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FAA Awards American and US Airways a Single Operating Certificate

Airlines April 8, 2015

From April 8, most flight operations, maintenance and dispatch procedures will be identical for all of the two carriers’ flights. Air traffic control communications will refer to all American and US Airways flights with the call sign ‘American’.

FAA Safety Rating Upgrade Allows Indian Carriers to Add New U.S. Flights

Aircraft Airlines Airports April 8, 2015

The FAA has restored a Category 1 rating to India under the FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment program. The restored Category 1 rating permits India’s airlines to add new flights to the United States using their own aircraft and also to carry the flight codes of U.S. carriers on their flights.

DOT Approves Brazil’s Azul to Sell Tickets on First Two U.S. Routes

Airlines Airports November 21, 2014

Azul will begin daily non-stop service with A330-200s between Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport and Viracopos/Campinas International Airport near São Paulo on December 2. It will then launch daily Orlando-Campinas service on December 15.

The Airbus A350-900 Wins Type Certification from EASA

Aircraft September 30, 2014

The European Aviation Safety Agency awarded the Airbus A350-900 its type certificate on September 30. FAA certification will follow shortly, according to Airbus.

FAA Takes Key Step in Getting the Boeing 787 Back into Service

Aircraft Travel Technology April 19, 2013

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing’s design for modifications to the 787 battery system, a key step in returning the grounded Boeing widebody type to service.

FAA Approves Boeing’s Plan for Fixing and Re-Certificating 787 Batteries

Aircraft Travel Technology March 12, 2013

Successful completion of each step within the plan will result in the FAA’s approval to resume commercial Boeing 787 flights, according to the manufacturer, but Boeing does not say how long it expects the process to take.

United Completes FAA Certification Program for Boeing 787 Operations

Aircraft Airlines November 2, 2012

FAA certification for 787 operations clears United to fly the type on commercial services, beginning with its inaugural 787 commercial flight departing Houston for Chicago on November 4 at 7:20 a.m. CST.

FAA Awards Southwest and AirTran a Single Operating Certificate

Airlines March 1, 2012

Southwest Airlines and subsidiary AirTran Airways have received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for a single operating certificate, marking a key milestone in the integration of the two airlines.

WestJet to Serve New York LaGuardia after Successful Slot Bid

Airlines Airports November 23, 2011

WestJet’s successful slot-auction bid for eight slot pairs at New York LaGuardia means it will be able to operate eight round-trips a day to and from there.

Boeing Sets Delivery Date for First 787 as FAA and EASA Award Certification

Aircraft Airlines August 26, 2011

Boeing has received type and production certification for the 787 from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency and will hand over ANA’s first 787 on September 26 in a ceremony at Boeing’s Everett plant.

FAA Marks 75th Anniversary of Air Traffic Control in the U.S.

Airports Travel Technology July 6, 2011

Federal air traffic control began on July 6, 1936, when the Bureau of Air Commerce took over the operation of the first airway traffic control centers at Newark, New Jersey; Chicago; and Cleveland.

SIA Begins Daily ‘Green’ Flights between Los Angeles and Singapore

Airlines Travel Technology May 16, 2011

Singapore Airlines’ flight SQ37, which the carrier operates non-stop from Los Angeles to Singapore using Airbus A340-500s, will employ enhanced air traffic management operational procedures gate-to-gate between Los Angeles International Airport and Singapore’s Changi International Airport.

FAA Adds Controllers at 27 Airports as Asleep-on-the-Job Incidents Mount

Airports April 13, 2011

Effective immediately, the FAA is placing an additional air traffic controller on the midnight shift at 27 airport control towers around the United States which are currently staffed with only one controller during that shift.

FAA to Issue Emergency Directive Requiring Inspections of Older 737s

Aircraft Airlines April 4, 2011

The FAA is issuing an emergency airworthiness directive on April 5 requiring operators of specific early Boeing 737 models to conduct initial and repetitive eddy-current electromagnetic inspections for fatigue damage.

Safety-Ranking Upgrade for Mexico Lets Its Airlines Add New U.S. Flights

Airlines Travel Tips December 1, 2010

Airlines from Mexico are now able to launch new services to the United States following a finding by the FAA that Mexico complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

FAA Mandates Rule to Prevent Widespread Fatigue Damage on Older Aircraft

Aircraft Travel Technology November 12, 2010

The new rule seeks to prevent widespread fatigue damage by requiring aircraft manufacturers and other certification applicants to establish a number of flight cycles or hours a plane can operate and be free from WFD without additional inspections for fatigue.

FAA Finds Mexico Does Not Meet International Aviation Safety Standards

Airlines Airports Destinations July 30, 2010

In an assessment of Mexico’s civil aviation authority, the Federal Aviation Administration has found that the country is not in compliance with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization.