The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the landing of a Delta B-767 on an active taxiway at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport (ATL).
According to preliminary information received from several sources, on Monday, October 19, 2009, at 6:05 a.m. EDT, a Boeing B767-332ER (N185DN) operating as Delta Air Lines flight 60 from Rio de Janeiro to […]

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ORLANDO, FLORIDA – JetSet Aviation Holdings SAS, a subsidiary of JetSet International Ltd., is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with SOCATA for the purchase and transfer of the type certificate and associated rights for the world’s first Very Light Jet (VLJ), the MS760 Paris Jet. Designed, manufactured and originally certified in […]

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Victoria, BC – Viking Series 400 Twin Otter certification work has entered the final phase towards the goal of achieving Transport Canada and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification, expected in the next 90 days.

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Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it is now offering two new cabin configurations on its Learjet 60 XR aircraft, the Signature Series Red and Signature Series Black.
The Signature Series interiors combine bold design elements with increased functionality to bring the large cabin concept to a midsize jet. Both cabins feature soft color schemes, dark wood […]

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TORONTO – Porter Airlines Inc. (“Porter”) announced today that Jazz Air LP (“Jazz”) has withdrawn its claim for damages against Porter and certain of its affiliates.
In February 2006, Jazz had commenced a claim in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking damages in excess of $10 million for, among other things, an alleged conspiracy and […]

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NBAA, ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is celebrating a major milestone with the delivery of its 70,000th engine. The engine, a PT6A-60A turboprop, was delivered recently to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) for installation on a Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft. Pratt & Whitney Canada is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company. […]

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Washington, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of an aircraft that lost control and impacted water was the pilots’ mismanagement of an abnormal flight control situation through improper actions, including lack of crew coordination, and failing to control airspeed and to prioritize control of the airplane.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $5.4 million civil penalty against US Airways, Inc. for allegedly operating eight aircraft on a total of 1,647 flights from October 2008 to January 2009 while not in compliance with certain Airworthiness Directives (ADs) or the airline’s maintenance program. ADs are rules issued by […]

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Gatineau, Quebec – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) announced that flight crews must be better trained to work together and use all available information and tools to make the right decisions under pressure.
The TSB is calling on Transport Canada to make crew resource management (CRM) training mandatory for all operators in Canada.

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WASHINGTON — Japan became the latest partner in the Asia and Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE), which is designed to make aircraft operations in the region more efficient in order to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.

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