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Cessna Delivers First Skycatcher
Aviation Chatter | December 18th 2009 by Patrick Flannigan
Cessna delivered the first Cessna 162 Skycatcher today. The aircraft was delivered during a ceremony at Yingling Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas – Cessna’s corporate headquarters. The first aircraft was delivered to Rose Pelton, the wife of C read more
Electric Aircraft Tugs Help Position FBOs for More Competitive Fu…
Lindbergh Aircraft Tug Co | December 18th 2009 by Amanda
Not long ago the future of FBOs was looking pretty rosy. Business travel was booming worldwide and aviation industry gurus predicted a robust future for FBO operations. Then the U.S. economy tanked sending global markets sprawling. Financial woes read more
SAA news
IAG Blog | December 18th 2009
SAA signed an agreement with Aircastle to lease six new A330-200s on long-term leases. The six aircraft will be equipped with Trent 772B engines and are scheduled to be delivered during 2011. The... Click for the rest of the story read more
Airbus China gets it right
IAG Blog | December 17th 2009
Eleven A320 family aircraft delivered from Tianjin on schedule and on quality said Airbus' PR. The A320 Family Final Assembly Line China (FALC) achieved its 2009 target as the 11th A320 Family... Click for the rest of the story read more
Alternative fuel deployment deals
IAG Blog | December 16th 2009
ATA announced a core group of 15 airlines signed MoUs with AltAir Fuels and Rentech, two producers of alternative aviation fuels. 12 airlines - Air Canada, American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air... Click for the rest of the story read more
Japanese poker
IAG Blog | December 14th 2009
As we have predicted from the start, Japan is going to play the two alliances off against each other. With the state support settled, JAL and the state now are going to slow things down to a crawl.... Click for the rest of the story read more
Formation Flying With Airliners to Cut Fuel Costs
Aviation Chatter | December 12th 2009 by Patrick Flannigan
With rising fuel prices and falling profits, the airline industry is constantly searching for bold new ways to pinch a penny and boost efficiency. Most airlines have already cut back on planned cruise speeds to conserve fuel. But you can only slow do read more
United's order - part 3
IAG Blog | December 11th 2009
United's Glen Tilton, confirmed the carrier is considering the Bombardier CSeries as a replacement for its 737 fleet. The aircraft is a “natural replacement” for the 737. The carrier will also seek a... Click for the rest of the story read more
United throws a cat among the pigoens
IAG Blog | December 10th 2009
United is on a roll, it confirmed plans to call for tenders for narrowbody aircraft in 2010, adding Embraer would be invited to participate. You would the expect Bombardier to also be invited,... Click for the rest of the story read more
Unique Partnership Focuses on Airline Industry Cooperation
Lindbergh Aircraft Tug Co | December 9th 2009 by Amanda
Hope is on the horizon. The airline industry is starting to climb out of the recession, but it could be years before business travel returns to its pre-recession level, if it ever does. Pre-recession, business travel was the most important growth seg read more
The Irish and the German, Act 2
IAG Blog | December 9th 2009
Aer Lingus CEO, Christoph Mueller, again cautioned the carrier could be taken over by Ryanair if it is unable to stabilize its business and successfully negotiate with its unions. There is nothing to... Click for the rest of the story read more
Here it comes
IAG Blog | December 8th 2009
Yet another piece of legislation bound to drive the US airline industry nuts - but of course the law will apply across the entire economy. 178 Members of the Congress signed (December 7, a date that... Click for the rest of the story read more
There have to be green shoots - Wall Street says so
IAG Blog | December 7th 2009
American carriers’ stocks surged on Friday (December 4 2009) on news the US unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly to 10% in November, smaller than the expected 10.2%. As a result, the AMEX Airline... Click for the rest of the story read more
Subsidiary of J-10 maker buys European aerospace manufacturing co…
ChinaSecurityBlog.com | December 6th 2009
Alert 5 – Military Aviation News via Subsidiary of J-10 maker buys European aerospace manufacturing company. Xi’an Aircraft Industry, a subsidiary of China’s state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC, has bought a maj read more
Former commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet says DDG-1000 best to coun…
ChinaSecurityBlog.com | December 6th 2009
Alert 5 – Military Aviation News via Former commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet says DDG-1000 best to counter Chinese ASBM. Retired Adm. James A. Lyons, former commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, says the DDG-1000 destroyer is the best ship for th read more
Obese air passengers… Does size matter?
