WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed to assess civil penalties ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 against two airlines and three shippers for alleged violations of Federal Aviation Regulations or U.S. Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations. (more…)

OTTAWA, Canada – Esterline CMC Electronics will participate in the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration trials to be held in June 2010. CMC is demonstrating its TacView® portable mission display in a simulated joint U.S. – Canada combat search and rescue mission. Role players from the Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Air Force will evaluate the TacView for suitability in their respective theatres of operations.

The TacView is a ruggedized, night vision imaging system-compatible smart display designed for rapid and inexpensive installation in fixed and rotary wing aircraft. (more…)

TOFINO, BC – On Saturday May 29, 2010 at approximately 1215 hours Tofino RCMP and Tofino Coast Guard responded to a report of a small aircraft which had crashed into the ocean near Yates Point situated close to Ahousaht BC. (more…)

TORONTO — Ministers John Baird, James Moore, Jim Prentice, Vic Toews, Christian Paradis and Peter MacKay today announced another vital step forward to ensuring Canada’s aviation system is one of the most safe and efficient, and meets the highest standards in the world. (more…)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In its continuing investigation of a fire aboard a Boeing 757 that diverted to Dulles Airport enroute to the Los Angeles International airport from New York’s John F. Kennedy International airport, the National Transportation Safety Board has developed the following factual information (more…)

EVERETT, Wash. – The first Boeing 777 Freighter to enter Qatar Airways’ fleet completed a 16-hour flight from Boeing’s Everett, Wash., Delivery Center to Doha, Qatar, and has been placed into service. (more…)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $1.55 million civil penalty against Federal Express for allegedly failing to revise its Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program in accordance with FAA regulations. (more…)

SEATTLE, WA – Boeing today announced that it will increase production rates on the Next-Generation 737 program to 34 airplanes per month in early 2012. (more…)

RICHMOND, BC – At 10:43 this morning Richmond RCMP received information of a bomb threat on a Cathay Pacific flight. (more…)

SEATTLE, WA – Boeing and two All Nippon Airways pilots flew the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the first time Wednesday. The airplane they flew is the first of six flight-test airplanes. The two-hour-and-40-minute flight took place over Washington state. (more…)