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01 AUG 2010, 15:15
Fairchild C-123K Provider
N709RR - All West Freight
3 / 3
Mount Healy, near Denali National Park, AK (USA)
Unknown flight, during cruise flight
A Fairchild C-123K Provider cargo plane, registered N709RR, crashed at the southern flanks of Mount ... (more)

Management at Grupo Mexicana could consider bankruptcy but may exempt the Link and Click units.

Flight tests on a 737 are start in the forth quarter and entry into service on an improved 737 is planned for mid-2011.

The EC will conduct a detailed assessment of the proposed merger of Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines.

31 JUL 2010, 20:24
Convair CV-580 Airtanker
C-FKFY - Conair Aviation
2 / 2
Lytton, BC (Canada)
Fire fighting flight, during cruise flight
A Conair Convair CV-580 Airtanker ("Tanker 48") was destroyed when it crashed near Lytton, BC, Canad... (more)

This is the 15th extension for the FAA since the last full authorization expired in 2007.

The rating change means Mexican carriers cannot establish new service, although existing flights will not be affected.

The OEM plans to reach 40 narrowbodies a month by early 2012, with aircraf rolling off production lines at three facilities.

Global passenger demand was up 11.9% year-on-year in June, according to the International Air Transport Association.

Southwest is seeing strengthening demand, a higher average fare, and increased revenue from some of its new optional services.

28 JUL 2010, 18:14
McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III
00-0173 - USAF
4 / 4
Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF) (USA)
Military flight, during Unknown
A C-17 cargo plane operated by the US Air Force 517AS/3rd Wing crashed and burned near Anchorage-Elm... (more)

27 JUL 2010, 18:15
Raytheon 390 Premier 1A
N6JR - Roush Fenway Racing LLC
0 / 2
Oshkosh-Wittman Field, WI (OSH) (USA)
Executive flight, during Landing
The pilot of the Premier 1A came in a low-airspeed state. He lost control and rolled 45-60 degrees t... (more)

Yet another one-month extension is likely to be voted on today as debate continues.

Second quarter revenues at Boeing Commercial Airplanes declined 12% from a year earlier, to $7.4 billion.

28 JUL 2010, ca 09:45
Airbus A321-231
AP-BJB - Airblue
152 / 152
Islamabad-Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) (Pakistan)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during Approach
An Airbus passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed in the Margalla Hills near Islamabad-Benazir... (more)

27 JUL 2010, 11:38
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
D-ALCQ - Lufthansa Cargo
0 / 2
Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport (RUH) (Saudi Arabia)
Cargo flight, during Landing
A Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F cargo plane was destroyed when it crashed on landing at Riyadh-King Khaled ... (more)

CFO Kathryn Mikells and President John Tague will leave the merged company as part of the integration plan.

Air Berlin CEO Joachim Hunold says the aim is to have agreements with the pair in place by next summer.

The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed on landing, but the pilots survived.

Transportation Department alleges multiple violations of rules on bumping passengers from flights.