More than eight years after splitting state aerospace giant Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) into two mammoth holding companies, China is considering…

Pinnacle Airlines Corp has confirmed it will retire all remaining Raytheon Beech 1900D turboprops currently flown by subsidiary Colgan Air in 2008.
Chief operating officer Doug Shockey, in a recent presentation to investors, said the company is “removing [the] uneconomical Beech 1900 fleet from service” by the end of the year.
The move had been […]

Attempts by acting FAA administrator Robert Sturgell to strike a new labor accord with the air traffic controllers union were not welcomed by the head of the organization.
Sturgell recently sent National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Patrick Forrey a letter that addressed controller pay rates.
But the overture did little to sway Forrey […]

The beatroot writes about Poland's plans to set up “a Polish rival to NASA.”

Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has withdrawn the Tupolev Tu-134 from mainline operations after keeping the Soviet-era twin-jet in service for more than 40 years.
Aeroflot’s final Tu-134 flight, SU753 from Kaliningrad to Moscow Sheremetyevo on 31 December, brought to an end the most prominent role undertaken by the type.
The carrier has 14 remaining in its […]