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12 AUG 2010, 10:40
Airbus A319-111
4K-AZ04 - Azerbaijan Airlines
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Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST) (Turkey)
International Scheduled Passenger flight, during Landing
An Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319 sustained substantial damage when the gear collapsed in a runway ... (more)

12 AUG 2010, 09:16
Learjet 55C
PT-LXO - OceanAir Táxi Aéreo
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Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) (Brazil)
Executive flight, during Landing
A Learjet 55C corporate jet was damaged in a runway excursion accident at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumo... (more)

UAE carrier now has an even dozen of the aircraft, one more than Singapore Airlines.

Boeing audit of workmanship on 787, launched in the wake of faults on the horizontal stabilizers, has prompted additional checks within other areas of the same parts.

Management of the ailing carrier has made overtures to secure the airline's financial stability, including an incentive to organized labor to accept a concessions package.

A trio of U.S. lawmakers wants DOT to update regulations covering the reporting of pet deaths that occur while the pets are being shipped by air.

Full-body imagers provide “the best available technology” in the U.S. Transportation Security Administration's arsenal.

09 AUG 2010, ca 20:00
de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Texas Turbine Otter
N455A - GCI Communication Corp.
5 / 9
Aleknagik, AK (USA)
Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger flight, during cruise flight
A de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Texas Turbine Otter, registered N455A, crashed near Dillingham, Alaska ... (more)

Alaska crash kills five of the nine on aircraft carrying former Sen. Stevens and EADS North America CEO O'Keefe.

'The time feels right for a new president and CEO to take over and continue to further strengthen SAS’ competitiveness.'

Japan Airlines said it is selling majority control of its Kansai-based passenger and ground-handling subsidiaries.

News reports say five of nine people onboard died; unknown whether O'Keefe and Stevens are among survivors.

03 AUG 2010, 19:00
Antonov 2R
UR-17915 - private
0 / 2
Kumushkino (Ukraine)
flight, during
The An-2 was damaged in a forced landing on a dirt road. The undercarriage collapsed. The pilot fled... (more)

FAA’s conditions for approval of a slot swap between Delta and US Airways would deprive the carriers of their constitutional protection against the government taking property without “just compensation,” the airlines say.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise's leasing arm DAE Capital has canceled orders for seven Airbus A350-900s and 18 A320s.

Mexicana late Aug. 4 terminated all tickets sales just hours before management started a new round of union talks.

SkyWest plans to close its ExpressJet acquisition by the end of the year.

SkyWest subsidiary Atlantic Southeast Airlines intends to acquire ExpressJet Holdings Inc. for $133 million.

IATA sees signs that capacity may be outstripping passenger demand.

Mexicana's parent company has filed for bankruptcy protection for its main operating unit.