Company Hopes Airliner Will Soon Be Flying In Revenue Service

Bombardier's CS300 airliner flew for the first time Friday, marking a key milestone in the troubled program.

Mistakes In The Cockpit Found During Review Of Flight Operations Data

United Airlines pilots have gotten what is described as a "stern warning" from the airline after a review of flight operations data revealed mistakes in the cockpit which could have jeopardized the safety of passengers.

But Checks Must Be Completed Within Five Days

The clock is ticking on 128 Boeing 737 airliners flown by Southwest after it was revealed that they had missed inspections required by the FAA.

Opens Horizontal Engine Assembly Line To Speed Production And Meet Increased Demand

Pratt & Whitney officially unveiled its new state-of-the-art Middletown, Connecticut, production facility to support production of the PurePower PW1100G-JM engine for the Airbus A320neo and the F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in a ceremony held Wednesday.

'Yes' Vote To Walk If Contract Talks Fail Was Unanimous

Sun Country Airlines pilots have overwhelmingly voted to authorize their union leaders of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) to call a strike if a mutually agreeable contract cannot be reached by the completion of the federally-mediated negotiation process.

BAE Systems Will Provide Control Units For Control Surface Actuators

The Boeing Company has selected BAE Systems to provide the Remote Electronic Units (REU) for both variants of the 777X aircraft. An REU is an electronic unit that manages the aircraft’s flight control surface actuators and interfaces with the Integrated Flight Control Electronics (IFCE), which BAE Systems was selected to provide in 2014.

Schedule 'Fluke' Put The Two In The Same Cockpit

Thomas Cook Airline captain Peter Elliot flies Boeing airplanes, while his daughter Laura, whom he inspired to fly in 2009, is generally assigned to Airbus airplanes as a first officer. But a recent "schedule fluke" put the two in the same cockpit on a flight from Birmingham, U.K. to Tenerife, allowing the two to fly together for the first time for the airline.

Says $100 Cap Is Needed To Protect Consumers

Last Wednesday, FlyersRights.org filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Transportation demanding a cap on fees that the airlines charge for changing a flight.