NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Boeing today held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for the second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program at its Boeing Charleston facility. (more…)

WEYMOUTH, Mass. – Sentient Jet, one of the nation’s leading private aviation companies has announced the re-launch of its online charter marketplace, PrivateJets.com. (more…)

On Friday, 20 November 2009, the first Air France Airbus A380 left from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to New York with 380 passengers on board, who took part in the auction organized last October for the benefit of the humanitarian projects sponsored by the Air France Foundation. (more…)

MONTREAL, – Air Canada said today it has begun trials to offer its customers Gogo(R) Inflight Internet service on board select flights on the carrier’s Toronto-Los Angeles and Montreal-Los Angeles routes. (more…)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At approximately 5:00 am EST a router problem disrupted a number of air traffic management services including flight plan processing. The problem was resolved at approximately 9:00 am EST. (more…)

WASHINGTON — In a move to prevent potential conflicts of interests that could affect aviation safety, the Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to put limits on airlines and other operators hiring FAA safety inspectors and their managers for two years after those employees leave the agency. (more…)

OTTAWA – The Boeing Company today announced that it has successfully completed its Industrial & Regional Benefits (IRB) Program for Phase 2 of the CF-18 Fighter Avionics Modernization Program for the Canadian Forces. (more…)

Airbus has delivered Lufthansa’s 100th A320 Family aircraft from Airbus’ Final Assembly Line in Hamburg. The aircraft, an A320, was handed over to Lufthansa yesterday evening. (more…)

DUBAI, U.A.E. – The onsite order book at Dubai Airshow 2009 the 11th and largest in the biennial series, has risen to US$ 10.5 billion after the UAE signed aircraft orders with Sweden’s Saab and Switzerland’s Pilatus while low-cast carrier EasyJet renewed a maintenance co-operation agreement with Switzerland’s SR Technics. (more…)

EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing today delivered a 777-300ER (Extended Range) to U.S.-based leasing company GE Capital Aviation Services and its customer, Philippine Airlines (more…)