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| 11.16.2009 |
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What a Deal
Fares at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airport continued to fall in the second quarter of 2009, helping to further shed its status as the most expensive airport in the nation. Of the top 100 U.S. airports, Cincinnati ranked 12th in the second quarter for...
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| 11.16.2009 |
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U.S. Airline Traffic Falls in August
The number of domestic and international passengers on U.S. air carriers in August 2009 fell 4.1 percent to 65 million from a year earlier, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. It marked the 17th consecutive month of year-over-year declines...
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| 11.15.2009 |
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US/China Joint Venture Company Formed
GE Aviation of the United States and AVIC Systems of China have announced an agreement on forming a new joint venture company to develop and market integrated avionics systems for commercial aircraft customers. The announcement was made as part of...
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| 11.15.2009 |
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Iridium Posts Quarterly Profits
Satellite service provider Iridium Holdings, of Bethesda, MD, has posted quarterly profits –– its last as a private company –– buoyed by increased subscribers. Iridium, which in September was acquired by GHL Acquisition, said...
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| 11.13.2009 |
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FlightSafety Oked for Simulators & Training
FlightSafety International has received Joint Aviation Authority Type Rating Training Organization approval from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority for its Bell Helicopter 212/412 and 430 training programs. In addition, the Bell Helicopter 212/412...
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| 11.12.2009 |
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Enhancing Air Safety in Indonesia
All Weather, Inc. (AWI) is providing an undisclosed number of Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) and Runway Visual Range Systems (RVR) to numerous airports throughout Indonesia. The AWOS, developed by AWI, is an unmanned system that provides...
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| 11.12.2009 |
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Reverse Engineering for Safety
Verocel, a software verification company, and Certification Services, Inc. (CSI), a consultancy specializing in airborne and ground-based aviation-related digital systems, have won a research contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study...
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| 11.12.2009 |
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Asking Prices for Aircraft Continue to Show Optimism
Despite the surfeit of adverse news, there continues to be trading activity such that the market is far from illiquid, contrasting perhaps with the months immediately following September 2001. A 1991 A300-600 is being advertised for $11 million, which is...
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| 11.12.2009 |
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Coping With The Global Credit Crunch
An Aviation Today Webinar
Coping With The Global Credit Crunch An Aviation Today Webinar Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (ET) Hear from these experts: Paul Leighton Founder & Managing Director, Aircraft Value Analysis Company Joe Leader Air Taxi...
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| 11.11.2009 |
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AWI eFAST Deal with FAA
All Weather, Inc. (AWI) is participating in the Electronic FAA Accelerated and Simplified Tasks (eFAST) program. AWI has joint ventured with American Operations Corporation (AOC) to form AOC Aviation Services to pursue FAA contracts associated with the...
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| 11.11.2009 |
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Insitu Introduces Improved ‘NightEagle’
ScanEagle, the lightweight, long-endurance UAV deployed from U.S. Navy ships and by allied forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, now can be upgraded to the heavier NightEagle configuration with improved infrared sensor for night operations. Boeing subsidiary...
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| 11.11.2009 |
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Jury Still Out on ‘Senior Citizen’ Pilots
The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) has concluded that there is too little information to determine if the federal move to increase the mandatory retirement age for commercial pilots has decreased aviation safety. The law enacted in December 2007 that...
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| 11.10.2009 |
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Fleet Contractions Continue To Undermine Values
Major Carriers Continue to Shed Capacity
The contraction of fleets around the world continues as operators drop unprofitable routes and seek to balance supply with demand. The number of aircraft in storage, parked, and being advertised continues to rise. Latest figures from OAG Aviation Services saw...
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| 11.10.2009 |
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Regional Aircraft Market: Short-Term Chaos; Long-Term Growth
The Market for Regional Transport Aircraft projects that a total of 3,754 regional aircraft will be produced during the next 10 years (2009-2018). This forecast includes both regional jets, which account for about two-thirds of the forecast, and...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Fallout from NW Flight 188
The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles have filed appeals of their license revocations with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The appeals were filed Nov. 4, according to an NTSB spokesman, noting that appeals are...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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ALPA Sweats Out Fatigue Policy
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has adopted a new flight-time/duty-time and rest policy that reflects latest scientific findings on fatigue and its affects on pilot performance. The pilot union's announcement precedes the Federal Aviation...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Jury Still Out on 'Senior Citizen' Pilots
The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) has concluded that there is too little information to determine if the federal move to increase the mandatory retirement age for commercial pilots has decreased aviation safety. The law enacted in December 2007 that...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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AEA Challenges SMS NPRM
The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration in response to the FAA's safety management systems proposed rulemaking (Safety Management System; Docket No. FAA-2009-0671). The AEA does not support the...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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FAA: All Clear for MU-2B
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) evaluated the safety of the MU-2B in 2005 following a rise in accidents. The FAA found that the MU-2B met its original certification standards. However, changes to pilot and maintenance training, pilot checklists, and...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Advancing NextGen Technology
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has entered into agreements with Honeywell Aerospace and Rockwell Collins for a collaborative effort to develop avionics to support Data Communications (Data Comm), so that National Air Space (NAS) users will realize...
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