MONTREAL, QUEBEC – CAE has announced that it has sold two CAE 7000 Series ARJ21-700 Level D full-flight simulators (FFS) to COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Customer Service Co. Ltd., owned by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC). The contract, valued at approximately C$35 million at list price, brings the total FFS sales that CAE has announced so far during fiscal year 2010 to 12. (more…)

RICHMOND, BC – Vancouver Airport Authority today announced its 2010 Winter Games operational plans which include the permanent addition of new snow removal and de-icing resources, a two-fold increase in volunteers, and programs to manage significant volumes of passengers and oversized baggage. A full-scale de-icing exercise took place on an Air Canada Boeing 767 to demonstrate the new winter operations equipment. (more…)

Air Austral, based in Saint Denis, La Réunion, has ordered two A380s, the most advanced, spacious and eco-efficient airliner in service today. Powered by Engine Alliance engines and seating around 840 passengers in a single-class configuration, the aircraft will be operated on the high-density route from La Réunion to Paris, France. (more…)

Bombardier Aerospace today celebrated another major milestone in the CSeries aircraft programme as construction got under way on its new state-of-the-art aircraft wing manufacturing and assembly facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (more…)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Boeing and Air Algerie announced an order for seven Next-Generation 737-800s today at Dubai Airshow 2009. (more…)

DUBAI – Bombardier Aerospace has announced that it will offer its commercial aircraft customers in the Middle East ready access to parts through its existing parts depot at Dubai International Airport. (more…)

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved all Airbus A330 models for ETOPS (Extended-Range Operations for two-engined aircraft) “beyond 180 minutes.” This award makes the A330 the first aircraft type to receive such approval, either from EASA or the FAA. (more…)

DUBAI, U.A.E. – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced the recent completion of the first non-stop transatlantic flight of its Beechcraft King Air. (more…)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today finalized a federal rule, effective November 19, 2009, that will enhance safety by separating low-altitude, local aircraft flights over the Hudson River from flights transiting through the river airspace. (more…)

Turkish Airlines has signed a contract for the purchase of three additional Airbus A330-300 aircraft, bringing the total number of A330-300s ordered by the company to ten. The carrier will operate the aircraft in a two-class configuration and with a capacity of 319 seats on its high capacity medium haul network. The aircraft, due for delivery from September 2010, will be powered by Rolls-Royce engines. (more…)