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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File slot requests now for ’04 Games

Corporate aircraft operators wanting to fly to Athens, Greece, for the summer Olympic Games have once again been urged to file slot requests sooner rather

ATC

January 31, 2007

Germany planning network of GPS precision approaches

Germany’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), is working toward the national implementation of differential GPS-based pre

ATC

January 31, 2007

High-speed Data System Certified in Gulfstream V

A new high-speed data system developed by Arinc Direct has cleared the final hurdles for certification in the Gulfstream V.

ATC

January 31, 2007

ATC Held Mostly Responsible for Fatal Crash

In a rare decision, a federal judge in Jacksonville, Fla., ruled last month that the FAA was more responsible for a fatal accident than the pilot.

ATC

January 31, 2007

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Delta in Talks To Sell Regional Subsidiaries to SkyWest

SkyWest COO Brad Rich said last month that Delta Air Lines has “expressed its desire specifically to us” to sell one or both of its regional subsidiaries–A

January 31, 2007

Air Wisconsin-US Airways Pact OK’d

A bankruptcy court judge has approved a deal between Air Wisconsin and US Airways that will see the Appleton, Wis.-based regional take an equity stake in t

January 31, 2007

China Eastern To Take Next Harbin-Embraer Jets

Embraer commercial vice president Fred Curado told AIN last month that he expected an order from China Eastern Airlines for 10 Harbin-Embraer ERJ 145s “soo

January 31, 2007

Comair Pilots OK Pay Freeze

Comair pilots have agreed to forego salary increases for the next 2.5 years in return for a promise by the airline to add 20 fifty-seat and 15 seventy-seat

January 31, 2007

CRJ700/900 to fly farther, for less

Bombardier has answered the call for a series of improvements to its line of 70- to 86-seat RJs, ranging from new engines on the CRJ700 to wing modificatio

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Republicnext to stake claim on US Airways

Republic Airways became the second regional airline to claim a stake in US Airways last month when it inked a conditional deal to commit $125 million in eq

January 31, 2007

High-flying regionals work hard to maintain altitude

It had been a somewhat quiet year since the RAA staged its annual convention in St.

January 31, 2007

AvCraft’s German unit falls into bankruptcy

AvCraft Aerospace GmbH, the German subsidiary of AvCraft Aviation of Leesburg, Va., has declared insolvency at a German court at Weilsheim, near the compan

January 31, 2007

Nav Canada Boosts Online Wx, Flight Plan Tools

Enhanced weather data and flight planning tools are now available for Canada under the Flight Operations link at www.navcanad

ATC

January 31, 2007

Mesa Boss Ornstein: ‘Mother of All Years’

Smaller aircraft–specifically regional jets–are often blamed for delays in the National Airspace System, said Mesa Air Group chairman and CEO Jonathan Orns

ATC

January 31, 2007

ATC delays in Europe reported down

Flight delays resulting from ATC problems fell to their lowest level in a decade last year, said Eurocontrol.

ATC

January 31, 2007

China resurrects former RJ program

Chinese investment company D’Long confirmed that the development program for a 70- to 95-seat family of regional airliners acquired from the defunct Fairch

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Embraer boosts range of 190 and 195

At the request of launch customer JetBlue, Embraer has introduced longer-range versions of its 190 and 195 E-Jets.

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

Bombardier enters airline market with single-aisle C Series

Bombardier’s newly constituted board of directors last month gave approval to the company’s commercial airplane division to offer the C Series line of sing

Aircraft

January 30, 2007

FAA moves toward full WAAS implementation

After 10 frustrating years of technical delays, escalating costs and contractor changes, the FAA’s GPS wide area augmentation system (WAAS) is approaching

ATC

January 30, 2007

High-tech sims enter realm of air traffic controller training

Traditionally, air traffic controller training has been a dry-as-dust classroom learning process, with piles of documents to study, rules to absorb and pro

ATC

January 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

File slot requests now for ’04 Games

Corporate aircraft operators wanting to fly to Athens, Greece, for the summer Olympic Games have once again been urged to file slot requests sooner rather

Germany planning network of GPS precision approaches

Germany’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), is working toward the national implementation of differential GPS-based pre

High-speed Data System Certified in Gulfstream V

A new high-speed data system developed by Arinc Direct has cleared the final hurdles for certification in the Gulfstream V.

ATC Held Mostly Responsible for Fatal Crash

In a rare decision, a federal judge in Jacksonville, Fla., ruled last month that the FAA was more responsible for a fatal accident than the pilot.

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Delta in Talks To Sell Regional Subsidiaries to SkyWest

SkyWest COO Brad Rich said last month that Delta Air Lines has “expressed its desire specifically to us” to sell one or both of its regional subsidiaries–A

Air Wisconsin-US Airways Pact OK’d

A bankruptcy court judge has approved a deal between Air Wisconsin and US Airways that will see the Appleton, Wis.-based regional take an equity stake in t

China Eastern To Take Next Harbin-Embraer Jets

Embraer commercial vice president Fred Curado told AIN last month that he expected an order from China Eastern Airlines for 10 Harbin-Embraer ERJ 145s “soo

Comair Pilots OK Pay Freeze

Comair pilots have agreed to forego salary increases for the next 2.5 years in return for a promise by the airline to add 20 fifty-seat and 15 seventy-seat

CRJ700/900 to fly farther, for less

Bombardier has answered the call for a series of improvements to its line of 70- to 86-seat RJs, ranging from new engines on the CRJ700 to wing modificatio

Republicnext to stake claim on US Airways

Republic Airways became the second regional airline to claim a stake in US Airways last month when it inked a conditional deal to commit $125 million in eq

High-flying regionals work hard to maintain altitude

It had been a somewhat quiet year since the RAA staged its annual convention in St.

AvCraft’s German unit falls into bankruptcy

AvCraft Aerospace GmbH, the German subsidiary of AvCraft Aviation of Leesburg, Va., has declared insolvency at a German court at Weilsheim, near the compan

Nav Canada Boosts Online Wx, Flight Plan Tools

Enhanced weather data and flight planning tools are now available for Canada under the Flight Operations link at www.navcanad

Mesa Boss Ornstein: ‘Mother of All Years’

Smaller aircraft–specifically regional jets–are often blamed for delays in the National Airspace System, said Mesa Air Group chairman and CEO Jonathan Orns

ATC delays in Europe reported down

Flight delays resulting from ATC problems fell to their lowest level in a decade last year, said Eurocontrol.

China resurrects former RJ program

Chinese investment company D’Long confirmed that the development program for a 70- to 95-seat family of regional airliners acquired from the defunct Fairch

Embraer boosts range of 190 and 195

At the request of launch customer JetBlue, Embraer has introduced longer-range versions of its 190 and 195 E-Jets.

Bombardier enters airline market with single-aisle C Series

Bombardier’s newly constituted board of directors last month gave approval to the company’s commercial airplane division to offer the C Series line of sing

FAA moves toward full WAAS implementation

After 10 frustrating years of technical delays, escalating costs and contractor changes, the FAA’s GPS wide area augmentation system (WAAS) is approaching

High-tech sims enter realm of air traffic controller training

Traditionally, air traffic controller training has been a dry-as-dust classroom learning process, with piles of documents to study, rules to absorb and pro

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