Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Independence Cuts Fat

Desperate to cut RJ capacity as system-wide load factors hover around 50 percent, Independence Air managed to convince GECAS to cancel its leases on 10 Bom

December 10, 2007

Swiss to Slash Regional Fleet–Again

Swiss International Air Lines last month announced another restructuring program that will shrink its regional fleet by at least 13 aircraft and its staffi

December 10, 2007

Embraer’s ‘E-Jets’ halfway home

No one said it would be easy, but Embraer seems to have hit its stride after struggling early on to meet development and certification targets for its new

Aircraft

December 10, 2007

More avionics woes prompt 170 Ads

Cases of complete failure of the Honeywell Primus Epic avionics display triggered an emergency AD from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for all E

Aircraft

December 10, 2007

Videos

Governments set to show C Series the money

Perhaps the most vital component in Bombardier’s C Series of single-aisle commercial jets will consist not of metal, pneumatics or electrical circuits, but

Aircraft

December 10, 2007

ATR Scores Big in India

ATR landed its biggest sale in recent memory last month when Indian budget airline Air Deccan agreed to take delivery of 30 new 72-seat ATR 72-500s over th

Aircraft

December 10, 2007

UK helo operator may offer new Malta service

UK operator British International has been asked to take over the helicopter service between the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo.

Rotorcraft

December 10, 2007

FAA plan calls for ILS phaseout starting in 2015

Released last month, the 2005 Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP)–a joint production of the DOT, DOD and the Department of Homeland Security–provides a usef

ATC

December 6, 2007

Regco Rises from the Ashes

Regco Holdings CEO Robert Deluce last month announced his intention to proceed with plans to base a new regional airline at Toronto Island Airport this yea

December 6, 2007

Flurry of Orders for Bombardier

Last month’s Regco order for 10 Q400s accompanied a flurry of minor transactions for Bombardier since AIN’s February issue went to press,

December 6, 2007

Mesaba Moves To Void Contracts

Bankrupt Mesaba Airlines has asked a bankruptcy court judge to void contracts with its three labor unions after employees refused to agree to a 19.4-percen

December 6, 2007

Bombardier turns its focus to 90/100-seater

It took a while for the message to register, but Bombardier finally heeded the airline market’s counsel in late January and shelved its languishing C Serie

December 6, 2007

Precision Air a link to Tanzania’s future

Among the big jets filling the ramp at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the small green and yellow ATR twin turboprops of Tanzanian regional ca

December 6, 2007

Fresh off record year, ATR wary of hubris

ATR senior vice president commercial John Moore has seen his share of ups and downs in this business, but never since he joined the company a decade ago ha

December 6, 2007

US Airways to take Embraer 190s

US Airways plans to start taking deliveries of Embraer jets again this November under a new agreement to convert its remaining positions on 57 Embraer 170s

December 6, 2007

Trans States To Retire Jetsream 41s, Exit Five Markets

St.

December 6, 2007

Turboprops still surging as fuel prices set records

The high-flying turboprop market shows no sign of losing altitude, as builders on both sides of the Atlantic continue to collect a steady flow of sizable o

November 30, 2007

EASA Q400 findings imply isolated fault

The European Aviation Safety Agency last month determined that the failure of the main landing gear of a Scandinavian Airlines Q400 on October 27 did not r

November 30, 2007

Embraer Buttresses Mideast Position

Embraer collected firm orders for 20 E-Jets from two customers in the Middle East and Africa during last month’s Dubai Airshow, raising its profile still f

November 30, 2007

Bombardier Sells Big Jets to Adria

Bombardier added another name to its list of customers for its new 100-seat CRJ1000 last month, when Slovenia’s Adria Airways signed for one of the big reg

November 30, 2007

Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Latest

Independence Cuts Fat

Desperate to cut RJ capacity as system-wide load factors hover around 50 percent, Independence Air managed to convince GECAS to cancel its leases on 10 Bom

Swiss to Slash Regional Fleet–Again

Swiss International Air Lines last month announced another restructuring program that will shrink its regional fleet by at least 13 aircraft and its staffi

Embraer’s ‘E-Jets’ halfway home

No one said it would be easy, but Embraer seems to have hit its stride after struggling early on to meet development and certification targets for its new

More avionics woes prompt 170 Ads

Cases of complete failure of the Honeywell Primus Epic avionics display triggered an emergency AD from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for all E

Videos

More Articles

Governments set to show C Series the money

Perhaps the most vital component in Bombardier’s C Series of single-aisle commercial jets will consist not of metal, pneumatics or electrical circuits, but

ATR Scores Big in India

ATR landed its biggest sale in recent memory last month when Indian budget airline Air Deccan agreed to take delivery of 30 new 72-seat ATR 72-500s over th

UK helo operator may offer new Malta service

UK operator British International has been asked to take over the helicopter service between the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo.

FAA plan calls for ILS phaseout starting in 2015

Released last month, the 2005 Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP)–a joint production of the DOT, DOD and the Department of Homeland Security–provides a usef

Regco Rises from the Ashes

Regco Holdings CEO Robert Deluce last month announced his intention to proceed with plans to base a new regional airline at Toronto Island Airport this yea

Flurry of Orders for Bombardier

Last month’s Regco order for 10 Q400s accompanied a flurry of minor transactions for Bombardier since AIN’s February issue went to press,

Mesaba Moves To Void Contracts

Bankrupt Mesaba Airlines has asked a bankruptcy court judge to void contracts with its three labor unions after employees refused to agree to a 19.4-percen

Bombardier turns its focus to 90/100-seater

It took a while for the message to register, but Bombardier finally heeded the airline market’s counsel in late January and shelved its languishing C Serie

Precision Air a link to Tanzania’s future

Among the big jets filling the ramp at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the small green and yellow ATR twin turboprops of Tanzanian regional ca

Fresh off record year, ATR wary of hubris

ATR senior vice president commercial John Moore has seen his share of ups and downs in this business, but never since he joined the company a decade ago ha

US Airways to take Embraer 190s

US Airways plans to start taking deliveries of Embraer jets again this November under a new agreement to convert its remaining positions on 57 Embraer 170s

Trans States To Retire Jetsream 41s, Exit Five Markets

St.

Turboprops still surging as fuel prices set records

The high-flying turboprop market shows no sign of losing altitude, as builders on both sides of the Atlantic continue to collect a steady flow of sizable o

EASA Q400 findings imply isolated fault

The European Aviation Safety Agency last month determined that the failure of the main landing gear of a Scandinavian Airlines Q400 on October 27 did not r

Embraer Buttresses Mideast Position

Embraer collected firm orders for 20 E-Jets from two customers in the Middle East and Africa during last month’s Dubai Airshow, raising its profile still f

Bombardier Sells Big Jets to Adria

Bombardier added another name to its list of customers for its new 100-seat CRJ1000 last month, when Slovenia’s Adria Airways signed for one of the big reg

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