All North America news – Page 417
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Light military helicopter production faces decade of decline
The number of light military helicopters produced worldwide is projected to decline more than 56% to just 92 units a year in 2026 from a decade prior.
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Alaska to operate majority of new Paine Field flights
Alaska Airlines will operate more than half of the 24 planned commercial flights from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, when service commences early next year.
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PICTURES: Air Force One replica lands near Washington DC
A replica of Air Force One landed on the shores of the Potomac River south of Washington DC today, part of a new exhibit on democracy.
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NewsUnited adds nine 787-9s to orderbook
United Airlines has ordered nine more Boeing 787-9s, bringing its backlog for the type to 13 aircraft.
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United to debut 787-10 on Newark-LAX flights in January
United Airlines will debut the longest variant of the Boeing 787 family at its Newark Liberty hub in January, ending months of speculation on where it would fly the new aircraft first.
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Allegiant closes A320-backed $44m loan
Allegiant Air has closed a $44 million loan secured by a new Airbus A320.
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Canada certifies Bombardier Global 7500 business jet
Canadian regulators have certified Bombardier's new Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jet, clearing the path for Bombardier to deliver the first of the type later this year.
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F-35 suffers first crash in South Carolina
One day after the US Marine Corps conducted its first air strike with the Lockheed Martin F-35B over Afghanistan, another one of the stealth fighters crashed near USMC Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina.
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Lockheed Martin F-35A price dips below $90m for first time
After drawn out negotiations with the Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin signed a contract to produce the eleventh lot of the F-35A for $89.2 million per unit.
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JetBlue to debut basic economy fare in 2019
JetBlue Airways will add a basic economy fare next year as it restructures its fare tiers, joining US mainline rivals in further unbundling its product.
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OpinionOPINION: Lack of women pilots exposes industry failing
When Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker earlier this year made his ill-chosen, off-the-cuff remarks about the inability of women to run airlines, he did the industry a favour in that his comment highlighted – albeit rather uncomfortably – a huge gender gap that extends from the boardroom to the ...
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NewsGulfstream hands over first G500
Gulfstream has delivered the first G500 to an unnamed US customer.
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Air Canada continues to eye closer United ties
Air Canada continues to evaluate closer ties with United Airlines, as competitors WestJet and Delta Air Lines work towards a joint venture between Canada and the USA.
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Vista Global strengthens US presence with XOJET buy
Less than a month after its launch, business aviation holding company Vista Global entered the acquisition market with the purchase of XOJET, one of the largest on-demand charter operators in the USA. The deal is expected to close before the end of November.
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Air Baltic hands Q400 MRO work to Jazz
Air Baltic has handed heavy maintenance work on its Bombardier Q400 fleet to Chorus Aviation’s Jazz Technical Services.
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PICTURES: Airbus tracks to 'cross-fleet' Airspace cabin roll-out
Airbus's goal of bringing its new Airspace cabin to all its aircraft models is coming closer to reality.
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JAL expands Alaska codeshare with new Seattle route
Japan Airlines will return to Seattle in 2019 under an expanded codeshare with Alaska Airlines.
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XTI opens next funding round for TriFan 600
US start-up XTI Aircraft has launched the next round of funding for its TriFan 600 ducted-fan, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) business aircraft, as it prepares to fly a 60% scale model of the six-seat type in October.
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Epic closes in on E1000 type certification
Epic Aircraft says is ready to conclude the final phase of the flight-test campaign for its E1000 single-engined turboprop, putting type certification for the high-performance, composite aircraft on track for year-end.
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Pilot error behind Air Canada A320 near-miss at San Francisco
Flight crew's lack of awareness of a runway closure at San Francisco was the probable cause behind a near-miss involving an Air Canada Airbus A320 that almost landed on a taxiway on 7 July 2017, says the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).