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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Mesa, Raytheon reach accord over 1900Ds

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group and Raytheon Aircraft have come to terms on an agreement to resolve “outstanding issues” related to the bulk of the airline’s

Aircraft

November 27, 2007

Departure Delays for Scheds Worsen in UK

Delays of airline flights out of UK airports during the first quarter increased to their highest level in a decade.

ATC

November 27, 2007

U.S. and Europe Seek Settlement to Noise Issues

U.S.

ATC

November 27, 2007

Hawker Operators Preparing for RVSM

Raytheon Aircraft Services Ltd.

ATC

November 27, 2007

Videos

NASA Selects Four Teams for SATS Tech Development

NASA’s small aircraft transportation system (SATS), a five-year, $69 million project aimed at maximizing the benefits of light aircraft and small airports,

ATC

November 27, 2007

GPS Proliferation Means More Charts, More Revisions

The increasing number of GPS approaches is making those government approach plate publications so thick for some regions that they have become unwieldy.

ATC

November 27, 2007

Garmin G1000 Retrofit OK’d for King Air C90s

Garmin received FAA STC approval to install G1000 avionics retrofits in the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A/GT.

ATC

November 26, 2007

Contract-tower issue stalls FAA reauthorization

Although Congress passed a continuing resolution in late September that was to keep the FAA operating until October 31, the political firefight over contra

ATC

November 26, 2007

Race continues for Air Littoral

A ninth candidate has entered the race to take over ailing French regional Air Littoral following the withdrawal of Wexford Capital, the U.S.-based investm

November 26, 2007

Industry feels fallout of global terror plots

As the tragic events of September 11 unfolded in New York City and Washington, D.C., the potential effect on the regional airline industry’s bottom line pa

November 26, 2007

Aegean anxious to end

Aegean Airlines chief operating officer Antonis Simigdalas has to rummage among framed certificates stacked by his desk to find the Greek regional’s indepe

November 26, 2007

PPM dead, ERA looks to new battlegrounds

The economic doldrums have begun to markedly slow the phenomenal growth European regional carriers have enjoyed in recent years.

November 26, 2007

The ‘new’ Regional builds from bottom up

Events have moved fast since the establishment last November of Regional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, the new integrated Air France subsidiary that merge

November 26, 2007

Airlines face stiffer railroad competition

Despite the ERA’s furious protest against what it regards as anticompetitive government subsidies to rail operators, the darlings of the powerful European

November 26, 2007

Binter Mediterraneo feels pressure over CASA fleet

Consumer organizations in Melilla, a Spanish enclave on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, have lobbied for some time to get larger and “more modern” airc

November 26, 2007

City center airports suffer lull as sector growth diminishes

Growth among small airports serving metropolitan cities has slowed from the vigorous rates seen in the early 1990s, according to statistics from the City C

November 26, 2007

Fresh capital sets stage for Swisswings’ recovery

The management of Swiss regional airline Swisswings (formerly Air Engiadina) has announced the successful completion of a refinancing program that provided

November 26, 2007

More Job Cuts in Toronto

The sagging demand for turboprop airplanes cost 450 Bombardier workers their jobs last month, as the Canadian company handed out layoff notices to 310 prod

November 26, 2007

Court blocks FAA duty-time ruling

The U.S.

November 26, 2007

ERJ-145 operator set to snatch Olympic Airways

The Greek government has conditionally accepted Axon Airlines’ bid to purchase a controlling stake in Olympic Airways, the country’s flag carrier.

November 26, 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

Mesa, Raytheon reach accord over 1900Ds

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group and Raytheon Aircraft have come to terms on an agreement to resolve “outstanding issues” related to the bulk of the airline’s

Departure Delays for Scheds Worsen in UK

Delays of airline flights out of UK airports during the first quarter increased to their highest level in a decade.

U.S. and Europe Seek Settlement to Noise Issues

U.S.

Hawker Operators Preparing for RVSM

Raytheon Aircraft Services Ltd.

Videos

More Articles

NASA Selects Four Teams for SATS Tech Development

NASA’s small aircraft transportation system (SATS), a five-year, $69 million project aimed at maximizing the benefits of light aircraft and small airports,

GPS Proliferation Means More Charts, More Revisions

The increasing number of GPS approaches is making those government approach plate publications so thick for some regions that they have become unwieldy.

Garmin G1000 Retrofit OK’d for King Air C90s

Garmin received FAA STC approval to install G1000 avionics retrofits in the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A/GT.

Contract-tower issue stalls FAA reauthorization

Although Congress passed a continuing resolution in late September that was to keep the FAA operating until October 31, the political firefight over contra

Race continues for Air Littoral

A ninth candidate has entered the race to take over ailing French regional Air Littoral following the withdrawal of Wexford Capital, the U.S.-based investm

Industry feels fallout of global terror plots

As the tragic events of September 11 unfolded in New York City and Washington, D.C., the potential effect on the regional airline industry’s bottom line pa

Aegean anxious to end

Aegean Airlines chief operating officer Antonis Simigdalas has to rummage among framed certificates stacked by his desk to find the Greek regional’s indepe

PPM dead, ERA looks to new battlegrounds

The economic doldrums have begun to markedly slow the phenomenal growth European regional carriers have enjoyed in recent years.

The ‘new’ Regional builds from bottom up

Events have moved fast since the establishment last November of Regional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, the new integrated Air France subsidiary that merge

Airlines face stiffer railroad competition

Despite the ERA’s furious protest against what it regards as anticompetitive government subsidies to rail operators, the darlings of the powerful European

Binter Mediterraneo feels pressure over CASA fleet

Consumer organizations in Melilla, a Spanish enclave on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, have lobbied for some time to get larger and “more modern” airc

City center airports suffer lull as sector growth diminishes

Growth among small airports serving metropolitan cities has slowed from the vigorous rates seen in the early 1990s, according to statistics from the City C

Fresh capital sets stage for Swisswings’ recovery

The management of Swiss regional airline Swisswings (formerly Air Engiadina) has announced the successful completion of a refinancing program that provided

More Job Cuts in Toronto

The sagging demand for turboprop airplanes cost 450 Bombardier workers their jobs last month, as the Canadian company handed out layoff notices to 310 prod

Court blocks FAA duty-time ruling

The U.S.

ERJ-145 operator set to snatch Olympic Airways

The Greek government has conditionally accepted Axon Airlines’ bid to purchase a controlling stake in Olympic Airways, the country’s flag carrier.

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