JLL Partners and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners have both agreed to sell their stakes in aerospace components developer McKechnie Aerospace Holdings to TransDigm Group, a designer and manufacturer of...
The Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association (SWAPA) met yesterday afternoon to discuss the transition agreement between Southwest pilots and AirTran pilots. SWAPA’s has stated that its primary interest...
Southwest Airlines has agreed to buy rival AirTran in a deal that values the Florida-based low-cost airline at $3.4 billion. Southwest’s cash and stock deal offer amounts to $7.69 a share, a 69% premi...
The Air Transport Association (ATA) filed comments with the US Department of Transport (DOT) which stated that "there is much [in the proposed rule] that ATA and its members support," particularly reg...
An American Airlines 737NG became the first aircraft in the US to use a required navigation performance (RNP) approach designed by a third party for public use. All previous RNP approaches to US airpo...
US aviation regulators have proposed a U$4.8 million fine on Friday (Sept 24) against cargo carrier Evergreen International Airlines for allegedly not training pilots fully on a new cockpit software s...
Hawker Beechcraft became the second aircraft manufacturer in Kansas after Cessna Aircraft to announce layoffs when it announced plans Friday (Sept 24)to cut 350 jobs. CEO Bill Boisture told workers in...
Another milestone has been reached in building a $750 million Boeing aircraft assembly plant on the South Carolina coast. Governor Mark Sanford and about 800 construction workers were among those who ...
Boeing says it has begun fatigue testing on the structural airframe of the 787 Dreamliner at the Everett, Washington plant. Fatigue testing involves placing the 787 test airframe into a test rig that ...
US aviation regulators have proposed a U$4.8 million fine on Friday (Sept 24) against cargo carrier Evergreen International Airlines for allegedly not training pilots fully on a new cockpit software s...
Air Canada, which narrowly avoided having to file for bankruptcy protection last year has nearly C$1 billion (US$971 million) in debt coming due over the next two years. Now the airline plans to push ...
Union elections at Delta Air Lines will start this week. It could well turn into a showdown that could last into the new year that will see a decision as to if the bulk of the workforce will be repres...
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