SAE International and Airlines for America (A4A) recently presented an award in recognition of efforts for furthering the efficacy and science of nondestructive testing to a team of researchers from S...
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United Airlines announced an application put forward this week to the Department of Transportation, asking for more daily flights between Houston and Havana. At present, the Houston-to-Havana route...
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Alaska Air Cargo recently introduced the first converted Boeing 737-700 cargo aircraft to its fleet, marking the first time an all-passenger aircraft has been converted to an all-freight aircraft. ...
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Lance Lyttle, the managing director of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), has been appointed to the board of directors for the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA). ...
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In 2016, airlines worldwide carried around 3.8 billion passengers with 7.1 trillion revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) being logged, according to a recently-published report aimed at highlighting the...
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AAR, a global aftermarket solutions company, recently signed a five-year agreement with Air Canada to provide the airline with airframe maintenance for its fleet of 34 Boeing 767s. The contract goe...
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Qatar Airways recently announced an order for two Boeing 747-8 Freighters and four Extended Range 777-300ERs, valued at $2.16 billion. The 747-8 Freighter has 16 percent more cargo volume than the ...
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With the Sept. 30 deadline looming for Congress to reauthorize Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding, stop thousands of FAA employees from being furloughed and keep airport projects under way,...
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More traveling U.S. citizens and Canadian visitors will see expedited arrival in-country with the expansion of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Mobile Passport Control to Los Angeles I...
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U.S. airline revenue from carry-on baggage and priority boarding fees increased from $6.3 billion in 2010 to $7.1 billion in 2016, according to a recently-published report on airline fees for optional...
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta recently spoke at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s North American, Central American and Caribbean Directors of Civil...
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Southeast Asian airlines will require 4,210 new aircraft, valued at $650 billion, over the next 20 years, Boeing forecasts in its report, Southeast Asia Current Market Outlook. Traffic will increas...
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Japan Airlines recently announced it has placed an order for four Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, valued at $900 million. The purchase will bring the airline’s Dreamliner fleet to 49. The order had pr...
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AAR Corp., a global aftermarket solutions company, recently agreed to purchase two aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities from Premier Aviation, a Canadian maintenance and aircraft...
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As of Sept. 1, rule-compliant Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipment is now installed on more than 40,000 aircraft flying in the United States, according to a recent announcement...
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AAR Corp., a global aftermarket solutions company supporting commercial and government aviation, recently signed a 10-year agreement with Air Canada to service its fleet. The agreement includes the...
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A proposal to privatize air traffic control in the United States would help facilitate modernization of the decades-old air traffic control system, a model that has seen success in Canada, argues an a...
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U.S. airlines carried an all-time high number of passengers during the first six months of 2017, totaling 414.4 million systemwide, surpassing the previous high reached in 2016, according to a recentl...
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Air passenger traffic grew 3.8 percent in 2016 and cargo traffic increased 2.4 percent, according to an Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) report. The report, 2016 North American...
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The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently announced it has named Eric K. Fanning president and CEO. Fanning has served more than 25 years in the military and government. His most recent ...
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