Partner of a Pilot | December 6th 2009 by Partner of a Pilot
Ok, so I saw this in a pilot wife group today, and it made me chuckle-though it probably shouldn’t have, since it’s actually a safety issue and a serious concern in an emergency. Basically, the picture is rumoured to have been taken by an read more
Bombardier has a better day
IAG Blog | December 4th 2009
After announcing cuts in CRJ production and hundreds of jobs the company had good news as well. Bombardier COO, Guy Hachey, said they plan to resume test flights of its two CRJ1000 test airframes... Click for the rest of the story read more
The critical mass of LCCs
IAG Blog | December 3rd 2009
Isn't this an amazing chart? Overall, South Asia (dominated by India) has the highest proportion of LCC penetration of any region worldwide, at over 46%. If ever one needed to understand a big... Click for the rest of the story read more
Cargo Screening Expected to Be Logistics Nightmare
Lindbergh Aircraft Tug Co | December 2nd 2009 by Amanda
If you feel a logistical nightmare coming on, you’ve probably read about the new federal aviation cargo screening rules scheduled to go into effect in August 3, 2010. In just 8 short months all freight shipped aboard commercial airlines will ha read more
Jet Airways check pilot "prank"
IAG Blog | December 2nd 2009
Just when you think you've heard enough about Indian pilots, along comes this story. Apparently a Jet 737 flew into Mumbai with a check pilot in the jump seat. At 3,700 feet, the check pilot pulled a... Click for the rest of the story read more
An Airbus riposte
IAG Blog | December 1st 2009
Are they nervous? Airbus announced it is confident Emirates will meet its contractual commitments on aircraft orders, including 53 outstanding orders for A380 aircraft. The carrier has already taken... Click for the rest of the story read more
Proof London is going to be better off
IAG Blog | November 30th 2009
Doubters that London will be better off with its airports owned by different firms is showing already. The new owners of Gatwick have earmarked the elimination of long check-in and security cues as a... Click for the rest of the story read more
easyJet calls for emissions standards
IAG Blog | November 27th 2009
With an average fleet age of 3.4 years, easyJet did a clever thing yesterday. They decided to take the fight to the EU's ant-airline lobby. Its about time somebody did this. The LCC called for the... Click for the rest of the story read more
The US and Japan - the language thing
IAG Blog | November 26th 2009
Even as the Japanese government continues its veiled ways with JAL, it has to come to grips with reality in another sphere. Japan Transport Minister, Seiji Maehara, indicated that Japan and the... Click for the rest of the story read more
Another deferral
IAG Blog | November 25th 2009
India’s Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel, announced Air India has deferred the delivery of three 777-300ERs past 2010 and 27 787s past the scheduled delivery period, commencing in April... Click for the rest of the story read more
Eurocontrol Unit Rate Proposals Unacceptable
IAG Blog | November 24th 2009
IATA reacted quickly to proposals from EU nations to increase their overflight costs. "The impact of the 2.7% increase in unit rates is equal to adding $360m to airline costs. That is not... Click for the rest of the story read more
Is FAA Computer Failure Sign of Imminent Danger?
Lindbergh Aircraft Tug Co | November 23rd 2009 by Amanda
Last week’s frightening failure to the FAA’s National Airspace Data Interchange Network pointed highlighted just one more glaring problem faced by the beleaguered airline industry. Cascading flight delays annoyed and already irritated pub read more
JAL tries to cut pensions
IAG Blog | November 23rd 2009
In a deal that looks horribly like that faced by the US auto industry, JAL is coming to grips with being an old, established, and once upon a time flag carrier. (Just like BA). JAL has asked retirees... Click for the rest of the story read more
Evidence of poor logic or Irish Roulette
IAG Blog | November 20th 2009
Aer Lingus' Board of Directors reaffirmed the urgency in achieving €97m in cost savings as outlined in its Transformation Plan, following a review of its progress. Aer Lingus has accepted an... Click for the rest of the story read more
British travel slumps
IAG Blog | November 19th 2009
The number of visits abroad by UK travelers slumped by 14%, or 9.8m, to 61m in the year to September. Inbound travel to the UK was down by 9% or 3m to 30m in the same 12 month period. A 24% drop... Click for the rest of the story read more
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