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The FAA is considering whether to consolidate or otherwise modify its fleet of 46 government-owned aircraft that are used for flight inspections; research and development; transport of government officials; and aviation safety training.
Video of a passenger being forcibly and roughly dragged from a United Airlines flight by law enforcement officers created outrage from customers and social media observers.
Mitsubishi Aircraft expects flight testing of the MRJ regional jet in the U.S. to move into top gear in the next few weeks, following the arrival of a fourth prototype at the program’s Moses Lake, Washington, test base.
Thai Airways has strengthened its relationship with Bangkok Airways, which allows Thai to expand its domestic and short-haul international network and gives Bangkok Airways access to a key trunk route.
Cathay Pacific and a major pilots’ union are clashing over the carrier’s plans to outsource some pilot training due to a long-running industrial action campaign.
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The FAA has issued a safety information bulletin related to the new security bans on most personal electronics in carry-on bags on certain flights, but is not making that bulletin public.
All Nippon Airways Holdings plans to lease additional Boeing 737s to help bridge the gap until deliveries of the much-delayed Mitsubishi Regional Jet begin.
“Rural communities, agriculture and small businesses stand to lose the most under a privatized system, where there would be no congressional oversight to ensure that all stakeholders and communities have access to air transportation,” the groups said in a joint letter to leading aviation policymakers in Congress.
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America on April 5 announced new daily nonstop service between Portland, Oregon, and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport beginning Nov. 6.
ViaSat sees its ViaSat2 Ka-band satellite entering service by the end of 2017, despite social unrest in French Guiana, which is delaying launches from Europe’s Kouru spaceport.
