Federal Aviation Administration officials say an error by an air traffic controller allowed a commuter plane to get too close to a Boeing 767 on approach to Los Angeles International Airport last week. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said Tuesday that an American Eagle Embraer ...

Chinese regional carrier Hainan Airlines made a loss of 1.4 billion yuan (208 million dollars) in 2008 as high oil prices and dwindling passenger demand took their toll, state media reported Sunday. The Shanghai-listed company said the loss was due to a rise in the value of oil in the first half of last year and a drop ...

Chinese regional carrier Hainan Airlines has halved its order for passenger jets from Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer, the Brazilian company said Tuesday. Hainan Airlines had cut to 25 its original order for 50 ERJ 145 jets made by Embraer's joint venture in China, a Beijing-based spokeswoman for Embraer told AFP. Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Company, in which Embraer ...

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer announced Friday a sharp fall in profits in 2008 of 428 million reais (233 million dollars), a 35 percent drop over a year earlier. Embraer officials at a press conference here said total revenue last year was some 11.7 billion reais (4.4 billion dollars). The world's third largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft, behind ...