SINGAPORE – The commercial aviation industry will require 466,650 pilots and 596,500 maintenance personnel over the next 20 years to accommodate the strong demand for new and replacement aircraft, according to a crew assessment forecast from Boeing. (more…)

RICHMOND, B.C. – Richmond RCMP along with the Canada Border Services Agency announced today the recent interception and seizure of five kilograms of Opium at the Vancouver International Airport. (more…)

CHICAGO – JBT Corporation announced that its JBT AeroTech business was awarded a $5.6 million contract for the Edmonton International Airport. (more…)

PIQUA, OHIO – Hartzell Propeller Inc. has developed a new 3-bladed Top Prop™ performance conversion for Cessna 180 and 185, as well as early 210 and 205 aircraft. (more…)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of last year’s midair collision over the Hudson River that resulted in the deaths of all nine persons aboard the two aircraft were the inherent limitations of “see-and-avoid” concept and a Teterboro Airport air traffic controller’s non pertinent telephone conversation at the time of the collision. (more…)

EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing achieved another significant milestone for the first 747-8 Intercontinental Sunday night with the assembly of the airplane’s forward fuselage. The 89-foot, 2-inch (27.2 meters) fuselage section, featuring the airplane’s signature upper deck, was moved from the assembly tool for sealing and testing before beginning systems installation. (more…)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s largest airlines reported only three flights in July with tarmac delays of more than three hours, compared to 161 flights in July 2009, with only a slight increase in the rate of canceled flights, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation. (more…)

EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing has begun fatigue testing on the structural airframe of the 787 Dreamliner at the Everett, Wash., site. Fatigue testing involves placing the 787 test airframe into a test rig that simulates multiple lifecycles to test how the airplane responds over time. (more…)

LAS VEGAS – Allegiant Travel Company today announced it is beginning a project to add 16 seats to its fleet of 150-seat MD-80 series aircraft, bringing the total number of saleable seats to 166 on each of these aircraft. (more…)

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt today announced a landmark proposal to fight fatigue among commercial pilots by setting new flight time, duty and rest requirements based on fatigue science. (more…)