jets and turboprops compared with the same period last year

October 31, 2006

Canada Says No Fee Increases in Near Term

Nav Canada, the company that runs Canada’s ATC system, reports that because of favorable financial results in its most recent quarter and the preliminary o

ATC

October 31, 2006

Bombardier To Pay Fired Jet Salesman

A veteran jet salesman who claimed in a lawsuit filed in August 2003 that he was fired from Bombardier Aerospace in 2002 because he refused to drink and sm

October 31, 2006

NBAA Clarifies RVSM Climb and Decent Speeds

An operational alert NBAA published last month requires some clarification.

ATC

October 31, 2006

New air-quality standards proposed

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has proposed a standard that will define air quality and comfort lev

Aircraft

October 30, 2006

NIAR facility up and running at full speed

The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), located on the campus of Wichita State University, is now running at full capacity following several l

October 30, 2006

Pennsylvania installing ADS-B ground stations

Pennsylvania transportation officials have announced a plan to install automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) ground stations at four state air

ATC

October 30, 2006

Indy Air Latest Bankruptcy Casualty

Independence Air and parent company FLYi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, ending a year-and-a-half-long wait for what many considered

October 30, 2006

Mesaba Wins Court Battle

Mesaba Aviation won a motion it filed last month against its fellow Chapter 11 petitioner and mainline partner Northwest Airlines for withholding more serv

October 30, 2006

New Owner for Regions Air

A Michigan-based company with operations in the Caribbean last month was in the process of buying the assets of Smyrna, Tenn.-based American Connection ope

October 30, 2006

ATR Lands another Big Sale

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) placed a firm order for seven new 48-seat ATR 42-500s during a November 2 signing ceremony in Karachi.

Aircraft

October 30, 2006

Embraer Revisits Russian Market

A trade accord between Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Russian president Vladimir Putin reached during Lula’s October visit to Moscow cal

Aircraft

October 30, 2006

OEMs see 50-seat RJ market dwindle

Twilight has fallen unceremoniously on the heyday of the 50-seat regional jet, and Bombardier’s October 28 announcement that it would suspend production of

Aircraft

October 30, 2006

New engines are at the heart of Rekkof RJ revival

Following earlier unsuccessful efforts, revival of the 79- and 107-seat Fokker 70 and 100 regional jets could now depend on the development of a “new, more

Aircraft

October 30, 2006

Aerospace & Defense

Latest

House Bill To Boost Aerospace Workforce

The House of Representatives unanimously approved creation of a federal inter-agency aerospace revitalization task force, and the measure has been forwarde

DayJet plans regional air-limo service

Ed Iacobucci, founder and former chairman of software maker Citrix Systems, on April 25 announced his latest project–regional, per-seat, on-demand air-limo

Insurance rules may cut EU traffic

New European Union minimum liability insurance standards that took effect April 30 are causing some U.S.-based operators to rethink their trips to Europe.<

Airlines Finalize Major RJ Sales

Embraer and Bombardier each collected significant orders late last month for their respective regional jets, the Brazilian manufacturer from Saudi Arabian

Videos

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GAO and NATCA Spar on ATC

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of five foreign ATC service providers contends that since “commercialization,” they have maintained safety,

NASA Demos Five-year GA Research Project

Want to see your tax dollars at work in aviation? Then attend SATS 2005: A Transformation in Air Travel, scheduled for June 5 to 7 at Danville Airpo

Business Turbine Airplane Fatalities Double in First Quarter

The first three months of this year saw a significant increase in fatalities involving business jets and turboprops compared with the same period last year

Canada Says No Fee Increases in Near Term

Nav Canada, the company that runs Canada’s ATC system, reports that because of favorable financial results in its most recent quarter and the preliminary o

Bombardier To Pay Fired Jet Salesman

A veteran jet salesman who claimed in a lawsuit filed in August 2003 that he was fired from Bombardier Aerospace in 2002 because he refused to drink and sm

NBAA Clarifies RVSM Climb and Decent Speeds

An operational alert NBAA published last month requires some clarification.

New air-quality standards proposed

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has proposed a standard that will define air quality and comfort lev

NIAR facility up and running at full speed

The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), located on the campus of Wichita State University, is now running at full capacity following several l

Pennsylvania installing ADS-B ground stations

Pennsylvania transportation officials have announced a plan to install automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) ground stations at four state air

Indy Air Latest Bankruptcy Casualty

Independence Air and parent company FLYi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, ending a year-and-a-half-long wait for what many considered

Mesaba Wins Court Battle

Mesaba Aviation won a motion it filed last month against its fellow Chapter 11 petitioner and mainline partner Northwest Airlines for withholding more serv

New Owner for Regions Air

A Michigan-based company with operations in the Caribbean last month was in the process of buying the assets of Smyrna, Tenn.-based American Connection ope

ATR Lands another Big Sale

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) placed a firm order for seven new 48-seat ATR 42-500s during a November 2 signing ceremony in Karachi.

Embraer Revisits Russian Market

A trade accord between Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Russian president Vladimir Putin reached during Lula’s October visit to Moscow cal

OEMs see 50-seat RJ market dwindle

Twilight has fallen unceremoniously on the heyday of the 50-seat regional jet, and Bombardier’s October 28 announcement that it would suspend production of

New engines are at the heart of Rekkof RJ revival

Following earlier unsuccessful efforts, revival of the 79- and 107-seat Fokker 70 and 100 regional jets could now depend on the development of a “new, more

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