ST. LOUIS – The Boeing Company on Jan. 8 delivered the last of four KC-767 aerial refueling tankers to the Japan Ministry of Defense, completing one of the International Tanker team’s most significant milestones. (more…)

WASHINGTON — Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that Houston air traffic controllers are beginning to use an improved satellite-based system – Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) — to more efficiently and safely separate and manage aircraft flying over the Gulf of Mexico. (more…)

LOWELL, Mass. – Dassault Systèmes, a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management solutions, today announced that its CATIA brand has been chosen by Terrafugia, creators of the revolutionary Transition® Roadable Aircraft, for 3D composite and finite-element modeling. (more…)

CALGARY – WestJet today announced that it has signed an agreement with EXP-AIR Cargo, marking the beginning of a cargo sales and service relationship that offers an expanded range of services and products for cargo customers throughout Canada, the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean. (more…)

The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that after conducting a thorough review it has found that Virgin America remains a U.S. citizen and remains under the actual control of U.S. citizens. (more…)

SEATTLE, WA – On Dec. 30, 2009, Horizon Air became the first scheduled-service passenger carrier to operate a flight using Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) technology. (more…)

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The U.S. government has received a Letter of Request from India’s Ministry of Defence and the Indian Air Force regarding the potential acquisition of 10 C-17 Globemaster III advanced airlifters. (more…)

WASHINGTON D.C. – The nation’s largest airlines set a single-month record in November for on-time performance for the nearly 15 years the U.S. Department of Transportation has collected comparable data, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (more…)

KODIAK, Alaska — As a result of technological advancements during the last 20 years and the emergence of the U.S. Global Positioning System, Alaska-based Long Range Aids to Navigation stations (Loran-C) will cease broadcasting a signal this year. (more…)

SEATTLE – Boeing recorded 481 commercial airplane deliveries in 2009, matching the company guidance of 480-485 airplanes. (more…)