SANTIAGO, Chile and SAO PAULO – LAN Airlines S.A. and TAM S.A. today announced that they have entered into a non-binding MOU that outlines their intentions to combine their holdings under a single parent entity. (more…)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration announced more than $9 million in upgrades funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will make flights at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport safer, more efficient and more reliable. (more…)

Air France confirmed that flight AF344 Paris-Montreal on August 10th operated by B777 landed at the Canadian military base Goose Bay at 20.10 local time. (more…)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s largest airlines reported only three flights in June with tarmac delays of more than three hours compared to 268 flights in June 2009 and with no increase in the rate of canceled flights, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation. (more…)

TORONTO – Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Porter Airlines of Toronto has signed a firm order to acquire four Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners and has taken options on an additional six Q400 NextGen aircraft. (more…)

ATLANTA — The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing civil penalties ranging from $54,000 to $97,500 against 12 companies for alleged violations of Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations. (more…)

CALGARY – WestJet today announced July 2010 traffic results with a load factor of 80.7 per cent, up 4.3 points year over year. Revenue passenger miles, or traffic, increased 18.2 per cent year over year. (more…)

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Boeing Company today announced it will relocate the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program and B-1 Program from Long Beach to Oklahoma City. (more…)

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The Russian Federation Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct a first-ever cooperative air defense exercise. (more…)