CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – ITA Software, Inc., a flight information software company, and Google Inc. today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Google to acquire ITA for $700 million in cash

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MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL – Delta Air Lines, Inc. today announced it has entered into definitive agreements to sell two of its wholly owned regional airline subsidiaries, Mesaba and Compass Airlines.

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CHICAGO – Boeing praised the World Trade Organization’s final ruling that billions of dollars in European launch aid subsidies used by Airbus to develop its commercial airplanes are illegal and must end.

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EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing today announced the completion of firm configuration for the 787-9 Dreamliner. Boeing reached this milestone after years of collaboration with airline customers and partners to determine the optimal configuration for the new stretch version of the Dreamliner.

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COMOX, BC – 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron from 19 Wing Comox, B.C., highlighted its rich maritime history by bearing the Canadian Naval Centennial logo when it deployed to exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) on June 26.

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing $2,476,075 in civil penalties against Trans States Airlines and GoJet Airlines of Bridgeton, Mo., for violation of various maintenance procedures and operating nine jets on 320 revenue passenger flights when the aircraft were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.

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WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing civil penalties totaling $422,500 against two Indian companies for violation of U.S. Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations.

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HALIFAX – Jazz Air LP announced today that it has reached a tentative labour contract with its Flight Attendants represented by the Canadian Flight Attendants Union.

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FORT WORTH — The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $450,000 civil penalty against Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. and its completion center in Little Rock, Ark., for improperly plating certain parts and installing them on airplanes.

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The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a significant expansion of its icing certification standards, including a new requirement that manufacturers show airplanes can operate safely in freezing drizzle or freezing rain, conditions that constitute an icing environment known as “supercooled large drops”

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