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December 14, 2011
ERA was awarded the contract to supply its Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) system to Heydar Aliyev international airport in...December 13, 2011
Airlines reported a total of seven tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and 11 tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights in October, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DoT) Air Travel Consumer Report. The larger U.S. airlines have been required to report...December 12, 2011
FAA is proposing a $777,000 civil penalty against Horizon Air for allegedly operating 32 Bombardier Dash-8-400s on 49,870 flights when the aircraft were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations...December 8, 2011
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts weaker profitability for global airlines as crisis in the Eurozone and a potential global recession depressing the outlook. In its outlook released Thursday, IATA said 2011 profitability remains weak at $6.9 billion for a net margin of 1.2 percent. Looking ahead to 2012, IATA downgraded its central forecast for airline profits from $4.9 billion to...December 8, 2011
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash Wednesday of a sight-seeing helicopter in Las Vegas, killing...December 7, 2011
Aviation accidents around the world ticked higher last year, attributable to the resurgence in air traffic, according to ICAO's inaugural State of Global Aviation Safety Report issued this week. The number of accidents attributed to scheduled commercial flights increased in 2010 to 121, compared to 113 in 2009, resulting in an accident rate of 4.0 per million departures. The accident rate in 2009 was...December 6, 2011
Flightcom, based in Portland, Ore., signed an agreement with Southwest Airlines to deploy its wireless aviation ground support communication systems at all of Southwest’s gates at its 73 U.S. destinations, starting in the first quarter of 2012. The Flightcom hands-free wireless aircraft pushback system connects one or more wing walkers with the tractor operator...December 5, 2011
FAA’s Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) system connects 46 safety databases across the industry and is integrated into the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) process, the agency said Thursday in a fact sheet. There...December 2, 2011
County planners on Thursday approved an $84 million project to expand Santa Rosa, Calif.- based Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport, giving the go ahead for...December 1, 2011
China Eastern Airlines is expected to improve its crews’ English proficiency following an incident, which departed from a Japanese airport on Monday without...December 1, 2011
Airline and airport executives, along with FAA and Department of Transportation officials, gathered in Washington on Wednesday to discuss steps to improve information sharing during severe weather to improve flight diversion decision-making. Attendees at the forum discussed five proposed FAA recommendations to help aviation stakeholders better understand flight...November 30, 2011
FAA safety officials are increasing random maintenance and safety checks on American Airlines’ fleet, following Tuesday’s announcement that the...November 30, 2011
A Russian layer said Wednesday he will challenge Russia’s aviation authority on safety following several recent fatal crashes, including one that killed the country’s...November 29, 2011
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is holding a forum to discuss safety oversight of aircraft operated by nonmilitary government agencies with the goal of reducing accidents and improving overall safety. The forum will be held over two days from Nov. 30- Dec. 1 in the...November 29, 2011
Aircraft manufacturers and safety officials are collaborating to develop a secure emergency oxygen system, following a move by FAA this year to remove them from aircraft lavatories. FAA said the development of the...November 28, 2011
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report on Monday regarding the Nov. 10 Perryville, Ark. accident that killed four. The agency said the single-engine...November 28, 2011
Transportation Security Officers at Newark Liberty International Airport last week detected a knife disguised as a credit card concealed in an outbound...November 23, 2011
U.S. military personnel may be able to go through the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) expedited screening procedures at airport checkpoints pending trial results from California-based Monterey Regional...November 23, 2011
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will release a preliminary report this week regarding the Nov. 10 single-engine crash near Perryville...November 22, 2011
FAA proposed an $180,000 civil penalty against McMinnville, Ore.-based Evergreen International Airlines on Monday for allegedly operating aircraft the pilots had not been properly trained to fly according to the...
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